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.
ADDRESSES:
We invite you to submit comments on this Request for Information. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
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E-Mail:
Send comments via electronic mail to
comments.gipsa@usda.gov.
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Mail:
Send hardcopy written comments to M. Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530–S, Washington, DC 20250–3613.
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Fax:
Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 690–2173.
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Hand Delivery or Courier:
Deliver comments to: M. Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530–S, Washington, DC 20250–3613.
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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,
s.brett.offutt@usda.gov.