Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing additional time for the public to submit comments and information that will inform policy development and future rulemaking proposals regarding the use of poultry grower ranking systems commonly known as tournaments in contract poultry production. AMS seeks this input in response to numerous complaints from poultry growers about the use of tournament systems. Comments in response to this request would help AMS tailor further rulemaking in addition to that already planned and under way to address specific industry practices in relation to tournament systems.
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 9 CFR Part 201 RIN 0581-AE18 [Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046] AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing additional time for the public to submit comments and information that will inform policy development and future rulemaking proposals regarding the use of poultry grower ranking systems commonly known as tournaments in contract poultry production. AMS seeks this input in response to numerous complaints from poultry growers about the use of tournament systems. Comments in response to this request would help AMS tailor further rulemaking in addition to that already planned and under way to address specific industry practices in relation to tournament systems. DATES: The comment period for the notice originally published on June 8, 2022, at 87 FR 34814 , is reopened. Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2022. ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov . Enter AMS-FTPP-22-0046 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of documents. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046, S. Brett Offutt, Chief Legal Officer, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA, AMS, FTPP; Room 20…
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Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems; Delay of Effective Date
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Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems
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Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related Concerns
Citation: 87 FR 55319
