Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)

Document 2026-13571 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on July 6, 2026, with an effective date of July 6, 2026. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculation for OCCSP, which are consistent with how CCC has administered OCCSP in previous years by Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs). Prior NOFAs also established the opportunity for State agencies to enter into agreements to administer OCCSP; these provisions are also included in this rule. The rule also establishes the application process and deadlines for eligible producers and handlers who apply through FSA county offices. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13571/organic-certification-cost-share-program-occsp.

No. Document 2026-13571 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.