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Feder al Regi ster
31815
Vol . 78, No. 102
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
DEPARTMENT OF AGRCULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Servi ce
7 CFR Part 205
[Document Number AMSNOP120016;
NOP1207FR]
RN 0581AD27
Nati onal Organic Program (NOP);
Amendments to the Nati onal List of
All owed and Prohi bited Substances
(Crops and Processing)
AGENCY: Agri cul tural Marketi ng Servi ce,
USDA.
ACTON: Fi nal rul e.
SUMMARY: Thi s fi nal rul e amends the
U.S. Department of Agri cul tures
(USDAs) Nati onal Li st of Al l owed and
Prohi bi ted Substances (Nati onal Li st) to
enact fi ve recommendati ons submi tted
to the Secretary of Agri cul ture
(Secretary) by the Nati onal Organi c
Standards Board (NOSB) on November
5, 2009, and December 2, 2011. Thi s
fi nal rul e amends the exempti ons (uses)
for one substance, peraceti c aci d, for
organi c crop producti on. Thi s fi nal rul e
al so amends the exempti ons for three
substances used i n organi c handl i ng:
potassi um hydroxi de, si l i con di oxi de,
and beta-carotene extract col or. Thi s
fi nal rul e al so removes the al l owance for
nonorgani c annatto extract col or from
the Nati onal Li st for organi c handl i ng.
DATES: Thi s rul e i s effecti ve May 29,
2013, except for the amendment i n
i nstructi on 4 to si l i con di oxi de i n
205.605(b) and the amendment i n
i nstructi on 6 to, 205.606(d), whi ch are
effecti ve November 3, 2013. For more
i nformati on on these effecti ve dates, see
SUPPLEMENTARY NFORMATON.
FOR FURTHER NFORMATON CONTACT:
Mel i ssa Bai l ey, Ph.D., Di rector,
Standards Di vi si on, Nati onal Organi c
Program, Tel ephone: (202) 7203252;
Fax: (202) 2057808.
SUPPLEMENTARY NFORMATON:
. Background
On December 21, 2000, the Secretary
establ i shed wi thi n the Nati onal Organi c
Program (NOP) (7 CFR part 205) the
Nati onal Li st regul ati ons secti ons
205.600 through 205.607. The Nati onal
Li st i denti fi es the syntheti c substances
that may be used and the nonsyntheti c
(natural ) substances that may not be
used i n organi c producti on. The
Nati onal Li st al so i denti fi es
nonsyntheti c nonagri cul tural , syntheti c
nonagri cul tural , and nonorgani c
agri cul tural substances that may be used
i n organi c handl i ng. The Organi c Foods
Producti on Act of 1990 (OFPA), as
amended (7 U.S.C. 65016522), and
USDA organi c regul ati ons, i n secti on
205.105, speci fi cal l y prohi bi t the use of
any syntheti c substance i n organi c
producti on and handl i ng unl ess the
syntheti c substance i s on the Nati onal
Li st. Secti on 205.105 al so requi res that
any nonorgani c agri cul tural and any
nonsyntheti c nonagri cul tural substance
used i n organi c handl i ng must al so be
on the Nati onal Li st.
Under the authori ty of the OFPA, the
Nati onal Li st can be amended by the
Secretary based on recommendati ons
devel oped by the NOSB. Si nce
establ i shed, AMS has publ i shed
mul ti pl e amendments to the Nati onal
Li st begi nni ng on October 31, 2003 (68
FR 61987). AMS publ i shed the most
recent amendment to the Nati onal Li st
on September 27, 2012 (77 FR 59287).
Thi s fi nal rul e amends the Nati onal
Li st to enact fi ve recommendati ons
submi tted to the Secretary by the NOSB
on November 5, 2009, and December 2,
2011.
. Overvi ew of Amendments
The fol l owi ng provi des an overvi ew
of the amendments made to desi gnated
secti ons of the Nati onal Li st regul ati ons:
Secti on 205.601 Syntheti c Substances
Al l owed for Use i n Organi c Crop
Producti on
Thi s fi nal rul e amends subparagraphs
(a)(6) and (i )(8) of secti on 205.601 by
amendi ng two l i sti ngs for peraceti c aci d
to read as fol l ows:
(a)(6) Peraceti c aci dfor use i n
di si nfecti ng equi pment, seed, and
asexual l y propagated pl anti ng materi al .
Al so permi tted i n hydrogen peroxi de
formul ati ons as al l owed i n 205.601(a)
at concentrati on of no more than 6% as
i ndi cated on the pesti ci de product l abel .
(i )(8) Peraceti c aci dfor use to
control fi re bl i ght bacteri a. Al so
permi tted i n hydrogen peroxi de
formul ati ons as al l owed i n 205.601(i )
at concentrati on of no more than 6% as
i ndi cated on the pesti ci de product l abel .
After consi derati on of the comments
recei ved, AMS determi ned that the
substances use annotati on shoul d be
modi fi ed from the proposed rul e. Thi s
fi nal rul e di ffers from the text ori gi nal l y
proposed as fol l ows for paragraph (a)(6)
(emphasi s added): Al so permi tted i n
hydrogen peroxi de formul ati ons as
al l owed i n 205.601(a) at concentrati on
of no more than 6% as i ndi cated on the
pesti ci de product l abel . Si mi l arl y, the
use annotati on for paragraph (i )(8) was
modi fi ed as fol l ows: Al so permi tted i n
hydrogen peroxi de formul ati ons as
al l owed i n 205.601(i ) at concentrati on
of no more than 6% as i ndi cated on the
pesti ci de product l abel . Addi ti onal
expl anati on for the modi fi cati on i s
provi ded i n the Comments Recei ved
secti on of thi s rul e.
Secti on 205.605 Nonagri cul tural
(Nonorgani c) Substances Al l owed as
ngredi ents n or On Processed Products
Label ed as Organi c or Made Wi th
Organi c (Speci fi ed ngredi ents or Food
Groups(s)).
Thi s fi nal rul e amends paragraph (b)
of secti on 205.605 of the Nati onal Li st
regul ati ons by amendi ng the
annotati ons for potassi um hydroxi de
and si l i con di oxi de to read as fol l ows:
Potassi um hydroxi deprohi bi ted for
use i n l ye peel i ng of frui ts and
vegetabl es except when used for peel i ng
peaches.
Si l i con di oxi dePermi tted as a
defoamer. Al l owed for other uses when
organi c ri ce hul l s are not commerci al l y
avai l abl e.
Secti on 205.606 Nonorgani cal l y
Produced Agri cul tural Products Al l owed
as ngredi ents n or On Processed
Products Label ed as Organi c.
