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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 22, 2026

Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 22, 2026. Document 2026-19389. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

This final rule implements changes to the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order). The changes include clarifying the assessment rate for softwood lumber imported into the United States and revising the membership of the Softwood Lumber Board (Board or SLB).

The Agricultural Marketing Service'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 1217

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

Compared with

The Agricultural Marketing Service has published 22 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 22 in all of 2025.

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

What happens next and when

Effective October 22, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-19389
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
PublishedSept. 22, 2026
Effective dateOct. 22, 2026
DocketAMS-SC-25-0023

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