Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008:

Federal Register: July 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 144)

Proposed Rules

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Proposed Rules

Federal Register

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 9 CFR Part 201

RIN 0580-AB07

Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI of the

Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the

Act

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection,

Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to add several new sections to the regulations under the Packers and

Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). The new regulations that GIPSA is proposing would describe and clarify conduct that violates the P&S Act and allow for more effective and efficient enforcement by GIPSA. The proposed regulations would clarify conditions for industry compliance with the P&S Act and provide for a fairer market place.

DATES: We will consider comments we receive by November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this proposed rule. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

E-mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov.

Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 1643-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.

Fax: (202) 690-2173.

Hand Delivery or Courier: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1643-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulation.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All comments will become a matter of public record and should be identified as ``Farm Bill Comments,'' making reference to the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.

Comments will be available for public inspection at http:// www.regulations.gov and in the above office during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call GIPSA Management Support Services staff at (202) 720-7486 to arrange a public inspection of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Director, Policy and

Litigation Division, P&SP, GIPSA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-7363, s.brett.offutt@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) published a proposed rule in the

Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35338) proposing to add several new sections to the regulations under the Packers and

Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). The new regulations that GIPSA is proposing would describe and clarify conduct that violates the P&S Act and allow for more effective and efficient enforcement by GIPSA. The proposed regulations would clarify conditions for industry compliance with the P&S Act and provide for a fairer market place. We have received comments asking for an extension of the comment period, and others asking that the comment not be extended.

After review, we have decided to extend the comment period until

November 22, 2010.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 181-229, 229c.

Alan R. Christian,

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards

Administration.

FR Doc. 2010-18458 Filed 7-26-10; 11:15 am

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