0910-AG35 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

This rule will establish science-based minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of those types of fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural commodities for which the Secretary has determined that such standards minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death. The purpose of the rule is to reduce the risk of illness associated with fresh produce.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes Private Sector 21 CFR 112 21 U.S.C. 342 21 U.S.C. 350h 21 U.S.C. 371 42 U.S.C. 264 Pub. L. 111-353 (signed on January 4, 2011) Judicial Final 10/00/2015 Yes NPRM 01/16/2013 78 FR 3503 NPRM Comment Period End 05/16/2013 NPRM Comment Period Extended 04/26/2013 78 FR 24692 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 09/16/2013 NPRM Comment Period Extended 08/09/2013 78 FR 48637 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 11/15/2013 Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rule 08/19/2013 78 FR 50358 Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rule Comment Period End 11/15/2013 NPRM Comment Period Extended 11/20/2013 78 FR 69605 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 11/22/2013 Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rule; Comment Period Extended 03/11/2014 79 FR 13593 Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rule; Comment Period Extended End 04/18/2014 Supplemental NPRM 09/29/2014 79 FR 58433 Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End 12/15/2014 Draft Environmental Impact Statement 01/14/2015 80 FR 1852 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period End 03/13/2015 Final Rule 10/00/2015 Yes Businesses None No Yes Yes Samir Assar Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 240 402-1636 samir.assar@fda.hhs.gov Human Foods Program, Office of Food Safety, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park MD 20740