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Vol. 87, No. 42 

Thursday, March 3, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–21–0087; NOP–21–07] 

Meeting of the National Organic 

Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), National Organic 

Program (NOP), is announcing a 

meeting of the National Organic 

Standards Board (NOSB). The 

publication of this notice opens the 

public comment docket so that the 

NOSB may receive comments from the 

public. The NOSB assists the USDA in 

the development of standards for 

substances to be used in organic 

production and advises the Secretary of 

Agriculture on other aspects of the 

implementation of the Organic Foods 

Production Act (OFPA). 

DATES: A virtual meeting will be held 

April 26–28, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 

approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 

(ET) each day. The NOSB will hear oral 

public comments via webinars on 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 and Thursday, 

April 21, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 

approximately 5:00 p.m. ET each day. 

The deadline to submit written 

comments and/or sign up for oral 

comment is 11:59 p.m. ET, April 1, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: The webinars and meeting 

are virtual and will be accessed via the 

internet and/or phone. Access 

information will be available on the 

AMS website prior to the webinars. 

Detailed information can be found at 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/event/ 

national-organic-standards-board-nosbmeeting-crystal-city-va-1. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Arsenault, Advisory 

Committee Specialist, National Organic 

Standards Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 

2642–S, STOP 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268; Phone: (202) 997–0115; 

Email: michelle.arsenault@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 and 7 

U.S.C. 6518(e), as amended, AMS is 

announcing a meeting of the NOSB. The 

NOSB makes recommendations to the 

USDA about whether substances 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 et seq. 

The NOSB is holding a public meeting 

to discuss and vote on proposed 

recommendations to the USDA, to 

obtain updates from the NOP on issues 

pertaining to organic agriculture, 

provide feedback on regulatory 

priorities, and to receive comments from 

the organic community. Attendees are 

only required to register for oral 

comments. All meeting documents and 

instructions for participating will be 

available on the AMS website at https:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/event/nationalorganic-standards-board-nosb-meetingcrystal-city-va-1. Please check the 

website periodically for updates. 

Meeting topics will encompass a wide 

range of issues, including substances 

petitioned for addition to or removal 

from the National List of Allowed and 

Prohibited Substances (National List), 

substances on the National List that are 

under sunset review, and guidance on 

organic policies. 

Public Comments: Comments should 

address specific topics noted on the 

meeting agenda. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted on or before 

11:59 p.m. ET on April 1, 2022, via 

https://www.regulations.gov. Comments 

should reference the document number 

and the date and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Comments 

submitted after this date will be added 

to the public comment docket, but 

NOSB members may not have adequate 

time to consider those comments prior 

to making recommendations. The NOP 

strongly prefers comments be submitted 

electronically. However, written 

comments may also be submitted (i.e., 

postmarked) via mail to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT by or before the deadline. 

Oral Comments: The NOSB will hear 

oral public comments via webinars on 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, and Thursday, 

April 21, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 

approximately 5:00 p.m. ET each day. 

Each commenter wishing to address the 

NOSB must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. 

ET on April 1, 2022 and can only 

register for one speaking slot. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the webinars can be 

found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

event/national-organic-standardsboard-nosb-meeting-crystal-city-va-1. 

Meeting Accomodations: USDA 

provides reasonable accommodation to 

individuals with disabilities where 

appropriate. If you are a person 

requiring reasonable accommodation, 

please make requests in advance for sign 

language interpretation, assistive 

listening devices, or other reasonable 

accommodation to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Determinations for reasonable 

accommodation will be made on a caseby-case basis. 

Dated: February 25, 2022. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04441 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Soliciting Comments on a Draft Outline 

of a Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Economic Development and on 

Updating the National Aquaculture 

Development Plan 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Subcommittee on 

Aquaculture (SCA) is seeking public 

comment on a draft outline of the 

Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Economic Development (SPAED), and 

information on a planned update to the 

1983 National Aquaculture 

Development Plan (NADP). 

The SCA is a statutory subcommittee 

that operates under the Committee on 


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