Posted June 10, 2014
The
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is correcting a
direct final rule from the Federal Register on April 29, 2014(FR Doc. 2014-9655). The Federal Register Notice is
available here.
The direct final rule required all
scales used to weigh livestock, livestock carcasses, live poultry, or feed meet
requirements contained in section 5.59, Electronic Livestock, Meat, and Poultry
Evaluation Systems and/or Devices of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Specifications, Tolerances, and other Technical Requirements for Weighing
and Measuring Devices (NIST Handbook 44) 2013 edition.
The NIST Handbook 44 includes
additional requirements for scales used to weigh live animals, livestock, and
poultry carcasses, which should have been included in the rule.
The correction is in effect June 30,
2014.
