The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the deadline for providing informal comment to proposed rules for animal feeding operations (AFO) in Iowa. The new deadline is Friday, October 21, 2022.
As part of the Five-Year Rule Review process, DNR is proposing revisions to the animal feeding operations rules located in 567 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65. The draft rule is available on the DNR’s AFO web page, www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Animal-Feeding-Operations.
The rule revisions will: reduce redundancies, provide clarifications, and remove outdated provisions.
Written comments or questions regarding the proposed rule revisions should be submitted to [email protected]. Comments should be made to specific portions of the rules. At this time, no revisions will be made to the appendixes at the end of the chapter.
Following this informal comment period, DNR will review and prepare a proposed draft rule for preclearance approval by the Governor’s Office. If the proposed rules receives preclearance approval, the formal process will begin. The formal rulemaking process includes a Notice of Intended Action and a public comment period, with approvals from the Environmental Protection Commission and the Administrative Rules Review Committee.