80 FR 28930 - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range		28930-28931
FR Document		2015-12192

This notice is announcing a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), that will be held on June 10, 2015, by audio conference call that is open to the public. The Committee will continue its discussions, from its November 17, 2014 meeting, on microbiological criteria as indicators of poor process control or insanitary conditions. After further discussion, the committee plans to adopt its final recommendations.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2015-0028]


National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a meeting of the National Advisory 
Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), that will be 
held on June 10, 2015, by audio conference call that is open to the 
public. The Committee will continue its discussions, from its November 
17, 2014 meeting, on microbiological criteria as indicators of poor 
process control or insanitary conditions. After further discussion, the 
committee plans to adopt its final recommendations.

DATES: Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
    Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.
    Call-in Phone Number: The June 10, 2015, meeting will be held by 
telephone. The call-in number for the audio conference will be provided 
after registration is completed. Please contact Karen Thomas-Sharp at 
the address, telephone or fax numbers below to register for the 
meeting: USDA, FSIS, Office of Public Health Science, Stop 3777, 
Patriots Plaza 3, Floor 9, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250, or by phone (202) 690-6620, fax (202) 690-6334, or email: 
[email protected].
    All documents related to the full Committee meeting will be 
available for public inspection in the FSIS Docket Room, USDA, at 
Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. Street SW., Room 8-164, Washington, DC 20250 
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, as soon as they 
become available. The NACMCF documents also will be available on the 
Internet at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/federal-register-notices.
    FSIS will finalize the agenda on or before the date of the meeting 
and will post it on the FSIS Web page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/meetings. Please note that the meeting time 
schedule is subject to change due to the time required for Committee 
discussions; thus, sessions could end earlier or later than 
anticipated. Please plan accordingly if you would like to attend or 
participate in a public comment period.
    The official meeting minutes of the June 10, 2015 full Committee 
meeting, when they become available, will be located in the FSIS Docket 
Room at the above address and also will be posted on http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/nacmcf/meetings/nacmcf-meetings.
    Further Information for Participants: Persons interested in 
registering for the audio conference, making a presentation, submitting 
technical papers, or providing comments at the June 10, 2015 plenary 
session should contact Karen Thomas-Sharp, phone (202) 690-6620, fax 
(202) 690-6334, email: [email protected] or at the 
mailing address above. Persons requiring special accommodations for 
this phone conference (voice and TTY) should notify Ms. Thomas-Sharp by 
June 5, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The NACMCF was established in 1988 in response to a recommendation 
of the National Academy of Sciences for an interagency approach to 
microbiological criteria for foods and in response to a recommendation 
of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, as 
expressed in the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. The charter for the NACMCF is 
available on the FSIS Web page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/nacmcf/committee-charter/charter.
    The NACMCF provides scientific advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
on issues related to the safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. food 
supply, including development of microbiological criteria, as well as 
the review and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data 
and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in foods. The 
Committee also provides scientific advice and recommendations to the 
Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, and the Departments of Commerce and Defense.
    Mr. Brian Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is 
the Committee Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Food and Drug 
Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 
is the Vice-Chair; and Dr. James Rogers, FSIS, is the Executive 
Secretary.

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Documents Reviewed by NACMCF

    FSIS will make all materials reviewed and considered by NACMCF 
regarding its deliberations available to the public. Generally, these 
materials will be made available as soon as possible after the full 
Committee meeting. Further, FSIS intends to make these materials 
available in electronic format on the FSIS Web page 
(www.fsis.usda.gov), as well as in hard copy format in the FSIS Docket 
Room. Often, an attempt is made to make the materials available at the 
start of the full Committee meeting when sufficient time is allowed in 
advance to do so.
    Disclaimer: NACMCF documents and comments posted on the FSIS Web 
site are electronic conversions from a variety of source formats. In 
some cases, document conversion may result in character translation or 
formatting errors. The original document is the official, legal copy.
    In order to meet the electronic and information technology 
accessibility standards in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, 
NACMCF may add alternate text descriptors for non-text elements 
(graphs, charts, tables, multimedia, etc.). These modifications only 
affect the Internet copies of the documents.
    Copyrighted documents will not be posted on the FSIS Web site, but 
will be available for inspection in the FSIS Docket Room.

