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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 58
[Doc. No. AMS–DA–22–0064]
RIN 0581–AE20
Plant Records To Include Grade Label
Butterfat Testing
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
This document delays the
effective date of the January 16, 2025,
final rule that adopted amendments to
the plant records requirement for the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Dairy Grading and Inspection Program.
The amendments allow butterfat tests to
be performed at an in-house or
approved third party laboratory and add
a requirement for plants to maintain and
make such records available for
examination by a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
inspector. These amendments increase
efficiency by conforming to current
industry practice.
DATES: As of February 10, 2025, the
effective date of the final rule amending
7 CFR part 58, published on January 16,
2025 (90 FR 4585), is delayed until
March 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Whitney Rick, Grading and
Standardization Division, Dairy
Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 2530-South Building, Mail Stop
0225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–0230:
Telephone: (202) 236–8241; Email:
Whitney.Rick@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the memorandum of
January 20, 2025, from the President to
executive departments and agencies,
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending
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Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily
delays the effective date of the rule
titled, ‘‘Plant Records to Include Grade
Label Butterfat Testing,’’ which was
published in the Federal Register on
January 16, 2025 (90 FR 4585). The rule
adopted amendments to the plant
records requirement for the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) Dairy Grading
and Inspection Program. The
amendments allow butterfat tests to be
performed at an in-house or approved
third party laboratory and add a
requirement for plants to maintain and
make such records available for
examination by a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
inspector. These amendments increase
efficiency by conforming to current
industry practice.
This action is exempt from notice and
comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 and is
applicable immediately upon
publication in the Federal Register,
based on the good cause exceptions in
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3),
respectively. Seeking public comment is
impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. The
temporary delay in effective date is
necessary to give Department officials
the opportunity for further review and
consideration of new regulations,
consistent with the President’s
memorandum of January 20, 2025.
Given the imminence of the effective
date, seeking prior public comment on
this temporary delay would have been
impractical, as well as contrary to the
public interest in the orderly
promulgation and implementation of
regulations. The imminence of the
effective date is also good cause for
making this action effective
immediately upon publication.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 205
[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–22–0063]
RIN 0581–AE13
National Organic Program; Market
Development for Mushrooms and Pet
Food
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
This document delays the
effective date of the December 23, 2024,
final rule that amended USDA’s organic
regulations to clarify standards for
organic mushrooms and organic pet
food. The topics addressed by the rule
include mushroom substrate
composition and sourcing of mushroom
spawn in organic mushroom
production; composting requirements
for organic mushroom production;
composition and labeling requirements
for organic pet food; and the use of
certain synthetic substances, including
taurine, in organic pet food.
DATES:
Effective date: As of February 10,
2025, the effective date of the final rule
amending 7 CFR part 205, published on
December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104367), is
delayed until March 21, 2025.
Compliance Date: Organic operations
must comply with the requirements of
this rule by March 22, 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Healy, Director, Standards Division,
National Organic Program. Telephone:
202–720–3252. Email: Erin.Healy@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the memorandum of
January 20, 2025, from the President to
executive departments and agencies,
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending
Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily
delays the effective date of the rule
titled, ‘‘National Organic Program;
Market Development for Mushrooms
and Pet Food,’’ which was published in
the Federal Register on December 23,
2024 (89 FR 104367). The rule amended
the USDA organic regulations to clarify
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 26 (Monday, February 10, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2025-02412]
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 26 / Monday, February 10, 2025 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 58
[Doc. No. AMS-DA-22-0064]
RIN 0581-AE20
Plant Records To Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: This document delays the effective date of the January 16,
2025, final rule that adopted amendments to the plant records
requirement for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Dairy Grading
and Inspection Program. The amendments allow butterfat tests to be
performed at an in-house or approved third party laboratory and add a
requirement for plants to maintain and make such records available for
examination by a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
inspector. These amendments increase efficiency by conforming to
current industry practice.
DATES: As of February 10, 2025, the effective date of the final rule
amending 7 CFR part 58, published on January 16, 2025 (90 FR 4585), is
delayed until March 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitney Rick, Grading and
Standardization Division, Dairy Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2530-South Building, Mail
Stop 0225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0230:
Telephone: (202) 236-8241; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the memorandum of January
20, 2025, from the President to executive departments and agencies,
entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' \1\ this document
temporarily delays the effective date of the rule titled, ``Plant
Records to Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing,'' which was published
in the Federal Register on January 16, 2025 (90 FR 4585). The rule
adopted amendments to the plant records requirement for the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Dairy Grading and Inspection
Program. The amendments allow butterfat tests to be performed at an in-
house or approved third party laboratory and add a requirement for
plants to maintain and make such records available for examination by a
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector. These
amendments increase efficiency by conforming to current industry
practice.
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This action is exempt from notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553
and is applicable immediately upon publication in the Federal Register,
based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3),
respectively. Seeking public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. The temporary delay in effective date
is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further
review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the
President's memorandum of January 20, 2025. Given the imminence of the
effective date, seeking prior public comment on this temporary delay
would have been impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest
in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. The
imminence of the effective date is also good cause for making this
action effective immediately upon publication.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02412 Filed 2-6-25; 8:45 am]
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