These changes are the same as those proposed in the September 23, 1999, The United States Standards for Grades of Feeder Cattle do not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations but are maintained by USDA.ĪMS is updating the United States Standards for Grades of Feeder Cattle using the procedures that appear in part 36 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 7 CFR Part 36). Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture “to develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices * * *” AMS is committed to carrying out this authority in a manner that facilitates the marketing of agricultural commodities and makes copies of official standards available upon request. End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standards for Grades of Feeder Cattle are available either through the above addresses or by accessing this web site Department of Agriculture, Room 2603 South Building, STOP 0254, P.O. Abraham, Chief, Standardization Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Start Further Info FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The updated standards more accurately represent today's population of feeder cattle and thus should provide the industry with more meaningful market evaluations. State Departments of Agriculture that officially grade feeder cattle for marketing programs, requested that these changes be made. Also, the frame size grades are updated (increased minimum weights) to reflect the genetic changes that have taken place in the cattle population since the current standards were adopted in 1979. The changes adjust the minimum requirements for the muscle thickness grades and increase the number of grades from three to four to accommodate thicker muscled cattle and reflect current marketing practices. The Agricultural Marketing Service is changing the official U.S. Provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts.Īgricultural Marketing Service, USDA. Rendition of the daily Federal Register on does not Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML Legal research should verify their results against an official edition of The official SGML-based PDF version on, those relying on it for The material on is accurately displayed, consistent with While every effort has been made to ensure that Regulatory information on with the objective ofĮstablishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status.įor complete information about, and access to, our official publications Informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal This prototype edition of theĭaily Federal Register on will remain an unofficial Each document posted on the site includes a link to theĬorresponding official PDF file on. The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official It is not an official legal edition of the Federal This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the dailyįederal Register.
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