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Monday, September 16, 2013
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5 CFR Parts 1201 and 1209
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Practices and Procedures
Merit Systems Protection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Board.
ACTION:
Agricultural Marketing Service
Final rule.
The Merit Systems Protection
Board (MSPB or the Board) is adopting
as final an interim rule that conformed
the Board’s regulations to legislative
changes that amended whistleblower
protections for Federal employees and
the penalties available in cases where
the MSPB determines that a Federal
employee or a State or local officer or
employee violated restrictions on
partisan political activity.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective: September 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board,
Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M
Street NW., Washington, DC 20419;
phone: (202) 653–7200; fax: (202) 653–
7130; or email: mspb@mspb.gov.
On July 2,
2013, the Board published an interim
final rule amending 5 CFR parts 1201
and 1209. 78 FR 39543. The interim
final rule was necessary to conform the
MSPB’s regulations to recent
amendments to Federal law contained
in the Hatch Act Modernization Act of
2012, Public Law 112–230 (the Act) and
the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012, Public Law
112–199 (WPEA). A detailed discussion
of the amendments to the Board’s
regulations required by the Act and the
WPEA is set forth in the interim rule.
The Board received no comments in
response to the interim rule. Therefore,
the Board has determined to adopt the
interim rule as final without change.
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William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without
Change
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 5 CFR parts 1201 and 1209,
which was published at 78 FR 39543, on
July 2, 2013, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
AGENCY:
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 1201 and
1209
Administrative practice and
procedure.
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National Organic Program—Sunset
Process
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notification of sunset process.
AGENCY:
This document describes the
sunset review and renewal process for
substances on the National List of
Allowed and Prohibited Substances
(National List), a subpart of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
organic regulations. The Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) requires
that the National Organic Standards
Board (NOSB), a 15-member federal
advisory committee, review all
substances and that the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) renew these
substances, within 5 years of their
addition to or renewal on the National
List. This action of NOSB review and
USDA renewal is commonly referred to
as the ‘‘Sunset Process.’’ This document
informs stakeholders about the process
that the NOSB will use to complete their
responsibility to review substances
under OFPA’s sunset provision. This
document also informs stakeholders
about the process that the Secretary and
the Agricultural Marketing Service’s
(AMS) National Organic Program (NOP)
will use to complete the USDA’s
responsibilities under OFPA’s sunset
provision.
SUMMARY:
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The process announced by this
document is effective on September 17,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Bailey, Ph.D., Director,
Standards Division, Telephone: (202)
720–3252; Fax: (202) 205–7808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
What is the National List?
The OFPA authorized the
establishment of a National List of
Allowed and Prohibited Substances
(National List) (7 U.S.C. 6517). The
National List, a subpart of the USDA
organic regulations, identifies the
synthetic substances that are allowed
(exemptions) and the nonsynthetic
(natural) substances that are not allowed
(prohibitions) in organic production (7
CFR 205.601–604). Nonsynthetic
substances are generally permitted to be
used in organic production and are not
required to be included on the National
List. The USDA organic regulations
specifically prohibit the use of any
synthetic substance in organic
production and handling unless the
synthetic substance is on the National
List (§ 205.105). The National List also
identifies the nonorganic substances
that may be used in organic handling
(§§ 205.605–205.606). Any nonorganic
substance used in organic handling
must also be included on the National
List (§ 205.105).
Changes to the National List may be
requested by any individual or
organization through the National List
Petition Process. Petitioners may submit
a petition requesting the addition of a
substance, the removal of a substance,
or an amendment to a substance already
on the National List. Section 205.607 of
the USDA organic regulations addresses
amending the National List. In addition,
AMS published in the Federal Register
guidelines regarding the submission of
petitions for the National List on
January 18, 2007 (72 FR 2167). This
information can also be accessed
through the NOP Web site at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
What is the National Organic Standards
Board?
The NOSB is a 15-member Federal
Advisory Committee that assists in the
development of standards for substances
to be used in organic production and
handling (7 U.S.C. 6518(a)). The NOSB
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Rules and Regulations
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
week.
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Rules and Regulations
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
5 CFR Parts 1201 and 1209
Practices and Procedures
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) is
adopting as final an interim rule that conformed the Board's
regulations to legislative changes that amended whistleblower
protections for Federal employees and the penalties available in cases
where the MSPB determines that a Federal employee or a State or local
officer or employee violated restrictions on partisan political
activity.
DATES: Effective: September 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Spencer, Clerk of the
Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW., Washington,
DC 20419; phone: (202) 653-7200; fax: (202) 653-7130; or email:
mspb@mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 2, 2013, the Board published an
interim final rule amending 5 CFR parts 1201 and 1209. 78 FR 39543. The
interim final rule was necessary to conform the MSPB's regulations to
recent amendments to Federal law contained in the Hatch Act
Modernization Act of 2012, Public Law 112-230 (the Act) and the
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, Public Law 112-199
(WPEA). A detailed discussion of the amendments to the Board's
regulations required by the Act and the WPEA is set forth in the
interim rule.
The Board received no comments in response to the interim rule.
Therefore, the Board has determined to adopt the interim rule as final
without change.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 1201 and 1209
Administrative practice and procedure.
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 5 CFR parts 1201 and 1209,
which was published at 78 FR 39543, on July 2, 2013, is adopted as a
final rule without change.
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