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National Organic Program

Notice to Stakeholders and Interested Parties

To: Stakeholders and Interested Parties

From: Jennifer Tucker, Deputy Administrator

Subject: Archived NOP Documents

Date: Revised: March 20, 2024. Original Issue Date: May 11, 2011.

When a Guidance document, Instruction or Policy Memorandum is no longer needed or 

applicable to the conduct of day-to-day activities, the document is archived. Archived documents 

are available on request.

Archived Documents:

• Policy Memo 11-9: Retained Memo: “Calculating the Percentage of Organically 

Produced Ingredients,” 1/31/11

• Policy Memo 11-4: Evaluation of Materials Used in Organic Crop, Livestock, and

Handling Operations, Acknowledgement of California Organic Input Material Program, 

8/6/13

• 5016 Allowance of Green Waste in Organic Production Systems, 7/22/11

• 4001 National Organic Program Complaint Handling Procedure, 7/22/11

• 4003 Follow-up Monitoring of Compliance with National Organic Program Enforcement 

Actions, 7/22/11

• Antibiotic Guidance, 4/13/04

• Clarification of 2/20/09 Notice to ACAs Input Approval Liquid Nitrogen

• Fishmeal guidance, 4/13/04

• NOP 3004 National List Petition Process, 7/13/00

• NOP 5003/NOP 2006-1 Dairy Animal Acquisition Under the NOP Regulations, 6/10/03

• NOP Policy Statement 

• Pesticides Compliance, 4/23/04

• Scope Guidance, 4/13/04

• Documented Source of Approved & Prohibited Materials for Use in Organic Operations,

7/16/04

• Public Comments on the Commercial Availability Criteria as Set Forth in the National 

Organic Program Final Rule, 12/21/00

- ForesTrade Public Comment, 3/21/01

- Horizon Organic Dairy Public Comment, 1/1/01

- NOSB Commercial Availability Recommendation, 3/21/01
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- OMRI Public Comment, 3/21/01

- OTA Public Comment, 3/21/01

- QAI Public Comment, 3/21/01

- Small Planet Foods, 3/21/01

- Wood Prairie Farm Public Comment, 3/21/01

• USDA Letter re- Onions as Annual Seedlings, 2004

• Access to the Outdoors for Livestock, 10/29/02

• Certification of Non-NOP Agricultural Products, 7/18/03

• Congressionally Mandated Study: Organic Feed for Poultry and Livestock Availability 

And Prices

• English Translation Table

• Feed Suppliers and Producers List Memorandum, 3/20/03

• Ginger Contamination (Updated Statement), 8/6/08

• Labeling Alcoholic Beverages, 7/26/02

• Letter from Richard D. Siegel re- Sections 205.606, 205.605, and 205.270(b), 1/15/04

• Response to Richard D. Siegel re- Sections 205.606, 205.605, and 205.270(b), 2/11/04

• NOP 3003 Consultation Procedure with the NOSB, 6/28/07

• English Audit Checklist, 3/12/02

• Spanish Audit Checklist, 3/12/02

• Q and A on Administrative Complaint Against Promiseland Livestock LLC, 6/11/08

• Standards in French 

• Standards in Spanish 

• Stream of Commerce and Labeling, 9/12/02

• USDA Response to NASDA Regarding GMO Issues, 12/21/04

• USDA Response to NOSB – Fishmeal, Inerts, Antibiotics and Scope, April 2005

• Use of Tartaric Acid in Wine, 11/25/02

• Notice 10-4 Procedures for Pesticide Residue Sampling, 12/7/10

• Synthetic Substances Subject to Review and Recommendation by the NOSB When Such 

Substances are Used as Ingredients in Processed Food Products, 7/26/02

• NOP 2004 How to Apply for NOP Accreditation

• NOP 5021 Draft Guidance: Compost and Vermicompost in Organic Crop Production

• NOP 5022 Draft Guidance: Wild Crop Harvesting

• NOP 5024 Draft Guidance: Outdoor Access for Organic Poultry

• NOP 5025 Draft Guidance: Commingling and Contamination Prevention in Organic 

Production and Handling

• NOP 5026 Draft Guidance: The Use of Chlorine Materials in Organic Production and 

Handling

• NOP 1100-3 Program Handbook Summary of Changes

• NOP 2028 Corrective and Preventive Actions

• NOP 2612 Recommended Penalties for Violations of Specific Regulatory Requirements

