Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program; Establishment of the Reporting Regulation for Wholesale Pork
other · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2012-08-22 · Effective 2013-01-07 · 77 FR 50561
Document
Document number
2012-20443
Federal Register citation
77 FR 50561
CFR reference
7 CFR 59
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2012-08-22
Effective date
2013-01-07
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-LS-11-0049
Abstract
On April 2, 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) implemented the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program as required by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (1999 Act). In October 2006, the LMR program was reauthorized by Congress through September 2010. On September 28, 2010, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (2010 Reauthorization Act) reauthorized LMR for an additional 5 years and added a provision for mandatory reporting of wholesale pork cuts. The 2010 Reauthorization Act directed the Secretary to engage in negotiated rulemaking to make required regulatory changes for mandatory wholesale pork reporting and establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop these changes. This final rule reflects the work of the USDA Wholesale Pork Reporting Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee).