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Vol. 72, No. 197 

Friday, October 12, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–07–0118; TM–07–09] 

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). 

DATES: The meeting dates are 

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 8 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, November 29, 

2007, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Friday, 

November 30, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Requests from individuals and 

organizations wishing to make oral 

presentations at the meeting are due by 

the close of business on November 12, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at The Holiday Inn National Airport 

Hotel, 2650 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 

Arlington, VA 22202. 

• Requests for copies of the NOSB 

meeting agenda, may be sent to Ms. 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 

NOSB, USDA–AMS–TMP–NOP, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 4008– 

So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268. The NOSB meeting agenda 

and proposed recommendations may 

also be viewed at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

• Comments on proposed NOSB 

recommendations may be submitted in 

writing to Ms. Frances at either the 

postal address above or via the internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov only. The 

comments should identify Docket No. 

AMS–TM–07–0118. It is our intention 

to have all comments to this notice 

whether they are submitted by mail or 

the internet available for viewing on the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 

• Requests to make an oral 

presentation at the meeting may also be 

sent to Ms. Valerie Frances at the postal 

address above, by e-mail at 

valerie.frances@usda.gov, via facsimile 

at (202) 205–7808, or phone at (202) 

720–3252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Frances, Executive Director, 

NOSB, National Organic Program 

(NOP), (202) 720–3252, or visit the NOP 

Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

nop. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) 

requires the establishment of the NOSB. 

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 substances to be used in 

organic production, and to advise the 

Secretary on other aspects of the 

implementation of the OFPA. The 

NOSB met for the first time in 

Washington, DC, in March 1992, and 

currently has six subcommittees 

working on various aspects of the 

organic program. The committees are: 

Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification; Crops; Handling; 

Livestock; Materials; and Policy 

Development. 

In August of 1994, the NOSB 

provided its initial recommendations for 

the NOP to the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Since that time, the NOSB has 

submitted 148 addenda to its 

recommendations and reviewed more 

than 324 substances for inclusion on the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances. The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) published its final 

National Organic Program regulation in 

the Federal Register on December 21, 

2000, (65 FR 80548). The rule became 

effective April 21, 2001. 

In addition, the OFPA authorizes the 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances and provides that no 

allowed or prohibited substance would 

remain on the National List for a period 

exceeding 5 years unless the exemption 

or prohibition is reviewed and 

recommended for renewal by the NOSB 

and adopted by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. This expiration is 

commonly referred to as sunset of the 

National List. The National List appears 

at 7 CFR part 205, subpart G. 

The principal purposes of the NOSB 

meeting are to provide an opportunity 

for the NOSB to receive an update from 

the USDA/NOP and hear progress 

reports from NOSB committees 

regarding work plan items and proposed 

action items. The last meeting of the 

NOSB was held on March 27–29, 2007, 

in Washington, DC. 

At its last meeting, the Board 

recommended the addition of 35 

materials to the National List 205.606 

for use in handling and began the sunset 

review process of 11 materials. At this 

meeting, the Board will continue the 

sunset review process of these 11 

materials. There are 7 substances for use 

in crops and handling which were 

placed on the National List on 

November 3, 2003, and are scheduled to 

expire on November 3, 2008. There are 

4 substances for use in handling which 

were placed on the National List on 

November 4, 2003, and are scheduled to 

expire on November 4, 2008. The sunset 

review process must be concluded no 

later than November 3 and 4, 2008, 

respectively. If renewal is not concluded 

by those dates, the use or prohibition of 

these 11 materials will no longer be in 

compliance with the National Organic 

Program. 

The Policy Development Committee 

will present recommendations regarding 

revisions to the NOSB Policy and 

Procedures Manual and the Guide for 

new NOSB members as well as discuss 

their on-going collaboration with the 

NOP to review the NOP responses to 

prior NOSB recommendations. The 

Policy Development, Crops and 

Livestock Committees will jointly 

present their two recommendations: 

Guidance on the Certification of 

Operations Involved in Crops Research 

and Guidance on Temporary Research 

Variances. 

The Materials and Handling 

Committees will jointly present their 

recommendation to clarify the 

definitions of materials on the National 

List in §§ 205.605(a), (b) and § 205.606. 

