80_FR_54617 80 FR 54442 - Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products; Correction

80 FR 54442 - Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 175 (September 10, 2015)

Page Range54442-54442
FR Document2015-22778

This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2013, regarding new labeling requirements for raw or partially cooked needle- or blade- tenderized beef products, including beef products injected with a marinade or solution. This correction removes a clerical error that appeared in the Paperwork Reduction Act section of the preamble in the proposed rule.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 317

[Docket No. FSIS-2008-0017]
RIN 0583-AD45


Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized 
(Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products; Correction

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule 
published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2013, regarding new 
labeling requirements for raw or partially cooked needle- or blade-
tenderized beef products, including beef products injected with a 
marinade or solution. This correction removes a clerical error that 
appeared in the Paperwork Reduction Act section of the preamble in the 
proposed rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety 
and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700; Telephone (202) 
205-0495; Fax (202) 720-2025.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 10, 2013, FSIS issued a proposed rule entitled 
``Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically 
Tenderized) Beef Products.'' FR Doc. No. 2013-13669; 78 FR 34589-34604. 
Within the abstract of the Paperwork Reduction Act section of the 
preamble to the proposed rule (FR 34603), FSIS inadvertently included 
the phrase ``that do not fall under a regulatory standard of identity'' 
when characterizing which products would be subject to the rule.
    When read as a whole, it is clear that this phrase within the 
Paperwork Reduction Act section of the preamble was made in error. In 
no other section of the preamble or in the proposed text of the rule 
did FSIS make such a statement. Additionally, the remainder of that 
section of the preamble, as well as the Information Collection Request 
that FSIS submitted to the Office of Management and Budget accounted 
for raw or partially cooked needle- or blade-tenderized beef products 
regardless of whether they fall under a regulatory standard of 
identity. Moreover, the final rule that FSIS published on May 18, 2015 
(80 FR 28153), did not exempt any raw or partially cooked mechanically 
tenderized products that fall under a regulatory standard of identity 
from its provisions. FSIS is therefore correcting the clerical error in 
the proposed rule's Paperwork Reduction Act section.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

    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.
    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).

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce it on-line 
through the FSIS Web page located at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
    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 our constituents and 
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the 
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more 
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email 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/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export 
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or 
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password-
protect their accounts.

Correction

    In the proposed rule, entitled Descriptive Designation for Needle- 
or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products (FR Doc. 
No. 2013-13669), beginning on page 34589 in the issue of Monday, June 
10, 2013, make the following correction in the Paperwork Reduction Act 
section.
    On page 34603, in the second column, remove ``, that do not fall 
under a regulatory standard of identity.'' and add a period after 
``solution''.