Thi s fi nal rul e amends secti on
205.606 of the Nati onal Li st regul ati ons
by amendi ng paragraph (d)(3) to read as
fol l ows:
Beta-carotene extract col orderi ved
from carrots or al gae (pi gment CAS#
7235407).
Thi s fi nal rul e al so removes annatto
extract col or from paragraph (d)(1) and
redesi gnates paragraphs (d)(2) through
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1
Organi c Trade Associ ati on. 2012. Organi c
ndustry Survey. www.ota.com.
2
U.S. Department of Agri cul ture, Nati onal
Agri cul tural Stati sti cs Servi ce. October 2012. 2011
Certi fi ed Organi c Producti ons Survey. http:/ /
usda01.l i brary.cornel l .edu/ usda/ current/
Organi cProducti on/ Organi cProducti on-1004
2012.pdf.
(d)(19) as paragraphs (d)(1) through
(d)(18).
. Rel ated Documents
Two noti ces were publ i shed regardi ng
meeti ngs of the NOSB and i ts
del i berati ons on recommendati ons and
substances peti ti oned for amendi ng the
Nati onal Li st. Substances and
recommendati ons addressed by thi s
fi nal rul e were announced for NOSB
del i berati on i n the fol l owi ng Feder al
Regi ster noti ces: (1) 74 FR 46411,
September 9, 2009 (peraceti c aci d); and
(2) 76 FR 62336, October 17, 2011
(potassi um hydroxi de, si l i con di oxi de,
beta-carotene extract col or, and annatto
extract col or). The proposal to amend
the annotati on for four substances i n
thi s fi nal rul e, al ong wi th the removal
of one substance, was publ i shed as a
proposed rul e i n the Feder al Regi ster on
February 5, 2013 (78 FR 8040).
V. Statutor y and Regul ator y Author i ty
The OFPA, as amended (7 U.S.C.
65016522), authori zes the Secretary to
make amendments to the Nati onal Li st
based on proposed amendments
devel oped by the NOSB. Secti ons
6518(k)(2) and 6518(n) of the OFPA
authori ze the NOSB to devel op
proposed amendments to the Nati onal
Li st for submi ssi on to the Secretary and
establ i sh a peti ti on process by whi ch
persons may peti ti on the NOSB for the
purpose of havi ng substances eval uated
for i ncl usi on or del eti on from the
Nati onal Li st. The Nati onal Li st peti ti on
process i s i mpl emented under secti on
205.607 of the USDA organi c
regul ati ons. The current peti ti on process
(72 FR 2167, January 18, 2007) can be
accessed through the NOP Web si te at
http:/ / www.ams.usda.gov/ nop.
A. Executi ve Order 12866
Thi s acti on has been determi ned not
si gni fi cant for purposes of Executi ve
Order 12866, and therefore, has not
been revi ewed by the Offi ce of
Management and Budget (OMB).
B. Executi ve Order 12988
Executi ve Order 12988 i nstructs each
executi ve agency to adhere to certai n
requi rements i n the devel opment of new
and revi sed regul ati ons i n order to avoi d
undul y burdeni ng the court system.
Thi s fi nal rul e i s not i ntended to have
a retroacti ve effect.
States and l ocal juri sdi cti ons are
preempted under the OFPA from
creati ng programs of accredi tati on for
pri vate persons or State offi ci al s who
want to become certi fyi ng agents of
organi c farms or handl i ng operati ons. A
governi ng State offi ci al woul d have to
appl y to USDA to be accredi ted as a
certi fyi ng agent, as descri bed i n secti on
6514(b) of the OFPA. States are al so
preempted under secti on 6503 through
6507 of the OFPA from creati ng
certi fi cati on programs to certi fy organi c
farms or handl i ng operati ons unl ess the
State programs have been submi tted to,
and approved by, the Secretary as
meeti ng the requi rements of the OFPA.
Pursuant to secti on 6507(b)(2) of the
OFPA, a State organi c certi fi cati on
program may contai n addi ti onal
requi rements for the producti on and
handl i ng of organi cal l y produced
agri cul tural products that are produced
i n the State and for the certi fi cati on of
organi c farm and handl i ng operati ons
l ocated wi thi n the State under certai n
ci rcumstances. Such addi ti onal
requi rements must: (a) Further the
purposes of the OFPA, (b) not be
i nconsi stent wi th the OFPA, (c) not be
di scri mi natory toward agri cul tural
commodi ti es organi cal l y produced i n
other States, and (d) not be effecti ve
unti l approved by the Secretary.
Pursuant to secti on 6519(f) of the
OFPA, thi s fi nal rul e woul d not al ter the
authori ty of the Secretary under the
Federal Meat nspecti on Act (21 U.S.C.
601624), the Poul try Products
nspecti on Act (21 U.S.C. 451471), or
the Egg Products nspecti on Act (21
U.S.C. 10311056), concerni ng meat,
poul try, and egg products, nor any of
the authori ti es of the Secretary of Heal th
and Human Servi ces under the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmeti c Act (21 U.S.C.
301399), nor the authori ty of the
Admi ni strator of the Envi ronmental
Protecti on Agency under the Federal
nsecti ci de, Fungi ci de and Rodenti ci de
Act (7 U.S.C. 136136(y)).
Secti on 6520 of the OFPA provi des
for the Secretary to establ i sh an
expedi ted admi ni strati ve appeal s
procedure under whi ch persons may
appeal an acti on of the Secretary, the
appl i cabl e governi ng State offi ci al , or a
certi fyi ng agent under thi s ti tl e that
adversel y affects such person or i s
i nconsi stent wi th the organi c
certi fi cati on program establ i shed under
thi s ti tl e. The OFPA al so provi des that
the U.S. Di stri ct Court for the di stri ct i n
whi ch a person i s l ocated has
juri sdi cti on to revi ew the Secretarys
fi nal deci si on.
C. Regul atory Flexi bi l i ty Act
The Regul atory Fl exi bi l i ty Act (RFA)
(5 U.S.C. 601612) requi res agenci es to
consi der the economi c i mpact of each
rul e on smal l enti ti es and eval uate
al ternati ves that woul d accompl i sh the
objecti ves of the rul e wi thout undul y
burdeni ng smal l enti ti es or erecti ng
barri ers that woul d restri ct thei r abi l i ty
to compete i n the market. The purpose
i s to fi t regul atory acti ons to the scal e of
busi nesses subject to the acti on. Secti on
605 of the RFA al l ows an agency to
certi fy a rul e, i n l i eu of prepari ng an
anal ysi s, i f the rul emaki ng i s not
expected to have a si gni fi cant economi c
i mpact on a substanti al number of smal l
enti ti es.
