OFPA definition
Examples of OFPA in a sentence
TTB’s authority under FAA Act regulations shall not preclude AMS’ enforcement of the NOP under the OFPA.
Section 2107 of OFPA (7 U.S.C. 6506) provides that agricultural products to be sold or labeled as organically produced must be produced and handled in accordance with the NOP.
Section 2104 of OFPA (7 U.S.C. 6503) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products that have been produced using organic methods in accordance with the OFPA.
This agreement between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) clarifies and delineates the enforcement responsibilities of each agency with respect to the labeling and advertising of alcohol beverages produced under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (P.L. 101-624, Title XXI, Organic Certification (1990)) and for other related purposes.
The OFPA protects active spotted owl nesting sites or activity centers occupied by a pair of adult owls capable of breeding by providing for a 70-acre core habitat area around the nest site.
In Oregon, the Oregon Forest Protection Act (OFPA) protects resource sites through a notification process, but the State Forester does not issue permits or approvals.
Upon review of OCCSP authority, FSA determined that it had erroneously announced the availability of cost-share for transitional certification, because no transitional certification programs are currently established under OFPA.
That NOFA announced that the purpose of OCCSP is to provide cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products in obtaining certification under the National Organic Program (NOP) established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (7 U.S.C. 6501–6524) and the regulations in 7 CFR part 205.
This is to give HR, OFPA, and ORA time to process paperwork before time is submitted to payroll.