81 FR 90318 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 240 (December 14, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 240 (December 14, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-29945 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 90318-90319] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29945] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 14, 2016 / Notices [[Page 90318]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2016-0043] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs 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 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting on January 17, 2017. The objective of the meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 3rd Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Chennai, India, February 6-10,2017. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and AMS recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 3rd Session of the CCSCH and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 107-A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 3rd Session of the CCSCH will be accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the 3rd Session of the CCSCH, 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 3rd Session of the CCSCH by conference call, please use the call-in-number below: 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 January 12, 2017. 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 who wish to participate may do so by phone. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 3rd Session of CCSCH CONTACT: Dorian LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables Division, Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Marie Maratos, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The 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, the Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair practices are used in trade. The CCSCH is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for spices and culinary herbs in their dried and dehydrated state in whole, ground, and cracked or crushed form. The CCSCH consults as necessary with other international organizations in the standards development process to avoid duplication. The CCSCH is hosted by India. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 3rd Session of the CCSCH will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its Subsidiary bodies; Activities of International Organizations relevant to the Work of CCSCH; Draft Standard for Cumin; Draft Standard for Thyme; Proposed draft Standard for Black, White and Green Pepper; Proposed draft Standard for Oregano; Sampling plans for cumin and thyme; Further work on grouping of spices and culinary herbs; Discussion paper on glossary of terms for spices and culinary herbs; Discussion paper on further processing (in the context of spices and culinary herbs); Proposal for new work (replies to CL 2015/27-SCH); and Other business. 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 January 17, 2017, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the agenda items will be described and discussed. 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. Delegates for the 3rd Session of the CCSCH,(see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 3rd Session of the CCSCH. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is [[Page 90319]] 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. 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 December 8, 2016. Paulo Almeida, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2016-29945 Filed 12-13-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER comments electronically to the The CCSCH is responsible for
contains documents other than rules or following email address: elaborating worldwide standards for
proposed rules that are applicable to the Dorian.Lafond@ams.usda.gov. spices and culinary herbs in their dried
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, and dehydrated state in whole, ground,
committee meetings, agency decisions and Call-In-Number
and cracked or crushed form. The
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
If you wish to participate in the CCSCH consults as necessary with other
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are public meeting for the 3rd Session of the international organizations in the
examples of documents appearing in this CCSCH by conference call, please use standards development process to avoid
section. the call-in-number below: duplication.
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904 The CCSCH is hosted by India.
The participant code will be posted Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE on the following Web page: http:// Meeting
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
Food Safety and Inspection Service The following items on the Agenda
topics/international-affairs/us-codex- for the 3rd Session of the CCSCH will
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0043] alimentarius/public-meetings be discussed during the public meeting:
Registration • Matters Referred by the Codex
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Alimentarius Commission and its
Meeting of the Codex Committee on Attendees may register to attend the Subsidiary bodies;
Spices and Culinary Herbs public meeting by emailing • Activities of International
Marie.Maratos@fsis.usda.gov by January Organizations relevant to the Work of
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
12, 2017. Early registration is CCSCH;
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
encouraged as it will expedite entry into • Draft Standard for Cumin;
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and the building. The meeting will take • Draft Standard for Thyme;
request for comments. place in a Federal building. Attendees • Proposed draft Standard for Black,
SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy should bring photo identification and White and Green Pepper;
plan for adequate time to pass through • Proposed draft Standard for
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
security screening systems. Attendees Oregano;
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and • Sampling plans for cumin and
the Agricultural Marketing Service that are not able to attend the meeting
in person, but who wish to participate thyme;
(AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting • Further work on grouping of spices
on January 17, 2017. The objective of may do so by phone.
and culinary herbs;
the meeting is to provide information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 3RD • Discussion paper on glossary of
and receive public comments on agenda SESSION OF CCSCH CONTACT: Dorian terms for spices and culinary herbs;
items and draft United States (U.S.) LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, • Discussion paper on further
positions to be discussed at the 3rd Fruits and Vegetables Division, Mail processing (in the context of spices and
Session of the Codex Committee on Stop 0235, Room 2086, USDA, 1400 culinary herbs);
Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of Independence Avenue SW., • Proposal for new work (replies to
the Codex Alimentarius Commission Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: CL 2015/27–SCH); and
(Codex), taking place in Chennai, India, (202) 690–4944, Fax: (202) 720–0016, • Other business.
February 6–10,2017. The Deputy Under email: dorian.lafond@usda.gov. Each issue listed will be fully
Secretary for Food Safety and AMS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE described in documents distributed, or
recognize the importance of providing PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Marie Maratos, to be distributed, by the Secretariat
interested parties the opportunity to U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence before the Meeting. Members of the
obtain background information on the Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington, public may access or request copies of
3rd Session of the CCSCH and to DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 205–7760, these documents (see ADDRESSES).
address items on the agenda. Fax: (202) 720–3157, email: Public Meeting
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled Marie.Maratos@fsis.usda.gov.
At the January 17, 2017, public
for Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 2:00 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
p.m.–4:00 p.m. agenda items will be described and
Background
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will discussed. Attendees will have the
take place at the USDA, Jamie L. The Codex was established in 1963 by opportunity to pose questions and offer
Whitten Building, Room 107–A, 1400 two United Nations organizations, the comments. Written comments may be
Independence Avenue SW., Food and Agriculture Organization and offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S.
Washington, DC 20250. the World Health Organization. Through Delegates for the 3rd Session of the
Documents related to the 3rd Session adoption of food standards, codes of
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CCSCH,(see ADDRESSES). Written
of the CCSCH will be accessible via the practice, and other guidelines comments should state that they relate
Internet at the following address: http:// developed by its committees, and by to the activities of the 3rd Session of the
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings- promoting their adoption and CCSCH.
reports/en/. implementation by governments, the
Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the Codex seeks to protect the health of Additional Public Notification
3rd Session of the CCSCH, invites U.S. consumers and ensure that fair practices Public awareness of all segments of
interested parties to submit their are used in trade. rulemaking and policy development is
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important. Consequently, FSIS will Done at Washington, DC, on December 8, call-in number: 1–888–601–3861 and
announce this Federal Register 2016. conference call ID: 417838.
publication on-line through the FSIS Paulo Almeida, Members of the public are invited to
Web page located at: http:// Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. submit written comments; the
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. [FR Doc. 2016–29945 Filed 12–13–16; 8:45 am] comments must be received in the
FSIS also will make copies of this BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P regional office approximately 30 days
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