[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR205.503]

[Page 409]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 205_NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart F_Accreditation of Certifying Agents
 
Sec. 205.503  Applicant information.

    A private or governmental entity seeking accreditation as a 
certifying agent must submit the following information:
    (a) The business name, primary office location, mailing address, 
name of the person(s) responsible for the certifying agent's day-to-day 
operations, contact numbers (telephone, facsimile, and Internet address) 
of the applicant, and, for an applicant who is a private person, the 
entity's taxpayer identification number;
    (b) The name, office location, mailing address, and contact numbers 
(telephone, facsimile, and Internet address) for each of its 
organizational units, such as chapters or subsidiary offices, and the 
name of a contact person for each unit;
    (c) Each area of operation (crops, wild crops, livestock, or 
handling) for which accreditation is requested and the estimated number 
of each type of operation anticipated to be certified annually by the 
applicant along with a copy of the applicant's schedule of fees for all 
services to be provided under these regulations by the applicant;
    (d) The type of entity the applicant is (e.g., government 
agricultural office, for-profit business, not-for-profit membership 
association) and for:
    (1) A governmental entity, a copy of the official's authority to 
conduct certification activities under the Act and the regulations in 
this part,
    (2) A private entity, documentation showing the entity's status and 
organizational purpose, such as articles of incorporation and by-laws or 
ownership or membership provisions, and its date of establishment; and
    (e) A list of each State or foreign country in which the applicant 
currently certifies production and handling operations and a list of 
each State or foreign country in which the applicant intends to certify 
production or handling operations.