tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72755924437757645202024-02-18T20:54:15.222-05:00Penn State Agricultural Law BlogA research and education program of the Center for Agricultural and Shale Law (CASL)Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.comBlogger668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-21122516338272187272021-06-03T14:42:00.002-04:002021-06-03T14:42:24.673-04:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review - New Location!<p><em>The Agricultural Law Weekly Review has migrated to our new website at </em><i><a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/topics/ag-law-weekly-review/">https://aglaw.psu.edu/topics/ag-law-weekly-review/</a>.</i><em> If you have already subscribed, you will continue to receive emails. If you are interested in receiving other publications from the Center, you can <a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/subscribe/">subscribe here</a>. </em></p><p><em>If you have any questions about this change, please email Jackie Schweichler at jks251@psu.edu or call (814) 746-4619. </em></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-23201393301319556742021-01-18T17:49:00.005-05:002021-01-18T17:49:32.211-05:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending January 15, 2021 <p><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Written by: </span></i><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Audry Thompson - Research Assistant</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brook Duer - Staff Attorney</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Penn State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law publishes the Agricultural
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural
Labor: Maryland Court of Appeals Finds Tyson Farms Not
Co-Employer of Poultry Farm Employee</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On November 20, 2020, the
Court of Appeals of Maryland issued an <a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/maryland/court-of-appeals/2020/5-20.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">opinion</span></a> reversing
the decision of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and finding that
Tyson Farms was not a co-employer of a Maryland poultry
farm worker who sustained an occupational lung
disease during his employment and residence on a Worcester County
chicken farm. In overturning a jury verdict from the
Circuit Court for Worcester County, which found Tyson not to be a joint
employer, the majority of a Maryland Court of Special Appeals
panel reversed the trial court and determined that Tyson was
a co-employer with the farm owner—who had failed to carry worker’s
compensation insurance—and awarded compensation for the worker. Tyson
appealed the Court of Special Appeals decision to the Maryland Court of
Appeals, which found “sufficient evidence from which a reasonable
jury could find—as it did—that Tyson . . . did not exercise the
control . . . necessary to be deemed a co-employer,” noting that the
farm owner’s “selection and hiring,” “payment of wages, and the ability to
fire” the worker “weighed in favor of finding that Tyson was not . . . [a]
co-employer.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural Labor: DOL Issues
Final H-2A Rule</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 15, 2021 the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration <a href="https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20210115" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">announced</span></a> the forthcoming publication of
a <a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/oflc/pdfs/H-2A-2020-final-rule-1_8_2021-Clean-with-disclaimer.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">final rule</span></a> titled “Temporary
Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States.” The
final rule requires job orders and applications to be filed
electronically, allowing DOL to share information with the Department
of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, and allows employers
without full-time work offerings to file a single
application for joint employment to provide full-time
work. The rule also allows employers to stagger the entry of
H-2A workers into the country over 120 days and permits state and
federal authorities to conduct inspections of employer-provided
housing for up to twenty-four months. For more on the July 26, 2019
proposed rulemaking, see <a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2019/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewaugust-1.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #0563c1;">ALWR—August 1, 2019</span></i></a>,
“Department of Labor Proposes Changes to H-2A Program.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WOTUS: EPA Issues Draft
of Proposed Guidance for <i><u>County of Maui</u></i> Case</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 10, 2020, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice in the Federal
Register of <a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-12/documents/draft_ow_maui_guidance_document_-_12.2020_-_epa-hq-ow-2020-0673.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">draft guidance</span></a> clarifying
wastewater permit requirements under <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-260_i4dk.pdf" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #0563c1;">County of Maui v. Hawaii
Wildlife Fund</span></i></a>, which held that the <a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/research-by-topic/clean-water-act/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Clean Water Act</span></a> (CWA)
requires a discharge permit when there is a direct discharge from a point source
into navigable waters or when there is the “functional equivalent of a direct
discharge” (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27121/applying-the-supreme-courts-county-of-maui-v-hawaii-wildlife-fund-decision-in-the-clean-water-act" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">85 FR 79489</span></a>). The
non-binding guidance, which <a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-draft-guidance-clarifying-wastewater-permit-requirements-under-maui-decision" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">EPA issued</span></a> to
clarify CWA requirements, states that “certain
threshold conditions . . . must be satisfied before the legal
obligation to have an [National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)] permit is triggered:” that “there must be (or
will be) an “actual discharge of a pollutant to a water of the
United States” (WOTUS), and that “such a discharge must be from a
point source.” The
guidance further outlined three concepts related to discharges
that are the “functional equivalent” of a direct discharge into WOTUS:
1) An actual discharge of a pollutant to a water of the United States is a
threshold condition that must be satisfied before the need for an NPDES permit
is triggered; 2) The discharge of pollutants that reaches, or will reach,
a water of the United States must be from a point source to trigger NPDES
permitting requirements; and 3) Only a subset of discharges of pollutants
to groundwater that ultimately reach a water of the United States are the
“functional equivalent” of a direct discharge to a water of the United
States. The 30-day comment period on the draft guidance closed
January 11, 2021 (<a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0673-0001" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0673-0001</span></a>).
For more on the <i><u>County of Maui</u></i> decision, see <a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/05/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewapril-30.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #0563c1;">ALWR—April 30, 2020</span></i></a>, “U.S.
Supreme Court Decides Clean Water Act Permitting Case.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Antitrust: Pilgrim's
Pride Reaches $75 Million Civil Antitrust Settlement</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 11, 2021,
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation filed a <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4508538/4146/in-re-broiler-chicken-antitrust-litigation/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">notice of settlement</span></a>,
subject to court approval, with the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois, settling all claims with the Direct Purchaser
Plaintiffs (DPP) in the consolidated antitrust class action suit <i><u>In re
Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation</u> </i>(No. <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4508538/in-re-broiler-chicken-antitrust-litigation/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">1:16-cv-08637</span></a>). Pilgrim’s
concurrently disclosed the settlement in a <a href="https://ir.pilgrims.com/static-files/1dac403f-e0d6-45ea-adcc-3f1419fb8633" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission filing</span></a> and shareholder <a href="https://ir.pilgrims.com/static-files/1dac403f-e0d6-45ea-adcc-3f1419fb8633#page=4&zoom=100,21,9" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">announcement</span></a>, which
states that Pilgrim’s $75 million payment to the DPP class will appear on
its 2020 fourth quarter financial statements. Pilgrim’s states that,
although it “does not admit any liability for the claims alleged in the Broiler
Antitrust Civil Litigation,” the company had concluded that the
proposed settlement, which does not apply to non-DPP claims, is “in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Conservation
Programs: USDA Issues Regional Conservation Partnership
Program Final Rule </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 15, 2021,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) published
in the Federal Register a final rule titled, “Regional Conservation Partnership
Program” (RCPP) (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00300/regional-conservation-partnership-program" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3735</span></a>),
which adopts the February 13, 2020 <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/13/2020-01812/regional-conservation-partnership-program" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">interim rule</span></a> with few
modifications. (For more on the interim rule, see <a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/02/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewfebruary_20.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #0563c1;">ALWR —February 20, 2020</span></i></a>,
“New Interim Rule on Regional Conservation Partnership Program”)
Previously <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1724637" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">announced</span></a> by NRCS
on January 13, 2021, the final rule
requires RCPP agreements with historically underserved (HU) producers to
list any applicable “authorizations for higher payment rates, advance
payment options, or other methods for encouraging HU participation” and
designates source water protection as a priority resource
concern. According to the <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/rcpp/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Regional Conservation Partnership
Program</span></a> website, the next round of “RCPP Classic funding”
will be announced in summer 2021. The final rule became
effective upon publication. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Regulatory Policy: EPA Publishes
Pivotal Science Transparency Final Rule</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 6, 2021, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a final
rule title, “<a href="https://www.epa.gov/osa/final-rule-strengthening-transparency-pivotal-science-underlying-significant-regulatory-actions" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Strengthening Transparency in
Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential
Scientific Information</span></a>” (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-29179/strengthening-transparency-in-pivotal-science-underlying-significant-regulatory-actions-and" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 469</span></a>). The
rule requires that EPA clearly identify and make
publicly available all science informing a significant regulatory
action. In evaluating scientific data, the final rule calls
for the agency to give greater consideration to “pivotal”
studies whose dose-response data are available for
independent validation and sets forth requirements for
independent peer review of such studies. The rule does not
require that “Personally Identifiable Information (PII)” or “Confidential
Business Information (CBI)” be released, nor does it require EPA to
“collect, store, or publicly disseminate” such information. The rule
became effective upon publication. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Upcoming Webinars from Penn
State Extension</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://extension.psu.edu/conversations-with-the-professionals-ag-succession-and-transition-planning-with-an-ag-attorney?j=580653&sfmc_sub=61926964&l=159_HTML&u=12682759&mid=7234940&jb=15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_campaign=DRYT_2021_JAN_EM_PP_WINTERSPRINGCALENDAR&utm_content=DRYT_2021_JAN_EM_PP_WINTERSPRINGCALENDAR&subscriberkey=0030W00003jgx7QQAQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Conversations with the
Professionals: Ag Succession and Transition Planning with an Ag Attorney</span></a>,
March 23, 2021 at 9:00 am ET. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://extension.psu.edu/conversations-with-the-professionals-ag-succession-and-transition-planning-with-an-ag-accountant-1?j=580653&sfmc_sub=61926964&l=159_HTML&u=12682761&mid=7234940&jb=15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_campaign=DRYT_2021_JAN_EM_PP_WINTERSPRINGCALENDAR&utm_content=DRYT_2021_JAN_EM_PP_WINTERSPRINGCALENDAR&subscriberkey=0030W00003jgx7QQAQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Conversations with the
Professionals: Ag Succession and Transition Planning with an Ag Accountant</span></a>,
April 27, 2021 at 9:00 am ET. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paul
Goeringer, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/maryland-court-reverses-finding-on-poultry-farm-employment-in-favor-of-tyson-farms-inc/article_e2b8edf8-0166-5180-9d68-2e36e9d5b09c.html#utm_source=lancasterfarming.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fpoultry%2F%3F-dc%3D1610825404&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read%20more" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Maryland Court Reverses Finding on
Poultry Farm Employment in Favor of Tyson Farms Inc.</span></a> (Jan. 5,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Philip
Gruber, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/ag-lobbyist-reflects-on-30-year-career/article_737e8b6d-1e3f-5e3e-86eb-b4d9e057b931.html?utm_source=article&utm_medium=grid&utm_campaign=Latest%20News" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Ag Lobbyist Reflects on 30-Year
Career</span></a> (Jan. 8, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Roger A.
McEowen, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2021/01/the-top-ten-agricultural-law-and-tax-developments-of-2020-part-three.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">The “Top Ten” Agricultural Law and
Tax Developments of 2020 – Part Three</span></a> (Jan. 11, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Roger A.
McEowen, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2021/01/the-top-ten-agricultural-law-and-tax-developments-of-2020-part-four.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">The “Top Ten” Agricultural Law and
Tax Developments of 2020 – Part Four</span></a> (Jan. 13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Penn State Research & News:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/643503/2021/01/11/research/levels-stress-hormone-saliva-newborn-deer-fawns-may-predict" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Levels of Stress
Hormone in Saliva of Newborn Deer Fawns May Predict Mortality</span></a> (Jan.
11, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/643763/2021/01/12/research/climate-change-reduces-abundance-and-diversity-wild-bees-study" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Climate Change Reduces
the Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees, Study Finds</span></a> (Jan.
12, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1023" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Wolf Administration Announces
$500,000 Available For Ag And Youth Education Programs During Virtual
Pennsylvania Farm Show</span></a> (Jan. 12, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1025" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Agriculture Secretary Invites
Proposals For $460,000 State Specialty Crop Block Grants To ‘Cultivate
Tomorrow’</span></a> (Jan. 13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1024" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Department Of Agriculture Releases
COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, January 4 – January 10</span></a> (Jan.
13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1026" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Berks, Blair, Perry County FFA
Youth Win Pennsylvania Farm Show Agriscience Fair, Qualify For National Contest</span></a> (Jan.
16, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/11/usda-announces-details-2021-agricultural-outlook-forum-program" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Announces Details of the 2021
Agricultural Outlook Forum Program</span></a> (Jan. 11, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/12/usda-releases-agriculture-innovation-research-strategy-summary-and" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Releases Agriculture Innovation
Research Strategy Summary and Dashboard</span></a> (Jan. 12, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/14/secretary-perdue-statement-establishment-wildland-fire-subcabinet" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Secretary Perdue Statement on the
Establishment of Wildland Fire Subcabinet</span></a> (Jan. 14,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/15/usda-offers-additional-assistance-certain-producers-through" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Offers Additional Assistance
for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a> (Jan.
15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/15/secretary-perdue-statement-h-2a-modernization" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Secretary Perdue Statement on H-2A
Modernization</span></a> (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">USDA Agency Press
Releases: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/conservation-reserve-program-general-signup-begins-today-and-ends-february-12" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Conservation Reserve Program
General Signup Begins Today and Ends February 12</span></a>, FSA (Jan. 4,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/usda-announces-quality-loss-assistance-now-available-for-eligible-producers-affected-by-2018-2019-natural-disasters" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Announces Quality Loss Assistance
Now Available for Eligible Producers Affected by 2018, 2019 Natural Disasters</span></a>,
FSA (Jan. 5, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/usda-seeks-members-for-advisory-committee-on-urban-agriculture" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Seeks Members for Advisory
Committee on Urban Agriculture</span></a>, FSA (Jan. 6, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/usda-offers-additional-assistance-for-certain-producers-through-coronavirus-food-assistance-program" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Offers Additional Assistance
for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a>,
FSA (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-01/ea-air-potato-control-agent" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Availability of an Environmental
Assessment for a Biological Control Agent of Air Potato</span></a>, APHIS (Jan.
13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-01/ca-gorillas-sars-cov-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Confirmation of COVID-19 in
Gorillas at a California Zoo</span></a>, APHIS (Jan. 13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-01/ge-cotton" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Announces Deregulation of
Cotton Developed Using Genetic Engineering</span></a>, APHIS (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa_2021/fsap-brucella" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">USDA Seeks Comment on Draft Select
Agent Policy Statement on Studying Brucella Species in Large Animal Outdoor
Containment</span></a>, APHIS (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=51&issue=3" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Pa.
Bulletin Vol. 51, No. 3—Jan. 16, 2021</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">): </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Department of Agriculture</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/81.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">51
Pa.B. 311</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Agricultural
Product Promotion, Education and Export Promotion Matching Grant Program;
2020-2021 Application Period.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/82.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">51
Pa.B. 313</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed
Beverage Industry Promotion Board; Grant Solicitation and Application
Procedures for Act 39 of 2016 Funding.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/83.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 324</span></a> <i>Notice:</i> “Pennsylvania
Wine Marketing and Research Board; Grant Solicitation and Application
Procedures for Act 39 of 2016 Funding.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/84.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">51
Pa.B. 334</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Temporary
Order Designating Dangerous Transmissible Diseases.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Department of Environmental Protection</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/87.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 337</span></a> <i>Notice:
“</i>The Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law And The Federal Clean
Water Act: Applications For National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permits And Water Quality Management (WQM)
Permits Under The Clean Streams Law And Federal Clean Water
Act.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/88.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 390</span></a> <i>Notice:</i> “Availability
of Technical Guidance [Management of Fill Policy].” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/89.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 391</span></a> <i>Notice:</i> “Small
Business Compliance Advisory Committee Meeting Cancellation [Jan. 27, 2021;
Next regular meeting April 28, 2021].” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/90.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 391</span></a> <i>Notice:</i> “Water
Resources Advisory Committee Meeting Cancellation [Jan. 27, 2021; Next regular
meeting March 4, 2021].” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Milk Marketing Board</span></u><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-3/101.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 410</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“Sunshine
Meetings; Time and Venue Change” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=101" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 101</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “An Act providing for limited civil liability for
agritourism activity providers, for notice of limited civil liability and for
acknowledgment of limited civil liability.” <i>Referred to Agriculture and
Rural Affairs [House]</i> (Jan. 11, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=110" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 110</span></a> “An Act
amending the act of October 21, 1988 (P.L.1036, No.116), known as the Hardwoods
Development Council Act, further providing for Hardwoods Development
Council.” <i><span style="color: black;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural
Affairs [House]</span></i><span style="color: black;"> (Jan. 11, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=122" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 122</span></a> “An Act
amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from
registration; and, in licensing of drivers, further providing for persons
exempt from licensing.” <i><span style="color: black;">Referred to
Transportation [House]</span></i><span style="color: black;"> (Jan. 12,
2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=127" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 127</span></a> “An Act
amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code
of 1971, in corporate net income tax, further providing for imposition of
tax.” <i><span style="color: black;">Referred to Finance [House]</span></i><span style="color: black;"> (Jan. 12, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=142" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 142</span></a> “An Act
amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in facilities and supplies, further providing for
deposits into account [‘Taking the Judiciary Out of the Dog Law Fund’].” <i><span style="color: black;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs [House]</span></i><span style="color: black;"> (Jan. 13, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=179" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">HB 179</span></a> “An Act
amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
providing for Food Establishment Pandemic Disease Remediation Cost
Reimbursement Grant Program.” <i><span style="color: black;">Referred to
Agriculture and Rural Affairs [House]</span></i><span style="color: black;"> (Jan.
15, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Federal
Register</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Jan.
11–15, 2021): </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural Department</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00229/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 1917</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“Submission
for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:
Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal
Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00328/pecan-promotion-research-and-information-order" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2880</span></a> <i>Final
Rule: </i>“Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order” (Jan. 13,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00774/notice-of-availability-of-a-draft-federal-select-agent-program-policy-statement-for-biosafety-for" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3987</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Notice
of Availability of a Draft Federal Select Agent Program Policy Statement for
Biosafety for Large Animal Study-Related Activities With Brucella
abortus and Brucella suis Using Outdoor Containment Spaces” (Jan. 15,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Commodity Credit Corporation</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00300/regional-conservation-partnership-program" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3735</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Final Rule:</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Regional
Conservation Partnership Program” (Jan. 15, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Energy Department</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00509/fuels-of-the-future-advisory-board" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2664</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Fuels of the Future Advisory Board”
(Jan. 13, 2021). </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Environmental Protection Agency</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00248/agency-information-collection-activities-renewal-request-submitted-to-omb-for-review-and-approval" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1959</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Agency
Information Collection Activities; Renewal Request Submitted to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides
(Renewal)” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00249/agency-information-collection-activities-renewal-request-submitted-to-omb-for-review-and-approval" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1960</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Agency
Information Collection Activities; Renewal Request Submitted to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections
(FIFRA Sections 18 & 24(c)) (Renewal)” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00322/product-cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-registrations-and-amendments-to-terminate-uses" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2415</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice: </i>“Product Cancellation Order for
Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses; Amendment”
(Jan. 12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00862/glyphosate-registration-review-draft-endangered-species-act-biological-evaluations-extension-of" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
4067</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Glyphosate
Registration Review; Draft Endangered Species Act Biological Evaluations; Extension
of Comment Period” (Jan. 15, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00397/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2434</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations [Ariz., Cal., Colo., Haw., Ill., Minn., N.D., Ohio, Tex.,
Wis.]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan. 12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00396/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2437</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Changes in Flood
Hazard Determinations [Ariz., Ark., Colo., Fla., Mass., Miss., N.C.,
Okla., Tex., Utah, Va., Wyo.]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan. 12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00398/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2430</span></a> <i>Notice</i></span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Proposed
Flood Hazard Determinations [Kansas]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00399/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2431</span></a> <i>Notice</i></span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Proposed
Flood Hazard Determinations [Cal., Mich., Minn., Ohio]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00395/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2433</span></a> <i>Notice</i></span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Proposed
Flood Hazard Determinations [Colorado]” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00609/suspension-of-community-eligibility" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2558</span></a> <i>Final
Rule: </i>“Suspension of Community Eligibility [Colo., Iowa, Tenn.,
Tex.]” (Jan. 13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00366/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-interagency-cooperation" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2373</span></a> <i>Proposed
Rule—Comment Period: </i>“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Regulations for Interagency Cooperation” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00332/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2443</span></a> <i>Notice</i></span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Agency
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and
Budget for Review and Approval; Horseshoe Crab and Cooperative Fish Tagging
Programs” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan. 12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00416/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-5-year-status-reviews-of-7-species-in" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2442</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 7
Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/12/2021-00375/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-draft-recovery-plan-for-jones-cycladenia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2440</span></a> <i>Notice</i></span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for
Jones Cycladenia” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan. 12, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2020-28192/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removal-of-the-interior-least-tern-from-the-federal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 2564</span></a> <i>Final
Rule:</i> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the
Interior Least Tern From the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife” (Jan. 13, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00484/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revised-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 4820</span></a> <i>Final
Rule:</i> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl” (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2020-28978/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassifying-furbishs-lousewort-pedicularis" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3976</span></a> <i>Proposed
Rule—Comment Period:</i> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Reclassifying Furbish's Lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) From Endangered
to Threatened Status With a Section 4(d) Rule” (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Food and Drug Administration</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00189/potential-approach-for-defining-durations-of-use-for-medically-important-antimicrobial-drugs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 1979</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice—Comment
Period:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Potential
Approach for Defining Durations of Use for Medically Important Antimicrobial
Drugs Intended for Use In or On Feed: A Concept Paper; Request
for Comments” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Food and Nutrition Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00529/food-distribution-program-on-indian-reservations-2018-farm-bill-demonstration-project-for-tribal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3112</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations 2018 Farm Bill Demonstration Project for Tribal
Organizations: Solicitation of Proposals” (Jan. 14, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00930/the-emergency-food-assistance-program-availability-of-foods-for-fiscal-year-2021" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3988</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “The Emergency Food
Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2021” (Jan. 15,
2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">International Trade Commission</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00535/cucumbers-effect-of-imports-on-us-seasonal-markets-with-a-focus-on-the-us-southeast" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2694</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Cucumbers: Effect of Imports
on U.S. Seasonal Markets, With A Focus on the U.S. Southeast” (Jan. 13, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00565/squash-effect-of-imports-on-us-seasonal-markets-with-a-focus-on-the-us-southeast" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2692</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Squash: Effect of Imports on
U.S. Seasonal Markets, With A Focus on the U.S. Southeast” (Jan. 13, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Land Management Bureau</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00661/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-colorado" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3179</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Colorado” (Jan. 14,
2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00662/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-idaho" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3180</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Idaho” (Jan. 14, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00663/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-nevada-and" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3177</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Nevada and Northeastern
California" (Jan. 14, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00664/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-oregon" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3186</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Oregon” (Jan. 14, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00665/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-utah" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3187</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Utah” (Jan. 14, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/14/2021-00666/notice-of-availability-of-the-record-of-decision-for-greater-sage-grouse-management-wyoming" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
3184</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for Greater Sage-Grouse Management, Wyoming” (Jan. 14,
2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00908/notice-of-deep-space-food-challenge-phase-1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
4131</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Notice of Deep Space Food
Challenge Phase 1” (Jan. 15, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00234/notice-of-solicitation-of-applications-nosa-for-the-strategic-economic-and-community-development" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 1918</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Notice of
Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Strategic Economic and Community
Development Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021” </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Jan.
11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/15/2021-00134/inviting-applications-for-the-rural-energy-for-america-program-correction" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">86 FR 3991</span></a> </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Notice:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “Inviting Applications
for the Rural Energy for America Program; Correction” (Jan. 15, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rural Housing Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00289/rural-community-development-initiative-rcdi-for-fiscal-year-2021" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1923</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice: </i>“Rural Community Development
Initiative (RCDI) for Fiscal Year 2021” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00313/grandfathering-gf-registration-notice" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2024</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Grandfathering (GF)
Registration Notice” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00314/public-hearing" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2026</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Public Hearing
[February 4, 2021]” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/11/2021-00311/projects-approved-for-consumptive-uses-of-water" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
2024</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Projects Approved for
Consumptive Uses of Water” (Jan. 11, 2021).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -7.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/247?s=1&r=3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">H.R.247</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “To provide for no net increase in the total acreage
of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, or the Forest Service, and for other purposes.” <i>Referred to
the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture </i>(Jan. 11,
2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/267?s=1&r=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">H.R.267</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity
program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other
purposes.” <i>Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture </i>(Jan.
11, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/279?s=1&r=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">H.R.279</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “To provide lasting protection for inventoried
roadless areas within the National Forest System.” <i>Referred to the
Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture </i>(Jan. 12, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No new actions
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-farming-genes/england-launches-plan-to-ease-crop-gene-editing-regulation-post-brexit-idUSKBN29C1FS" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">England launches plan to ease crop
gene editing regulation post-Brexit</span></a>, Reuters <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/mckinney-says-canada-is-violating-dairy-provisions-of-usmca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">McKinney Says Canada is Violating
Dairy Provisions of USMCA</span></a>, Brownfield <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-biofuel-waiver-case?did=597123-20210109&utm_campaign=todays-news_newsletter&utm_source=agriculture.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=010921&cid=597123&mid=48456519303" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Supreme Court Agrees to Hear
Biofuel Waiver Case</span></a>, Successful Farming <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/animal-welfare-issues-absent-from-2020-ballots/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Animal Welfare Issues Absent from
2020 Ballots</span></a>, Brownfield <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-29811094881275622852021-01-18T17:27:00.006-05:002021-01-18T17:27:56.344-05:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending January 8, 2021 <p><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Written by: Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">COVID-19: USDA Announces
Fifth Round of Food Box Purchases</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 4,
2021, the U.S. Department of Agricultu</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">re <a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/04/usda-announces-continuation-farmers-families-food-box-program-fifth" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">announced</span></a> a
fifth round of food purchases of $1.5 billion for the Farmers to
Families Food Box Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The funding
for this fifth round was provided through the COVID-19 relief funding
legislation signed into law on December 27, 2020, the <a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-116HR133SA-RCP-116-68.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Consolidated Appropriations Act</span></a> (see
“$900 Billion Appropriations Act Includes $13 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for
Agriculture,” <a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/ag-law-weekly-review/agricultural-law-weekly-review-week-ending-january-1-2021/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">ALWR—week ending January 1, 2021</span></a>). USDA
will solicit offers from more than 240 <a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/RoundFourBOAHolders.pdf">suppliers</a>
with previous Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) and issue awards
by January 19, 2021. USDA states that it will amend the BOA
to include pre-cooked seafood products, which may now be combined
with pre-cooked beef, pork, chicken, and turkey, along with egg
products, to satisfy descriptive
weight designations. USDA has also specified that, in
addition to cheddar and other previously specified cheeses, the food boxes
may contain “other hard, semi-firm, [and] semi-soft cheese,”
including Blue, Brick, Colby, Edam, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, Monterey,
Muenster, Parmesan, Provolone and Romano. Food box deliveries
will begin after contract awards are issued and will continue through
April 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Biofuels: Supreme
Court to Hear Small-Refinery Exemption Appeal</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 8,
2021, the Supreme Court of the United States </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/20-472.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">granted</span></a><span style="color: black;"> a petition for writ of certiorari to
hear an appeal of a January 24, 2020 </span><a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca10/18-9533/18-9533-2020-01-24.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">decision</span></a><span style="color: black;"> from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
which invalidated the
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) grant of renewable
fuel standard (RFS) small refinery exemptions. <i><u>HollyFrontier
Cheyenne Refining, LLC, et al., Petitioners v. Renewable Fuels
Association, et al.</u></i>, No. </span><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/20-472.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">20-472</span></a><span style="color: black;">. (For background on the Circuit Court’s decision, see “Court
of Appeals Invalidates EPA Grant of Renewable Fuel Standard Waivers,” </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/02/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewjanuary.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: black;">ALWR—January 30, 2020</span></i></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black;">The petroleum
refiners who filed the petition seek determination from the court of whether a small
refinery must have been granted “uninterrupted,
continuous [RFS] hardship exemptions” for each year dating back
to 2011 in order to receive a current hardship exemption from
the renewable fuel standards. The court also granted leave to The
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and Countrymark Refining and
Logistics, LLC to file amicus briefs. Oral argument dates have yet
to be set. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Crop Insurance: COVID-19 Crop Insurance Accommodations</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Extended</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On December 30, 2020, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/National-News-Archive/2020-News/2020-News/USDA-Extends-Flexibilities-Amid-Continuing-COVID-19-Pandemic" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">announced</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> extended deadlines for </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://rma.usda.gov/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/MGR-20-030" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">various
crop insurance</span></a> requirements</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the ability of
Approved Insurance Providers (AIP) and agents to send electronic
notifications and utilize digital signatures with
policyholders for sales closing, production reporting, and
acreage reporting deadlines has been extended through July 15, 2021.
Also, the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://rma.usda.gov/en/Policy-and-Procedure/Bulletins-and-Memos/2020/MGR-20-026" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">accommodations</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for organic certification allowing reporting of certified
organic acreage, replant self-certification (increasing the
acreage of self-certification replant inspections from 50 to 100),
and assignment of indemnity (allowing use of digital signatures and
waiving witness requirements) have been extended through June 30, 2021. Additionally, producer
signatures may be accepted after the expiration date until August 2, 2021. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">National Agricultural Policy: New Legislation Establishes Ag Interest
Representation on Drone Advisory Committee</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
December 31, 2020, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2730/text/enr" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">S.2730</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, known
as the “Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act” was signed into
law. The law establishes that the thirty-five member </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/drone_advisory_committee/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Drone
Advisory Committee</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “should [include]
to the extent practicable. . . direct representatives from county and tribal
government, agriculture, forestry. . . rangeland, [and other rural]
interests.” Members are appointed to the committee by the
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary upon recommendation
of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator to advise both
agencies, and serve two-year terms “at the pleasure” of the
Secretary of Transportation. FAA recently issued a </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/18/2020-13133/solicitation-of-nominations-for-appointment-to-the-drone-advisory-committee" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">solicitation</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for
nominations to the Drone Advisory Committee in June 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On January 5, 2021, DOT Secretary
Elaine Chao </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=25580" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">appointed</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> several
new members to the committee, including aerial intelligence
company </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.measure.com/company" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">MEASURE</span></a>’s </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CEO and
Co-Founder, Brandon Torres Declet, who is currently </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/drone_advisory_committee/media/DAC_Membership_Roster.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN;">listed</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> as
representing agricultural interests.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Organic Agriculture: US and UK Organic Equivalency Agreement Effective
January 1, 2021</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On January 1, 2021, the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/international-trade/UK" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">organic
equivalence arrangement</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> between
the United States (US) and the United Kingdon (UK) became effective,
allowing crops, wild crops, livestock, and processed products certified as
organic in each country to
be reciprocally labelled and sold as organic in both
countries. Previously, the UK operated under the organic equivalency
arrangement between the </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/international-trade/european-union" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">US and
the European Union</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. The US-UK agreement
only applies to products either raised or which received final
processing or packaging within the certifying country.
Products from aquatic animals and animals treated with antibiotics are
ineligible for export to the U.S. as certified organic. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kristine
A. Tidgren, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/sba-has-issued-rules-first-draw-second-draw-and-increased-ppp-loans" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">SBA Has Issued Rules for First Draw,
Second Draw, and Increased PPP Loans</span></a><span style="color: black;"> (Jan.
9, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Micah
Brown, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/lending-for-livestock-credit-for-crops-purchase-money-security-interests/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Lending for Livestock, Credit for
Crops: Purchase-Money Security Interests</span></a><span style="color: black;"> (Jan.
5, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Harrison
Pittman, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/what-is-a-checkoff/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">What is a Checkoff?</span></a> (Jan. 7, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Betty Ward, <a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/sun-01102021-1048am/consolidated-appropriations-act-2021-%E2%80%93-highlights-tax-issues-impacting-farm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 – Highlights of Tax Issues Impacting Farm Businesses</span></a> (Jan.
10, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Penn State Research & News:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/641861/2020/12/23/research/discovery-chemical-clue-may-lead-solving-cacaos-black-pod-rot" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Discovery of Chemical Clue may Lead
to Solving Cacao's Black Pod Rot Mystery</span></a><span style="color: black;"> (Dec. 23, 2020). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/643250/2021/01/04/research/leaf-fossils-show-severe-end-cretaceous-plant-extinction-southern" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Leaf Fossils Show Severe
End-Cretaceous Plant Extinction in Southern Argentina</span></a><span style="color: black;"> (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1020" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Department Of Agriculture Releases
COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, Dec. 28–Jan. 3</span></a> (Jan.
5, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1021" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Department Of Agriculture Offers
Free Agribusiness Planning Workshops Through PA Farm Bill Ag Business
Development Center</span></a> (Jan. 6, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1022" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Secretary Of Agriculture Highlights
Ways To Experience The 2021 Virtual Pennsylvania Farm Show</span></a> (Jan.
7, 2021). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/04/usda-continues-move-snap-participants-forward" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">USDA
Continues to Move SNAP Participants Forward</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Jan.
4, 2021). </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/04/usda-announces-continuation-farmers-families-food-box-program-fifth" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">USDA
Announces Continuation of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, Fifth Round
of Food Purchases</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Jan. 4,
2021). </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/07/trump-administration-invests-46-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Trump
Administration Invests $4.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Georgia</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Jan.
7. 2021). </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/08/trump-administration-invests-16-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: #0563c1; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Trump
Administration Invests $16 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois,
Oregon and South Carolina</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Jan. 8,
2021). </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=51&issue=2" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #1155cc; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Pa.
Bulletin Vol. 51, No. 2—Jan. 9, 2021</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">): </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Department of Environmental Protection</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-2/49.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">51 Pa.B.
187</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“The Clean Streams Law and the Federal
Clean Water Act: Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permits and Water Quality Management (WQM) Permits.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-2/50.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">51 Pa.B. 238</span></a> <i>Notice:</i> “Conditional
State Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-2/51.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1;">51 Pa.B. 240</span></a> <i>Notice: </i>“Draft
Stream Evaluation Reports; Public Comment Period Extended.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No new actions Jan. 4–8, 2021.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #1155cc; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Federal
Register</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Jan.
