The document, intended to assist egg producers and other interested parties covered by the final rule, contains questions the agency received on the final rule since its publication and responses to those questions.

Question 3 in the guidance document is of particular interest. It is as follows:

Question 3: Am I covered by the egg rule if I am an owner of broiler breeder flocks (breeding hens that supply hatching eggs) and I occasionally send surplus eggs to either the table egg market or to an egg products facility for breaking?

Answer: Yes. Under § 118.1(a), you are covered by some or all of the requirements of the egg rule if you own 3,000 or more layers at a particular farm and do not sell all your eggs directly to consumers. Under § 118.1(a)(2), if all of your surplus eggs receive a treatment (as defined in § 118.3), you must comply only with the refrigeration requirements in § 118.4(e) and with the registration requirements in §118.11. Under § 118.1(a)(1), if any of your surplus eggs do not receive a treatment, you must comply with all of the requirements of the rule for that farm.

Further Reading You can view the 21 August Federal Register notice by clicking here. The guidance document is available by clicking here.