Smal l agri cul tural servi ce fi rms,
whi ch i ncl ude producers, handl ers, and
accredi ted certi fyi ng agents, have been
defi ned by the Smal l Busi ness
Admi ni strati on (SBA) (13 CFR 121.201)
as those havi ng annual recei pts of l ess
than $7,000,000 and smal l agri cul tural
producers are defi ned as those havi ng
annual recei pts of l ess than $750,000.
U.S. sal es of organi c food and non-
food have grown from $1 bi l l i on i n 1990
to $31.4 bi l l i on i n 2011. Sal es i n 2011
represented 9.5 percent growth over
2010 sal es.
1
Accordi ng to USDA,
Nati onal Agri cul tural Stati sti cs Servi ce
(NASS), certi fi ed organi c acreage
exceeded 3.5 mi l l i on acres i n 2011.
2

Accordi ng to NOP s Accredi tati on and
nternati onal Acti vi ti es Di vi si on, the
number of certi fi ed organi c operati ons
i n the U.S. has more than doubl ed over
ti me from approxi matel y 7,000
operati ons i n 2000 to over 17,000
operati ons by the end of 2011. Of these
operati ons, over 4,900 are organi c
handl ers, over 10,000 are organi c crop
producers, and over 1,900 are organi c
l i vestock producers. AMS bel i eves that
most of these enti ti es woul d be
consi dered smal l enti ti es under the
cri teri a establ i shed by the SBA.
n addi ti on, the USDA has 84
accredi ted certi fyi ng agents who
provi de certi fi cati on servi ces to
producers and handl ers. A compl ete l i st
of names and addresses of accredi ted
certi fyi ng agents may be found on the
AMS NOP Web si te, at http:/ /
www.ams.usda.gov/ nop. AMS bel i eves
that most of these accredi ted certi fyi ng
agents woul d be consi dered smal l
enti ti es under the cri teri a establ i shed by
the SBA.
AMS consi dered the economi c i mpact
of thi s acti on on smal l enti ti es. The
effect of thi s fi nal rul e woul d be to
expand the al l owed uses of peraceti c
aci d i n organi c crop producti on. AMS
concl uded that expandi ng the al l owance
for peraceti c aci d on the Nati onal Li st
both addresses EPA rel abel i ng i ssues for
products used i n organi c crop
producti on and enabl es organi c
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producers to conti nue usi ng a substance
for sani tati on and pl ant di sease control
on organi c farms. Therefore, thi s acti on
wi l l be benefi ci al to smal l agri cul tural
servi ce fi rms. Thi s fi nal rul e al so
expands the use of potassi um hydroxi de
and beta-carotene extract col or i n
organi c handl i ng. AMS concl uded that
expandi ng the al l owance for these
substances on the Nati onal Li st provi des
organi c handl ers wi th more tool s for
processi ng organi c products and,
therefore, wi l l be benefi ci al to smal l
agri cul tural servi ce fi rms. Thi s fi nal rul e
amends the al l owance for syntheti c
si l i con di oxi de such that organi c ri ce
hul l s woul d be requi red as an
al ternati ve to si l i con di oxi de when
commerci al l y avai l abl e. The rul e
conti nues to al l ow the use of syntheti c
si l i con di oxi de as a defoamer. The rul e
al so al l ows the conti nued use of
syntheti c si l i con di oxi de when organi c
ri ce hul l s are not avai l abl e i n an
appropri ate form, qual i ty, or quanti ty to
ful fi l l an essenti al functi on i n a system
of organi c handl i ng. Thi s fl exi bi l i ty i s
i ntended to mi ni mi ze the i mpact on
smal l enti ti es by al l owi ng syntheti c
si l i con di oxi de i f organi c ri ce hul l s are
not commerci al l y avai l abl e, whi l e sti l l
meeti ng the requi rement under secti on
205.600(b)(1) that syntheti c substances
can be used onl y when there are no
organi c substi tutes. Thi s fi nal rul e al so
removes the al l owance for one
nonorgani c agri cul tural substance,
annatto extract col or, i n organi c
handl i ng. The NOSB has determi ned
that annatto extract col or i s
commerci al l y avai l abl e i n organi c form
i n suffi ci ent quanti ti es for organi c
handl i ng. AMS concl uded that the
economi c i mpact of thi s amendment to
the Nati onal Li st, i f any, woul d be
mi ni mal to smal l agri cul tural servi ce
fi rms and may spur further devel opment
of organi c annatto producti on.
Accordi ngl y, AMS certi fi es that thi s
rul e wi l l not have a si gni fi cant
economi c i mpact on a substanti al
number of smal l enti ti es.
D. Paperwork Reducti on Act
No addi ti onal col l ecti on or
recordkeepi ng requi rements are
i mposed on the publ i c by thi s fi nal rul e.
Accordi ngl y, OMB cl earance i s not
requi red by the Paperwork Reducti on
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, Chapter 35.
E. Executi ve Order 13175
Thi s fi nal rul e has been revi ewed i n
accordance wi th the requi rements of
Executi ve Order 13175, Consul tati on
and Coordi nati on wi th ndi an Tri bal
Governments. The revi ew reveal s that
thi s regul ati on wi l l not have substanti al
and di rect effects on Tri bal governments
and wi l l not have si gni fi cant Tri bal
i mpl i cati ons.
F. Comments Recei ved on Proposed
Rul e AMSNOP120016; NOP12
07PR
AMS recei ved 43 comments on the
proposed rul e AMSNOP120016;
NOP1207PR. Comments were
recei ved from organi c producers and
handl ers, manufacturers of peraceti c
aci d and si l i con di oxi de products, a
nonprofi t organi zati on, an i ndustry
group, speci al ty food i ngredi ent
processors and di stri butors, speci al ty
food products manufacturers, three
trade associ ati ons, accredi ted certi fyi ng
agents, an organi c consul tant, and
pri vate ci ti zens.
Most comments favored amendi ng the
Nati onal Li st wi th the changes
descri bed i n the proposed rul e. Four
comments stated general opposi ti on to
the al l owance of any substance on the
Nati onal Li st, but di d not provi de
speci fi c comments on the proposed
amendments. Comments recei ved for
each substance are further descri bed
bel ow. One comment opposed the use of
geneti cal l y modi fi ed organi sms (GMOs),
whi ch i s outsi de the scope of thi s
rul emaki ng acti on and i s al ready
prohi bi ted under the USDA organi c
regul ati ons at secti on 205.105(e).
Comments on the proposed
amendment for beta-carotene extract
col or and removal of annatto extract
col or were supporti ve of the acti ons as
proposed. Therefore, AMS i s fi nal i zi ng
the amendment and removal of these
substances, respecti vel y, as proposed
through thi s fi nal rul e.
Changes Based on Comments
Peraceti c Aci d
AMS recei ved 24 comments regardi ng
the proposed change to peraceti c aci d.
