0583-AD45 201404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0583 Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 9 CFR 317.2(e)(3) 21 USC 601 to 695 Yes NPRM 06/10/2013 78 FR 34589 NPRM Comment Period End 08/09/2013 NPRM Comment Period Extended 08/09/2013 78 FR 48631 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 12/03/2013 78 FR 72597 Final Action 09/00/2014 No None No No No No Rosalyn Murphy-Jenkins 0583 Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS 301 504-0879 202 245-4792 rosalyn.murphy-jenkins@fsis.usda.gov Office of Policy and Program Development, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 8-148, Mailstop 5273, Washington DC 20250-5273