0581-AD55 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Organic Check off Program

The purpose of the new program would be to maintain and expand markets for organic products by funding promotion, research, and information programs to increase demand and create markets for organic products.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 205 7 U.S.C. 6501 to 6522 7 U.S.C. 7401 No NPRM 11/00/2016 Final Action 10/00/2017 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No Charles Parrott W. Associate Deputy Administrator 0581 Agricultural Marketing Service AMS 202 720-6393 202 720-0016 charles.parrott@usda.gov Room 2095-South, Specialty Crop, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250