4–8, 2021): </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural Department</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-28698/solicitation-of-commodity-board-topics-and-contribution-of-funding-under-the-agriculture-and-food" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 49</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Solicitation of
Commodity Board Topics and Contribution of Funding Under the Agriculture and
Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program” (Jan. 4. 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2020-29077/establishment-of-the-urban-agriculture-and-innovative-production-advisory-committee-and-solicitation" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1083</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Establishment of the Urban
Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee and Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership on the Advisory Committee” (Jan. 7. 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00165/grain-fees-for-official-inspection-and-weighing-services-under-the-united-states-grain-standards-act" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1475</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Grain Fees for Official
Inspection and Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act
(USGSA)” (Jan. 8, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29014/notice-of-request-for-approval-of-an-information-collection-sars-cov-2-testing-in-animals-reporting" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 50</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Notice of Request
for Approval of an Information Collection; SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Animals
Reporting Activities” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00063/notice-of-availability-of-an-environmental-assessment-for-release-of-lilioceris" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1477</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Notice of
Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release of Lilioceris”
(Jan. 8, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00064/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-approval-of" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1476</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Notice of Request
for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection;
Approval of Laboratories for Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests for Export Health
Certificates” (Jan. 8, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Energy Department</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00029/environmental-management-site-specific-advisory-board-savannah-river-site" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1101</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice: </i>“Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site” (Jan. 7,
2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">US Army Corp of Engineers</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2020-27908/design-criteria-for-dam-and-lake-projects" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR 1278</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Design Criteria for Dam and Lake Projects”
(Jan. 8, 2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farm Credit Administration</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/05/2020-27191/district-financial-reporting" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
223</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Rule–: </i>“District Financial
Reporting” (Jan. 5, 2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farm Service Agency</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-28914/agricultural-disaster-indemnity-programs" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">7 CFR
760</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Rule–Comment Period:</i> “Agricultural
Disaster Indemnity Programs” (Jan. 6, 2021).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-29288/florida-emergency-and-related-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 557</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Florida; Emergency and Related
Determinations” (Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-29282/oklahoma-major-disaster-and-related-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 558</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice:</i> “Oklahoma; Major Disaster and
Related Determinations” (Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-29281/texas-major-disaster-and-related-determinations" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 556</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice:</i> “Texas; Major Disaster and
Related Determinations” (Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00027/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-flood-mitigation" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1117</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA); Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC);
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)” (Jan. 7, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-27833/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-endangered-june-sucker-to" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 192</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Endangered June Sucker to
Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29074/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 123</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Agency
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and
Budget for Review and Approval; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concessions”
(Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29047/agency-information-collection-activities-online-eastern-population-sandhill-crane-survey-data-entry" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 116</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Agency
Information Collection Activities; Online Eastern Population Sandhill Crane
Survey Data Entry Portal” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29043/john-h-chafee-coastal-barrier-resources-system-okaloosa-and-walton-counties-fl-beaufort-and" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 118</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice, Comments accepted: </i>“John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System; Okaloosa and Walton Counties, FL; Beaufort
and Charleston Counties, SC; Availability of Draft Revised Boundaries and
Request for Comments” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00054/regulations-governing-take-of-migratory-birds" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 1134</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Final Rule:</i> “Regulations Governing Take
of Migratory Birds” (Jan. 7, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Food and Drug Administration</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29082/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-national-agriculture" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 104</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Agency
Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request;
National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy Survey” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/06/2020-29273/uniform-compliance-date-for-food-labeling-regulations" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 462</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Final Rule–Comment Period: </i>“Uniform Compliance
Date for Food Labeling Regulations” (Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Food and Nutrition Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/04/2020-29005/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-fns-245-snap-quality" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 51</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period:</i> “Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-FNS
245-SNAP Quality Control Regulations” (Jan. 4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/05/2020-28610/employment-and-training-opportunities-in-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">86 FR 358</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Employment and Training
Opportunities in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” (Jan. 5,
2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00005/onerd-annual-notice-of-guarantee-fee-rates-periodic-retention-fee-rates-loan-guarantee-percentage" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1087</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice: </i>“OneRD Annual
Notice of Guarantee Fee Rates, Periodic Retention Fee Rates, Loan Guarantee
Percentage and Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note Guarantee Prior to
Construction Completion for Fiscal Year 2021; correction” (Jan. 7, 2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><u><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Small Business Administration</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00171/amendment-to-administrative-declarations-of-economic-injury-disasters-for-the-entire-united-states" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1558</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Amendment to
Administrative Declarations of Economic Injury Disasters for the Entire United
States and U.S. Territories” (Jan. 8, 2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00168/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-california" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1558</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Administrative
Declaration of a Disaster for the State of California” (Jan. 8, 2021).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00167/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-mississippi" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1559</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Presidential
Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Mississippi” (Jan. 8, 2021).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00169/administrative-declaration-amendment-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-california" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1560</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> “Administrative
Declaration Amendment of a Disaster for the State of California” (Jan. 8,
2021).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/08/2021-00172/administrative-declaration-amendment-of-an-economic-injury-disaster-for-the-state-of-california" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;">86 FR
1559</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <i>Notice:</i> "Administrative
Declaration Amendment of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of
California” (Jan. 8, 2021). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/54/text?r=6&s=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">H.R.54</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines Reform Act
of 2021” or the “FUEL Reform Act” <i>Referred to the Committees on
Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology </i>(Jan.
4, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/218?s=1&r=5" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">H.R.218</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas
leases and drill permits on certain Federal lands.” <i>Referred to the
Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture </i>(Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/220?s=1&r=4" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">H.R.220</span></a><span style="color: black;"> “To make supplemental appropriations to carry out
farm stress programs, provide for expedited additional support under the farm
and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes.” <i>Referred
to the House Committee on Agriculture </i>(Jan. 6, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Commission” <i>Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025 </i>(Jan.
3, 2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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assistance. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-12884406487198608212021-01-17T10:12:00.047-05:002021-01-17T22:38:36.204-05:00<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRJ9sCwwbpgFTZRd0NKJ4CUofR4udGCPNGzXDRcb8eApabYeCxvz3R_hPJGXuO6h1N_jtmVSKmsds6lI471NNqPMT28ufbBDOEshHgX9i50CgqnjCyN-63L05S_nRv-1ISdrocMKi7rs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="67" data-original-width="445" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRJ9sCwwbpgFTZRd0NKJ4CUofR4udGCPNGzXDRcb8eApabYeCxvz3R_hPJGXuO6h1N_jtmVSKmsds6lI471NNqPMT28ufbBDOEshHgX9i50CgqnjCyN-63L05S_nRv-1ISdrocMKi7rs/" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJxHKPALg-CZckIxBJ_1jLBr-reyOF5g4Q6UK2aYB0JDswyqfDOGXMpYpRO2jkNHcFzJwOnbNB_K8-DbuYmi8tZCaw9hLP1kgeTN8h063cUdM55HfXew1c53fT_ROES6ZVB_auZcGe0M/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="624" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJxHKPALg-CZckIxBJ_1jLBr-reyOF5g4Q6UK2aYB0JDswyqfDOGXMpYpRO2jkNHcFzJwOnbNB_K8-DbuYmi8tZCaw9hLP1kgeTN8h063cUdM55HfXew1c53fT_ROES6ZVB_auZcGe0M/w677-h288/image.png" width="677" /></a></span></div><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 12
noon – 1 pm EST Penn State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will be
conducting a second webinar in its series titled “</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><i>Quarterly Dairy
Industry Legal Update</i></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">” and will cover legal and regulatory developments
in the U.S. dairy industry in the final </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">quarter of calendar year 2020.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Each webinar in the series provides a
30-minute round-up of the past quarter’s legal and regulatory developments
impacting the dairy industry followed by a 30-minute focused topic of interest
to dairy producers and professionals.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">focused topic</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> for the
January 26, 2021 webinar will be a discussion of </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">international trade
agreement terms and on-going trade disputes impacting the dairy industry </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">with
</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-effects-shadow-align: center; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 43.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 5400000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: #6E747A; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 2.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Becky
Rasdall, Vice-President of Trade Policy and International Affairs,
International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)</span></i><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-effects-shadow-align: center; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 43.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 5400000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: #6E747A; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 2.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-themecolor: accent1;">.</span></b><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In
December, the United States Trade Representative initiated the first
enforcement action under the USMCA with Canada and we will lay out the legal
issues involved, as well as discuss international trade agreement dairy terms
applicable to Mexico, China, the UK and the EU.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">To <b>register
</b>for this webinar, go to the Center’s brand new website at </span><a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://aglaw.psu.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> and click on the EVENTS
tab, or </span><a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/event/quarterly-dairy-legal-update-webinar/" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">register</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> at: </span><a href="https://aglaw.psu.edu/event/quarterly-dairy-legal-update-webinar/" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://aglaw.psu.edu/event/quarterly-dairy-legal-update-webinar/</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background: #FAFAFA; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Approved 1 hour of substantive CLE credit for
Pennsylvania licensed attorneys at no charge to attendees.</span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background: #FAFAFA; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-47822644118191935582021-01-07T09:29:00.002-05:002021-01-07T16:55:03.350-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSshzxChGfk8cfQqhKTgmigUYit8JOG_0PFBqun-gEfTaPKXRauZGKQLN1QUJ_ZabbosXI60KxHOjJK-L5cQBC0aO61wL0ApKvz7r6xRQctTzIbScZNa6r0wl0gipctG7JaU5M26F46Ro/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="503" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSshzxChGfk8cfQqhKTgmigUYit8JOG_0PFBqun-gEfTaPKXRauZGKQLN1QUJ_ZabbosXI60KxHOjJK-L5cQBC0aO61wL0ApKvz7r6xRQctTzIbScZNa6r0wl0gipctG7JaU5M26F46Ro/" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><i>2021 PA Farm Show</i></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Agricultural Law Symposium</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">On January 12 and 14, 2021, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will be hosting the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show Agricultural Law Symposium consisting of four hours of educational webinars on current topics of importance in agricultural law presented by the Center’s legal staff and guest experts in their fields. The symposium will include a recap of 2020’s biggest agricultural law developments and sessions covering solar leasing, what you need to know about the Chesapeake Bay and the Conowingo Dam and the dramatic past year in pesticide liability and regulation. The symposium is part of the Virtual 2021 Farm Show. Instead of an in-person Farm Show, the 105th Pennsylvania Farm Show will celebrate Pennsylvania agriculture virtually with a slate of on-line events focusing on education and awareness for both the general public and the agriculture industry. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Symposium sessions are free and open to the general public and will be conducted via ZOOM and will be conducted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm (EST) and on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm (EST). More information and registration is available at the Center’s <a href="https://mailchi.mp/100df09e8888/2021-pa-farm-show-agricultural-law-symposium" target="_blank">event page</a> or register directly <a href="https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0oNdDly0TYa2cwf3hwCPxg" target="_blank">here</a>. Approval has been obtained for four hours of CLE credits to be offered to Pennsylvania licensed attorneys and the session materials will be provided to those who pre-register. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The schedule is as follows:</span></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tuesday, January 12, 2021 (1:00 – 3:15 pm) </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">1:00 pm - <b>The Year 2020 in Agricultural Law: The Year of Living Dangerously</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Ross H. Pifer (Director) and Audry Thompson (Research Assistant) from the Center will review the biggest developments in agricultural law in 2020. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2:15 pm - <b>Utility Scale Solar Leasing: How It Works and When It Doesn’t </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Brook Duer (Staff Attorney) from the Center and Doug Wolfgang, Director of PDA’s Bureau of Farmland Preservation, will provide landowners with an in-depth look at leasing land for grid-scale solar electrical generation and how existing ag programs may conflict with a solar lease. </i></span></p><p><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thursday, January 14, 2021 (1:00 – 3:15 pm)</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">1:00 pm - <b>Chesapeake Bay Developments: Moving the Ball or the Goal Line? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Brook Duer (Staff Attorney) from the Center will moderate a discussion between special guests Lara B. Fowler, Esq. of Penn State Law and Paul Goeringer, Esq. from the University of Maryland, College Agriculture and Natural Resources on the recently filed Chesapeake Bay litigation against the EPA, the pending Conowingo Dam re-licensure settlement and the impending Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2:15 pm - <b>Pesticide Drama & Non-Target Liability </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Jackie Schweichler (Staff Attorney) and Chloe Marie (Research Specialist) from the Center will review civil liability for non-target property damage from dicamba and other pesticides/herbicides, 2020’s court-ordered dicamba registration cancellation and new 5-year EPA registration, the status of glyphosate personal injury litigation/settlements and state actions on chlorpyrifos. </i> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-32640724785876017422021-01-07T09:17:00.001-05:002021-01-07T09:17:13.703-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending January 1, 2021 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1eb09707-7fff-c4c5-46ba-39ca6110055d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: $900 Billion Appropriations Act Includes $13 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/133" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.133</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, known as the “</span><a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-116HR133SA-RCP-116-68.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” which appropriates $900 billion dollars in COVID-19 relief funding, approximately $13 Billion of which represents aid to agriculture in various forms. That represents 1.4% of the total relief funding bill. The list of aid under USDA’s jurisdiction includes a gross amount of $11.2 Billion allocated to the Office of the USDA Secretary for direct financial assistance to commodity producers. The balance is appropriated to various existing statutory programs benefiting agriculture. American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist John Newton and colleagues authored a detailed report breaking down the $13 billion, available </span><a href="https://www.fb.org/market-intel/whats-in-the-new-covid-19-relief-package-for-agriculture" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Since the bill’s signing, USDA has announced the intended spending of $1.5 Billion for a </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/04/usda-announces-continuation-farmers-families-food-box-program-fifth" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fifth round</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides/Herbicides: Federal District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against EPA AEZ Requirement Rule</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18751819/37/rural-migrant-ministry-v-andrew-wheeler/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">temporary restraining order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> staying an October 30, 2020, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23411/pesticides-agricultural-worker-protection-standard-revision-of-the-application-exclusion-zone" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">final rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> revising requirements for pesticide application exclusion zones (AEZ). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural & Migrant Ministry v. Andrew Wheeler</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18751819/rural-migrant-ministry-v-andrew-wheeler/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cv-10645</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The Court held that the plaintiffs had shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, that EPA failed to follow the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and that additional training and the so-called “Do Not Contact” provision of the rule as revised was insufficient to provide adequate protection for workers. The final rule is stayed until January 12, 2021 pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction, scheduled for January 8, 2021. For more on the EPA rule, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_9.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending November 6, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “EPA Publishes Final Rule on Pesticide Application Exclusion Zone Requirements.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biotechnology: USDA Proposes Animal Biotech Regulatory Framework for Oversight Transfer from FDA </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) posted in the Federal Register a proposed rule titled, “Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/28/2020-28534/regulation-of-the-movement-of-animals-modified-or-developed-by-genetic-engineering" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 84269</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/21/secretary-perdue-announces-groundbreaking-proposal-transfer" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on December 21, 2020, the proposed rule will transfer regulatory oversight of animal biotechnology from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to USDA under the authority of the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA), the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). Under USDA’s proposed regulatory scheme, APHIS would conduct FMIA and PPIA safety assessments while FSIS would conduct food safety pre-slaughter and processing assessments of genetically engineered or modified animals. The proposed rule has a comment period which is open until February 26, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Policy: USDA and HHS Release Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with Health and Human Services (HHS), </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/29/make-every-bite-count-usda-hhs-release-dietary-guidelines-americans" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the publication of </span><a href="https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The guidelines include, for the first time, nutrition needs for children from birth until twenty-three months and focus food choices for all age groups on nutrient-dense foods, which contain the necessary vitamins and minerals with minimal or no additional sugars, saturated fats, or sodium. For persons aged two and older, the guidelines advise that saturated fat be limited to ten percent of daily caloric intake. While the dairy guidelines for persons aged two and older call for consumption of fat-free and low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese, and showcase that a cup of whole milk contains seventy-five percent more calories than a cup of fat-free milk (146 calories as opposed to 83), the recommended daily dairy servings for children ages twelve months through twenty-three months use data based on whole milk. For more background on this development, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/07/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_20.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending July 17, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “USDA Publishes 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report for Public Comment” and the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Podcast</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/special-episode-4-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-scientific-report" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Special Episode #4. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/mon-12282020-900am/ohio-legislation-updates-laws-agricultural-societies" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ohio Legislation Updates Laws For Agricultural Societies</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/12/boundaries-and-surveys-what-are-the-rules.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boundaries and Surveys – What Are the Rules?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2021/01/the-almost-top-ten-ag-law-and-ag-tax-developments-of-2020.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Ag Tax Developments of 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Jan. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2021/01/the-almost-top-ten-ag-law-and-ag-tax-developments-of-2020-part-two.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The “Almost Top Ten” Ag Law and Ag Tax Developments of 2020 – Part Two</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Jan. 3, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/641611/2020/12/10/research/newly-discovered-toxin-antitoxin-system-abundant-one-cell-organisms" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Newly Discovered Toxin-antitoxin System Abundant in One-Cell Organisms</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/642282/2020/12/16/research/less-snowy-winters-produce-camouflage-mismatch-mountain-hares" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Less Snowy Winters Produce Camouflage Mismatch in Mountain Hares</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1018" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, Dec. 21–Dec. 27</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1019" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Butter Up! Pennsylvania Farm Show Invites Pennsylvanians To Step Up To The Plate, Create Home Butter Sculptures</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 30, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/29/make-every-bite-count-usda-hhs-release-dietary-guidelines-americans" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make Every Bite Count: USDA, HHS Release Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/31/usda-approves-maine-accept-snap-benefits-online" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Approves Maine to Accept SNAP Benefits Online</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 31, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/31/usda-secretary-sonny-perdue-issues-proclamation-honoring-longtime" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Issues Proclamation Honoring Longtime Broadcaster Orion Samuelson</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 31, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Extends-Flexibilities-Amid-Continuing-COVID-19-Pandemic" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Extends Flexibilities Amid Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Dec. 30, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=51&issue=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 51, No. 1—Jan. 2, 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/8.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 35</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications, Actions, and Special Notices: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act, Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits and Water Quality Management (WQM) Permits.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/9.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 79</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Availability of Technical Guidance.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor’s Office</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/1.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 8</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Proclamation of Disaster Emergency [December 15, 2020 Severe Winter Event].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Milk Marketing Board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/26.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 112</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 3; Teleconference.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/27.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 5; Teleconference.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/28.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 6; Teleconference.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/38.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 123</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Actions Taken at December Meeting.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/39.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 123</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering Registration Notice.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/40.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 124</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/41.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 126</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol51/51-1/42.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 Pa.B. 127</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No actions Dec. 28, 2020–Jan 1, 2021.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dec. 28, 2020–Jan 1, 2021): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/30/2020-28800/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 86529</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food Safety and Inspection Service: Focus Group Research to Inform Consumer Food Safety Education and Outreach]” (Dec. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/28/2020-28499/certification-of-alabama-virginia-washington-and-wisconsin-to-provide-official-services-at-export" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 84293</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Certification of Alabama, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin To Provide Official Services at Export Port Locations Under a Delegation; Cancellation of South Carolina's Delegation” (Dec. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/28/2020-28534/regulation-of-the-movement-of-animals-modified-or-developed-by-genetic-engineering" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 84269</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering” (Dec. 28, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/29/2020-26962/amendments-to-the-pale-cyst-nematode-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 85497</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Amendments to the Pale Cyst Nematode Regulations” (Dec. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/30/2020-28828/atrazine-simazine-and-propazine-registration-review-draft-endangered-species-act-biological" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 86556</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine Registration Review; Draft Endangered Species Act Biological Evaluations; Extension of Comment Period” (Dec. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/30/2020-28827/product-cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-registrations-of-tetrachlorvinphos" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 86557</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations of Tetrachlorvinphos” (Dec. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/28/2020-28478/suspension-of-community-eligibility" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 84262</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Suspension of Community Eligibility [Iowa, Mich., Wis., Tex., S.D.]” (Dec. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/29/2020-28742/migratory-bird-permits-management-of-conflicts-associated-with-double-crested-cormorants" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 85535</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Migratory Bird Permits; Management of Conflicts Associated With Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) Throughout the United States” (Dec. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/28/2020-28559/voluntary-disclosure-of-sesame-as-an-allergen-draft-guidance-for-industry-availability-agency" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 84347</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen: Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension of Comment Period” (Dec. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/31/2020-29093/summer-food-service-program-2021-reimbursement-rates" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 86901</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Summer Food Service Program; 2021 Reimbursement Rates” (Dec. 31, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Securities and Exchange Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/30/2020-28810/acknowledgement-of-receipt-of-notice-of-registration-as-a-national-securities-exchange-pursuant-to" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 86591</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice of Registration as a National Securities Exchange Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC” (Dec. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9064?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.9064</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To Amend and Improve Federal law regarding in the areas of immigration, health care, the Constitution, education, trade, veterans affairs, welfare, tax, and other matters.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Foreign Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 31, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Dec. 28, 2020–Jan 1, 2021.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-36515700011272301762021-01-07T08:46:00.018-05:002021-01-07T17:35:50.358-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 25, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-40330934-7fff-f8b8-cfce-f4d015e68fb6"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides/Herbicides: 5-Year Dicamba Registration Approval Challenged in Parallel Litigation </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 21, 2020, the identical five entities (referred to collectively herein as the “Center for Food Safety”) who were successful in June 2020 in having the EPA registrations of three dicamba-containing herbicides </span><a href="https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/125--dicamba-opinion_35970.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">vacated</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Circuit), filed a </span><a href="https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/nffc-et-al-petition-for-review-final_94254.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Petition for Review</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with the 9th Circuit seeking to have the EPA’s </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/registration-three-dicamba-products" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 27, 2020, 5-year registration approvals</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of three dicamba-containing herbicides again invalidated. The petition alleges that the new registrations have been issued in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as well as other legal grounds. The petition also seeks to prohibit EPA from reversing its long-standing practice, done via a footnote in the October 27 approval decision, of allowing states to impose local restrictions on pesticide registrations and use under Section 24(c) of FIFRA. In addition, on December 23, 2020, the Center for Food Safety also filed a </span><a href="https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/cbd-et-al-complaint_67553.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> against EPA in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona also seeking to have the same October 27, 2020 registration approvals overturned on virtually identical grounds and also seeking equitable relief in the form of compelling EPA to institute a rulemaking process to successfully reverse its long-standing policy to allow states to impose Section 24(c) local restrictions. This is the second legal challenge filed to EPA’s October 27, 2020, 5-year registration approvals of dicamba-containing products. The first was filed in November 2020 by the</span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> American Soybean Association and Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. and challenges conditions within the approvals but does not seek to invalidate the approvals themselves. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more background, see</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_16.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 30, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “EPA Approves Three Dicamba Products’ Registrations Until December 20, 2025” and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_16.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LWR—week ending November 13, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “First Challenge Filed to EPA’s 2021-2025 Dicamba Product Registrations.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides/Herbicides: Monsanto/Bayer, Plaintiffs Execute $300 Million Settlement Agreement of Non-Target Dicamba Soybean Property Damage Claims</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 16, 2020, in pending multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri captioned </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Re: Dicamba Herbicides Litigation</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6363635/in-re-dicamba-herbicides-litigation/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:18-md-02820</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Defendant Monsanto Company/Bayer and the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (PEC) entered into the </span><a href="https://www.dicambasoybeansettlement.com/Content/Documents/Settlement%20Agreement.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dicamba Herbicides Litigation Soybean Producers Master Settlement Agreement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Pursuant to the agreement, $300 Million is set aside to resolve and settle claims arising from commercial soybean crop damage allegedly caused by dicamba application by third parties to dicamba-tolerant soybeans or cotton between 2015-2020. In order to participate, claims filing began on December 29, 2020 and all claims must be filed by May 28, 2021. Public information, filing instructions, relevant documents and the settlement agreement are exclusively available at </span><a href="https://www.dicambasoybeansettlement.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dicambasoybeansettlement.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and nowhere else. As for non-target property damage claims to plants other than commercially produced soybeans, no status of settlement discussions has been released since the announcement by Monsanto/Bayer of a settlement in June 2020. According to one media source, </span><a href="https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2020/12/30/soybean-farmers-can-now-file-dicamba" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DTN Progressive Farmer</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, such claims are in the process of settling separately and privately with Monsanto/Bayer. That information has not been confirmed yet by Monsanto/Bayer. For more on the background of the settlement, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_29.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending June 26, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Bayer Announces Settlement of Glyphosate Exposure and Dicamba Drift Claims.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Labor: Federal District Court Grants Injunction Against Revised H-2A Minimum Wage Calculation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.384022/gov.uscourts.caed.384022.37.0.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">preliminary injunction</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) November 5, 2020 final rule, which modified the minimum wage rate calculation H-2A agricultural guest workers, known as the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). The final rule froze the AEWR for two years, abandoned the previous method of calculation tied to DOL’s Farm Labor Survey (FLS) and thereafter implemented a new calculation method effective January 1, 2023, tied to a DOL index of the cost of labor known as the Employment Cost Index (ECI) which does not in fact survey farms and agricultural workers. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No.</span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18702312/united-farm-workers-v-the-united-states-department-of-labor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cv-01690-DAD-JLT</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. For more background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_9.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending November 6, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Department of Labor Modifies H-2A Minimum Wage Calculation” and </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/12/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending December 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “United Farm Workers File Suit to Enjoin DOL H-2A Minimum Wage Rule.” The court found that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claim, stating that the final rule failed to justify freezing wages below market rate and failed to analyze its impact on those U.S. workers who the Immigration and Naturalization Act mandates the DOL to protect. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Welfare: Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing Request On Unsuccessful Challenge to California Prop 12 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 23, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iQBjk2wEPg5xh7aHP7MdUewtRbvS1IH/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> denying North American Meat Institute’s </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n4zaKm_eABQUTd_JCmeyOui-A0uvr0mC/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for rehearing en banc in </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">North American Meat Institute v. Xavier Becerra</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. 19-56408, in which the court denied an injunction against California’s Proposition 12. For more information, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/10/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_26.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 23, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial of Injunction Against California’s Proposition 12” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety: FDA Extends Food Traceability Rule Comment Period </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 18, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted notice in the Federal Register (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27829/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-extension-of-comment-period" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82393</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) of the reopening and extension of the comment period for the proposed rule, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods,” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20100/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59984</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) originally posted September 23, 2020. The new </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2014-N-0053-0056" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comment period</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is now open until February 22, 2020, extended from the original January 21, 2020. For more on the proposed rule, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_28.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending September 25, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “FDA Proposes Food Traceability Rule.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Labeling: FSIS Releases Letter Stating Intent to Address Use of Nitrates/Nitrites; Will Redefine “Cured” and “Uncured”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a </span><a href="https://cspinet.org/sites/default/files/19-03_CSPI_Nitrite_Response_121020.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">response letter</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to a </span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/ab431015-e161-4b72-9935-f822c86fde81/19-03-CSPI-082919.pdf?MOD=AJPERES" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Consumer Reports, on which the agency received seventeen </span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FSIS-2019-0022" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The petition requests that the agency prohibit the statements “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured” on products processed using any source of nitrate or nitrite, including non-synthetic sources such as celery powder, rather than traditional synthetic sources, such as sodium nitrite. In its response letter, FSIS states that it intends to conduct rulemaking to propose prohibition of the identified statements on products processed using any source of nitrates or nitrites. Specifically, FSIS states that it intends to propose new definitions for “cured” and “uncured.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Labeling: FDA Allows Use of “Potassium Salt” on Food Labels</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 18, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published notice in the Federal Register (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27750/the-use-of-an-alternate-name-for-potassium-chloride-in-food-labeling-guidance-for-industry" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82332</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) of the availability of industry guidance titled, “</span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/125081/download" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling: Guidance for Industry</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” Under the guidance, FDA states that it will “exercise enforcement discretion” to allow use of the term “potassium salt” in place of “potassium chloride,” on food labels. According to the guidance, potassium chloride is recognized as a safe substitute for sodium chloride and FDA expects that use of the term “potassium salt” is unlikely to confuse consumers. The guidance is in response to a 2016 </span><a href="http://gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from NuTek and after review of </span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FDA-2019-D-0892" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/20/2019-10401/the-use-of-an-alternate-name-for-potassium-chloride-in-food-labeling-draft-guidance-for-industry" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">proposed rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, issued on May 20, 2019. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Waste: USDA, FDA, EPA Renew Agreement to Reduce Food Waste</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) renewed their </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/flw-formal-agreement-usda-epa-fda.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">joint agency formal agreement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to cooperate and coordinate agency actions to reduce food waste by fifty percent by 2030. </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/17/trump-administration-sets-pace-food-loss-and-waste-reduction" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the same day, the agreement renews the </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/foodlossandwaste/winning" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which lists six priority areas for action, including clarifying food date labels and educating consumers on food waste. The agreement is valid for three years. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, </span><a href="https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-82js4-f59949?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Focus (Podcast): Rural Health</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/12/21/us-supreme-court-dismisses-texas-petition-for-review-in-pecos-river-dispute/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">US Supreme Court Dismisses Texas Petition for Review in Pecos River Dispute</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kristine A. Tidgren, </span><a href="https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/what-covid-relief-provisions-are-pending-spending-bill" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What COVID Relief Provisions are in the Pending Spending Bill?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/tue-12222020-357pm/new-covid-relief-bill-what%E2%80%99s-it-usda" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The New COVID Relief Bill: What’s in it for USDA?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/12/can-one-state-dictate-agricultural-practices-in-other-states.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can One State Dictate Agricultural Practices in Other States?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/641861/2020/12/23/research/discovery-chemical-clue-may-lead-solving-cacaos-black-pod-rot" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Discovery of Chemical Clue May Lead to Solving Cacao's Black Pod Rot Mystery</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/643015/2020/12/21/research/study-bumble-bees-lacking-high-quality-habitat-have-higher-pathogen" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Study: Bumble Bees Lacking High-Quality Habitat Have Higher Pathogen Loads</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1016" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, December 14 – December 20</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1017" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture, Education Departments Announce Early Childhood To Adult Learning In Ag, STEM During 2021 Farm Show</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/21/secretary-perdue-announces-groundbreaking-proposal-transfer" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Perdue Announces Groundbreaking Proposal to Transfer Agricultural Animal Biotechnology Regulatory Framework to USDA</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/22/usda-announces-dr-carrie-castille-new-nifa-director" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Dr. Carrie Castille as New NIFA Director</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/23/usda-clears-santas-reindeer-entry-united-states" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Clears Santa’s Reindeer for Entry into the United States</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-no-action-under-ffp" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=52" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 52—Dec. 26, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-52/1814.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 7354</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“State Water Plan Water Resources Regional Committee Public Hearings.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Hearing Board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-52/1828.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 7392</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“University Area Joint Authority v. Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Boat Commission, Permittee; EHB Doc. No. 2020-112-L.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No actions Dec. 21–23, 2020</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dec. 21–23, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28176/plant-variety-protection-board-open-teleconference-meeting" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83510</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Plant Variety Protection Board; Open Teleconference Meeting [March 31, 2020]” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28060/pioneer-hi-bred-international-determination-of-nonregulated-status-for-enhanced-grain-yield" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83027</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pioneer Hi-Bred International; Determination of Nonregulated Status for Enhanced Grain Yield Potential and Glufosinate-Ammonium Resistant Maize” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28118/product-cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-amendment" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83078</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide; Amendment” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28117/receipt-of-several-pesticide-petitions-filed-for-residues-of-pesticide-chemicals-in-or-on-various" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82998</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (October 2020)” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28128/24-d-pesticide-tolerances" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82939</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“2,4-D; Pesticide Tolerances” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/23/2020-27144/organization-funding-and-fiscal-affairs-loan-policies-and-operations-and-funding-operations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83749</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Investment Eligibility” (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28223/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83591</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Fla., N.C.]” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28222/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83592</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Alaska, Ariz., Cal., Fla., Idaho, Iowa, Ill., Ind., Mich., Neb., Nev., N.J., N.Y., Ohio., Tex., Wash., Wis.]” (Dec. 22, 2020). Fla., Ga., Me., N.H., N.C., Tex., Utah, Va.]” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28259/agency-information-collection-activities-land-based-wind-energy-guidelines" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83607</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Agency Information Collection Activities; Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/23/2020-28415/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-5-year-status-review-for-the-northern" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83993</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Review for the Northern Long-Eared Bat” (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28068/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-new-animal-drugs-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83092</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; New Animal Drugs for Investigational Use” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-27822/french-dressing-proposed-revocation-of-a-standard-of-identity" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82980</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“French Dressing; Proposed Revocation of a Standard of Identity” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/23/2020-28353/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-veterinary-feed" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83968</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Veterinary Feed Directive” (Dec. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28082/availability-of-fsis-guideline-to-assist-with-the-donation-of-eligible-meat-and-poultry-products-to" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83029</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Availability of FSIS Guideline To Assist With the Donation of Eligible Meat & Poultry Products to Non-Profit Organizations” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-28061/notice-of-request-for-renewal-of-an-approved-information-collection-common-or-usual-name-for-raw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83034</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Renewal of an Approved Information Collection (Common or Usual Name for Raw Meat and Poultry Products Containing Added Solutions)” (Dec. 21, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-27986/inviting-applications-for-value-added-producer-grants-and-solicitation-of-grant-reviewers" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83038</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: “</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inviting Applications for Value-Added Producer Grants and Solicitation of Grant Reviewers” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/21/2020-27765/solicitation-of-applications-for-the-higher-blends-infrastructure-incentive-program-hbiip-for-fiscal" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83046</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Solicitation of Applications for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2021” (Dec. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28375/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83433</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, continuation of temporary travel restrictions: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/22/2020-28381/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 83432</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Rule, continuation of temporary travel restrictions:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada” (Dec. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3225?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.3225</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Dec. 21–23, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-82753529239929922472020-12-21T15:41:00.001-05:002020-12-21T15:41:15.326-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 18, 2020 <p> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 18, 2020 </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-28b577ba-7fff-b99a-c3c2-66c46f9ae49a"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides/Herbicides: Punitive Damages Reduced to $60 Million in Bader Farms Dicamba Case</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 25, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5651284/645/bader-farms-inc-v-monsanto-company/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">opinion and order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on post-trial motions reducing to $60 million the February 2020 jury award of $250 million in punitive damages against Monsanto/Bayer and BASF as a result of dicamba-caused property damage to a Missouri peach producer’s orchards in </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Company</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5651284/bader-farms-inc-v-monsanto-company/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:16-cv-00299</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. For more background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/02/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewfebruary_20.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—February 20, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Missouri Federal Jury Returns $265 Million Verdict in Dicamba Drift Trial.” The decision did not impact the jury award of $15 million in compensatory damages. The Court found that the seventeen-to-one ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was unconstitutionally excessive and accordingly reduced the punitive damages to a four-to-one ratio, or $60 million. Additionally, the Court denied Monsanto’s and BASF’s motions for a new trial on multiple other grounds asserted. On December 17, 2020, both </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XnweLhY5Yxuh1CPvUXw78SIRxmMQ91co/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monsanto</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGLgb6v1ifKSneSP3q9g79v96ha2D0WN/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BASF</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> filed motions appealing the judgment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biotechnology: FDA Approves “GalSafe” Pigs for Human Food and Therapeutic Uses</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 14, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-its-kind-intentional-genomic-alteration-line-domestic-pigs-both-human-food" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> its first approval of intentional genomic alteration (IGA), in so-called “GalSafe pigs,” which “eliminate[s] alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells.” Alpha-gal sugar found in beef, pork, and lamb can cause mild to severe allergic reactions in people with Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). FDA states that GalSafe pigs may potentially be used for human food or human therapeutics, such as the use of porcine-based materials in the production of human medical products. According to the announcement, FDA determined that the environmental impact from GalSafe pigs is no greater than that from conventional pigs and that GalSafe pigs pose a low risk of promoting antimicrobial resistant bacteria, particularly mitigated by the expected low number of GalSafe pigs to be introduced into the food supply. The company receiving the approval, Revivicor Inc., intends to sell GalSafe pork products initially by mail order. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Labor: Report Finds 70% of Federal Wage and Hour Division Investigations Result in Violation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 15, 2020, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) </span><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/70-of-all-investigations-in-agriculture-detected-violations-of-federal-wage-and-hour-laws-and-farm-labor-contractors-are-the-biggest-violators-policymakers-must-do-more-to-protect-farmworkers-and-hol/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the publication of a </span><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/federal-labor-standards-enforcement-in-agriculture-data-reveal-the-biggest-violators-and-raise-new-questions-about-how-to-improve-and-target-efforts-to-protect-farmworkers/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">report</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> analyzing data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on federal labor standards investigations of agricultural employers. According to the report, 70% of such DOL’s WHD investigations resulted in the finding of a violation, including wage and housing deficiencies. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) states that it is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to EPI, a large amount of the violations are attributed to a small number of employers and “the 5% of investigations with the most violations accounted for half or more of all violations,” especially in fruit, vegetable and poultry/egg operations. The report points out, however, that due to declines in funding, agricultural employers only have a 1.1% chance of undergoing investigation, specifying that DOL’s WHD only conducted 780 total investigations in 2019. The report calls for more WHD funding along with increased monetary and civil penalties for agricultural employers who violate federal labor laws.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invasive Species: Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Regulations Withdrawn</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule effective January 14, 2021, titled “Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations.” </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-26734/removal-of-emerald-ash-borer-domestic-quarantine-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81085</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Infestations of the </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/emerald-ash-borer" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emerald Ash Borer</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (EAB), a wood-boring pest that feeds on ash trees, have been detected in thirty-five states and the District of Columbia, with other undiscovered infestations highly likely. The final rule discontinues the federal domestic quarantine program in place since 2003 which sought to prevent the spread of the pest and which has proven ineffective. As a result, APHIS will no longer issue permits or compliance agreements, make site visits, or conduct investigations regarding the EAB. AHPIS will direct available resources toward non-regulatory options for management and containment of the pest, such as rearing and releasing biological control agents. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Episode—Escaping 2020 (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The National Agricultural Law Center, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/whats-in-a-name-defining-undue-or-unreasonable-preference-or-advantage-in-livestock-contracts/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s in a Name?: Defining “Undue or Unreasonable Preference or Advantage” in Livestock Contracts</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins,</span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/making-waves-epa-issues-draft-of-proposed-guidance-for-county-of-maui-case/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Making Waves: EPA Issues Draft of Proposed Guidance for “County of Maui” Case</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/thu-12172020-158pm/dealing-threat-intentional-harm-farm-property" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dealing with the Threat of Intentional Harm to Farm Property</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/641771/2020/12/14/research/windows-opportunity-crucial-cutting-chesapeake-nutrient-sediment" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'Windows of Opportunity' Crucial for Cutting Chesapeake Nutrient, Sediment Loads</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/642282/2020/12/16/research/less-snowy-winters-produce-camouflage-mismatch-mountain-hares" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Less Snowy Winters Produce Camouflage Mismatch in Mountain Hares</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1011" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Report Details Coordinated Effort To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease; How Hunters Can Help</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://v" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Secretary Reminds Dog Owners A 2021 License Is The Perfect Holiday Gift For Our Constant Companions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1014" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, December 7 – December 13</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1013" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department Reminds Private Pesticide Licensees Of March Deadline, Renewal Requirements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1012" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Names Winners Of Pennsylvania Farm Show National Anthem Contest</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1015" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Reveals Virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show Schedule Of Events</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/14/usda-announces-joint-final-rule-regarding-equal-treatment-faith" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Joint Final Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations USDA-Supported Social Service Programs</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/14/usda-chief-economist-dr-robert-johansson-depart" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson to Depart</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/15/usda-announces-2021-lincoln-leaders-fellowship-opportunities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces 2021 Lincoln Leaders Fellowship Opportunities for Minority-Serving Education Institutions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 15, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/16/secretary-perdue-applauds-usdas-2020-accomplishments" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2020 Accomplishments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/17/usda-nasa-sign-agreement-improve-agricultural-earth-science" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA, NASA Sign Agreement to Improve Agricultural, Earth Science Research</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/17/trump-administration-sets-pace-food-loss-and-waste-reduction" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Sets the Pace for Food Loss and Waste Reduction Efforts to Continue</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Agency Press Releases: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-12/eab-approach" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Changes Approach to Fight Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2020/aphis-accomps" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Celebrates 2020 Accomplishments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-12/fresh-citrus-from-australia" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Proposes To Expand Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit from Australia</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-12/dereg-herb-corn" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Deregulation of Enhanced Yield, Herbicide Tolerant Corn Variety Developed Using Genetic Engineering</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-six-more-farm-service-agency-county-committees-for-urban-agriculture-requests-nominations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Six More Farm Service Agency County Committees for Urban Agriculture, Requests Nominations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/RMA-to-Farmers-in-2020---We-Listen-to-You" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RMA to Farmers in 2020: ‘We Listen to You</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/In-Challenging-Year-USDA-Continued-its-Focus-on-Americas-Farmers-and-Ranchers" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Challenging Year, USDA Continued its Focus on America’s Farmers and Ranchers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=51#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 51—Dec. 19, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Boat Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-51/1788.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 7254</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Proposed Exemptions to Allow for the Continued Stocking of Class A Stream Sections.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No actions Dec. 14–18, 2020</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dec. 14–18, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/14/2020-27404/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80761</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service: Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements and Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties]” (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/14/2020-27366/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80761</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Importation of Live Swine, Pork and Pork Products, and Swine Semen from the European Union” (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27574/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81176</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Forest Service: Bid for Advertised Timber]” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27590/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81442</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Utilities Service: Household Water Well System Grant Program]” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27084/equal-participation-of-faith-based-organizations-in-the-federal-agencies-programs-and-activities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82037</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27563/tart-cherries-grown-in-the-states-of-michigan-new-york-pennsylvania-oregon-utah-washington-and" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81425</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin; Modification of Assessment Rate” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27850/mycotoxin-test-kit-design-specifications-and-performance-criteria" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82427</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Mycotoxin Test Kit Design Specifications and Performance Criteria” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27877/cotton-research-and-promotion-program-determination-of-whether-to-conduct-a-referendum-regarding" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82426</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Determination of Whether To Conduct a Referendum Regarding 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-26734/removal-of-emerald-ash-borer-domestic-quarantine-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81085</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27803/notice-of-proposed-revision-to-import-requirements-for-the-importation-of-fresh-citrus-fruit-from" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81869</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Proposed Revision To Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Australia Into the United States” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27539/broflanilide-receipt-of-application-for-emergency-exemption-solicitation-of-public-comment" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81199</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Broflanilide; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27801/agency-information-collection-activities-renewal-request-submitted-to-omb-for-review-and-approval" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81922</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Comment Request; Plant Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting (Renewal)” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27906/broflanilide-pesticide-tolerances" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81799</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, comments accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Broflanilide; Pesticide Tolerances” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27710/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81940</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Florida]” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27711/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81941</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Colo., Conn., Fla., Md., Mass., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.]” