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Vol. 90, No. 26 

Monday, February 10, 2025 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 58 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–22–0064] 

RIN 0581–AE20 

Plant Records To Include Grade Label 

Butterfat Testing 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This document delays the 

effective date of the January 16, 2025, 

final rule that adopted amendments to 

the plant records requirement for the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

Dairy Grading and Inspection Program. 

The amendments allow butterfat tests to 

be performed at an in-house or 

approved third party laboratory and add 

a requirement for plants to maintain and 

make such records available for 

examination by a United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

inspector. These amendments increase 

efficiency by conforming to current 

industry practice. 

DATES: As of February 10, 2025, the 

effective date of the final rule amending 

7 CFR part 58, published on January 16, 

2025 (90 FR 4585), is delayed until 

March 21, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Whitney Rick, Grading and 

Standardization Division, Dairy 

Program, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Room 2530-South Building, Mail Stop 

0225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–0230: 

Telephone: (202) 236–8241; Email: 

Whitney.Rick@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the memorandum of 

January 20, 2025, from the President to 

executive departments and agencies, 

entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending 

Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily 

delays the effective date of the rule 

titled, ‘‘Plant Records to Include Grade 

Label Butterfat Testing,’’ which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 16, 2025 (90 FR 4585). The rule 

adopted amendments to the plant 

records requirement for the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) Dairy Grading 

and Inspection Program. The 

amendments allow butterfat tests to be 

performed at an in-house or approved 

third party laboratory and add a 

requirement for plants to maintain and 

make such records available for 

examination by a United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

inspector. These amendments increase 

efficiency by conforming to current 

industry practice. 

This action is exempt from notice and 

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 and is 

applicable immediately upon 

publication in the Federal Register, 

based on the good cause exceptions in 

5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), 

respectively. Seeking public comment is 

impracticable, unnecessary, and 

contrary to the public interest. The 

temporary delay in effective date is 

necessary to give Department officials 

the opportunity for further review and 

consideration of new regulations, 

consistent with the President’s 

memorandum of January 20, 2025. 

Given the imminence of the effective 

date, seeking prior public comment on 

this temporary delay would have been 

impractical, as well as contrary to the 

public interest in the orderly 

promulgation and implementation of 

regulations. The imminence of the 

effective date is also good cause for 

making this action effective 

immediately upon publication. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 205 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–22–0063] 

RIN 0581–AE13 

National Organic Program; Market 

Development for Mushrooms and Pet 

Food 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This document delays the 

effective date of the December 23, 2024, 

final rule that amended USDA’s organic 

regulations to clarify standards for 

organic mushrooms and organic pet 

food. The topics addressed by the rule 

include mushroom substrate 

composition and sourcing of mushroom 

spawn in organic mushroom 

production; composting requirements 

for organic mushroom production; 

composition and labeling requirements 

for organic pet food; and the use of 

certain synthetic substances, including 

taurine, in organic pet food. 

DATES: 

Effective date: As of February 10, 

2025, the effective date of the final rule 

amending 7 CFR part 205, published on 

December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104367), is 

delayed until March 21, 2025. 

Compliance Date: Organic operations 

must comply with the requirements of 

this rule by March 22, 2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Healy, Director, Standards Division, 

National Organic Program. Telephone: 

202–720–3252. Email: Erin.Healy@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the memorandum of 

January 20, 2025, from the President to 

executive departments and agencies, 

entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending 

Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily 

delays the effective date of the rule 

titled, ‘‘National Organic Program; 

Market Development for Mushrooms 

and Pet Food,’’ which was published in 

the Federal Register on December 23, 

2024 (89 FR 104367). The rule amended 

the USDA organic regulations to clarify 


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standards for organic mushrooms and 

organic pet food. The topics addressed 

by the rule include mushroom substrate 

composition and sourcing of mushroom 

spawn in organic mushroom 

production; composting requirements 

for organic mushroom production; 

composition and labeling requirements 

for organic pet food; and the use of 

certain synthetic substances, including 

taurine, in organic pet food. 

