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CED-82-11 1 (1981-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcqq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE / WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OEVEL.OPMENT DIVISION ~X.I by Coo c ~ ~ U NOVEMBER 16, 1981 B-24746RELEASED The Honorable Wes Watkins RLAE House of Representatives Dear Mr. Watkins: 116902 Subject: The Packers and Stockyards Administration's Regulatory Reform Activities (CED-82-11) Pursuant to your July 8, 1981, letter and subsequent dis- cussions with you, we obtained information on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Packers and Stockyards Administration's (P&SA's) regulatory reform activities. We were particularly in- terested in the P&SA task force which was established in January 1981 to review and recommend changes in P&SA regulations and policy statements to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the livestock industry. We briefed you on the results of our work on October 14, 1981. This letter, which is a followup to that brief- ing, summarizes P&SA's regulatory reform process and discusses the task force's recommended changes in four major areas--bonding requirements, custodial accounts, trade practices, and sales promotion programs. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY We obtained information on P&SA's regulatory reform activi- ties primarily from P&SA and USDA's Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C. We discussed the regulatory reform program with P&SA and Office of General Counsel officials. We reviewed the P&SA task force's report on recommended regulatory changes and talked with several task force members. As you requested, during September 1981 we also met with representatives of several na- tional organizations representing various sectors of the live- stock industry to obtain their views on P&SA's regulatory reform activities. These organizations were the Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen's Association, American Farm Bureau, American Meat Institute, American Stockyards Associa- tion, National Farmers Organization, and National Pork Producers Council. Our objective was to provide you with information on P&SA's regulatory reform activities, including comments from representa- tives of the regulated industries. We did not make a detailed analysis of P&SA's programs or activities nor did we discuss its proposed regulatory changes with organizations representing consumers who also could be affected by changes to P&SA regula- tions. (022760)

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