Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing an additional 30 days for comments and information from the public to assist AMS in preparing the report required by the Executive Order titled "Promoting Competition in the American Economy," which creates a White House Competition Council and directs Federal agency actions to enhance fairness and competition across America's economy. Among other things, the Executive Order Executive Order directs the Council and member agencies to "identify and advance any additional administrative actions necessary" to promote competition on an ongoing basis. This notice requests comments and information from the public to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in identifying relevant difficulties, including competition concerns, and potential policy solutions for the fertilizer market.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 29731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10451]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document Number AMS-AMS-22-0027]
Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing an
additional 30 days for comments and information from the public to
assist AMS in preparing the report required by the Executive Order
titled ``Promoting Competition in the American Economy,'' which creates
a White House Competition Council and directs Federal agency actions to
enhance fairness and competition across America's economy. Among other
things, the Executive Order Executive Order directs the Council and
member agencies to ``identify and advance any additional administrative
actions necessary'' to promote competition on an ongoing basis. This
notice requests comments and information from the public to assist the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in identifying relevant
difficulties, including competition concerns, and potential policy
solutions for the fertilizer market.
DATES: The comment period for the notice originally published on March
17, 2022, at 87 FR 15191, is extended. Comments must be submitted on or
before June 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All written comments in response to this notice should be
posted online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided. All
comments should reference the docket number AMS-AMS-22-0027, the date
of submission, and the page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. Comments may also be sent to Jaina Nian, Agricultural
Marketing Service, USDA, Room 2055-S, STOP 0201, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0201. Comments will be made available
for public inspection at the above address during regular business
hours or via the at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaina Nian, Agricultural Marketing
Service, at (202) 378-2541; or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f298939b9c93dc9c9b939cb287819693dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d474c44434c0343444c436d585e494c034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an
Executive Order titled ``Promoting Competition in the American
Economy,'' which creates a White House Competition Council and directs
Federal agency actions to enhance fairness and competition across
America's economy. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the
Council and member agencies to ``identify and advance any additional
administrative actions necessary'' to promote competition on an ongoing
basis. The Secretary of Agriculture takes note of wide-ranging concern
from agricultural producers regarding access to and pricing of
fertilizer. This notice requests comments and information from the
public to assist the AMS in identifying relevant difficulties,
including competition concerns, and potential policy solutions for the
fertilizer market.
A notice, published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2022 (87
FR 15191), requested comments and information from the public to assist
AMS in identifying relevant difficulties, including competition
concerns, and potential policy solutions for the fertilizer market.
This notice established a 60-day comment period, ending May 16, 2022.
As the comment period overlapped a critical time for agricultural
producers to plant crops and for academics to conclude semesters, AMS
is extending the public comment period for an additional 30 days to
encourage additional public comment.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10451 Filed 5-13-22; 8:45 am]
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