81_FR_42755 81 FR 42629 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

81 FR 42629 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)

Page Range42629-42630
FR Document2016-15599

The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting on August 1, 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 to be discussed at the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Washington, DC, September 12-16, 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the AMS recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 28th Session of the CCPFV and to address items on the agenda.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016) 
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[FR Doc No: 2016-15599]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0023]


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Processed Fruits and Vegetables

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting on August 1, 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 to be discussed at the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on 
Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission (Codex), taking place in Washington, DC, September 12-16, 
2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the AMS recognize 
the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to 
obtain background information on the 28th Session of the CCPFV and to 
address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 1, 2016, from 
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L. 
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, 
DC 20250.
    Documents related to the 28th Session of the CCPFV will be 
accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
    Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the 28th Session of the CCPFV, 
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 28th 
Session of the CCPFV by conference call, please use the following call-
in-number.
    Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904
    The participant code will be posted on the following Web page: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetingsRegistration:
    Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing 
[email protected] by July 27,2016. Early registration is encouraged 
as it will expedite entry into the building. The meeting will be held 
in a Federal building. Attendees should 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 28th Session of the CCPFV Contact: 
Dorian LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables 
Division, Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, South Agriculture Building, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0235, Telephone: (202) 
690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, Email: [email protected].

For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Doreen Chen-
Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., South 
Agriculture Building, Room 4865, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 
205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email: [email protected].

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 fair practices in the food 
trade.
    The CCPFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards and 
related texts for all types of processed fruits and vegetables 
including, but not limited to canned, dried, and frozen products, as 
well as fruit and vegetable juices and nectars.
    The Committee is hosted by the United States.

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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 28th Session of the CCPFV 
will be discussed during the public meeting:
     Matters referred to the Committee by Codex and its 
subsidiary bodies;
     Proposed draft Annex on canned pineapples (for inclusion 
in the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits (CODEX STAN 319-2015) (Step 
4);
     Proposed draft Annexes on quick frozen vegetables (for 
inclusion in the Standard for Quick Frozen Vegetables (CODEX STAN 320-
2015) (Step 4) and methods of analysis for quick frozen vegetables (for 
inclusion in Section 11--Methods of Analysis and Sampling of CODEX STAN 
320-2015);
     Discussion paper on standardization of dry and dried 
produce;
     Food additive provisions in Codex standards for processed 
fruits and vegetables (canned chestnuts and canned chestnut puree and 
pickled fruits and vegetables); and
     Status of work on the revision of Codex standards for 
processed fruits and vegetables.
    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 1, 2016, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 
agenda items will be described and discussed, and 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. Delegate for the 28th 
Session of the CCPFV, Dorian LaFond (see ADDRESSES). Written comments 
should state that they relate to the activities of the 28th Session of 
the CCPFV.

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.
    Fax: (202) 690-7442.
    E-mail: [email protected].
    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 27, 2016.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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42629 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 126 Thursday, June 30, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ contains documents other than rules or topics/international-affairs/us-codex- proposed rules that are applicable to the Food Safety and Inspection Service alimentarius/public-meetings public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Registration: committee meetings, agency decisions and [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0023] rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Attendees may register to attend the petitions and applications and agency Codex Alimentarius Commission: public meeting by emailing uscodex@ statements of organization and functions are Meeting of the Codex Committee on fsis.usda.gov by July 27,2016. Early examples of documents appearing in this Processed Fruits and Vegetables registration is encouraged as it will section. AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under expedite entry into the building. The Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. meeting will be held in a Federal building. Attendees should bring photo DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTION: Notice of public meeting and identification and plan for adequate request for comments. time to pass through security screening Animal and Plant Health Inspection SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy systems. Attendees who are not able to Service Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. attend the meeting in person, but who Department of Agriculture (USDA), and wish to participate, may do so by phone. [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0042] the Agricultural Marketing Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting 28TH SESSION OF THE CCPFV CONTACT: National Wildlife Services Advisory on August 1, 2016. The objective of the Dorian LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Committee; Reestablishment public meeting is to provide information Service, Fruits and Vegetables Division, and receive public comments on agenda Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, South AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health items and draft United States (U.S.) Agriculture Building, 1400 Inspection Service, USDA. positions to be discussed at the 28th Independence Avenue SW., ACTION: Notice of intent to reestablish. Session of the Codex Committee on Washington, DC 20250–0235, Processed Fruits and Vegetables Telephone: (202) 690–4944, Fax: (202) (CCPFV) of the Codex Alimentarius 720–0016, Email: Dorian.Lafond@ SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Commission (Codex), taking place in usda.gov. Advisory Committee Act, we are giving Washington, DC, September 12–16, notice that the Secretary of Agriculture FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for intends to reestablish the National Food Safety and the AMS recognize the PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Doreen Chen- Wildlife Services Advisory Committee importance of providing interested Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 for a 2-year period. The Secretary has parties the opportunity to obtain Independence Avenue SW., South determined that the Committee is background information on the 28th Agriculture Building, Room 4865, necessary and in the public interest. Session of the CCPFV and to address Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: items on the agenda. (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled Email: Doreen.Chen-Moulec@ Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal Officer, fsis.usda.gov. Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River for Monday, August 1, 2016, from 1:00 Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; p.m.–4:00 p.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (301) 851–3999. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L. Background SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Codex was established in 1963 by two purpose of the National Wildlife Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, United Nations organizations, the Food Services Advisory Committee (the DC 20250. and Agriculture Organization and the Committee) is to advise the Secretary of Documents related to the 28th Session World Health Organization. Through Agriculture on policies, program issues, of the CCPFV will be accessible via the adoption of food standards, codes of and research needed to conduct the Internet at the following address: http:// practice, and other guidelines Wildlife Services program. The www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- developed by its committees, and by Committee also serves as a public forum reports/en/. promoting their adoption and enabling those affected by the Wildlife Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the implementation by governments, Codex Services program to have a voice in the 28th Session of the CCPFV, invites U.S. seeks to protect the health of consumers program’s policies. interested parties to submit their and ensure fair practices in the food comments electronically to the trade. Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of following email address: June 2016. The CCPFV is responsible for Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov. elaborating worldwide standards and mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Kevin Shea, Call-In-Number: If you wish to participate in the related texts for all types of processed Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. public meeting for the 28th Session of fruits and vegetables including, but not the CCPFV by conference call, please limited to canned, dried, and frozen [FR Doc. 2016–15551 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] use the following call-in-number. products, as well as fruit and vegetable BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904 juices and nectars. The participant code will be posted The Committee is hosted by the on the following Web page: http:// United States. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