Most comments supported a conti nued
al l owance for peraceti c aci d i n organi c
crop producti on. A few comments
i ndi cated that peraceti c aci d shoul d not
be al l owed, but di d not provi de
i nformati on on al ternati ve practi ces or
other materi al s that are avai l abl e as
al ternati ves to i ts use.
The majori ty of commenters requested
that AMS revi se the proposed
annotati on for peraceti c aci d to i ncl ude
the word al so at the begi nni ng of the
second sentence, and to ci te the l i sti ngs
for hydrogen peroxi de at secti ons (a)(4)
and (i )(5). Thi s amendment was
suggested to cl ari fy that peraceti c aci d
i n hydrogen peroxi de formul as at
concentrati ons l ess than the stated
percentage wi l l not be subj ect to the
peraceti c aci d use restri cti ons. AMS
agrees and has accepted thi s change,
wi th modi fi cati on. AMS has i ncl uded
the word al so and the paragraphs
l etters that were requested, i .e., (a) and
(i ). AMS di d not i ncl ude the subsequent
number i n paragraph l etter (i .e., (a)(6) or
(i )(8)) i n order to avoi d the need to
renumber these l i sti ngs i f substances are
added or removed from paragraphs (a)
or (i ) of secti on 205.601 at a l ater date.
n the proposed rul e, AMS
speci fi cal l y requested comments that
i denti fi ed any formul ated hydrogen
peroxi de products l abel ed for
agri cul tural use that contai n more than
5% peraceti c aci d and that may be
i mpacted by the rul emaki ng acti on.
Three comments addressed thi s topi c.
AMS recei ved one comment from an
organi c mushroom producer that uses a
formul ated product that contai ns 5.6%
peraceti c aci d. AMS al so recei ved two
comments from chemi cal suppl i ers that
requested that the percentage of
peraceti c aci d be rai sed to 6% and 17%.
n revi ewi ng the comments, AMS
consi dered the i ntent of the NOSB
recommendati on to restri ct the amount
of peraceti c aci d by annotati on to onl y
al l ow hydrogen peroxi de products that
contai n a smal l amount of peraceti c aci d
and that are subj ect to new l abel i ng
requi rements under EPA. The i ntent of
the NOSB was not to al l ow organi c
peroxi de products contai ni ng hi gh
l evel s of peraceti c aci d up to 17%. After
consi derati on of the comments, AMS
has amended the annotati on for the fi nal
rul e to i ncrease the percentage of
peraceti c aci d i ncl uded i n the
annotati on from 5% to 6% as i ndi cated
on the pesti ci de product l abel . AMS has
i ncreased thi s percentage up to 6% to
ensure that the formul ated products
currentl y used i n the marketpl ace
woul d conti nue to be al l owed i n organi c
producti on.
mpl ementati on Peri ods
n the proposed rul e, AMS requested
comments that descri bed whether
product reformul ati on wi l l be necessary
and the ti meframe that wi l l be needed
to compl y wi th the proposed
amendment for si l i con di oxi de at
secti on 205.605(b) and the proposed
removal of annatto extract col or from
secti on 205.606.
AMS recei ved seven comments
regardi ng the ti meframe that organi c
handl ers need to i mpl ement the
amendment to si l i con di oxi de, rangi ng
from i mmedi atel y to four years. Two
commenters requested an effecti ve date
of two years. One commenter requested
34 years, and another requested 46
months. One di stri butor of organi c ri ce
bran products i n the EU di d not suggest
a speci fi c ti meframe, but noted that i n
general , i ts customers who use organi c
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The peti ti on for peraceti c aci d i s avai l abl e on
the NOP Web si te at http:/ / www.ams.usda.gov/
AMSv1.0/ getfi l e?dDocName=STELPRDC5071775
&acct=nopgeni nfo.
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NOSB Fi nal Recommendati on on Peraceti c Aci d
(Expanded Use). November 2009. Avai l abl e i n
Peti ti oned Substances Database under P, at the
NOP Web si te: http:/ / www.ams.usda.gov/ AMSv1.0/
getfi l e?dDocName=STELPRDC5067081&acct
=nopgeni nfo.
di oxi de are rather qui ck to i mpl ement
thi s change. The commenter noted that
adjustment may be needed to fi nd the
ri ght repl acement amount, si nce i t may
vary from appl i cati on to appl i cati on.
One commenter i ndi cated that they use
ri ce hul l s as a fl avor carri er and anti -
caki ng agent and i ndi cated that they
were abl e to i mpl ement thi s i ngredi ent
substi tuti on wi thi n a few weeks.
Another commenter i ndi cated thei r
i ni ti al substi tuti on tri al s for repl aci ng
si l i con di oxi de wi th organi c ri ce
concentrate took several months to
col l ect and approve al l data and update
packagi ng. Thi s handl er now uses the
ri ce substi tute product i n al l new
product devel opment, and as such, and
di d not request addi ti onal ti me for
i mpl ementati on. After consi deri ng the
comments recei ved, AMS has
establ i shed an effecti ve date of
November 3, 2013, for thi s acti on to
ensure that i ndustry i s provi ded
advanced noti fi cati on of the change to
the l i sti ng for si l i con di oxi de. n
addi ti on, based on comments that some
product testi ng and reformul ati on wi l l
be needed, AMS consi ders a one year
peri od from the effecti ve date (i .e., unti l
November 3, 2014) as reasonabl e and
appropri ate for the i ndustry to
reformul ate products. Thi s
i mpl ementati on peri od i s i ntended to
ensure that the amendment i s effecti vel y
and rati onal l y i mpl emented by al l owi ng
ti me for handl ers to test organi c ri ce
hul l s as a repl acement for si l i con
di oxi de, and to al l ow for reformul ati on
and l abel changes, i f needed. AMS wi l l
be conducti ng outreach to the i ndustry
and trai ni ng for certi fyi ng agents as
appropri ate.
AMS recei ved two comments
addressi ng the ti me needed to
i mpl ement the removal of annatto
extract col or from the Nati onal Li st. One
commenter suggested 24 months from
the date the fi nal rul e i s rel eased; the
other suggested a mi ni mum of two
years. n consi derati on of the comments,
AMS has establ i shed an effecti ve date of
November 3, 2013 for thi s removal .
Further, AMS consi ders a one year
peri od from the effecti ve date (i .e., unti l
November 3, 2014) as reasonabl e and
appropri ate for the i ndustry to compl y
wi th thi s fi nal rul e. Thi s
i mpl ementati on peri od i s i ntended to
ensure that the amendment i s effecti vel y
and rati onal l y i mpl emented by al l owi ng
ti me for handl ers to source organi c
annatto extract and to al l ow for
i ngredi ent substi tuti on and l abel
changes, i f needed. AMS wi l l be
conducti ng outreach to the i ndustry and
trai ni ng for certi fyi ng agents as
appropri ate.
