Horse Protection Amendments; Further Delay of Effective Date, and Request for Comment

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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. APHIS-2022-0004] RIN 0579-AE70 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; further delay of effective date and request for comment. SUMMARY: On May 8, 2024, we published a final rule amending the horse protection regulations. The amendments to the final rule initially scheduled to go into effect on February 1, 2025, were delayed until April 2, 2025. In this document, we are further delaying the effective date of the ( printed page 13274) amendments effective April 2, 2025, to February 1, 2026. We are also seeking comment on whether the length of this postponement should be extended and soliciting any supplemental information that may help inform a decision regarding an appropriate length of postponement. DATES: As of March 21, 2025, the amendments to 9 CFR 11.1 through 11.18 effective February 1, 2025, ( 89 FR 39194 ), delayed until April 2, 2025, ( 90 FR 8253 ), are further delayed until February 1, 2026. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 20, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov . Enter APHIS-2022-0004 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. APHIS-2022-0004, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, A…