In the August 11, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS implemented the Livestock Mandatory Reporting ("LMR") program as required by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999. The LMR program was reauthorized in October 2006 and September 2010. On September 30, 2015, the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015 ("2015 Reauthorization Act") reauthorized the LMR program for an additional five years until September 30, 2020, and directed the Secretary of Agriculture to amend the LMR swine reporting requirements. This final rule incorporates the swine reporting revisions contained within the 2015 Reauthorization Act and a minor revision to the lamb reporting requirements under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, USDA Livestock Mandatory Reporting regulations. The rule is effective October 11, 2016.
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