Changes Requested But Not Made
Peraceti c Aci d
One commenter i ndi cated that i t i s
not cl ear why peraceti c aci d shoul d be
al l owed, but di d not provi de
i nformati on on the avai l abi l i ty of
al ternati ve practi ces or materi al s. AMS
recei ved many comments from certi fi ed
organi c growers i ndi cati ng the need for
thi s substance; therefore, thi s materi al
shoul d conti nue to be permi tted i n
organi c crop producti on.
One commenter supported the
proposed acti on, but i ndi cated that
l i mi ti ng the al l owance of peraceti c aci d
to fi re bl i ght i s not expansi ve enough,
and that i t shoul d be al l owed wi thout
any restri cti on. An expanded al l owance
for peraceti c aci d was requested i n the
peti ti on consi dered by the NOSB.
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The
expanded al l owance requested was not
recommended by the NOSB due to
concerns over the i mpact of broad
spectrum use on soi l mi crobes. Upon
revi ew, AMS concurs wi th the NOSB
recommendati on and has not accepted
the commenter s suggesti on for an
expanded use.
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One commenter supported the
proposed acti on and proposed l anguage
that woul d add must be fol l owed by a
fresh water ri nse to the text of the
annotati ons for peraceti c aci d at
paragraphs (a)(6) and (a)(8) of 205.601.
However, no rati onal e for thi s addi ti on
was provi ded. We have not accepted
thi s suggesti on. Thi s substance i s used
i n organi c crop producti on as sani ti zer
and fungi ci de and there i s no
requi rement on the l abel for a
freshwater ri nse. Further, the added
process of a freshwater ri nse coul d
di mi ni sh the effecti veness of the
substance for i ts i ntended use.
One commenter i ndi cated that AMS
shoul d not restri ct the percentage and
use of peraceti c aci d, as the hi gher the
percentage of peraceti c aci d, the l ess
costl y i t i s to use for a farmer that needs
the substance i n vol ume. n thi s acti on,
AMS has retai ned a stated percentage of
peraceti c aci d i n the rul e, i n an effort to
mai ntai n the i ntent of the NOSB s
recommendati on to conti nue to al l ow
hydrogen peroxi de products that
contai n a smal l amount of peraceti c
aci d. The al l owance of hi gher
concentrati ons of peraceti c aci d for
control of fi re bl i ght and for use i n
di si nfecti ng equi pment, seed, and
asexual l y propagated pl anti ng materi al
are not i mpacted by thi s acti on.
Potassi um hydroxi de
AMS recei ved ei ght comments
regardi ng the proposed change to
potassi um hydroxi de. Some
commenters supported the change as
proposed. Some commenters opposed
any expansi on of the use of thi s
substance i n organi c handl i ng, but di d
not i ncl ude data on avai l abl e al ternati ve
materi al s or practi ces for peel i ng
peaches.
One commenter i ndi cated that the
al l owance for potassi um hydroxi de
shoul d not be expanded si nce thi s
materi al i s toxi c to human heal th and
that i ts use has adverse effects on the
envi ronment. The commenter al so noted
that potassi um hydroxi de i s not al l owed
i n organi c handl i ng i n the European
Uni on or by the nternati onal Federati on
of Organi c Agri cul ture Movements
(FOAM) standards. AMS has
consi dered the comment, as wel l as the
status of potassi um hydroxi de under the
regul atory authori ty of the Food and
Drug Admi ni strati on (FDA). Accordi ng
to FDA, potassi um hydroxi de i s
general l y recogni zed as safe (GRAS)
when used as a formul ati on ai d, a pH
control agent, a processi ng ai d or a
stabi l i zer and thi ckener (21 CFR
184.1631). The FDA regul ati ons further
provi de that substances general l y
regarded as safe i n food may be used to
wash or to assi st i n the peel i ng of frui ts
and vegetabl es (21 CFR 173.315). As
such, AMS agrees wi th the NOSB
recommendati on that the annotati on for
potassi um hydroxi de shoul d be revi sed
to al l ow i ts use i n any peach processi ng
(e.g., frozen, canned), as there are no
commerci al l y vi abl e al ternati ves for
peel i ng peaches. n compari son to the
previ ous al l owance for thi s substance to
peel peaches that woul d be i ndi vi dual l y
qui ck frozen, there i s no addi ti onal ri sk
to the human heal th or the envi ronment
by expandi ng the al l owance of
potassi um hydroxi de for peel i ng
peaches for other types of processi ng
(e.g., canni ng). Therefore, AMS has
adopted the proposed annotati on for
potassi um hydroxi de as fi nal rul e
wi thout change.
The same commenter i ndi cated that
they di d not support the proposed rul e
because they bel i eve there i s a confl i ct
of i nterest, suggesti ng that a contri butor
to the 2001 techni cal advi sory panel
(TAP) that i nformed the Board s
recommendati on on thi s substance
worked on the peti ti on rel ated to the
same substance ten years l ater i n 2011.
AMS does not agree that thi s i s a
confl i ct of i nterest. n i ts del i berati ons,
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Techni cal Report on Potassi um hydroxi de. May
21, 2001. Avai l abl e i n Peti ti oned Substances
Database, under P, at the NOP Web si te: http:/ /
www.ams.usda.gov/ NOPPeti ti onedSubstances
Database.
the NOSB consi ders a wi de range of
i nformati on to make a recommendati on
on a parti cul ar substance. Thi s i ncl udes
the peti ti on, any techni cal i nformati on
such as TAPs and Techni cal Reports,
and publ i c comments. The comment
al so i ndi cated that AMS shoul d not
i mpl ement the change for potassi um
hydroxi de because the NOSB di d not
request a new techni cal report.
However, the NOSB i s not requi red to
request a new or updated techni cal
report for al l peti ti oned substances. n
thi s case, exi sti ng i nformati on was
avai l abl e i n the form of a techni cal
report, and the report was avai l abl e on
the NOP Web si te to the NOSB and the
publ i c i n advance of the publ i c meeti ng
at whi ch the NOSB recommended that
potassi um hydroxi de be al l owed i n any
peach peel i ng process.
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One commenter proposed l anguage
that woul d add the fol l owi ng addi ti onal
text to the proposed annotati on for
potassi um hydroxi de (emphasi s added):
Potassi um hydroxi deprohi bi ted for
use i n l ye peel i ng of frui ts and
vegetabl es, except when used for
peel i ng peaches. n thi s i nstance,
potassi um hydroxi de i s to be permi tted
and al l owed for any peach peel i ng i n
organi c process, i ncl udi ng freezi ng and
canni ng processes. No expl anati on was
provi ded on the need for thi s addi ti onal
cl ari fi cati on. AMS bel i eves the text, as
proposed and fi nal i zed through thi s
rul e, i s adequate as the substance can be
used to peel peaches, regardl ess of the
type of processi ng (e.g., canned, frozen).
