Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2020

Published date31 March 2021
Record Number2021-04329
SectionProposed rules
CourtAgriculture Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Office of the Secretary
                2 CFR Subtitle B, Ch. IV
                5 CFR Ch. LXXIII
                7 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I-XI, XIV-XVIII, XX, XXV-
                XXXVIII, XLII
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                36 CFR Ch. II
                48 CFR Ch. 4
                Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2020
                AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
                ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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                SUMMARY: This agenda provides summary descriptions of the significant
                and not significant regulatory and deregulatory actions being developed
                in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance
                with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,''
                13771 ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' 13777,
                ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' and 13563, ``Improving
                Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' The agenda also describes
                regulations affecting small entities as required by section 602 of the
                Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354. This agenda also
                identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed in compliance
                with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We invite public
                comment on those actions as well as any regulation consistent with
                Executive Order 13563.
                 USDA has attempted to list all regulations and regulatory reviews
                pending at the time of publication except for minor and routine or
                repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently missed. There
                is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing.
                Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and
                are not commitments to act on or by the date shown.
                 USDA's complete regulatory agenda is available online at
                www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is
                mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the
                Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), USDA's printed agenda
                entries include only:
                 (1) Rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on
                a substantial number of small entities; and
                 (2) Rules identified for periodic review under section 610 of the
                Regulatory Flexibility Act.
                 For this edition of the USDA regulatory agenda, the most important
                regulatory and deregulatory actions are summarized in a Statement of
                Regulatory Priorities that is included in the Regulatory Plan, which
                appears in both the online regulatory agenda and in part II of the
                Federal Register that includes the abbreviated regulatory agenda.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on any
                specific entry shown in this agenda, please contact the person listed
                for that action. For general comments or inquiries about the agenda,
                please contact Michael Poe, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, U.S.
                Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-3257.
                 Dated: September 10, 2020.
                Michael Poe,
                Legislative and Regulatory Staff.
                 Agricultural Marketing Service--Final Rule Stage
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                130....................... NOP; Strengthening Organic 0581-AD09
                 Enforcement.
                131....................... Undue and Unreasonable 0581-AD81
                 Preferences and
                 Advantages Under the
                 Packers and Stockyards
                 Act.
                132....................... Establishment of a 0581-AD82
                 Domestic Hemp Production
                 Program (Reg Plan Seq No.
                 1).
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                References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
                 issue of the Federal Register.
                 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                133....................... Handling of Animals; 0579-AC69
                 Contingency Plans.
                134....................... Requiring Microchipping, 0579-AE58
                 Verifiable Signatures,
                 Government Official
                 Endorsement, and
                 Mandatory Forms for
                 Importation of Live Dogs.
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                 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Final Rule Stage
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                135....................... Bovine Spongiform 0579-AD10
                 Encephalopathy and
                 Scrapie; Importation of
                 Small Ruminants and Their
                 Germplasm, Products, and
                 Byproducts.
                136....................... National List of 0579-AE39
                 Reportable Animal
                 Diseases.
                137....................... Removal of Emerald Ash 0579-AE42
                 Borer Domestic Quarantine
                 Regulations.
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                 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Long-Term Actions
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                138....................... Importation of Fresh 0579-AD95
                 Citrus Fruit From the
                 Republic of South Africa
                 Into the Continental
                 United States.
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                 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Completed Actions
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                139....................... Brucellosis and Bovine 0579-AD65
                 Tuberculosis; Update of
                 Import Provisions.
                140....................... Importation, Interstate 0579-AE47
                 Movement, and Release
                 Into the Environment of
                 Certain Genetically
                 Engineered Organisms.
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                 Food and Nutrition Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                141....................... Strengthening Integrity 0584-AE71
                 and Reducing Retailer
                 Fraud in the Supplemental
                 Nutrition Assistance
                 Program (SNAP).
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                 Food and Nutrition Service--Long-Term Actions
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                142....................... Providing Regulatory 0584-AE61
                 Flexibility for Retailers
                 in the Supplemental
                 Nutrition Assistance
                 Program (SNAP).
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                 Forest Service--Long-Term Actions
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                 Regulation
                 Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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                143....................... Special Uses-- 0596-AD43
                 Communications Uses Rent.
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
                Final Rule Stage
                130. NOP; Strengthening Organic Enforcement
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501
                 Abstract: The Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rulemaking
                will address 2018 Farm Bill mandates. In summary, SOE will propose the
                following requirements that align with the Farm Bill:
                 Limiting the types of operations in the organic supply
                chain that are not required to obtain organic certification;
                 Imported organic products must be accompanied by an
                electronic import certificate to validate organic status;
                 Import certificates will be submitted to the U.S. Customs
                and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE);
                 Certifying agents must notify USDA within 90 days of the
                opening of any new office that conducts certification activities; and,
                 Entities acting on behalf of certifying agents may be
                suspended when there is noncompliant activity.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                Proposed Rule....................... 08/05/20 85 FR 47536
                Comment Period End.................. 10/05/20 .......................
