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Thursday, February 5, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 205 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–14–0059; 

NOP–14–06] 

National Organic Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Correcting amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

technical corrections to the USDA 

organic regulations (7 CFR part 205) 

which were published in the Federal 

Register on December 21, 2000. The 

correcting amendments are minor, 

mostly typographical amendments 

which do not change, or alter the 

interpretation, of any provision within 

the USDA organic regulations. 

DATES: These corrections are effective 

on February 5, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Tucker, Ph.D., Acting Director, 

Standards Division, USDA, AMS, NOP, 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252, Fax: (202) 

205–7808, or email: Jennifer.Tucker@

ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

AMS published the USDA organic 

regulations final rule in the Federal 

Register on December 21, 2000 (65 FR 

80637), which established the USDA 

National Organic Program (NOP). This 

program provides the national standards 

governing the marketing of organically 

produced agricultural products. 

Establishing the national standards 

facilitated domestic and international 

marketing of organic fresh and 

processed products, and assured 

consumers that such products meet 

consistent, uniform standards. After a 

periodic regulation review, AMS 

determined that several minor changes 

need to be inserted into the USDA 

organic regulations. This document 

makes these technical corrections which 

mostly involve word changes, citation 

changes and updates to program 

information. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 205 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Agriculture, Animals, 

Archives and records, Imports, Labeling, 

Organically produced products, Plants, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Seals and insignia, Soil 

conservation. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, AMS amends 7 CFR part 205 

as follows: 

PART 205—NATIONAL ORGANIC 

PROGRAM 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 205 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522. 

§ 205.2 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 205.2 by removing from 

the definition of ‘‘Residue testing’’ the 

term ‘‘degradations’’ and adding in its 

place the term ‘‘degradation’’. 

■ 3. Amend § 205.100 by revising 

paragraph (c)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 205.100 What has to be certified. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Knowingly sells or labels a 

product as organic, except in 

accordance with the Act, shall be 

subject to a civil penalty of not more 

than the amount specified in § 3.91(b)(1) 

of this title per violation. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend § 205.301 by revising 

paragraphs (f)(1), (2), and (3) to read as 

follows: 

§ 205.301 Product composition. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * 

(1) Be produced using excluded 

methods, pursuant to § 205.105(e); 

(2) Be produced using ionizing 

radiation, pursuant to § 205.105(f); 

(3) Be processed using sewage sludge, 

pursuant to § 205.105(g); 

* * * * * 

§ 205.400 [Amended] 

■ 5. Amend § 205.400 by revising 

paragraph (d) to remove the reference 

‘‘§ 205.104’’ and add, in it its place, 

‘‘§ 205.103.’’ 

■ 6. Amend § 205.502 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 205.502 Applying for accreditation. 

(a) A private or governmental entity 

seeking accreditation as a certifying 

agent under this subpart must submit an 

application for accreditation which 

contains the applicable information and 

documents set forth in §§ 205.503 

through 205.505 and the fees required in 

§ 205.640 to: Program Manager, USDA– 

AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW., Room 2648 So. Bldg., Ag Stop 

0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. 

* * * * * 

§ 205.510 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 205.510 by removing from 

paragraph (b)(3) the reference 

‘‘§§ 205.510(b)(2)’’ and adding, in its 

place, ‘‘§ 205.510(b)(2)’’. 

§ 205.603 [Amended] 

■ 8. Amend § 205.603 by removing from 

paragraph (a)(12) the word ‘‘Glycerine’’ 

and adding, in its place, the word 

‘‘Glycerin’’. 

■ 9. Amend § 205.607 by revising 

paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as follows: 

§ 205.607 Amending the National List. 

(a) Any person may petition the 

National Organic Standards Board for 

the purpose of having a substance 

evaluated by the Board for 

recommendation to the Secretary for 

inclusion on or deletion from the 

National List in accordance with the 

Act. 

* * * * * 

(c) A petition to amend the National 

List must be submitted to: Program 

Manager, USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648 So. 

Bldg., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268. 

■ 10. Amend § 205.641 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 205.641 Payment of fees and other 

charges. 

(a) Applicants for initial accreditation 

and renewal of accreditation must remit 

the nonrefundable fee, pursuant to 

§ 205.640(a)(3), along with their 

application. Remittance must be made 


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payable to the USDA, AMS Livestock 

Program and mailed to: USDA, AMS 

Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, 

QAD, P.O. Box 790304 St. Louis, MO 

63179–0304 or such other address as 

required by the Program Manager. 