Si l i con Di oxi de
AMS recei ved 20 comments regardi ng
the proposed amendment to the l i sti ng
for si l i con di oxi de. One commenter
i ndi cated that si l i con di oxi de shoul d
not be al l owed i n any organi c foods, but
di d not provi de i nformati on on
avai l abi l i ty of al ternati ve practi ces or
materi al s.
Several comments from organi c
handl i ng operati ons i ndi cated that AMS
shoul d not adopt the proposed rul e,
si nce organi c ri ce hul l s do not
adequatel y substi tute for si l i con di oxi de
i n al l appl i cati ons, and that that organi c
ri ce hul l s may substi tute for the use of
si l i con di oxi de onl y i n l i mi ted
ci rcumstances. Commenters i ndi cated
that ri ce hul l s do not functi on as a one-
for-one repl acement for si l i con di oxi de,
and that substi tuti on may compromi se
qual i ty, appearance, and stabi l i ty of
organi c products or i ngredi ents.
Commenters al so i ndi cated that si l i con
di oxi de i s wi del y used i n many food
and beverage appl i cati ons, i ncl udi ng,
dri ed frui t and vegetabl e powders,
ground chi l i products, fi sh oi l , soup
powders, sugars, cake mi xes, non-dai ry
creamers, sal t, spi ces, hot chocol ate, and
many yeast/ fl our-based powdered
mi xes. Other commenters who
supported the rul e i ndi cated that
organi c ri ce hul l s were abl e to substi tute
for si l i con di oxi de i n thei r appl i cati ons.
AMS bel i eves the rul e, as proposed
and as adopted as fi nal rul e through thi s
acti on, provi des the fl exi bi l i ty that i s
needed by organi c handl ers. As
i ndi cated i n the proposed rul e, the
annotati on for si l i con di oxi de al l ows for
the conti nued use of si l i con di oxi de i n
handl i ng appl i cati ons i f organi c ri ce
hul l s do not adequatel y substi tute for
the functi onal i ty provi ded by si l i con
di oxi de. The term commerci al l y
avai l abl e i s defi ned under secti on
205.2 of the USDA organi c regul ati ons
as the abi l i ty to obtai n a producti on
i nput i n an appropri ate form, qual i ty, or
quanti ty to ful fi l l an essenti al functi on
i n a system of organi c producti on or
handl i ng, as determi ned by the
certi fyi ng agent i n the course of
revi ewi ng the organi c pl an. Li nki ng the
use of si l i con di oxi de by annotati on to
the commerci al avai l abi l i ty of organi c
ri ce hul l s refl ects the NOSB s i ntent to
permi t the use of syntheti c si l i con
di oxi de when organi c ri ce hul l s do not
ful fi l l an essenti al functi on i n a system
of organi c handl i ng, as determi ned by
the certi fyi ng agent i n the course of
revi ewi ng the organi c pl an. ncl usi on of
the commerci al avai l abi l i ty cl ause for
organi c ri ce hul l s i n the annotati on
provi des the fl exi bi l i ty that was
i ntended by the NOSB and does not
excl ude handl ers from usi ng si l i con
di oxi de or other organi c products i n
those appl i cati ons where organi c ri ce
hul l s do not provi de the functi onal i ty
needed. The annotati on requi res
handl ers to use organi c ri ce hul l s i n
pl ace of si l i con di oxi de when i t i s
avai l abl e to substi tute for syntheti c
si l i con di oxi de. n addi ti on, the rul e
provi des fl exi bi l i ty for handl ers by
al l owi ng the conti nued use of si l i con
di oxi de i n those appl i cati ons where
organi c ri ce hul l s do not provi de the
functi onal i ty needed (e.g., as a
defoamer). Thi s rul e i mpl ements the
i ntent of the NOSB to l i mi t the
al l owance of si l i con di oxi de to those
functi ons where i t i s essenti al for the
handl i ng of organi cal l y produced
agri cul tural products, as requi red by
secti on 205.600(b)(6).
One commenter i ndi cated concerns
regardi ng the excl usi ve acceptabi l i ty of
organi c ri ce hul l s as the onl y acceptabl e
anti caki ng agent because i t may not
perform i n the appl i cati ons i n whi ch
si l i con di oxi de has been proven
effecti ve. AMS di sagrees wi th thi s
i nterpretati on. The rul e does not restri ct
the use of other organi c i ngredi ents as
a substi tute for si l i con di oxi de i n
organi c product formul ati on. nstead,
the rul e i mpl ements a requi rement that
an organi c al ternati ve must be used i n
pl ace of a syntheti c substance on the
Nati onal Li st when the organi c
al ternati ve i s commerci al l y avai l abl e.
One commenter suggested text to
repl ace organi c ri ce hul l s wi th non-
syntheti c al ternati ves. As i ndi cated i n
the proposed rul e, AMS has speci fi ed
the one parti cul ar nonsyntheti c
al ternati ve (i .e., organi c ri ce hul l s) that
was eval uated by the NOSB wi thi n the
annotati on so that certi fyi ng agents can
consi stentl y veri fy that organi c handl ers
are i n compl i ance wi th the regul ati ons.
The cl ari fi cati on al so reduces the
burden on organi c handl ers si nce they
woul d not be requi red to demonstrate
that al l nonsyntheti c al ternati ves to
syntheti c si l i con di oxi de were
consi dered pri or to i ts use.
One commenter i ndi cated that
commerci al avai l abi l i ty shoul d not
appl y to secti on 205.605 of the Nati onal
Li st and that appl yi ng the rul e to si l i con
di oxi de woul d not be consi stent wi th
other materi al s on the l i st. AMS
di sagrees, as the l i sti ng for yeast on
secti on 205.605(a) of the Nati onal Li st
i ncl udes a cl ause regardi ng commerci al
avai l abi l i ty. n addi ti on, the NOSB
recommendati on to i ncl ude commerci al
avai l abi l i ty wi thi n the annotati on for
si l i con di oxi de was drafted after
si gni fi cant publ i c comment to address
the concerns from organi c handl ers that
the al ternati ve organi c ri ce product may
not functi on as a substi tute for si l i con
di oxi de i n al l appl i cati ons. AMS
concurs wi th the NOSBs j usti fi cati on
for i ncl usi on of thi s text regardi ng
commerci al avai l abi l i ty; therefore, we
have not accepted the suggesti on of the
commenter to remove thi s text.
