Voluntary Grading of Meats, Prepared Meats, Meat Products, Shell Eggs, Poultry Products, and Rabbit Products
meat-poultry · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2019-09-23 · Effective 2019-10-01 · 84 FR 49637
Document
Document number
2019-20123
Federal Register citation
84 FR 49637
CFR reference
7 CFR 54
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
meat-poultry
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2019-09-23
Effective date
2019-10-01
USDA docket
Doc. #AMS-LP-18-0095
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending its regulations governing the voluntary grading and certification relating to meats, prepared meats, meat products, shell eggs, poultry products, and rabbit products. Amendments include changing terminology to scheduled and non-scheduled, billing of holidays, billing excessive hours over and above agreement hours, and removing the administrative volume charge. Amendments will standardize and align billing practices for services provided by the Livestock and Poultry Program.