81 FR 62702 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-21890 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 62702-62704] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21890] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2016-0029] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring a public meeting on October 11, 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 48th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Los Angeles, CA, November 7-11, 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 48th Session of the CCFH and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L. [[Page 62703]] Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 48th Session of the CCFH will be accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 48th Session of the CCFH, 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 48th Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the call-in-number listed. 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-meetings. Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing [email protected] by October 5, 2016. Early registration is encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building. The meeting will take place in a Federal building. Attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through security screening systems. Attendees that are not able to attend the meeting in person, but wish to participate may do so by phone. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 48th SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT: Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-300, Room 3B-014, College Park, MD 20740- 3835, Telephone: (240) 402-2166, Fax: (202) 436-2632, 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 Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, the Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices are used in the food trade. The CCFH is responsible for: (a) Drafting basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food; (b) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex commodity standards; (c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided otherwise; (d) Drafting provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a Codex commodity committee or not; (e) Considering specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the Commission; (f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics on which there is a need for microbiological risk assessment at the international level and developing questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and (g) Considering microbiological risk management matters in relation to food hygiene, including food irradiation, and in relation to the risk assessment of FAO and WHO. The CCFH is hosted by the United States. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 48th Session of the CCFH will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters referred by Codex or other Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Food Hygiene Committee. Matters arising from the work of the FAO, WHO, and Other International Intergovernmental Organizations: (a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/WHO expert meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment and Related Matters. (b) Information from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Proposed draft revision of the General Principles of Food Hygiene and its HACCP Annex at Step 4. Proposed draft revision of the Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Step 4. Proposed draft Guidance on the Histamine control and sampling plans for histamine at Step 4. Proposal to merge all guidance for control of foodborne parasites: Guideline on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Food Parasites. Other business and future. (a) New Work/Forward Work Plan. 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 October 11, 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 48th Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 48th Session of the CCFH. 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 [[Page 62704]] 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: [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 September 7, 2016. Paulo Ameida, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2016-21890 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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number of responses multiplied by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe validity of the methodology and
reporting burden per response.) Lewis Jr., (202) 720–0795. assumptions used;
All responses to this notice will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
summarized and included in the request Title: Application for Payment of clarity of the information to be
for OMB approval. All comments will Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died, collected;
also become a matter of public record. Disappeared, or Have Been Declared (4) Minimize the burden of the
Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of Incompetent. collection of information on those who
September 2016. OMB Control Number: 0560–0026. are to respond, including through the
Jere L. Dick, Expiration Date: December 31, 2016. use of appropriate automated,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Type of Request: Extension. electronic, mechanical, or other
Health Inspection Service. Abstract: Persons desiring to claim technological collection techniques or
payments earned, but not yet paid to a other forms of information technology.
[FR Doc. 2016–21840 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
person who has died, disappeared, or All responses to this notice, including
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has been declared incompetent must name and addresses when provided,
complete form FSA–325, Application will be summarized and included in the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE for Payment of Amounts Due Persons request for OMB approval. All
Who Have Died, Disappeared, or Have comments will also become a matter of
Commodity Credit Corporation Been Declared Incompetent. This public record.
information required by form FSA–325
Val Dolcini,
Farm Service Agency is used by FSA county office employees
to document the relationship of heirs, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation, and Administrator, Farm
Information Collection Request; beneficiaries, or others who claim
Service Agency.
Application for Payment of Amounts payment that was earned, but not yet
[FR Doc. 2016–21654 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
Due Persons Who Have Died, paid to the person who died,
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Disappeared, or Have Been Declared disappeared, or who has been declared
Incompetent incompetent, and to determine the share
and order of precedence for disbursing
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
payments to such persons.
and Farm Service Agency, USDA. Information is obtained only when a
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Food Safety and Inspection Service
person claims that they are due a
payment that was earned, but not paid [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0029]
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the to a producer that has died,
disappeared, or has been declared Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Meeting of the Codex Committee on
and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are incompetent, and documentation is
needed to determine if any individuals Food Hygiene
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an are entitled to receive such payments or AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
extension of a currently approved disbursements. Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
information collection. CCC and FSA The formula used to calculate the ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
use the information to determine total burden hours is the estimated request for comments.
whether representatives or survivors of average time per response times total
a producer are entitled to receive annual responses. SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
payments earned by a producer who
burden for this collection of information Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
dies, disappears, or is declared
is estimated to average 1.5 hours per the Food and Drug Administration
incompetent before receiving payments
response. The average travel time, (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
or other disbursements.
which is included in the total annual Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
DATES: We will consider comments that
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per a public meeting on October 11, 2016.
we receive by November 14, 2016. respondent. The objective of the public meeting is to
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit Respondents: Producers. provide information and receive public
comments on this notice. In your Estimated Number of Respondents: comments on agenda items and draft
comments, include date, volume, and 2,000. United States (U.S.) positions to be
page number of this issue of the Federal Estimated Annual Number of discussed at the 48th Session of the
Register. You may submit comments by Responses per Respondent: 1. Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
any of the following methods: Estimated Total Annual Responses: (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 2,000. Commission (Codex), taking place in
http://regulations.gov. Follow the online Estimated Average Time per Los Angeles, CA, November 7–11, 2016.
instructions for submitting comments. Responses: 1.5 hours.
