Agriculture Department, Commodity Credit Corporation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculation for OCCSP, which are consistent with how CCC has administered OCCSP in previous years by Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs). Prior NOFAs also established the opportunity for State agencies to enter into agreements to administer OCCSP; these provisions are also included in this rule. The rule also establishes the application process and deadlines for eligible producers and handlers who apply through FSA county offices.
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 Commodity Credit Corporation 7 CFR Part 1417 [Docket ID FSA-2026-0331] RIN 0560-AI85 ( printed page 40859) AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculation for OCCSP, which are consistent with how CCC has administered OCCSP in previous years by Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs). Prior NOFAs also established the opportunity for State agencies to enter into agreements to administer OCCSP; these provisions are also included in this rule. The rule also establishes the application process and deadlines for eligible producers and handlers who apply through FSA county offices. DATES: This rule is effective on July 6, 2026. Producer and Handler Applications: FSA county offices will accept applications for OCCSP payments from producers and handlers for the 2025 and 2026 program years until December 31, 2026. For 2027 and subsequent program years, producers and handlers may submit applications to FSA county offices from the beginning of the application period, which will be announced through a press release and on the OCCSP website ( https://www.fsa.usda.g…
Citation: 91 FR 40859
