# Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Designated Tobacco Markets
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2025-05-22 · Effective 2025-07-21 · 90 FR 21841
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-09217
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 21841
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 29
- **Publication date:** 2025-05-22
- **Effective date:** 2025-07-21
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. AMS-CN-25-0025
## Abstract

This action removes and reserves subpart D, titled "Orders of Designation of Tobacco Markets" from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The regulations subpart D are obsolete and unnecessary because The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated mandatory grading of types of tobacco eligible for price support programs and a referendum of eligible producers voted in favor of terminating the designations for tobacco auction markets in June of 2005.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/22/2025-09217/tobacco-grading-and-inspections-services-rescission-of-designated-tobacco-markets)
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