80 FR 47871 - Market Agencies Selling on Commission; Purchases From Consignment

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

We published a Request for Information in the Federal Register on June 15, 2015 (80 FR 34097), asking for comments regarding a regulation issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). GIPSA regulations address circumstances under which a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis may permit its owners, officers, and employees to purchase livestock from consignments to the market. The Request for Information provided an opportunity for interested parties to submit written comments to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) until August 14, 2015. In response to requests from the livestock industry, we are extending the comment period to provide interested parties with additional time in which to comment.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47871]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19528]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

9 CFR Part 201


Market Agencies Selling on Commission; Purchases From Consignment

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Request for information; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We published a Request for Information in the Federal Register 
on June 15, 2015 (80 FR 34097), asking for comments regarding a 
regulation issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as 
amended and supplemented (P&S Act). GIPSA regulations address 
circumstances under which a market agency selling livestock on a 
commission basis may permit its owners, officers, and employees to 
purchase livestock from consignments to the market. The Request for 
Information provided an opportunity for interested parties to submit 
written comments to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) until August 14, 2015. In response to requests 
from the livestock industry, we are extending the comment period to 
provide interested parties with additional time in which to comment.

DATES: The comment period for the Request for Information published at 
80 FR 34097, June 15, 2015, which originally was to close August 14, 
2015, is extended through October 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this Request for 
Information. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-Mail: Send comments via electronic mail to 
[email protected].
     Mail: Send hardcopy written comments to M. Irene Omade, 
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-S, Washington, DC 
20250-3613.
     Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 
690-2173.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: M. Irene 
Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-3613.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All comments should make reference to the date and 
page number of the June 15, 2015, issue of the Federal Register [80 FR 
34097].
    Read Comments: Regulatory analyses and other documents relating to 
this action will be available for public inspection in Room 2530-S, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3613 during regular 
business hours. All comments will be available for public review in the 
above office during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call 
the Management and Budget Services staff of GIPSA at (202) 720-8479 to 
arrange a viewing of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Director, Litigation 
and Economic Analysis Division, P&SP, GIPSA, 1400 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3601, (202) 690-4355, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA published a Request for Information in 
the Federal Register on June 15, 2015 (80 FR 34097), seeking public 
comment regarding Section 201.56 of the regulations issued under the 
P&S Act. The comment period of 60 days from the date of publication 
closes on August 14, 2015. GIPSA has received requests from the 
livestock industry to provide interested parties additional time to 
comment. In response, the comment period is extended for additional 60-
day period. All comments submitted between June 15, 2015 and October 
13, 2015 will be considered.

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-19528 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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