80 FR 34608 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

Page Range		34608-34609
FR Document		2015-14841

The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are holding a public meeting on August 19, 2015. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 2nd Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). The Session will be held in Goa, India, September 14-18, 2015. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 2nd Session of CCSCH and to address items on the agenda.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2015-0013]


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Spices and Culinary Herbs

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS), are holding a public meeting on August 19, 2015. The purpose of 
the meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on 
agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be 
discussed at the 2nd Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and 
Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). 
The Session will be held in Goa, India, September 14-18, 2015. The 
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the importance of 
providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background 
information on the 2nd Session of CCSCH and to address items on the 
agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2015 
from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 107-
A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Documents 
related to the 2nd Session of CCSCH will be accessible via the Internet 
at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
    The U.S. Delegate of the 2nd Session of the CCSCH invites U.S. 
interested parties to send their comments electronically to the 
following email address: Dorian.Lafond@ams.usda.gov.

Call-In Number

    If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 2nd 
Session of the CCSCH by conference call, please use the call-in number 
and participant code listed below:
    Call-in Number: 1-888-844-9904.
    The participant code will be posted on the Web page below: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.

Registration

    Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing 
kenneth.lowery@fsis.usda.gov by August 17, 2015. Early registration is 
encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building. The 
meeting will be held in a Federal building. Attendees should also bring 
photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through 
security screening systems. Attendees who are not able to attend the 
meeting in person, but who wish to participate, may do so by phone.
    For Further Information About the 2nd Session of CCSCH Contact: 
Dorian LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables 
Division, Stop 0235-Room 2086, United States Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 690-
4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, email: dorian.lafond@usda.gov.
    For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth 
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 
Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 690-4042, Fax: (202) 720-3157, 
email: Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, 
the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health 
Organization. Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, 
and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by promoting 
their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks to 
protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair practices are used 
in trade.
    The CCSCH is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for 
spices and culinary herbs in their dried and dehydrated state in whole, 
ground, and cracked or crushed form. The CCSCH consults as necessary 
with other international organizations in the standards development 
process to avoid duplication.
    The CCSCH is hosted by India.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 2nd Session of CCSCH will 
be discussed during the public meeting:
     Matters Referred by the Codex and other Codex Committees 
and Task Forces.
     Activities of International Organizations relevant to the 
work of CCSCH.
     Proposed Draft Standard for Black, White, and Green 
Pepper.
     Proposed Draft Standard for Cumin.
     Proposed Draft Standard for Oregano.
     Proposed Draft Standard for Thyme.
     Discussion paper on grouping of spices and culinary herbs.
     Proposal for new work.
     Other Business and Future Work.
    Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, 
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the Meeting. Members of 
the public may access or request copies of these documents (see 
ADDRESSES).

Public Meeting

    At the August 19, 2015, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 
agenda items will be described and discussed. Attendees will have the 
opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may 
be offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegates for the 2nd 
Session of CCSCH,(see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that 
they relate to activities of the 2nd Session of CCSCH.
    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal 
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.

Additional Public Notification

    FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through 
the FSIS

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    No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds 
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, 
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, 
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to 
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or 
activity conducted by the USDA.

How To File a Complaint of Discrimination

    To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program 
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your 
authorized representative.
    Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, 
or email.
    Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of 
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.
    Fax: (202) 690-7442.
    Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact 
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

