The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meets approximately twice a year in a public forum to discuss and vote on recommendations to the USDA. These recommendations help the Department develop and refine the organic standards.
The NOSB is inviting oral and written public comments for its Fall 2024 agenda topics. Registration for oral comment speaking slots is now open and written comments may be submitted via Regulations.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to review the online meeting materials and provide feedback on topics included in the agenda. Meeting materials are now available online, including the tentative agenda, proposals, and discussion documents are available on the NOSB Fall 2024 meeting webpage.
To be considered during the Fall 2024 Meeting, written comments and requests to provide oral comments must be received by 11:59 pm ET on Monday, September 30th, 2024. This timeframe gives the Board time to review the comments before the meeting.
The Fall 2024 NOSB meeting will take place in Portland, Oregon in October 2024. The in-person meeting will be webcast live for those who cannot travel. Should circumstances not permit an in-person meeting, the meeting will be held virtually.
The Online Comment Webinars will take place on October 15th and 17th, 2024, from 12 PM to 5 PM Eastern, and the In-Person Public Meeting will take place October 22nd through 24th, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 6 PM Pacific, at the Hilton Portland Downtown, located at 21 SW Sixth Avenue in Portland, Oregon.
Zoom information to access the webinars and live meeting webcast will be posted to the NOSB Fall 2024 Meeting webpage in October prior to their start.
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