Department of Agriculture December 6, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for 2021-22 and subsequent production years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised and renumbered certain provisions in its regulation establishing uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities. This final rule amends the USDA regulations on Grant Agreements for the Development of Foreign Markets for U.S. Agricultural Commodities (``MAP regulation'') to make technical corrections to reflect the revised OMB regulations. This final rule also makes several minor changes to the MAP regulation to modify the timing of the evaluation provision, add one additional exemption for a USA Pavilion waiver request, clarify the market representation in the contracting procedures provision, and add certain flexibilities to the origin statement and sample shipment requirements.

This final rule amends the USDA regulations on the Agriculture Pima Trust and Agriculture Wool Trust to make technical corrections to update outdated dates and references and to clarify the eligibility and manner in which payments will be calculated under the programs.