# Voluntary Grading of Meats, Prepared Meats, Meat Products, Shell Eggs, Poultry Products, and Rabbit Products
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2019-09-23 · Effective 2019-10-01 · 84 FR 49637
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-20123
- **Category:** meat-poultry
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 49637
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 54
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/23/2019-20123/voluntary-grading-of-meats-prepared-meats-meat-products-shell-eggs-poultry-products-and-rabbit)
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