Director, COOL

0581-AD47 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Removal of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Requirements for Beef and Pork Muscle Cuts, Ground Beef, and Ground Pork

This final rule would remove beef and pork muscle cuts, ground beef, and ground pork as covered commodities, in accordance with the Omnibus Spending Act of 2016 amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (Act). This final rule amends the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations to remove beef, pork, ground beef, and ground pork from mandatory COOL requirements.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No 7 CFR 60 and 65 Pub. L. 114-113 No Final Action 03/02/2016 81FR10755 No No None No No No Yes 0581-AD29 Related to Julie Henderson Director, COOL 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 202 205-9356 julie.henderson@ams.usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20250