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27542/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-draft-recovery-plan-for-texas-hornshell" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81216</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for Texas Hornshell” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27198/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-finding-for-the-northern-spotted-owl" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81144</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, notice of finding: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Northern Spotted Owl” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27693/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-listing-endangered-and-threatened" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81411</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27523/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-finding-for-the-monarch-butterfly" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81813</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, notice of finding: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Monarch Butterfly” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27889/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82504</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27887/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82501</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Establishment of Annual Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-28033/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-designating-critical-habitat" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82376</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27746/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-substances-prohibited" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81930</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27829/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-extension-of-comment-period" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82393</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period extended, reopened: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Extension of Comment Period; Reopening of the Comment Period” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27823/frozen-cherry-pie-proposed-revocation-of-a-standard-of-identity-and-a-standard-of-quality" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82395</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Frozen Cherry Pie; Proposed Revocation of a Standard of Identity and a Standard of Quality” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27750/the-use-of-an-alternate-name-for-potassium-chloride-in-food-labeling-guidance-for-industry" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82332</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling; Guidance for Industry; Availability” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27834/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-generic-clearance-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82428</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for the Special Nutrition Programs Quick Response Surveys (SNP QRS)” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/14/2020-27016/changes-to-accreditation-of-non-federal-analytical-testing-laboratories" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80668</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes to Accreditation of Non-Federal Analytical Testing Laboratories” (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-26733/uniform-compliance-date-for-food-labeling-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81339</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule, comments accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-26798/egg-products-inspection-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81340</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final rule, correction: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Egg Products Inspection Regulations” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27546/bitterroot-national-forest-montana-gold-butterfly-project-supplemental-environmental-impact" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81177</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Bitterroot National Forest; Montana; Gold Butterfly Project Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27949/forest-service-manual-2420-timber-appraisal-forest-service-handbook-240919-renewable-resources" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82432</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Forest Service Manual 2420, “Timber Appraisal,” Forest Service Handbook 2409.19, “Renewable Resources,” Chapters 10, 20, 30, 60 and 80” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Land Management Bureau</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27580/forest-management-decision-protest-process-and-timber-sale-administration" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82359</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Forest Management Decision Protest Process and Timber Sale Administration” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Statistics Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27681/notice-of-intent-to-request-approval-to-revise-and-extend-an-information-collection" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81444</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Revise and Extend an Information Collection” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natural Resources Conservation Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/17/2020-27703/guidance-for-identification-of-nonindustrial-private-forest-land-nipf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81871</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Guidance for Identification of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land (NIPF)” (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reclamation Bureau</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27900/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82510</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Forms To Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27899/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82511</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27895/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82513</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Certification Summary Form and Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27627/notice-of-solicitation-for-inviting-applications-for-the-rural-microentrepreneur-assistance-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81445</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Solicitation for Inviting Applications for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2021” (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Utilities Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/15/2020-27576/announcement-of-funding-availability-loan-application-procedures-and-deadlines-for-the-rural-energy" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 81178</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Announcement of Funding Availability, Loan Application Procedures, and Deadlines for the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)” (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27959/projects-approved-for-minor-modifications" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82570</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27960/projects-approved-for-consumptive-uses-of-water" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82566</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27957/projects-approved-for-consumptive-uses-of-water" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82568</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27958/grandfathering-gf-registration-notice" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82569</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering (GF) Registration Notice” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27962/actions-taken-at-december-11-2020-meeting" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 82566</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Actions Taken at December 11, 2020, Meeting” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Signed by President</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1982?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.1982</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act.” (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8952?s=1&r=7" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8952</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9004?s=1&r=6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.9004</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal provisions relating to the denial of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9008?s=1&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.9008</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To remove barriers to health care and nutrition assistance for children, pregnant persons, and lawfully present individuals, under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, the Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act, and under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3794?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.3794</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar, No. 561</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3879?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.3879</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar, No. 562</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9034?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.9034</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Grant Act to include agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation as a priority area addressed by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 14, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5017?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.5017</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the definition of hemp, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5038?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.5038</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of a household under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5046?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.5046</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the contracting of functions under the Rural Business Investment Program, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5066?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.5066</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—Top #AgLaw HotLinks Dec. 14–18, 2020:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/12/significant-food-safety-action-this-past-year-during-state-legislative-sessions/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USTR Enforces Canada’s USMCA Dairy Promises</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Farm Progress</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/pennsylvania-milk-marketing-board-resolves-dean-foods-producer-payback-issue/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board Resolves Dean Foods Producer Payback Issue</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-66824771038536267302020-12-15T13:20:00.001-05:002020-12-15T13:20:15.090-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 11, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-006b6036-7fff-723e-bdfc-61a0bad8091c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dean Foods Bankruptcy: Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board Negotiates Nationwide Solution to Preference Payment Claims</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 9, 2020, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB), partnering with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, </span><a href="https://www.mmb.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that it had negotiated with the St. Paul, Minnesota, law firm representing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of Dean Foods, ASK LLP. As a result, the PMMB prepared, and posted on the PMMB website, </span><a href="https://www.mmb.pa.gov/Consumer/Pages/default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">forms which can be downloaded, completed by producers and milk haulers in any state in the country, and mailed to ASK LLP</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as soon as possible as a response to the demand letters asserting claims for the repayment of thousands of dollars of milk check proceeds. For more background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/12/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR-week ending December 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Dean Foods Bankruptcy Estate Threatens Dairy Producers with Lawsuits to Recoup Alleged Preference Payments.” Depending upon the content, accuracy and completeness of the information provided, the forms provide information that the bankruptcy estate’s legal counsel has agreed may be sufficient to prove all payments from Dean were made in the normal course of business and as required by law, and sufficient to have the claims for repayment completely withdrawn. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade: First USMCA Enforcement Action Filed Against Canada</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 9, 2020, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), </span><a href="https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2020/december/united-states-takes-action-american-dairy-farmers-filing-first-ever-usmca-enforcement-action" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that it was providing official notice to Canada that the United States is commencing the process to enforce the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by </span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Releases/CdaDairyTRQConsultationsReq.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">letter</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to Canada’s Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ngin. The letter formally requests “consultations” with the government of Canada to discuss Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) (the allocation of an imported commodity allowed at a reduced tariff rate). The Dairy TRQs reserve a large share of each dairy TRQ for “processors,” and “further processors,” which the USTR letter alleges is inconsistent with multiple provisions of the USMCA. The USTR alleges that Canada has undermined the ability of American dairy farmers and producers to utilize the agreed-upon TRQs and sell a wide range of dairy products to Canadian consumers. Requesting consultation is the first step in the WTO dispute resolution process. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Labeling: Denial of Injunction Against Oklahoma Meat Labeling Law Appealed </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 11, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma entered an </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a7HGHlIUYgCzG8FdWor-HEDQ1TX1YzRm/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">order staying the proceedings</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the case captioned </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upton’s Naturals Co. v. Stitt</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18443123/uptons-naturals-co-v-stitt/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5:20-cv-00938</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). This followed the Plaintiffs’ November 23, 2020 </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_98dPoA-_8MbM9YQe7rKagu2khhU1jB/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">notice</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit the Court’s </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18443123/26/uptons-naturals-co-v-stitt/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 19, 2020 Order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> denying a preliminary injunction on First Amendment grounds against </span><a href="https://www.billtrack50.com/BillDetail/1177029" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oklahoma’s Meat Consumer Protection Act</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Act), enacted in May 2020. The Act requires product packaging for plant-based meat-substitutes to display that the product is derived from plant-based sources in type that is uniform in size and prominence to the name of the product. In the decision, the Court found that Upton’s Naturals use of the terms burger, bacon, chorizo, hot dog, jerky, meatballs, steak on plant-based products are potentially misleading to a reasonable customer. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/05/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_31.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending May 29, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Oklahoma Enacts Meat Labeling Law.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Policy: USDA Announces Section 32 Purchases of Milk and Butter</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) </span><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/content/usda-section-32-fresh-fluid-milk-butter-purchase-program-announced" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that, under USDA’s </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/crs/RS20235.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 32 Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it will purchase $60 million in fluid milk and $50 million in butter, which it will distribute to various food nutrition programs. According to the announcement, USDA will solicit fluid milk in December 2020 and February 2021 for distribution in the first and second quarters of 2021, and will solicit butter in May and August 2021 for distribution in quarters three and four. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agribusiness: U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorized</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 11, 2020, President Trump signed into law the </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4054?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Grain+standards+reauthorization%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Act) which reauthorizes through federal fiscal year 2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, first passed in 1916 and recently expired on September 30, 2020. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Packers and Stockyards Act: USDA Issues Final Rule on Definition of Undue and Unreasonable Preferences or Advantages</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the Packers and Stockyards Act” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27117/undue-and-unreasonable-preferences-and-advantages-under-the-packers-and-stockyards-act?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79779</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). </span><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-issues-final-rule-define-undue-or-unreasonable-preferences-or-advantages-under" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on December 10, 2020, the final rule details four criteria for consideration by the Secretary of Agriculture when determining whether a packer, swine contractor, or live poultry dealer has given an “undue or unreasonable preference or advantage” to any buyer or seller: whether the preference or advantage cannot be justified by: (a) cost savings related to dealing with different producers, sellers or growers; (b) meeting a competitor’s prices or other terms, or (c) as a reasonable business decision. For background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/01/agricultural-law-weekly-review-january_16.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR-January 16, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “USDA Proposes Long-Delayed Change to Packers and Stockyards Act Regulations.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health: APHIS Reopens Public Comment Period On FMD Vaccine Petition </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/fmd-vaccine-comments" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> its reopening of the comment period on a petition to manufacture a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine in the United States, originally posted on July 14, 2020 (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/14/2020-15031/petition-to-manufacture-foot-and-mouth-disease-vaccine-in-the-united-states?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 42346</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The agency is </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/APHIS-2020-0054-0142" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">accepting comments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> until January 4, 2021. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Programs: USDA Announces Increase to Incentive Payments for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced it is: (a) increasing the Practice Incentive Payment from five percent to twenty percent for installing eligible conservation practices; and (b) creating a Practice Incentive Payment of ten percent for installing eligible water quality practices; on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industrial Hemp: Pennsylvania Opens 2021 Hemp Permit Application Process</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 5, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin the </span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1697.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">General Permit Standards and Requirements for Hemp</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, 50 Pa.B. 6906, effective upon publication and officially opening the 2021 hemp permit application process. All permitting information is available on the </span><a href="https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PDA website</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, along with an articulation of notable changes for the 2021 state hemp application requirements and program. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, </span><a href="https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dibuy-f46cea" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Focus (Podcast)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Economy, Agriculture, and COVID (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Episode 6—Stability (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/12/07/appellate-court-affirms-liability-in-north-carolina-nuisance-case-smithfield-announces-settlement/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appellate Court Affirms Liability in North Carolina Nuisance Case; Smithfield Announces Settlement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Goeringer, </span><a href="https://www.agrisk.umd.edu/post/maryland-court-of-appeals-finds-farm-manager-is-not-a-joint-employee-of-poultry-farm" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maryland Court of Appeals Finds Farm Manager is not a Joint Employee of Poultry Farm</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Catherine Copper, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/truth-in-labeling-lawsuits-update/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/641280/2020/12/07/research/understanding-agriculture%E2%80%99s-impacts-zone-where-rock-meets-life" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding Agriculture’s Impacts on 'The Zone Where Rock Meets Life'</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640084/2020/12/10/research/could-spotted-owls-benefit-forest-fires" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Could Spotted Owls Benefit from Forest Fires?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 10, 20200.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1007%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture: 2021 Farm Show Butter Sculpture Cancelled Amid COVID-19 Resurgence</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1008" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 30 – December 6</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1009" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nation-Leading Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program Ends Year With 177 Farms, 14, 727 Acres Preserved</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Agency Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/12/09/trump-administration-invests-12-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $12 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Louisiana</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-increase-to-certain-incentive-payments-for-continuous-conservation-reserve-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Increase to Certain Incentive Payments for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-12/ky-snow-leopard-covid" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Snow Leopard at a Kentucky Zoo</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=50#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 50—Dec. 12, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Hearing Board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-50/1757.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 7116</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Fish and Boat Commission v. Department of Environmental Protection.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Boat Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-50/1758.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 7116</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Special Regulation Designations [Cumberland, Huntingdon Counties].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No actions Dec. 7–11, 2020</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Dec. 7–11, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/07/2020-26803/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78821</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Advanced Biofuel Payment Program]” (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-26923/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78989</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Utilities Service: Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees]” (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27115/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79461</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Utilities Service: OneRD Guaranteed Loan Program].” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27274/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79990</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Housing Service: Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program]” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-26882/request-for-extension-and-revision-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78988</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection [Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, United States Grain Standards Act and Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946]” (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-26881/designation-of-amarillo-grain-exchange-inc-to-provide-class-x-or-class-y-weighing-services?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78988</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. To provide Class X or Class Y Weighing Services” (Dec. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-26880/walnuts-grown-in-california-changes-to-reporting-requirements?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79383</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Walnuts Grown in California; Changes to Reporting Requirements” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27117/undue-and-unreasonable-preferences-and-advantages-under-the-packers-and-stockyards-act?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79779</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the Packers and Stockyards Act” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Futures Trading Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://v" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78718</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Final Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Exemption From Registration for Certain Foreign Intermediaries” (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/07/2020-26810/pesticide-product-registration-receipt-of-applications-for-new-uses-november-2020?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78851</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (November 2020)” (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/07/2020-26386/pesticide-registration-review-proposed-interim-decision-for-chlorpyrifos-notice-of-availability?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78849</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision for Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Availability” (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27121/applying-the-supreme-courts-county-of-maui-v-hawaii-wildlife-fund-decision-in-the-clean-water-act?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79489</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Applying the Supreme Court's County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27302/regular-meeting-farm-credit-system-insurance-corporation-board?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80094</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Regular Meeting; Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board [December 17, 2020]” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Crop Insurance Corporation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27348/notice-of-request-for-renewal-and-revision-of-the-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79990</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of the Currently Approved Information Collection [Standard Reinsurance Agreement; Appendices I, II and IV]” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/C1-2020-26036/area-risk-protection-insurance-regulations-common-crop-insurance-policy-basic-provisions-common-crop?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79779</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, correction: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations; Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions; Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Sunflower Seed Crop Insurance Provisions; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Pea Crop Insurance Provisions” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27167/louisiana-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79497</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Louisiana; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27170/mississippi-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79495</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mississippi; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27176/california-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79497</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“California; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27179/louisiana-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79499</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Louisiana; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27181/puerto-rico-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79501</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Puerto Rico; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27161/delaware-amendment-no-1-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79496</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Delaware; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27175/new-york-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79503</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“New York; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27102/receipt-of-incidental-take-permit-application-and-proposed-habitat-conservation-plan-for-the?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79503</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Rosewater Wind Farm, White County, Indiana; Categorical Exclusion” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27197/cheese-products-deviating-from-identity-standard-temporary-permit-for-market-testing?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80118</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Cheese Products Deviating from Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for Market Testing” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27347/2021-rate-changes-for-the-basetime-overtime-holiday-laboratory-services-and-export-application-fees?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79992</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“2021 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, Laboratory Services, and Export Application Fees” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27114/boundary-descriptions-for-the-columbia-river-gorge-national-scenic-area-hood-river-multnomah-and?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79462</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Boundary Descriptions for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Hood River, Multnomah and Wasco Counties, Oregon; Clark, Klickitat and Skamania Counties, Washington State” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27103/forest-service-manual-2740-forest-service-handbook-270911-chapter-50-special-uses-management?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79463</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Forest Service Manual 2740; Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 50; Special Uses Management, Vegetation Management Pilot Projects; Special Uses Handbook-Standard Forms and Supplemental Clauses” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27104/forest-service-handbook-270911-chapter-80-special-uses-operating-plans-and-agreements-for-powerline?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79462</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 80; Special Uses; Operating Plans and Agreements for Powerline Facilities” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Statistics Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/10/2020-27109/notice-of-reinstatement-of-the-agricultural-labor-survey-previously-scheduled-for-october-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 79463</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Reinstatement of the Agricultural Labor Survey Previously Scheduled for October 2020” (Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reclamation Bureau</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27294/change-in-discount-rate-for-water-resources-planning?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80148</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/07/2020-26771/notice-of-solicitation-of-applications-for-inviting-applications-for-the-intermediary-relending?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78821</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program for Fiscal Year 2021” (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-27196/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-north-carolina?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 80211</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of North Carolina [Tropical Storm Eta]” (Dec. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1982/text?r=4&s=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.1982</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to President</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (De. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/189?s=1&r=7" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.Res.189</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Supporting sustained United States leadership to accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and supporting United States Agency for International Development's commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agreed to in House</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3884?s=1&r=6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.3884</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Passed the House; Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8887?s=1&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8887</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 with respect to grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8909?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8909</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To require the Natural Resources Conservation Service to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration climate benefits, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8910?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8910</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To require a study of the barriers to conservation practice adoption on leased agricultural land, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5040?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.5040</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Passed House; Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Dec. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4985?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4985</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to establish forestry policies that facilitate reforestation, conservation, international cooperation, and other ecologically sound management practices that reduce atmospheric carbon, to support United States efforts in partnership with the One Trillion Trees Initiative, to encourage the sustainable management, restoration, and conservation of global forests, grasslands, wetlands, and coastal habitats, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4995?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4995</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—Top #AgLaw HotLinks Dec. 7–11, 2020:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-65249036935963534112020-12-07T15:51:00.004-05:002020-12-07T15:51:51.630-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 4, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-863d3e59-7fff-dd98-928f-96327351f5dd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. 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Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dean Foods Bankruptcy: Dean Foods Bankruptcy Estate Threatens Dairy Producers with Lawsuits to Recoup Alleged “Preference” Payments </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 24, 2020, a commercial collections law firm named ASK LLP, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota and hired to represent the Southern Foods Group, LLC formerly d/b/a Dean Foods (“Dean”) Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate, mailed </span><a href="https://www.fb.org/files/AFBF_Lt_to_Dean_Foods_re_Preference_Demand_12_4_20.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">demand letters asserting legal claims for the repayment of milk check proceeds</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> against thousands of dairy producers (including cooperatives) throughout the United States. The claims seek the recovery of milk checks received from Dean within ninety days preceding Dean’s filing of bankruptcy (i.e. between August 14, 2019 and November 12, 2019). The payments are alleged to be so-called “preference payments” recoverable under Section 547 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Section 547 states, among other things, that a person or entity that receives payment (in this case for milk delivered) from a bankrupt entity within ninety days prior to a bankruptcy filing may be compelled to return that money to the bankruptcy estate under certain conditions. This provision is designed to allow the bankruptcy trustee the discretion to recoup payments that may have been made outside the normal course of business which result in some unsecured creditors receiving preferential treatment by the debtor in the 90 days leading to bankruptcy, thereby receiving an unfair advantage over other unsecured creditors. The amount claimed against each dairy producer in the demand letters varies depending upon the history of deliveries and payments in the subject 90-day window. The claims asserted range from thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars in claims against a dairy producer cooperative for repayment. The demand letters state that if a “compromise” amount of 90% of the amount claimed to be due is not paid by December 24, 2020, or the dairy producer does not respond with certain requested information by December 15, 2020, a lawsuit (called an “avoidance action”) to collect the amount claimed to be due will be filed during the week of December 28, 2020, against the dairy producer in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas located in Houston, Texas. A Disclosure Statement for Dean’s Chapter 11 Plan filed with the Bankruptcy Court on November 30, 2020, states that as of that date, 2,500 demands for the return of alleged preference payments were mailed, but only a portion of those would have been directed to dairy producers. Excluding non-dairy producers, and excluding the demand letters sent to a cooperative (treated as one producer), it is estimated that nationwide somewhere between 1000-1500 demand letters would have been directed to independent producers selling to Dean plants. In Pennsylvania, approximately 50-75 independent producers sold to Dean plants. This is the only known usage of Bankruptcy Code Section 547 to try to recover milk check payments from dairy producers as the result of a dairy processor bankruptcy in recent times. There are multiple complete legal defenses to the claims for repayment and the </span><a href="https://www.fb.org/files/AFBF_Lt_to_Dean_Foods_re_Preference_Demand_12_4_20.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">American Farm Bureau Federation has issued a public letter to legal counsel for Dean Bankruptcy Estate on December 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> demanding that all demands be withdrawn within ten (10) days and stating that “AFBF will consider all remedies that it can seek as an advocate of the Producers, including asking the Court to enjoin any litigation against the Producers and to hold any funds received by the Debtor in settlement in escrow.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Pricing: PMMB Enters Order Requiring Milk Dealers to Pay Cooperatives’ Milk Procurement Costs for PA-produced, PA-processed and PA-retailed Class I Milk </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 2, 2020, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) issued </span><a href="https://www.mmb.pa.gov/Pricing%20Information/Official%20General%20Orders/Commonwealth-wide/Documents/OGO%20A-1010.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Official General Order No. A-1010 and and accompanying decision</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, titled “Cooperative Procurement Cost,” concluding a multi-year administrative proceeding commenced by petition of the Pennsylvania Association of Dairy Cooperatives to include in the PMMB’s producer/wholesale pricing structure an obligation for milk dealers to reimburse dairy cooperatives for certain procurement costs avoided when buying cooperative milk. The cost for things such as field, laboratory and calibration services, producer payroll, sales invoicing, and dispatch and logistics are incurred by milk dealers when buying milk from independent producers but not when buying from dairy producer cooperatives who provide those services. For background on the lengthy proceedings, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2019/12/agricultural-law-weeklyreview-december.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR-December 12, 2019</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, ‘Dairy Policy: PMMB Enters Order Mandating Cooperative Costs Recovery.” Effective January 1, 2021, the price of milk utilized in Pennsylvania as Class I, and which is produced and sold to a milk dealer by a cooperative in Pennsylvania, shall include $0.24 per hundredweight (cwt) as reimbursement of cooperative procurement costs. That amount shall be recoverable by dealers in the minimum wholesale price obtained from retailers. This is believed to be the first instance of government-mandated producer and wholesale pricing including a specific amount for, and recovery of, cooperative procurement costs which are avoided when milk dealers buy from cooperatives. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides/Herbicides: EPA Releases Draft Biological Evaluation for Glyphosate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 25, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/epa-releases-draft-biological-evaluation-glyphosate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and released its </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/draft-national-level-listed-species-biological-evaluation-glyphosate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">draft Biological Evaluation (BE) for glyphosate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which evaluates risks to listed endangered and threatened species from approved label uses of the herbicide. According to EPA, glyphosate is used on approximately 298 million acres of farmland each year and “is likely to adversely affect a significant percent of endangered species and critical habitats.” EPA will next coordinate efforts with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to develop protection measures, such as use limitations and registration modifications, if it determines that glyphosate threatens the survival or habitat of a species. EPA is accepting comments on the draft BE until January 26, 2020, at docket </span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0585" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0585</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, after which EPA may finalize its evaluation.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nutrition Programs: USDA Proposes New School Lunch Rule After Court Ruling</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule titled, “Restoration of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-25761/restoration-of-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium-flexibilities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75241</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), accompanied by a </span><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/stakeholder-notice-proposed-rule-school-meals-flexibilities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">notice to stakeholders</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. For schools seeking meal reimbursement under the national school lunch and breakfast programs, the proposed rule: (a) requires only half of the weekly grains to be whole grain-rich; (b) extends the sodium reduction timeline while eliminating the final reduction target; and (c) permanently allows the offering of flavored, low-fat milk. The proposed rule carries a 30-day comment period, which is open until December 28, 2020. Additionally, this proposed rule follows a November 24, 2020 final rule withdrawing the service’s December 12, 2018 rule titled “Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements,” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25760/child-nutrition-programs-rescission-of-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium-flexibilities-notice-of-vacatur" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74847</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), which was vacated and remanded by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in April 2020. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/04/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewapril-23.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—April 23, 2020</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Federal Court Invalidates 2018 School Lunch Nutrition Rule.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Data: Federal Court Dismisses FOIA Claim Seeking USDA Farm and Tract Numbers</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 27, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16023812/22/telematch-inc-v-department-of-agriculture/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">opinion</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> granting summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a suit seeking USDA-issued Customer Numbers, Farm Numbers, and Tract Numbers under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Telematch, Inc. v. Dept. of Agriculture,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16023812/telematch-inc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=asc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:19-cv-02372-TJK</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The </span><a href="https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6266402/DC-1-2019cv02372-complaint.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, filed by Farm Market iD (FMID), sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the USDA for its refusal to provide the numbers which are used by USDA to administer loans, insurance, and assistance payments. The court held that because Farm and Tract Numbers constitute geospatial information they are “prohibited from disclosure.” Disregarding FMID’s argument that the numbers were needed to help the public determine USDA’s efficacy in administering farm programs, the Court stated that “[t]he purpose of FOIA is to shed light on what the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">government</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is up to,” and that “[k]nowing how ‘farmers are using their land,’ or whether they are ‘accurately reporting data to qualify’ for benefits does not directly shed light on USDA’s operations or activities.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Labor: United Farm Workers File Suit to Enjoin DOL H-2A Minimum Wage Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 30, 2020, United Farm Workers (UFW) filed a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18702312/1/united-farm-workers-v-the-united-states-department-of-labor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California seeking injunctive relief against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) November 5, 2020 final rule changing the calculation of the H-2A agricultural guest worker minimum wage. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18702312/united-farm-workers-v-the-united-states-department-of-labor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cv-01690-DAD-JLT</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_9.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending November 6, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Department of Labor Modifies H2A Minimum Wage Calculation.” The complaint states that the rule will result in a 4% average reduction in farmworker pay and alleges that the rule violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by failing “to protect U.S. farmworkers from the adverse effects caused by wage stagnation or depression due to an influx of foreign guestworkers.” According to an </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18702312/9/united-farm-workers-v-the-united-states-department-of-labor/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> issued by the court, DOL’s opposition is due December 7, 2020, the plaintiffs’ response is due December 11, 2020, and a hearing on injunctive relief will be held on December 14, 2020. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industrial Hemp: USDA Announces Hemp Crop Insurance Expansion</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) </span><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-Expansion-Other-Improvements-to-Hemp-Crop-Insurance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> its expansion and modification of the pilot </span><a href="https://rma.usda.gov/en/Topics/Hemp" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Plan for hemp</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The modifications expand the program to include select counties in Arizona, Arkansas, Nevada, and Texas and changes the premium billing date to August 15 for all states. Additionally, beginning in the 2021 crop year, federally-compliant hemp grown in containers will be insurable under the </span><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/Topics/Nursery/Nursery-Crop-Insurance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nursery Crop Insurance</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> program and the </span><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/Topics/Nursery/Nursery-Value-Select" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nursery Value Select</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> pilot crop insurance program. Producers with a contract for the sale of their hemp may purchase insurance coverage. However, hemp does not qualify for prevented plant or replant payments, and loss due to plants exceeding the 0.3 THC compliance level is considered an uninsurable loss. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Bill Programs: Definitions Corrected for Actively Engaged in Farming Eligibility Criteria</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 19, 2020, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) published in the Federal Register an immediately effective “correcting amendment” titled “Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility,” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25456/payment-limitation-and-payment-eligibility" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73601</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) which restores the definitions of the terms “active personal management” and “significant contribution” to their previous definitions before the publication of a August 24, 2020 final rule which amended them. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_31.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending August 28, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “USDA Amends Ag Subsidy Payment Eligibility and Limitations.” The August 24, 2020, amendment inadvertently restricted the number of non-family members who could qualify for being actively engaged in farming based on a contribution of active personal management alone when a farming operation is composed entirely of family members. That restriction was intended to only apply to farming operations composed of non-family members. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Farm Bill: 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Bill Funded at $16 Million Despite COVID-19 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 23, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf signed into law </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1350" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Act 17A of 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an appropriations act which, along with </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2536" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Act 114 of 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> amending the Pennsylvania Fiscal Code, completed the budget appropriation process for the entirety of state fiscal year 2020-21. Contained within that budget, is $16 million in appropriations collectively referred to by Pennsylvania Executive and Legislative Branch officials as the </span><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1004" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2020 Pennsylvania Farm Bill</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. A collection of appropriations benefitting Pennsylvania agriculture was first enacted in July 2019 as the </span><a href="https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/foodforthought/Pages/Article.aspx?post=103" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 Pennsylvania Farm Bill</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for state fiscal year 2019-20 in the amount of $23 million. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Pennsylvania’s CARES Act-funded Dairy Indemnity Program Uses $7.6 Million of $15 Million and Unused Balance is Re-appropriated </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 24, 2020, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Redding </span><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1002" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that the state’s Dairy Indemnity Program, created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and funded by an appropriation of federal CARES Act funds, has paid $7.6 million, out of the appropriated $15 million, to 1,550 Pennsylvania dairy producers. Under the program, producers who experienced enumerated losses between March 6, 2020 and September 30, 2020 were eligible for an initial $1,500 payment, followed by a subsequent payment depending on remaining program funds and proof of loss. According to the enabling legislation, all payments were to be made by November 30, 2020. As a result of legislation enacted on November 23, 2020 as </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2536" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Act 114 of 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, all unused funds from the initial $15 million appropriation will be transferred and appropriated to the Department of Corrections to meet payroll expenses for public safety and health care or similarly employees substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency. For background, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">see</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_22.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending June 19, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Pennsylvania’s CARES Act Funding Establishes $15 Million PA Dairy Indemnity Program.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agritourism: Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Agritourism Liability</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 30, 2020 Pennsylvania Governor Wolf vetoed </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1737" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which, among several actions, would have provided some limitation on civil liability for enumerated activities within the definition of agritourism. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending November 20, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Limitation on Agritourism Liability Included In Bill Sent to PA Governor.” According to Governor Wolf’s </span><a href="https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201130-Veto-Message-HB-1737.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">veto message</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the significant expansion of liability protections for numerous entities contained in the bill “invites the potential for carelessness and a disregard for public safety.” The majority of the bill was devoted to various COVID-19-related limitations of liability for multiple other non-agricultural activities and businesses. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farmland Preservation: Report on Pennsylvania Conservation Easement Litigation Released</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 30, 2020, </span><a href="https://weconservepa.org/about/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WeConservePA</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, formerly known as the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation advocating for land conservation organizations, released an 11-page report titled </span><a href="https://conservationtools.org/guides/189" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Easements in Court: A Review of Easement Violation and Enforcement Litigation in Pennsylvania</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The report compiles information on eleven Pennsylvania court cases where the interpretation or enforcement of a conservation easement was litigated. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health: Two Pennsylvania Animal Health Projects Federally Funded </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 1, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS), </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2020/animal-health-farm-bill-funding" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the award of $14.4 million for federal FY 2020-21 to fund seventy-six project proposals relating to animal health topics through the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (</span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/farmbill/nadprp-2020-projects.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NADPRP</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - link to full list of projects) and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (</span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahln/downloads/nahln-2020-farmbill-projects.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NAHLN</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - link to full list of projects). The projects being funded in Pennsylvania are: (1) Emergency Grinding and Compost Training and Education for Regional Industry Stakeholders, Pennsylvania State University, $171,784; and (2) Validation of a high-throughput method for the detection of African Swine Fever virus, Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory, $55,000. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Episode 5: USDA Steps In (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/11/30/case-addressing-open-space-valuation-of-property-with-cattle-grazing-quarry-activity/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Case Addressing Open Space Valuation of Property with Cattle Grazing & Quarry Activity</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Catherine Copper, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/sesame-allergen-labeling-the-big-9/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sesame Allergen Labeling – The Big-9?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/12/bankruptcy-and-the-preferential-payment-rule.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bankruptcy and the Preferential Payment Rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/registration-review-epa-finds-endangered-species-may-be-harmed-by-glyphosate/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration Review: EPA Finds Endangered Species May Be Harmed By Glyphosate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), </span><a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-21-95" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FARM PROGRAMS: USDA Has Improved Its Completion of Eligibility Compliance Reviews, but Additional Oversight Is Needed</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (November 16, 2020) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640079/2020/11/30/research/warbler-coloration-shaped-evolution-distinct-paths" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Warbler Coloration Shaped by Evolution Via Distinct Paths</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640000/2020/11/30/research/eating-dried-fruit-may-be-linked-better-diet-quality-and-health" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eating Dried Fruit May be Linked with Better Diet Quality and Health Markers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640502/2020/12/01/research/researchers-aim-upcycle-nutrient-waste-farms-using-duckweed" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Researchers Aim to 'Upcycle' Nutrient Waste on Farms Using Duckweed</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1004" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Secures $16 Million Pennsylvania Farm Bill, Highlights 2019 Programs That Aided PA Farmers Through Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1005" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 23 - November 29</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1006" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Opens Hemp Grower, Processor Permit Applications For 2021 Season; Invites Stakeholders To 2020 Hemp Summit</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agency Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/ea-knotweeds" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Biological Control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian Knotweeds</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/fmd-vaccine-comments" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Reopens Comment Period on Request to Produce FMD Vaccine on U.S. Mainland</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2020/animal-health-farm-bill-funding" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Announces $14.4 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Protect Animal Health</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/dec-11-deadline-approaching-for-usda-program-for-farmers-and-ranchers-impacted-by-covid-19" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dec. 11 Deadline Approaching for USDA Program for Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by COVID-19</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. FSA (Dec. 1, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-commodity-credit-corporation-lending-rates-for-december-2020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for December 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-Expansion-Other-Improvements-to-Hemp-Crop-Insurance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Expansion, Other Improvements to Hemp Crop Insurance</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-Implementation-of-Improvements-to-Prevented-Planting-Coverage" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Implementation of Improvements to Prevented Planting Coverage and the Beginning and Veteran Farmer and Rancher Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 49—Dec. 5, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1697.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6906</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “General Permit Standards and Requirements for Hemp.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1702.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6961</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PAG-12) Annual Report and Annual Notice of Intent Installment Fee Submission Deadline Extension.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1703.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6961</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Conditional State Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the United States Army Corps of Engineers Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit 6 (PASPGP-6).”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1700.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6960</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agricultural Advisory Board Virtual Meeting [December 17, 2020].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Revenue</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1696.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6905</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Statement of Policy: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Repeal of Taxation of Partnerships, Associations and Pennsylvania (PA) S Corporations Having Nonresident Partners, Members or Shareholders—Statement of Policy.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Quality Board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1693.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6863</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rulemaking: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Dam Safety and Waterway Management.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor’s Office</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-49/1683.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6857</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency [COVID-19].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vetoed by the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1737" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for economic development agency, fiduciary and lender environmental liability protection, for agritourism activity protection and for COVID-19-related liability; and making a related repeal.” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2902" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2902</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions and for minimum wages; providing for gratuities; further providing for enforcement and rules and regulations, for penalties and for civil actions; repealing provisions relating to preemption; and providing for taxpayer savings and reinvestment.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Labor and Industry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2978" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2978</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for greenhouse gas emissions tax.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Finance</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Nov. 30–Dec. 4, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26304/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76514</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study]” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26615/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Farm Service Agency: Certified Mediation Program]” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26717/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78303</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food Safety and Inspection Service: Salmonella Initiative Program]” (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26731/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78302</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [National Agricultural Statistics Service: Fruits, Nut, and Specialty Crops]” (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26290/notice-of-availability-of-an-environmental-assessment-and-finding-of-no-significant-impact-for-the?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76515</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Release of Aphalara itadori for the Biological Control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian Knotweeds” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26391/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77140</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service: Export Health Certificate for Animal Products]” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/02/2020-26560/petition-to-manufacture-foot-and-mouth-disease-vaccine-in-the-united-states?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77425</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Petition To Manufacture Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine in the United States” (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26611/notice-of-request-for-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-commercial-transportation?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26299/pesticides-updated-draft-guidance-for-pesticide-registrants-on-plant-regulator-products-and-claims?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76562</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticides; Updated Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulator Products and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26014/sethoxydim-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77999</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, comments accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26005/adipic-acid-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78002</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, comments accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Adipic Acid; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26702/notification-of-submission-to-the-secretary-of-agriculture-pesticides-proposal-of-pesticide-product?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78300</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Proposal of Pesticide Product Performance Data Requirements for Products Claiming Efficacy Against Certain Invertebrate Pests” (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/02/2020-26658/sunshine-act-meeting-farm-credit-administration-board?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77462</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board [December 10, 2020]” (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/02/2020-23688/amortization-limits-correction?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77364</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule, correction: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Amortization Limits; Correction” (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Communications Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26036/area-risk-protection-insurance-regulations-common-crop-insurance-policy-basic-provisions-common-crop?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76420</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule, request for comments: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations; Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions; Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Sunflower Seed Crop Insurance Provisions; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Dry Pea Crop Insurance Provisions” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26486/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations-correction?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77227</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations; Correction [Iowa]” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26485/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77231</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Ark., Colo., S.C., Tenn., Tex., W.V.]” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26481/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77233</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Ark., N.C.]” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26482/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77227</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Colo., Fla., Ga., Me., Mont., Pa., Tex.]” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/02/2020-25331/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-for-pinus-albicaulis?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77408</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Pinus albicaulis (Whitebark Pine) With Section 4(d) Rule” (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26139/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-eleven-species-not-warranted-for-listing-as-endangered?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78029</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, notification of findings: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Eleven Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/03/2020-26614/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78143</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Native Endangered and Threatened Species” (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/02/2020-26533/canned-pacific-salmon-deviating-from-identity-standard-amendment-of-temporary-marketing-permit?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77468</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Canned Pacific Salmon Deviating From Identity Standard; Amendment of Temporary Marketing Permit” (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26695/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-food-labeling-calorie?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78334</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Food Labeling; Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food in Vending Machines and Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments” (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/01/2020-26375/agency-information-collection-activities-recordkeeping-of-d-snap-benefit-issuance-and-commodity?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 77140</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Recordkeeping of D-SNAP Benefit Issuance and Commodity Distribution for Disaster Relief” (Dec. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internal Revenue Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-22619/withholding-of-tax-and-information-reporting-with-respect-to-interests-in-partnerships-engaged-in-a?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76910</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Withholding of Tax and Information Reporting With Respect to Interests in Partnerships Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26333/certain-softwood-lumber-products-from-canada-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76519</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Land Management Bureau</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26302/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76597</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Authorizing Grazing Use” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26265/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76649</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26270/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76649</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana [Hurricane Laura]” (Nov. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26665/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-california?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 78402</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Dec. 4, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1982?s=1&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.1982</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Passed House, message on Senate action sent to the House</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5040?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.5040</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2019 or the AIR Safety Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3884?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.3884</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/1244" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H. Res. 1244</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> passed House</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8843?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8843</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8866?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8866</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Dec. 3, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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day will consist of two one-hour sessions on current topics in agricultural
law. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">4
CLE credits for PA licensed attorneys available (approval pending). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></b><u><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Tuesday,
January 12, 2021</span></u><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
(1:00 – 3:15 pm) </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i><i style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">1:00
pm - </span></i><b style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Year 2020 in Agricultural Law: The Year of Living Dangerously</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ross H. Pifer
(Director) and Audry Thompson (Research Assistant) from the Center will review
the biggest developments in agricultural law in 2020. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;"><i style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2:15
pm - </span></i><b style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Utility
Scale Solar Leasing: How It Works and When It Doesn’t*</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Brook Duer (Staff
Attorney) from the Center and Doug Wolfgang, Director of PDA’s Bureau of
Farmland Preservation, will provide landowners with an in-depth look at leasing
land for grid-scale solar electrical generation and how existing ag programs
may conflict with a solar lease. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">*This webinar is
part of 2021 Virtual Farm Show educational programming on solar energy
conducted jointly with Pennsylvania DEP and Penn State Extension.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thursday,
January 14, 2021</span></u><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
(1:00 – 3:15 pm)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">1:00
pm - </span></i><b style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Chesapeake
Bay Developments: Moving the Ball or the Goal Line?</span></i></b><i style="text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Brook
Duer (Staff Attorney) from the Center will moderate a discussion between special
guests Lara B. Fowler, Esq. of Penn State Law and Paul Goeringer, Esq. from the
University of Maryland, College Agriculture and Natural Resources on the
recently filed Chesapeake Bay litigation against the EPA, the pending Conowingo Dam re-licensure
settlement and the impending Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">2:15
pm - </span></i><b style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pesticide
Drama & Non-Target Liability </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 31.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Jackie
Schweichler (Staff Attorney) and Chloe Marie (Research Specialist) from the
Center will review civil liability for non-target property damage from dicamba
and other pesticides/herbicides, 2020’s court-ordered dicamba registration
cancellation and new 5-year EPA registration, the status of glyphosate personal
injury litigation/settlements and state actions on chlorpyrifos. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.5in; text-align: center;">
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-85394169143996826142020-11-30T14:26:00.001-05:002020-11-30T14:26:06.502-05:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending November 27, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-c3d79c02-7fff-4e01-2edd-200da87159b9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><div><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Labeling: International Dairy Federation Publishes Dairy Terminology Standards Update</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 18, 2020, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) </span><a href="https://www.fil-idf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PR18Nov2020.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the publication of an update to its General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms (GSUDT), titled </span><a href="https://store.fil-idf.org/product/bulletin-of-the-idf-n-507-2020-the-codex-general-standard-for-the-use-of-dairy-terms-its-nature-intent-and-implications/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IDF Bulletin 507/2020: The Codex General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms—Its nature, intent, and implications</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> IDF specifies in the bulletin that milk “refers to normal mammary secretion of milking animals obtained from one or more milkings” and that “dairy terms are reserved to milk and milk products conforming to this definition.” Along with the bulletin, which is intended as a guide for legislators and those working in food law, IDF also published a </span><a href="https://www.fil-idf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IDF-Position-Paper-The-Codex-general-standard-for-the-use-of-dairy-terms-FINAL.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">position paper</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> outlining the importance of proper dairy product naming and examples of misleading terminology.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Quality: PA CAFO Permit Annual Report and Fee Deadline Extended </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 23, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a </span><a href="http://files.dep.state.pa.us/Water/BPNPSM/AgriculturalOperations/CAFOs/PAG-12_Update_Memo_November_2020.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">memo</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: (a) restating the recently-announced requirement for all </span><a href="https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/AgriculturalOperations/CAFOs/pages/default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CAFOs) currently permitted under NPDES General Permit for Operation of CAFOs (PAG-12) to file a Notice of Intent (NOI) for continued operation under the new amended PAG-12 by January 1, 2021, (see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 30, 2020</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Pennsylvania Publishes New NPDES Permit Requirements for CAFOs Effective January 1, 2021”); and (b) extending the CAFO Annual Report and annual NOI installment fee deadlines from January 1, 2021 to February 15, 2021. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biofuels: Petition Seeks to Enforce 2016 Renewable Fuel Standards Requirements </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 23, 2020, a group of renewable fuel and agricultural trade associations filed with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit Court) a </span><a href="https://dt176nijwh14e.cloudfront.net/file/313/AS-FILED_Growth-Energy-motion-2020-11-23.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">motion</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to enforce that Court’s 2017 </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/100eATbqeUDNHKcypdrqqCTHFI8gramWX/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mandate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-YfgBlABWsq3fvuUcOvyLOsdqj2y4hTA/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">vacating and remanding</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a challenged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver reducing by 500 million gallons the renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2016. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Americans for Clean Energy v. EPA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4493218/americans-for-clean-energy-v-epa/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 16-1005</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. EPA has never taken action on the matter since the 2017 decision. The moving parties are asking the court to order EPA to correct its 500 million gallon RFS volume reduction by issuing a “curative obligation” within six months of a court order, with no extensions and follow-up report to the Court. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Programs: U.S. Forest Service Publishes NEPA Final Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled, “</span><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nepa/nepa_procedures/index.shtml" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Environmental Policy Act</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (NEPA) Compliance.” </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25465/national-environmental-policy-act-nepa-compliance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73620</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Among several </span><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nepa/documents/TableComparingChanges20201118.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">changes</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the final rule provides for a “Determination of NEPA Adequacy,” specifying that an existing NEPA analysis may be used for a proposed action so long as the new action is “substantially the same” as the previously analyzed action and its resulting environmental effects are “substantially similar.” Additionally, the rule adds six new </span><a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nepa/revisions/pcesupportinginfo.shtml" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">categorical exclusions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CE) across multiple classifications, which are exempt from further environmental analysis as long as the action remains within the described size and scope: recreation special uses, administrative sites, recreation sites, restoration and resilience projects, and specified road management projects. The final rule is effective immediately.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health: USDA Updates Foot-and-Mouth Disease Response Plan</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 12, 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) updated its strategy for addressing </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/emergency-management/em-fmd/ct_fmd" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foot-and-Mouth Disease</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (FMD) in a document titled, “</span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/fmd_responseplan.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foot-and-Mouth Disease Response Plan: The Red Book</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” The plan outlines the five potential response strategies APHIS might utilize in response to a FMD outbreak. The last FMD outbreak in the United States occurred in 1929 and bordering Canada and Mexico have not experienced FMD outbreaks since 1952 and 1954, respectively. The United Kingdom suffered between $12-$18 billion in economic impact as the result of a 2001 outbreak. FMD is present in approximately two-thirds of the world and endemic in part of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South America. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Episode 4: Bottoming Out (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/11/the-use-of-deferred-payment-contracts-specific-matters.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Use of Deferred Payment Contracts - Specifics Matter</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Micah Brown, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/lending-for-livestock-credit-for-crops-filing-a-financing-statement/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Filing a Financing Statement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 24, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/638230/2020/11/17/research/certain-cbd-oils-no-better-pure-cbd-inhibiting-certain-cancer-cell" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Certain CBD Oils No Better than Pure CBD at Inhibiting Certain Cancer Cell Lines</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640011/2020/11/23/research/penn-state-researcher-explore-how-vitamin-d-affects-covid-19" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Researcher to Explore How Vitamin D Affects COVID-19</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/640065/2020/11/24/research/penn-state-food-scientist-gets-grant-study-novel-metal-food-can" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Food Scientist Gets Grant to Study Novel Metal Food Can Coatings</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 24, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1002" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration: CARES Act-Funded Dairy Program Provides $7.6 Million In Direct Relief To 1,550 Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1003" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 16 - November 22</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/23/usda-launches-askusda-improves-and-streamlines-customer-experience" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Launches AskUSDA, Improves and Streamlines Customer Experience</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/23/usda-shares-easy-home-advice-handling-food-safely-thanksgiving" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Shares Easy At-Home Advice for Handling Food Safely this Thanksgiving</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=48#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 48—Nov. 28, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Game Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-48/1656.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6780</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rulemaking: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Wildlife; Chronic Wasting Disease.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Milk Marketing Board</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-48/1673.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6842</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 1; Teleconference [February 3, 2021].”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-48/1674.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6842</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 2; Teleconference [February 3, 2021].”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-48/1675.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6843</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hearing and Presubmission Schedule; Milk Marketing Area No. 4; Teleconference [February 3, 2021].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State Conservation Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-48/1681.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6846</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Action on Odor Management Plans for Concentrated Animal Operations and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Volunteers Complying with the Commonwealth's Facility Odor Management Program.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Signed by the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=835" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 835</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act providing for funding of high-speed broadband service infrastructure deployment in unserved areas of this Commonwealth and for powers and duties of the Commonwealth Financing Authority; establishing the Unserved High-speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.” Act No. </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2020&sessInd=0&act=132" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">132</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1737" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for economic development agency, fiduciary and lender environmental liability protection, for agritourism activity protection and for COVID-19-related liability; and making a related repeal.” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Nov. 23–27, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25924/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74973</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Foreign Agricultural Service: Quality Samples Program]” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26195/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76004</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: National Veterinary Service Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program]” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25809/united-states-standards-for-lentils?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74664</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“United States Standards for Lentils” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25774/notice-of-request-for-a-new-collection-to-populate-an-agritourism-directory?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74972</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for a New Collection To Populate an Agritourism Directory” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26207/united-states-standards-for-beans?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76004</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“United States Standards for Beans” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-25808/united-states-standards-for-split-peas?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76004</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“United States Standards for Split Peas” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25714/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74665</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations: Approval of Cold Treatment and Irradiation Facilities; Cold Treatment Schedules; and Establishment of Fumigation and Cold Treatment Compliance Agreements” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26208/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-importation?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76005</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Importation of Poultry Meat and Other Poultry Products From Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico; Poultry and Pork Transiting the United States” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26210/international-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-standard-setting-activities?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76006</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Credit Corporation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25980/notice-of-request-for-a-renewal-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74973</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for a Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26198/agency-information-collection-activities-copies-of-crop-and-market-information-reports?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76035</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26184/glyphosate-registration-review-draft-endangered-species-act-biological-evaluations-notice-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76071</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Glyphosate Registration Review; Draft Endangered Species Act Biological Evaluations; Notice of Availability” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Communications Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-24486/establishing-a-5g-fund-for-rural-america?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75770</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural America” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26053/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75350</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ariz., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Me., Okla., Pa., S.D., Tex., Utah]” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26054/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75359</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ariz., Cal., Haw., Ind., Kan., Mich., Mo., Neb., Nev., N.J., Ohio, Tex.]” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26056/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75355</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Cal., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Minn., Miss., Or., S.C., Utah., Va.]” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26057/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75348</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Iowa, Mo., Okla.]” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26055/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75354</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Iowa, Kan., Minn.]” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25971/hours-of-service-of-drivers-definition-of-agricultural-commodity?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74909</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interim Final Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hours of Service of Drivers; Definition of Agricultural Commodity” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25752/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-consultation-procedures?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74734</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Consultation Procedures: Foods Derived From New Plant Varieties” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25726/elemental-impurities-in-animal-drug-products-questions-and-answers-guidance-for-industry?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74736</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Elemental Impurities in Animal Drug Products-Questions and Answers; Guidance for Industry; Availability” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26059/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing Material From Cattle” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26183/in-use-stability-studies-and-associated-labeling-statements-for-multiple-dose-injectable-animal-drug?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 76085</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“In-Use Stability Studies and Associated Labeling Statements for Multiple-Dose Injectable Animal Drug Products; Guidance for Industry; Availability” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/27/2020-26049/ag-chem-resources-llc-filing-of-food-additive-petition-animal-use?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75971</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule, notification of petition: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Ag Chem Resources, LLC; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)” (Nov. 27, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25760/child-nutrition-programs-rescission-of-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium-flexibilities-notice-of-vacatur?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74847</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Child Nutrition Programs: Rescission of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities: Notice of Vacatur” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-25761/restoration-of-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium-flexibilities?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75241</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Restoration of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foreign Agricultural Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25982/notice-of-request-for-revision-of-currently-approved-information-collections?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74974</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision of Currently Approved Information Collections [Foreign Donation of Agricultural Commodities (section 416(b) and Food for Progress programs) and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program]” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/24/2020-25987/notice-to-request-an-extension-for-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74975</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice To Request an Extension for a Currently Approved Information Collection [Pima Agricultural Cotton Trust Fund]” (Nov. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-22733/subsistence-management-regulations-for-public-lands-in-alaska-2020-21-and-2021-22-subsistence-taking?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74796</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2020-21 and 2021-22 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25716/grain-handling-facilities-extension-of-the-office-of-management-and-budgets-omb-approval-of?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74765</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grain Handling Facilities; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/25/2020-26086/inviting-applications-for-the-rural-energy-for-america-program?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 75284</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program” (Nov. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25739/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-oregon?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74781</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Oregon [Amendment 1]” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/23/2020-25746/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-oregon?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74782</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Oregon [Amendment 2]” (Nov. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Nov. 23–27, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Nov. 23–27, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—Top #AgLaw HotLinks Nov. 23–27, 2020:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/epa-will-address-challenges-to-new-dicamba-label/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Report: Ag Concentration Negatively Affecting Food Supply Chain</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/smithfield-settles-suits-over-north-carolina-farms-after-losing-appeal?did=582362-20201120&utm_campaign=todays-news_newsletter&utm_source=agriculture.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=112020&cid=582362&mid=45182726335" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Fern’s Ag Insider</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/usda-updates-fmd-response-plan?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201124_FP-006_662&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_4_3&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=55197&utm_medium=email&elq2=b7c1a17d916a4c7391d0ba8a5d25334e" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Updates FMD Response Plan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://ethanolrfa.org/2020/11/farm-biofuel-leaders-urge-courts-to-hold-epa-accountable-on-improper-2016-waiver/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-40064289514219269282020-11-24T08:48:00.004-05:002020-11-24T08:59:28.523-05:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending November 20, 2020 <p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-784f8e62-7fff-d26a-7971-dfd3ce675242"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. 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Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right to Farm: North Carolina Swine Production Facility Nuisance Verdict Upheld On Appeal and Smithfield Announced Unspecified Settlement of Claims </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eR8a1BnvTwHi4u1TCe5RO4LZo-0BV9J_/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">opinion</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> affirming in part and vacating in part a judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">McKiver v. Murphy-Brown, LLC</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6308610/mckiver-v-murphy-brown-llc/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 7:14-cv-00180</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) upon an April 26, 2018 verdict awarding compensatory damages for nuisance of $75,000 each and punitive damages of $5 million each (reduced by state law to $250,000 each) in favor of ten neighboring landowners arising from odors, pests and noises from neighboring vertically-integrated contract production facilities producing approximately 15,000 hogs annually for Murphy-Brown, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chinese-owned pork and food processing company Smithfield Foods, Inc. Because of unique language in North Carolina’s then-current Right to Farm Law (RTF) applicable to the case, and which has since been amended in a way that would prevent this result, the </span><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5a0970d7add7b0384e5385b5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">trial court previously ruled North Carolina’s RTF Law inapplicable</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. In a complex decision, with a separately written concurrence and a dissent, analyzing multiple evidentiary and other legal issues, the Fourth Circuit Court upheld the verdict for compensatory damages in all respects. With regard to punitive damages, the Court upheld the awarding of punitive damages based on the evidence properly admitted but found prejudicial the consideration of evidence of the Defendant’s parent company’s financial information and remanded the case for a new calculation of punitive damages. This case is part of 20+ nuisance cases against Smithfield Foods and/or subsidiaries pending in North Carolina and arising from swine production facilities which request the same legal relief, at least three of which have reached a verdict. According to </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-courts-4b2f1db4c21e03653851e81b81996410" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">media accounts</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, within hours of the Fourth Circuit decision, Smithfield Foods </span><a href="https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2020/11/20/details-settlement-released" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a settlement of all such cases, although no facts or details of such a settlement have been yet released. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing on Enlist Duo Registration Approval</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 18, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xUkTZI1hUYP4LOjCAqjtahKgzPbkp15F/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> denying both a rehearing and rehearing en banc to reconsider EPA’s registration approval of Dow/Corteva Agriscience’s glyphosate blend, Enlist Duo. A </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eOMIrryem5U3qXIj8zFVxebFDPHZqh9C/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for rehearing was filed by petitioners National Family Farm Coalition, et al. on September 15, 2020, following the court’s upholding of EPA’s Enlist Duo registration approval. For more on this topic, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/07/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_27.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending July 24, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms EPA Registration Approval for Glyphosate-Blend Enlist Duo (2,4-D).”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Policy: GAO Reports on USDA “Actively Engaged in Farming” Eligibility Compliance Review</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 16, 2020 the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) </span><a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-21-95?mobile_opt_out=1#summary_recommend" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly released</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a </span><a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/710470.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">report</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> titled, “</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Programs: USDA Has Improved Its Completion of Eligibility Compliance Reviews, but Additional Oversight Is Needed</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” While the report found that, since 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has improved its review procedures to ensure that farm program payment recipients are </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">actively engaged in farming</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> through either active personal management or personal labor, USDA did not systematically monitor its performance of compliance reviews, thus allowing for non-compliant recipients to continue collecting payments. The report includes five recommendations for the USDA to improve its eligibility compliance reviews, including electronic safeguard to prevent a compliance review from being entered as both waived and completed, and further examination of the extent to which compliance review teams document the reasons for not doing an interview.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ag Transportation: FMCSA announces Interim Final Rule “Hours of Service Drivers; Definition of Agricultural Commodity.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) </span><a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/us-department-transportation-helps-american-farmers-and-commercial-drivers-clarifying" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the forthcoming publication in the Federal Register of a </span><a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/2020-11/FMC-P-200324-001%20HOS%20Ag%20Commodity%20IFR%20111720%20%28OST%20Approved%29%20-%20WD%20Signed.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">final rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> titled, “</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hours of Service of Drivers; Definition of Agricultural Commodity</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” The new rule, which was published as proposed on July 29, 2020 (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/29/2019-15960/hours-of-service-of-drivers-definition-of-agricultural-commodity" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">84 FR 36559</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), clarifies the definition of the terms “any agricultural commodity,” “livestock,” and “non-processed food” for the purposes of hours of service rules. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Policy: Farm and Environmental Groups Form Alliance to Tackle Climate Change</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 17, 2020, the </span><a href="https://agclimatealliance.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (FACA) </span><a href="https://agclimatealliance.com/files/2020/11/faca_press_release.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a set of forth policy recommendations to shape federal climate change policy, which address soil health, livestock and dairy, forests and wood products, energy, research, and food loss and waste. The Alliance was formed in February 2020 and consists of a eight prominent interest groups with a divergence of views: American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF); Environmental Defense Fund (EDF); The Food Industry Association (FMI); National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO); National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA); National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC); National Farmers Union; and The Nature Conservancy.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agritourism: Limitation on Agritourism Liability Included In Bill Sent to PA Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 20, 2020, both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly signed and presented to the Governor for signature </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1737" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an omnibus bill amending Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a large collection of immunities and limitations of civil liability to a wide-range of entities for a wide-range of activities, both COVID-19 related and otherwise. Contained within the bill is a subchapter containing the text originally proposed in </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1348" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1348</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, titled “</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agritourism Activity Protection,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” providing limitations on certain civil liabilities arising from agritourism activities. Based upon sharply divided votes in both chambers mostly along party lines, the prospects of its enactment are uncertain. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health: Pennsylvania Quarantines Pentobarbital-Euthanized Animals </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 21, 2020, the PA Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services, published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a new quarantine order titled, </span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1609.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Prohibition of Rendering of Domestic Animals Euthanized with Pentobarbital</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Immediately effective and covering the entire state, the order outlines the process and obligations of animal owners, veterinarians, haulers and rendering, slaughter or other domestic animal processing establishments, for proper marking and disposal of domestic animals, or parts thereof, which have been euthanized with pentobarbital so as to prevent drug residue contamination of commercial feed or pet food products produced in Pennsylvania. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the National Agricultural Law Experts: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast) Chapter 3: The Slide</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/11/16/case-offers-reminder-of-statute-of-fraud-requirements-for-property-description/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Case Offers Reminder of Statute of Fraud Requirements for Property Description</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kristine A. Tidgren, </span><a href="https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/irs-says-no-2020-deduction-if-ppp-forgiveness-reasonably-expected-2021" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRS Says No 2020 Deduction if PPP Forgiveness Reasonably Expected in 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/11/beef-may-be-for-dinner-but-wheres-it-from.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beef May Be For Dinner, But Where’s It From?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rusty Rumley, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/4th-circuit-rules-on-north-carolina-right-to-farm-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th Circuit Rules on North Carolina Right to Farm Litigation</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 19, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/638309/2020/11/16/research/biochar-agricultural-waste-products-can-adsorb-contaminants" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biochar from Agricultural Waste Products can Adsorb Contaminants in Wastewater</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/639109/2020/11/16/research/dairy-cows-exposed-heavy-metals-worsen-antibiotic-resistant" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Cows Exposed to Heavy Metals Worsen Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogen Crisis</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=997" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2021 PA Farm Show Asks Pennsylvanians, ‘Oh, Say, Can You Sing?’</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=999" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State Veterinarian Urges Poultry Owners To Tighten Biosecurity Efforts Amid Overseas High-Path Avian Influenza Discoveries</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=998" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 9 - November 15</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1000" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration: Don’t Go Without This Holiday Season, Food Assistance Programs Fill Holiday Meal Gaps</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=1001" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make It A Pennsylvania Thanksgiving: Agriculture Secretary Highlights Ways To Support Local Farmers This Holiday</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/18/usda-forest-service-announces-key-changes-nepa-procedures" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Forest Service Announces Key Changes to NEPA Procedures</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/18/usda-opens-registration-2021-agricultural-outlook-forum" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Opens Registration for the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Introduces-Enhanced-Coverage-Option-Crop-Insurance-Product" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Introduces Enhanced Coverage Option Crop Insurance Product</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-reminds-dairy-producers-of-dec-11-deadline-for-2021-safety-net-enrollment" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Dec. 11 Deadline for 2021 Safety-Net Enrollment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=47#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 47—Nov. 21, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1608.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6674</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“General Quarantine Order; Prohibition of Rendering of Domestic Animals Euthanized with Pentobarbital.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1609.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6676</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Prohibition of Rendering of Domestic Animals Euthanized with Pentobarbital.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Game Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1633.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6747</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Executive Order: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Chronic Wasting Disease—Establishment of CWD Containment Zone Permit.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1649.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6762</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Telephonic Commission Meeting [Friday, December 11, 2020].”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-47/1648.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6762</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering Registration Notice.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1737" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for economic development agency, fiduciary and lender environmental liability protection, for agritourism activity protection and for COVID-19-related liability; and making a related repeal.” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=835" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 835</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act providing for funding of high-speed broadband service infrastructure deployment in unserved areas of this Commonwealth and for powers and duties of the Commonwealth Financing Authority; establishing the Unserved High-speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1182" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1182</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Act, further providing for advisory committee; and providing for COVID-19 Emergency Agricultural Fair Grants.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-referred to Appropriations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Nov. 16–20, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-25232/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73017</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: FNS Information Collection Needs Due to COVID-19]” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/17/2020-25314/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73259</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—Store Applications]” (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/17/2020-25296/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73258</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [National Agricultural Statistics Service: Bee and Honey Survey]” (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/17/2020-25294/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73258</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [National Agricultural Statistics Service: Livestock Slaughter]” (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25444/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73455</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Title: Assessment of the Collection, Analysis, Validation, and Reporting of SNAP Employment and Training Data project]” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25552/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73670</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Utilities Service: Telecommunications System Construction Policies and Procedures]” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-24925/request-for-nominations-of-members-for-the-citrus-disease-subcommittee?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73671</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Request for Nominations of Members for the Citrus Disease Subcommittee” (Nov. 19, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-23590/tomatoes-grown-in-florida-amendments-to-the-marketing-order-no-966?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72914</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Amendments to the Marketing Order No. 966” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-24910/tart-cherries-grown-in-the-states-of-michigan-new-york-pennsylvania-oregon-utah-washington-and?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73599</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin; Changes to Subcommittee Size and Addition of Term Limits” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25596/notice-of-request-for-extension-and-revision-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73670</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection [Regulations and Related Reporting and Recording Requirements—Packers and Stockyards Division]” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Credit Corporation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25456/payment-limitation-and-payment-eligibility?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73601</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, correction: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/20/2020-25711/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-infectious?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74312</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/20/2020-25713/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74311</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Prohibition on Importation of Farm Equipment” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-23420/indoxacarb-pesticide-tolerances?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72968</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Indoxacarb; Pesticide Tolerances” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/20/2020-25821/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-ethylene?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74339</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Ethylene Oxide; Notice of Availability” (Nov. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-24005/criteria-to-reinstate-non-accrual-loans?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73401</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Criteria To Reinstate Non-Accrual Loans” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Service Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25367/information-collection-request-county-committee-elections?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73455</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Information Collection Request; County Committee Elections” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25346/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73498</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ark., Colo., Conn., Fla., Ga., Me., Miss., N.M., S.C., S.D., Tex., Utah, Va., D.C.]” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25344/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73501</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Fla., Va.]” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-24198/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-review-of-domestic-species-that-are-candidates-for?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73164</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Domestic Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notification of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-25280/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-red-cockaded-woodpecker-from?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73012</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule [and Public Meeting December 1, 2020]” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-24208/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-with-section-4d-rule-for-the?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 74050</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Upper Coosa River Distinct Population Segment of Frecklebelly Madtom and Designation of Critical Habitat” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-25233/forest-service-manual-fsm-3800-zero-code-state-and-private-forestry-landscape-scale-restoration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73017</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Forest Service Manual (FSM) 3800, Zero Code; State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Program” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industry and Security Bureau</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25453/revisions-to-export-enforcement-provisions?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73411</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Revisions to Export Enforcement Provisions” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Institute of Food and Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/16/2020-24502/department-of-agriculture-regulations-for-grants-and-agreements-update-of-citations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72912</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Department of Agriculture Regulations for Grants and Agreements; Update of Citations” (Nov. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25530/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73841</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/19/2020-25532/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73841</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California” (Nov. 19, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/18/2020-25349/agency-information-collection-activities-bonded-warehouse-regulations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73496</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Bonded Warehouse Regulations” (Nov. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wage and Hour Division</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/17/2020-25249/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-information-collections-application-for-a?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 73295</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Information Collections: Application for a Farm Labor Contractor or Farm Labor Contractor Employee Certificate of Registration” (Nov. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8790?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8790</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-2226584861458988122020-11-16T16:31:00.000-05:002020-11-16T16:31:24.414-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending November 13, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5e8e4a8e-7fff-42aa-cd61-94bc7035b6a9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. 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Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade: EU Imposes Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 9, 2020, the European Commission </span><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_2048" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the passage of </span><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L:2020:373:FULL&from=EN" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regulation 2020/1646</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which levies a new 25% World Trade Organization (WTO)-authorized tariff on </span><a href="http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2019/april/tradoc_157861.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">enumerated U.S. agricultural products</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (and 15% on U.S. aircraft products) in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on European Union (EU) exports. Agricultural product tariffs, including on a wide range of cheeses, are being bi-laterally utilized by both nations as retaliation for government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing respectively. On November 10, 2020, the primary trade organization of U.S. dairy cooperatives, National Milk Producers Federation, issued a </span><a href="https://www.nmpf.org/nmpf-statement-on-eus-retaliatory-tariffs-on-dairy/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">statement</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> condemning the EU tariff escalation and other tactics, stating, “One of the most egregious of these tactics is the EU’s misuse of geographical indications (GIs) to ban the U.S. from selling cheeses with common names, such as asiago, feta or parmesan. We commend USTR’s continued maintenance of GI cheeses on the WTO-authorized list of tariff retaliation as these tariffs help to temporarily level the playing field for U.S. producers.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antitrust: JBS Agrees to Settlement In Pork Price-Fixing Case</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 4, 2020, Defendant JBS USA Food Company (JBS) and the so-called “Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs” filed a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7338509/529/in-re-pork-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">joint notice of settlement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the 2-year old class action lawsuit captioned </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In re Pork Antitrust Litigation</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7338509/in-re-pork-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 0:18-cv-01776</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Defendants in the suit include, among others, various subsidiaries of well-known brand names Hatfield, Hormel, Smithfield and Tyson. The agreement settles only the claims of the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, a subset of plaintiffs and class members in the consolidated suits that does not include commercial, industrial, and retail indirect purchaser plaintiffs, i.e. those who purchased pork products from an intermediary supplier/wholesaler/retailer. According to the notice, the agreement is subject to court approval, which will be sought “in the near future.” For more on this suit, see the </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/10/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_26.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 23, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Federal Court Denies Dismissal of Meatpackers' Antitrust Class Action Suit.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: First Challenge Filed to EPA’s 2021-2025 Dicamba Product Registrations </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 4, 2020, the American Soybean Association (ASA) and Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. filed a </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-11/documents/american_soybean_assoc_complaint.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the application restrictions imposed in EPA’s recent registration approval of three dicamba products through 2025. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">American Soybean Association v. Environmental Protection Agency</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18607128/american-soybean-association-v-environmental-protection-agency/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cv-03190</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Specifically, the complaint seeks removal of the nationwide application deadlines of June 30 for soybeans and July 30 for cotton as debilitating to control of certain weeds in certain areas, particularly when replanting occurs comparatively late, coupled with existing herbicide resistance to other products. The lawsuit also alleges that the 310-foot and 240-foot application buffer zones in enumerated “listed species” areas effectively prohibit farming on hundreds of thousands of tillable acres. EPA has yet to file a response. For more on EPA’s dicamba registration approvals, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/11/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 30, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “EPA Approves Three Dicamba Products’ Registrations Until December 20, 2025.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Programs: USDA Updates Conservation Practice Standards </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1692218" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> updates to its </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/cp/ncps/?cid=nrcsdev11_001020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Conservation Practice Standards</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, in accordance with review of the standards as required by the 2018 Farm Bill. The standards support USDA’s </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/aia" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Innovation Agenda</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which aims to cut U.S. agricultural environmental impacts in half by 2050. The 2020 revisions include updates to 58 of 169 enumerated </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Practices</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the National Agricultural Law Experts: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Economic Insights, LLC, </span><a href="https://aei.ag/escaping1980/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast) Chapter 1: Is Farm History Repeating Itself?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 3, 2020) and </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tzSAGLFOzmC7p44s9a3sy" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Escaping 1980 (Podcast) Chapter 2: The Boom</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/11/09/epa-approves-dicamba-pesticides-through-2025-additional-restrictions-imposed/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EPA Approves Dicamba Pesticides Through 2025; Additional Restrictions Imposed</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Everhart, </span><a href="https://www.agrisk.umd.edu/post/new-resource-to-help-water-quality-trading-partners" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Resource to Help Water Quality Trading Partners</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/the-deal-with-dicamba-lawsuit-challenges-registration-epa-changes-fifra-policy/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Deal With Dicamba: Lawsuit Challenges Registration, EPA Changes FIFRA Policy</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov.12, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/11/is-it-a-farm-lease-or-not-and-why-it-might-matter.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is it a Farm Lease Or Not? – And Why it Might Matter</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/638489/2020/11/11/research/air-quality-data-during-covid-19-may-help-improve-models-guide" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Air Quality Data During COVID-19 May Help Improve Models, Guide Interventions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/638750/2020/11/11/research/virtual-reality-forests-could-help-understanding-climate-change" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virtual Reality Forests Could Help Understanding of Climate Change</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 11, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=993" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Highlights Ag Apprenticeships Providing Hands-On, Paid Training For Jobs In Demand Among Pennsylvania Employers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=992" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Tours Veteran-Owned Farms Supported By State’s $10 Million Fresh Food Financing Initiative</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=995" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture: Pennsylvania Hunters Can Address Local Food Insecurity By Donating Deer</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=994" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 2 - November 8</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=996" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture Encourages Pennsylvanians To Support PA Agriculture At Weekend Fall Food Fest At Farm Show</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/09/usda-announces-oneusda-internship-program-summer-2021" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces OneUSDA Internship Program for Summer 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/12/usda-epa-welcome-two-new-members-us-food-loss-and-waste-2030" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA, EPA Welcome Two New Members as U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 12, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/12/usda-announces-scholars-programs-students-historically-black-and" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Scholars Programs for Students at Historically Black and Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/12/trump-administration-invests-113-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-11/alb-eradication-sc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Begins Eradicating Asian Longhorned Beetle Infestation in Charleston County, South Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-11/corn-ge-seed" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Availability of Petition for Deregulation of Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/2020-farm-service-agency-county-committee-elections-underway" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/apply-now-for-usdas-coronavirus-food-assistance-program-2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-to-open-signup-for-the-conservation-reserve-program-and-crp-grasslands-in-early-2021" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA to Open Signup for the Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands in Early 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=46#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 46—Nov. 14, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-46/1577.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6407</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Action of Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee; Addition of Noxious Weeds to Controlled Plants and Noxious Weed List.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-46/1582.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6468</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Draft Stream Evaluation Reports; Available for Public Comment.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No relevant actions Nov. 9–13, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Nov. 9–13, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24761/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71303</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: U.S. Origin Health Certificate” (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24754/lamb-promotion-research-and-information-order-correction?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71274</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Correction” (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-25037/pioneer-hi-bred-international-inc-availability-of-a-request-and-plant-pest-risk-similarity?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71875</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of a Request and Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment for an Extension of Determination of Nonregulated Status for Maize for Use in the Seed Production Technology for Africa Process” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-23423/mefenoxam-pesticide-tolerances?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72571</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mefenoxam; Pesticide Tolerances” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-25120/sunshine-act-meeting-farm-credit-administration-board?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71893</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board [November 19, 2020]” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Service Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24827/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-generic-clearance-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71303</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery” (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24973/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71929</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Fla., Minn., Mo., Ohio]” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24982/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71930</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Fla.]” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24976/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71931</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Colo., Conn., Fla., Mont., N.H., N.C., Okla., Tenn., Tex.]” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25088/north-dakota-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72681</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“North Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25071/alabama-amendment-no-1-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72676</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25083/alabama-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25084/alabama-amendment-no-3-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25085/alabama-amendment-no-4-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72678</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25079/california-amendment-no-7-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72676</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“California; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25080/california-amendment-no-8-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“California; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25139/california-amendment-no-9-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72677</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“California; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25089/delaware-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72676</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Delaware; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25072/florida-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72678</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Florida; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25086/florida-amendment-no-3-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72679</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Florida; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25087/florida-amendment-no-4-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72675</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Florida; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25073/louisiana-amendment-no-1-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72674</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25081/louisiana-amendment-no-12-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72681</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Louisiana; Amendment No. 12 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25074/mississippi-amendment-no-1-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72675</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25070/north-carolina-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72677</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“North Carolina; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25078/north-carolina-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72678</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“North Carolina; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25076/north-carolina-amendment-no-3-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72677</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“North Carolina; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25075/north-carolina-amendment-no-13-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72679</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“North Carolina; Amendment No. 13 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25082/oregon-amendment-no-2-to-notice-of-a-major-disaster-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72675</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Oregon; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration” (Nov. 13, 21020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24471/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-with-section-4d-rule-for?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71859</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Sickle Darter” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24806/request-for-information-and-comments-on-consumption-of-certain-uncommon-produce-commodities-in-the?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71294</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comments accepted:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Request for Information and Comments on Consumption of Certain Uncommon Produce Commodities in the United States; Extension of Comment Period” (Nov. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/10/2020-24970/special-considerations-incentives-and-programs-to-support-the-approval-of-new-animal-drugs-for-minor?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71659</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Special Considerations, Incentives, and Programs To Support the Approval of New Animal Drugs for Minor Uses and for Minor Species; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Extension of Comment Period” (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24727/voluntary-disclosure-of-sesame-as-an-allergen-draft-guidance-for-industry-availability-agency?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71920</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen: Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24997/information-collection-collaborative-forest-landscape-restoration-program?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71876</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Information Collection: Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/10/2020-24869/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71708</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York [Tropical Storm Isaias]” (Nov. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25102/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-new-york?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72746</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of New York” (Nov. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/13/2020-25136/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 72746</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana” (Nov. 13, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24957/grandfathering-gf-registration-notice?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71985</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering (GF) Registration Notice” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://v" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 71986</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Commission Meeting [December 11, 2020]” (Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8746?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8746</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Nov. 12, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Nov. 9–13, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; 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This is a project of the Penn State Ag Law Center with many thanks to Penn State Extension for assistance. </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-72908910120875235412020-11-09T07:26:00.018-05:002020-11-12T12:30:34.481-05:00Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending November 6, 2020 <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: 10pt;">Written by: <br /></b><b style="font-size: 10pt;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant<br /></b><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent
agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international
levels. Subscribe at </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></i></a></span><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Penn
State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></b></a></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Agricultural Labor: Department of Labor Modifies H2A Minimum Wage
Calculation</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">On November 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL)
Employment and Training Administration published in the Federal Register a final
rule titled “Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment
of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States” (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24544/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70445</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">), which changes the calculation method of the Adverse Effect Wage
Rate (AEWR), or the minimum wage for agricultural guest workers. Under
the final rule, DOL will base the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/wages/adverse-effect-wage-rates"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">AEWR
for field and livestock workers</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> on the 2019 Farm Labor
Survey (FLS) “average annual gross hourly wage rate” for those workers until
the end of 2022. Starting in 2023, DOL will use any percentage change in
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) wage and salary Employment Cost Index
(ECI) for the previous twelve months to modify AEWRS for these workers.
