# 7 C.F.R. § 800.4 (2026): Procedures for establishing regulations, official standards, and official criteria

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 C.F.R. § 800.4 (2026)
- **Heading:** Procedures for establishing regulations, official standards, and official criteria
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 7 CFR: Agriculture / Chapter VIII: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Part 800: GENERAL REGULATIONS / § 800.4: § 800.4   Procedures for establishing regulations, official standards, and official criteria.

## Text

Notice of proposals to prescribe, amend, or revoke regulations, official standards, and official criteria under the Act shall be published in accordance with applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551,
et seq.
). Proposals to establish, amend, or revoke grain standards will be made effective not less than 1 calendar year after promulgation unless, for good cause, the Service determines that the public health, interest, or safety require that they become effective sooner. Any interested person desiring to file a petition for the issuance, amendment, or revocation of regulations, Official U.S. Standards for Grain, or official criteria may do so in accordance with § 1.28 of the regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 1.28).

## Nearby sections

- [7 C.F.R. § 800.0 (2026) § 800.0   Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_0.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.1 (2026) § 800.1   Mission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_1.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.2 (2026) § 800.2   Administrator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_2.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.3 (2026) § 800.3   Nondiscrimination—policy and provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_3.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.4 (2026) § 800.4   Procedures for establishing regulations, official standards, and official criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_4.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.5 (2026) § 800.5   Complaints and reports of alleged violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_5.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.6 (2026) § 800.6   Provisions for hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_6.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.7 (2026) § 800.7   Information about the Service, Act, and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_7.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.8 (2026) § 800.8   Public information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_8.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.15 (2026) § 800.15   Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_15.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.16 (2026) § 800.16   Certification requirements for export grain.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_16.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.17 (2026) § 800.17   Special inspection and weighing requirements for sacked export grain.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_17.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.18 (2026) § 800.18   Waivers of the official inspection and Class X weighing requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_18.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 800.25 (2026) § 800.25   Required elevator and merchandising records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P800_S800_25.md)

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