This page contains notices to the public and revisions to the PACA Regulations that are open for public comment. To comment on any of these proposals, you may email your comments to mailto:christine.tipton@usda.gov.

FV07-376 (PDF) Final Rule published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2008. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Rules of Practice under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) to increase from $60 to $100 the fee for filing an informal complaint; and to increase from $300 to $500 the fee for handling a formal complaint, effective June 30, 2008.

FV08-378 (PDF) Notice of Request for a New Information Collection published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2008. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budge (OMB) for a new information collection survey of customers, related to the delivery of services by AMS under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, as amended (PACA). This voluntary survey would give customers of the PACA program an opportunity to provide feedback to AMS on the quality of the service they receive via the PACA Customer Service Line. It would also give them an opportunity to indicate what new PACA services, if any, that they would like to receive. [Comment]

FV08-379 (PDF) Final Rule published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2009. Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930; Section 610 Review. Based upon its review, AMS has determined that the Regulations (Other than Rules of Practice) under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, as amended, should be continued without change. AMS plans to continue working with the fruit and vegetable industry to maintain an effective program. [Review Summary]