Additional Public Notification

    FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page 
located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/federal-register-notices.
    FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication 
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide 
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal 
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information 
that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and 
stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free 
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups, 
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals 
who have asked to be included. The Update also is available on the FSIS 
Web page. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription 
service, which provides automatic and customized access to selected 
food safety news and information. This service is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service. Options range from recalls to export information 
to regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete 
subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their 
accounts.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

    USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities 
on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, 
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or 
family status (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication of program information (Braille, large print, and 
audiotape) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice 
and TTY).
    To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TTY). 
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

    Done at Washington, DC, on: May 15, 2015.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
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persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE when they become available, will be
the collection of information unless it located in the FSIS Docket Room at the
displays a currently valid OMB control Food Safety and Inspection Service above address and also will be posted
number. [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0028] on http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/
National Agricultural Statistics Service nacmcf/meetings/nacmcf-meetings.
National Advisory Committee on
Title: Agricultural Resource Microbiological Criteria for Foods Further Information for Participants:
Management, Chemical Use, and Post- AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Persons interested in registering for the
harvest Chemical Use Surveys. Service, USDA. audio conference, making a
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
presentation, submitting technical
papers, or providing comments at the
Summary of Collection: The primary SUMMARY: This notice is announcing a June 10, 2015 plenary session should
objectives of the National Agricultural meeting of the National Advisory contact Karen Thomas-Sharp, phone
Statistics Service (NASS) are to provide Committee on Microbiological Criteria (202) 690–6620, fax (202) 690–6334,
the public with timely and reliable for Foods (NACMCF), that will be held email: Karen.thomas-sharp@
agricultural production and economic on June 10, 2015, by audio conference fsis.usda.gov or at the mailing address
statistics, as well as environmental and call that is open to the public. The above. Persons requiring special
specialty agricultural related statistics. Committee will continue its accommodations for this phone
The surveys—the Agricultural Resource discussions, from its November 17, 2014 conference (voice and TTY) should
Management Study (ARMS), the meeting, on microbiological criteria as notify Ms. Thomas-Sharp by June 5,
Vegetable Chemical Use Surveys, the indicators of poor process control or 2015.
Fruit Chemical Use Surveys, and the insanitary conditions. After further
new Microbial Food Safety Practices— discussion, the committee plans to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Packer Survey—are critical to NASS’ adopt its final recommendations. Background
ability to fulfill these objectives and to DATES: Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
build the congressionally mandated Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. The NACMCF was established in
database on agricultural chemical use Call-in Phone Number: The June 10, 1988 in response to a recommendation
and related farm practices. NASS uses a 2015, meeting will be held by of the National Academy of Sciences for
variety of survey instruments to collect telephone. The call-in number for the an interagency approach to
the information in conjunction with audio conference will be provided after microbiological criteria for foods and in
these studies. registration is completed. Please contact response to a recommendation of the
Need and Use of the Information: The Karen Thomas-Sharp at the address, U.S. House of Representatives
ARMS provides a robust data base of telephone or fax numbers below to Committee on Appropriations, as
information to address varied needs of register for the meeting: USDA, FSIS, expressed in the Rural Development,
policy makers. There are many uses for Office of Public Health Science, Stop Agriculture, and Related Agencies
the information from this study 3777, Patriots Plaza 3, Floor 9, 1400 Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988.
including an evaluation of the safety of Independence Avenue SW., The charter for the NACMCF is
the nation’s food supply; input to the Washington, DC 20250, or by phone available on the FSIS Web page at
farm sector portion of the gross (202) 690–6620, fax (202) 690–6334, or http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
domestic product; and to provide a email: Karen.thomas-sharp@ fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/
barometer on the financial condition of fsis.usda.gov. nacmcf/committee-charter/charter.
All documents related to the full
farm businesses. ARMS is the only The NACMCF provides scientific
Committee meeting will be available for
annual source of whole farm advice and recommendations to the
public inspection in the FSIS Docket
information available for objective Secretary of Agriculture and the
Room, USDA, at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E.
evaluation of many critical issues Secretary of Health and Human Services
Street SW., Room 8–164, Washington,
related to agriculture and the rural on issues related to the safety and
DC 20250 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
economy, such as: whole farm finance wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply,
p.m., Monday through Friday, as soon
data, marketing information, input including development of
as they become available. The NACMCF
usage, production practices, and crop microbiological criteria, as well as the
documents also will be available on the
substitution possibilities. Without these review and evaluation of
Internet at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
data, decision makers cannot analyze epidemiological and risk assessment
wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/
and report on critical issues that affect data and methodologies for assessing
federal-register/federal-register-notices.
farms and farm households when FSIS will finalize the agenda on or microbiological hazards in foods. The
pesticide regulatory actions are being before the date of the meeting and will Committee also provides scientific
considered. post it on the FSIS Web page at advice and recommendations to the
Description of Respondents: Farms. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/ Food and Drug Administration, the
fsis/newsroom/meetings. Please note Centers for Disease Control and
Number of Respondents: 91,916. Prevention, and the Departments of
that the meeting time schedule is
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: subject to change due to the time Commerce and Defense.