    Done in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2015.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-22778 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                      When read as a whole, it is clear that              announce it on-line through the FSIS
                                                 contains notices to the public of the proposed          this phrase within the Paperwork                      Web page located at: http://
                                                 issuance of rules and regulations. The                  Reduction Act section of the preamble                 www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
                                                 purpose of these notices is to give interested          was made in error. In no other section
                                                 persons an opportunity to participate in the                                                                    FSIS also will make copies of this
                                                                                                         of the preamble or in the proposed text
                                                 rule making prior to the adoption of the final                                                                Federal Register publication available
                                                                                                         of the rule did FSIS make such a
                                                 rules.                                                                                                        through the FSIS Constituent Update,
                                                                                                         statement. Additionally, the remainder
                                                                                                         of that section of the preamble, as well              which is used to provide information
                                                                                                         as the Information Collection Request                 regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
                                                 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                     regulations, Federal Register notices,
                                                                                                         that FSIS submitted to the Office of
                                                 Food Safety and Inspection Service                      Management and Budget accounted for                   FSIS public meetings, and other types of
                                                                                                         raw or partially cooked needle- or blade-             information that could affect or would
                                                 9 CFR Part 317                                          tenderized beef products regardless of                be of interest to our constituents and
                                                                                                         whether they fall under a regulatory                  stakeholders. The Update is available on
                                                 [Docket No. FSIS–2008–0017]                             standard of identity. Moreover, the final             the FSIS Web page. Through the Web
                                                                                                         rule that FSIS published on May 18,                   page, FSIS is able to provide
                                                 RIN 0583–AD45
                                                                                                         2015 (80 FR 28153), did not exempt any                information to a much broader, more
                                                 Descriptive Designation for Needle- or                  raw or partially cooked mechanically                  diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
                                                 Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically                          tenderized products that fall under a                 offers an email subscription service
                                                 Tenderized) Beef Products; Correction                   regulatory standard of identity from its              which provides automatic and
                                                                                                         provisions. FSIS is therefore correcting              customized access to selected food
                                                 AGENCY:  Food Safety and Inspection                     the clerical error in the proposed rule’s             safety news and information. This
                                                 Service, USDA.                                          Paperwork Reduction Act section.                      service is available at: http://
                                                 ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.                                                                            www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options
                                                                                                         USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
                                                                                                                                                               range from recalls to export information,
                                                 SUMMARY:  This document corrects the                       No agency, officer, or employee of the
                                                                                                         USDA shall, on the grounds of race,                   regulations, directives, and notices.
                                                 preamble to a proposed rule published
                                                 in the Federal Register on June 10,                     color, national origin, religion, sex,                Customers can add or delete
                                                 2013, regarding new labeling                            gender identity, sexual orientation,                  subscriptions themselves, and have the
                                                 requirements for raw or partially cooked                disability, age, marital status, family/              option to password-protect their
                                                 needle- or blade-tenderized beef                        parental status, income derived from a                accounts.
                                                 products, including beef products                       public assistance program, or political               Correction
                                                 injected with a marinade or solution.                   beliefs, exclude from participation in,
                                                 This correction removes a clerical error                deny the benefits of, or subject to                     In the proposed rule, entitled
                                                 that appeared in the Paperwork                          discrimination any person in the United               Descriptive Designation for Needle- or
                                                 Reduction Act section of the preamble                   States under any program or activity                  Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically
                                                 in the proposed rule.                                   conducted by the USDA.                                Tenderized) Beef Products (FR Doc. No.
                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           To file a complaint of discrimination,             2013–13669), beginning on page 34589
                                                 Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Assistant                   complete the USDA Program                             in the issue of Monday, June 10, 2013,
                                                 Administrator, Office of Policy and                     Discrimination Complaint Form, which                  make the following correction in the
                                                 Program Development, Food Safety and                    may be accessed online at http://                     Paperwork Reduction Act section.
                                                 Inspection Service, U.S. Department of                  www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
                                                                                                         docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_                        On page 34603, in the second column,
                                                 Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue                                                                         remove ‘‘, that do not fall under a
                                                 SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700;                         12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
                                                                                                         or your authorized representative.                    regulatory standard of identity.’’ and
                                                 Telephone (202) 205–0495; Fax (202)
                                                                                                            Send your completed complaint form                 add a period after ‘‘solution’’.
                                                 720–2025.
                                                                                                         or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:               Done in Washington, DC, on September 4,
                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,              2015.
                                                 Background                                              Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
                                                                                                                                                               Alfred V. Almanza,
                                                                                                         Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                   On June 10, 2013, FSIS issued a                       Washington, DC 20250–9410.                            Acting Administrator.
                                                 proposed rule entitled ‘‘Descriptive                       Fax: (202) 690–7442.                               [FR Doc. 2015–22778 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                 Designation for Needle- or Blade-                          Email: program.intake@usda.gov.                    BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
                                                 Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized)                       Persons with disabilities who require
                                                 Beef Products.’’ FR Doc. No. 2013–                      alternative means for communication
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                                                 13669; 78 FR 34589–34604. Within the                    (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
                                                 abstract of the Paperwork Reduction Act                 should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
                                                 section of the preamble to the proposed                 at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
                                                 rule (FR 34603), FSIS inadvertently
                                                 included the phrase ‘‘that do not fall                  Additional Public Notification
                                                 under a regulatory standard of identity’’                 Public awareness of all segments of
                                                 when characterizing which products                      rulemaking and policy development is
                                                 would be subject to the rule.                           important. Consequently, FSIS will


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; correction.
ContactDaniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700; Telephone (202) 205-0495; Fax (202) 720-2025.
FR Citation80 FR 54442 
RIN Number0583-AD45

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