Revised: 9/28/2022 – subject to change

National Organic Standards Board Meeting Agenda

October 18 & 20 and October 25 - 27, 2022 

Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown - Arena (California/Diablo/El Dorado/Fresno Room) 

Schedule at a Glance:

TUE Oct 18

 & 

THU Oct 20

TUESDAY

OCT 25

WEDNESDAY

OCT 26

THURSDAY

OCT 27

MORNING

- Call to Order

- Welcoming Address 

- Agenda Overview, NOP 

 Introductions 

- NOSB Introductions 

- Secretary’s report 

- NOSB report 

- USDA/AMS/National 

 Organic Program Update 

- OFRF Update

- Materials 

 Subcommittee (MS)

- Livestock 

 Subcommittee (LS)

- Crops Subcommittee 

 (CS) 

- Handling 

 Subcommittee (HS)

AFTERNOON

- Public 

 comment 

 webinar(s) 

- Compliance, 

 Accreditation, & 

 Certification 

 Subcommittee (CACS)

- Crops Subcommittee 

 (CS) - continued

- Deferred Votes

- Officer Elections

- Work agendas/ 

 Materials’ update

- Recognition of outgoing 

 member

- Former NOSB Members 

 Educational Panel 

- Closing remarks

 In-person Meeting Format

• NOTE: The meeting will be broadcast live via Zoom. Please note time zones listed in agenda. 

• Please be aware that the meeting may run ahead or behind schedule. Recess and adjournment times may vary 

based on completion of business.

• The Designated Federal Officer calls the meeting to order and adjourns the meeting. The NOSB Chair presides over 

the meeting. 

• NOSB members present Subcommittee proposals, reports, and discussion documents, and discuss public comment, 

prior to voting on proposals. Final votes may be deferred to the end of the meeting if more deliberation is needed. 

NOTE: Agenda items may be withdrawn, or votes postponed at the discretion of the Board.

How to Participate: Public Comments (Written and Oral)

• Written Comments: The NOSB encourages people to submit written comments. Written comments can be 

submitted to Regulations.gov through September 29, 2022.

• Oral Comments: All persons wishing to provide oral comments are asked to sign up in advance. Instructions are 

available on the NOSB meeting webpage. The NOSB will hear comments during the following times: Tuesday, 

October 18 and Thursday, October 20 (via webinars). The 30-day registration period to sign up for oral comments 

will close September 29, 2022. 

• Each person registered to make public comments is allocated 3 minutes, as in past years, to allow time for as many 

speakers as possible. Each commenter will be asked to state their name and affiliation for the record at the 

beginning of their comment, and to observe guidance set forth in the NOSB Policy and Procedures Manual (p. 33).

• The public is welcome to listen to the comment webinars. Please see the NOSB meeting webpage, or schedule 

below, for login instructions for each session.
 

 Revised: 9/28/2022 – subject to change TUE/THU OCT 18 & 20

NOON - 5:00

PM Eastern

(w/breaks) 

Public comment webinars (Zoom) Same link both days. Meeting ID: 161 706 5408

If you need to join by phone: 

 +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose)

 +1 646 828 7666 US (New York)

 +1 551 285 1373 US

TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 202

2

9:00 AM

Pacific 

NOSB Business Meeting (Zoom for virtual attendees). Same link all 3 days. Meeting ID: 160 

790 6608

If you need to join by phone: 

 +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose)

 +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) 

 +1 551 285 1373 US

Call to Order 

 Dr. Jennifer Tucker, NOP Deputy Administrator

Welcoming Address 

 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

Agenda Overview, NOP and NOSB Alumni Introductions 

 Dr. Jennifer Tucker, NOP Deputy Administrator 

NOSB Introductions 

 Nate Powell-Palm, NOSB Chair

Secretary’s report (acceptance of Spring 2022 meeting summary as official record)

 Kyla Smith, Secretary

NOSB report

 Nate Powell-Palm, NOSB Chairperson; Mindee Jeffery, NOSB Vice Chairperson

11:00 AM BREAK - Offline (15m)

11:15 AM USDA/AMS/National Organic Program Update, and NOP - NOSB Q&A

Dr. Jennifer Tucker, AMS/NOP

12:15 PM LUNCH - Offline (90m)

1:45 PM Compliance, Accreditation, & Certification Subcommittee (CACS) Update 

Amy Bruch, Chairperson

Topics: 

 Proposal: NOP Risk Mitigation Table review

 Proposal: Human Capital Management: NOSB technical support 

 Proposal: Oversight improvements to deter fraud: Acreage Reporting 

 Discussion Document: Oversight improvements to deter fraud: Minimum Reporting 

 Requirement 

 Discussion Document: Organic and Climate-Smart Agriculture 

3:45 PM RECESS
 

 Revised: 9/28/2022 – subject to change WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022 

RECONVENE

9:00 AM 

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Update on 2022 National Organic Research 

Agenda + Q & A 

Brise Tencer, Executive Director 

9:45 AM Materials Subcommittee (MS)

Wood Turner, Chairperson

Topics: 

 Proposal: Research Priorities 2022

 Verbal Update: Excluded Methods

 10:30 AM BREAK - Offline (15m)

10:45 AM Livestock Subcommittee (LS)

Kim Huseman, Chairperson

Topics: 

 2024 Livestock Sunset Reviews: 

 Chlorhexidine

 Tolazoline 

 Copper sulfate

 Elemental sulfur

 Lidocaine

 Glucose 

11:30 AM Crops Subcommittee (CS)

Rick Greenwood, Chairperson

Topics: 

Proposal: Carbon dioxide - petitioned 

Proposal: Potassium hydroxide - petitioned 

2024 Crops Sunset Reviews:

 Herbicides, soap-based

 Biodegradable biobased mulch film

Boric acid 

Sticky traps/barriers

Elemental sulfur 

Coppers, fixed

Copper sulfate

Polyoxin D zinc sal

Humic acids

Micronutrients: Soluble boron products

Micronutrients: Sulfates, carbonates, oxides, or silicates of zinc, copper, iron, 

 manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and cobalt

Vitamins C and E

Squid byproducts

Lead salts

Tobacco dust (nicotine sulfate)

12:30 PM LUNCH Offline (90m)

2:00 PM Crops Subcommittee (CS) continued

3:45 PM RECESS
 

 Revised: 9/28/2022 – subject to change THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022 

RECONVENE

9:00 AM 

Pacific 

Handling Subcommittee (HS)

Kyla Smith, Chairperson

Topics: 

 Proposal: Peroxylactic acid (“PoLA”) - petitioned

 Proposal: Phosphoric acid - amend annotation - petitioned 

 Proposal: Ion exchange filtration - Recharge Materials 

 Discussion Document: Ion exchange filtration - Resins 

 2024 Handling Sunset Reviews: 

Attapulgite

Bentonite

Diatomaceous earth

Magnesium chloride

Nitrogen

Sodium carbonate

Acidified sodium chlorite

Carbon dioxide 

Sodium phosphates 

Casings 

 Pectin

Potassium acid tartrate

10:30 AM BREAK - Offline (15m)

10:45 AM Handling Subcommittee (HS) continued

12:00 PM LUNCH Offline (90m)

1:30 PM Deferred Votes

NOSB Officer Elections

NOSB work agendas/Materials update 

Recognition of outgoing member

Former NOSB Members Educational Panel

NOSB Alumni & Current NOSB

Other business and closing remarks

~3:45 PM ADJOURN