Annually.
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required for Committee discussions; Mr. Brian Ronholm, Deputy Under
Total Burden Hours: 91,208. thus, sessions could end earlier or later Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is the
than anticipated. Please plan Committee Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne,
Charlene Parker, Director of the Food and Drug
accordingly if you would like to attend
Departmental Information Collection or participate in a public comment Administration’s Center for Food Safety
Clearance Officer. period. and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), is the
[FR Doc. 2015–12258 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] The official meeting minutes of the Vice-Chair; and Dr. James Rogers, FSIS,
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Documents Reviewed by NACMCF subscription-service. Options range from agency, including whether the
FSIS will make all materials reviewed recalls to export information to information shall have practical utility;
and considered by NACMCF regarding regulations, directives, and notices. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
its deliberations available to the public. Customers can add or delete of the burden of the proposed collection
Generally, these materials will be made subscriptions themselves and have the of information, including the validity of
available as soon as possible after the option to password protect their the methodology and assumptions that
full Committee meeting. Further, FSIS accounts. were used; (c) ways to enhance the
intends to make these materials quality, utility, and clarity of the
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
available in electronic format on the information collected; and (d) ways to
USDA prohibits discrimination in all minimize the burden of the collection of
FSIS Web page (www.fsis.usda.gov), as of its programs and activities on the
well as in hard copy format in the FSIS information on those who are to
basis of race, color, national origin, respond, including use of appropriate
Docket Room. Often, an attempt is made gender, religion, age, disability, political
to make the materials available at the automated, electronic, mechanical, or
beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital other technological collection
start of the full Committee meeting or family status (Not all prohibited bases
when sufficient time is allowed in techniques or other forms of information
apply to all programs). technology.
advance to do so. Persons with disabilities who require
Disclaimer: NACMCF documents and Comments may be sent to: Wesley R.
alternative means for communication of Dean, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
comments posted on the FSIS Web site program information (Braille, large
are electronic conversions from a variety Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
print, and audiotape) should contact Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
of source formats. In some cases, USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600
document conversion may result in VA 22302. Comments may also be
(voice and TTY). submitted via fax to the attention of
character translation or formatting To file a written complaint of
errors. The original document is the Wesley R. Dean at 703–305–2576 or via
discrimination, write USDA, Office of email to wesley.dean@fns.usda.gov.
official, legal copy. the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
In order to meet the electronic and Comments will also be accepted through
1400 Independence Avenue SW., the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
information technology accessibility Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call
standards in Section 508 of the http://www.regulations.gov, and follow
(202) 720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA the online instructions for submitting
Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may add is an equal opportunity provider and
alternate text descriptors for non-text comments electronically.
employer. All written comments will be open for
elements (graphs, charts, tables,
multimedia, etc.). These modifications Done at Washington, DC, on: May 15, 2015. public inspection at the Office of the
only affect the Internet copies of the Alfred V. Almanza, Food and Nutrition Service during
documents. Acting Administrator. regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
Copyrighted documents will not be [FR Doc. 2015–12192 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
posted on the FSIS Web site, but will be BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
available for inspection in the FSIS Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Docket Room. All responses to this notice will be
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE summarized and included in the request
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FSIS will announce this notice online Food and Nutrition Service approval. All comments will be a matter
through the FSIS Web page located at of public record.
Agency Information Collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
Activities: Proposed Collection; Requests for additional information or
fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/
Comment Request—Evaluation of copies of this information collection
federal-register-notices.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance should be directed to Wesley R. Dean,
FSIS also will make copies of this
Program (SNAP) Employment and Office of Policy Support, Food and
Federal Register publication available
Training (E&T) Pilots Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, (FNS), USDA. VA 22302.
regulations, Federal Register notices, ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FSIS public meetings, and other types of Title: Evaluation of SNAP E&T Pilots.
information that could affect or would SUMMARY: In accordance with the OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
be of interest to constituents and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
stakeholders. The Update is notice invites the public and other Type of Request: New Collection.
communicated via Listserv, a free public agencies to comment on this Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition
electronic mail subscription service for proposed information collection. This is Assistance Program (SNAP) is a critical
industry, trade groups, consumer a new collection for the purpose of work support for low-income people
interest groups, health professionals, evaluating the Fiscal Year 2015 Pilot and families. SNAP benefits help
and other individuals who have asked Projects to Reduce Dependency and eligible low-income families put food on
to be included. The Update also is Increase Work Requirements and Work the table in times of need. It also
Effort Under the Supplemental
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available on the FSIS Web page. In supports critical and needed skills and
addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). job training so that recipients can obtain
subscription service, which provides DATES: Written comments must be good jobs that lead to self-sufficiency.
automatic and customized access to received on or before July 20, 2015. SNAP’s long-standing mission of
selected food safety news and ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: helping unemployed and
information. This service is available at (a) Whether the proposed collection of underemployed people is challenging.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/ information is necessary for the proper To help them and their families achieve
fsis/programs-and-services/email- performance of the functions of the self-sufficiency, strategies are needed to

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FR Citation		80 FR 28930

80 FR 28930 - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service