Laws and Regulations Committee Update – August 3 – 5, 2022

August 3, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 08/03/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/04/2022

FR Document:2022-16687  PDF 3 Pages (79.8 KB) Permalink

[Note: concerns the Summer Food Service Program]

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Tolerance Exemption:

IN-11693: Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, di-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate

Filed on: 08/03/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date:08/04/2022

FR Document: 2022-16645  PDF11 Pages (134 KB) Permalink

Notices

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions:

Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

Filed on: 08/03/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/04/2022

FR Document: 2022-16646  PDF12 Pages (114 KB) Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Production, Storage and Transportation of Shell Eggs (Preventing Salmonella Enteritidis)

Filed on: 08/03/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/04/2022

FR Document: 2022-16686 PDF 6 Pages (73.3 KB) Permalink

White House

President Biden Announces Eighteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission

FDA

FDA Roundup: August 2, 2022

Twitter

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August 4, 2022

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Notices

Pesticide Registration Review:

Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides

Filed on: 08/04/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/05/2022

FR Document: 2022-16815  PDF 4 Pages (94.6 KB) Permalink

White House

President Biden Announces Nineteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission

FSIS

FSIS and OSHA Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Protect Workers and Enhance Training

August 5, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Proposed Rules

Regulatory Agenda:

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-14599  PDF29 Pages (160 KB)  Permalink

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-16881  PDF 2 Pages (87.4 KB)  Permalink

[Note: concerns vegetable survey program]

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-16974  PDF 3 Pages (89.7 KB) Permalink

[Note: concerns information collection regarding National Institute of Food and Agriculture Grant programs]

Agricultural Marketing Service

                Proposed Rules

National Organic Program:

Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/09/2022

FR Document: 2022-16980   PDF 116 Pages (375 KB)  Permalink

Proposed Rules

Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-16871  PDF 2 Pages (93.5 KB) Permalink

U.S. Grade Standards:

Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans

Filed on: 08/05/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/08/2022

FR Document: 2022-16873  PDF 2 Pages (85.3 KB)  Permalink

FDA

FDA Releases New “Feed Your Mind” Education Materials on GMOs for Consumers, Health Educators, and Health Care Providers

USDA

Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers

APHIS

Updates and Annual Facility Certification for the Offshore Greenhouse Certification Program (OGCP)

AMS

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Nevada

Twitter

@FrankYannasFDA

  • Better food safety begins and ends with better data.