Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
This final rule withdraws the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The existing organic livestock and poultry regulations remain effective.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 205 [Document Number AMS-NOP-15-0012; NOP-15-06] RIN 0581-AD75 AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: This final rule withdraws the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The existing organic livestock and poultry regulations remain effective. DATES: Effective May 13, 2018, the final rule published January 19, 2017, at 82 FR 7042 , delayed February 9, 2017, at 82 FR 9967 , further delayed May 10, 2017, at 82 FR 21677 , and further delayed November 14, 2017, at 82 FR 52643 , is withdrawn. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lewis, Ph.D., Director, Standards Division, Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Fax: (202) 720-7808. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA), as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 6501-6522 ), authorizes the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard and to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers the National Organic Program (NOP) under 7 CFR part 205 . II. Overview of …
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Citation: 83 FR 10775
