Potato Research and Promotion Plan: Changes to Board Membership and Administrative Committee
Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0041
Effective Date: February 7, 2024
Summary
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Local Meat Capacity Grant Program, Finding of No Significant Impact
Docket Number: AMS-TM-23-0066
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the AMS Local Meat Capacity Grant Program.
Contact
Betsy Rakola, Associate Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program; Telephone: (202) 690–1300; Email: LocalMCap@usda.gov.
Supporting Document
Remote Beef Grading Events
AMS will provide a Public Zoom webinar (registration required) to introduce the USDA Remote Grading Pilot for Beef. Key staff from the AMS Livestock and Poultry Program will provide an overview of the pilot, its purpose, eligibility requirements, and how to contact AMS about participation.
Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 3PM ET RGP Pilot Informational Webinar
National Peanut Board Federal Register History
Peanuts 64 FR 20105: Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order: 07/29/1999
Domestic Origin of Meat Produced for Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs
On November 8, 2023, USDA announced its intent to clarify that meat products must be from animals that are born, raised, and slaughtered in the U.S. to meet the domestic origin requirements for purposes of USDA purchasing. AMS procures food products of domestic origin for use in nutrition assistance programs and regularly evaluates the effectiveness of its food purchase programs. Upon review, the guidelines for procuring beef, pork, lamb, and bison products were not as clear as other commodities.