    Done at Washington, DC, on June 11, 2012.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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How To File a Complaint of ADDRESSES: The public meeting will practice, and other guidelines
Discrimination take place at the United States developed by its committees, and by
To file a complaint of discrimination, Department of Agriculture (USDA), promoting their adoption and
complete the USDA Program Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 107– implementation by governments, Codex
Discrimination Complaint Form, which A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., seeks to protect the health of consumers
may be accessed online at http:// Washington, DC 20250. Documents and ensure that fair practices are used
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ related to the 2nd Session of CCSCH in trade.
will be accessible via the Internet at the The CCSCH is responsible for
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
following address: http:// elaborating worldwide standards for
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- spices and culinary herbs in their dried
or your authorized representative.
reports/en/. and dehydrated state in whole, ground,
Send your completed complaint form
The U.S. Delegate of the 2nd Session and cracked or crushed form. The
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, of the CCSCH invites U.S. interested CCSCH consults as necessary with other
parties to send their comments international organizations in the
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
electronically to the following email standards development process to avoid
Independence Avenue SW.,
address: Dorian.Lafond@ams.usda.gov. duplication.
Washington, DC 20250–9410. The CCSCH is hosted by India.
Fax: (202) 690–7442. Call-In Number
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Persons with disabilities who require If you wish to participate in the Meeting
alternative means for communication public meeting for the 2nd Session of
the CCSCH by conference call, please The following items on the Agenda
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), for the 2nd Session of CCSCH will be
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center use the call-in number and participant
code listed below: discussed during the public meeting:
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). • Matters Referred by the Codex and
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904.
Done at Washington, DC on June 11, 2015. The participant code will be posted other Codex Committees and Task
Mary Frances Lowe, on the Web page below: http:// Forces.
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ • Activities of International
[FR Doc. 2015–14840 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am] topics/international-affairs/us-codex- Organizations relevant to the work of
alimentarius/public-meetings. CCSCH.
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• Proposed Draft Standard for Black,
Registration White, and Green Pepper.
Attendees may register to attend the • Proposed Draft Standard for Cumin.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • Proposed Draft Standard for
public meeting by emailing
Food Safety and Inspection Service kenneth.lowery@fsis.usda.gov by August Oregano.
17, 2015. Early registration is • Proposed Draft Standard for Thyme.
[Docket No. FSIS–2015–0013] • Discussion paper on grouping of
encouraged because it will expedite
spices and culinary herbs.
Codex Alimentarius Commission: entry into the building. The meeting • Proposal for new work.
Meeting of the Codex Committee on will be held in a Federal building. • Other Business and Future Work.
Spices and Culinary Herbs Attendees should also bring photo Each issue listed will be fully
identification and plan for adequate described in documents distributed, or
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary time to pass through security screening to be distributed, by the Secretariat
for Food Safety, USDA. systems. Attendees who are not able to before the Meeting. Members of the
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and attend the meeting in person, but who public may access or request copies of
request for comments. wish to participate, may do so by phone. these documents (see ADDRESSES).
For Further Information About the
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 2nd Session of CCSCH Contact: Dorian Public Meeting
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, At the August 19, 2015, public
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Fruits and Vegetables Division, Stop meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
the Agricultural Marketing Service 0235–Room 2086, United States agenda items will be described and
(AMS), are holding a public meeting on Department of Agriculture, 1400 discussed. Attendees will have the
August 19, 2015. The purpose of the Independence Avenue SW., opportunity to pose questions and offer
meeting is to provide information and Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) comments. Written comments may be
receive public comments on agenda 690–4944, Fax: (202) 720–0016, email: offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
items and draft United States (U.S.) dorian.lafond@usda.gov. Delegates for the 2nd Session of
positions that will be discussed at the For Further Information about the CCSCH,(see ADDRESSES). Written
2nd Session of the Codex Committee on Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth comments should state that they relate
Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 to activities of the 2nd Session of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, CCSCH.
(Codex). The Session will be held in Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) Public awareness of all segments of
Goa, India, September 14–18, 2015. The 690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157, email: rulemaking and policy development is
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov.
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important. Consequently, FSIS will
recognizes the importance of providing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: announce this Federal Register
interested parties the opportunity to publication on-line through the FSIS
obtain background information on the Background
Web page located at: http://
2nd Session of CCSCH and to address Codex was established in 1963 by two www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
items on the agenda. United Nations organizations, the Food
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled and Agriculture Organization and the Additional Public Notification
for Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from World Health Organization. Through FSIS also will make copies of this
1:00–4:00 p.m. adoption of food standards, codes of publication available through the FSIS

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
Dates		The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
FR Citation		80 FR 34608

80 FR 34608 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service