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USDA/FSIS

RIN: 0583-AD36

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Mandatory Inspection of Catfish and Catfish Products
Abstract: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246, sec. 11016), known as the 2008 Farm Bill, amended the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) to make catfish an amenable species under the FMIA. Amenable species must be inspected, so this rule will define inspection requirements for catfish. The regulations will define “catfish” and the scope of coverage of the regulations to apply to establishments that process farm-raised species of catfish and to catfish and catfish products. The regulations will take into account the conditions under which the catfish are raised and transported to a processing establishment.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 9 CFR ch III, subchapter F (new)     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 21 USC 601 et seq PL 110-249, sec 11016

Legal Deadline: Action Source Description Date Final  Statutory  Final regulations NLT 18 months after enactment of PL 110-246  12/00/2009

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  05/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: William Milton Assistant Office of Catfish Inspection Programs Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 720-5735 Fax:202 690-1742 Email: william.milton@fsis.usda.gov