DOL has published an “</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/oflc/pdfs/H-2A_AEWR_FR_FAQs_11_2_2020.pdf"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Implementation
FAQ</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">” document to supplement the final rule, which is effective
December 21, 2020. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Biofuels: EPA Requests Extension to Reply to U.S. Supreme Court
Small Refinery Exemption Appeal </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) filed a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-472/159621/20201104121345216_Extension%20Letter%2020-472.pdf"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">motion</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> for a
time extension in which to file a response to a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20/20-472/156924/20201006112239521_20201006-112031-95751693-00000761.pdf"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">petition
for writ of certiorari</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> filed with the U.S.
Supreme Court on September 4, 2020, by several petroleum refiners seeking to
appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit’s January 24, 2020
decision invalidating EPA’s grant of renewable fuel standard (RFS) small
refinery exemptions. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/20-472.html"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">HollyFrontier
Cheyenne Refining, LLC, et al., Petitioners v. Renewable Fuels Association, et
al</span></i></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">., 20-472. The petition for writ of certiorari seeks to determine
whether a small refinery must have received “uninterrupted, continuous hardship
exemptions” each year since 2011 to qualify for a RFS hardship exemption.
In its motion, EPA requests that its November 12, 2020 response deadline be
extended until December 14, 2020. The request is unexpected due to EPA’s
earlier failure to seek an appeal of the Tenth Circuit Court’s decision against
it. For background, see </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/02/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewjanuary.html"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">ALWR—January
30, 2020</span></i></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, “Court of Appeals Invalidates EPA Grant of Renewable Fuel
Standard Waivers.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Pesticides: Interim EPA Registrations of Triazines Appealed </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">On October 30, 2020, a group of environmental, food, and labor
interest groups filed a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKKsXhmHNpl749MXMrHXvkvl1P4d9baS/view?usp=sharing"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">petition
for review</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to
invalidate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Interim
Registrations of three triazines: atrazine, propazine, and simazine. (<i>See
</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_28.html"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">ALWR—week
ending September 25, 2020</span></i></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, “Pesticide Interim
Registration Review Decisions Available”). The petitioners—the Rural
Coalition, Pesticide Action Network North America, Beyond Pesticides, Center
for Biological Diversity, and the Center for Food Safety—allege that the
Interim Registrations lack substantial evidence in support and that EPA’s
approval of the registrations violated its duties under FIFRA. According
to the court’s time schedule, the petitioners’ must submit their brief by
January 19, 2021, and EPA must file an answer by February 17,
2021. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Pesticides: EPA Publishes Final Rule on Pesticide Application
Exclusion Zone Requirements </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
published in the Federal Register a final rule titled “Agricultural Worker
Protection Standard; Revision of the Application Exclusion Zone Requirements” (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23411/pesticides-agricultural-worker-protection-standard-revision-of-the-application-exclusion-zone"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
68760</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">). Among several changes, the rule limits the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/worker-protection-standard-application-exclusion-zone"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">application
exclusion zone (AEZ)</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> requirements to a producer’s own property and
allows property owners and immediate family to shelter in place in housing or
closed buildings located on the property during pesticide application.
The final rule is effective December 29, 2020. For background, see </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2019/10/ag-law-weekly-review-october-31-2019.html"><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">ALWR—October
31, 2019</span></i></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, “EPA Proposes New Rule on Pesticide Application Exclusion Zone
Requirements.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Biotechnology: Court Remands FDA Decision on Bio-Engineered Salmon
for Additional Analysis</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">On November 5, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California issued an </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15rAJPXTP5q0PPEjHCzRb_UShbJnPmHir/view?usp=sharing"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">order</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> granting
summary judgment against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) in a
challenge to its approval of bio-engineered salmon farming. <i><u>Institute for
Fisheries Resources et al. v. Hahn, et al.</u>, </i> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4495410/institute-for-fisheries-resources-v-hahn/?page=2"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">3:16-cv-01574</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">.
According to the opinion, although FDA determined that the possibility of
bio-engineered salmon escape was highly unlikely, the court found that the
agency failed to meaningfully analyze the potential effects to the wild salmon
population if the bio-engineered salmon were to escape and establish themselves
as a population. The court, however, declined to vacate the agency
action, instead ordering the agency to “go back and compete the analysis,” and
stated that a vacatur would call for the destruction of the existing
genetically engineered salmon, “a significant loss of property and animal life
that would be wasteful given the real possibility that the FDA will be able to
cure the . . . errors on remand.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Pennsylvania Passes Broadband Access and Agricultural Vehicle
Width Legislation</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On October </span>29, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf signed into law
two pieces of legislation of interest to agricultural and rural landowners: (1)
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">HB 2438</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, which
addresses broadband access, and (2) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=995"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">HB 995</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, which
increases the width of agricultural vehicles. HB 2438 allows an electric
cooperative to provide broadband services and to use an existing,
currently-owned easement to build broadband structures. The legislation
also allows a broadband service provider to use an electric cooperative’s
easement to add broadband accommodations. HB 995 increases the width of
multipurpose agricultural vehicles that are “used exclusively for agricultural
operations” from sixty-two to sixty-six inches as long as the vehicle is “only
incidentally operated or moved upon the highways.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #222222; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest:</span></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Sarah Catherine Cooper, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/the-fight-for-organic-hydroponic-certification-under-fire/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">The
Fight for Organic: Hydroponic Certification Under Fire</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 3,
2020).<br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Brigit Rollins, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/pesticide-litigation-chlorpyrifos-under-fire/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Pesticide
Litigation: Chlorpyrifos Under Fire</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 5, 2020). <br /></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Nicole Cook, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.agrisk.umd.edu/post/fsa-changes-to-payment-limitations-and-eligibility-rules"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">FSA
Changes to Payment Limitations and Eligibility Rules</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 5,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Penn State Research & News: </span><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/637298/2020/10/30/research/new-bacterial-testing-method-improve-health-care-food-safety-and"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">New
Bacterial Testing Method to Improve Health Care, Food Safety and More</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Oct.
30, 2020). <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/637964/2020/11/05/research/university-center-advances-energy-environmental-knowledge-virtual"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">University
Center Advances Energy, Environmental Knowledge Via Virtual Reality</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 5,
2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=991"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Department
Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, October 26 -
November 1</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 4, 2020). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/02/trump-administration-invests-15-million-high-speed-broadband-rural"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Trump
Administration Invests $1.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Virginia</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 2,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/02/usda-announces-first-set-great-american-outdoors-act-projects"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">USDA
Announces First Set of Great American Outdoors Act Projects</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 2,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/02/secretary-perdue-statement-dols-h2a-wage-rule"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Secretary
Perdue Statement on DOL’s H2A Wage Rule</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 2,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/11/04/usda-co-hosts-free-webinar-nov-12-livestock-risk-management"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">USDA
Co-hosts Free Webinar on Nov. 12 on Livestock Risk Management</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> (Nov. 4,
2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-commodity-credit-corporation-lending-rates-for-november-2020"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">USDA
Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2020</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, FSA
(Nov. 2, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-11/dereg-of-corn-ge"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Availability
of Petition for Deregulation of Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, APHIS
(Nov. 2, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-11/south-africa-citrus-fruit"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">USDA
Authorizes Importation of Cold-Treated Citrus Fruit from South Africa into All
U.S. Ports of Entry</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, APHIS (Nov. 4, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=45"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Pa.
Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 45—Nov. 7, 2020</span></b></a></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">): </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Game Commission</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-45/1539.html"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">50
Pa.B. 6208</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Rules and Regulations:</i> “Hunting and Trapping;
General.” </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-45/1540.html"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">50
Pa.B. 6209</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Rules and Regulations: </i>“Special Permits; Canada Geese
Depredation.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">No relevant actions Nov. 2–6, 2020.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Federal Register</span></b></a></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> Nov.
2–6, 2020): </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Agriculture Department</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24317/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69564</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
[Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(BSE); Importation of Animals and Animal Products]” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24584/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70576</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food
Safety and Inspection Service: Marking, Labeling, and Packaging of Meat,
Poultry, and Egg Products]” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/06/2020-24705/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
71047</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
[Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Blood and Tissue Collection, and
Recordkeeping, at Slaughtering, Rendering, and Approved Livestock Marketing
Establishments and Facilities]” (Nov. 6, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-22784/national-organic-program-amendments-to-the-national-list-of-allowed-and-prohibited-substances-per?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70431</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule:</i> “National Organic Program; Amendments to the
National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2018 NOSB
Recommendations (Crops and Handling)” (Nov. 5, 2020). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24267/pioneer-hi-bred-international-inc-availability-of-a-petition-for-the-determination-of-nonregulated?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69564</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
Inc.: Availability of a Petition for the Determination of Nonregulated Status
for Insect Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant Maize” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24402/decision-to-revise-import-requirements-for-the-importation-of-fresh-citrus-from-south-africa-into?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70576</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Decision To Revise Import Requirements for the
Importation of Fresh Citrus From South Africa Into the United States” (Nov. 5,
2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Employment and Training Administration</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24544/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70445</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the
Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the
United States” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-22646/pesticides-proposal-to-add-chitosan-to-the-list-of-active-ingredients-permitted-in-exempted-minimum?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69307</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Proposed Rule: </i>“Pesticides; Proposal To Add Chitosan to
the List of Active Ingredients Permitted in Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide
Products” (Nov. 2, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-23199/dipropylene-glycol-and-triethylene-glycol-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69512</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule, comments accepted: </i>“Dipropylene Glycol and
Triethylene Glycol; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance” (Nov. 3,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-23040/trinexapac-ethyl-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70062</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances” (Nov.
4, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24483/pesticides-draft-guidance-for-pesticide-registrants-on-the-list-of-pests-of-significant-public?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70146</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Pesticides; Draft Guidance for
Pesticide Registrants on the List of Pests of Significant Public Health
Importance” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24375/notice-of-tentative-approval-and-opportunity-for-public-comment-and-public-hearing-for-public-water?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70147</span></a></span><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> Notice—Comment Period:</span></i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> “Notice of Tentative
Approval and Opportunity for Public Comment and Public Hearing for Public Water
System Supervision Program Revision for Pennsylvania” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-23109/calcium-pantothenate-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70497</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule, comments accepted: </i>“Calcium Pantothenate;
Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-23041/thiamine-mononitrate-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70494</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule, comments accepted: </i>“Thiamine Mononitrate;
Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24524/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-several?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70615</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Pesticide Registration Review;
Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides;
Notice of Availability” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24523/product-cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-registrations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70613</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide
Registrations” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/05/2020-24565/quarterly-update-to-annual-listing-of-foreign-government-subsidies-on-articles-of-cheese-subject-to?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70586</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice, comments accepted: </i>“Quarterly Update to Annual
Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an
In-Quota Rate of Duty” (Nov. 5, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/06/2020-24467/mefentrifluconazole-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70997</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule, comments accepted: </i>“Mefentrifluconazole;
Pesticide Tolerances” (Nov. 6, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/06/2020-23874/tolerance-crop-grouping-program-v?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70976</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Tolerance Crop Grouping Program V” (Nov. 6,
2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/06/2020-24680/atrazine-simazine-and-propazine-registration-review-draft-endangered-species-act-biological?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
71071</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine
Registration Review; Draft Endangered Species Act Biological Evaluations;
Notice of Availability” (Nov. 6, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Farm Credit Administration</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/06/2020-23315/organization-funding-and-fiscal-affairs-loan-policies-and-operations-and-funding-operations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70955</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule, correction: </i>“Organization; Funding and Fiscal
Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Investment
Eligibility; Correction” (Nov. 6, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24294/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69636</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ariz.,
Cal, Fla., Ill., Ind., Mich., Ohio, Or., Utah]” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24295/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69638</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Proposed Flood Hazard
Determinations [Mich.]” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Fish and Wildlife Service</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24171/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removing-the-gray-wolf-canis-lupus-from-the-list-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69778</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/03/2020-24316/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69675</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: “</i>Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major
Disaster for the State of Louisiana [Hurricane Laura]” (Nov. 3, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Food and Drug Administration</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24428/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-regulations-under-the?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70182</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice—Comment Period: </i>“Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Regulations Under the Federal
Import Milk Act” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Food and Nutrition Service </span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24303/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-pandemic-electronic-benefits-transfer-p-ebt-integrity?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70043</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Final Rule: </i>“Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Integrity” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Foreign Agricultural Service</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24393/information-on-dairy-import-licenses-for-the-2021-tariff-rate-quota-trq-year-united-kingdom?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70127</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Information on Dairy Import Licenses for the 2021
Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) Year-United Kingdom Designation of Importers for Dairy
Import Licenses” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Forest Service</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-24164/assessing-fees-for-excess-and-unauthorized-grazing?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69303</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Proposed Rule: </i>“Assessing Fees for Excess and Unauthorized
Grazing” (Nov. 2, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">International Trade Commission</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/04/2020-24480/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
70188</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of
Comments Relating to the Public Interest [Certain Chocolate Milk Powder and
Packaging Thereof]” (Nov. 4, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Small Business Administration</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/02/2020-24182/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-utah?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">85 FR
69376</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> <i>Notice: </i>“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the
State of Utah” (Nov. 2, 2020). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8731?s=1&r=1"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">H.R.8731</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> “To fill
vacancies for Forest Service recreation management and planning staff in
National Forests, and for other purposes.” <i>Referred to the House Committee
on Agriculture</i> (Nov. 5, 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">No new actions Nov. 2–6, 2020.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Follow us on Twitter </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">@AgShaleLaw</span></b></a></span><b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">—Top
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to discuss new farm bill soon</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, WEAU13 News <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/pesticide-opponents-want-ninth-circuit-to-review-epas-latest-dicamba-pesticide-ruling/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Pesticide
opponents want Ninth Circuit to review EPA’s latest dicamba pesticide ruling</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, Food
Safety News <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/perdue-comments-on-labor-department-h-2a-wage-rule/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Perdue
Comments on Labor Department H-2A Wage Rule</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
Brownfield <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/grange-hails-enactment-of-broadband-bill/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Grange
hails enactment of broadband bill</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, Morning Ag Clips<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/idfa-calls-for-elimination-of-barriers-to-us-dairy-exports/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">IDFA
calls for elimination of barriers to US dairy exports</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">, Morning
Ag Clips <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/epa-clarifies-pesticide-application-zone-restrictions?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201102_FP-006_751&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_5&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54442&utm_medium=email&elq2=4a1b72bc8f3a42028865fe31019d9fe4"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">EPA
clarifies pesticide application zone restrictions</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
Feedstuffs <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/lawmakers-call-for-food-name-protections-in-trade-deals/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Lawmakers
Call for Food Name Protections in Trade Deals</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
Brownfield <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/fsa-farm-credit-administration-refocus-younger-farmers?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201102_FP-006_751&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54442&utm_medium=email&elq2=4a1b72bc8f3a42028865fe31019d9fe4"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">FSA,
Farm Credit Administration refocus on younger farmers</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
Feedstuffs <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/congressional-letter-seeks-protect-common-food-names?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201103_FP-006_944&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_1&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54492&utm_medium=email&elq2=ea3d4b015bb34f1db20e3aae8dde8079"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Congressional
letter seeks to protect common food names</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
Feedstuffs <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/update-2-bayer-takes-10-bln-writedown-flags-higher-roundup-settlement-bill?did=576814-20201103&utm_campaign=todays-news_newsletter&utm_source=agriculture.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=110320&cid=576814&mid=44045339621"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt;">Bayer
Takes $10 Billion Writedown, Flags Higher Roundup Settlement Bill</span></a></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">,
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Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: EPA Approves Three Dicamba Products’ Registrations Until December 20, 2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 27, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-2020-dicamba-registration-decision" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> its decision to </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/search?filter=epa-hq-opp-2020-0492" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">approve five-year registrations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of three dicamba products for “over-the-top” use: Bayers’ </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492-0010" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">XtendiMax</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and BASF’s </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492-0008" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engenia</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, whose registrations were previously cancelled, and Syngenta’s </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492-0009" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tavium</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, whose registration was not cancelled but set to expire December 20, 2020. DuPont’s FeXapan is not part of the approval decision and remains unapproved for any use at this time. The three decisions, and supporting documents, are posted directly to the Regulations.gov nonrulemaking docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492 titled “</span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492/document" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dicamba for Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybeans</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” and are not published in the Federal Register. The principal supporting document is the narrative titled “</span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492-0007" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Memorandum Supporting Decision to Approve Registration for the Uses of Dicamba on Dicamba Tolerant Cotton and Soybean</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” which outlines the considerations taken into account and the justification for the decision. The three newly-approved registrations: (a) are for use with “dicamba-tolerant” soybean and cotton only; (b) apply only in the following thirty-four states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; (c) expire on December 20, 2025; (d) prohibit soybean application after June 30 annually; (e) prohibit cotton application after July 30 annually; (f) require the dicamba products to be tank-mixed with a “pH-buffering agent” and that producers maintain a 240-foot “downwind buffer” and a 310-foot buffer in “listed species” locations; (g) prohibit application during temperature inversions and at any time other than between one hour after sunrise and two hours before sunset. For more on the registration cancellation of XtendiMax, Engenia, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/ag-in-spotlight-june-4-2020.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law in the Spotlight—June 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “U.S. Appeals Court Invalidates FIFRA Registrations of Dicamba Products XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan” and </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/ag-in-spotlight-dicamba-update.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law in the Spotlight—June 9, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Dicamba Update: EPA Formally Cancels Product Registrations of Dicamba Products XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan.”</span></p><br /><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: California Supreme Court Denies Glyphosate Verdict Appeal</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of California </span><a href="https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2326798&doc_no=S264158&request_token=NiIwLSEmXkg%2FW1BBSSI9UEtJUDw0UDxTJSNeQz9RMCAgCg%3D%3D" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">denied</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Bayer AG’s </span><a href="http://www.glyphosatelitigationfacts.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monsanto-Petition-For-Review-Filed-083120.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition for review</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the California Court to Appeal, </span><a href="https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2272822&div=1&doc_no=A155940&request_token=NiIwLSEmXkw4W1BFSCJdXEtJUFg6UVxfJiNOIz5TMCAgCg%3D%3D" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First Appellate Division</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s </span><a href="https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A155940M.PDF" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">decision</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> upholding of the trial court verdict for personal injury (non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) from glyphosate-exposure. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johnson v. Monsanto</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. S264158. Bayer claimed that the verdict based upon a failure to warn theory punished the company for adhering to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision that a glyphosate cancer warning label would constitute misbranding. On October 23, 2020, Bayer filed a motion to stay the appellate court’s decision pending the filing a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, which was </span><a href="https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2272822&div=1&doc_no=A155940&request_token=NiIwLSEmXkw4W1BFSCJdXEtJUFg6UVxfJiNOIz5TMCAgCg%3D%3D" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">denied</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on October 28, 2020. For more on this topic, see the </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR–week ending September 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Monsanto Appeals Roundup Verdict to California Supreme Court.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Quality: Pennsylvania Publishes New NPDES Permit Requirements for CAFOs Effective January 1, 2021 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 31, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a </span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1493.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">notice</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> titled “Availability of Amended National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PAG-12)” announcing the availability of a </span><a href="http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=4740" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">final amended National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PAG-12). 50 Pa.B. 6060. Effective January 1, 2021, this permit replaces the previous version of the same permit published on March 31, 2018, due to several modifications necessary to correct errors and reduce administrative burdens. For all Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), a notice of intent to remain covered under the amended General Permit will be due by January 1, 2021. The list of modifications being implemented, instructions and all forms needed, including the notice of intent form, for use in complying with the January 1,2021 deadline are available at the DEP web pages listed in the Pennsylvania Bulletin notice. DEP will publish notice of the receipt of notices of intent in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and will publish notice when actions are taken to approve or deny a CAFO's coverage under the amended General Permit.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Maryland, Delaware Announce COVID-19 Relief Payments for Poultry Growers</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 19, 2020, the governors of </span><a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/10/19/governor-hogan-announces-maryland-farmer-covid-19-relief-program/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maryland</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://news.delaware.gov/2020/10/19/delaware-announces-grant-program-for-contract-poultry-growers-impacted-by-covid-19/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> each announced direct assistance programs for contract poultry producers affected by COVID-19 in their respective states. Both states have a large number of contract poultry producers, who without an ownership interest in the animals, were ineligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments. Both programs, the </span><a href="https://onestop.md.gov/forms/maryland-cares-act-contract-poultry-5f5bbe805d937b00fc64122a" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maryland Contract Poultry Grower COVID-19 Relief Fund</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and the </span><a href="https://agriculture.delaware.gov/grants-loans/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware Contract Poultry Grower Grant Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, provide for the same payment structure: $1,000 per poultry house up to a maximum of $5,000 and, if depopulation occurred, $1,500 for each depopulated house with no limit. In addition, Maryland poultry farmers who were eligible for CFAP 1 payments, may also apply for a 15% supplemental bonus payment. In Delaware, business interruption insurance coverages for the same loss is primary and may negate eligibility. The deadline for applications in both states is December 1, 2020. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly, USDA updates aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 1) and </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 2) payments. The latest available Pennsylvania totals are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 1 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approved Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/25/20)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$105,929,673</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,760</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$33,965,995</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,869</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $22,623,203</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,022</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> $</span>8,419,929</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span></span>167</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,100,953</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span></span>23</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $17,039,753</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,841</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 2</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approved Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/25/20) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$41,579,672</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1,452</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sales Commodities</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$20,317,108</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 417 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acreage-Based</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$26,140,640</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 3,023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$12,559,023</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,534</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eggs/Broilers</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $2,585,102</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 86</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $103,181,544</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 7,512</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/10/eminent-domain-and-seriously-misleading-financing-statements.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eminent Domain and “Seriously Misleading” Financing Statements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Micah Brown, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/lending-for-livestock-credit-for-crops-attaching-the-security-interest/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Attaching the Security Interest</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kristine A. Tidgren, </span><a href="https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/end-year-considerations-unprecedented-year" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">End-of-Year Considerations for an Unprecedented Year</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/the-deal-with-dicamba-epa-approves-dicamba-pesticides-for-2021-and-beyond/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Deal With Dicamba: EPA Approves Dicamba Pesticides for 2021 and Beyond</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/635522/2020/10/29/research/misleading-mulch-researchers-find-contents-mulch-bags-do-not-match" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Misleading Mulch: Researchers Find Contents of Mulch Bags Do Not Match Claims</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/637086/2020/10/28/research/researchers-use-minerals-ancient-soils-reconstruct-past-climate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Researchers Use Minerals from Ancient Soils to Reconstruct Past Climate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=988" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, October 19 - October 25</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=987" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Offers Advice To PA Hunters, Processors To Protect Against Chronic Wasting Disease</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=989" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration: Ag Surplus Program Has Saved 4 Million Pounds Of Farm Fresh Food From Waste, Distributed Through PA Food Banks</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=990" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture Announces PA Farm Show Fall Food Fest</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/26/usda-announces-early-release-select-commodity-tables-usdas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2030</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/26/trump-administration-invests-23-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $2.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/26/more-7-billion-paid-second-round-usda-coronavirus-food-assistance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/27/trump-administration-invests-891-million-rural-water-and-wastewater" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $891 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 43 States</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/28/usda-encourages-ag-producers-residents-prepare-hurricane-zeta" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Zeta</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/28/trump-administration-invests-871-million-rural-community-facilities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $871 Million in Rural Community Facilities in 43 States and Guam</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/28/trump-administration-invests-18-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $1.8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/28/trump-administration-invests-5-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/28/usda-exempts-tongass-national-forest-2001-roadless-rule" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Exempts Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/29/trump-administration-invests-264-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $26.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Oklahoma</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/29/trump-administration-invests-544000-high-speed-broadband-rural-new" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $544,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural New York</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/29/trump-administration-invests-6-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Colorado</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/29/trump-administration-invests-7-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Dakota and Montana</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/30/trump-administration-invests-106-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $10.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/30/trump-administration-invests-31-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Nebraska</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-reminds-producers-of-disaster-assistance-application-deadline" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Reminds Producers of Disaster Assistance Application Deadline</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/more-than-7-billion-paid-in-second-round-of-usda-coronavirus-food-assistance-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Extends-Deadline-for-Public-Comments-on-Recs-for-PRF-Rainfall-Index-Crop-Insurance-Program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Extends Deadline for Public Comments on Recommendations for Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Oct. 29, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/ea-crupina" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Availability of an Environmental Assessment for a Biological Control Agent of Common Crupina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=44#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 42—Oct. 31, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1489.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5995</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Virtual Public Hearing [Thursday, November 12, 2020] and Virtual Business Meeting [Wednesday, December 9, 2020].” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1493.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6060</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Availability of Amended National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PAG-12).”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1496.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6062</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Proposed Conditional State Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1524.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering Registration Notice.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1525.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6113</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1526.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6114</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-44/1527.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 6114</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Telephonic Public Hearing [November 5, 2020].”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Signed by the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2438</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Act No. </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2020&sessInd=0&act=98" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">98</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=995" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 995</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions [‘Increasing the width of multipurpose agricultural vehicles’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Act No. </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2020&sessInd=0&act=103" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">103</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Oct. 26–30, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23755/public-availability-of-fy-2018-service-contract-inventory?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68034</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Public Availability of FY 2018 Service Contract Inventory” (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23934/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68555</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations, Part 275—Quality Control]” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23943/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68833</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Forms: Applications, Periodic Reporting, and Notices]” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-24105/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68834</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities]” (Oct. 30, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23941/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68835</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Agricultural Marketing Service: Child Nutrition Labeling Program]” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23944/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68837</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Forest Service: Non-Timber Forest Products Generic for Surveys, Interviews, and Focus Groups]” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23348/avocados-grown-in-south-florida-continuance-referendum?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68005</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule; referendum order: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Avocados Grown in South Florida; Continuance Referendum” (Oct. 27, 20200).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/28/2020-23349/termination-of-us-consumer-standards?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68285</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Termination of U.S. Consumer Standards” (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-21437/us-standards-for-grades-of-grapefruit-texas-and-states-other-than-florida-california-and-arizona-and?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68421</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“U.S. Standards for Grades of Grapefruit (Texas and States Other Than Florida, California, and Arizona) and U.S. Standards for Grades of Oranges (Texas and States Other Than Florida, California, and Arizona)” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23664/notice-of-availability-of-assessment-of-the-newcastle-disease-status-of-the-cantons-of-neuchtel-and?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67705</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Availability of Assessment of the Newcastle Disease Status of the Cantons of Neuchâtel and Ticino of Switzerland” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23925/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68555</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Self-Certification Medical Statement” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-24125/notice-of-availability-of-an-environmental-assessment-for-release-of-ramularia-crupinae-for?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68838</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release of Ramularia Crupinae for Biological Control of Common Crupina (Crupina vulgaris) in the Contiguous United States” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Credit Corporation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23437/environmental-quality-incentives-program?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67637</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Environmental Quality Incentives Program” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23714/farm-ranch-and-rural-communities-advisory-committee-frrcc-notice-of-virtual-public-meeting?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67737</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC); Notice of Virtual Public Meeting” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23089/receipt-of-a-pesticide-petition-filed-for-residues-of-pesticide-chemicals-in-or-on-various?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68030</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (September 2020)” (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/28/2020-23875/pesticide-reregistration-performance-measures-and-goals-annual-progress-report-notice-of?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68327</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals; Annual Progress Report; Notice of Availability” (Oct. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23611/florida-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67753</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Florida; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23598/mississippi-amendment-no-1-to-notice-of-an-emergency-declaration?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67753</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23595/oregon-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67754</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Oregon; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23614/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67756</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Colo., Conn., Fla., Ga., Ky., Me., N.M., Pa., Tex.]” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23615/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67758</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Cal.]” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23618/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67760</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Ark., Haw., Ky., Pa., Tenn., Va.]” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23597/louisiana-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67762</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Louisiana; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23599/mississippi-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67762</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Mississippi; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23601/florida-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67763</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Florida; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23608/alabama-major-disaster-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67763</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Major Disaster and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23600/alabama-emergency-and-related-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67765</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alabama; Emergency and Related Determinations” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23762/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-flood-mitigation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68084</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: “</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comment Request; Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA); Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC); Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)” (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23975/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68585</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Colo., Fla., Tenn., Tex.]” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23974/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68586</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Colo., Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tex., Utah, Va.]” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23973/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68589</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Colo., Conn., Fla., N.C., Pa., S.C., S.D., Tex]” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23970/revisions-to-publication-requirements-for-community-eligibility-status-information-under-the?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68782</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Revisions to Publication Requirements for Community Eligibility Status Information Under the National Flood Insurance Program” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23398/alignment-of-third-party-food-safety-standards-with-food-safety-regulations-notice-of-pilot-program?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67744</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Alignment of Third-Party Food Safety Standards With Food Safety Regulations: Notice of Pilot Program” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/28/2020-23846/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-food-allergen-labeling?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68333</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Food Allergen Labeling and Reporting” (Oct. 28, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-23760/commodity-supplemental-food-program-implementation-of-the-agriculture-improvement-act-of-2018?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68589</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-20151/egg-products-inspection-regulations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68640</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule—Comments Accepted:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Egg Products Inspection Regulations” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foreign Agricultural Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23649/adjustment-of-appendices-under-the-dairy-tariff-rate-quota-import-licensing-regulation-for-the-2020?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67706</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation for the 2020 Tariff-Rate Quota Year” (Oct. 26, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/27/2020-23724/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-oregon?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68114</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oregon” (Oct. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23903/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 68618</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California” (Oct. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7823?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7823</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Emergency Rural Community Relief Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8135?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8135</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8204?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8204</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “CSA OPPORTUNITY Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Oct. 26–30, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—Top #AgLaw HotLinks Oct. 26–30, 2020:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23994-delaware-maryland-introduce-grant-programs-for-poultry-growers?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY+Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware, Maryland Introduce Grant Programs for Poultry Growers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/farmland-markets-stabilize-despite-covid-19?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201026_FP-006_260&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54207&utm_medium=email&elq2=705d0901ed5b43a0bd7205255c24e3d8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farmland Markets Stabilize Despite COVID-19</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/california-court-denies-bayer-appeal?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201026_FP-006_260&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_5&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54207&utm_medium=email&elq2=705d0901ed5b43a0bd7205255c24e3d8%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">California Court Denies Bayer Appeal</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1678017" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Rule Makes Enhancements to Environmental Quality Incentives Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, USDA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/epa-to-make-herbicide-announcement-tuesday/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EPA to Make Herbicide Announcement Tuesday</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Brownfield</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23963-groups-urge-mandatory-labeling-of-lab-grown-meat?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY+Weekly+Wrap-up&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Asked to Reverse Certain Dairy Provisions in CFAP 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/usda-2019-organic-survey-shows-sharply-higher-production?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201027_FP-006_398&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54257&utm_medium=email&elq2=f5c561cb3d6d4d63bb7f70de612bf834" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA '2019 Organic Survey' Shows Sharply Higher Production</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; 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In the subject line, type “subscribe” and type any word in the body (to circumvent spam filtering). </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-39474935311791291182020-10-26T16:06:00.066-04:002020-11-03T13:10:52.356-05:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending October 23, 2020 <p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4b5bdb0f-7fff-438a-a9ac-6a932f3f0ef4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Welfare: Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial of Injunction Against California’s Proposition 12 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 15, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NLLzkf4GjxVNPWnvMlG56L2rYydDhVgY/view?usp=sharing%5C">memorandum disposition</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">affirming the U.S. District Court (USDC) for the Central District of California’s November 22, 2019, denial of a preliminary injunction against California’s </span><a href="https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Prop12.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposition 12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">North American Meat Institute, et al. v. Becerra, et al.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> No. 19-56408. The underlying complaint remains pending before the district court. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">North American Meat Institute et al. v. Becerra, et al.,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16293699/north-american-meat-institute-v-xavier-becerra/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2:19-cv-08569</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Proposition 12 requires that all pigs, veal calves and egg-laying hens housed in California, and all products s</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">old in California which are derived from </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: pre-wrap;">pigs, veal calves and egg-laying hens </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">no matter where produced, be produced according to enumerated minimum confinement standards. According to the memorandum, the law: (a) is not discriminatory on its face because it treats out-of-state and in-state producers the same and does not substantially burden interstate commerce; (b) does not impact an industry that is inherently national or requires a uniform system of regulation, and; (c) is not a price control or price affirmation statute. Although multiple stakeholders have challenged Proposition 12 on various grounds in various California federal courts, none have yet been successful. For more background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_29.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending June 26, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Appeal California Proposition 12 Ruling” and </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/05/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewapril-30.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending April 30, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Federal Court Upholds California Proposition 12.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nutrition Programs: Federal Court Vacates USDA SNAP Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 18, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QuDD9YffzI1BIpUIIZJMxgn_iArbKZS_/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">memorandum opinion</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> vacating the final rule at </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/05/2019-26044/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-requirements-for-able-bodied-adults-without-dependents" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">84 FR 66782</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> titled, “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents,” issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dist. of Columbia, et al. v. USDA, et al.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16700919/district-of-columbia-v-us-department-of-agriculture/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cv-00119</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The Court found that USDA provided insufficient notice of the rule changes and held that the rule was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. The final rule, which was to become effective April 1, 2020, revised the area unemployment rate calculation method and other measures related to states’ abilities to request waivers of the time limit for which able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) may receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). However, the Court previously issued a preliminary injunction staying that effective date. USDA appealed the injunction and that proceeding remains pending before the U.S. Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. For more background, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/01/agricultural-law-weekly-review-january_24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—January 23, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Fourteen States, New York City, and District of Columbia Sue USDA Over SNAP Benefit Rule Changes” and </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/05/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending May 22, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“USDA Appeals SNAP Ruling.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antitrust: Federal Court Denies Dismissal of Meatpackers' Antitrust Class Action Suit </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 16, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7338509/519/in-re-pork-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">order</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> denying Defendants’ motion to dismiss, allowing a lawsuit of thirteen consolidated class actions alleging price-fixing to proceed against multiple meatpackers, including Hormel Foods, LLC, JBS USA, Smithfield Foods, Inc., and Tyson Foods, Inc. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In re Pork Antitrust Litigation</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7338509/in-re-pork-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 0:18-cv-01776</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The suit alleges that the meatpackers conspired to limit production of pork through publicly unavailable data from Agri Stats which they used to monitor each other’s production, and through public statements about the need to reduce pork production which they used to signal to each other that “solidarity existed” among the companies. The Court found that the Complaint sufficiently pleaded parallel conduct and a continuing violation to state a claim under the Sherman Act. Previously, the court dismissed a different assortment of antitrust claims against some of the same defendants. See </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/10/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 2, 2020</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Packer Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissed.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Farmers to Families Food Box Program Receives Fourth Round of USDA Funding</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-fourth-round-farmers-families-food-box-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> an additional $500 million in funding for a fourth round of the </span><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farmers to Families Food Box Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (</span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201/text" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Public Law No: 116-127</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). The fourth round of the program adheres to the same purchasing priorities as the third round—fresh produce, meat, dairy, and milk. USDA stated that it anticipates awarding contracts by October 30, 2020 for food box deliveries from November 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. For more on this topic see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_31.