The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of USDA's final rule to establish a domestic hemp production program as directed in the 2018 Farm Bill.
The delay in getting the rule finalized has resulted in Congress stepping in to allow those states operating under 2014 Farm Bill pilot program rules on hemp production to continue to do so through September 30.
The final rule is to be published in February, according to the action regulatory agenda released by the Trump administration in December.
It's not clear if the incoming Biden administration will seek to alter the rule before releasing it.