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NOSB Spring Meeting Starts This Week and NOP Spring 2024 Update Now Available in Learning Center

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 04/22/2024 12:15 PM EDT

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Reminder:
NOSB Spring Meeting Starts This Week

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 the in-person board meeting will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 29 - May 1, 2024. The meeting will include a live webcast for those who are not able to attend in person.     

Meeting Details

Online Comment Webinars: April 23 & 25, 2024, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern

In-Person Public Meeting: April 29 - May 1, 2024, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Central

Location: Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203

Stakeholder Engagement Encouraged

The meeting Zoom links, agenda, proposals, discussion documents and Federal Register notice are available on the NOSB Spring 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 Spring 2024 Meeting page link above for more details and updates.

National Organic Program Spring 2024 Update for NOSB Now Available in the Learning Center

The National Organic Program (NOP) provides a program update before each NOSB meeting. The Spring 2024 Update presentation is now available in the Organic Integrity Learning Center and can be accessed within the course, NOP-998 – NOP Presentations.

Direct Link: National Organic Program Spring 2024 Update for NOSB
Need a Learning Center account? Access sign-up page
Have a Learning Center account? Access site

For questions about the Learning Center, contact NOP.Guidance@usda.gov

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