Agricultural Marketing Service - NOSB May 2009 Agenda

Browse by Subject

Commodity Areas

Science and Laboratories

National Organic Program

Agricultural Transportation

Regulatory Programs

Marketing Orders and Agreements

International Marketing

NOSB Meeting: May 4-6, 2009

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

NOSB COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

8:00 a.m.: POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Barry Flamm, Chairperson

New Member Guide – Recommendations

Glossary of Acronyms (PDF)

E-Bulletin Board procedures (PDF)

Policy & Procedures Manual – Recommendations

Clarify, define the concept of priority for petitions – revamped petition priority policy statement 2000 (PDF)

Continue systematic review of PPM – Section 3 (PDF)

Continue systematic review of PPM – Section 4 (PDF)

Biodiversity Questions added to Evaluation Criteria Checklist for substances – Discussion

Spreadsheet/archive of all NOSB recommendations – Discussion

8:25 a.m.: COMPLIANCE, ACCREDITATION, AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Joe Smillie, Chairperson

Peer Review – guidance recommendation (PDF)

100% Label Claim – guidance discussion (PDF)

Retailer Certification – guidance discussion (PDF)

Personal Body Care Standards – Discussion (PDF)

9:15 a.m.: JOINT CROPS & COMPLIANCE, ACCREDITATION, AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Tina Ellor, Chairperson, Crops Committee

Joe Smillie, Chairperson, Compliance, Accreditation and Certification

Biodiversity - guidance recommendation (PDF) to strengthen core organic principles

9:45 a.m.: Break

10:00 a.m.: CROPS COMMITTEE

Tina Ellor, Chairperson

Petitioned Materials

Isoparrafinic Hydrocarbon (PDF) – recommendation on its petitioned use as an extractant and adjuvant

Sulfurous Acid (PDF) – recommendation on a petition for its on-farm manufacture for use in pH adjustment of water

Peracetic Acid – 2 discussion only documents:

Discussion document (PDF) on the petition to expand use for plant disease control

Discussion document (PDF) on committee’s alternative motion to annotate the current listings for hydrogen peroxide to allow up to 2% peracetic acid and requesting public comment on the use of stabilizers (i.e. HEDP)

Sunset 2011 – Discussion – public comment requested

Ferric Phosphate – snail bait

Hydrogen Chloride – delinting cotton seed

Soil-less growing systems in terrestrial plants – Discussion (PDF)

List 4 inerts in pesticides – November 2008 discussion document (PDF) – still seeking public comment on materials used in organic pest management formulations

11:15 a.m.: LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE

Hubert Karreman, Chairperson

Petitioned Materials

Propionic Acid (PDF) – recommendation on its petitioned use as a mold inhibitor for use in hay & grain

Vitamins and Minerals injected as supplements (PDF) – Recommendation

Aquaculture

Bivalves – Discussion (PDF) – questions for the AWG – Response from the AWG (PDF)

Animal Welfare – Discussion (PDF)

Sunset 2011 - None

12:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m.: JOINT MATERIALS & HANDLING COMMITTEES

Dan Giacomini, Chairperson

Steve DeMuri, Chairperson

Clarifications of the Definitions of the National List (PDF)

Definition of Non-agricultural – Discussion

Agricultural versus Non-agricultural – Discussion

Synthetic versus Non-synthetic – Discussion – 15 minutes presentation by Materials Working Group: MWG Cover Letter to NOSB April 20, 2009 (PDF), MWG Final Synthetic Definition Framework (PDF), MWG Synthetic Nonsynthetic Decision Tree (PDF), and OTCO-PCO Clarification (PDF)

1:45 p.m.: MATERIALS COMMITTEE

Dan Giacomini, Chairperson

Nanotechnology – Discussion (PDF)

2:00 p.m.: HANDLING COMMITTEE

Steve DeMuri, Chairperson

Petitioned Materials

205.605 (b)

Propionic Acid (PDF) – recommendation on its petitioned use as a preservative

Sodium Chlorite, Acidified (PDF) – recommendation on its petitioned use as a sanitizer

Propane (PDF) – recommendation on its petitioned use as a processing aid

Lecithin, Bleached (PDF) – recommendation on the petition for its removal from 605(b)

206.606

Chicory Root (PDF) – Recommendation

Color, Red Corn (PDF) – Recommendation

Myrrh Essential Oil (PDF) – Recommendation

Wheat Germ (PDF) – Recommendation

Lecithin, Fluid, Unbleached (PDF) – Recommendation on the petition for its removal

Sunset 2011 – Discussion – Public Comment Requested

205.605(a)

Egg White Lysozyme

L-Malic Acid

Microrganisms

205.605(b)

Activated Charcoal

Cyclohexylamine (boiler additive)

Diethylaminoethanol (boiler additive)

Octodecylamine (boiler additive)

Peracetic Acid

Sodium Acid Phosphate

Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate

205.606

3:15 p.m.: Break

3:30 p.m.: Public Comment on NOSB Action & Discussion Items

5:00 p.m.: Recess

Page:


		NOSB Recommendations


		Petitioned Substances Database


		NOSB Policy Manual (PDF)


		NOSB New Member Guide (PDF)


		Regulations.gov


		To view PDF files you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

Last Modified Date: 10/08/2009