• NOP 2612-1 Penalty Matrix Instructions by Violation Category

• NOP 3010 Sunset Review under the NOP

• NOP 2005-1 Certification File Review Worksheets
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• NOP 2005-2 Certification File Review Checklists

• Adverse Action Appeal Process – Certified Operation or Applicant for Certification

• Adverse Action Appeal Process – Accreditation Appeals

• NOP 2014 Procedures for the Initial Recognition and Monitoring of Foreign Government 

Conformity Assessment Systems

• NOP 4000 AMS Compliance Office General Procedures

• NOP 4000A AMS NOP Compliance Organizational Chart

• Policy Memo 14-3 Electrolyzed Water, 6/9/14

• NOP 2100 Equivalence Determination Procedures, 10/29/15

• Policy Memo 15-1 Biodegradable Biobased Mulch Film, 1/22/15

• PM 10-3 Attestation Statement for Agricultural Products Certified Under the U.S.-

Canadian Equivalence Arrangement, 11/4/10

• Impact of U.S. - EU Organic Equivalency Arrangement

• Certification of Operations Based in Canada

• Exporting European Union Organic Products to the United States

• Exporting USDA Organic Products to the European Union

• Use of Brand or Company Names Containing the Word “Organic” 

• Criteria and Qualifications for Organic Inspectors

• Organic INTEGRITY Database Launch (September 2015)

• NOP 2005 Accreditation Assessment Checklist

• NOP 2005-4 Witness Audit Checklist

• NOP 2005-6 Review Audit Checklist

• NOP 2024-2 List of Certified Organic Operations Template

• NOP 2026 Submitting Annual Lists of Certified Operations

• NOP 2200 General Recognition Procedures

• NOP 2403 Certifying Agent Acronyms for TM-11 Export Certificates

• NOP 2602 Recordkeeping of Certified Operations 

• NOP 2607 Disclosure of Information: USDA-Accredited Certifying Agents and Certified 

Operations to the National Organic Program

• NOP 4013 Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Imports - Interim Instruction

• NOP 5031 Certification Requirements for Handling Unpackaged Organic Products

• NOP 5031-1 Response to Comments (5031-1)

• NOP 5037 Calculating the Percentage of Organic Ingredients in Multi-Ingredient 

Products – Draft Guidance

• NOP 5037-1 Sample Calculation Worksheet (xls) - Calculating % OG Ingredients

• Notice 10-1 Implementation of the Access to Pasture Rule

• PM 11-5 Access to the Outdoors for Livestock

• PM 11-9 Calculating the Percentage of Organically Produced Ingredients

• PM 15-4 Electrolyzed Water

Removed from the Handbook and relocated to the AMS website:

• Instructions for Completing an NOP Import Certificate

• OSP Template – Organic Production
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• OSP Templates – Crop Production

• OSP Templates – Livestock Production

• Documentation Forms Intro

• Crop Documentation Forms

• Livestock Documentation Forms

• Pasture for Organic Ruminant Livestock: Understanding and Implementing the Organic 

Pasture Rule

• Guide for Organic Crop Producers

• Guide for Organic Livestock Producers

• Guide for Organic Processors

• Guide to Organic Certification

• CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Crop Production

• CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Livestock Production

• CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Organic Production

• NOP 1001 NOP Organization Chart and Stakeholder Map

• NOP 2110-1 NOP Import Certificate

• NOP 2616 Resource Inventory Supplements for Producers Participating in USDA NRCS 

Conservation Activity Plan 138

• NOP 2617 USDA NRCS Conservation Activity Plan 138 for Organic System Plans and 

Requirements for Certifying Agent Technical Service Providers

• NOP 3011 National List Petition Guidelines

• NOP 5017-1 Calculating Dry Matter Intake from Pasture 

• NOP 5017-2 Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Dairy Cattle

• NOP 5017-3 Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Beef Cattle

• NOP 5017-4 Dry Matter Intake Calculation Worksheet & Example Using National 

Research Council (NRC) Values

• NOP 5017-5 Dry Matter Intake Calculation Worksheet using Body Weight Values

• NOP 5017-6 Pasture Worksheet: Rotational/Stocking Grazing Systems 

• NOP 5017-7 Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Dairy Goats 

• NOP 5611 National List Sunset Dates