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DOCUMENT ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: _______________________________________________________________________

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.''
USDA has attempted to list all regulations and regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication, except for minor and routine or repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently missed. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing. Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and are not commitments to act on or by the date shown.
USDA's complete regulatory agenda is available online at www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), USDA's printed agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and
(2) Rules identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

SUMMARY: REGULATORY AGENDA

DOCUMENT BODY: _______________________________________________________________________

DOCUMENT BODY 2: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. IVII, IXXII, XIVXVIII, XXI, XXIVXXIX 9 CFR Chs. IIV
36 CFR Ch. II
41 CFR Ch. 4
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2008

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For further information on any specific entry shown in this agenda, please contact the person listed for that action. For general comments or inquiries about the agenda, please contact Michael Poe, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 7201272. Dated: March 7, 2008.
Michael Poe,
Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Staff.
Agricultural Marketing ServicePrerule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 1 National Organic Program: Add Standards for the Organic Certification of Wild Captured 0581AB97 Aquatic Animals (TM0108)............................................................ 2 National Organic Program: Dairy Replacement Animals (Livestock) (TM0703)............ 0581AC69 3 National Organic Program, 2011 Sunset (Expiration) Review (Crops and Processing) (TM 0581AC77 0714)................................................................................ Agricultural Marketing ServiceProposed Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 4 National Organic Program: Access to Pasture (TM0514)................................ 0581AC57 5 National Organic Program, Sunset (2008) (TM0712).................................... 0581AC76 Agricultural Marketing ServiceFinal Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 6 Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Fish, Perishable 0581AC26 Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts (LS0304)...................................... 7 Mandatory Reporting for Dairy Programs (DA0607)..................................... 0581AC66 Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceProposed Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 8 Tuberculosis in Cattle; Import Requirements (Section 610 Review)...................... 0579AB44 9 Animal Welfare; Regulations and Standards for Birds................................... 0579AC02 10 Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a New Category of Plants for Planting 0579AC03 Not Authorized for Importation Pending Risk Assessment (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review)................................................................... [[Page 24637]]

11 Minimum Age Requirements for the Transport of Animals................................. 0579AC14 12 Tuberculosis in Cattle; Import Requirements for Roping Steers......................... 0579AC50 13 Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans................................................ 0579AC69 14 Bovine Tuberculosis................................................................... 0579AC73 Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceFinal Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 15 Phytosanitary Certificates for Imported Fruits and Vegetables......................... 0579AB18 16 Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations...................................... 0579AB82 17 Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats; Approved Livestock Facilities, Identification, 0579AB84 and Recordkeeping Requirements........................................................ 18 Boll Weevil; Quarantine and Regulations............................................... 0579AB91 19 Trichinae Certification Program....................................................... 0579AB92 20 Special Need Requests Under the Plant Protection Act.................................. 0579AB98 21 Standards for Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities (Section 610 0579AC00 Review)............................................................................... 22 National Veterinary Accreditation Program (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 0579AC04 Review)............................................................................... 23 Citrus Canker; Compensation for Certified Citrus Nursery Stock........................ 0579AC05 24 Agricultural Inspection and AQI User Fees Along the U.S./Canada Border................ 0579AC06 25 Citrus Canker; Quarantine of the State of Florida..................................... 0579AC07 26 User Fees; Export Certification for Plants and Plant Products......................... 0579AC22 27 Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products From Regions Affected With Highly 0579AC36 Pathogenic Avian Influenza............................................................ 28 Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain 0579AC74 Live Fish............................................................................. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceLongTerm Actions Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 29 Plant Pest Regulations; Update of Current Provisions (Section 610 Review)............. 0579AA80 30 Animal Welfare: Marine Mammals; Nonconsensus Language and Interactive Programs 0579AB24 (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review)...................................... 31 FootandMouth Disease; Payment of Indemnity.......................................... 0579AB34 32 Animal Welfare; Climatic and Environmental Conditions for Transportation of 0579AC41 Warmblooded Animals Other Than Marine Mammals......................................... Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceCompleted Actions Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 33 Interstate Movement of Citrus Fruit................................................... 0579AC34 34 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; MinimalRisk Regions; Identification of Ruminants 0579AC45 and Processing and Importation of Commodities......................................... Rural Housing ServiceFinal Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 35 Guaranteed SingleFamily Housing...................................................... 0575AC18 [[Page 24638]]
Rural Housing ServiceCompleted Actions Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 36 Thermal Requirements.................................................................. 0575AC65 Food Safety and Inspection ServiceFinal Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 37 Performance Standards for the Production of Processed Meat and Poultry Products; 0583AC46 Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in ReadyToEat Meat and Poultry Products........... Office of the SecretaryProposed Rule Stage Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number 38 Voluntary Labeling Program for Designated Biobased Products........................... 0503AA35 39 Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement, Round 7........................ 0503AA36 BILLING CODE 341090S
_______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Prerule Stage Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
_______________________________________________________________________ 1. NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM: ADD STANDARDS FOR THE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION OF WILD CAPTURED AQUATIC ANIMALS (TM0108)
Legal Authority: 7 USC 6501 through 6522
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising regulations pertaining to labeling of agricultural products as organically produced and handled (7 CFR part 205). The term ``aquatic animal'' will be incorporated in the definition of livestock to establish production and handling standards for operations that capture aquatic animals from the wild. Production standards for operations producing aquatic animals will incorporate requirements for livestock origin, feed ration, health care, living conditions, and recordkeeping. Handling standards for such operations will address prevention of commingling of organically produced commodities and prevention of contact between organically produced and prohibited substances. Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 12/00/08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Richard H. Mathews, Chief of Standards Development and Review Branch, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202 7203252
Fax: 202 2057808
Email: richard.mathews@usda.gov