Oklahoma Central Filing System Amendments Approved by AMS

Regs.gov: Agricultural Marketing Service

Published March 16th, 2026

Detected March 16th, 2026

Summary

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has approved amendments to Oklahoma's Central Filing System, transferring authority from the Secretary of State to the County Clerk. This change will allow for electronic filing of Effective Financing Statements and public access to recorded documents online.

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What changed

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has approved amendments to Oklahoma's central filing system for liens on farm products, as requested by the Oklahoma County Clerk's Office. This notice signifies the approval of a transfer of statutory authority for the central filing system from the Oklahoma Secretary of State to the Oklahoma County Clerk. The amendments also introduce electronic acceptance of Effective Financing Statements (EFS) and will make recorded EFS documents available to the public on the County Clerk's website within 48 hours of recording.

This change impacts entities that file liens on farm products in Oklahoma. While the effective date is March 16, 2026, regulated entities should ensure their processes align with the new authority and electronic filing capabilities of the Oklahoma County Clerk's Office. No new penalties are specified, but compliance with the amended system is required for valid lien notification.

What to do next

Review updated procedures for filing Effective Financing Statements with the Oklahoma County Clerk.
Confirm internal systems are prepared for electronic filing of EFS if applicable.

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Content

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In response to a request from the Oklahoma County Clerk's Office, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has approved amendments
to the State of Oklahoma's Central Filing System. Oklahoma's amendments transfer authority of the Central Filing System from
the Oklahoma Secretary of State to the Oklahoma County Clerk. Oklahoma's amendments will make Effective Financing Statements
available for the public on the Clerk's Office website within 48 hours of being recorded. Additionally, the Oklahoma County
Clerk's Office will create new document types within its existing UCC electronic filing system that will allow

     it to accept Effective Financing Statement filings electronically.

DATES:

This notice is applicable March 16, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Packers and Stockyards Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service administers the Clear Title Program on behalf of
the Secretary of Agriculture. The Clear Title Program is authorized by section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1631), which requires States implementing central filing system for notification of liens on farm products have such systems
certified by the Secretary of Agriculture.

A list of the states with certified central filing systems is available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/food-security-act/clear-title. Farm products covered by a State's central filing system are also identified through the AMS website. The Oklahoma central
filing system covers all farm products.

The Department of Agriculture originally certified the central filing system for Oklahoma on December 29, 1987 (52 FR 49056).
The certification was last amended on February 5, 2001 (66 FR 13876). The Oklahoma County Clerk Office requested its certification
be amended to transfer statutory authority of the central filing system for effective financing statements from the Oklahoma
Secretary of State to the Oklahoma County Clerk's office.

The Oklahoma County Clerk will oversee the amended central filing system including electronic filings of effective financing
statements that owners of security interests would file with the Clerk's existing Uniform Commercial Code Central Filing System.
In the central filing system, filers have the option of uploading completed documents or using an online fillable form. For
paper filings, documents are to be mailed to the County Clerk's office accompanied by payment. The documents are then scanned,
processed and officially recorded. Each document will be assigned a unique instrument number. Once recorded, the original
document will be returned to the customer along with a receipt indicating the instrument number. Documents are to be returned
to the customer by mail or in person, depending on how they were submitted.

This notice announces AMS approval of the amended certification for Oklahoma's central filing system.

(Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1631, 7 CFR 2.22(a)(3)(v) and 2.81(a)(5), and 9 CFR 205.101.)

Erin Morris, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2026-05095 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-02-P