and Commodity Management Division of the Fair Trade Practices Program administers United States Warehouse Act and Commodity Credit Corporation storage agreements. Organization AMS is led by an administrator assisted by an associate and deputy associate administrator. Currently, these individuals are Administrator Bruce Summers, Associate Administrator Erin Morris, and Deputy Associate Administrator Lorenzo Tribbett, all longtime AMS employees. Additionally, the Cotton and Tobacco Program is led by a Deputy Administrator and several Associate Deputy Administrators. Structurally, AMS is headed by the Office of the Administrator; below the Administrator are the Legislative and Regulatory Review Staff, Public Affairs Staff, Civil Rights Staff (within the Office of Civil Rights), and Administrative Management Staff. Beyond that, the AMS is divided into nine programs and one service which are further subdivided into divisions and staffs. AMS' nine programs are: Dairy Program Specialty Crops Program Fair Trade Practices Program Food Disclosure and Labeling Division (FDLD) Packers and Stockyards Division (PSD) Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division (PACA) Warehouse and Commodity Management Division (WCMD) National Organic Program (NOP) Cotton and Tobacco Program (C&T) Grading Division Standardization and Engineering Division Quality Assurance Division Market News Division Research and Promotion Division MRP Laboratory and Scientific IT Support Division Administrative Staff Livestock and Poultry Program (L&P) Transportation and Marketing Program Transportation Services Division Grants Division Marketing Services Division USDA Farmers Market Science and Technology Program (S&T) Laboratory Approval and Testing Division (LATD) Monitoring Programs Division (MPD) Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD) Commodity Procurement Program (CP) The lone service of AMS is: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) There is also an Information Technology Service (ITS). Additionally, AMS receives input and counsel from the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards, Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC), Grain Inspection Advisory Committee, National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), and Plant Variety Protection Board. Programs The AMS National Organic Program (NOP) develops, implements, and administers national production, handling, and labeling standards for organic agricultural products. The NOP also accredits the certifying agents (foreign and domestic) who inspect organic production and handling operations to certify that they meet USDA standards. The AMS Science and Technology Program provides scientific support services to the agricultural community and AMS programs, including laboratory analyses, laboratory quality assurance, and coordination of scientific research conducted by other agencies for AMS. In addition, the program's Plant Variety Protection Office administers the Plant Variety Protection Act, by issuing Certificates