National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 66 [Doc. No. AMS-TM-17-0050] AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of availability of informational webinar. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the availability of an informational webinar regarding the proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS or standard). The proposed standard would require food manufacturers and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information about bioengineered food and bioengineered food ingredients. The pre-recorded webinar will provide an overview of the background, provisions, and potential impacts of the proposed standard. Establishment and implementation of the new standard is required by recent amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. DATES: The webinar will be made available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/​rules-regulations beginning June 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email: befooddisclosure@ams.usda.gov ; telephone: (202) 690-1300; or Fax: (202) 690-0338. Comments on the proposed rule sent to this email address will not be considered. Comments must be submitted through regulations.gov; by mail to the Docket Clerk, 1400 Independence Ave., AS, Room 4543-S, Washington, DC 20250; or by Fax to (202) 690-0338. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 29, 2016, Public Law 114-216 amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C…