# Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Interim final rule; notice of delay of effective date and extension of comment period. · Published 2017-02-07 · Effective 2017-04-22 · 82 FR 9489
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-02496
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 9489
- **CFR reference:** 9 CFR 201
- **Publication date:** 2017-02-07
- **Effective date:** 2017-04-22
## Abstract

Consistent with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, to the heads of executive departments and agencies from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is extending the public comment period and delaying the effective date of the rule published on December 20, 2016. This interim final rule adds a paragraph to Sec. 201.3 addressing the scope of sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act) in order to clarify that conduct or action may violate sections 202(a) and (b) of the P&S Act without adversely affecting, or having a likelihood of adversely affecting, competition. This rule was originally set to take effect on February 21, 2017.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/07/2017-02496/scope-of-sections-202a-and-b-of-the-packers-and-stockyards-act)
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