81 FR 89431 - Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders Regarding the Food Safety Outreach Program
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 238 (December 12, 2016)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 238 (December 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-29655 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 89431-89432] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29655] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders Regarding the Food Safety Outreach Program AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Stakeholder Listening Session and request for stakeholder input. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) strategy to successfully expand the Food Safety Outreach Program, NIFA will host a virtual listening session. The focus of the listening session is to gather stakeholder input to develop the priorities for the Request for Applications (RFA) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. NIFA is particularly interested in reaching the intended audience, achieving the most impact, and identifying suggested priorities in the third year of the Food Safety Outreach Program. DATES: The listening session will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). All written comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2017 to be considered in the initial drafting of the FY 2018 Food Safety Outreach Program request for applications. ADDRESSES: The listening session will be hosted using Adobe Connect. On January 31, 2017, please access the following Web site, http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/r271ozhv661/. In addition, audio conference call capabilities are accessible at 1-888-844-9904, participant code 4715738#. Please submit comments, identified as NIFA-2017-0002, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Include NIFA-2017-0002 in the subject line of the message. Fax: 202-401-4888. Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to FSOP; Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (IFSN), National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 2225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2225. Hand Delivery/Courier: FSOP, IFSN, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2458, Waterfront Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and reference to NIFA-2017-0002. All comments received will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dawanna James-Holly, (202) 401- 1950 (phone), (202) 401-4888 (fax), or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional Webinars and Comment Procedures Persons wishing to present during the web-based listening session on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, are requested to pre-register by contacting Dr. Dawanna James-Holly. Participants may reserve one 5- minute comment period. More time may be available, depending on the number of people wishing to make a presentation. Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. All other participants may provide comments during the listening session if time permits, or by previous listed means. Background and Purpose On January 4, 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into legislation. The Act amended the Food and Drug Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 391 et seq. Section 209 of FSMA added section 1011, Subsection (d) entitled ``National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach and Technical Assistance Program''. In 2015 NIFA and FDA formed a collaboration to establish the National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach and Technical Assistance Competitive Grant Program. In 2016, the Food Safety Outreach Program at NIFA expanded the National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive Grant Program. Both programs award competitive grants to eligible recipients for projects that develop and implement FSMA-related food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance to owners and operators of small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. In FY 2016, the Food Safety Outreach Program at NIFA built upon the national infrastructure, with a focus on delivery of customized training to very specific target audiences. Grant applications were solicited directly from those in local communities--to include those from community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, food hubs, farm cooperatives, extension, and other local groups. Proposals were solicited for three project types: (1) Pilot Projects; (2) Community Outreach Projects; and (3) Multistate Education and Training Projects. Pilot Projects support the development of potentially high-risk and high-impact food safety education and outreach programs in local communities, addressing the needs of small, specialized audiences from among the various target groups. Pilot projects focus on building the capacity of local groups to identify very specific needs within their communities, and implementing appropriately-customized food safety education and outreach programs to meet those specific needs. Community Outreach Projects support the growth and expansion of already existing food safety education and outreach programs currently offered in local communities. In addition, these projects enable existing programs to reach a broader target audience. These projects enable existing education and training curricula to be modified to ensure that they are consistent with new FSMA rules and to ensure that they meet the needs of expanded audiences. Multistate Education and Training Projects support the development of multi-county, state-wide or multi-state programs. These projects support collaborations among states not necessarily located within the same regions, but having common food safety concerns, or addressing common commodities. Since its inception in FY 2015, the program has awarded over $7 million to Community Based Organizations, Cooperative Extension at 1890 and 1862 land-grant institutions, and local food hubs and established 27 new Food Safety Education and Outreach Projects. Many of these projects will work at the local level to provide training and technical assistance to small, mid-sized and hard to reach producers and processors to address the new requirements associated with FSMA. Implementation Plans All comments and the official transcript of the listening session, once available, may be reviewed on the NIFA Web page, https:// nifa.usda.gov/food- [[Page 89432]] safety-outreach-program, for six months. NIFA plans to consider stakeholder input received from this listening session as well as other written comments in developing the Fiscal Year 2018 solicitations for this program. Dated: December 2, 2016. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 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Signed at Washington, DC, November 30, Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department or small fresh fruit and vegetable
2016. of Agriculture, STOP 2225, 1400 merchant wholesalers.
