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G      A      O        U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548


B-327621


December 21, 2015

The Honorable Pat Roberts
Chairman
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
Ranking Member
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
United States Senate

The Honorable K. Michael Conaway
Chairman
The Honorable Collin C. Peterson
Ranking Member
Committee on Agriculture
House of Representatives

Subject: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service: Mandatory Inspection of Fish of
        the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived From Such Fish

Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule
promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) entitled
Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived From Such Fish (RIN:
0583-AD36). We received the rule on December 4, 2015. It was published in the Federal Register as a
final rule on December 2, 2015. 80 Fed. Reg. 75,590.

The final rule establishes a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes and products
derived from these fish.

Enclosed is our assessment of FSIS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section
801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken
indicates that FSIS complied with the applicable requirements.

If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation
work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shirley A. Jones, Assistant General
Counsel, at (202) 512-8156.



       signed

Robert J. Cramer
Managing Associate General Counsel

Enclosure

cc: Charles E. Williams
      Director, Issuance Staff
      Office of Policy and Program Development
      Department of Agriculture


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