Revised Livestock Waste Rules Workable, FB Says WASHINGTON, D.C. Reg ulations to curb pollution from livestock waste announced by the Environmental Protection Agen cy “represent a reasonable ap proach that will help solve the problem without overburdening farmers and ranchers,” the na tion’s largest farm organization noted. “The new rules are workable and are compatible with the envi ronmental initiatives authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill,” said American Farm Bureau Federa tion President Bob Stallman. “It is unlikely we could achieve much progress on this front if the rules are too costly for farmers to carry out or they work at cross purposes with existing environ mental programs.” While Stallman said the rules “balance various interests” and “lean toward site-specific, rather than ‘one-size-fits-aIT solutions,” he said Farm Bureau does have some concerns about the plan. 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The pro posed standards will establish the minimum requirements for those livestock and meat producers who choose to operate a USDA certified or verified program in volving marketing claims. Notice of the opportunity to submit comments will be pub lished in the Dec. 30, 2002, Fed eral Register. Comments may be submitted to Chief, Standardization Branch, AMX Livestock and Seed Program, USDA Stop 0254, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-0254; Standard Features: door opening for high capacity discharge heavy-duty planetary drives scales restrictor blades UIPMENT. INC. telephone (202) 720-4486; fax (202) 720-1112; or e-mail market ingclaim@usda.gov. Comments must be submitted on or before March 31,2003. All comments received will be made available for public inspec tion at the above address during regular business hours, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., or at www.ams. usda.gov/lsg/stand/claim.htm. These proposed U.S. Standards for Livestock and Meat Market ing Claims are available through the above addresses or by acces sing www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/ stand/st-pubs.htm.