                Final Rule.......................... 09/00/21 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Jennifer Tucker, Deputy Administrator, USDA
                National Organic Program, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
                Marketing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250,
                Phone: 202 260-8077.
                 RIN: 0581-AD09
                131. Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the
                Packers and Stockyards Act
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-234
                 Abstract: This final rule amends the regulations issued under the
                Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) by adding new regulations that
                specify the criteria the Secretary could consider in determining
                whether conduct or action by packers, swine contractors, or live
                poultry dealers constitutes an undue or unreasonable preference or
                advantage and a violation of the P&S Act.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 01/13/20 85 FR 1771
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/13/20 .......................
                Final Rule.......................... 12/00/20 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Michael V. Durando, Associate Deputy Administrator,
                Fair Trade Practices Program, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
                Marketing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-
                0237, Phone: 202 720-0219.
                 RIN: 0581-AD81
                132. Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program
                 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 1 in part II of this issue
                of the Federal Register.
                 RIN: 0581-AD82
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                Proposed Rule Stage
                133. Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131 to 2159
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                 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Animal Welfare Act
                regulations to add requirements for contingency planning and training
                of personnel by research facilities and by dealers, exhibitors,
                intermediate handlers, and carriers. This action would heighten the
                awareness of licensees and registrants regarding their responsibilities
                and help ensure a timely and appropriate response should an emergency
                or disaster occur.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 10/23/08 73 FR 63085
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/22/08 .......................
                NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 12/19/08 73 FR 77554
                NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 02/20/09 .......................
                Final Rule.......................... 12/31/12 77 FR 76815
                Final Rule Effective................ 01/30/13 .......................
                Final Rule--Stay of Regulations..... 07/31/13 78 FR 46255
                Final Rule Effective--Stay of 07/31/13 .......................
                 Regulations.
                NPRM................................ 06/00/21 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National Policy Staff,
                Animal Care, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
                Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737,
                Phone: 301 851-3748.
                 RIN: 0579-AC69
                134. Requiring Microchipping, Verifiable Signatures,
                Government Official Endorsement, and Mandatory Forms for Importation of
                Live Dogs
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131 to 2159
                 Abstract: We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the
                importation of live dogs by requiring all live dogs imported into the
                United States for resale purposes to be microchipped for permanent
                identification, and to require importers to procure a microchip reader
                and make it available to port-of-entry officials as requested. This
                action would also add microchipping as one of three identification
                options for dogs and cats used by dealers, exhibitors and research
                facilities. In addition, APHIS is proposing to require a verifiable
                signature on the health certificate and rabies certificate accompanying
                imported live dogs, an endorsement of the health certificate by a
                government official in the country of origin, and the mandatory use of
                forms provided by APHIS.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 08/00/21 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National Policy Staff,
                Animal Care, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
                Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737,
                Phone: 301 851-3748.
                 RIN: 0579-AE58
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                Final Rule Stage
                135. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Importation of Small
                Ruminants and Their Germplasm, Products, and Byproducts
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 1622; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to
                7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
                136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
                 Abstract: We are amending the regulations governing the importation
                of animals and animal products to revise conditions for the importation
                of live sheep, goats, and certain other non-bovine ruminants, and
                products derived from sheep and goats, with regard to transmissible
                spongiform encephalopathies such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy
                (BSE) and scrapie. We are removing BSE-related import restrictions on
                sheep and goats and most of their products, and adding import
                restrictions related to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies for
                certain wild, zoological, or other non-bovine ruminant species. The
                conditions we are adopting for the importation of specified commodities
                are based on internationally accepted scientific literature and will,
                in general, align our regulations with guidelines established in the
                World Organization for Animal Health's Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 07/18/16 81 FR 46619
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/16/16 .......................
                Final Rule.......................... 02/00/21 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Alexandra MacKenzie, Veterinary Medical Officer,
                Animal Permitting and Negotiating Services, NIES, VS, Department of
                Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River
                Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737, Phone: 301 851-3300.
                 RIN: 0579-AD10
                136. National List of Reportable Animal Diseases
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317
                 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the animal disease
                regulations to provide for a National List of Reportable Animal
                Diseases, along with animal disease reporting responsibilities, to
                streamline State and Federal cooperative animal disease eradication
                efforts. This action would enhance and consolidate current disease
                reporting mechanisms, and would complement and supplement existing
                animal disease tracking and reporting at the State level.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 04/02/20 85 FR 18471
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/01/20 .......................
                NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 08/18/20 85 FR 50796
                NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 08/21/20 .......................
                Final Action........................ 06/00/21 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Jason Baldwin, Acting Coordinator, National List of
                Reportable Animal Diseases, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
                Health Inspection Service, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop
                1E3, Fort Collins, CO 80526, Phone: 970 494-7225.
