29738 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 105 / Thursday, June 3, 2021 / Notices 

United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 

20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. 

Written submissions must be received 

no later than 10:00 a.m. (EDT), Friday, 

June 11, 2021, to ensure consideration 

by the Assembly. 

Dated: May 27, 2021. 

Shawne McGibbon, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11627 Filed 6–2–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–21–0038; NOP–21–05] 

Meeting of the National Organic 

Standards Board; Meeting 

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), is announcing a 

meeting of the National Organic 

Standards Board (NOSB). 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 any other 

aspects of the implementation of the 

Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA). 

DATES: An in-person meeting will be 

held October 19–21, 2021, from 8:30 

a.m. to approximately 6:00 p.m. Pacific 

Time (PT) each day and may include a 

virtual broadcast. The NOSB will hear 

oral public comments via webinars on 

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, and 

Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 12:00 

p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET), and at the in-person meeting 

on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The 

deadline to submit written comments 

and/or sign up for oral comment at 

either the webinar or in-person meeting 

is 11:59 p.m. ET, September 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The webinars 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. The in-person meeting 

will take place at the Holiday Inn 

Sacramento Downtown—Arena, 300 J 

Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, 

United States and may be broadcast 

virtually. Detailed information 

pertaining to the webinars and inperson meeting, including potential 

virtual viewing options, can be found at 

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

national-organic-standards-board-nosbmeeting-sacramento-ca. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Michelle Arsenault, Advisory 

Committee Specialist, National Organic 

Standards Board, USDA–AMS–NOP, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 

2642–S, STOP 0268, Washington, DC 

20250–0268; Phone: (202) 997–0115; 

Email: nosb@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 

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. 

NOSB is holding a public meeting to 

discuss and vote on proposed 

recommendations to USDA, to obtain 

updates from the USDA National 

Organic Program (NOP) on issues 

pertaining to organic agriculture, and to 

receive comments from the organic 

community. The meeting is open to the 

public. Registration is only required to 

sign up 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-meetingsacramento-ca. 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 September 30, 2021, 

via http://www.regulations.gov (Docket 

No. AMS–NOP–21–0038). Comments 

submitted after this date will be added 

to the public comment docket, but 

Board members may not have adequate 

time to consider those comments prior 

to making recommendations. 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: NOSB will hear oral 

public comments via webinars on 

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, and 

Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 12:00 

p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET) and at the in-person meeting 

on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Each 

commenter wishing to address the 

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

ET on September 30, 2021 and can 

register for only 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-sacramento-ca. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting hotel is compliant with the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 

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: May 28, 2021. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Gould Wash Flood Protection 

Project, Washington County, Utah 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) Utah State 

Office announces its intent to prepare 

an EIS for the Gould Wash Flood 

Protection Project within the Warner 

Draw Watershed in Washington County, 

Utah. NRCS is requesting comments to 

identify significant issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the EIS 

from all interested all interested 

individuals. The EIS process will 

examine existing flood control measures 


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