Exhibit 615

Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act; withdrawal of interim final rule (82 FR 48594)

Exhibit 615 · Federal Register final rule (withdrawal)

Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act; withdrawal of interim final rule (82 FR 48594)

GIPSA is withdrawing the IFR because of serious legal and policy concerns related to its promulgation and implementation.

Trump-administration withdrawal. Cites decisions of the Fifth, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and others requiring proof of competitive harm, and says the interim rule's good-cause justification for skipping notice and comment was inadequate.

Source: USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Date: 18 October 2017
Quoted from: Section IV, first sentence
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-18/pdf/2017-22593.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding AGR-5.3: Primary record USDA rules defining unfair practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act were proposed in 2010, limited by a 2011 appropriations rider, issued in 2016, withdrawn in 2017, finalized in 2020, expanded in 2024 and, for broiler grower payments, delayed in 2026 to December 31, 2027. Administrations and Congresses of both parties acted at each step, and White Houses of both parties described meat processing as insufficiently competitive in January 2022 and September 2026.