One interim/final and two proposed “GIPSA rules” were sent and published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2016. The effective dates and 60-day comment periods are as follows:
- “Scope” / Injury to Competition: Effective Date February 21, 2017
- Poultry Grower Ranking Systems: Comments due February 21, 2017
- Unfair Practices and Undue Preferences in Violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act: Comments due February 21, 2017