0581-AC87 201004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Dairy Import Assessments Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 1150 7 USC 4501 to 4514 7 USC 7401 Statutory Final 09/19/2008 Assessments on imported dairy products must be implemented by deadline. With the passage of Section 1507 in the 2008 Farm Bill, the Dairy Act was amended to apply certain assessments to Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The 2008 Farm Bill authorized the Secretary to issue regulations to implement the mandatory dairy import assessment without providing a notice and comment period. However, due to the interest of affected parties, a notice and comment period was provided. Yes NPRM 05/19/2009 74 FR 23359 NPRM Comment Period End 06/18/2009 Final Action 10/00/2010 Yes Businesses Organizations None No No Yes No Whitney Rick 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 202 720-6961 whitney.rick@usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250