United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-12-19 article Part VI Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f823c5 D09002ee1c7f824c4 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Agricultural Marketing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This proposal would modify the organic assessment exemption regulations under 23 Federal marketing orders and 22 research and promotion programs. The current regulations would be amended to allow persons that produce, handle, market, or import certified organic products to be exempt from paying assessments associated with commodity promotion activities, including paid advertising, conducted under a commodity promotion program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The exemption would cover all "organic" and "100 percent organic" products certified under the National Organic Program regardless of whether the person requesting the exemption also produces, handles, markets, or imports conventional or nonorganic products. Currently, only persons that exclusively produce and market products certified as 100 percent organic are eligible for an exemption from assessments under commodity promotion programs. The authority for this proposal is in section 10004 of the Agricultural Act of 2014. 79 FR 75006 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-16/2014-29280 2014-29280 fr16de14-31 3410-02-P Document Number AMS-FV-14-0032 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-16/2014-29280 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/html/2014-29280.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/pdf/2014-29280.pdf Dairy Products Research Fluid Milk Products Promotion Advertising Agricultural Research Cotton Mango Agricultural Research Imports Potatoes Consumer Information Raspberry Promotion Mushrooms Watermelons Consumer Education Honey and Honey Products Christmas Trees Promotion Administrative Practice and Procedures Popcorn Peanuts Softwood Lumber Blueberries Hass Avocados Soybeans and Soybean Products Sorghum and Sorghum Product Paper and Paper-Based-Packaging Promotion Marketing Agreement Pork and Pork Products Eggs and Egg Products Meat and Meat Products Lamb and Lamb Products Administrative Practice and Procedure Freedom of Information Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 25 p. 75006 75030 79 FR 75006 Title 7 Part 1150 7 CFR Part 1150 Title 7 Part 1160 7 CFR Part 1160 Title 7 Part 1205 7 CFR Part 1205 Title 7 Part 1206 7 CFR Part 1206 Title 7 Part 1207 7 CFR Part 1207 Title 7 Part 1208 7 CFR Part 1208 Title 7 Part 1209 7 CFR Part 1209 Title 7 Part 1210 7 CFR Part 1210 Title 7 Part 1212 7 CFR Part 1212 Title 7 Part 1214 7 CFR Part 1214 Title 7 Part 1215 7 CFR Part 1215 Title 7 Part 1216 7 CFR Part 1216 Title 7 Part 1217 7 CFR Part 1217 Title 7 Part 1218 7 CFR Part 1218 Title 7 Part 1219 7 CFR Part 1219 Title 7 Part 1220 7 CFR Part 1220 Title 7 Part 1221 7 CFR Part 1221 Title 7 Part 1222 7 CFR Part 1222 Title 7 Part 1230 7 CFR Part 1230 Title 7 Part 1250 7 CFR Part 1250 Title 7 Part 1260 7 CFR Part 1260 Title 7 Part 1280 7 CFR Part 1280 Title 7 Part 900 7 CFR Part 900 Exemption of Organic Products From Assessment Under a Commodity Promotion Law; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue PRORULE 2014-29280 VI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2015-01-15 Document Number AMS-FV-14-0032 3410-02-P 2014-29280 Proposed rule.

This proposal would modify the organic assessment exemption regulations under 23 Federal marketing orders and 22 research and promotion programs. The current regulations would be amended to allow persons that produce, handle, market, or import certified organic products to be exempt from paying assessments associated with commodity promotion activities, including paid advertising, conducted under a commodity promotion program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The exemption would cover all "organic" and "100 percent organic" products certified under the National Organic Program regardless of whether the person requesting the exemption also produces, handles, markets, or imports conventional or nonorganic products. Currently, only persons that exclusively produce and market products certified as 100 percent organic are eligible for an exemption from assessments under commodity promotion programs. The authority for this proposal is in section 10004 of the Agricultural Act of 2014.

Comments must be received by January 15, 2015. Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing Specialist, or Michelle Sharrow, Branch Chief, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938; or email: Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov, or Michelle.Sharrow@ams.usda.gov. Dairy Products Research Fluid Milk Products Promotion Advertising Agricultural Research Cotton Mango Agricultural Research Imports Potatoes Consumer Information Raspberry Promotion Mushrooms Watermelons Consumer Education Honey and Honey Products Christmas Trees Promotion Administrative Practice and Procedures Popcorn Peanuts Softwood Lumber Blueberries Hass Avocados Soybeans and Soybean Products Sorghum and Sorghum Product Paper and Paper-Based-Packaging Promotion Marketing Agreement Pork and Pork Products Eggs and Egg Products Meat and Meat Products Lamb and Lamb Products Administrative Practice and Procedure Freedom of Information Marketing Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Exemption of Organic Products from Assessment under a Commodity Promotion Law , Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov Michelle.Sharrow@ams.usda.gov http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 241 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-12-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 468 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-16 P0b002ee18a7a06f1 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16de14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/pdf/FR-2014-12-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/xml/FR-2014-12-16.xml fdlp 74585 75042 DGPO 2014-12-19 2024-06-02 FR-2014-12-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-12-16 79 241