🍗Renewal of Industry Responses to Noncompliance Records Notice
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding industry responses to noncompliance records. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2025. FSIS is making no changes to the existing information collection.
Learn More🚬Regulatory Changes in Tobacco Import Inspections and Testing
This direct final rule amends regulations that govern the mandatory inspection and pesticide testing for imported tobacco established under The Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated mandatory inspection and pesticide testing for imported tobacco. In alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS is amending and, where appropriate, removing regulations that have expired authorizing statutes or govern non- operational programs.
Learn More🌸Deregulation of Chrysanthemum White Rust and Importation Guidelines
We are reopening the comment period on a notice making available an economic evaluation relative to regulating chrysanthemum white rust as a quarantine pest, as well as a pest risk analysis regarding the importation of Chrysanthemum spp. and synonymous genera cuttings and in vitro plantlets into the United States. Based on comments received on an initial notice, we have revised the pest risk analysis. This action will allow interested persons time to review the revised documents and submit comments.
Learn More🌲Meeting Notice for Flathead Resource Advisory Committee
The Flathead Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Flathead National Forest within Flathead County, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Learn More🌾USDA Notice on Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Proposals
The USDA is seeking comments on an information collection regarding cooperative agreements that improve rural areas. This includes an initiative known as the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC), designed to support planning and development in rural communities, potentially impacting funding opportunities for businesses targeting these regions.
Learn More🌾Department of Agriculture Notice on Information Collection Requirements
The Department of Agriculture is submitting information collection requirements to the OMB for review, focusing on agricultural statistics and data collection methods. The notice invites comments from the public to enhance the accuracy and clarity of the information collected, particularly on field crops and conservation practices, vital for monitoring agricultural trends.
Learn More⚖️U.S. ITC Investigates 2,4-D Imports from China and India
The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that U.S. industry is materially injured due to imports of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid from China and India, which are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by their governments. This investigation, initiated by Corteva Agriscience LLC, assesses measures to address negative impacts on domestic producers.
Learn More🚬Changes to Tobacco Grading Regulations by USDA
This action removes and reserves subpart D, titled "Orders of Designation of Tobacco Markets" from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The regulations subpart D are obsolete and unnecessary because The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated mandatory grading of types of tobacco eligible for price support programs and a referendum of eligible producers voted in favor of terminating the designations for tobacco auction markets in June of 2005.
Learn More🐟Proposed Endangered Status for Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub (Siphateles obesus ssp.), a fish found in Esmeralda County in southwestern Nevada, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that listing the Fish Lake Valley tui chub is warranted. If adopted as proposed, this rule would extend the Act's protections to the Fish Lake Valley tui chub.
Learn More📊OMB Review Request
The Department of Agriculture is seeking public comments on information collection requirements related to agricultural statistics. Key surveys include the Cold Storage Survey and the Custom Work Survey, providing essential data that affects agricultural production, market analysis, and compliance with regulations, focusing on enhancing the quality and utility of collected information.
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