83_FR_16082 83 FR 16010 - National Organic Program (NOP); Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops, Livestock and Handling); Reopening of Comment Period

83 FR 16010 - National Organic Program (NOP); Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops, Livestock and Handling); Reopening of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)

Page Range16010-16010
FR Document2018-07719

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 18, 2018, which describes 35 amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops, Livestock and Handling). The public comment period closed on March 19, 2018. This document reopens the comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 30 days. Multiple stakeholders requested that AMS extend the comment period to provide more time to develop comments on the proposed rule.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07719]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 205

[Doc. No. AMS-NOP-14-0079; NOP-14-05]
RIN 0581-AD44


National Organic Program (NOP); Amendments to the National List 
of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops, Livestock and Handling); 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed 
rule in the Federal Register on January 18, 2018, which describes 35 
amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances 
(Crops, Livestock and Handling). The public comment period closed on 
March 19, 2018. This document reopens the comment period on the 
proposed rule for an additional 30 days. Multiple stakeholders 
requested that AMS extend the comment period to provide more time to 
develop comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments on the 
Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances 
(Crops, Livestock and Handling) proposed rule using one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Robert Pooler, Standards Division, National Organic 
Program, USDA-AMS-NOP, Room 2646-So., Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence 
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-0268.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the docket 
number AMS-NOP-14-0079; NOP-14-05PR, and/or Regulatory Information 
Number (RIN) 0581-AD60 for this rulemaking. Commenters should identify 
the topic and section of the proposed rule to which their comment 
refers. All commenters should refer to the GENERAL INFORMATION section 
in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for more information on preparing 
your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket, including background documents 
and comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Comments 
submitted in response to this proposed rule will also be available for 
viewing in person at USDA-AMS, National Organic Program, Room 2642-
South Building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. 
to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday (except 
official Federal holidays). Persons wanting to visit the USDA South 
Building to view comments received in response to this proposed rule 
are requested to make an appointment in advance by calling (202) 720-
3252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Pooler, Standards Division. 
Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Fax: (202) 260-9151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the public comment 
period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
January 18, 2018 (83 FR 2498), Amendments to the National List of 
Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Crops, Livestock and Handling). In 
the proposed rule, AMS solicits public comments generally and requests 
comments on specific topics. AMS is reopening the comment period, which 
ended on March 19, 2018, for 30 days based on multiple stakeholder 
requests that AMS extend the comment period to provide more time to 
develop comments on the proposed rule.
    AMS is proposing to amend the National List of Allowed and 
Prohibited Substances by: Changing the use restrictions for seventeen 
substances allowed for organic production or handling; adding sixteen 
new substances for use in organic production or handling; listing 
rotenone as a prohibited substance in organic crop production; and 
removing ivermectin as an allowed parasiticide for use in organic 
livestock production.
    To submit comments, or access the proposed rule docket, please 
follow the instructions provided under the ADDRESSES section. If you 
have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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

