81 FR 15499 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 56 (March 23, 2016)
| Page Range | 15499-15500 | |
| FR Document | 2016-06484 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15499-15500] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06484] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2016-0003] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting; date change. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document announces a change to the date of the public meeting on the Codex Committee on Food Labeling that was announced in the Federal Register of February 26, 2016. The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will convene the public meeting on April 21, 2016. The objective of the public 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 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Ottawa, Canada May 9- 13, 2016. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, Room 1A-003, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 43rd Session of the CCFL will be accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to the 43rd Session of the CCFL, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: [email protected]. CALL IN NUMBER: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 43rd Session of the CCFL by conference call, please use the call- in-number and participant code that will be posted on the Web page below: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 43rd Session of the CCFL CONTACT: Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS-800), [[Page 15500]] College Park, MD 20740, Email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In the notice, Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling, beginning on page 9804 in the issue of Friday, February 26, 2016, the Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that the public meeting for the 43rd Session of the CCFL would take place on April 13, 2016. Because of changes in the Codex meeting schedule, the public meeting date needs to be changed to April 21, 2016, so that the required staff could be present to manage the public meeting. Additional Public Notification 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. FSIS also will make copies of this 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. USDA Non-Discrimination 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. 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, Email: [email protected], Fax: (202) 690-7442. 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). Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2016-06484 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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DATES: Comments on this notice must be are many program recipients and service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
received by May 23, 2016 to be assured providers who may be carrying a credit
of consideration. balance in their financial records due to Food Safety and Inspection Service
ADDRESSES: Office of the Chief Financial possible overpayments. Three years ago, [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0003]
Officer invites interested persons to the USDA implemented a Supplier
submit comments on this notice. Credit Recovery Audit Program. The Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Comments may be submitted by one of Supplier Credit Recovery Audit Meeting of the Codex Committee on
the following methods: contractor sends out a letter to USDA Food Labeling
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This vendors on an annual basis requesting
Web site provides the ability to type AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
account and payment information as to Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
short comments directly into the whether the vendor currently has a
comment field on this Web page or ACTION: Notice of public meeting; date
credit on their books due back to the
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go change.
USDA.
to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting SUMMARY: This document announces a
the on-line instructions at that site for
burden for this collection of information change to the date of the public meeting
submitting comments.
on the Codex Committee on Food
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: is estimated to average 2 hours per
response. Labeling that was announced in the
Send to U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Federal Register of February 26, 2016.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Respondents: Vendors, contractors, The Office of the Deputy Under
Fiscal Policy Division, Room 3417, 1400 program recipients, and any entity Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Independence Avenue SW., receiving funds from USDA. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
Washington, DC 20250.
• Hand- or courier-delivered Estimated Number of Respondents: the Food and Drug Administration
submittals: Deliver to Aaron Prose, U.S. 12,299. (FDA), will convene the public meeting
Department of Agriculture, Office of the Estimated Number of Responses per on April 21, 2016. The objective of the
Chief Financial Officer, Fiscal Policy Respondent: 1. public meeting is to provide information
Division, Room 3417, 1400 and receive public comments on agenda
Estimated Total Annual Burden on items and draft United States (U.S.)
Independence Avenue SW., Respondents: 24,598 hours.
Washington, DC 20250. positions that will be discussed at the
Instructions: All items submitted by Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on
mail or electronic mail must include the the proposed collection of information Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex
Agency name, Office of the Chief is necessary for the proper performance Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
Financial Officer. Comments received in of the functions of the agency, including taking place in Ottawa, Canada May 9–
response to this docket will be made whether the information will have 13, 2016.
available for public inspection and practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
posted without change, including any agency’s estimate of the burden of the for Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 1:00
personal information, to http:// proposed collection of information p.m.–3:00 p.m.
www.regulations.gov. including the validity of the ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
Docket: For access to background methodology and assumptions used; (3) take place at the Harvey W. Wiley
documents or comments received, go to ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Federal Building, FDA, 5100 Paint
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, clarity of the information to be Branch Parkway, Room 1A–003, College
Room 3417, 1400 Independence Avenue collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Park, MD 20740.
SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700 burden of the collection of information Documents related to the 43rd Session
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., on those who are to respond, including of the CCFL will be accessible via the
Monday through Friday. the use of appropriate automated, Internet at the following address: http://
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: electronic, mechanical, or other www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-
Aaron Prose, U.S. Department of technological collection techniques or reports/en/.
Agriculture, Office of the Chief Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to
other forms of information technology.
Financial Officer, Fiscal Policy Division, the 43rd Session of the CCFL, invites
Comments may be sent to Aaron Prose,
Room 3417, 1400 Independence Avenue U.S. interested parties to submit their
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office
SW., Washington, DC 20250. comments electronically to the
of the Chief Financial Officer, Fiscal following email address: ccfl@
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Policy Division, Room 3417, 1400
accordance with the Paperwork fda.hhs.gov.
