A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: APHIS, FWS, NOAA, NPS

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

Notice advising the public that APHIS has classified the State of Sonora, Mexico as Level I for brucellosis. Info here.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Notice announcing that the United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. Info here.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Notice announcing the receipt of a request from Ocean Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Orsted Wind Power North America, LLC, for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Ocean Wind 1 wind energy facility on the Outer Continental Shelf off of New Jersey over the course of 5 years beginning in 2023. Info here.

Proposed rule proposing to set Atlantic bluefin tuna General category restricted-fishing days for the 2022 fishing year. Info here.

Final rule publishing the 2022 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery. Info here.

Proposed rule proposing to modify the baseline annual U.S. quota and sub quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna and the baseline U.S. North Atlantic albacore quota. Info here.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Notice announcing that the National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before February 19, 2022, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Info here.