This action is exempt from notice and 

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 and is 

applicable immediately upon 

publication in the Federal Register, 

based on the good cause exceptions in 

5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), 

respectively. Seeking public comment is 

impracticable, unnecessary, and 

contrary to the public interest. The 

temporary delay in effective date is 

necessary to give Department officials 

the opportunity for further review and 

consideration of new regulations, 

consistent with the President’s 

memorandum of January 20, 2025. 

Given the imminence of the effective 

date, seeking prior public comment on 

this temporary delay would have been 

impractical, as well as contrary to the 

public interest in the orderly 

promulgation and implementation of 

regulations. The imminence of the 

effective date is also good cause for 

making this action effective 

immediately upon publication. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02411 Filed 2–6–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

7 CFR Parts 407 and 457 

[Docket ID FCIC–24–0005] 

RIN 0563–AC86 

Flax Revenue and Expanded Unit 

Options for Crop Insurance 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule with request for 

comments; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC) is reopening the 

comment period for 30 days to allow the 

public additional time to provide 

comments on our regulation that 

allowed revenue coverage for flax under 

the Small Grain Crop Insurance 

Provisions, combined written agreement 

deadlines in the Dry Bean Crop 

Insurance Provisions to match other 

insurance policies, expanded the 

availability of enterprise and optional 

units for some specialty and perennial 

crops, and made clarifications and 

corrections to the Area Risk Protection 

Insurance, Basic Provisions; Common 

Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions; 

and several Crop Provisions published 

on November 27, 2024 and effective on 

November 30, 2024. 

DATES: The comment period for the final 

rule with request for comments, 

published on November 27, 2024, (89 

FR 93463–93470), is reopened. We will 

consider comments that we receive by 

March 12, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this rule. You may submit 

comments by going through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal as follows: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID FCIC–24–0005. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All comments will be posted without 

change and will be publicly available on 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chandra Place; telephone (816) 926– 

3875; or email chandra.place@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

should contact the USDA Target Center 

at (202) 720–2600 or (844) 433–2774 

(toll-free nationwide). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

reopening the comment period for the 

final rule with request for comment that 

was published on November 27, 2024, 

(89 FR 93463–93470). 

The comment period closed on 

January 27, 2025. 

In the spirit of the Presidential 

Memorandum, titled Regulatory Freeze 

Pending Review, signed on January 20, 

2025, we are providing an additional 30 

days to allow the public to comment on 

this rule. 

Heather Manzano, 

Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1222 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0080] 

Paper and Paper-Based Packaging 

Promotion, Research and Information 

Order; Clarifying Changes 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This document delays the 

effective date of the January 21, 2025, 

final rule revising the regulations 

related to the Paper and Paper-Based 

Packaging Promotion, Research and 

Information Order (Order). The 

amendments included an added 

definition for partnership; clarification 

of the nominations process; clarification 

about in person and electronic voting 

for any Board meetings; an update of the 

timing of financial reporting; and a 

revision of requirements for when 

exemptions can be requested. 

DATES: As of February 10, 2025, the 

effective date of the final rule amending 

7 CFR part 1222, published on January 

21, 2025 (90 FR 6779), is delayed until 

March 21, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Standardization Branch, Specialty Crops 

Inspection Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

National Training and Development 

Center; 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 

101; Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; fax: 

(540) 361–1199, or via the internet at: 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the memorandum of 

January 20, 2025, from the President to 

executive departments and agencies, 

entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending 

Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily 

delays the effective date of the rule 

titled, ‘‘Paper and Paper-Based 

Packaging Promotion, Research and 

Information Order; Clarifying Changes,’’ 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on January 21, 2025 (90 FR 

6779). The rule made multiple clarifying 

amendments to the Order to bring it up 

to date with current industry practices. 

These amendments included an added 

definition for partnership; clarification 

on the nomination process; clarification 

of language about in person and 

electronic voting for any Board 

meetings; an update of the timing of 


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