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USDA/AMS

RIN: 0581-AC26

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts (LS-07-0081)
Abstract: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 107-171) and the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act (2002 Appropriations) (Pub. L. 107-206) amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (Act) (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) to require retailers to notify their customers of the country of origin of covered commodities beginning September 30, 2004. Covered commodities include muscle cuts of beef (including veal), lamb, and pork; ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork; farm-raised fish and shellfish; wild fish and shellfish; perishable agricultural commodities; and peanuts. The FY 2004 Consolidated Appropriations bill (2004 Appropriations) (Pub. L. 108-199) delayed implementation of mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for all covered commodities except wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish until September 30, 2006. The FY 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill further delayed the implementation date for other covered commodities until September 30, 2008.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 60
Legal Authority: 7 USC 1621 to 1627, Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

Legal Deadline: Action Source Description Date Final  Statutory    09/30/2008

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  10/30/2003  68 FR 61944    NPRM Comment Period End  12/29/2003     Interim Final Rule  10/05/2004  69 FR 59708    Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  01/03/2005     Interim Final Rule Effective  04/04/2005     Comment Period Extended  11/27/2006  71 FR 68431    Comment Period End  02/26/2007     Comment Period Extended  06/20/2007  72 FR 33851    Comment Period End  08/20/2007  72 FR 33851    Interim Final Rule  08/01/2008  73 FR 45105    Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/30/2008  73 FR 45106    Final Action  01/15/2009  74 FR 2657    Final Action Effective  03/16/2009

Additional Information: On August 1, 2008, the Agricultural Marketing Service published an interim final rule implementing regulations pertaining to Country of Origin and Labeling as directed in The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill); however, the 2008 Farm Bill contained a number of provisions that amends the regulations. These changes included the addition of chicken, goat, macadamia nuts, pecans, and ginseng as covered commodities, the addition of provisions for labeling products of multiple origin, as well as a number of other changes. The effective date imposed in the 2002 Farm Bill did not change. So in order to meet the September 30, 2008, implementation date, AMS published interim final rule with request for comments to allow newly affected industries the opportunity to comment prior to issuance of final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Erin Morris Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 14th and Independence Avenue SW, Room 3071-South Building, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 690-4024 Email: erin.morris@ams.usda.gov