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55 documents across 17 days of the archive, 7 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below.

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  1. +4d Comments close Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration
  2. +12d Takes effect Walnuts Grown in California; Changes to Administrative Requirements Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  3. +17d Comments close Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation Agriculture Department · Forest Service
  4. +19d Comments close Travel Management; National Forest System Lands Agriculture Department · Forest Service
  5. +20d Comments close Membership Adjustment of the Mushroom Council Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  6. +24d Takes effect Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2024-2025 Crop Year Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  7. +24d Takes effect Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  8. +27d Comments close Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices Agriculture Department · Natural Resources Conservation Service
  9. +27d Takes effect Driving Efficiency in Farm Loan Delivery Agriculture Department · Farm Service Agency
  10. +39d Comments close Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Egg Products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures Agriculture Department · Food Safety and Inspection Service
  11. +39d Comments close U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Early and Near-Continuous Blooming European Plum (Prunus domestica) Lines (34 plum and 157 plum) Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  12. +45d Comments close Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Care; Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  13. +45d Comments close Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant COR-23134-4 Soybean (Glycine max) Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  14. +45d Comments close Rescission of Rural Development's Construction and Repair Regulation Agriculture Department · Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Rural Housing Service
  15. +45d Comments close National Organic Program: Notice of Intent To Extend a Previously Approved Information Collection (Strengthening Organic Enforcement) (2026) Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  16. +46d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection: Request for Comments on Understanding Participant Experiences in SNAP E&T Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration
  17. +48d Comments close Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  18. +52d Comments close Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for Commodities Covered by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  19. +59d Comments close Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service
  20. +59d Comments close Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery Agriculture Department · Food Safety and Inspection Service
  21. +59d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Agriculture Department · Economic Research Service
  22. +59d Comments close Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection: Environmental Monitoring Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  23. +59d Comments close Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities in the Southern United States Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  24. +60d Comments close Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: OMB No. 0570-0069 Rural Development Loan Modernization Initiative Agriculture Department · Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Rual Housing Service · Rural Utilities Service
  25. +60d Comments close Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs-Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration
  26. +60d Comments close Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Request for Comments To Be Used in a Review of 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service
  27. +69d Comments close Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees Agriculture Department · Forest Service
  28. +119d Takes effect Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Modification of Handling Regulations Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service

4 September 2026 4 documents

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The Agriculture Department published three notices on information collection requests and cotton program review procedures, and a rule making permanent the Application Fast Track process for Farm Service Agency direct loans.

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NoticeAgriculture DepartmentRural Business-Cooperative ServiceRual Housing ServiceRural Utilities Service

Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: OMB No. 0570-0069 Rural Development Loan Modernization Initiative

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Rural Business- Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection for the "Rural Development (RD) Loan Modernization Initiative."

  • Comments close in 60 days

91 FR 56833FR Doc. 2026-18173official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs-Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed revisions to the currently approved reporting and recordkeeping information collection burdens associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). This notice also proposes merging the currently approved Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) information collection request (ICR) into the WIC FMNP ICR to more accurately reflect program operations and reduce administrative inefficiencies at FNA.

  • Comments close in 60 days

91 FR 56830FR Doc. 2026-18171official PDFfederalregister.gov

RuleAgriculture DepartmentFarm Service Agency

Driving Efficiency in Farm Loan Delivery

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Program (FLP) regulations to permanently implement the Application Fast Track (AFT) process, which expedites underwriting for certain direct loan applicants by using financial benchmarks and historical repayment data to identify applicants least likely to default. This rule also includes regulatory changes intended to improve program efficiency and support IT modernization efforts consisting of minor policy changes, clarifications, and technical corrections. These changes are part of FSA's ongoing effort to deliver farmer-focused programs in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

  • Takes effect in 27 days

91 FR 56741FR Doc. 2026-18164official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service

Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Request for Comments To Be Used in a Review of 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act

As provided for by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing its intention to conduct a review to ascertain whether a referendum is needed to determine whether producers and importers favor continuation of five specific amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order (Order). This notice invites all interested parties to submit written comments to the Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department). USDA will consider these comments in determining whether a referendum is warranted on the five specific amendments.

  • Comments close in 60 days

91 FR 56829FR Doc. 2026-18128official PDFfederalregister.gov

3 September 2026 4 documents

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NoticeAgriculture Department

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

USDA provides notice of a consolidated Department-wide matching program involving five USDA systems of records and the Department of the Treasury Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. The program supports identifying, preventing, and recouping improper payments through pre-payment and pre-award eligibility verification. Treasury, in consultation with OMB, has issued a waiver of the matching agreement requirement.

91 FR 56613FR Doc. 2026-18034official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection: Environmental Monitoring

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with environmental monitoring.

  • Comments close in 59 days

91 FR 56615FR Doc. 2026-18022official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities in the Southern United States

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the location of irradiation treatment facilities in the United States.

  • Comments close in 59 days

91 FR 56616FR Doc. 2026-18021official PDFfederalregister.gov

2 September 2026 6 documents

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The Agriculture Department published six notices on September 2, 2026, including requests for information collection extensions and updates to dairy import licensing and agricultural safeguard trigger levels.

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NoticeAgriculture DepartmentForeign Agricultural Service

Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection relating to the issuance of certificates of quota eligibility (CQEs) required to enter sugar and sugar-containing products under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) into the United States.

  • Comments close in 59 days

91 FR 56421FR Doc. 2026-17955official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentForeign Agricultural Service

Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2027 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year

This notice announces a fee of $325 to be charged for the 2027 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of certain dairy articles, which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States.

91 FR 56419FR Doc. 2026-17954official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentFood Safety and Inspection Service

Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to request renewal of the approved information collection regarding qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on service delivery by FSIS. There are no changes to the information collection. The current approval will expire on May 31, 2027.

  • Comments close in 59 days

91 FR 56417FR Doc. 2026-17930official PDFfederalregister.gov

NoticeAgriculture DepartmentEconomic Research Service

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Economic Research Service (ERS) to request an extension of a currently approved information collection titled "Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data." ERS plans to collect information from the public to fulfill its data security requirements when providing access to restricted use data for the purpose of evidence building. ERS's data security agreements and other paperwork along with the corresponding security protocols allow ERS to maintain careful controls on confidentiality and privacy, as required by law.

  • Comments close in 59 days

91 FR 56415FR Doc. 2026-17929official PDFfederalregister.gov

1 September 2026 1 document

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service published proposed revisions to conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices.

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NoticeAgriculture DepartmentNatural Resources Conservation Service

Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising specific conservation practice standard (CPS) in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the specific CPSs.

  • Comments close in 27 days

91 FR 56102FR Doc. 2026-17863official PDFfederalregister.gov

31 August 2026 1 document

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The Agriculture Department published a final rule increasing the honey assessment rate for first handlers and importers to 2 cents per pound, effective September 1, 2026.

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RuleAgriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service

Honey Packers and Importers; Increased Assessment Rate

This final rule implements a recommendation from the National Honey Board to increase the assessment rate for first handlers and importers from 1.5 cents ($0.015) per pound of assessable honey and honey products to 2 cents ($0.02) per pound of assessable honey and honey products over two fiscal periods. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely until modified or terminated.

  • Takes effect 3 days ago

91 FR 55733FR Doc. 2026-17715official PDFfederalregister.gov

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