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Vol. 82, No. 89
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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are keyed to and codified in the Code of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 205
[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–15–0012; NOP–15–06]
RIN 0581–AD44
National Organic Program (NOP);
Organic Livestock and Poultry
Practices
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is delaying the effective
date of the rule published on January
19, 2017, for an additional six months
to November 14, 2017, to allow time for
further consideration by USDA. The
effective date for this rule was initially
March 20, 2017, and was subsequently
delayed to May 19, 2017, by a document
published in the Federal Register on
February 9, 2017. The final rule amends
the organic livestock and poultry
production requirements by adding new
provisions for livestock handling and
transport for slaughter and avian living
conditions; and expands and clarifies
existing requirements covering livestock
care and production practices and
mammalian living conditions.
DATES: The effective date of the final
rule published on January 19, 2017 (82
FR 7042), delayed until May 19, 2017,
on February 9, 2017 (82 FR 9967), is
further delayed until November 14,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Lewis, Ph.D., Director, Standards
Division. Telephone: (202) 720–3252;
Fax: (202) 260–9151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with the memorandum of January 20,
2017, to the heads of executive
departments and agencies from the
Assistant to the President and Chief of
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Staff, entitled, ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review,’’ on February 9, 2017,
AMS delayed the effective date of the
final rule, Organic Livestock and
Poultry Practices, that was published in
the Federal Register on January 19,
2017 (82 FR 7042) to May 19, 2017.
Because there are significant policy
and legal issues addressed within the
final rule that warrant further review by
USDA, AMS is further delaying the
effective date of this rule by 180 days to
November 14, 2017. In addition, AMS
will publish a proposed rule that solicits
public comments on the direction that
USDA should take with respect to the
rule. The public will have a 30-day
comment period to specify whether
USDA should: (1) Let the rule become
effective, (2) suspend the rule
indefinitely, (3) delay the effective date
of the rule further, or (4) withdraw the
rule.
The rule amends the organic livestock
and poultry production requirements of
the USDA organic regulations by adding
new provisions for livestock handling
and transport for slaughter and avian
living conditions; and expands and
clarifies existing requirements covering
livestock care and production practices
and mammalian living conditions. The
rule finalizes a proposed rule that AMS
published in the Federal Register on
April 13, 2016, 81 FR 21955.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)
applies to this action, it is exempt from
notice and comment for good cause and
the reasons cited above. AMS finds that
notice and solicitation of comment
regarding the brief extension of the
effective date for the final regulation are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B). The delay of the
effective date until November 14, 2017,
should give AMS sufficient time to
receive and consider public comments
and take action on the disposition of the
rule. AMS also believes that affected
entities need to be informed as soon as
possible of the extension and its length
in order to plan and adjust their
implementation process accordingly.
Dated: May 4, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
7 CFR Part 3434
RIN 0524–AA39
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges
and Universities
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA), USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule updates the list of
institutions that are granted HispanicServing Agricultural Colleges and
Universities (HSACU) certification by
the Secretary and are eligible for
HSACU programs for the period starting
October 1, 2016, and ending September
30, 2017.
DATES: This rule is effective May 10,
2017 and applicable beginning October
1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Read; Policy Analyst; National Institute
of Food and Agriculture; U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 2272,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2272; Voice:
202–731–1366; Fax: 202–401–7752;
Email: ldepaolo@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
HSACU Institutions for Fiscal Year
2017
This rule makes changes to the
existing list of institutions in Appendix
B of 7 CFR part 3434. The list of
institutions is amended to reflect the
institutions that are granted HSACU
certification by the Secretary and are
eligible for HSACU programs for the
period starting October 1, 2016, and
ending September 30, 2017.
Certification Process
As stated in 7 CFR 3434.4, an
institution must meet the following
criteria to receive HSACU certification:
(1) Be a Hispanic-Serving Institution
(HSI), (2) offer agriculture-related
degrees, (3) not appear on the Excluded
Parties List System (EPLS), (4) be
accredited, and (5) award at least 15%
of agriculture-related degrees to
Hispanic students over the two most
recent academic years.
NIFA obtained the latest report from
the U.S. Department of Education’s
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 205
[Doc. No. AMS-NOP-15-0012; NOP-15-06]
RIN 0581-AD44
National Organic Program (NOP); Organic Livestock and Poultry
Practices
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is delaying the effective date of the rule
published on January 19, 2017, for an additional six months to November
14, 2017, to allow time for further consideration by USDA. The
effective date for this rule was initially March 20, 2017, and was
subsequently delayed to May 19, 2017, by a document published in the
Federal Register on February 9, 2017. The final rule amends the organic
livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions
for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living
conditions; and expands and clarifies existing requirements covering
livestock care and production practices and mammalian living
conditions.
DATES: The effective date of the final rule published on January 19,
2017 (82 FR 7042), delayed until May 19, 2017, on February 9, 2017 (82
FR 9967), is further delayed until November 14, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lewis, Ph.D., Director, Standards
Division. Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Fax: (202) 260-9151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with the memorandum of January
20, 2017, to the heads of executive departments and agencies from the
Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled, ``Regulatory
Freeze Pending Review,'' on February 9, 2017, AMS delayed the effective
date of the final rule, Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices, that
was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017 (82 FR 7042)
to May 19, 2017.
Because there are significant policy and legal issues addressed
within the final rule that warrant further review by USDA, AMS is
further delaying the effective date of this rule by 180 days to
November 14, 2017. In addition, AMS will publish a proposed rule that
solicits public comments on the direction that USDA should take with
respect to the rule. The public will have a 30-day comment period to
specify whether USDA should: (1) Let the rule become effective, (2)
suspend the rule indefinitely, (3) delay the effective date of the rule
further, or (4) withdraw the rule.
The rule amends the organic livestock and poultry production
requirements of the USDA organic regulations by adding new provisions
for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living
conditions; and expands and clarifies existing requirements covering
livestock care and production practices and mammalian living
conditions. The rule finalizes a proposed rule that AMS published in
the Federal Register on April 13, 2016, 81 FR 21955.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) applies to this action, it is
exempt from notice and comment for good cause and the reasons cited
above. AMS finds that notice and solicitation of comment regarding the
brief extension of the effective date for the final regulation are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). The delay of the effective date until November
14, 2017, should give AMS sufficient time to receive and consider
public comments and take action on the disposition of the rule. AMS
also believes that affected entities need to be informed as soon as
possible of the extension and its length in order to plan and adjust
their implementation process accordingly.
Dated: May 4, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09409 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am]
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