The process of federal milk marketing order reform mandated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 evolved further with the publication of another final decision in the November 7, 2002, Federal Register. The most recent decision slightly modifies a related recommended decision dating to October 2001. The October 2001 proposed rule was in response to a court-ordered injunction of certain provisions implemented in a tentative final rule issued December 2000. Since January 2001, orders have operated using a hybrid of formulas from the December 2000 and earlier decisions.