Paper | Agricultural Marketing Service

Scope

Crops

Status

Complete

NOSB Review Documents

1995 NOSB review for addition to §205.601 for use as a weed barrier and compost feedstock (newspaper, recycled paper)
1995 Technical Advisory Panel (pdf) (newspaper, recycled paper)
November 1995 NOSB Recommendation (pdf) (page 19) (newspaper, recycled paper)
2006 Technical Report (pdf) (newspaper, recycled paper)
2017 Technical Report (pdf) (newspaper, recycled paper)
August 2018 Petition (pdf) requesting addition to §205.601 for use as a production aid (paper-based crop planting aids)
October 2018 Addendum #1 (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
October 2018 NOSB Subcommittee Discussion Document (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
2019 Technical Report (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
October 2019 NOSB Subcommittee Discussion Document (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
April 2020 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
October 2020 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
April 2021 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)
April 2021 NOSB Recommendation (pdf) (paper-based crop planting aids)

Rulemaking

Added to the National List, §205.601(b) and §205.601(c), effective April 21, 2001 (65 FR 80547, 66 FR 15619) (newspaper, recycled paper)
Added to the National List, §205.601(o), effective December 14, 2022 (87 FR 68021) (paper-based crop planting aids)

Related Terms

Backliner; Bond; Boxboard; Cannabis paper; Cardboard; Cellulose; Chainpots; Collars; Compost feedstock; Hemp paper; Kraft paper; Linerboard; Newspaper mulch; Newspaper or other recycled paper; Newsprint; Non-recycled paper; Nonrecycled paper; Papel reciclado; Papier recycle; Paper; Paper-based crop planting aid; Paper bags; Paper chain pots; Paper containers; Paper pots; Papyrus; Pelleted newspaper; Recycled paper; Seed tape; Shredded newspaper; Tarpaper; Tissue; Virgin paper.

Date Updated

02/14/2023