# 7 C.F.R. § 1417.5 (2026): Eligible producers and handlers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_5

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 C.F.R. § 1417.5 (2026)
- **Heading:** Eligible producers and handlers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 7 CFR: Agriculture / Chapter XIV / Part 1417 / § 1417.5: § 1417.5   Eligible producers and handlers.

## Text

(a) To be eligible for OCCSP, a producer or handler must: (1) Possess a valid USDA organic certification: (i) For the 2025 program year, at any time during the program year; or (ii) For 2026 and subsequent program years, at the time of application; (2) Have paid allowable expenses, as specified in § 1417.7, for initial organic certification or renewal of organic certification from a certifying agent during the applicable fiscal year; and (3) Be located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Producers and handlers with suspended, revoked, or withdrawn certifications at the time of application are ineligible for OCCSP.

## Nearby sections

- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.1 (2026) § 1417.1   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_1.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.2 (2026) § 1417.2   Administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_2.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.3 (2026) § 1417.3   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_3.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.4 (2026) § 1417.4   State agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_4.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.5 (2026) § 1417.5   Eligible producers and handlers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_5.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.6 (2026) § 1417.6   Eligible scopes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_6.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.7 (2026) § 1417.7   Allowable and unallowable costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_7.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.8 (2026) § 1417.8   How to apply.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_8.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.9 (2026) § 1417.9   Payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_9.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 1417.10 (2026) § 1417.10   General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P1417_S1417_10.md)

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