[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03250]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 205

[Doc. No. AMS-NOP-16-0052; NOP-16-03]


National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset 2017 Amendments to the 
National List

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the comment period for the 
proposed rule published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017, is 
extended until April 19, 2017. The rule invited comments on 
recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) 
by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) following their October 
2015 meeting. The proposed rule would remove eleven substances from the 
National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) for 
use in organic production and handling.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments via the 
Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted 
by mail to: Robert Pooler, Standards Division, National Organic 
Program, USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2642-S, STOP 
0268, Washington, DC 20250-0268. All comments should reference the 
document number and the dates and page numbers of the January 18, 2017, 
issue and this issue of the Federal Register. All comments received 
will be posted online without change, including any personal 
information provided, and will be made available for public inspection 
at the above physical address during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Pooler, Standards Division; 
email: [email protected]; Telephone: (202) 720-3252; or Fax: 
(202) 205-7808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A proposed rule to remove eleven substances 
from the National List was published in the Federal Register on January 
18, 2017 (82 FR 5431). The National List identifies the substances that 
may and may not be used in organic production and handling. As required 
by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), the substances 
included on the National List are reviewed periodically by the NOSB, 
which recommends National List revisions to the Secretary. The proposed 
rule would remove eleven substances from the National List as 
recommended by the NOSB on October 29, 2015.
    The 60-day comment period provided in the proposed rule would have 
closed March 20, 2017. The comment period for the proposed rule is 
extended until April 19, 2017. The Agricultural Marketing Service is 
extending the public comment period for an additional 30 days to ensure 
that interested persons have sufficient time to review and comment on 
the proposed rule.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501-6522.

    Dated: February 14, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03250 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
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