Proposed Rule2024-27556
Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
November 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the public comment period on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) by an additional 30 days. The ANPR requests advance comments on proposals to amend the regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to address concerns regarding price discovery and fairness in fed cattle markets.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27556]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
9 CFR Part 201
[Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-24-0013]
RIN 0581-AE30
Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the
public comment period on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPR) by an additional 30 days. The ANPR requests advance comments on
proposals to amend the regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act
to address concerns regarding price discovery and fairness in fed
cattle markets.
DATES: The comment period for the document originally published on
October 11, 2024 (89 FR 82519) is extended 30 days. Comments must be
submitted on or before January 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted through the Federal e-rulemaking
portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and should reference the document
number and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. AMS strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically.
However, written comments may be submitted (i.e., delivered, not
postmarked) via mail on or before January 10, 2025, to Docket No. AMS-
FTPP-24-0013, S. Brett Offutt, Chief Legal Officer, Packers and
Stockyards Division, USDA, AMS, FTPP; Room 2097-S, Mail Stop 3601, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-3601. All comments submitted
in response to this ANPR will be included in the record and will be
made available to the public, as submitted, including any identifying
information. Comments can be submitted anonymously by entering ``N/A''
in the fields that would identify the commenter. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(4), a plain language summary of the ANPR is available on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in the docket for this rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Chief Legal Officer/
Policy Advisor, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA AMS Fair Trade
Practices Program, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250;
Phone: (202) 690-4355; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74075a16061100005a1b121201000034010710155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbb8e5a9b9aebfbfe5a4adadbebfbf8bbeb8afaae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An ANPR published in the Federal Register on
October 11, 2024 (89 FR 82519), seeks public feedback on an identified
set of regulatory options that AMS could employ to address concerns
regarding price discovery and fairness in fed cattle markets.
Information from public comments would inform AMS's approach to this
topic, including any future regulatory changes.
The ANPR established a 60-day comment period, ending December 10,
2024. During the initial comment period, AMS received requests from
several industry organizations asking for additional time to submit
comments and citing the various proposals' complexity and wide-ranging
impacts that could cause significant legal and economic changes in
relationships between packers and their suppliers. AMS is extending the
comment period related to the ANPR by an additional 30 days. Comments
must be submitted on or before January 10, 2025.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-27556 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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