Agricultural Marketing Service - NOSB November 2008 Meeting Agenda

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NOSB Meeting: November 17-19, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

8:00 a.m.: POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Barry Flamm, Chairperson

Board Policy & Procedures Manual – Recommendations

Procedures for presenting technical corrections in newly published regulation and guidance (PDF)

Procedures to handle public comment at NOSB meetings (PDF)

Clarification on election procedures for NOSB officers (PDF)

Development of committee workplans (PDF)

Clarification on Sunset procedures (PDF)

Guidance for developing new NOSB recommendations (PDF)

New Member Guide – Recommendation

Define training needs for NOSB members

8:30 a.m.: JOINT MATERIALS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES

Dan Giacomini, Chairperson, Materials Committee

Barry Flamm, Chairperson, Policy Development Committee

Board Policy & Procedures Manual – Procedures to handle Technical Reviews – Recommendation (PDF)

9:00 a.m.: MATERIALS COMMITTEE

Dan Giacomini, Chairperson

Motion to take from the table selected materials – Recommendation (PDF)

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

Joe Smillie, Chairperson

Certifying Operations with Multiple Production Units, Sites, and Facilities under the National Organic Program – Recommendation (PDF)

100% Labeling Claim, a close review on the current interpretation regarding innocuous materials – Recommendation (PDF)

10:00 a.m.: Break

10:15 a.m.: JOINT CROPS & COMPLIANCE, ACCREDITATION, AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEES

Gerald Davis, Chairperson, Crops Committee

Joe Smillie, Chairperson, Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Committee

Commercial Availability Guidance regarding the sourcing of organic seed §205.204 – Recommendation (PDF)

10:45 a.m.: CROPS COMMITTEE

Gerald Davis, Chairperson

Petitioned Materials – Recommendations

Tetracycline hydrochloride (PDF)

Sorbitol Octanoate (PDF)

Pelargonic acid (PDF)

Ammonium salts of fatty acids (PDF)

11:45 a.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m.: LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE

Hubert Karreman, Chairperson

Aquaculture

Fish Feed – Recommendation (PDF)

Net Pens – Recommendation (PDF)

2:00 p.m.: HANDLING COMMITTEE

Julie Weisman, Chairperson

Petitioned Materials – Recommendations

205.605: Calcium from seaweed (PDF); Sodium chlorite, acidified; Propionic acid; Ethylene – for use with pears (PDF)

205.605/205.606: Algaes – chlorella (PDF) and dumontiacae (PDF)

205.606: Buck hull powder (PDF); Black pepper extract (PDF); Dried orange pulp (PDF)

3:00 p.m.: Break

3:15 p.m.: HANDLING COMMITTEE CONT’D

Julie Weisman, Chairperson

Pet Food Standards – Recommendation (PDF)

3:45 p.m.: ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS

4:00 p.m.: COMMITTEE WORKPLANS

4:45 p.m. OTHER BUSINESS & CLOSING REMARKS

5:00 p.m.: ADJOURN

Page:


		NOSB Recommendations


		Petitioned Substances Database


		NOSB Policy Manual (PDF)


		NOSB New Member Guide (PDF)


		Regulations.gov


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Last Modified Date: 11/12/2008