[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18458]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

9 CFR Part 201

RIN 0580-AB07


Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI of the 
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the 
Act

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to add 
several new sections to the regulations under the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). The new 
regulations that GIPSA is proposing would describe and clarify conduct 
that violates the P&S Act and allow for more effective and efficient 
enforcement by GIPSA. The proposed regulations would clarify conditions 
for industry compliance with the P&S Act and provide for a fairer 
market place.

DATES: We will consider comments we receive by November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this proposed rule. You 
may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Room 1643-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Fax: (202) 690-2173.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1643-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulation.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All comments will become a matter of public record 
and should be identified as ``Farm Bill Comments,'' making reference to 
the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. 
Comments will be available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov and in the above office during regular business 
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call GIPSA Management Support Services 
staff at (202) 720-7486 to arrange a public inspection of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Director, Policy and 
Litigation Division, P&SP, GIPSA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-7363, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) published a proposed rule in the 
Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35338) proposing to add 
several new sections to the regulations under the Packers and 
Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). The new 
regulations that GIPSA is proposing would describe and clarify conduct 
that violates the P&S Act and allow for more effective and efficient 
enforcement by GIPSA. The proposed regulations would clarify conditions 
for industry compliance with the P&S Act and provide for a fairer 
market place. We have received comments asking for an extension of the 
comment period, and others asking that the comment not be extended. 
After review, we have decided to extend the comment period until 
November 22, 2010.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 181-229, 229c.

Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-18458 Filed 7-26-10; 11:15 am]
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