* * * * * 

■ 11. Amend § 205.662 by revising 

paragraph (g)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 205.662 Noncompliance procedure for 

certified operations. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(1) Knowingly sells or labels a 

product as organic, except in 

accordance with the Act, shall be 

subject to a civil penalty of not more 

than the amount specified in § 3.91(b)(1) 

of this title per violation. 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend § 205.681 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(2) and (d)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 205.681 Appeals. 

(a) * * * 

(2) If the Administrator or State 

organic program denies an appeal, a 

formal administrative proceeding will 

be initiated to deny, suspend, or revoke 

the certification. Such proceeding shall 

be conducted pursuant to the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Uniform 

Rules of Practice, 7 CFR part 1, subpart 

H, or the State organic program’s rules 

of procedure. 

* * * * * 

(d) Where and what to file. (1) 

Appeals to the Administrator must be 

filed in writing and addressed to: 

Administrator, USDA, AMS, c/o NOP 

Appeals Team, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 2648–So., Stop 

0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. 

* * * * * 

Dated: February 2, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02324 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

9 CFR Part 201 

RIN 0580–AB23 

Suspension of Flock Delivery and 

Stages of Poultry Production 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule removes 

certain regulations promulgated under 

the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 

(P&S Act). Under the authority granted 

to the Secretary of Agriculture 

(Secretary) and delegated to the Grain 

Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 

Administration (GIPSA), GIPSA is 

authorized to issue regulations 

necessary to carry out the provisions of 

the P&S Act. As directed by Congress in 

Section 731, Division A, of the 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2015, GIPSA is 

rescinding certain regulations issued 

under the P&S Act. GIPSA is exercising 

the good cause exceptions provided by 

the Administrative Procedure Act to 

forgo notice-and-comment rulemaking 

and proceed directly to a final rule, 

because notice and comment 

rulemaking is impracticable and 

unnecessary since Congress has ordered 

the rescission of these specific sections. 

DATES: Effective February 5, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Brett Offutt, Director, Litigation and 

Economic Analysis Division, P&SP, 

GIPSA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3646, (202) 720– 

7363, s.brett.offutt@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

731 of the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, 

Public Law 113–235, requires that: ‘‘the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 

days after the date of enactment of this 

Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), 

and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (as in effect on such 

date).’’ Since notice and comment is 

unnecessary and impracticable, GIPSA 

is exercising the good cause exceptions 

provided by the Administrative 

Procedure Act to forgo notice-andcomment rulemaking and proceed 

directly to a final rule to rescind 

sections 201.2(o), 201.215(a) and 

201.3(a) from title 9 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. As part of this final 

rule, we are also correcting the authority 

citation for Part 201. 

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 201 

Contracts, Poultry. 

Accordingly, title 9 part 201 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 201—REGULATIONS UNDER 

THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 

ACT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 201 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 181—229c. 

§ 201.2 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 201.2, remove paragraph (o). 

§ 201.3 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 201.3, remove paragraph (a) 

and remove the paragraph (b) 

designation and its subject heading.. 

§ 201.215 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 201.215, remove paragraph (a) 

and redesignate paragraphs (b) and (c) 

as paragraphs (a) and (b), respectively. 

Susan B. Keith, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02142 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 72 

[NRC–2014–0233] 

RIN 3150–AJ47 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks: Holtec International HI–STORM 

100 Cask System, Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 

8, Revision No. 1 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is amending its 

spent fuel storage regulations by 

revising the Holtec International HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System listing within 

the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks’’ to add Revision No. 1 to 

Amendment No. 8 (effective May 2, 

2012, and corrected on November 16, 

2012), to the Certificate of Compliance 

(CoC) No. 1014. Amendment No. 8, 

Revision No. 1, changes burnup/cooling 

time limits for thimble plug devices; 

changes Metamic-HT material testing 

requirements; changes Metamic-HT 

material minimum guaranteed values; 

and updates fuel definitions to allow 

boiling water reactor fuel affected by 

certain corrosion mechanisms with 

specific guidelines to be classified as 

undamaged fuel. 

DATES: The direct final rule is effective 

April 21, 2015, unless significant 

adverse comments are received by 

March 9, 2015. If the direct final rule is 

withdrawn as a result of such 

comments, timely notice of the 

withdrawal will be published in the 

Federal Register. Comments received 

after this date will be considered if it is 

practical to do so, but the NRC staff is 


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