[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20869]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 1, 2019 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 205
[Document Number AMS-NOP-11-0009; NOP-11-04PR]
RIN 0581-AD08
National Organic Program; Origin of Livestock
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is reopening the comment period on our April
28, 2015, proposed rule to amend the origin of livestock requirements
for dairy animals under the USDA organic regulations. We are reopening
the proposed rule's comment period for 60 days to give all interested
parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule.
Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they are
already incorporated into the public record and will be fully
considered in any future final rule.
DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published April 28,
2015 (80 FR 23455) is reopened. We will accept comments received or
postmarked on or before December 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this proposed rule via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/. You can
access a copy of the proposed rule, previous public comments received,
and instructions for submitting public comments by searching for docket
number AMS-NOP-11-0009. Comments may also be sent to: Paul Lewis,
Standards Division, National Organic Program, USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Room 2642-So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC
20250-0268; (202) 260-9151 (fax).
Instructions: All submissions received must include docket number
AMS-NOP-11-0009 or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 0581-AD08 for
this rulemaking. You should clearly indicate the topic and section
number of this proposed rule to which your comment refers, state your
position(s), offer any recommended language change(s), and include
relevant information and data to support your position(s) (e.g.,
scientific, environmental, manufacturing, industry, or industry impact
information, etc.). All comments and relevant background documents
posted to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lewis, Ph.D., Director, Standards
Division, National Organic Program, AMS, USDA; email
[email protected]; telephone (202) 720-3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 28, 2015, AMS (``we'') published in the Federal Register
(80 FR 23455) a proposed rule to clarify requirements for organic dairy
farms under the USDA organic regulations. The proposed rule would add
requirements about transitioning dairy animals to organic production.
Please refer to the proposed rule for information about AMS' proposed
changes, rationale, and analysis, including estimated costs and
benefits. AMS received over 1,500 public comments on the proposed rule.
These comments may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number AMS-NOP-11-0009.
This document notifies the public that we are reopening the comment
period on the April 28, 2015, proposed rule.
Information Requested
AMS will accept written comments and information on our April 28,
2015, proposed rule. We will consider information and recommendations
from all interested parties. In the proposed rule, AMS requested
comments on the following topics:
1. The cost and benefit analysis presented, including assumptions
and estimates, of limiting dairy transition to a one-time exception for
a given producer;
2. Procedures that certifying agents would use under this proposal
to determine whether a producer is eligible for the one-time
transition; and
3. The proposed implementation approach for this rule.
If you submitted comments or information on the April 28, 2015,
proposed rule (80 FR 23455), please do not resubmit them unless you
have new or different information to provide. All previous public
comments will remain part of the public record, and we will fully
consider them in the preparation of any final determinations. These
comments can be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov under docket
number AMS-NOP-11-0009.
Any final determinations would consider all written comments and
any additional information we receive during all comment periods.
You may submit your comments and materials concerning the proposed
rule by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment
via https://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including any
personal identifying information--will be posted on the website. We
will post all hardcopy comments on https://www.regulations.gov as well.
Comments and materials we receive will be available for public
inspection on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. AMS-NOP-11-
0009. You may obtain copies of the proposed rule on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. AMS-NOP-11-0009, or by mail from
the National Organic Program Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Authority
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501
et seq.), is the authority for this action.
Dated: September 20, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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