Origin of Livestock- Variance Request

AMS is requesting approval for a new information collection, in order to fully implement the "Origin of Livestock" (OOL) Final Rule (87 FR 19740) published on April 5, 2022. OOL provides a new variance request process at 7 CFR 205.236(d) for small certified organic dairy operations. In this information collection, these operations, through their certifying agent, will be able to request a variance from AMS that alleviates economic burden that would otherwise occur as a result of (1) bankruptcy or forced sale, (2) insolvency or liquidating animals as a result of ceasing operations, or (3) intergenerational transfer of animals.

The latest form for Origin of Livestock- Variance Request expires 2027-01-31 and can be found here.