0581-AE40 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services - Removal of Obsolete Quota Provisions

This rule identifies and removes regulations that reference tobacco quota provision.  The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 repealed the tobacco quota program yet current regulations still contain language that reference and account for the provisions of the tobacco quota program.

]]> Info./Admin./Other First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 7 CFR 29.74(a)(2) and (6) 7 CFR 29.9207 7 CFR 29.9221 Public Law 108-357 7 U.S.C. 511 et seq. No Direct Final Rule 05/29/2025 90 FR 22611 Direct Final Rule Comment Period End 06/30/2025 Direct Final Rule Effective 07/28/2025 No None No No No Angela Snyder C. Deputy Administrator 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 202 302-1139 angie.snyder@usda.gov STOP 0256, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250