Department of Agriculture June 24, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Petition To Amend the Reporting Requirements for Research Facilities Under the Animal Welfare Act Regulations
Document Number: 2015-15499
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-06-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are notifying the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has received a petition requesting that we amend the regulations to require that research facilities include information about the uses of animals in the annual report they submit to APHIS. We are making this petition available to the public and soliciting comments regarding any issues raised by the petition that we should consider.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-15434
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up Period
Document Number: 2015-15423
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-24
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule amends the rules and regulations regarding the procedures for the conduct of a sign-up period for eligible cotton producers and importers to request a continuance referendum on the 1991 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order (Order) provided in the 1990 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (Act). The amendments update various dates, name changes, addresses, and make other administrative changes.
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
Document Number: 2015-14989
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-06-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is publishing this interim final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (the Program), formerly the Biorefinery Assistance Program, incorporating changes required in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) and addressing comments received on the interim final rule published on February 14, 2011 (76 FR 8404). This interim final rule establishes provisions for the loan guarantees available for Biorefineries to support the production of Advanced Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals and for Biobased Product Manufacturing facilities.
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