42630 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 / Notices Issues To Be Discussed at the Public The Update is available on the FSIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Meeting Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much Food Safety and Inspection Service The following items on the Agenda for the 28th Session of the CCPFV will broader, more diverse audience. In [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0022] be discussed during the public meeting: addition, FSIS offers an email • Matters referred to the Committee subscription service which provides National Advisory Committee on Meat by Codex and its subsidiary bodies; automatic and customized access to and Poultry Inspection • Proposed draft Annex on canned selected food safety news and AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection pineapples (for inclusion in the information. This service is available at: Service, Department of Agriculture. Standard for Certain Canned Fruits http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. ACTION: Notice of the Renewal of the (CODEX STAN 319–2015) (Step 4); Options range from recalls to export U.S. Department of Agriculture National • Proposed draft Annexes on quick information, regulations, directives, and Advisory Committee on Meat and frozen vegetables (for inclusion in the notices. Customers can add or delete Poultry Inspection. Standard for Quick Frozen Vegetables subscriptions themselves, and have the (CODEX STAN 320–2015) (Step 4) and option to password protect their SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of methods of analysis for quick frozen accounts. Agriculture intends to renew the vegetables (for inclusion in Section 11— National Advisory Committee on Meat Methods of Analysis and Sampling of USDA Non-Discrimination Statement and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The CODEX STAN 320–2015); purpose of the Committee is to provide No agency, officer, or employee of the • Discussion paper on advice to the Secretary of Agriculture USDA shall, on the grounds of race, standardization of dry and dried concerning State and Federal programs produce; color, national origin, religion, sex, with respect to meat, poultry and • Food additive provisions in Codex gender identity, sexual orientation, processed egg products inspection, food standards for processed fruits and disability, age, marital status, family/ safety, and other matters that fall within vegetables (canned chestnuts and parental status, income derived from a the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection canned chestnut puree and pickled public assistance program, or political Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products fruits and vegetables); and beliefs, exclude from participation in, Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg • Status of work on the revision of deny the benefits of, or subject to Products Inspection Act (EPIA). Codex standards for processed fruits discrimination any person in the United For Further Information about the and vegetables. States under any program or activity NACMPI Contact: Ms. Natasha Each issue listed will be fully conducted by the USDA. Williams, Program Specialist, described in documents distributed, or Designated Federal Officer, Outreach How To File a Complaint of and Partnership Division, Office of to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the Meeting. Members of the Discrimination Outreach, Employee Education and public may access or request copies of To file a complaint of discrimination, Training, Food Safety and Inspection these documents (see ADDRESSES). complete the USDA Program Service, Patriot Plaza III Building, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024; Public Meeting Discrimination Complaint Form, which Telephone: (202) 690–6531; Fax: (202) may be accessed online at http://www. At the August 1, 2016, public 690–6519; Email: Natasha.Williams@ meeting, draft U.S. positions on the ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/ fsis.usda.gov agenda items will be described and 2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer authorized representative. Background comments. Written comments may be Send your completed complaint form In accordance with the Federal offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 Delegate for the 28th Session of the Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that CCPFV, Dorian LaFond (see ADDRESSES). Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 the Secretary of Agriculture intends to Written comments should state that they Independence Avenue SW., renew the NACMPI for two years. The relate to the activities of the 28th Committee provides advice and Washington, DC 20250–9410. Session of the CCPFV. recommendations to the Secretary on Fax: (202) 690–7442. meat and poultry inspection programs, Additional Public Notification E-mail: program.intake@usda.gov. pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 301(a)(3), Public awareness of all segments of and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Persons with disabilities who require rulemaking and policy development is Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, important. Consequently, FSIS will alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 645, 661(a)(3), and 661(c), and to announce this Federal Register sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of publication on-line through the FSIS should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 Web page located at: http://www.fsis. U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and usda.gov/federal-register . Done at Washington, DC, on June 27, 2016. 460(e). FSIS also will make copies of this Paulo Almeida, A copy of the current charter and publication available through the FSIS mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. other information about the committee Constituent Update, which is used to can be found at http://www.fsis.usda. [FR Doc. 2016–15599 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] provide information regarding FSIS gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/ policies, procedures, regulations, BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P advisory-committees/nacmpi. Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information Additional Public Notification that could affect or would be of interest Public awareness of all segments of to our constituents and stakeholders. rulemaking and policy development is VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1


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ActionNotice of public meeting and request for comments.
DatesThe public meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 1, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
FR Citation81 FR 42629 
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