0583-AD98 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0583 Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Clarifying Time Limits for Waivers From FSIS Regulatory Requirements for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

FSIS is proposing to amend its regulations at 9 CFR parts 303, 381, and 590 to specify that if data generated under waivers from any provisions of the regulations support regulatory changes, the waivers will be in effect until the rulemaking process is complete and the new regulatory requirements take effect. If the data generated do not support regulatory changes, the waivers will be terminated. Currently, the waiver authorization regulations provide for FSIS to waive regulatory requirements for limited periods but do not specify the time for which a waiver may remain in place after it has been granted.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No 9 CFR 303.1(h) 9 CFR 381.3(b) 9 CFR 590.10 21 U.S.C. 601 et. seq. 21 U.S.C. 451 et. seq. 21 U.S.C. 1031 et. seq. No NPRM 01/00/2024 No None No No No Melissa Hammar Director, Regulations Development Staff 0583 Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS 202 720-5046 melissa.hammar@usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-3700