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Final ruleTook effect April 17, 2026

Removing Outdated and Unnecessary Provisions

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 17, 2026. Document 2026-07526. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

The Office of the Secretary (OSEC) is in the process of reviewing regulations within its purview to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, OSEC identified obsolete, unnecessary, and outdated provisions in Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR). OSEC is removing the provision identified in Part 15f to streamline and clarify the dictates of Title 7 of the CFR.

The Agriculture Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 15

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Agriculture Department has published 6 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 4 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0503-AA88 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective Date: This Rule is effective on April 17, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-07526
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department
PublishedApril 17, 2026
Effective dateApril 17, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0503-AA88

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register