Amendment Process Brochure

   Fluid Milk Weight Conversion Factors

Federal Order Amendment Actions

      2019 Class I Skim Milk Price Formula

• Cover Letter (March 2019)  

• Federal Register Notice (March 2019)

• Press Release  (March 2019)

• Clarification and Correction  (April 2019)

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      Organic Milk Amendment Hearing Request

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     California Federal Milk Marketing Order Information

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      National Class III and IV Make Allowance Hearing

• Notice to Interested Parties  (November 2005)

• Notice of Hearing  and Cover Letter and Press Release   (January 2006)

• Notice of Intent to Reconvene Hearing and Cover Letter and Press Release  (June 2006)

• Notice of Reconvened Hearing and Cover Letter and Press Release  (January 2006)

• Tentative Final Decision and Cover Letter and Press Release  (November 2006)

• Interim Final Rule and Cover Letter and Press Release   (December 2006)

• Court Order Denies Temporary Restraining Order  (February 2007)  

• Termination of Proceeding (April 2013)

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      Class III and IV Product Price Formulas

• Notice of Intent to Hold Public Information Session Prior to Hearing (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)   and Press Release (PDF)

• Notice of Hearing (PDF)   and Cover Letter (PDF)   and Press Release (PDF) 

• Supplemental Notice of Hearing (PDF)  and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)

• Notice of Reconvened Hearing (PDF)  and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF) 

• Notice of Reconvened Hearing (PDF)  and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF) 

• Tentative Partial Final Decision (PDF) and Interested Persons Letter (PDF) and Summary of Order (PDF) and Press Release (PDF) 

• Interim Final Rule (PDF)  and Interested Persons Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF) 

• Interim Final Rule - Delay of Effective Date for Class III/IV Price Formula Amendments (PDF) 

• Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association, Inc. et. al., V. United States Department of Agriculture

  • Complaint for Declaratory Relief and Temporary Preliminary and Permanent Injunctive Relief (PDF)

  • Scheduling Order (PDF)

• Final Decision and Cover Letter and  Press Release (February 2013)

• Order Amending the Orders  (April 2013)

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      Mideast Marketing Order - Distributing Plant Definition Hearing

• Request for Additional Proposals (PDF)  and Action Plan (PDF)

• Notice of Hearing (PDF)  and  Press Release (PDF) 

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      Class I Hearing

• Invitation to Submit Proposals and Extension of Time (October 2003), Extension of Time (February 2004), Extension of Time (September 2004)

• Notice of Hearing, Cover Letter and Press Release  (April 2005)

• Recommended Decision, Cover Letter and Press Release (May 2006)

• Final Decision and  Press Release, Technical Correction and  Press Release, and Interested Persons Letter (June 2010)

• Order Amending the Orders and  Press Release and Interested Persons Letter (August 2010)

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      Producer-Handler and the Exempt Plant Provisions

• Invitation to Submit Proposals (PDF)

• Action Plan on Proposed Amendments to all Federal Milk Marketing Orders (PDF)

• Extension of Time Until 3-16-09 to Submit Proposals (PDF)

• Pre-Hearing Information Session Notice  (PDF)

• Hearing Notice Cover Letter and Press Release  (PDF)  Hearing Notice  (PDF)

• Recommended Decision (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)  and Interested Persons Letter (10-21-09) (PDF)

• Final Decision (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)  and Summary of Order (PDF) and Interested Persons Letter (03-04-10) (PDF)

• Order Amending the Orders (PDF) and  Press Release (PDF)  and Interested Persons Letter (04-23-10) (PDF)

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      Class I and Class II Milk Price Formulas

• Notice of Hearing (PDF)   and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF) 

• Final Decision and Termination of Proceeding (PDF)  and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF) 

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      Implementation of Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005

• Final Rule Re-interpretation (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)

• Final Rule (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)

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      2004 Upper Midwest Pooling Provisions

• Invitation for Additional Proposals -- 3-17-2004 (PDF)  

• Submission Method -- 4-12-2004 (PDF)  

• Notice of Hearing (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF) and Press Release (PDF)

• Notice of Revised Hearing Dates-- 6-30-2004 (PDF) and Notice of Delay (PDF) and Press Release (PDF)

• Tentative Partial Decision (PDF)  and Summary of Order (PDF)  and Press Release and Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Interim Final Rule (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Partial Final Rule (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)  and Summary of Order (PDF)  and Press Release

• Order Amending the Order (PDF) and Press Release and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Recommended Decision (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)  and Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Informational Meetings Scheduled (PDF) 

• Final Decision (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF) and Summary of Order (PDF)  and Press Release

• Order Amending the Order (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)  and Press Release

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      Class III and IV Reclassification Hearing

• Invitation for Additional Proposals (PDF)

• Notice of Hearing  (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)

• Correction to Notice of Hearing  (PDF) and Cover Letter  (PDF)

• Tentative Decision  (PDF) and Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Interim Final Decision (PDF), Interested Persons Letter and Press Release (PDF)

• Final Decision (PDF) and Press Release (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

• Order Amending the Order (PDF) and Press Release (PDF) and  Interested Persons Letter (PDF)

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      Upper Midwest Pooling Provisions 2001

• Invitation for Proposals  (PDF)

• Notice of Hearing  (PDF) and Cover Letter  (PDF)

• Hearing Statistics (PDF)

• Supplemental Hearing Table (PDF)

• Extension of Time for Filing Briefs (PDF)

• Tentative Decision (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release

• Interim Final Decision (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF) 

• Final Decision (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)

• Order Amending the Order (PDF) and Cover Letter (PDF)  and Press Release (PDF)

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      Federal Milk Order Reform

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