Notice2026-18218
United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef
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Published
September 8, 2026
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the public comment period by 90 days on its Request for Information (RFI) concerning revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef. Stakeholders requested additional time to allow for the completion of research on dentition given that AMS is seeking comments on eliminating the skeletal maturity requirement for carcasses determined by dentition, or documents verifying age, to be under 30 months of age.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2026)]
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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: 2026-18218]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-LP-25-0485]
United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period for request for comments on
beef grade standards.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the public comment period by 90
days on its Request for Information (RFI) concerning revisions to the
United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef. Stakeholders
requested additional time to allow for the completion of research on
dentition given that AMS is seeking comments on eliminating the
skeletal maturity requirement for carcasses determined by dentition, or
documents verifying age, to be under 30 months of age.
DATES: The comment period for the document originally published on July
8, 2026, (91 FR 42172) is extended 90 days. Comments must be submitted
on or before December 7, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments
electronically at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or to Chad Nelson, 451
East Deere Street, West Point, NE 68788. All comments should reference
docket number AMS-LP-25-0485, the date of submission, and the page
number of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received
will be posted without change, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
contact Chad Nelson, National Meat Supervisor, Livestock and Poultry
Program, phone (402) 281-8704; or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f0c070e0b41010a031c00015d2f1a1c0b0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb98939a9fd5959e97889495c9bb8e889f9ad59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An RFI published in the Federal Register on
July 8, 2026 (91 FR 42172), seeks public feedback on revisions to grade
standards for beef including whether the skeletal maturity requirement
should be eliminated for carcasses determined by dentition, or
documents verifying age, to be under 30 months of age.
The RFI established a 60-day comment period, ending September 8,
2026. During the initial comment period, AMS received requests from
stakeholders for an extension of 90 days. Additional time would allow
for the completion of ongoing dentition research and for the review of
resulting data and scientific information to inform comments.
AMS is extending the comment period for the RFI by an additional 90
days. Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2026.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-18218 Filed 9-4-26; 8:45 am]
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