Hubert Hamer, Independence Avenue SW., In FY 2016, the Food Safety Outreach
Administrator. Washington, DC 20250–2225. Program at NIFA built upon the national
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Agriculture, U.S. Department of target audiences. Grant applications
Agriculture, Room 2458, Waterfront were solicited directly from those in
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, local communities—to include those
DC 20024. from community-based organizations,
National Institute of Food and Instructions: All submissions received non-governmental organizations, food
Agriculture must include the agency name and hubs, farm cooperatives, extension, and
reference to NIFA–2017–0002. All other local groups. Proposals were
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders comments received will be posted to solicited for three project types: (1) Pilot
Regarding the Food Safety Outreach http://www.regulations.gov, including Projects; (2) Community Outreach
Program any personal information provided. Projects; and (3) Multistate Education
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
and Training Projects. Pilot Projects
Agriculture, USDA. Dawanna James-Holly, (202) 401–1950 support the development of potentially
high-risk and high-impact food safety
ACTION: Notice of Stakeholder Listening (phone), (202) 401–4888 (fax), or
education and outreach programs in
Session and request for stakeholder dholly@nifa.usda.gov.
local communities, addressing the needs
input. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of small, specialized audiences from
SUMMARY: As part of the National Additional Webinars and Comment among the various target groups. Pilot
Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Procedures projects focus on building the capacity
(NIFA) strategy to successfully expand of local groups to identify very specific
Persons wishing to present during the needs within their communities, and
the Food Safety Outreach Program, web-based listening session on Tuesday,
NIFA will host a virtual listening implementing appropriately-customized
January 31, 2017, are requested to pre- food safety education and outreach
session. The focus of the listening register by contacting Dr. Dawanna
session is to gather stakeholder input to programs to meet those specific needs.
James-Holly. Participants may reserve Community Outreach Projects support
develop the priorities for the Request for one 5-minute comment period. More
Applications (RFA) in Fiscal Year (FY) the growth and expansion of already
time may be available, depending on the existing food safety education and
2018. NIFA is particularly interested in number of people wishing to make a
reaching the intended audience, outreach programs currently offered in
presentation. Reservations will be local communities. In addition, these
achieving the most impact, and confirmed on a first-come, first-served
identifying suggested priorities in the projects enable existing programs to
basis. All other participants may reach a broader target audience. These
third year of the Food Safety Outreach provide comments during the listening
Program. projects enable existing education and
session if time permits, or by previous training curricula to be modified to
DATES: The listening session will be listed means. ensure that they are consistent with new
held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from FSMA rules and to ensure that they
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Background and Purpose
meet the needs of expanded audiences.
Time (EST). All written comments must On January 4, 2011, the Food Safety Multistate Education and Training
be received by 5 p.m. EST on January Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed Projects support the development of
31, 2017 to be considered in the initial into legislation. The Act amended the multi-county, state-wide or multi-state
drafting of the FY 2018 Food Safety Food and Drug Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. programs. These projects support
Outreach Program request for 391 et seq. Section 209 of FSMA added collaborations among states not
applications. section 1011, Subsection (d) entitled necessarily located within the same
ADDRESSES: The listening session will ‘‘National Food Safety Training, regions, but having common food safety
be hosted using Adobe Connect. On Education, Extension, Outreach and concerns, or addressing common
January 31, 2017, please access the Technical Assistance Program’’. In 2015 commodities.
following Web site, http://nifa- NIFA and FDA formed a collaboration Since its inception in FY 2015, the
connect.nifa.usda.gov/r271ozhv661/. In to establish the National Food Safety program has awarded over $7 million to
addition, audio conference call Training, Education, Extension, Community Based Organizations,
capabilities are accessible at 1–888– Outreach and Technical Assistance Cooperative Extension at 1890 and 1862
844–9904, participant code 4715738#. Competitive Grant Program. In 2016, the land-grant institutions, and local food
Please submit comments, identified as Food Safety Outreach Program at NIFA hubs and established 27 new Food
NIFA–2017–0002, by any of the expanded the National Food Safety Safety Education and Outreach Projects.
following methods: Training, Education, Extension, Many of these projects will work at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Outreach, and Technical Assistance local level to provide training and
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Competitive Grant Program. Both technical assistance to small, mid-sized
instructions for submitting comments. programs award competitive grants to and hard to reach producers and
eligible recipients for projects that
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Email: FSOP@nifa.usda.gov. Include processors to address the new
NIFA–2017–0002 in the subject line of develop and implement FSMA-related requirements associated with FSMA.
the message. food safety training, education,
Fax: 202–401–4888. extension, outreach, and technical Implementation Plans
Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM assistance to owners and operators of All comments and the official
submissions should be submitted to small and medium-sized farms, transcript of the listening session, once
FSOP; Institute of Food Safety and beginning farmers, socially available, may be reviewed on the NIFA
Nutrition (IFSN), National Institute of disadvantaged farmers, small processors Web page, https://nifa.usda.gov/food-
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| Dates | The listening session will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). All written comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2017 to be considered in the initial drafting of the FY 2018 Food Safety Outreach Program request for applications. | |
| Contact | Dr. Dawanna James-Holly, (202) 401- 1950 (phone), (202) 401-4888 (fax), or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 89431 |
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