Department of Agriculture June 26, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
Document Number: 2024-13584
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-06-26
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans by replacing the current grades with U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Choice, and U.S. Standard grades. In addition, AMS is updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides.
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program
Document Number: 2024-14022
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing the availability of $19 million through the new Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) for specialty crop operations that incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2024 and 2025. To be eligible for assistance with expenses related to a 2024 food safety certification, the certification must have been issued on or after June 26, 2024. Specialty crop operations incur significant costs to comply with regulatory requirements and market-driven food safety certification requirements each year with little opportunity to recover the increased costs. In this document, FSA is providing the eligibility requirements, application process, and payment calculation for FSCSC.
Domestic Quarantine: Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
Document Number: 2024-13925
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-06-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of the changes made to our lists of domestic quarantined areas in the past year. These changes may be viewed on the relevant plant pest programs' websites.
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