[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 21286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8554]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

9 CFR Part 201

RIN 0580-AA99


Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register on February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7686), asking for comments on 
proposed amendments to four existing scales and weighing regulations 
issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act). The notice 
provided an opportunity for interested parties to submit written 
comments to Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA) until April 11, 2008. In response to a request from the poultry 
industry, we are reopening and extending the comment period to provide 
interested parties with additional time in which to comment.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published at 73 FR 
7686, February 11, 2008, which originally closed on April 11, 2008, is 
reopened and extended through May 21, 2008. We will consider comments 
that we receive by May 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice of proposed 
rulemaking. 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 Tess Butler, 
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1643-S, Washington, DC 
20250-3604.
     Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 
690-2755.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess 
Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1643-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Instructions: All comments should make reference to the 
date and page number of the February 11, 2008, issue of the Federal 
Register. [73 FR 7686]
     Read Comments: All comments will be available for public 
inspection in the above office during regular business hours (7 CFR 
1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Brett Offutt, Director, Policy and 
Litigation Division, P&SP, GIPSA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3646, (202) 720-7363, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register on February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7686), 
seeking public comment on proposed amendments to 9 CFR part 201. The 
comment period of 60 days from the date of publication closed on April 
11, 2008. GIPSA has received a request from the poultry industry to 
provide interested parties additional time to comment. In response, the 
comment period is reopened for an additional 30-day period. Any 
comments submitted after the close of the original comment period on 
April 11, 2008, but prior to the date of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register will also be considered. All comments submitted 
between February 11, 2008 and May 21, 2008 will be considered.

    Dated: April 14, 2008.
Alan Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-8554 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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