                 RIN: 0579-AE39
                137. Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
                 Abstract: This rulemaking will remove the domestic quarantine
                regulations for the plant pest emerald ash borer. This action will
                discontinue
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                the domestic regulatory component of the emerald ash borer program as a
                means to more effectively direct available resources toward management
                and containment of the pest. Funding previously allocated to the
                implementation and enforcement of these domestic quarantine regulations
                will instead be directed to a non-regulatory option of research into,
                and deployment of, biological control agents for emerald ash borer,
                which will serve as the primary tool to mitigate and control the pest.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 09/19/18 83 FR 47310
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/19/18 .......................
                Final Rule.......................... 11/00/20 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Herbert Bolton, National Policy Manager, PPQ,
                Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
                4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, Phone: 301 851-
                3594.
                 RIN: 0579-AE42
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                Long-Term Actions
                138. Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From the Republic of South
                Africa Into the Continental United States
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781
                to 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a
                 Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the fruits and vegetables
                regulations to allow the importation of several varieties of fresh
                citrus fruit, as well as citrus hybrids, into the continental United
                States from areas in the Republic of South Africa where citrus black
                spot has been known to occur. As a condition of entry, the fruit will
                have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes
                shipment traceability, packinghouse registration and procedures, and
                phytosanitary treatment. The fruit will also be required to be imported
                in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary
                certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of the
                Republic of South Africa with an additional declaration confirming that
                the fruit has been produced in accordance with the systems approach.
                This action will allow for the importation of fresh citrus fruit,
                including citrus hybrids, from the Republic of South Africa while
                continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant
                pests into the United States.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 08/28/14 79 FR 51273
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/27/14 .......................
                Next Action Undetermined............
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Tony Rom[aacute]n, Phone: 301 851-2242.
                 RIN: 0579-AD95
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                Completed Actions
                139. Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis; Update of Import Provisions
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 15 U.S.C.
                1828; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
                 Abstract: We are amending the regulations governing the importation
                of cattle and bison with respect to bovine tuberculosis and
                brucellosis. The changes will make these requirements clearer and
                assure that they more effectively mitigate the risk of introduction of
                these diseases into the United States.
                 Completed:
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                 Reason Date FR Cite
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                Final Rule.......................... 09/17/20 85 FR 57944
                Final Rule Effective................ 10/19/20 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Kelly Rhodes, Phone: 301 851-3300.
                 RIN: 0579-AD65
                140. Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment
                of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
                 Abstract: APHIS is revising its regulations regarding the
                importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain
                genetically engineered organisms in order to update the regulations in
                response to advances in genetic engineering and APHIS' understanding of
                the plant health risk posed by genetically engineered organisms,
                thereby reducing the burden for regulated entities whose organisms pose
                no plant health risks.
                 Completed:
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                 Reason Date FR Cite
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                Final Rule.......................... 05/18/20 85 FR 29790
                Final Rule Effective................ 08/17/20 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Alan Pearson, Phone: 301 851-3944.
                 RIN: 0579-AE47
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
                Proposed Rule Stage
                141. Strengthening Integrity and Reducing Retailer Fraud in the
                Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-79; Pub. L. 115-334
                 Abstract: This proposed rule would implement statutory provisions
                of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill),
                the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill), and other
                language intended to deter retailer fraud, abuse, and non-compliance in
                the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 12/00/20 .......................
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Charles H. Watford, Regulatory Review Specialist,
                Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock
                Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone: 703 605-0800, Email:
                [email protected].
                 Maureen Lydon, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
                Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone: 703 457-
                7713, Email: [email protected].
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                 RIN: 0584-AE71
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
                Long-Term Actions
                142. Providing Regulatory Flexibility for Retailers in the Supplemental
                Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                 Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-79; 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2036
                 Abstract: The Agricultural Act of 2014 amended the Food and
                Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the requirement that certain
                Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized retail food
                stores have available on a continuous basis at least three varieties of
                items in each of four staple food categories, to a mandatory minimum of
                seven varieties. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) codified these
                mandatory requirements. Subsequent annual Agency appropriations bill
                language prohibited implementation of certain final rule provisions. In
                response, this change will provide some retailers participating in SNAP
                as authorized food stores with more flexibility in meeting the enhanced
                SNAP eligibility requirements.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ 04/05/19 84 FR 13555
                NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/04/19 .......................
                NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 06/14/19 84 FR 27743
                NPRM Comment Period Reopen End...... 06/20/19 .......................
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                Final Action........................ To Be Determined
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Charles H. Watford, Phone: 703 605-0800, Email:
                [email protected].
                 RIN: 0584-AE61
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
                Forest Service (FS)
                Long-Term Actions
                143. Special Uses--Communications Uses Rent
                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                 Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1761 to 1771
                 Abstract: Consistent with the requirement in title V, section
                504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the proposed rule
                would update the Forest Service's rental fee schedule for
                communications uses based on market value. Updated rental fees that
                exceed 100 percent of current rental fees would be phased in over a 3-
                year period.
                 Timetable:
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                 Action Date FR Cite
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                NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
                 Agency Contact: Edwina Howard-Agu, Phone: 202 205-1419, Email:
                [email protected].
                 RIN: 0596-AD43
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