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending August 28, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “$1 Billion Added for Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Distributions” and </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/04/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewapril-23.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—April 23, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade: USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade Under the U.S-China Trade Agreement</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 23, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/ustr-and-usda-release-report-agricultural-trade-between-united" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> publication of an </span><a href="https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/assets/files/interim-report-on-agricultural-trade-between-the-united-states-and-china-final.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">interim report</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on agricultural trade under the January 15, 2020 Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China. According to the report, China has fulfilled 71% of its 2020 target purchases and bought $23.6 billion in agricultural goods for the 2020 year since the agreement became effective February 14, 2020, although it is yet to be determined whether the country will meet its target. S</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ee</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/01/agricultural-law-weekly-review-january_16.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—January 16, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “United States and China Sign Agreement Impacting Agricultural Exports To China.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Policy: Environmental Quality Incentives Program Final Rule Published</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1678017" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the publication of its </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Quality Incentives Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> final rule at </span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/26/2020-23437/environmental-quality-incentives-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67637</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which modifies the program in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organic Agriculture: USDA-NASS 2019 Organic Survey Released </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) </span><a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2020/10-22-2020.php" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">issued</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the results of the </span><a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/Organics/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 Organic Survey</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The last NASS Organic Survey was performed in 2016. Among many other notable results, Pennsylvania led the nation in organic broiler chicken sales with $360,059,291 and organic egg sales (chicken) with $104,000,815. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly, USDA updates aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap1/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 1) and </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 2) payments. The latest available Pennsylvania totals are below: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 1 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Approved Applications</u> (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as of 10/18/20)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$105,857,188</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2,757</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$33,931,486</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5,866</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $22,597,539</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5,019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$8,419,358</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span>167</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,048,668</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$171,854,239</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> <span> </span>1</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3,829</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 2</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Approved Applications</u> (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as of 10/18/20) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$35,994,571</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1,179</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sales Commodities</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$17,135,910</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 311 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acreage-Based</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$22,199,705</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,378</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$11,062,598</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,004</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eggs/Broilers</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,941,088</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 65</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$88,333,872</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,937</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Catherine Copper, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/lettuce-keep-it-clean-efforts-to-reduce-leafy-green-contamination/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lettuce Keep it Clean: Efforts to Reduce Leafy Green Contamination</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/stuck-in-the-swamp-overview-of-the-minimal-effect-exemption-under-swampbuster/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stuck in the Swamp? Overview of the Minimal Effect Exemption Under Swampbuster</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/635775/2020/10/15/research/more-precise-nitrogen-recommendations-corn-help-farmers-cut" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More Precise Nitrogen Recommendations for Corn to Help Farmers, Cut Pollution</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/636034/2020/10/22/research/grafting-epigenetically-modified-rootstock-yields-surprise" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grafting with Epigenetically-Modified Rootstock Yields Surprise</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=983" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Departments Of Agriculture, Health Confirm Pennsylvania’s First COVID-19 Positive Cat</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=985" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Secretary Calls For Research Proposals – $375,000 In PA Farm Bill Funds Available To Grow Livestock, Poultry Industries</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=984" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, October 12 - October 18</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=986" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture Joins Local Gleaning Operation, Harvesting Excess Produce To Feed Hungry Pennsylvanians</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/19/trump-administration-invests-nearly-8-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests Nearly $8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural West Virginia</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/19/icymi-usda-announces-approval-d-snap-oregon-disaster-areas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ICYMI: USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Oregon Disaster Areas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/19/trump-administration-invests-14-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $14 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/20/trump-administration-invests-3-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Minnesota</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/21/trump-administration-invests-20-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $20 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural New Mexico</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/21/trump-administration-invests-24-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $24 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/21/trump-administration-invests-101-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $10.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Michigan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/22/trump-administration-invests-915-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $91.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/22/trump-administration-invests-31-billion-rural-electric" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure; Highlights Record Investments in FY 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/22/national-drought-resilience-partnership-responsibilities-under-new" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Drought Resilience Partnership Responsibilities Under New Executive Order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/22/trump-administration-invests-596000-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $596,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Washington</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/22/trump-administration-invests-117-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $11.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky and Illinois</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/trump-administration-invests-37-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $37 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alabama</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-fourth-round-farmers-families-food-box-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-approval-d-snap-louisiana-disaster-areas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Louisiana Disaster Areas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/ustr-and-usda-release-report-agricultural-trade-between-united" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/alb-fonsi-sc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 20, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=43#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 41—Oct. 24, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-43/1461.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5921</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Stream Redesignation Evaluations of Toms Creek and Jones Creek; Water Quality Standards Review.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State Conservation Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-43/1480.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5960</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Action on Odor Management Plans for Concentrated Animal Operations and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Volunteers Complying with the Commonwealth's Facility Odor Management Program.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2438" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2438</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=995" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 995</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions [‘Increasing the width of multipurpose agricultural vehicles’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1330" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for milk sell by date and best by date labeling.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laid on the table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=845" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 845</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for maximum gross weight of vehicles [‘Increased Maximum Weight Limit for Electric-Powered Trucks’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Transportation</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1182" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1182</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ‘An Act amending . . . the Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Act, further providing for advisory committee; and providing for COVID-19 Emergency Agricultural Fair Grants.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Removed from table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1348" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1348</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act providing for limited civil liability for agritourism activity providers, for notice of limited civil liability and for acknowledgment of limited civil liability.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Removed from table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2949" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2949</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, marketing and promotion, providing for food security initiative; establishing the Food Security Initiative Grant Program and the Food Security Initiative Tax Credit Program; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture; and making an appropriation [‘Incentives for neighborhood restaurants to sell Pa Preferred groceries’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=R&bn=1046" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HRes 1046</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A Resolution designating the month of October 2020 as "Wine, Wineries and Grapes Month" in Pennsylvania.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adopted in House </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Oct. 19–23, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-22169/pears-grown-in-oregon-and-washington-modification-of-the-handling-regulation?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66283</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Modification of the Handling Regulation” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-22334/walnuts-grown-in-california-secretarys-decision-and-referendum-order-on-amendments-to-marketing?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66491</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule and referendum order: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Walnuts Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Amendments to Marketing Order No. 984” (Oct. 20, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/21/2020-23220/united-states-standards-for-grades-of-frozen-corn-on-the-cob?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66926</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Corn on the Cob” (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delaware River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23447/notice-of-public-hearing-and-business-meeting?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67340</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting [November 12 and December 9, 2020]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23507/pesticide-product-registration-receipt-of-applications-for-new-uses-september-2020?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67538</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (September 2020)” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23500/pesticide-registration-review-proposed-interim-decision-for-paraquat?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67536</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision for Paraquat” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23071/pesticide-registration-review-pesticide-dockets-opened-for-review-and-comment-notice-of-availability?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66329</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23090/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-zinc?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66331</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Zinc Phosphide” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-22190/diquat-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67288</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comment Accepted:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Diquat; Pesticide Tolerances” (Oct. 22, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23400/clofentezine-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67285</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comment Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Clofentezine; Pesticide Tolerances” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23502/pesticide-registration-review-proposed-interim-decisions-for-methomyl-and-thiodicarb?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67531</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for Methomyl and Thiodicarb” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23503/pesticide-registration-review-proposed-interim-decisions-for-several-pesticides-notice-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67533</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23504/pesticide-registration-review-interim-decisions-for-several-pesticides-notice-of-availability?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67538</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/21/2020-20300/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-eugenia-woodburyana-as-threatened?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66906</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Eugenia woodburyana as Threatened and Section 4(d) Rule” (Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23017/fresh-chilled-or-frozen-blueberries-institution-of-investigation-scheduling-of-public-hearings-and?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66360</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen Blueberries; Institution of Investigation, Scheduling of Public Hearings, and Determination That the Investigation Is Extraordinarily Complicated, Amendment” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Utilities Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-21772/rural-energy-savings-program?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67427</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Rural Energy Savings Program” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23034/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-iowa?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66399</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Iowa [Severe Storms]” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23029/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-alabama?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66399</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alabama [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/19/2020-23035/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66400</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 19, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23129/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-north?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66678</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina [Hurricane Isaias]” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23125/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66679</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alabama [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23131/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66679</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23344/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67410</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23346/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67411</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23341/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67411</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23342/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-florida?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67412</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23343/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67412</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana [Hurricane Laura]” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23476/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-california?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67582</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23478/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67582</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/23/2020-23480/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67582</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana [Hurricane Delta]” (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Security Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23442/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2021?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67413</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2021” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23394/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67276</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/22/2020-23392/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 67275</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico” (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23172/projects-approved-for-minor-modifications?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66682</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Minor Modifications” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23171/projects-approved-for-consumptive-uses-of-water?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23173/public-hearing?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66681</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Public Hearing [November 7, 2020]” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23174/grandfathering-gf-registration-notice?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering (GF) Registration Notice” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/20/2020-23123/notice-of-finding-that-certain-stevia-extracts-and-derivatives-produced-in-the-peoples-republic-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 66574</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Finding That Certain Stevia Extracts and Derivatives Produced in the People's Republic of China With the Use of Convict, Forced or Indentured Labor Are Being, or Are Likely To Be, Imported Into the United States” (Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Agriculture Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8630?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8630</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the National Forest Organization Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003 to modify the calculation of land use fees in counties with less than two percent farm land, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/12?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - “China Task Force Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 21, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4845?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4845</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct surveys to collect data regarding the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration, and forest wood and tree carbon sequestration, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4850?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4850</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to create permanent payments within the environmental quality incentives program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—Top #AgLaw HotLinks Oct. 19–23, 2020:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23963-groups-urge-mandatory-labeling-of-lab-grown-meat?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Groups Urge Mandatory Labeling of ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/14664-usda-to-distribute-168-bil-in-crp-payments" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA to Distribute $1.68B in CRP Payments</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Agri-Pulse</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/mandatory-regulations-sought-cell-based-meat?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201020_FP-006_237&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_1&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54030&utm_medium=email&elq2=a6242c29ae974deaaad98354870c3951" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mandatory Regulations Sought for Cell-Based Meat</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/ag-exports-hurt-earliest-return-date-changes?NL=FP-005&Issue=FP-005_20201021_FP-005_798&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_5_3&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=54101&utm_medium=email&elq2=0f1deab537bc4e2986412ec33a07d28e" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ag Exports Hurt by Earliest Return Date Changes</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/dairy/dairy-exports-up-double-digits-in-august-setting-record/article_5355d0ae-1242-11eb-be95-672c7a7eaf82.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Exports Up Double Digits in August, Setting Record</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Capital Press</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/aphis-announces-28m-combat-chronic-wasting-disease?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201016_FP-006_310&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_4_2&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=53931&utm_medium=email&elq2=0829e28cba1a4d19ae64cfed6ecbdac8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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Every week we post the CASL Ledger detailing our publications and activities from the week. </span></p><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PFEL:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The Pennsylvania Farm Employers’ Listserv (PFEL) is an email networking and resource-sharing group exclusively about human resources information for agricultural operations. To subscribe, please send an email to: </span><span style="color: #000051; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pfel-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. In the subject line, type “subscribe” and type any word in the body (to circumvent spam filtering). </span></span>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-46872062907672372422020-10-21T10:31:00.012-04:002020-10-21T11:02:53.810-04:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDUW_hjvB7B4AB8OIj-mfTf1_YqZAEgRx1EB6Fq7iq6h_5wQjRNfNHPXMMlhvpaNavfrHgIJbxqn-TPbZ1Ecl3rX3p0cpcAaP7wRu5EOo7QrPAkTwRpMTJrMvXbGBFW-aUjg2H2UaObg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="624" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDUW_hjvB7B4AB8OIj-mfTf1_YqZAEgRx1EB6Fq7iq6h_5wQjRNfNHPXMMlhvpaNavfrHgIJbxqn-TPbZ1Ecl3rX3p0cpcAaP7wRu5EOo7QrPAkTwRpMTJrMvXbGBFW-aUjg2H2UaObg/w614-h376/image.png" width="614" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">On October 27, 2020, at 12 noon – 1 pm EST Penn
State Law’s Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will be conducting a webinar
titled “<b><i>Quarterly Dairy Industry Legal Update</i></b>.” </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This webinar commences a quarterly series of such webinars
to be held at the conclusion of each calendar quarter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The webinar series will provide a 30-minute round-up of the
past quarter’s legal and regulatory developments impacting the dairy industry and
a 30-minute focused topic of interest to dairy producers and professionals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dates established for additional installments in the series
are January 26, April 27 and July 27, 2021. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The round-up portion will examine recent developments in federal
and, where applicable, state price and income supports, risk management, legislative
and regulatory reform, new legislation., workforce, international trade, animal
health and welfare regulation and litigation in state and federal courts which
impact the dairy sector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first focused topic will be a discussion with Marvin Beshore,
Esq., an attorney in private practice in Harrisburg, PA, who served as lead
legal counsel on the successful petition to the USDA Agricultural Marketing
Service to establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) for California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FMMO 51 has now been in place for approximately
two years and we’ll discuss why it was requested, how it was accomplished, whether
the objectives of its establishment have been accomplished and what impact it
has had, if any, outside its boundaries. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;">To access this
webinar, </span><span style="color: #222222; text-indent: -0.25in;">register through this link: </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z58rXKL9T_ua9ZGv0g9QWQ"><span style="color: #7358bd;">https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z58rXKL9T_ua9ZGv0g9QWQ</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">· </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This material is based upon work supported by the National
Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: #FAFAFA; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVM8JiA9QTRIO6Z4D0GJTP8reAZ3b8q1P0UW2JFvNUZdpceN9FMkBEM19pT0ySCQkQMFATPcK5pGwTZfiCNTfH5RgDuI0GMkt3Ul4Uor0Izdw6G-jLPr-2yMTw0U7Icr_djeJSR3Rzgs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><img alt="" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="281" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVM8JiA9QTRIO6Z4D0GJTP8reAZ3b8q1P0UW2JFvNUZdpceN9FMkBEM19pT0ySCQkQMFATPcK5pGwTZfiCNTfH5RgDuI0GMkt3Ul4Uor0Izdw6G-jLPr-2yMTw0U7Icr_djeJSR3Rzgs/" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <br /><br /></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-14927306875974485522020-10-19T13:28:00.000-04:002020-10-19T13:28:30.252-04:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending October 16, 2020 <p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-08d77e08-7fff-b93e-9af2-1b62f58fd8ec"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antitrust: JBS Subsidiary Pilgrim’s Pride Pleads Guilty to Price-Fixing </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 14, 2020, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A., issued an </span><a href="https://ir.pilgrims.com/news-releases/news-release-details/pilgrims-announces-agreement-doj-antitrust-division" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announcement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> stating that it has entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its involvement in broiler chicken price-fixing. According to the announcement, Pilgrim’s will pay $110,524,140 in exchange for no further charges if remaining in compliance with the plea agreement, which remains subject to approval from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United States v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18533743/united-states-v-pilgrims-pride-corporation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cr-00330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Multiple over parties remain charged via the same indictment. For previous developments on this topic, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/10/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_12.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending October 9, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Six More Poultry Executives Over Alleged Price Fixing.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Justice: JBS’ Parent Company J&F Pleads Guilty to Bribery </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/jf-investimentos-sa-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-more-256-million-criminal-fines" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that JBS S.A.’s parent company J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) entered into a </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/press-release/file/1327471/download" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">plea agreement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, pleading guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. According to the DOJ, J&F used “shell companies” with New York-based bank accounts to funnel bribery payments to Brazilian officials for Brazilian state-controlled bank financing and a state-owned pension fund merger. Under the plea agreement, J&F will pay a $256,497,026 fine, with $47 million due within ten days of the entry of </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mzKmTDL706MrxwotektE3xkeMeLsQoi/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">judgment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on October 15, 2020. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United States v. J&F Investimentos SA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18544546/united-states-v-jf-investimentos-sa/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cr-00365</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industrial Hemp: Second Lawsuit Filed Against DEA Hemp Interim Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 12, 2020 the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) challenging the agency’s August 21, 2020 interim final rule (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/21/2020-17356/implementation-of-the-agriculture-improvement-act-of-2018" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 51639</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) regarding hemp. The new lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks a declaratory judgment “confirm[ing] that the hemp production process does not violate the [Controlled Substances Act]” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hemp Industries Association et al v. U.S. DEA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18529213/hemp-industries-association-v-united-states-drug-enforcement/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:20-cv-02921</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. According to the </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18529213/1/hemp-industries-association-v-united-states-drug-enforcement/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, HIA claims that DEA’s interim final rule is a “faulty interpretation of the 2018 Farm Bill” because it accords Schedule I status to two “necessary and inevitable” hemp processing byproducts: “intermediate hemp material” and “waste hemp material,” thereby “criminaliz[ing] key steps of hemp production.” For more on HIA’s other pending suit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_28.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—week ending September 25, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “Lawsuit Challenges DEA Hemp Interim Final Rule.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invasive Species: New York Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine and Oregon Detects First Spotted Lanternfly</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 8, 2020, a revised New York Department of Agriculture and Markets </span><a href="https://govt.westlaw.com/nyreg/Document/I4cfc5e85fc1211ea84d9cac06d28564b?viewType=FullText&listSource=Search&originationContext=Search+Result&transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=(sc.Search)&navigationPath=Search%2fv1%2fresults%2fnavigation%2fi0ad62d34000001750d189792a0094504%3fNav%3dSTATEREGISTER_PUBLICVIEW%26fragmentIdentifier%3dI4cfc5e85fc1211ea84d9cac06d28564b%26startIndex%3d1%26transitionType%3dSearchItem%26contextData%3d%2528sc.Default%2529%26originationContext%3dSearch%2520Result&list=STATEREGISTER_PUBLICVIEW&rank=7&t_querytext=spotted+lanternfly&t_Method=WIN&bhcp=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">final rule</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on spotted lanternfly quarantine requirements became effective. The rule simply conforms the list of Pennsylvania counties, from which a certificate of inspection must accompany imported goods, to the list of counties under Pennsylvania’s quarantine. Businesses transporting goods from these Pennsylvania counties must possess a </span><a href="https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/spotted_lanternfly/quarantine/Documents/Spotted%20Lanternfly%20Permit%20Requirements%20and%20Guidance.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spotted lanternfly permit</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and </span><a href="https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/spotted_lanternfly/Documents/SLF%20Vehicle%20Inspection%20Illustrated_final.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">inspect and self-certify</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> their shipments. Through a reciprocity agreement, New York has agreed this will satisfy New York’s requirements. Also on October 8, 2020, the Oregon Department of Agriculture </span><a href="https://odanews.wpengine.com/oregon-nursery-finds-destructive-spotted-lanternfly-first-ever-reported-in-oregon/?fbclid=IwAR0p7BWNmTOThhGhTJwdXV_coSCmyKvFqnPOYBn9dJ722zPUWaVvAXzRV04" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that a dead spotted lanternfly by a nursery in a shipment of ceramic pots and planters from Pennsylvania. Oregon has declined to implement control measures at this time.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Quality: Executive Order Creates Water Subcabinet</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-modernizing-americas-water-resource-management-water-infrastructure/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">executive order</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> establishing an “interagency Water Policy Committee,” or Water Subcabinet consisting of the Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Army, and the Interior. The order directs the subcabinet to identify all federal water-related task forces for coordination and consolidation within 90 days and, within 120 days, submit a report detailing needed actions to improve water systems, water quality, water research, and drought resilience. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Programs: USDA Publishes Final Rule on Conservation Stewardship Program</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) published in the Federal Register its final rule (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22345/conservation-stewardship-program-csp" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63993</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) on its </span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/csp/?cid=nrcseprd1253821" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Stewardship Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which provides financial assistance for conservation practices. The final rule incorporates changes imposed by the 2018 Farm Bill and is effective upon publication. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antimicrobial Use: FDA Holds Meeting on Proposed Approach for Antimicrobial Drug Ranking </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 13, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a Federal Register notice of an upcoming public meeting titled, “</span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/workshops-conferences-meetings/fda-public-meeting-potential-approach-ranking-antimicrobial-drugs-according-their-importance-human" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Potential Approach for Ranking of Antimicrobial Drugs According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Risk Management Tool for Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22581/potential-approach-for-ranking-of-antimicrobial-drugs-according-to-their-importance-in-human" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64481</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). The agency seeks commentary on a </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/142846/download" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">concept paper</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> detailing criteria and processes for ranking antimicrobial drugs. The meeting will be held November 16, 2020, and interested parties must register to attend no later than November 12, 2020 via email. The notice also carries a public comment period which closes January 15, 2021.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly, USDA updates aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 1) and </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 2) payments. The latest available Pennsylvania totals are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 1 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approved Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/11/20)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$105,261,779</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,755</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$33,825,654</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,862</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $22,518,615</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,014</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$8,400,730</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span></span>165</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,018,485</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$171,025,263</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,816</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 2</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approved Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/13/20) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$30,111,638</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 892</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sales Commodities</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$15,670,529</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 230 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acreage-Based</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$18,939,140</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1,853</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$9,485,861</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1,564</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eggs/Broilers</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,839,211</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 49</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$76,046,380</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4,588</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2019-2020 ACRE Report</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-small;">On October 15, 2020, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General issued the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13bQqPwHkv1mcBNeACeAOIHL3Z8QT0D9l/view">Fifteenth Annual Report</a> on its administration of Pennsylvania's Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment statute, otherwise known as "ACRE," during the state fiscal year running from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Twenty new cases were received requesting review of municipal ordinances alleged to unreasonably restrict normal agricultural operations and nine of those cases remain open. The report outlines each of the twenty cases as as well as summarizing the status and outcome of prior cases. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Micah Brown, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/lending-for-livestock-credit-for-crops-the-basics-of-secured-transactions-in-agriculture/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: The Basics of Secured Transactions in Agriculture</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kristine A. Tidgren, </span><a href="https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/simplified-forgiveness-ppp-loans-50000-or-less" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simplified Forgiveness for PPP Loans of $50,000 or Less</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/water-rights-dispute-public-trust-doctrine-in-front-of-nv-supreme-court/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Rights Dispute: Public Trust Doctrine in Front of NV Supreme Court</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/635589/2020/10/14/research/building-landslide-prediction-tool-google-and-ai" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Building a Landslide Prediction Tool with Google and AI</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/635659/2020/10/14/research/grant-supports-study-how-carnivorous-plants-repurpose-genes-digest" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grant Supports Study of How Carnivorous Plants Repurpose Genes to Digest Prey</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=979" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, October 5 - October 11</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=980" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Department Warns Consumers To Discard E. Coli-Tainted Crystal Brook Farm Raw Goat Milk Products</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=981" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Highlights Benefits Of Self-Certification For Pennsylvania Restaurants</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=982" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virtual 2021 PA Farm Show Offers Competitive Opportunities, Exhibitor Rules And Regulations Modified Amid COVID-19 Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/13/trump-administration-invests-63-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $6.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Colorado</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/13/trump-administration-invests-465-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $46.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/13/trump-administration-invests-54-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $5.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/13/trump-administration-invests-464-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $46.4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Illinois</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/13/secretary-perdue-statement-president-trumps-trillion-trees-eo" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Trillion Trees EO</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/14/trump-administration-invests-55-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $5.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Central South Dakota</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/14/trump-administration-invests-more-43-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests More Than $43 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Idaho, Oregon and Nevada</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/14/trump-administration-invests-108-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $10.8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Montana</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/14/trump-administration-invests-15-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $1.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Eastern South Dakota</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/15/trump-administration-invests-6-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural South Dakota</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/15/trump-administration-invests-750000-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $750,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Pennsylvania</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/icymi-usda-extends-free-meals-all-kids" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ICYMI: USDA Extends Free Meals for All Kids</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/trump-administration-invests-252000-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $252,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Wyoming</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/trump-administration-welcomes-amazon-us-food-loss-and-waste-2030" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Welcomes Amazon to the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/fsap-brucella" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Issues Draft Select Agent Policy Statement on Studying Brucella Species in Large Animal Outdoor Containment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/cwd-funding" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Announces $2.8 million in Funding to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/monsanto-cotton" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Availability of Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Petition to Deregulate Cotton Developed Using Genetic Engineering</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/enrollment-begins-for-agriculture-risk-coverage-and-price-loss-coverage-programs-for-2021" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enrollment Begins for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs for 2021</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-issues-168-billion-in-payments-to-producers-enrolled-in-the-conservation-reserve-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Issues $1.68 Billion in Payments to Producers Enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=42" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 42—Oct. 17, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-42/1406.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5761</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Holding and Humane Disposition of Stray Unlicensed Dogs.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Environmental Protection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-42/1412.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5806</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agricultural Advisory Board Virtual Meeting.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-42/1440.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5824</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Telephonic Public Hearing.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2487" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2487</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Public Official Compensation Law, further providing for judicial salaries, for compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General, Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and heads of departments and for members of the General Assembly; providing for cost-of-living adjustment hiatus; and making a repeal.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approved by Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Act No. </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2020&sessInd=0&act=79" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">79</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2513" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2513</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for establishment operation [‘Re-Open Restaurants’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vetoed by Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Veto No. 13 (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2928%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2928</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Dog Law, in quarantines, dogs at large, confinement, further providing for seizure and detention of dogs and costs and destruction of dogs.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=R&bn=1046" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HRes 1046</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A Resolution designating the month of October 2020 as "Wine, Wineries and Grapes Month" in Pennsylvania.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduced as Noncontroversial Resolution</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Oct. 12–16, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Department </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22531/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64441</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food and Nutrition Service: Survey of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Work]” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/14/2020-22689/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65026</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [National Agricultural Statistics Service: Agricultural Prices]” (Oct. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/15/2020-20092/revision-of-delegations-of-authority?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65500</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Revision of Delegations of Authority” (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-20787/irish-potatoes-grown-in-washington-suspension-of-reporting-and-assessment-requirements?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64415</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Suspension of Reporting and Assessment Requirements” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/15/2020-20397/revisions-to-the-federal-seed-act-regulations-correction?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65190</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, correction: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Revisions to the Federal Seed Act Regulations; Correction” (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/16/2020-22924/domestic-hemp-production-program-request-for-approval-of-a-new-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65788</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Domestic Hemp Production Program, Request for Approval of a New Information Collection” (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/16/2020-22917/monsanto-company-availability-of-a-draft-plant-pest-risk-assessment-and-draft-environmental?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65789</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Monsanto Company; Availability of a Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Cotton Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance” (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/16/2020-21199/methyl-bromide-pesticide-tolerance-for-emergency-exemptions?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65729</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Methyl Bromide; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions” (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22547/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-5-year-reviews-of-10-northeastern?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64527</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 10 Northeastern Species” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-19538/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-withdrawal-of-the-proposed-rule-for-the-north-american?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64618</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule, withdrawal: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule for the North American Wolverine” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/15/2020-19810/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-american-burying-beetle-from?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65241</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the American Burying Beetle From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule” (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/16/2020-22939/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-irradiation-in-the?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65825</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food” (Oct. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22581/potential-approach-for-ranking-of-antimicrobial-drugs-according-to-their-importance-in-human" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64481</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Potential Approach for Ranking of Antimicrobial Drugs According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Risk Management Tool for Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs; Public Meeting; Request for Comments” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22570/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64605</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana [Hurricane Laura]” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22569/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-iowa?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64605</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Iowa [Severe Storms]” (Oct. 13, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/15/2020-22781/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-virginia?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 65465</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia [Tropical Storm Isaias]” (Oct. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Congress Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No relevant actions Oct. 12–16, 2020</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to receive #AgLaw HotLinks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oct. 12–16, 2020 Top #AgLaw links:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/10/national-cattlemens-organizations-split-on-rfid-for-traceability/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Cattlemen’s Organizations Split on RFID for Traceability</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Food Safety News (Oct. 12, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2020/10/12/Dairy-Margin-Coverage-program-enrollment-for-2021-opening?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12-Oct-2020#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Margin Coverage Program Enrollment for 2021 Opening</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Dairy Reporter (Oct. 12, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/us-dairy-advances-journey-net-zero-carbon-emissions?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201013_FP-006_411&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_1&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=53799&utm_medium=email&elq2=115925b33fc140d4874487bcaa321035" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Dairy Advances Journey to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs (Oct. 12, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/ncba-calls-on-usda-to-take-action-on-namibian-fmd-outbreak/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCBA Calls on USDA to Take Action on Namibian FMD Outbreak</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Morning Ag Clips (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/more-poultry-executives-indicted-price-fixing-probe?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20201009_FP-006_310&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_5&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=53697&utm_medium=email&elq2=76e6cb08e71f417491cd0109b0b565c8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antitrust: U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Six More Poultry Executives Over Alleged Price Fixing</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-additional-individuals-indicted-antitrust-charges-ongoing-broiler-chicken-investigation" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a grand jury </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/146tQ1GXRsEKSr94YxrpteRQNBTd-G-BI/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">indictment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado of six additional poultry executives for conspiring to rig bids and fix prices of U.S. broiler chickens in violation of the Sherman Act: Timothy R. Mulrenin, William Vincent Kantola, Jimmie Lee Little, William Wade Lovette, Gary Brian Roberts, and Rickie Patterson Blake. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United States v. Penn</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17218918/united-states-v-penn/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cr-00152</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Four indictments were previously issued in the same proceeding. Together, the ten defendants represent JBS, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Perdue Farms, Tyson Foods, Inc., Koch Foods, Inc., Case Farms, and George’s Inc. A trial date is yet to be released. For more on this topic, see “Poultry Industry Executives Indicted on Antitrust Charges,” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_14.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—week ending June 12, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right to Farm Laws: U.S. Supreme Court Declines Challenge to Indiana's Right to Farm Act</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United Stated </span><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/20-72.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">denied certiorari</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in a case challenging Indiana’s Right to Farm Act as an unconstitutional “taking” without due process. (</span><a href="https://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/04221901rra.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Himsel v. Himsel</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Ind. Ct. App. 18A-PL-00645). On April 22, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Indiana upheld the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants which upheld the constitutionality of the law. For background, see </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR-</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_17.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending August 14, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Supreme Court Filing Challenges Indiana’s Right to Farm Act.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Labor: Federal Court Enjoins Presidential Proclamation re: Non-Immigrant Work Visas </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17369379/87/national-association-of-manufacturers-v-united-states-department-of/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">temporary injunction</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> against the April 22, 2020 </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspending-entry-immigrants-present-risk-u-s-labor-market-economic-recovery-following-covid-19-outbreak/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presidential Proclamation 10014</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, titled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak,” extended until December 31, 2020 by </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspending-entry-aliens-present-risk-u-s-labor-market-following-coronavirus-outbreak/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proclamation 10052</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Association of Manufacturers, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al.,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17369379/national-association-of-manufacturers-v-united-states-department-of/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 4:20-cv-04887</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The court found that the Proclamation exceeded the President’s Congressionally delegated power and unlawfully “eviscerate[d] whole categories of legislatively-created visa categories” in the </span><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/legislation/immigration-and-nationality-act" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Immigration and Nationality Act</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, noting the nullification of the H-2B visa category. The court also noted that the finding of “displace[ment] and disadvantag[e]” to U.S. workers by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security stated in the Proclamation was insufficient as a matter of law due to lack of record evidence. The injunction remains in effect pending further litigation and is only applicable against the plaintiffs in the case. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Government Ethics: USDA Secretary Violates Hatch Act </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued letters to complainants </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oAmK2orGM5s5y6XT3CzeOdRXdxzVgp6N/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QKPzoSOh0QlK8bofYM7XmBw2DD5KrbWp/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> publicly disclosing OSC’s finding that USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue violated the Hatch Act on August 24, 2020 when he made comments encouraging the public to vote for President Donald Trump at a USDA-funded function related to the Farmers to Families Food Box program. The OSC stated that Secretary Perdue must reimburse the U.S. Treasury for his travel expenses in order for OSC to close its file in the matter without further action. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Governor’s COVID-19 Executive Orders </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 2, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court issued an </span><a href="https://courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Recent%20Opinions/20-21%20Term%20Opinions/In%20re%20Certified%20Questions-OP.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">opinion</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> invalidating Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19-related </span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705---,00.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">executive orders</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, including first-of-its-kind state mandatory agricultural worker protections and testing, issued under Michigan’s </span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mspemd-Act_390_of_1976_7125_7.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emergency Management Act (EMA)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(huhezl5ujy2mxvmwrxaknb41))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-302-of-1945.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emergency Powers of the Governor Act (EPGA)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In re Certified Questions from the United States District Court</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, No. 161492. The court found that because the legislature had not authorized the declaration of state of emergency after April 30, 2020, the orders were in violation of the EMA, and that the EPGA was an improper delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution. For background, see</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Michigan Governor Issues Executive Order for Agricultural Workers,” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending June 5, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; “Michigan Requires COVID-19 Testing for Agricultural Employees,” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_10.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending August 7, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; “Federal Court Denies Temporary Restraining Order Against Michigan’s Mandatory Ag Worker COVID-19 Testing,” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending August 21, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; “Sixth Circuit Upholds Denial of Injunction for Michigan Ag Worker Covid-19 Testing,” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ALWR—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending September 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Air/Water Quality: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and EPA Sign Letter of Understanding</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 30, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a </span><a href="https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/StateConservationCommission/Documents/EPA_PA%20Department%20of%20Agriculture%20LOU_Final_Unsigned.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Letter of Understanding (LOU)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> memorializing a list of program areas where the agencies’ may collaborate and coordinate their activities and work directly together, notably including the possibility of direct grants to PDA and also incorporating the following text in apparent reference to Chesapeake Bay TMDL compliance efforts: “EPA may provide advance notification to PDA prior to conducting planned EPA inspections on farms in Pennsylvania and prior to issuing any formal enforcement actions that may originate from the inspections. Where practicable EPA may invite PDA to accompany them on the farm inspection or field visit.” The LOU is non-binding, with an initial term of five years. The parties will summarize their activities in an annual report. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Publishes National Poultry Improvement Plan Final Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled “National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21798/national-poultry-improvement-plan-and-auxiliary-provisions?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62559</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). Among several changes, the rule conforms indemnity regulations for low pathogenic avian influenza to current policy practices and creates a U.S. Newcastle Disease Clean program. The rule becomes effective November 4, 2020. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly, USDA updates aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 1) and </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP 2) payments. The latest available Pennsylvania totals are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 1 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/4/20)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$104,772,996</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,742</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$33,801,788</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,835</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $22,469,609</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4,989</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$8,400,312</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>167</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $1,015,420</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$170,460,125</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,753</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA CFAP 2</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(as of 10/6/20) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$13,400,691</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 317</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sales Commodities</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $9,877,032</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 83 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Acreage-Based</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span> $8,131,959</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 681</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>$4,606,966</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 509</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eggs/Broilers</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $727,112</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 14</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$78,206,490</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1,604</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law/Policy Resources of Interest: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NEW: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Podcast</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “</span><a href="https://pfbcast.podbean.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Focus</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Latest Episodes: </span><a href="https://pfbcast.podbean.com/e/conservation-part-1/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation—Part 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://pfbcast.podbean.com/e/conservation-part-2/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation—Part 2</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drew Mitchell, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/rule-change-alters-farm-service-agency-programs-eligibility-and-payment-limits/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule Change Alters Farm Service Agency Programs Eligibility and Payment Limits</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Catherine Copper, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/all-american-made-in-the-usa-labeling-proposed-rule-faces-scrutiny/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All American: ‘Made in the USA’ Labeling Proposed Rule Faces Scrutiny</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/wed-10072020-135pm/court-appeals-confirms-decision-not-allow-weddings-hay-farm-%E2%80%9Cagritourism%E2%80%9D" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Court of Appeals Confirms Decision Not to Allow Weddings on Hay Farm as “Agritourism”</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/10/tmdl-requirements-.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TMDL Requirements - The EPA’s Federalization of Agriculture</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/10/05/usda-value-report/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2020 USDA Land Values Summary Report</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/634861/2020/10/08/research/plant-pathologist-penn-state-aid-nasa-study-pathogen-dispersal" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plant Pathologist at Penn State to Aid NASA Study on Pathogen Dispersal</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/634914/2020/10/09/research/climate-impacts-could-put-major-fishery-food-security-risk-east" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Climate Impacts Could Put Major Fishery, Food Security at Risk in East Africa</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=976" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, September 28 - October 4</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=977" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture Previews Virtual 2021 Farm Show Celebration</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=978" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Invests $5,655,426 In Future Of Farming, Safeguarding 2,224 Acres On 25 Farms Statewide</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/05/trump-administration-invests-46-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $4.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Mississippi</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/06/trump-administration-invests-nearly-4-million-high-speed-0" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests Nearly $4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Indiana</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/06/usda-announces-191-million-support-socially-disadvantaged-and" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces $19.1 Million to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/07/trump-administration-invests-118-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $11.8 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Arkansas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/07/trump-administration-invests-1-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Indiana</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/07/trump-administration-invests-72-million-distance-learning-and" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $72 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure in 40 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/08/trump-administration-invests-3-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Wisconsin</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/08/trump-administration-invests-100-million-increase-american-biofuel" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests Up To $100 Million to Increase American Biofuel Sales</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/08/usda-encourages-ag-producers-residents-prepare-hurricane-delta" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Delta</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/09/usda-awards-10-million-move-snap-participants-forward" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Awards $10 Million to Move SNAP Participants Forward</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/09/trump-administration-extends-free-meals-kids-entire-school-year" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Extends Free Meals for Kids for Entire School Year</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-2021-upland-cotton-marketing-assistance-loan-rate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces 2021 Upland Cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Rate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-commodity-credit-corporation-lending-rates-for-october-2020%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for October 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/ws-pdr" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Wildlife Services Posts FY2019 Data on Damage Management Actions and Funding Sources</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/asf-papua-new-guinea" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Papua New Guinea Added to List of Regions Affected by African Swine Fever</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/dairy-margin-coverage-program-enrollment-for-2021-opens-oct-13" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy Margin Coverage Program Enrollment for 2021 Opens Oct. 13</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/chile-blueberries" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Revises Requirements for Importing Fresh Blueberries from Chile into the United States</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-oct-30-deadline-to-submit-wildfire-hurricane-disaster-assistance-applications" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Oct. 30 Deadline to Submit Wildfire, Hurricane Disaster Assistance Applications</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=41" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 41—Oct. 10, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-41/1392.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5663</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee Virtual Meeting [Oct. 22, 2020].” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-41/1393.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5663</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Plan for Awarding Grants Under the Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair Act.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor’s Office</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-41/1387.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5654</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Veto; House Bill </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2025" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Printer's No. 3907.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-41/1386.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5653</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Proclamation; House Bill </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2025" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Printer's No. 3907.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-41/1389.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5657</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rulemaking:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Proposed Revisions to Water Audit Methodology; Water Conservation Measures—Statement of Policy; Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2513" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2513</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for establishment operation [Re-Open Restaurants].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2487" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2487</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Public Official Compensation Law, further providing for judicial salaries, for compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General, Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and heads of departments and for members of the General Assembly; providing for cost-of-living adjustment hiatus; and making a repeal.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to the Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1296" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1296</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . The County Code, in contracts, further providing for certain contract provisions prohibited [Keeping Properties on Third Class City Tax Rolls].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Local Government</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1330" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for milk sell by date and best by date labeling.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Oct. 5–9, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21687/pistachios-grown-in-california-arizona-and-new-mexico-increased-assessment-rate?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62615</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period, 11/19/2020: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Increased Assessment Rate” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-20523/lamb-promotion-research-and-information-order-activity-changes?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62617</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period, 12/04/2020: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Activity Changes” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-19373/cotton-board-rules-and-regulations-adjusting-supplemental-assessment-on-imports-2020-amendments?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62545</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Direct Final Rule—Comment Period, 11/04/2020:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2020 Amendments)” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-20745/oranges-grapefruit-tangerines-and-pummelos-grown-in-florida-continuance-referendum?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63039</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule, Referendum Order: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida; Continuance Referendum” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-19431/egg-research-and-promotion-reapportionment?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62942</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Egg Research and Promotion; Reapportionment” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-19655/amendments-to-quality-systems-verification-programs-and-conforming-changes?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62934</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Amendments to Quality Systems Verification Programs and Conforming Changes” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21798/national-poultry-improvement-plan-and-auxiliary-provisions?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62559</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22337/import-requirements-for-the-importation-of-fresh-blueberries-from-chile-into-the-united-states?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63500</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries From Chile Into the United States” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22325/pesticides-draft-guidance-for-waiving-acute-dermal-toxicity-tests-for-pesticide-technical-chemicals?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63548</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period, 11/09/2020: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Tests for Pesticide Technical Chemicals and Supporting Retrospective Analysis; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-19761/kasugamycin-pesticide-tolerances-for-emergency-exemptions?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63450</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Kasugamycin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-21119/afidopyropen-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63453</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comments Accepted: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Afidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerances” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22280/notification-of-submission-to-the-secretary-of-agriculture-pesticides-agricultural-worker-protection?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63449</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, Notification of Submission to Secretary of Agriculture: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the Application Exclusion Zone Requirements” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22418/pesticide-emergency-exemptions-agency-decisions-and-state-and-federal-agency-crisis-declarations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64144</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations” (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-19669/pesticides-exemptions-of-certain-plant-incorporated-protectants-pips-derived-from-newer-technologies?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64308</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period, 12/08/2020: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived From Newer Technologies” (Oct. 9, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-19711/organization-funding-and-fiscal-affairs-loan-policies-and-operations-and-funding-operations?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62945</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Investment Eligibility” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22084/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63131</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period, 01/04/2021: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Iowa]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22083/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63130</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period, 01/04/2021: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Fla., Miss.]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22082/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63133</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period, 01/04/2021: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Tex., Va.]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22081/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63128</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ala., Colo., Fla., Okla., Or., Pa., Tex., Va.]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22085/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63132</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Minn., Tex.]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-21510/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-reclassification-of-the-red-cockaded-woodpecker-from?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63474</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period, 12/07/2020:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21935/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods-proposed-rule-public-meetings?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62632</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period, 01/21/2021: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Proposed Rule; Public Meetings; Request for Comments” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foreign Agricultural Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21903/assessment-of-fees-for-dairy-import-licenses-for-the-2021-tariff-rate-import-quota-year?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62690</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2021 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/05/2020-21930/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62778</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/06/2020-22015/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-florida?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63159</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22283/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63628</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida [Hurricane Sally]” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22285/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63628</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California [Wildfires]” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/08/2020-22288/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63629</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico [Earthquakes]” (Oct. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22406/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-new-york?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64213</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York [Tropical Storm Isaias]” (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22405/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-delaware?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64212</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Delaware [Tropical Storm Isaias]” (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22404/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-north?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 64213</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Dakota [Severe Storms and Flooding]” (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/07/2020-22170/public-hearing?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 63328</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period, 11/18/2020: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Public Hearing [Nov. 5, 2020]” (Oct. 7, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8522?s=1&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8522</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to increase oversight and enforcement with respect to foreign investment in agricultural lands within the United States, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 2, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8531?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8531</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2795?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.2795</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5179?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.5179</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Placed on the Union Calendar </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Oct. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8557?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8557</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 9, 2020).</span></p><div>___________________________________________</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">F</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/how-high-could-farm-subsidies-go-40-billion-this-year" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How High Could Farm Subsidies Go? $40 Billion This Year.</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Successful Farming (Oct. 6, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6167/lawsuit-filed-to-protect-states-labeling-of-genetically-engineered-seeds" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lawsuit Filed to Protect States’ Labeling of Genetically Engineered Seeds</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Center for Food Safety (Oct. 5, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23883-usda-updates-poultry-improvement-plan?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Updates Poultry Improvement Plan</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry (Oct. 2, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-usda/u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-unsure-if-china-will-meet-phase-1-farm-commitment-idUSKBN26N320" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says Unsure if China Will Meet Phase 1 Farm Commitment</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Reuters (Oct. 2, 2020).</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect with us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AgShaleLaw/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; 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launching a new 1-hour quarterly webinar series on dairy – 30 minutes concentrating on the past
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /></div><p></p>Penn State Center for Ag and Shale Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001884028823284736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7275592443775764520.post-49595268253887934742020-10-05T09:02:00.009-04:002020-10-12T19:43:38.605-04:00 Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending October 2, 2020 <p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by:
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audry Thompson—Research Assistant
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brook Duer—Staff Attorney</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b5276537-7fff-7c86-766c-81a12b0f3ee0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review provides an update of recent agricultural law developments from local, state, national, and international levels. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade: USDA and FDA Sign MOU to Coordinate, Collaborate on Dairy Exports</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) </span><a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-and-fda-sign-memorandum-understanding-enhance-collaboration-efficiency-us-dairy" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> their establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding (</span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/domestic-mous/mou-225-20-017" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MOU 225-20-017</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), indicating their intent to cooperate and collaborate regarding the export of milk and milk products from the United States. Under the MOU, FAS will lead communications with foreign governments while AMS will facilitate exports and issue dairy sanitary certificates. Additionally, FDA will verify the regulatory standing of milk producers and processors and issue the export certificates required by the importing nations. The MOU became effective upon signature of the parties and will be evaluated at least every 5 years. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industrial Hemp: Continuing Appropriations Act Also Extends Hemp Pilot Program</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 30, 2020, Congress passed a continuing resolution providing funding to federal agencies, including USDA, and it was signed by the President on October 1, 2020 (</span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8337" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8337</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act”). Among many actions, the bill extends the previous USDA deadline for state hemp plan submission from October 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 (sec. </span><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8337/text/enr#H3E6A79E8FF5042BAAD14B514FB13C433" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">122</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and allows states the option of continuing 2014 hemp pilot programs for another growing season. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antitrust: Packer Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissed</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 28, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15497901/279/in-re-cattle-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dismissed</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a trio of </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15497901/88/in-re-cattle-antitrust-litigation/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">consolidated</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> cases against JBS USA, Cargill, Inc., National Beef Packing Company, and Tyson Foods alleging that the companies “conspired to fix and suppress the price of fed cattle in the United</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">States” (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Re Cattle Antitrust Litigation No. </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15497901/in-re-cattle-antitrust-litigation/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=asc" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0:19-cv-01222</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). In support of their allegations, the plaintiffs offered testimony from two confidential witnesses. However, the Court found the allegations of the witnesses not supported by a foundation sufficient to conclude them credible and, barring that, noted that “[m]erely cutting back slaughter volume in a single year cannot itself serve as the anticompetitive basis for a claim under § 202(a)” of the Packers and Stockyards Act. The court granted ninety days to file an amended complaint. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Labeling: FTC Closes Comment Period on “Made in USA” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 14, 2020, the comment period closed for a proposed new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule entitled “Made in USA Labeling Rule” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/16/2020-13902/made-in-usa-labeling-rule" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 43162</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) which was first published on July 16, 2020. The new proposed rule makes a “Made in the United States” (MUSA) labeling statement an unfair or deceptive act or practice unless virtually all ingredients are made/sourced in the United States, all significant processing occurs in the United States and the final assembly of the product occurs in the United States. Highlighting the shortcomings of the current rule, a federal district court recently dismissed a lawsuit alleging mislabeling of imported cattle as MUSA which were slaughtered and processed in the United States. See </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/09/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 4, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “District Court Dismisses ‘Product of the USA’ Meat Labeling Lawsuit.” According to the new proposed rule, FTC’s MUSA labeling rule will “not supersede, alter, or affect” federal country-of origin labeling laws or regulations. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health: USDA Publishes List of Disinfectants for Use Against African Swine Fever</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 21, 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) posted a </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/asf-virus-disinfectants.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">list of disinfectants</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use against </span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/swine-disease-information/african-swine-fever/african-swine-fever" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">African Swine Fever</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which were drawn from the National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (</span><a href="http://npirspublic.ceris.purdue.edu/ppis/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NPIRS</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). A recent addition to the list, the hydrogen peroxide-based Accel Concentrate from Virox Technologies, is stated by EPA to require a contact time of five minutes. Most disinfectants are approved for use in animal living and feeding quarters.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every Monday, USDA updates its </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly available data</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP) payments. Pennsylvania totals as of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 27, 2020</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$105,444,837</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,755</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $33,829,754</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,860</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$22,535,690</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,012 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $8,411,144</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span> </span>167</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$903,355</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span></span>20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$171,124,780</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,814</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From National Ag Law Authorities & Sources: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/09/nrcs-highly-erodible-land-and-wetlands-conservation-final-rule-clearer-guidance-for-farmers-or-loss-of-property-rights-1.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NRCS Highly Erodible Land and Wetlands Conservation Final Rule – Clearer Guidance for Farmers or Erosion of Property Rights? – Part Three</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/09/the-prior-converted-cropland-exception-more-troubles-ahead.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Prior Converted Cropland Exception - More Troubles Ahead?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 27, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/09/28/navigable-waters-protection-rule-aka-the-new-wotus-rule/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Navigable Waters Protection Rule (aka the New WOTUS Rule)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Everhart, </span><a href="https://www.agrisk.umd.edu/post/fsma-updates-and-produce-safety-rule-training" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FSMA - Updates and Produce Safety Rule Training</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/deconstructing-the-cwa-what-is-a-tmdl/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deconstructing the CWA: What is a TMDL?</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/633134/2020/09/30/research/coral%E2%80%99s-resilience-warming-may-depend-iron" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coral’s Resilience to Warming May Depend on Iron</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/633913/2020/10/02/research/harvesting-vegetation-riparian-buffers-barely-reduces-water-quality" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harvesting Vegetation on Riparian Buffers Barely Reduces Water-Quality Benefits</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 2, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=972" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Employee Earns Governor’s Award For Excellence</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=973" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, September 21 - September 27</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=975" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Secretary: Food Security Begins On The Farm, Farmers Urged To Maintain Stringent Biosecurity Practices</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=974" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Reminds Restaurants Of Opportunity To Increase Indoor Capacity To 50 Percent</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/29/farmers-families-food-box-program-surpasses-100-million-boxes" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farmers to Families Food Box Program Surpasses 100 Million Boxes Delivered</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/29/trump-administration-invests-17-million-high-speed-broadband-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $1.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Southwestern South Dakota and Eastern Wyoming</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/29/usda-announces-approval-d-snap-california-disaster-areas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/30/usda-announces-approval-d-snap-alabama-disaster-areas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Alabama Disaster Areas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/01/usda-launches-new-streamlined-process-private-lenders-invest-rural" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Launches New, Streamlined Process for Private Lenders to Invest in Rural America</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/en/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-New-Federal-Crop-Insurance-Corporation-Board-Members" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces New Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board Members</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-09/psb-quarantine-removal" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Removes Federal Domestic Quarantine for Pine Shoot Beetle</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-10/npip-update" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Updates the National Poultry Improvement Plan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/npip-charter" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Renews Charter for General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/npip-charter" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 40 Oct. 3, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Labor and Industry</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-40/1343.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5459</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final-from Rulemaking: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Minimum Wage.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-40/1382.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5603</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Actions Taken at September Meeting.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-40/1383.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5604</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering Registration Notice.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-40/1384.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5604</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=995" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 995</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions [‘Increasing the Width of Multipurpose Agricultural Vehicles’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-referred to Appropriations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2897" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2897</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income [‘Crop Insurance—Taxable Income’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-referred to Finance</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2899" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2899</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the regulation of hemp extract and imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2093" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2093</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act restricting local government from certain regulation of agritourism.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laid on the table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2197" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2197</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Covered Device Recycling Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions [‘Placing Solar Panels on the Controlled Device Recycling Act List of Covered Devices’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laid on the table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sept. 28–Oct. 2, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21434/united-states-standards-for-split-peas?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60955</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “United States Standards for Split Peas” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21435/united-states-standards-for-lentils?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60956</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“United States Standards for Lentils” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21436/united-states-standards-for-beans" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60957</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“United States Standards for Beans” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/01/2020-21686/notice-of-request-for-extension-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61919</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection” (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21516/general-conference-committee-of-the-national-poultry-improvement-plan?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60958</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/30/2020-21603/addition-of-papua-new-guinea-to-the-list-of-regions-affected-with-african-swine-fever?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61718</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Addition of Papua New Guinea to the List of Regions Affected With African Swine Fever” (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/01/2020-21746/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-importation?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61920</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork and Pork Products, and Swine Semen From the European Union” (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/01/2020-21800/deregulation-of-pine-shoot-beetle?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61806</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Deregulation of Pine Shoot Beetle” (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Futures Trading Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21396/request-for-nominations-for-a-subcommittee-under-the-agricultural-advisory-committee?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60980</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Request for Nominations for a Subcommittee Under the Agricultural Advisory Committee” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/30/2020-21184/receipt-of-a-pesticide-petition-filed-for-residues-of-pesticide-chemicals-in-or-on-various?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61681</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (August 2020)” (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Credit Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/28/2020-18552/amortization-limits?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60691</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Amortization Limits” (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/28/2020-21305/final-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60818</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Final Flood Hazard Determinations [Cal., Fla., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Mo., N.H., S.C., Tex., Va.]” (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/28/2020-21300/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60814</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Alaska, Ariz., Cal., Fla., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Mich., Minn., Neb., Nev., N.Y., Ohio, Or., Tex., Wis.]” (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/30/2020-19109/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-section-4d-rule-for-trispot-darter?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61614</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Section 4(d) Rule for Trispot Darter” (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/30/2020-19115/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-trispot-darter?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61619</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Trispot Darter” (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Nutrition Service:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21491/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-child-nutrition?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60958</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child Nutrition Database” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/29/2020-21258/conveyance-of-small-tracts?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60913</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Conveyance of Small Tracts” (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Statistics Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/30/2020-21592/notice-of-revision-to-the-agricultural-labor-survey-and-farm-labor-reports-by-suspending-data?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 61719</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Revision to the Agricultural Labor Survey and Farm Labor Reports by Suspending Data Collection for October 2020” (Sept. 30, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/02/2020-21589/small-business-size-standards-agriculture-forestry-fishing-and-hunting-mining-quarrying-and-oil-and?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 62239</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Small Business Size Standards: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Utilities; Construction” (Oct. 2, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8489?s=8&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8489</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle in the United States, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8482?s=8&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8482</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To require the Secretary of Agriculture to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of essential critical food and agriculture workers with respect to COVID-19, and </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8064?s=8&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8064</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8057?s=8&r=6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8057</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Healthy Soil, Resilient Farmers Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Oct. 1, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Legislation: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4757?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22actionDate%3A%5C%22116%7C2020-09-29%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%5D%7D&s=3&r=101" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4757</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 29, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4768?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22actionDate%3A%5C%22116%7C2020-09-30%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%5D%7D&s=6&r=111" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4768</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to establish the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 30, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/us-dairy-sales-hit-record-high-stakeholders-call-for-tariff-removals-and-barriers-to-trade.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">US Dairy Sales Hit “Record High”: Stakeholders Call for Tariff Removals and Barriers to Trade</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Food Ingredients First (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23858-seven-attorneys-general-challenge-swine-slaughter-lawsuit?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seven Attorneys General Challenge Swine Slaughter Lawsuit</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry (Sept. 29, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/53-million-invested-young-beginning-farmers-and-military-veterans?NL=DFP-01&Issue=DFP-01_20200928_DFP-01_350&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_6_3&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=53336&utm_medium=email&elq2=3754bb4dd1a4474d9977d6e906b2f3ea" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$53 Million Invested in Young, Beginning Farmers and Military Veterans</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Farm Progress (Sept. 28, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; 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Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industrial Hemp: Lawsuit Challenges DEA Hemp Interim Final Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 18, 2020, the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and RE Botanicals filed, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a </span><a href="https://hempindustrydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petition-for-Review.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">petition for review</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hemp Industries Association, et al v. DEA, et al</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Docket No. 20-01376) challenging the August 21, 2020 interim final rule (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/21/2020-17356/implementation-of-the-agriculture-improvement-act-of-2018" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 51639</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Additionally, on September 18, 2018, the Hemp Industries Association submitted a </span><a href="https://thehia.org/resources/PressReleases/HIA%20Public%20Comment%20on%20DEA%20IRF%20on%202018%20Farm%20Bill%209-18-2020.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the DEA’s interim rule, see Docket: </span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=DEA-2020-0023" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DEA-2020-0023</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The primary claim in both Hemp Industries Association actions is that DEA has no legal authority to regulate substances extracted from hemp plants which fell below the .3% THC threshold at harvesting, regardless of whether extraction concentrates the THC at a higher percentage during processing. The DEA contends that any such extracted substance remains under its jurisdiction. For more on the interim final rule, see </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending August 21, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “DEA Issues Interim Final Rule on 2018 Farm Bill Hemp Provisions.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Checkoff Programs: Serial Legal Challenges to Federal Beef Checkoff Program Continue</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 11, 2020, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) filed a </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18432064/1/ranchers-cattlemen-action-legal-fund-united-stockgrowers-of-america-v/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America v. USDA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18432064/ranchers-cattlemen-action-legal-fund-united-stockgrowers-of-america-v/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cv-02552</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief seeking to invalidate the Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between USDA and the multiple qualified state beef councils (QSBCs) which became the basis for a previous federal court ruling that the national beef check-off program constitutes government speech and does not violate the First Amendment. The complaint states that because the MOUs effectively turn the state beef councils’ speech into government speech, they amount to a substantive amendment of the federal Beef Checkoff program and are thus subject to the notice-and-comment procedures required by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) which was not followed. For more history of the basis for this suit, see the </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/04/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewapril-2.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Weekly Review—April 2, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “First Amendment Challenge to Beef Checkoff Program Dismissed.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety: FDA Proposes Food Traceability Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 23, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule titled “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20100/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59984</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). The </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-proposed-rule-food-traceability" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">proposed rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> would require the manufacturers, processors, packers, and storage facilities of </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">listed foods</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to keep certain traceability records documenting the following events: </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/which-key-data-elements-would-apply-me" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">growing, receiving, creating, transformation, and shipping</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The rule contains several exemptions, including, among others, exemptions for small farms (“originators”), farms that sell direct to consumers, produce that is “rarely consumed raw: (RCR), and partial exemptions for food retail establishments. The proposed rule also provides procedures for requesting an exemption on the grounds that such recordkeeping for a specific food is “not necessary to protect public health.” The rule carries a 120-day </span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=FDA-2014-N-0053-0056" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comment period</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that ends January 21, 2021. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: EPA Issues Draft Risk Assessment of Chlorpyrifos </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 25, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a notice titled “Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Availability” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21196/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-chlorpyrifos" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60455</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). The available draft risk assessments for chlorpyrifos include an </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0850-0940" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ecological risk assessment,</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0850-0944" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">human health risk assessment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and a </span><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0850-0941" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">drinking water assessment</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. While the human health risk assessment found “no residential post-application risks of concern, it identified dietary risks due to food residues, with the highest risk estimate being for children. Additionally, the ecological assessment identified that the level of risk quotients (RQs) for chlorpyrifos “exceed the level of concern (LOC) for all uses assessed for all taxa,” and that “[c]itrus and tart cherries are associated with some of the highest RQs.” According to a corresponding </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/epa-takes-next-step-review-process-insecticide-chlorpyrifos-making-draft-risk-assessments" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announcement</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, EPA will open a 60-day public comment period in October in conjunction with its Proposed Interim Decision on chlorpyrifos. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pesticides: Triazine Pesticide Interim Registration Review Decisions Available</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a notice of interim registration review decisions with rationales for the triazine pesticides—</span><a href="https://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:3::::1,3,31,7,12,25:P3_XCHEMICAL_ID:1273" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">atrazine</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:3::::21,3,31,7,12,25:P3_XCHEMICAL_ID:3604" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">propazine</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="https://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:3::::21,3,31,7,12,25:P3_XCHEMICAL_ID:3799" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">simazine</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> titled “Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions for the Triazines; Notice of Availability” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20879/pesticide-registration-review-interim-decisions-for-the-triazines-notice-of-availability?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59525</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). There is no public comment period for these documents. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every Monday, USDA updates its </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly available data</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP) payments. Pennsylvania totals as of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 20, 2020</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$105,819,524</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,758</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $33,516,658</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,837</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $22,433,557</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,000 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $8,378,276</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>165</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aqua Nursery Flora </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> $692,924</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span>15</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$170,840,939</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,775</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From National Ag Law Authorities & Sources: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/murky-tides-epa-sued-for-chesapeake-bay-cleanup-violations/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Murky Tides: EPA Sued for Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Violations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen,</span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/09/nrcs-highly-erodible-land-and-wetlands-conservation-final-rule-clearer-guidance-for-farmers-or-loss-of-property-rights.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> NRCS Highly Erodible Land and Wetlands Conservation Final Rule – Clearer Guidance for Farmers or Erosion of Property Rights? – Part Two</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 20, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/09/21/transferring-property-prior-to-death-pros-cons-and-alternatives/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transferring Property Prior to Death: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah Catherine Cooper, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/putting-all-the-eggs-in-one-basket-fsis-updates-egg-products-inspection-regulations/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Putting All the Eggs in One Basket: FSIS Updates Egg Products Inspection Regulations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/632432/2020/09/21/research/forest-margins-may-be-more-resilient-climate-change-previously" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forest Margins May be More Resilient to Climate Change than Previously Thought</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/633083/2020/09/24/research/team-wins-grant-develop-nitrogen-fertilizer-decision-tool-organic" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team Wins Grant to Develop Nitrogen Fertilizer Decision Tool for Organic Farmers</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=968" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, September 14 - September 20</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=970" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture: Opportunity For Dairy Farmer COVID-19 Relief Closes September 30</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=969" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary Of Agriculture Highlights ‘Earn While You Learn’ Agriculture Apprenticeship Opportunity</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=971" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agriculture Secretary Encourages Farmers To Reach Out As Industry Faces Growing Stress Throughout Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/21/usda-extends-wic-covid-19-flexibilities-duration-covid-19-public%5C" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Extends WIC COVID-19 Flexibilities for Duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/21/usda-encourages-ag-producers-residents-prepare-tropical-storm-beta" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Beta</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/22/trump-administration-invests-268-million-rural-water-and-wastewater" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests $268 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 28 States</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/24/us-department-agriculture-releases-final-environmental-impact" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Roadless Rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Seeks-Comments-on-Recs-for-PRF-Rainfall-Index-Crop-Insurance-Prog" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Seeks Public Comments on Recommendations for Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Sept. 21, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-announces-fiscal-year-2021-sugar-loan-rates-allotment-and-marketing-allocations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2021 Sugar Loan Rates, Allotment and Marketing Allocations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Sept. 24, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-reminds-farmers-of-sept-30-deadline-to-update-safety-net-program-crop-yields" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, FSA (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-09/ppra-dea-petunia" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Availability of Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Petition to Deregulate Petunias Modified Using Genetic Engineering</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=39#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 39 Sept. 26, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-39/1311.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 5272</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vetoed by Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2025" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a public comment process on and submit to the General Assembly a measure or action intended to abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating tax or fee on carbon dioxide emissions.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vetoed by Governor </span><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/cl/public/ViewVetoMessage.cfm?sessyr=2020&sessInd=0&billbody=H&billtype=B&billnbr=2025&pn=3907&vetonbr=12" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Veto No. 12</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation in the Senate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1224" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 1224</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Milk Marketing Law, in purpose, short title and definitions, further providing for definitions and construction; in general powers of the board, providing for coordination with Department of Revenue; and, in prices of milk, further providing for cooperatives.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First consideration</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=881" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 881</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Agricultural Area Security Law, further providing for purchase of agricultural conservation easements, for Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund and for Land Trust Reimbursement Program.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=85" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 85</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Dog Law, in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for transfer of dog licenses or tags and other licensing requirements and for service dogs and dogs used by municipal or State Police departments.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1330" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for milk sell by date and best by date labeling.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First consideration</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=845" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 845</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for maximum gross weight of vehicles [increased maximum weight limit for electric-powered trucks].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-referred to Appropriations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sept. 21–25, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/21/2020-20802/coronavirus-food-assistance-program-correction?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59174</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Correcting Amendment: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Coronavirus Food Assistance Program; Correction [eligibility of barley and livestock]” (Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20844/coronavirus-food-assistance-program?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59380</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Coronavirus Food Assistance Program” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20898/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59512</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products]” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/24/2020-21094/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60126</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Farm Service Agency: Transfer of Farm Records Between Counties]” (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21223/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60416</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Food Safety and Inspection Service: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Web Survey]” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21149/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60416</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Foreign Agricultural Service: Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program]” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-19031/pecan-research-promotion-and-information-order?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59610</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pecan Research, Promotion, and Information Order” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20946/availability-of-a-final-environmental-assessment-and-finding-of-no-significant-impact-for-cogongrass?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59735</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Cogongrass Control Efforts in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina” (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20879/pesticide-registration-review-interim-decisions-for-the-triazines-notice-of-availability?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59525</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions for the Triazines; Notice of Availability” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20884/pesticide-product-registration-receipt-of-applications-for-new-uses-august-2020?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59527</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (August 2020)”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-21004/cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-registrations-and-amendments-to-terminate-uses?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59793</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses” (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/24/2020-21109/pesticide-product-registration-receipt-of-applications-for-new-active-ingredients-august-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60156</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (August 2020)” (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21196/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-chlorpyrifos" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60455</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Availability” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-19762/saflufenacil-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60363</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Saflufenacil; Pesticide Tolerances” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Executive Office of the President</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21378/national-farm-safety-and-health-week-2020?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60341</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presidential Document: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2020” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Service Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-19825/strategic-economic-and-community-development?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59388</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Strategic Economic and Community Development” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20158/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-removal-of-the-nashville-crayfish-from-the-federal?