Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or the Agency) is delaying the effective date of the "Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems" final rule (Payment Systems rule or final rule), which was published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2025, to allow time for further consideration of actions that may be taken regarding the disposition of the rule. The current effective date of the Payment Systems rule is July 1, 2026. With this action, AMS is delaying the effective date to December 31, 2027.
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 [Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046] RIN 0581-AE54 AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or the Agency) is delaying the effective date of the “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems” final rule (Payment Systems rule or final rule), which was published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2025, to allow time for further consideration of actions that may be taken regarding the disposition of the rule. The current effective date of the Payment Systems rule is July 1, 2026. With this action, AMS is delaying the effective date to December 31, 2027. DATES: As of July 1, 2026, the effective date of the final rule published January 16, 2025 ( 90 FR 5146 ) is delayed until December 31, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeana Harbison, Acting Director, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA, AMS, Fair Trade Practices Program, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250; telephone: 202-720-7051; email: PSDWashingtonDC@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background and Basis for Delay On January 16, 2025, AMS published the final rule, “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems” (Payment Systems rule or final rule) ( 90 FR 5146 , January 16, 2025), to amend 9 CFR part 201 of its regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) ( 7…
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Citation: 91 FR 32314