    Dated: April 10, 2018.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-07719 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    Regulatory Information Number (RIN)                      To submit comments, or access the
                                                 contains notices to the public of the proposed          0581–AD60 for this rulemaking.                         proposed rule docket, please follow the
                                                 issuance of rules and regulations. The                  Commenters should identify the topic                   instructions provided under the
                                                 purpose of these notices is to give interested          and section of the proposed rule to                    ADDRESSES section. If you have
                                                 persons an opportunity to participate in the            which their comment refers. All                        questions, consult the person listed
                                                 rule making prior to the adoption of the final
                                                                                                         commenters should refer to the                         under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                 rules.
                                                                                                         GENERAL INFORMATION section in                         CONTACT.
                                                                                                         the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for                    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.
                                                 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               more information on preparing your
                                                                                                         comments. All comments received will                     Dated: April 10, 2018.
                                                 Agricultural Marketing Service                          be posted without change to http://                    Bruce Summers,
                                                                                                         www.regulations.gov.                                   Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
                                                 7 CFR Part 205                                             Docket: For access to the docket,                   Service.
                                                                                                         including background documents and                     [FR Doc. 2018–07719 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                                 [Doc. No. AMS–NOP–14–0079; NOP–14–05]                   comments received, go to http://                       BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
                                                 RIN 0581–AD44                                           www.regulations.gov. Comments
                                                                                                         submitted in response to this proposed
                                                 National Organic Program (NOP);                         rule will also be available for viewing in             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                 Amendments to the National List of                      person at USDA–AMS, National Organic
                                                 Allowed and Prohibited Substances                       Program, Room 2642–South Building,                     Federal Aviation Administration
                                                 (Crops, Livestock and Handling);                        1400 Independence Ave. SW,
                                                 Reopening of Comment Period                             Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon                 14 CFR Part 39
                                                 AGENCY:    Agricultural Marketing Service,              and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
                                                                                                         through Friday (except official Federal                [Docket No. FAA–2018–0273; Product
                                                 USDA.                                                                                                          Identifier 2018–NM–017–AD]
                                                                                                         holidays). Persons wanting to visit the
                                                 ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening of the
                                                                                                         USDA South Building to view                            RIN 2120–AA64
                                                 public comment period.
                                                                                                         comments received in response to this
                                                 SUMMARY:   The Agricultural Marketing                   proposed rule are requested to make an                 Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing
                                                 Service (AMS) published a proposed                      appointment in advance by calling (202)                Company Airplanes
                                                 rule in the Federal Register on January                 720–3252.
                                                                                                                                                                AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                 18, 2018, which describes 35                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                 amendments to the National List of                      Robert Pooler, Standards Division.
                                                 Allowed and Prohibited Substances                       Telephone: (202) 720–3252; Fax: (202)                  ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                 (Crops, Livestock and Handling). The                    260–9151.                                              (NPRM).
                                                 public comment period closed on March                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                        SUMMARY:    We propose to adopt a new
                                                 19, 2018. This document reopens the                     document reopens the public comment                    airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
                                                 comment period on the proposed rule                     period for the proposed rule published                 The Boeing Company Model 737–100,
                                                 for an additional 30 days. Multiple                     in the Federal Register on January 18,                 –200, –200C, –300, –400, and –500
                                                 stakeholders requested that AMS extend                  2018 (83 FR 2498), Amendments to the                   series airplanes. This proposed AD was
                                                 the comment period to provide more                      National List of Allowed and Prohibited                prompted by several reports of cracks in
                                                 time to develop comments on the                         Substances (Crops, Livestock and                       a certain floor beam lower chord at stop
                                                 proposed rule.                                          Handling). In the proposed rule, AMS                   fitting Number 1 of the forward airstair
                                                 DATES: Comments must be received by                     solicits public comments generally and                 door cutout. This proposed AD would
                                                 May 14, 2018.                                           requests comments on specific topics.                  require repetitive inspections for any
                                                 ADDRESSES: Interested parties may                       AMS is reopening the comment period,                   cracks and applicable on-condition
                                                 submit written comments on the                          which ended on March 19, 2018, for 30                  actions. We are proposing this AD to
                                                 Amendments to the National List of                      days based on multiple stakeholder                     address the unsafe condition on these
                                                 Allowed and Prohibited Substances                       requests that AMS extend the comment                   products.
                                                 (Crops, Livestock and Handling)                         period to provide more time to develop
                                                 proposed rule using one of the following                comments on the proposed rule.                         DATES:  We must receive comments on
                                                 methods:                                                   AMS is proposing to amend the                       this proposed AD by May 29, 2018.
                                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 National List of Allowed and Prohibited                ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
                                                 www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Substances by: Changing the use                        using the procedures found in 14 CFR
                                                 instructions for submitting comments.                   restrictions for seventeen substances                  11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
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                                                   • Mail: Robert Pooler, Standards                      allowed for organic production or                      methods:
                                                 Division, National Organic Program,                     handling; adding sixteen new                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                 USDA–AMS–NOP, Room 2646–So., Ag                         substances for use in organic production               http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                 Stop 0268, 1400 Independence Ave.                       or handling; listing rotenone as a                     instructions for submitting comments.
                                                 SW, Washington, DC 20250–0268.                          prohibited substance in organic crop                     • Fax: 202–493–2251.
                                                   Instructions: All submissions received                production; and removing ivermectin as                   • Mail: U.S. Department of
                                                 must include the docket number AMS–                     an allowed parasiticide for use in                     Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
                                                 NOP–14–0079; NOP–14–05PR, and/or                        organic livestock production.                          30, West Building Ground Floor, Room


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Document Created: 2018-04-13 00:18:10
Document Modified: 2018-04-13 00:18:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; Reopening of the public comment period.
DatesComments must be received by May 14, 2018.
ContactRobert Pooler, Standards Division. Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Fax: (202) 260-9151.
FR Citation83 FR 16010 
RIN Number0581-AD44

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