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National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting

Thursday, April 30, 2020, None Specified
Virtual Meeting

UPDATE: With input from the Board and the organic community, we are modifying the NOSB Spring Meeting 2020 to be held live online, instead of in-person. This will allow the Board to move forward with deliberations as scheduled in an open and public setting, without the need for travel.

NOSB Spring Meeting (online meeting):

Wednesday April 29, 2020
Thursday April 30, 2020

The public meeting will be held live online via webinar. Watch this page for details on meeting times – we are working on a plan to accommodate participants across different time zones.

  • Meeting access information will be added, please check back.

  • Meeting materials and subcommittee proposals have not changed and are linked below.

NOSB Public Comment Webinars

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Thursday April 23, 2020

We will expand these webinars to accommodate as many speakers as possible. Registration details below. Comments may also be submitted in writing, online, or by mail. Details below.

Meeting Resources

Post Meeting Resources - to be added after the meeting

  • Meeting Transcripts
  • Voting Summary
  • Final NOSB Recommendations
  • NOP Response to NOSB Final Recommendations

Public Comment

The NOSB subcommittee proposals for this meeting are posted above and are now open for comment.

Written comments on the NOSB Subcommittee proposals may be submitted electronically online using Regulations.gov (Docket # AMS-NOP-19-0095).

The deadline to submit written comments has not changed and is 11:59 p.m. April 3, 2020.

Oral comment registration is also now open.

We will expand the originally scheduled Public Comment Webinars to accommodate as many people as possible.

NOTE: Anyone who had already signed up to make public comments at the in-person meeting will automatically receive an email inviting you to move to one of the Public Comment Webinars. You do not need to sign up again.

Connection Information - NOSB Public Comment Webinars

April 21, 2020 – Time to be announced

The public may also join this webinar in listen-only mode using the information below.

Join ZoomGov Meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1619496335
Meeting ID: 161 949 6335

One tap mobile:
+16692545252,,1619496335# US (San Jose)
+16468287666,,1619496335# US (New York)

Dial by your location:
+1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose)
+1 646 828 7666 US (New York)

Find your local number: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/aA5pdURsG

Join by SIP: 1619496335@sip.zoomgov.com

April 23, 2020 – Time to be announced

The public may also join this webinar in listen-only mode using the information below.

Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1604259480
Meeting ID: 160 425 9480

One tap mobile:
+16692545252,,1604259480# US (San Jose)
+16468287666,,1604259480# US (New York)

Dial by your location:
+1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose)
+1 646 828 7666 US (New York)

Find your local number: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/aA5pdURsG

Join by SIP: 1604259480@sip.zoomgov.com

Questions? Email Michelle Arsenault, NOSB Advisory Committee Specialist or call 202-720-0081.