Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act
other · US Department of Agriculture · Rule · Published 2017-04-12 · Effective 2016-12-20 · 82 FR 17531
Document
Document number
2017-07360
Federal Register citation
82 FR 17531
CFR reference
9 CFR 201
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; notice of delay of effective date.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Agriculture
Publication date
2017-04-12
Effective date
2016-12-20
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is delaying the effective date of the rule published on December 20, 2016, for an additional six months to October 19, 2017, in response to a comment received from a national general farm organization that requested an extension of time and to allow time for further consideration by USDA. The effective date for this rule was originally February 21, 2017, and subsequently delayed to April 22, 2017, by a document published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2017. The interim final rule addresses 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.