Department of Agriculture January 18, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Amendments to the Marketing Order for Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida
Document Number: 2023-00856
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-01-18
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rulemaking proposes amendments to Marketing Order 905, which regulates the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and pummelos grown in Florida. The proposed amendments reduce the size of the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee) and lower quorum requirements, revise the nomination and selection processes, remove the requirement to allocate committee seats on the basis of volume from each district, and add a new section to provide the Committee authority to receive voluntary contributions for promotion and research projects. Conforming changes to align the marketing order with the proposed amendments are also proposed.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Control in the United States
Document Number: 2023-00884
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-01-18
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are announcing to the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to examine the potential environmental effects of the Agency's response activities to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry operations in the United States. APHIS is requesting public comment to further define the scope of the EIS, identify reasonable alternatives and potential issues, as well as relevant information, studies, and/or analyses that APHIS should consider in the EIS.
Prior Label Approval System: Expansion of Generic Label Approval
Document Number: 2023-00693
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-01-18
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSIS is amending its regulations to expand the circumstances under which it will generically approve the labels of meat, poultry, and egg products. Also, as of the effective date of this final rule, FSIS will no longer evaluate generically approved labels that establishments and egg products plants voluntarily submit for FSIS review. FSIS is also announcing the availability of revised guidelines on the types of labels that must be submitted to FSIS for approval.
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