# Rules of Practice and Procedures To Formulate or Amend a Marketing Agreement, a Marketing Order, or Certain Research and Promotion Orders
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2017-12-11 · Effective 2017-12-11 · 82 FR 58097
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-26718
- **Category:** marketing-order
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 58097
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 900
- **Publication date:** 2017-12-11
- **Effective date:** 2017-12-11
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-SC-17-0081
## Abstract

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting a final rule to amend the definition of "judge" in the rules of practice and procedure to formulate or amend a marketing agreement, marketing order, or certain research and promotion orders. The new definition adds a presiding official appointed by the Secretary, as well as an administrative law judge, as an official who may preside over the rulemaking hearing.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/12/11/2017-26718/rules-of-practice-and-procedures-to-formulate-or-amend-a-marketing-agreement-a-marketing-order-or)
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