Independence Avenue SW., CALL IN NUMBER: If you wish to
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Washington, DC 20250. All comments
Chapter 35), this notice announces the participate in the public meeting for the
received will be available for public 43rd Session of the CCFL by conference
intention of Office of the Chief Financial inspection during regular business
Officer to request approval for an call, please use the call-in-number and
hours at the same address. participant code that will be posted on
extension and revision of a currently
approved collection. All responses to this notice will be the Web page below: http://
Title: Supplier Credit Audit Recovery. summarized and included in the request www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
for the Office of Management and topics/international-affairs/us-codex-
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OMB Number: 0505–0026.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, Budget approval. All comments will alimentarius/public-meetings.
2016. become a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
Type of Request: Extension and 43RD SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT:
Peggy Javery,
revision of a currently approved Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and
information collection. Director, Fiscal Policy Division. Dietary Supplements, Center for Food
Abstract: The Department of [FR Doc. 2016–06517 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am] Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA,
Agriculture (USDA) believes that there BILLING CODE P 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–800),
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College Park, MD 20740, Email: ccfl@ beliefs, exclude from participation in, short comments directly into the
fda.hhs.gov. deny the benefits of, or subject to comment field on this Web page or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
discrimination any person in the United attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara
States under any program or activity to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 conducted by the USDA. the on-line instructions at that site for
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, submitting comments.
How To File a Complaint of
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: • Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Discrimination
(202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
To file a complaint of discrimination, of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Email: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
complete the USDA Program Inspection Service, Docket Clerk,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discrimination Complaint Form, which Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence
Background may be accessed online at http:// Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8–
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
In the notice, Codex Alimentarius docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ • Hand- or courier-delivered
Commission: Meeting of the Codex 12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3,
Committee on Food Labeling, beginning or your authorized representative. 355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A,
on page 9804 in the issue of Friday, Send your completed complaint form Washington, DC 20250–3700.
February 26, 2016, the Food Safety and or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: Instructions: All items submitted by
Inspection Service announced that the Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, mail or electronic mail must include the
public meeting for the 43rd Session of Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Agency name and docket number FSIS–
the CCFL would take place on April 13, Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 2015–0045. Comments received in
2016. Because of changes in the Codex DC 20250–9410, Email: response to this docket will be made
meeting schedule, the public meeting program.intake@usda.gov, Fax: (202) available for public inspection and
date needs to be changed to April 21, 690–7442. posted without change, including any
2016, so that the required staff could be Persons with disabilities who require personal information, to http://
present to manage the public meeting. alternative means for communication www.regulations.gov.
Additional Public Notification (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), Docket: For access to background
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center documents or comments received, go to
Public awareness of all segments of
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will Mary Frances Lowe, 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164,
announce this Federal Register Washington, DC 20250–3700 between
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
publication on-line through the FSIS 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
[FR Doc. 2016–06484 Filed 3–22–16; 8:45 am]
Web page located at: http:// through Friday.
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www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
FSIS also will make copies of this Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act
publication available through the FSIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Constituent Update, which is used to Service, USDA, 1400 Independence
provide information regarding FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service Avenue SW., Room 6065, South
policies, procedures, regulations, Building, Washington, DC 20250; (202)
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0007]
Federal Register notices, FSIS public 720–5627.
meetings, and other types of information Notice of Request To Renew an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
that could affect or would be of interest Approved Information Collection Title: Registration Requirements.
to our constituents and stakeholders. (Registration Requirements) OMB Control Number: 0583–0128.
The Update is available on the FSIS Type of Request: Renewal of an
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection approved information collection.
is able to provide information to a much Service, USDA. Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
broader, more diverse audience. In ACTION: Notice and request for authority to exercise the functions of the
addition, FSIS offers an email comments. Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18,
subscription service which provides 2.53) as specified in the Federal Meat
automatic and customized access to SUMMARY: In accordance with the Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et
selected food safety news and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and seq.) and the Poultry Products and
information. This service is available at: Office of Management and Budget Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and seq.). FSIS protects the public by
Options range from recalls to export Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing verifying that meat and poultry products
information, regulations, directives, and its intention to renew the approved are safe, wholesome, not adulterated,
notices. Customers can add or delete information collection regarding and correctly labeled.
subscriptions themselves, and have the business registration requirements. The FSIS is planning to request a renewal
option to password protect their approval for this information collection of this approved information collection
accounts. will expire on July 31, 2016. because it is due to expire on July 31,
DATES: Submit comments on or before 2016. There are no changes to the
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement May 23, 2016. existing information collection except a
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No agency, officer, or employee of the ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested revision to add Fish of the Order
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, persons to submit comments on this Siluriformes to the FSIS Form 5020–1.
color, national origin, religion, sex, information collection. Comments may This will result in the addition of 100
gender identity, sexual orientation, be submitted by one of the following estimated burden hours.
disability, age, marital status, family/ methods: Provisions of the FMIA (21 U.S.C.
parental status, income derived from a • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 643) and the PPIA (21 U.S.C. 460 (c))
public assistance program, or political Web site provides the ability to type prohibit any person, firm, or corporation
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