[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48091-48092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16871]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

9 CFR Part 201

[Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044]
RIN 0581-AE03


Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service is extending the comment 
period for our proposed rule that would revise the regulations under 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to promote transparency in poultry 
production contracting. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on June 8, 
2022 (at 87 FR 34980) is extended. We will consider all comments 
received on or before August 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by either of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Enter AMS-FTPP-21-0044 in the Search field. Select 
the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of 
documents.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044, 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.

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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 8, 2022 (87 FR 34980), AMS published 
in the Federal Register a proposal to revise the regulations under the 
Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) at 9 CFR part 201. 
Under the proposal, live poultry dealers would be required to make 
certain disclosures to poultry growers and prospective poultry growers 
in connection with poultry growing arrangements and to specify 
additional terms in poultry growing contracts. Further, live poultry 
dealers would be required to provide certain information to poultry 
growers in tournament pay systems--at the time of flock placement and 
at the time of settlement--about integrator-controlled inputs related 
to the poultry flocks growers receive for growout.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before August 8, 2022. We are extending the comment period on Docket 
No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044 for an additional 15 days. This will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit

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comments. Comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2022.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16871 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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