National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset Review (2013)
organic · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2013-10-03 · Effective 2013-11-03 · 78 FR 61154
Document
Document number
2013-24208
Federal Register citation
78 FR 61154
CFR reference
7 CFR 205
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
organic
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2013-10-03
Effective date
2013-11-03
USDA docket
Document Number AMS-NOP-11-0003
Abstract
This final rule addresses recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) following their November 2011 and May 2012 meetings. These recommendations pertain to the 2013 Sunset Review of substances on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List). Consistent with the recommendations from the NOSB, this final rule continues the allowed uses of multiple synthetic and nonsynthetic substances and the prohibition of one nonsynthetic substance on the National List (along with any restrictive annotations). This rule also removes one synthetic substance from the National List.