In the August 10, 2015, Federal Register, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration ("GIPSA") announced an extension to the request for information period, to provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit written comments in response to the GIPSA regulations that address circumstances under which a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis may permit its owners, officers, and employees to purchase livestock from consignments to the market. Comments are due October 13, 2015.

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