One commenter was concerned about
the effect of the al l owance of si l i con
di oxi de i n downstream products for
compani es that purchase i ngredi ents
that contai n si l i con di oxi de, and the
number of downstream products that
may need to be reformul ated based on
thi s acti on. Thi s commenter al so
i ndi cated that thei r operati on has
conducted si gni fi cant amounts of
research and devel opment i n the past to
fi nd a way to i ncorporate ri ce hul l s i nto
thei r products as a vi abl e substi tute for
si l i con di oxi de. The commenter
i ndi cated that organi c ri ce hul l s do not
perform l i ke si l i con di oxi de and that
ri ce hul l s do not serve the requi red
purpose wi thi n the type of organi c
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Arseni c i n Your Food, Consumer Reports
Magazi ne, November 2012. Avai l abl e at http:/ /
www.consumerreports.org/ cro/ magazi ne/ 2012/ 11/
arseni c-i n-your-food/ i ndex.htm
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Questi ons & Answers: FDAs Anal ysi s of
Arseni c i n Ri ce and Ri ce Products; avai l abl e at
http:/ / www.fda.gov/ Food/
Foodbornel l nessContami nants/ Metal s/
ucm319948.htm
products that they produce. As
previ ousl y stated, the new annotati on
woul d al l ow the conti nued use of
si l i con di oxi de when organi c ri ce hul l s
are not commerci al l y avai l abl e to
perform an essenti al functi on i n organi c
handl i ng.
One commenter di d not support the
rul e, but i ndi cated that, i f i mpl emented,
AMS shoul d modi fy the proposed
annotati on as fol l ows (emphasi s added):
Si l i con di oxi dePermi tted as a
defoamer. Al l owed for other uses when
organi c ri ce hul l s are not commerci al l y
avai l abl e or do not functi on adequatel y
i n the product appl i cati on. AMS
bel i eves that the annotati on adopted i n
thi s fi nal rul e provi des the fl exi bi l i ty
that i s i ntended by the commenters
suggesti on. The defi ni ti on of
commerci al l y avai l abl e under secti on
205.2 al ready i ncl udes the abi l i ty to
obtai n a producti on i nput i n an
appropri ate form, qual i ty, or quanti ty to
ful fi l l an essenti al functi on i n a system
of organi c producti on or handl i ng. We
fi nd the phrases ful fi l l an essenti al
functi on and functi on adequatel y to
be equi val ent; therefore, the suggested
text has not been adopted.
One commenter noted that there are
vari ous forms of si l i con di oxi de,
i ncl udi ng preci pi tated si l i ca, fumed
si l i cas, aerogel s, natural l y occurri ng
si l i cas, and mi ned mi neral si l i cas. The
commenter i ndi cated that AMS shoul d
reach out to other i ndustry groups and
document other vari ous si l i ca types
currentl y approved for use i n the
organi c i ndustry before a deci si on to
el i mi nate one si l i ca di oxi de form. AMS
understands that there may be mul ti pl e
types of si l i con di oxi de i n use i n
organi c products, as the regul ati ons do
not speci fy Chemi cal Abstracts Servi ce
(CAS) numbers for di fferent forms of
si l i con di oxi de on the Nati onal Li st. As
thi s acti on does not restri ct the forms of
syntheti c si l i con di oxi de that are
permi tted for use, we have not accepted
the suggesti on of the commenter on thi s
i ssue.
One commenter i ndi cated that they
support the use of agri cul tural products
as a repl acement for si l i con di oxi de, but
expressed concerns about the l evel s of
arseni c i n ri ce products. The commenter
i ndi cated that addi ti onal testi ng and
revi ew shoul d be requi red pri or to i ts
approval and i mpl ementati on. The
commenter ci ted data publ i shed i n
November 2012 by Consumer Reports of
arseni c l evel s i n ri ce products.
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Under
secti on 205.602(b) of the USDA organi c
regul ati ons, the use of arseni c i s
prohi bi ted i n the producti on of organi c
crops, i ncl udi ng ri ce. AMS understands
that as a resul t of the study ci ted by the
commenter, the U.S. Food and Drug
Admi ni strati on (FDA) i s currentl y
i nvesti gati ng arseni c l evel s i n foods.
7
As
al l food must compl y wi th FDA food
safety requi rements, AMS di d not adopt
the suggesti on of the commenter to
requi re addi ti onal testi ng and revi ew of
organi c ri ce hul l s used i n organi c
products pri or to i mpl ementati on of thi s
rul e.
One commenter proposed l anguage
that woul d add the fol l owi ng addi ti onal
text to the proposed annotati on for
si l i con di oxi de: n food products,
concentrati on l i mi ted to 5 mg per
servi ng. We have not accepted the
suggesti on of the commenter as no
expl anati on was provi ded on the need
for thi s l i mi tati on.
Two commenters noted that the
proposed text di d not speci fy that the
use of organi c ri ce hul l s i s onl y requi red
i n products maki ng an organi c cl ai m,
and recommended that the annotati on
be amended si nce commerci al
avai l abi l i ty does not appl y to products
i n the made wi th organi c (speci fi ed
i ngredi ents or food group(s)) l abel i ng
category. AMS has not adopted thi s
suggesti on. As speci fi ed under secti on
205.600, syntheti c substances are
eval uated under the cri teri a speci fi ed by
OFPA; i n addi ti on, processi ng ai ds and
adjuvants are eval uated agai nst
addi ti onal cri teri a, i ncl udi ng the
avai l abi l i ty of organi c al ternati ves.
OFPA and the USDA organi c
regul ati ons do not i ncl ude separate
cri teri a for eval uati on of syntheti c
substances used i n the di fferent l abel i ng
categori es. As expl ai ned i n the proposed
rul e, AMS speci fi ed i n the annotati on
that the ri ce hul l s must be organi c, si nce
the use of conventi onal (i .e.,
nonorgani c) ri ce and ri ce products i s not
permi tted i n products l abel ed as
organi c under the USDA organi c
regul ati ons. Organi c or nonorgani c ri ce
hul l s woul d be permi tted as a substi tute
for si l i con di oxi de i n a made wi th
organi c (speci fi ed i ngredi ents or food
group(s)), product under secti on
205.301(c) of the USDA organi c
regul ati ons.
One commenter, who supported the
proposed acti on, expressed concern
regardi ng certi fyi ng agents that may
permi t an overl y l i beral readi ng of the
commerci al avai l abi l i ty cl ause. AMS
bel i eves the exi sti ng accredi tati on
requi rements for certi fyi ng agents are
suffi ci ent for NOP to address any
compl i ance i ssues wi th certi fyi ng agents
who are not adequatel y i mpl ementi ng
the USDA organi c regul ati ons, i ncl udi ng
annotati ons for substances on the
Nati onal Li st.
G. Effecti ve Date
Thi s fi nal rul e refl ects
recommendati ons submi tted to the
Secretary by the NOSB. The substances
bei ng amended or removed from on the
Nati onal Li st were based upon peti ti ons
from the i ndustry and were eval uated by
the NOSB usi ng cri teri a i n the OFPA
and the USDA organi c regul ati ons.
