Livestock Mandatory Reporting: Revision of Lamb Reporting Requirements

Livestock Mandatory Reporting: Revision of Lamb Reporting Requirements

Docket Number: AMS-LPS-15-0071
Effective: May 31, 2016
Comments received by: April 29, 2016
 
Summary
On April 2, 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) implemented the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program as required by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (1999 Act). The LMR program was reauthorized in October 2006 and again in September 2010. On September 30, 2015, the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015 (2015 Reauthorization Act) reauthorized the LMR program for an additional 5 years and directed the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to amend the LMR lamb reporting requirements by redefining terms within the Code of Federal Regulations not later than 180 days after enactment. This direct final rule incorporates the lamb reporting changes contained within the 2015 Reauthorization Act under the USDA LMR regulations.

Submit Comments
Comments should be submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be sent to Michael Lynch, Director; Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program; AMS, USDA, Room 2619-S, STOP 0252; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0251; telephone (202) 720-4868; fax (202) 690-3732; or email to Michael.Lynch@ams.usda.gov

Comments should reference docket number AMS-LPS-15-0071 and the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. Submitted comments will be available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov, or during regular business hours at the above address. Please be advised that the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the Internet at the address provided above.
 
Contact
Michael Lynch, Director
Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market
News Division, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Programs, AMS, USDA
Room 2619-S, Stop 0252, 1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC  20250-0251
Phone: (202) 720-4868
Fax: (202) 690-3732

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