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Reminder:
NOSB Fall Meeting Starts This Week and NOP Fall 2024 Update Now Available in Learning Center
Public Comments and Board Meeting
Scheduled Over Five Days
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) generally meets twice each year in a public forum to discuss and vote on recommendations to the USDA. These recommendations help the USDA develop and refine the organic standards.
The NOSB will hear public comments by webinar this week, and at the in-person board meeting held in Portland, Oregon October 22 - 24, 2024. The meeting will include a live webcast for those who cannot attend in person.
Meeting Details
Online Comment Webinars: October 15 & 17, 2024, Noon - 5:00 pm Eastern
In-Person Public Meeting: October 22–24, 2024 from 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Pacific
Location: Hilton Portland Downtown
921 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Stakeholder Engagement Encouraged
The meeting Zoom links, agenda, proposals, discussion documents and Federal Register notice are available on the NOSB Fall 2024 Meeting Webpage.
All speakers making public comments have signed up and been notified by email of the commenting order. Speakers will be called on when it is their turn.
Members of the public will be able to hear the live comments, board deliberations, and see any slides presented. Only Board members may ask questions.
All public comments and Board deliberations will be recorded. Presentations and a transcript of all five days will be posted to the NOP website afterwards. Check the Fall 2024 Meeting page link above for more details and updates.
National Organic Program Fall 2024 Update
for NOSB Now Available in the Learning Center
 The National Organic Program (NOP) provides a program update before each NOSB meeting. The Fall 2024 Update presentation is now available in the Organic Integrity Learning Center and can be accessed within the course, NOP-998: NOP Presentations.
For questions about the Learning Center, contact NOP.Guidance@usda.gov
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