Because these substances have been
subj ect to such extensi ve di scussi on and
comment, AMS bel i eves that producers
shoul d be abl e to use the expanded
al l owances for peraceti c aci d, potassi um
hydroxi de, and beta-carotene extract
col or i n thei r operati ons as soon as
possi bl e. Further, the harvest season for
organi c peaches wi l l begi n i n June;
wi thout thi s fi nal acti on, potassi um
hydroxi de can onl y be used to peel
peaches for frozen product. Thi s fi nal
rul e wi l l enabl e organi c peach
producers to commerci al l y process and
market canned organi c peaches. t i s
al so i mportant for AMS to expedi ti ousl y
address EPA rel abel i ng i ssues for
hydrogen peroxi de products used i n
organi c crop producti on, and thi s wi l l
be achi eved by fi nal i zi ng the
amendment to peraceti c aci d.
Accordi ngl y, AMS fi nds good cause
exi sts under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for not
postponi ng the effecti ve date of thi s rul e
for these three substances unti l 30 days
after publ i cati on i n the Feder al
Regi ster.
As di scussed above i n Secti on F, the
effecti ve date for the new annotati on for
si l i con di oxi de and for removal of
annatto extract col or i s establ i shed as
November 3, 2013.
Li st of Subjects i n 7 CFR Par t 205
Admi ni strati ve practi ce and
procedure, Agri cul ture, Ani mal s,
Archi ves and records, mports, Label i ng,
Organi cal l y produced products, Pl ants,
Reporti ng and recordkeepi ng
requi rements, Seal s and i nsi gni a, Soi l
conservati on.
For the reasons set forth i n the
preambl e, 7 CFR part 205, subpart G, i s
amended as fol l ows:
PART 205NATONAL ORGANC
PROGRAM
1. The authori ty ci tati on for 7 CFR
part 205 conti nues to read as fol l ows:
Author i ty: 7 U.S.C. 65016522.
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2. Secti on 205.601 i s amended by
revi si ng paragraphs (a)(6) and (i )(8) to
read as fol l ows:
205.601 Synthetic substances all owed
for use in organic crop production.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(6) Peraceti c aci dfor use i n
di si nfecti ng equi pment, seed, and
asexual l y propagated pl anti ng materi al .
Al so permi tted i n hydrogen peroxi de
formul ati ons as al l owed i n 205.601(a)
at concentrati on of no more than 6% as
i ndi cated on the pesti ci de product l abel .
* * * * *
(i ) * * *
(8) Peraceti c aci dfor use to control
fi re bl i ght bacteri a. Al so permi tted i n
hydrogen peroxi de formul ati ons as
al l owed i n 205.601(i ) at concentrati on
of no more than 6% as i ndi cated on the
pesti ci de product l abel .
* * * * *
3. n 205.605, the entry for
potassi um hydroxi de i n paragraph (b)
i s revi sed to read as fol l ows:
205.605 Nonagri cultural (nonorganic)
substances all owed as i ngredients in or on
processed products label ed as organic or
made with organic (speci fied ingredients
or food group(s)).
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Potassi um hydroxi deprohi bi ted for
use i n l ye peel i ng of frui ts and
vegetabl es except when used for peel i ng
peaches.
* * * * *
4. n 205.605, effecti ve November 3,
2013, the entry for si l i con di oxi de i n
paragraph (b) i s revi sed to read as
fol l ows:
205.605 Nonagri cultural (nonorganic)
substances all owed as i ngredients in or on
processed products label ed as organic or
made with organic (speci fied ingredients
or food group(s)).
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Si l i con di oxi dePermi tted as a
defoamer. Al l owed for other uses when
organi c ri ce hul l s are not commerci al l y
avai l abl e.
* * * * *
5. n 205.606, paragraph (d)(3) i s
revi sed to read as fol l ows:
205.606 Nonorganically produced
agricultural products all owed as ingredients
in or on processed products labeled as
organic.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(3) Beta-carotene extract col or
deri ved from carrots or al gae (pi gment
CAS# 7235407).
* * * * *
205.606 [Amended]
6. n 205.606, effecti ve November 3,
2013, paragraph (d) i s amended by
removi ng paragraph (d)(1) and
redesi gnati ng (d)(2) through (19) as
(d)(1) through (18).
* * * * *
Dated: May 21, 2013.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associ ate Admi ni strator, Agri cul tural
Marketi ng Servi ce.
[FR Doc. 201312504 Fi l ed 52413; 8:45 am]
BLLNG CODE 341002P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMSSON
10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
37, 39, 51, 71, and 73
[NRC20080120; NRC20100194]
RN 3150A12
Physical Protection of Byproduct
Material
Correcti on
n rul e document 20135895
appeari ng on pages 1692217022 i n the
i ssue of March 19, 2013, make the
fol l owi ng correcti on:
37.77 [Corrected]
On page 17017, i n 37.77, i n the thi rd
col umn, i n the fi rst ful l paragraph, i n
the 25th l i ne through 26th,
RAMQC&_SHPMENTS&commat;
nrc.gov shoul d read RAMQC_
SHPMENTSnrc.gov .
[FR Doc. C1201305895 Fi l ed 52413; 8:45 am]
BLLNG CODE 150501D
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMSSON
10 CFR Part 73
[NRC20100340; NRC20090163]
RN 3150A64
Physical Protection of Shipments of
rradi ated Reactor Fuel
AGENCY: Nucl ear Regul atory
Commi ssi on.
ACTON: NUREG; i ssuance.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nucl ear Regul atory
Commi ssi on (NRC) i s i ssui ng Revi si on 2
of NUREG0561, Physi cal Protecti on of
Shi pments of rradi ated Reactor Fuel .
Thi s revi sed document sets forth means,
methods, and procedures that the NRC
staff consi ders acceptabl e for sati sfyi ng
the requi rements for the physi cal
protecti on of spent nucl ear fuel (SNF)
duri ng transportati on by road, rai l , and
water; and for sati sfyi ng the
requi rements for background
i nvesti gati ons of i ndi vi dual s granted
unescorted access to SNF duri ng
transportati on.
DATES: Revi si on 2 of NUREG0561 i s
effecti ve on August 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Pl ease refer to Docket D
NRC20100340 when contacti ng the
NRC about the avai l abi l i ty of
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FOR FURTHER NFORMATON CONTACT: R.
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SUPPLEMENTARY NFORMATON: The NRC
publ i shed a fi nal rul e i n the Feder al
Regi ster on May 20, 2013 (78 FR 29519)
(RN 3150A64), that amended i ts
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10 of the Code of Federal Regul ati ons
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