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Vol. 77, No. 68 

Monday, April 9, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–12–0017; 

NOP–12–06] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board (NOSB). 

Written public comments are invited in 

advance of the meeting, and the meeting 

will include scheduled time for oral 

comments from the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

22–25, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each 

day except Friday, May 25, 2012, when 

the meeting will close at 12 p.m. (Noon). 

The deadline for public comments in 

advance of the meeting is Thursday, 

May 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 

800 Rio Grande Boulevard, 

Albuquerque, NM 87104. Information 

and instructions pertaining to the 

meeting are posted at the following Web 

site address: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

NOSBMeetings. For printed materials, 

write to Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Special 

Assistant, National Organic Standards 

Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648– 

So., Mail Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268; Phone: (202) 720–3252; 

Email: nosb@ams.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Special 

Assistant, National Organic Standards 

Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648– 

So., Mail Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268; Phone: (202) 720–3252; 

Email: nosb@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the NOSB is to make 

recommendations about whether a 

substance should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production or 

handling, to assist in the development 

of standards for organic production, and 

to advise the Secretary on other aspects 

of the implementation of the Organic 

Foods Production Act. The NOSB 

currently has seven subcommittees 

working on various aspects of the 

organic program. The committees are: 

Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification; Crops; Handling; 

Livestock; Materials; Policy 

Development; and Genetically Modified 

Organism (GMO) Issues. 

The primary purpose of NOSB 

meetings is to provide an opportunity 

for the organic community to weigh in 

on proposed NOSB recommendations 

and discussion items. These meetings 

also allow the NOSB to receive updates 

from the USDA National Organic 

Program (NOP) on issues pertaining to 

organic agriculture. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. The meeting agenda, NOSB 

proposals, instructions for submitting 

and viewing public comments, and 

instructions for requesting a time slot 

for oral comments are available on the 

NOP Web site at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings. 

Topics covered at this meeting will 

include proposals that address petitions 

pertaining to the National List of 

Allowed and Prohibited Substances 

(National List), proposals that address 

substances on the National List that are 

due to sunset in 2013, proposals that 

address issues on materials and 

excluded methods, and proposals to 

amend the NOSB Policies and 

Procedures Manual. 

Written public comments will be 

accepted through May 3, 2012. 

Comments received after that date may 

not be reviewed by the NOSB before the 

meeting. The NOP strongly prefers 

comments to be submitted 

electronically, however, written 

comments may also be submitted before 

April 30, 2012 via mail to Ms. Ann 

Michelle Arsenault, Special Assistant, 

National Organic Standards Board, 

USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence 

Ave. SW., Room 2648–S, Mail Stop 

0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. It is 

our intention to have instructions for 

viewing all comments at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings. 

The NOSB has scheduled meeting 

time for oral comments from the public, 

and will accommodate as many 

individuals and organizations as 

possible during these sessions. 

Individuals and organizations wishing 

to make oral presentations at the 

meeting must pre-register to request one 

time slot by visiting http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings or 

by calling (202) 720–3252. All persons 

making oral presentations are requested 

to also provide their comments in 

writing at the meeting. Written 

submissions may contain supplemental 

information other than that presented in 

the oral presentation. Persons 

submitting written comments at the 

meeting are asked to provide sixteen 

copies. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8394 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Funding Opportunity Title: Risk 

Management Education and Outreach 

Partnerships Program 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of Availability of Funds and Request for 

Application for Competitive 

Cooperative Partnership Agreements. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number (CFDA): 10.460. 

DATES: All applications, which must be 

submitted electronically through 

Grants.gov, must be received by close of 

business (COB) on May 24, 2012. Hard 

copy applications will NOT be 

accepted. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC), operating through 

the Risk Management Agency (RMA), 

announces its intent to award 

approximately $3,000,000 (subject to 

availability of funds) to fund the Risk 

Management Education and Outreach 

Partnerships Program. 

Purpose: The purpose of this 

competitive cooperative partnership 

agreement program is to deliver crop 


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