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Vol. 79, No. 46 

Monday, March 10, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–14–0006; 

NOP–14–02] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

announcing an upcoming 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 April 

29–May 2, 2014. April 29, April 30, and 

May 1 will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

each day. May 2 will run from 8 a.m. to 

12 p.m. The deadline to submit written 

public comments and sign up for oral 

public comments is Tuesday, April 8, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the St. Anthony Hotel, 300 East 

Travis Street, San Antonio, TX 78205, 

210–227–4392. Information and 

instructions about the meeting are 

posted at the following Web address: 

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

NOSBMeetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

printed materials or additional 

information, 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOSB 

makes recommendations about whether 

a substance should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production and/or 

handling, assists in the development of 

standards for organic production, and 

advises the Secretary on other aspects of 

the implementation of the Organic 

Foods Production Act (7 U.S.C. 6501– 

6522). The NOSB currently has six 

subcommittees working on various 

aspects of the Organic Program. The 

subcommittees are: Compliance, 

Accreditation, and Certification; Crops; 

Handling; Livestock; Materials/

Genetically Modified Organisms; and 

Policy Development. The primary 

purpose of the NOSB meetings is to 

provide an opportunity for the organic 

community to provide input on 

proposals and discussion items. The 

meetings also allow the NOSB to receive 

updates from the USDA National 

Organic Program (NOP) about issues 

pertaining to organic agriculture. The 

meeting will be open to the public. The 

meeting agenda, NOSB proposals and 

discussion documents, 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. The discussion 

documents and proposals encompass a 

wide range of topics, including: 

substances petitioned to the National 

List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances (National List), substances 

on the National List that require NOSB 

review within 5 years of such 

exemption or prohibition being adopted 

or reviewed, and updates from working 

groups on technical issues. 

Public Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted through 

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 via 

www.regulations.gov. 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 by 

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 via mail to Ms. 

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. 

Instructions for viewing all comments 

are posted at www.regulations.gov and 

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

NOSBMeetings. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for oral 

comments from the public, and will 

accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as possible. Individuals 

and organizations wishing to make oral 

presentations at the meeting must preregister to request one time slot by 

visiting http://www.ams.usda.gov/

NOSBMeetings or by calling (202) 720– 

0081. The deadline to sign up for an oral 

public comment slot is Tuesday, April 

8, 2014. All persons making oral 

presentations should also provide their 

comments in advance through the 

written comment process. 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 two hard 

copies. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting hotel is ADA Compliant, and 

the USDA provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in this public meeting, 

please notify Michelle Arsenault at 

michelle.arsenault@ams.usda.gov or 

(202) 720–0081. Determinations for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

Dated: February 11, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05111 Filed 3–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Hiawatha East Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Hiawatha East Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Kincheloe, Michigan. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 112–141) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 


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