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 2017_register executive 2018-02-01 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f2e945 D09002ee1c7f2ea5a 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 rulemaking proposes the establishment of an industry- funded promotion, research, and information program for certified organic products. The purpose of the program would be to strengthen the position of certified organic products in the marketplace, support research to benefit the organic industry, and improve access to information and data across the organic sector. The proposed program, the Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order (proposed Order), was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). Under the proposed Order, certified producers (producers) and certified handlers (handlers) with gross sales in excess of $250,000 for the previous marketing year of certified organic agricultural commodities would pay an assessment of one-tenth of one percent of net organic sales. Importers importing greater than $250,000 in transaction value of organic products for the previous marketing year would pay an assessment of one-tenth of one percent of the transaction value of certified organic products reported to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs or CBP). Producers, handlers, and importers that fall below these thresholds could choose to pay assessments into the program as a "voluntarily assessed" entity. The proposed program would be implemented under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (the Act) and would be administered by a board of assessment payers and one public member appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary). An initial referendum would be held among mandatorily and voluntarily assessed entities (i.e. domestic producers, handlers, and importers) to determine whether they favor implementation of the program prior to it going into effect. This proposed rule also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of new information collection requirements to implement the program. 82 FR 5746 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00601 2017-00601 fr18ja17-42 RIN 0581-AD55 3410-02-P Document Number AMS-SC-16-0112 PR-A1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00601 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/html/2017-00601.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/2017-00601.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Advertising Consumer Information Marketing Agreements Organic Promotion Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 43 p. 5746 5788 82 FR 5746 Title 7 Part 1255 7 CFR Part 1255 RIN 0581-AD55 Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue PRORULE 2017-00601 III DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 2017-03-20 Document Number AMS-SC-16-0112 PR-A1 3410-02-P 2017-00601 Proposed rule.

This rulemaking proposes the establishment of an industry- funded promotion, research, and information program for certified organic products. The purpose of the program would be to strengthen the position of certified organic products in the marketplace, support research to benefit the organic industry, and improve access to information and data across the organic sector. The proposed program, the Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order (proposed Order), was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). Under the proposed Order, certified producers (producers) and certified handlers (handlers) with gross sales in excess of $250,000 for the previous marketing year of certified organic agricultural commodities would pay an assessment of one-tenth of one percent of net organic sales. Importers importing greater than $250,000 in transaction value of organic products for the previous marketing year would pay an assessment of one-tenth of one percent of the transaction value of certified organic products reported to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs or CBP). Producers, handlers, and importers that fall below these thresholds could choose to pay assessments into the program as a "voluntarily assessed" entity. The proposed program would be implemented under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (the Act) and would be administered by a board of assessment payers and one public member appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary). An initial referendum would be held among mandatorily and voluntarily assessed entities (i.e. domestic producers, handlers, and importers) to determine whether they favor implementation of the program prior to it going into effect. This proposed rule also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of new information collection requirements to implement the program.

Comments must be received by March 20, 2017. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection burden that would result from this proposal must be received by March 20, 2017. Heather Pichelman, Division Director, Promotion and Economics Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 1406-S, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 20250-0244; facsimile: (202) 205-2800; or electronic mail: Heather.Pichelman@ams.usda.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Advertising Consumer Information Marketing Agreements Organic Promotion Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Orders , Heather.Pichelman@ams.usda.gov http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/organic-production/documentation.aspx http://ota.com/sites/default/files/indexed_files/OTAJaenickeMay2015_TradeDataReport.pdf http://time.com/2970505/organic-misconception-local/ http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/OrganicProduction/OrganicProduction-09-17-2015.pdf http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/OrganicProduction/OrganicProduction-09172015.pdf http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/OrganicProduction/OrganicProduction-10-04-2012.pdf http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/OrganicProduction/OrganicProduction-1004-2012.pdf http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOPPetitionedSubstancesDatabase http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/handbook http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-10/not-only-hipsters-cry-when-u-s-grocers-run-out-of-organic-milk http://www.capitalpress.com/Organic/20140408/organic-apples-may-run-out-sooner-than-usual http://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2013-october/growth-patterns-in-the-us-organic-industry.aspx#.V8WgVTVWJVo http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1875181/err188.pdf http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-commodity-policy/farm-policy-glossary.aspx http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture.aspx http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture/organic-market-overview.aspx http://www.fas.usda.gov/gats http://www.greenerchoices.org/pdf/CR2014OrganicFoodLabelsSurvey.pdf http://www.nmisolutions.com/index.php/research-reports/health-a-wellness-reports/2015-growing-the-organic-industry-strategies-for-brand-success http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/26/283112526/chickens-laying-organic-eggs-eat-imported-food-and-its-pricey http://www.regulations.gov https://apps.ams.usda.gov/integrity/ https://apps.ams.usda.gov/Integrity/Reports/Reports.aspx https://ota.com/resources/consumer-attitudes-and-beliefs-study https://ota.com/what-ota-does/market-analysis/consumer-attitudes-and-beliefs-study https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/Organics/organics_1_01.pdf https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Organics/ORGANICS.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion/proposals/organic https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/international-trade https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/OrganicCheckoffPartialProposal20NODPA207.18.15.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/OTAOrganicCheckoffApplicationUSDA_Combined.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Revised20Organic20TA20Proposal20Bundle200520022016.pdf https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/cbp-form-7501 https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/eib55/17257_eib55fm_1_.pdf https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/19/111.1 www.ams.usda.gov/NOPInternationalAgreements www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib132 www.greenerchoices.org/pdf/CR2014OrganicFoodLabelsSurvey.pdf www.regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-01-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 841 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 P0b002ee1982b9099 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18ja17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/FR-2017-01-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/xml/FR-2017-01-18.xml fdlp 5331 6165 DGPO 2018-02-01 2024-06-01 FR-2017-01-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-01-18 82 11