• Mail: Joe Lewis Jr., Agricultural The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Program Specialist, USDA, FSA STOP Safety and the FDA recognize the
Hours on Respondents: 3,000.
0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., importance of providing interested
We are requesting comments on all
Washington, DC 20250–0572. parties the opportunity to obtain
aspects of this information collection to
You may also send comments to the background information on the 48th
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help us to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Session of the CCFH and to address
Information and Regulatory Affairs, information is necessary for the proper items on the agenda.
Office of Management and Budget, performance of the functions of FSA, DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the including whether the information will for Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from
information collection may be requested have practical utility; 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
by contacting Joe Lewis Jr. at the above (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
address. estimate of burden including the take place at the USDA, Jamie L.
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States under any program or activity ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Dated: September 6, 2016.
conducted by the USDA. the Forest County Courthouse, County Linda Riddle,
Boardroom, 200 East Madison Street, Forest Supervisor.
How To File a Complaint of
Crandon, Wisconsin. [FR Doc. 2016–21832 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
Discrimination
Written comments may be submitted BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
To file a complaint of discrimination, as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
complete the USDA Program INFORMATION. All comments, including
Discrimination Complaint Form, which names and addresses when provided, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
may be accessed online at http:// are placed in the record and are
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ available for public inspection and Forest Service
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ copying. The public may inspect
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you comments received at Laona Ranger National Urban and Community
or your authorized representative. District. Please call ahead to facilitate Forestry Advisory Council
Send your completed complaint form entry into the building.
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION:Renewal of the National Urban
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Penny K. McLaughlin, RAC and Community Forestry Advisory
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Coordinator, by phone at 715–362–1381 Council.
Independence Avenue SW.,
or via email at pmclaughlin@fs.fed.us.
Washington, DC 20250–9410
Individuals who use SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Fax: (202) 690–7442
telecommunication devices for the deaf Agriculture renewed the National Urban
Email: program.intake@usda.gov
(TDD) may call the Federal Information and Community Forestry Advisory
Persons with disabilities who require Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Council (Council). In accordance with
alternative means for communication between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., provisions of the Federal Advisory
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) Eastern Standard Time, Monday Committee Act (FACA), the Council was
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center through Friday. Please make requests in renewed to continue (1) developing a
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). advance for sign language interpreting, National Urban and Community
Done at Washington, DC, on September 7, assistive listening devices or other Forestry action plan in accordance with
2016. reasonable accommodation for access to section 9(g)(3)(A–F) of the Act; (2)
Paulo Ameida, the facility or proceedings by contacting evaluating the implementation of the
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. the person listed above. plan; (3) developing criteria; and (4)
[FR Doc. 2016–21890 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am] submitting recommendations for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Forest Service’s National Urban and
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Community Forestry Cost-share Grant
the meeting agenda and the meeting
Program as required by section 9(f)(1–2)
summary/minutes can be found at the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE of the Act. The Council is necessary and
following Web site: http://cloudapps-
in the public’s interest.
Forest Service usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_
page?id=001t0000002Jcw2AAColet. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicolet Resource Advisory Committee agenda will include time for people to Nancy Stremple, U.S. Department of
make oral statements of three minutes or Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. less. Individuals wishing to make an State and Private Forestry, Cooperative
ACTION: Notice of meeting. oral statement should request in writing Forestry, Yates Building, 3NW, Mail
by September 19, 2016 to be scheduled Stop 1151, 201 14th Street SW.,
SUMMARY: The Nicolet Resource on the agenda. Anyone who would like Washington, DC 20250, or by telephone
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in to bring related matters to the attention at 202–205–7829. Individuals who use
Crandon, Wisconsin. The committee is of the committee may file written telecommunication devices for the deaf
authorized under the Secure Rural statements with the committee staff (TDD) may call the Federal Information
Schools and Community Self- before or after the meeting. Written Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) comments and requests for time for oral between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
(the Act) and operates in compliance comments must be sent to Penny K. Eastern Standard Time, Monday
with the Federal Advisory Committee McLaughlin, RAC Coordinator, through Friday.
Act. The purpose of the committee is to Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
improve collaborative relationships and Supervisor’s Office, 500 Hanson Lake
to provide advice and recommendations Road, Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501; by Background
to the Forest Service concerning projects email to pmclaughlin@fs.fed.us or via In accordance with the provisions of
and funding consistent with Title II of facsimile to 715–369–8859. the Federal Advisory Committee Act
the Act. The meeting is open to the Meeting Accommodations: If you are (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App 2),
public. The purpose of the meeting is to a person requiring reasonable section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry
review and approve project accommodation, please make requests Assistance Act, as amended by title XII,
submissions. in advance for sign language section 1219 of Public Law 101–624
DATES: The meeting will be held interpreting, assistive listening devices (Act) (16 U.S.C. 2105g), and with the
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 9:30 or other reasonable accommodation for concurrences of the General Services
a.m. access to the facility or proceedings by Administration (GSA), the Secretary of
All RAC meetings are subject to contacting the person listed in the Agriculture (Secretary) renewed the
cancellation. For status of meeting prior section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Council.
to attendance, please contact the person CONTACT. All reasonable The Council is a statutory advisory
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION accommodation requests are managed committee. The Council operates under
CONTACT. on a case by case basis. the provisions of FACA and will report
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