The Handling Committee will present 

their recommendations on materials 

petitioned for consideration for 

inclusion on either § 205.605 or 

§ 205.606 for use in organic products: 

Gellan Gum and Grape Seed Extract. 

The Committee will present their 


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recommendations on the continued use 

or prohibition of the material 

exemptions on § 205.605(a) which is 

Agar-agar and due to expire on 

November 3, 2008, and Animal 

enzymes, Calcium sulfate, and Glucono 

delta-lactone, with their respective 

annotations and limitations, due to 

expire on November 4, 2008. The 

Committee will also present their 

recommendations on the continued use 

or prohibition of the material exemption 

on § 205.605(b) which is Cellulose with 

its respective annotations and 

limitations, due to expire on November 

4, 2008. Additionally, the Committee 

will present their recommendation on 

the development of standards for 

organic pet food. 

The Crops Committee will present 

recommendations on the materials 

Potassium Silicate, Sodium Carbonate 

Peroxyhydrate, and Sodium Ferric 

Hydroxy EDTA petitioned for use on 

§ 205.601. The Committee will present 

their recommendations on the 

continued use or prohibition of Copper 

sulfate, Ozone gas, Peracetic acid, and 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

List 3—Inerts of unknown toxicity, with 

their respective annotations and 

limitations. These National List material 

exemptions are due to expire on 

November 3, 2008, from § 205.601. The 

Committee will also present their 

recommendation on the continued use 

or prohibition of Calcium chloride for 

use as a brine-sourced foliar spray. 

Calcium chloride is otherwise 

considered a prohibited natural 

substance on § 205.602 and is also due 

to expire on November 3, 2008. 

The Livestock Committee will receive 

the Aquaculture Working Group: 

Supplement to Interim Final Report on 

Bivalve molluscs as well as discuss the 

outstanding issues related to fish feed 

and open net pens in regards to the 

aquaculture standards for finfish. 

The Compliance, Accreditation, and 

Certification Committee will present 

their recommendation on the 

standardization of certificates, and their 

recommendations offering guidance for 

accredited certifying agents regarding 

annual commercial availability 

determinations for ingredients listed on 

§ 205.606 and organic seed sourcing by 

farmers under § 205.204, and on the 

certification of multi-site operations, 

including community grower groups. 

The Meeting is Open to the Public. 

The NOSB has scheduled time for 

public input for Wednesday, November 

28, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 

from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 

November 29, 2007, from 3:30 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m., and Friday, November 30, 

2007, from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. 

Individuals and organizations wishing 

to make oral presentations at the 

meeting may forward their requests by 

mail, facsimile, e-mail, or phone to 

Valerie Frances as listed in ADDRESSES

above. Individuals or organizations will 

be given approximately 5 minutes to 

present their views. All persons making 

oral presentations are requested to 

provide their comments in writing. 

Written submissions may contain 

information other than that presented at 

the oral presentation. Anyone may 

submit written comments at the 

meeting. Persons submitting written 

comments are asked to provide 30 

copies. 

Interested persons may visit the 

NOSB portion of the NOP Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop to view 

available meeting documents prior to 

the meeting, or visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit and view 

comments as provided for in ADDRESSES

above. Documents presented at the 

meeting will be posted for review on the 

NOP Web site approximately 6 weeks 

following the meeting. 

Dated: October 9, 2007. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–5042 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Sweet 

Cherries From Australia Into the 

Continental United States and Hawaii 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

continental United States and Hawaii of 

sweet cherries from Australia. Based on 

that analysis, we believe that the 

application of one or more designated 

phytosanitary measures will be 

sufficient to mitigate the risks of 

introducing or disseminating plant pests 

or noxious weeds via the importation of 

sweet cherries from Australia. We are 

making the pest risk analysis, as well as 

an environmental assessment we have 

prepared in connection with this action, 

available for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

we receive on or before December 11, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, select 

‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select Docket No. 

APHIS–2007–0128 to submit or view 

public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1238. Please state that your comment 

refers to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Donna L. West, Senior Import 

Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis 

and Operations, Plant Health Programs, 

PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–

8758. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through 

319.56–47, referred to below as the 

regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations 

contains a performance-based process 


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