National Organic Program (NOP); Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards; Correction

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 [Doc. No. AMS-NOP-21-0073] RIN 0581-AE06 ( printed page 89539) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is correcting non-substantive errors in the regulatory text of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule published on November 2, 2023. The corrections are intended to improve readability and clarity. DATES: Effective January 12, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Healy, Director, Standards Division; Telephone: (202) 720-3252; Email: erin.healy@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OLPS final rule published on November 2, 2023 ( 88 FR 75394 ), delayed December 13, 2023 ( 88 FR 86259 ), amends the USDA organic regulations related to the production of livestock, including poultry, marketed as organic. This action corrects five errors in the OLPS regulatory text published on November 2, 2023, to improve the readability and clarity of the rule. The corrections do not change the meaning of the regulations. Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.553(b)(B) , provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, an agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. AMS has determined that there is good cause for mak…