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59732</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Nashville Crayfish From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife” (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20968/draft-guidance-for-cannabidiol-draft-guidance-for-industry-availability?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59804</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Draft Guidance for Cannabidiol; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability” (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-21023/cannabidiol-and-other-cannabinoids-sex-and-gender-differences-in-use-and-responses-public-meeting?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59804</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Cannabidiol and Other Cannabinoids: Sex and Gender Differences in Use and Responses; Public Meeting” (Sept. 23, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/23/2020-20100/requirements-for-additional-traceability-records-for-certain-foods?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59984</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Sept. 23, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/24/2020-21061/availability-of-fsis-import-guidance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60126</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Availability of FSIS Import Guidance” (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Statistics Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/22/2020-20814/notice-of-intent-to-request-revision-and-extension-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 59513</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection” (Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/24/2020-21110/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-alabama?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60279</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Alabama” (Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna River Basin Commision</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21191/grandfathering-gf-registration-notice?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60515</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandfathering (GF) Registration Notice” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21189/projects-approved-for-consumptive-uses-of-water?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60516</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/25/2020-21190/actions-taken-at-september-18-2020-meeting?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 60517</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Actions Taken at September 18, 2020, Meeting” (Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8327?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8327</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To provide for the dissemination to farm and agricultural workers of information and training on best practices used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 21, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8373?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8373</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To provide for orderly and secure digital commodity exchange markets, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 24, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8401?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8401</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 25, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Legislation: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4633?s=1&r=4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4633</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to provide for assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 21, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4647?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4647</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4643?s=1&r=3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4643</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land of the United States, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 22, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4704?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4704</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to require reforms to programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 24, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; 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white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://thecounter.org/covid-19-safety-pick-your-own-farms-apples-massachusetts/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pick-Your-Own Farms Let Guests Indulge a Pastoral Fantasy. Covid-19 Has Been a Harsh Dose of Reality</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, The Counter (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/6652350-Assessing-the-damage-from-dicamba" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Assessing the Damage from Dicamba</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, AGWEEK (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://hempindustrydaily.com/usda-lawyer-hemp-growers-have-a-little-bit-of-leeway-on-thc-testing-but-not-much/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=HEMP_20200831_Daily&elqTrackId=AF6D37A0E57EFF243F3C7D6E9C7163A4&elq=60827fc25e154265bafd6cdaae0350a5&elqaid=3931&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2811" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Lawyer: Hemp Growers Have ‘A Little Bit of Leeway’ on THC Testing, but Not Much</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Hemp Industry Daily (Aug. 31, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/17/usda-announces-contracts-round-3-farmers-families-food-box-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Contracts for Round 3 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, USDA (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fb.org/newsroom/trump-biden-outline-agricultural-priorities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump, Biden Outline Agricultural Priorities</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Farm Bureau (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/09/plant-based-food-producers-sue-state-in-federal-court-to-block-disclaimer-requirement/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plant-Based Food Producers Sue State in Federal Court to Block Disclaimer Requirement</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Food Safety News (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23753-bob-evans-sues-chicken-processors-on-price-fixing-claims?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Weekly%20Wrap-up&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bob Evans Sues Chicken Processors on Price Fixing Claims</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/government-payments-prop-net-farm-income?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20200904_FP-006_389&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=52646&utm_medium=email&elq2=9163e58d0af04782a27b1498a57a2fdb" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Government Payments Prop up Net Farm Income</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs (Sept. 3, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23789-cattle-groups-submit-final-comments-on-country-of-origin-meat-labeling?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Weekly%20Wrap-up&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cattle Groups Submit Final Comments on Country of Origin Meat Labeling</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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Check out the </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biofuels: EPA Denies Sixty-Eight Small Refinery Exemptions to Renewable Fuel Standard </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 14, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-takes-action-protect-integrity-renewable-fuel-standard-program-support-american-1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> its </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-09/documents/rfs-denial-small-refinery-gap-filling-petitions-2020-09-14.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">denial</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of sixty-eight pending small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions requesting relief from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending compliance for 2011–2018. Following the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals’ January 24, 2020 ruling in </span><a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca10/18-9533/18-9533-2020-01-24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Renewable Fuels Assn. v. EPA</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, holding that EPA’s grant of economic hardship exemptions, rather than statutory-authorized extensions, exceeded EPA’s legal authority. Refiners filed sixty-eight petitions seeking, in various ways, to backfill their previous history of exemptions with new EPA grants of retroactive extensions. Noting that several of the petitions alleging hardship date back to 2011, EPA stated that “it seems unlikely that Congress contemplated or intended to allow a small refinery to obtain hardship relief through submitting a petition in calendar year 2020 for RFS compliance year 2011.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ee also </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Court of Appeals Invalidates EPA Grant of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">s,” Agricultural Law Weekly Review—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/search?q=%22Renewable+Fuels+Association%22" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 30, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Trade: WTO Finds U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Products Violated Trade Pacts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 15, 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) </span><a href="https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds543_e.htm" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">published</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a Panel Report titled, “</span><a href="https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/543R.pdf&Open=True" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United States—Tariff Measures on Certain Goods from China</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” sustaining a complaint commenced by China in April 2018 claiming that U.S. tariffs on the import of certain Chinese products violated Articles I:1 and II:1(a) and (b) of the </span><a href="https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/agrmntseries2_gatt_e.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (GATT) 1994 and Article 23 of the </span><a href="https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/28-dsu_e.htm#2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dispute Settlement Understanding</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (DSU). The U.S. argued that: a) China’s misappropriations of U.S. intellectual property and technology constituted “state-sanctioned theft,” and the tariffs were justified to protect U.S. public morals; and b) the countries had agreed to settle the matter outside the WTO. Among other findings, the Panel concluded that, while “ongoing bilateral negotiations” were in fact occurring between China and the U.S., the “negotiations seem to be parallel to the ongoing [WTO] panel proceedings and not intended, by China at least, to replace them.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National Agricultural Policy: GAO Issues Market Facilitation Program Report</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 14, 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) </span><a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-700R#summary" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly released</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a report titled, “</span><a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/708942.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Market Facilitation Program: Information on Payments for 2019</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” The report, which was prepared as a briefing for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, details the geographic and commodity variation of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments, which were devised to offset impacts of the 2018-2019 China trade war. The report states that 643,965 farming operations received MFP payments totaling approximately $14.4 billion in 2019 across three commodity types: non-specialty crops, specialty crops, and dairy and hogs. According to the report, less than ten percent of MFP payments went to specialty crop and diary and hog producers, while non-specialty crop producers received the most payments in 2019. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: First-Ever OSHA Fines Issued for Failure to Protect Workers from COVID-19</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 10 and 11, 2020, in a first-of-its-kind action, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the issuance of citations to </span><a href="https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region8/09102020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Sioux Falls, S.D. and </span><a href="https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region8/09112020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">JBS Foods Inc</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. in Greeley, Colo. for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus. These are the first known OSHA fines for inadequate COVID-19 worker protections. OSHA cited Smithfield and JBS each for one violation of OSHA’s General Duty Clause for failing to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that can cause death or serious harm. OSHA additionally cited JBS for failing to provide an authorized employee representative with injury and illness logs in a timely manner after OSHA’s inspection in May 2020. OSHA states that it issued the maximum penalties allowed by law: $13,494 for Smithfield and $15,615 for JBS. The companies have fifteen business days to pay the fines, confer with an OSHA director, or contest the citations. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: USDA Announces Second Iteration of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Direct Payments</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) </span><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/18/usda-provide-additional-direct-assistance-farmers-and-ranchers" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a second round of $14 billion in funding for the </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, now designated as CFAP 2. The new iteration of the program establishes three categories of commodities: </span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Price Trigger Commodities</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—defined as “major commodities that meet a minimum 5-percent price decline over a specified period of time.” Payments vary by commodity, production, and market rate.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flat-Rate Crops</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—defined as “crops that either do not meet the 5-percent price decline trigger or do not have data available to calculate a price change.” Flat-rate crops include hemp for the first time in CFAP. Payments will be $15 per acre, calculated using eligible 2020 acres.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sales Commodities</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">—crops other than price-trigger commodities and flat-rate crops. Payments will be based on 2019 sales. </span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. EDT USDA will host the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2.0 </span><a href="https://globalmeetwebinar.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1372084&tp_key=8efafcdd45" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Producer Webinar</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/apply" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the program will be accepted beginning Sept. 21, 2020 through Dec. 11, 2020. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety: First-Ever Injunction Entered for Produce Safety Rule Violations</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-first-injunction-under-produce-safety-rule-illinois-based-food-manufacturer-repeated-food" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that, in a first-of-its-kind action, it imposed an injunction against further food production under authority of the </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-produce-safety" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Produce Safety Rule</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> under authority of the Food Safety Modernization Act. An injunction stopping all production of sprouts and soy products was entered against Fortune Food Product, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois until satisfactory remedial actions are taken. The injunction resulted from uncorrected violations outlined in a </span><a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/fortune-food-product-inc-552180-07192018" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">warning letter</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, dating back to inspections beginning in 2018 and not due to food-borne illness. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every Monday, USDA updates its </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly available data</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP) payments. Pennsylvania totals as of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 14, 2020</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$104,851,287</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,720</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$33,027,294</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,622</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$22,179,709</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4,884 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$7,423,973</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> 1</span>48 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$167,700,145</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,374</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From National Ag Law Authorities & Sources: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roger A. McEowen, </span><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/agriculturallaw/2020/09/nrcs-highly-erodible-land-and-wetlands-conservation-final-rule-clearer-guidance-for-farmers-or-erosi.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NRCS Highly Erodible Land and Wetlands Conservation Final Rule – Clearer Guidance for Farmers or Erosion of Property Rights? – Part One</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Micah Brown, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/show-me-the-money-a-primer-on-agricultural-lending/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Show Me the Money: A Primer on Agricultural Lending</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/wed-09162020-245pm/governor-signs-ohio-coronavirus-immunity-bill" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor Signs Ohio Coronavirus Immunity Bill</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Goeringer, </span><a href="https://www.agrisk.umd.edu/post/appeals-court-remands-enlist-duo-registration-to-epa-but-does-not-vacate" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appeals Court Remands Enlist Duo Registration to EPA But Does Not Vacate</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/632167/2020/09/17/research/study-penn-state-examine-potential-birds-eat-spotted-lanternfly" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Study at Penn State to Examine Potential for Birds to Eat Spotted Lanternfly</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/631872/2020/09/15/research/theoretically-two-layers-are-better-one-solar-cell-efficiency" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Theoretically, Two Layers are Better Than One for Solar-Cell Efficiency</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=964" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, September 7-13</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=965" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wolf Administration Awards $10 Million To Fund Access To Fresh Food, COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts In Low-Income Communities</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=966" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Administración Wolf Otorga $10 Millones Para Financiar El Acceso A Alimentos Frescos Y Esfuerzos De Mitigación De COVID-19 En Comunidades De Bajos Ingresos</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=967" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ag Secretary, State Veterinarian: New Animal ID Rules Help Track Disease, Prevent Outbreaks</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/14/joint-statement-western-hemisphere-agriculture-leaders" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joint Statement from Western Hemisphere Agriculture Leaders</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/14/usda-encourages-ag-producers-residents-prepare-hurricane-sally" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Sally</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/16/usda-assists-farmers-ranchers-and-communities-affected-western" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Western Wildfires</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/17/trump-administration-invests-more-7-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests More Than $7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural South Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/17/usda-announces-contracts-round-3-farmers-families-food-box-program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Contracts for Round 3 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/18/deputy-secretary-censky-return-asa-ceo" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deputy Secretary Censky to Return to ASA as CEO</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/18/usda-provide-additional-direct-assistance-farmers-and-ranchers" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-Increased-Subsidies-and-Other-Improvements-to-the-LRP-Program" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Increased Subsidies and Other Improvements to the Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.rma.usda.gov/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Announces-Whole-Farm-Revenue-Protection-Program-Improvements" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Announces Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Program Improvements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, RMA (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-09/brucellosis-tuberculosis-regulations-update" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Updates Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis Import Regulations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2020/sa-09/research-facilities-info-removal" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">APHIS Proposes Animal Welfare Amendments for Research Facilities to Remove Duplicative and Unnecessary Information Requirements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, APHIS (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=38#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 38 Sept. 19, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1274.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4751</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “General Quarantine Order; Scrapie.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1275.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4754</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Scrapie.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Game Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1268.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4743</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rules and Regulations: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Lands and Buildings; State Game Lands.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1269.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4744</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rulemaking: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hunting and Trapping; General.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1270.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4744</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rulemaking: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Special Permits; Canada Geese Depredation.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State Conservation Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-38/1296.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4829</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Action on Odor Management Plans for Concentrated Animal Operations and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Volunteers Complying with the Commonwealth's Facility Odor Management Program.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to Governor</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2025" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a public comment process on and submit to the General Assembly a measure or action intended to abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating tax or fee on carbon dioxide emissions.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presented to Governor</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation in the House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=995" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 995 </span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions [amending definition of ‘multipurpose agricultural</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vehicle’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laid on the table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1272" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1272</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act providing for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program and imposing powers and duties on the State Conservation Commission.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1330" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 1330</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for milk sell by date and best by date labeling.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Agriculture and Rural Affairs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=188" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 188</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act providing for property owner's bill of rights statement.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Removed from table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=R&bn=958" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H Res 958</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A Resolution recognizing the week of September 19 through 25, 2020, as "Thank a Local Farmer Week" in Pennsylvania.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adopted in House </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sept. 14–18, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/18/2020-20637/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 58331</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request [Farm Service Agency: Disaster Assistance—General]” (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/14/2020-17581/watermelon-research-and-promotion-plan-realignment?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 56471</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan; Realignment” (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/17/2020-19939/national-organic-program-nop-final-decision-on-organic-livestock-and-poultry-practices-rule-and?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57937</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule, Final Decision: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“National Organic Program (NOP); Final Decision on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule and Summary of Comments on the Economic Analysis Report” (Sept. 17, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/17/2020-20512/awa-research-facility-registration-updates-reviews-and-reports?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57998</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“AWA Research Facility Registration Updates, Reviews, and Reports” (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/17/2020-20552/brucellosis-and-bovine-tuberculosis-importation-of-cattle-and-bison?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57944</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis: Importation of Cattle and Bison ” (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farm Service Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/14/2020-20143/notice-of-funds-availability-nofa-seafood-trade-relief-program-strp?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 56572</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA); Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP)” (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/15/2020-19033/special-authority-to-enable-funding-of-broadband-and-smart-utility-facilities-across-select-rural?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57077</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Special Authority To Enable Funding of Broadband and Smart Utility Facilities Across Select Rural Development Programs” (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20349/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57872</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations [Cal., Minn., N.Y.]” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20347/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57874</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Ariz., Ark., Colo., Del., Fla., Ga., Miss., N.C., Pa., Tex., Utah, Va., Wyo]” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/18/2020-20030/suspension-of-community-eligibility?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 58294</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Suspension of Community Eligibility [Ariz., Alaska, Iowa, Wash.]” (Sept. 18, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-19149/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-findings-on-a-petition-to-delist-the-distinct?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57816</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule, Notification of Findings: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Findings on a Petition To Delist the Distinct Population Segment of the Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo and a Petition To List the U.S. Population of Northwestern Moose” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety and Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/14/2020-17340/prior-label-approval-system-expansion-of-generic-label-approval?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 56538</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Prior Label Approval System: Expansion of Generic Label Approval” (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rural Business-Cooperative Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/15/2020-20251/notice-of-solicitation-of-applications-for-inviting-applications-for-the-rural-economic-development?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57186</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2021” (Sept. 15, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/14/2020-20106/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 56680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana” (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/14/2020-20107/disaster-declaration-16533-and-16534-michigan-disaster-number-mi-00084-presidential-declaration?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 56680</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Disaster Declaration #16533 and #16534; Michigan Disaster Number MI-00084; Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Michigan” (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20356/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-commonwealth-of-puerto-rico?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57920</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20357/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57921</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trade Representative, Office of United States</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/16/2020-20384/notice-of-product-exclusion-extension-amendment-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 57925</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Product Exclusion Extension Amendment: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation” (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7349?s=1&r=18" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7349</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7421?s=1&r=17" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7421</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7452?s=1&r=16" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7452</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Relief for Rural Development Borrowers Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7521?s=1&r=13" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7521</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7554?s=1&r=12" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7554</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7843/text?r=11&s=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7843</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “REPLANT Act [‘To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land, and for other purposes’].” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7899?s=1&r=10" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7899</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2020.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7940?s=1&r=8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7940</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7985?s=1&r=7" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7985</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7996?s=1&r=6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.7996</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Rural Equal Aid Act.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8042?s=1&r=5" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8042</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Helping America's Farmers Act” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8238?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8238</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To establish the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Agriculture and Intelligence </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8274?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8274</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 16, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Legislation: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4611?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S.4611</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on State and local fairs, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 17, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to receive #AgLaw HotLinks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sept. 14–18, 2020 Top #AgLaw links:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://thecounter.org/covid-19-safety-pick-your-own-farms-apples-massachusetts/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pick-Your-Own Farms Let Guests Indulge a Pastoral Fantasy. Covid-19 Has Been a Harsh Dose of Reality.</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, The Counter (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/09/experts-affirm-that-coronavirus-is-highly-unlikely-to-be-food-risk/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Experts Affirm that Coronavirus is ‘Highly Unlikely’ to be Food Risk</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Food Safety News (Sept. 11, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23753-bob-evans-sues-chicken-processors-on-price-fixing-claims?e=agshalelaw@gmail.com&utm_source=MEAT%2BPOULTRY%20Weekly%20Wrap-up&utm_medium=Newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573B5127845J2U" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bob Evans Sues Chicken Processors on Price Fixing Claims</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Meat+Poultry (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/penn-state-researchers-to-study-novel-coronavirus-potential-to-infect-livestock/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Researchers to Study Novel Coronavirus Potential to Infect Livestock</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Morning Ag Clips (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://thefern.org/ag_insider/in-farm-state-victory-epa-denies-retro-exemptions-from-biofuel-mandate/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Farm-State Victory, EPA Denies Retro-exemptions from Biofuel Mandate</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Fern’s Ag Insider (Sept. 14, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-smithfield/u-s-cites-smithfield-foods-for-failing-to-protect-workers-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN261345" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Cites Smithfield Foods for Failing to Protect Workers from Coronavirus</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Reuters (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/germany-confirms-first-asf-case-wild-boar?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20200911_FP-006_919&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_4_1&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=52841&utm_medium=email&elq2=2ec561731ad147c284df184eb7a24354" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Germany Confirms First ASF Case in Wild Boar</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2020/09/food-waste-and-covid-19-impacts-along-the-supply-chain.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Waste and Covid-19: Impacts Along the Supply Chain</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, University of Illinois Farmdoc Daily (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; 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Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pennstateaglaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to listen to this Weekly Review? Check out the </span><a href="http://www.aglawpodcast.libsyn.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Law Podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Quality: Lawsuits filed against EPA over Pa and NY Chesapeake Bay </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 10, 2020, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the states of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia filed separate complaints against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking to invalidate New York and Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Agreement nutrient reduction plans and compel EPA Secretary Andrew Wheeler to ensure state compliance with the Chesapeake Bay Agreement nutrient reduction goals. (</span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18424305/1/chesapeake-bay-foundation-inc-v-environmental-protection-agency/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18424305/chesapeake-bay-foundation-inc-v-environmental-protection-agency/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cv-02529</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18424402/1/state-of-maryland-v-wheeler/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State of Maryland v. Wheeler</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18424402/state-of-maryland-v-wheeler/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No. 1:20-cv-02530</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the complaints allege that Pennsylvania and New York submitted Phase III Watershed Improvement Plans (WIP) that facially “failed to attain levels of pollution reduction required by the Bay [Total Maximum Daily Load] by 2025” and that EPA’s approval of the plans “ensur[e] that Bay water quality will not be restored by 2025.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chesapeake Bay Program Announces TMDL Progress Since 2009</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” Agricultural Law Weekly Review—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_24.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending August 21, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food Safety: USDA Issues Egg Products Inspection Final Rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) </span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2020/nr-09092020-01" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">announced</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the forthcoming publication in the Federal Register of a final rule titled “</span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/9c7eca7a-29dd-49ca-ae0b-e3faece17d52/2005-0015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Egg Products Inspection Regulations</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.” The final rule, published as proposed on February 13, 2018 (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/13/2018-00425/egg-products-inspection-regulations" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">83 FR 6314</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), removes current “prescriptive” regulations and requires plants that process egg products to develop and implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (Sanitation SOPs), and satisfy </span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/compliance-guides-index/haccp-guidance" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sanitation requirements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> consistent with FSIS meat and poultry regulations. Through the final rule, FSIS is “asserting jurisdiction over egg substitutes and freeze-dried egg products.” Other changes include the requirement that pasteurized egg products be processed to “be edible without additional preparation to achieve food safety,” and interpreting “continuous inspection” to “provide for the presence of inspectors at official plants . . . at least once per shift,” consistent with meat and poultry processing. Additionally in the final rule, FSIS announced its publication of two guidance documents designed to aid small plants in meeting the pasteurization requirements of the rule: </span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/2d097b2f-4cb6-4dd9-aee2-891fba39d45d/egg-products-hazards-controls-guide.pdf?MOD=AJPERES" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Egg Products Hazards and Controls Guide</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, on which FSIS will seek comment during a 60-day comment period after the rule’s publication, and </span><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/372cc535-5efc-43c9-9dae-02285052ef61/food-safety-guideline-egg-products.pdf?MOD=AJPERES" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FSIS Food Safety Guideline for Egg Products</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. While the rule becomes effective 60 days after publication, the compliance date for sanitation SOPs and HACCP regulations are one year and two years after publication, respectively. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WOTUS: Oregon Federal Court Denies WOTUS Rule Injunction </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On August 7, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, in a ruling from the bench, </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14943948/oregon-cattlemens-association-v-united-states-environmental-protection/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc#entry-108" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">denied without prejudice</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a motion for preliminary injunction against the June 22, 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining “Waters of the United States” (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/21/2020-02500/the-navigable-waters-protection-rule-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 2225</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). In its </span><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14943948/97/oregon-cattlemens-association-v-united-states-environmental-protection/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Motion for Preliminary Injunction</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> filed June 8, 2020, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) sought an injunction against the words “or intermittent” in the definition of “tributary” (</span><a href="https://ecfr.federalregister.gov/current/title-33/chapter-II/part-328/section-328.3#p-328.3(c)(12)" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">33 CFR § 328.3(c)(12)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) and against the definition of “adjacent wetlands” (</span><a href="https://ecfr.federalregister.gov/current/title-33/chapter-II/part-328/section-328.3#p-328.3(c)" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">33 CFR § 328.3(c)(1)(ii)-(iv)</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). For related developments, s</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ee </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6th Circuit Dismisses WOTUS Challenge as Moot</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” Agricultural Law Weekly Review—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/08/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_17.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending August 14, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Colorado Federal Court Grants WOTUS Rule Injunction</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” Agricultural Law Weekly Review—</span><a href="http://www.pennstateaglaw.com/2020/06/agricultural-law-weekly-reviewweek_29.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">week ending June 26 , 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">COVID-19: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Pennsylvania Data </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every Monday, USDA updates its </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">publicly available data</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on aggregate </span><a href="https://www.farmers.gov/cfap/data" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coronavirus Food Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (CFAP) payments. Pennsylvania totals as of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 14, 2020</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, are below: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PENNSYLVANIA</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payments</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dairy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$104,851,287</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2,720</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Livestock</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> <span> </span><span> </span></span>$33,027,294</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,622</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$22,179,709</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4,884 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialty Crops</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <u> </u><u>$7,423,973</u></span><u><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span> </span>148 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TOTALS</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$167,700,145</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">13,374</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From National Ag Law Authorities & Sources: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tiffany Lashmet, </span><a href="https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2020/09/08/2020-usda-nass-cash-rental-rates-published/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2020 USDA NASS Cash Rental Rate Survey Results Published</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brigit Rollins, </span><a href="https://nationalaglawcenter.org/conservation-clarified-usda-issues-new-rules-for-conservation-provisions/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conservation Clarified: USDA Issues New Rules For Conservation Provisions</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peggy Kirk Hall, </span><a href="https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/fri-09112020-911am/cropland-values-and-cash-rents-western-ohio-survey-results-are" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cropland Values and Cash Rents for Western Ohio: Survey Results Are In</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Research & News:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/631252/2020/09/09/research/penn-state-researchers-study-novel-coronavirus-potential-infect" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Researchers to Study Novel Coronavirus Potential to Infect Livestock</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/631144/2020/09/09/research/penn-state-extension-food-safety-training-given-ukraine-has-lasting" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Penn State Extension Food-Safety Training Given in Ukraine Has a Lasting Benefit</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AGENCY PRESS RELEASES—STATE/FEDERAL </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=962" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, August 31-September 6</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=963" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture, Partners Urge Pennsylvanians to Squash Spotted Lanternflies Today for Future Food Security</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/08/usda-seeks-nominations-task-force-agricultural-air-quality-research" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Seeks Nominations for the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/08/usda-approves-d-snap-louisiana-disaster-areas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Approves D-SNAP for Louisiana Disaster Areas</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/08/wtas-usda-extends-free-meals-kids-through-december-31-2020" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WTAS: USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/09/trump-administration-invests-nearly-10-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests Nearly $10 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Tennessee</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/09/usda-supports-us-seafood-industry-impacted-retaliatory-tariffs" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Supports U.S. Seafood Industry Impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/10/trump-administration-invests-more-2-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests More Than $2 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/10/usda-seeks-input-ready-go-technologies-and-practices-agriculture" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Seeks Input on Ready-to-Go Technologies and Practices for Agriculture Innovation Agenda</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/10/usda-assists-farmers-ranchers-and-communities-affected-hurricane" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Hurricane Laura</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/10/usda-expands-d-snap-10-iowa-counties-recovering-derecho" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Expands D-SNAP in 10 Iowa Counties Recovering from Derecho</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/09/11/trump-administration-invests-more-21-million-high-speed-broadband" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump Administration Invests More Than $21 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agencies Press Releases:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-reminds-farmers-of-september-30-deadline-to-update-safety-net-program-crop-yields" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa-2020/ca-wildlife-damage-management" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joint Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement for Wildlife Damage Management in California</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-supports-us-seafood-industry-impacted-by-retaliatory-tariffs" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Supports U.S. Seafood Industry Impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usda-fiscal-year-2020-sugar-program-announcements" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Fiscal Year 2020 Sugar Program Announcements</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 10, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STATE ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Executive Agencies (</span><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Home/volume?vol=50&issue=37#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pa. Bulletin Vol. 50, No. 37 Sept. 12, 2020</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department of Agriculture</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-37/1239.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4650</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Chronic Wasting Disease Importation Requirements for Farmed or Captive Chronic Wasting Disease-Susceptible Cervids.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor’s Office:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-37/1236.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Pa.B. 4645</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Legislature</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Passed Both House and Senate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2025" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2025</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a public comment process on and submit to the General Assembly a measure or action intended to abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating tax or fee on carbon dioxide emissions.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Signed in Senate</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation in the Senate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=908" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 908</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending the act . . . entitled "An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the local government units thereof to preserve, acquire or hold land for open space uses,"further providing for local taxing options.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First consideration</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senate Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=793" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 793</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for requirement for commercial driver's license; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for restrictions on use of highways and bridges and for conditions of permits and security for damages.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-reported as committed</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=950" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 950</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a public comment process on and submit to the General Assembly a measure or action intended to abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating tax or fee on carbon dioxide emissions.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-referred to Appropriations</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=845" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 845</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for maximum gross weight of vehicles.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First consideration</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=85" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SB 85</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending . . . the Dog Law, in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for transfer of dog licenses or tags and other licensing requirements and for service dogs and dogs used by municipal or State Police departments.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Removed from table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">House Legislation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2856" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2856</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act establishing the CO2 Budget Trading Program; providing for powers and duties of department; establishing the Energy Transition Fund; providing for revenue from sale of carbon allowances; establishing the Energy Transition Board; and providing for energy transition plan.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to Environmental Resources and Energy</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2724" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HB 2724</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “An Act amending the act of February 2, 1966 (1965 P.L.1860, No.586), entitled "An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts," further providing for definitions; and providing for recreational user's claim for property rights and for the substitution of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a party in litigation.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laid on the table</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEDERAL ACTIONS—EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Executive Agencies (</span><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Register</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sept. 7–11, 2020): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Department</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/10/2020-20065/fiscal-year-2020-raw-cane-sugar-tariff-rate-quota-increase-and-extension-of-entry-period?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55812</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Fiscal Year 2020 Raw Cane Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Increase and Extension of Entry Period” (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/10/2020-20020/innovative-technologies-and-practices-for-the-agriculture-innovation-agenda?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55812</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Innovative Technologies and Practices for the Agriculture Innovation Agenda” (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Marketing Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-17659/establishment-of-a-domestic-hemp-production-program-comment-period-reopened?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55363</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule—Comment Period:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program; Comment Period Reopened” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-17576/oranges-grapefruit-tangerines-and-pummelos-grown-in-florida-establishment-of-reporting-requirements?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55359</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida; Establishment of Reporting Requirements and New Information Collection” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-17578/onions-grown-in-south-texas-continuance-referendum?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55388</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Onions Grown in South Texas; Continuance Referendum” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19733/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-importation?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55408</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/10/2020-19090/joint-environmental-impact-report-and-environmental-impact-statement-for-wildlife-damage-management?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55814</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Joint Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement for Wildlife Damage Management in California” (Sept. 10, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commodity Futures Trading Commission</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19775/agricultural-advisory-committee?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55434</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Agricultural Advisory Committee” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19673/tiafenacil-pesticide-tolerances?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55380</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tiafenacil; Pesticide Tolerances” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19778/pesticide-registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-several?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55446</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides for DDVP, Naled, and Trichlorfon; Notice of Availability” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Emergency Management Agency</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19729/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55469</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations [Texas]” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fish and Wildlife Service </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19577/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-regulations-for-designating-critical-habitat?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55398</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposed Rule—Comment Period: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and Drug Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/09/2020-19569/food-labeling-gluten-free-labeling-of-fermented-or-hydrolyzed-foods-correction?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55587</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rule: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods; Correction” (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natural Resources Conservation Service</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19783/request-for-nominations-to-the-task-force-on-agricultural-air-quality-research?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55411</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Request for Nominations to the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Small Business Administration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19772/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55566</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19796/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55567</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/08/2020-19755/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-texas?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55567</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Texas” (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/09/2020-19871/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-north-carolina?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55735</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of North Carolina” (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/09/2020-19874/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-iowa?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55734</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Iowa” (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/09/2020-19873/presidential-declaration-amendment-of-a-major-disaster-for-the-state-of-louisiana?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">85 FR 55733</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Louisiana” (Sept. 9, 2020).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. House Legislation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8200?s=1&r=2" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8200</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, Agriculture, Natural Resources, House Administration, Oversight and Reform, the Budget, and Small Business </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Sept. 11, 2020). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8204?s=1&r=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H.R.8204</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “To amend the Social Security Act, the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require that the value of children's savings accounts be disregarded for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under such Acts; and for other purposes.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Referred to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sept. 11, 2020). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Senate Legislation: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No new actions Sept. 7–11, 2020.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow us on Twitter </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AgShaleLaw" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@AgShaleLaw</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to receive #AgLaw HotLinks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sept. 7–11, 2020 Top #AgLaw links:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.fb.org/newsroom/trump-biden-outline-agricultural-priorities" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump, Biden Outline Agricultural Priorities</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Farm Bureau (Sept. 9, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/government-payments-prop-net-farm-income?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20200904_FP-006_389&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=52646&utm_medium=email&elq2=9163e58d0af04782a27b1498a57a2fdb" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Government Payments Prop up Net Farm Income</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs (Sept. 3, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/usda-reopens-comment-period-for-hemp-program-rule/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USDA Reopens Comment Period for Hemp Program Rule</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Morning Ag Clips (Sept. 6, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/5602-non-gmo-label-third-most-influential-product-attribute" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non-GMO Label Third Most Influential Product Attribute</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Supermarket Perimeter (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-jbs-specialreport/special-report-how-covid-19-swept-the-brazilian-slaughterhouses-of-jbs-worlds-top-meatpacker-idUSKBN25Z1HZ" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Special Report: How COVID-19 Swept the Brazilian Slaughterhouses of JBS, World's Top Meatpacker</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Reuters (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/new-testing-resources-for-pa-hemp-growers/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Testing Resources for Pa. Hemp Growers</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Morning Ag Clips (Sept. 3, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-deny-pending-retroactive-us-biofuel-waivers-say-sources-idUSKBN2600B7" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exclusive: Trump Administration to Deny Pending Retroactive U.S. Biofuel Waivers: Sources</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Reuters, (Sept. 8, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/dfa-plans-to-cut-emissions-30-by-2030/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DFA Plans to Cut Emissions 30% by 2020</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Brownfield (Sept. 4, 2020). </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2020/09/08/Beef-is-proving-more-profitable-than-chicken-in-the-pandemic/stories/202009080018?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-pick&utm_campaign=covid19newsletter" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beef is Proving More Profitable Than Chicken in the Pandemic</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Sept. 8, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/animal-health-leaders-call-more-consumer-centric-future?NL=FP-006&Issue=FP-006_20200907_FP-006_17&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_3&utm_rid=CPG02000003312792&utm_campaign=52716&utm_medium=email&elq2=77ac3895192548c2ada2cd7c8181b876" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Health Leaders Call for More Consumer-Centric Future</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Feedstuffs (Sept. 3, 2020).</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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