United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2019_register executive 2019-10-31 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7b9cf6d D09002ee1c7b9d13a United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Agricultural Marketing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule establishes a new part specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp. This action is mandated by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. This rule outlines provisions for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve plans submitted by States and Indian Tribes for the domestic production of hemp. It also establishes a Federal plan for producers in States or territories of Indian Tribes that do not have their own USDA-approved plan. The program includes provisions for maintaining information on the land where hemp is produced, testing the levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, disposing of plants not meeting necessary requirements, licensing requirements, and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the new part. 84 FR 58522 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-31/2019-23749 2019-23749 fr31oc19-19 3410-02-P Doc. No. AMS-SC-19-0042 SC19-990-2 IR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-31/2019-23749 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-31/html/2019-23749.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-31/pdf/2019-23749.pdf Acceptable Hemp Thc Level Agricultural Commodities Cannabis Corrective Action Plan Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Drugs Dry Weight Basis Hemp High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Laboratories Marijuana 43 p. 58522 58564 84 FR 58522 Title 7 Part 990 7 CFR Part 990 Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program; Federal Register Vol. 84, Issue RULE 2019-23749 IV DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2019-10-31 Doc. No. AMS-SC-19-0042 SC19-990-2 IR 3410-02-P 2019-23749 Interim final rule with request for comments.

This rule establishes a new part specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp. This action is mandated by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. This rule outlines provisions for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve plans submitted by States and Indian Tribes for the domestic production of hemp. It also establishes a Federal plan for producers in States or territories of Indian Tribes that do not have their own USDA-approved plan. The program includes provisions for maintaining information on the land where hemp is produced, testing the levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, disposing of plants not meeting necessary requirements, licensing requirements, and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the new part.

Effective date: This rule is effective October 31, 2019 through November 1, 2021. Bill Richmond, Chief, U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: William.Richmond@usda.gov or Patty Bennett, Director, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA at the same Acceptable Hemp Thc Level Agricultural Commodities Cannabis Corrective Action Plan Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Drugs Dry Weight Basis Hemp High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Laboratories Marijuana Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program , farmbill.hemp@usda.gov Patty.Bennett@usda.gov Richard.Lower@usda.gov William.Richmond@usda.gov http://hemp.ca.uky.edu/ https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Uncertainty/international1.html https://www.ams.usda.gov/content/legal-opinion-authorities-hemp-production https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/farmbill-hemp/webinar-comments https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/2019/crop-acreage-reporting-19.pdf https://www.votehemp.com/u-s-hemp-crop-report/ www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing/lab-approval www.regulations.gov Vol. 84, no. 211 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2019-10-31 continuing daily deposited born digital 300 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-31 P0b002ee1a3691460 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr31oc19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-31 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-31/pdf/FR-2019-10-31.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-31/xml/FR-2019-10-31.xml fdlp 58303 58593 DGPO 2019-10-31 2024-05-30 FR-2019-10-31 machine generated eng FR FR-2019-10-31 84 211