81 FR 9161 - Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-03892 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 9161-9162] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03892] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2016-0006] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a public meeting on March 23, 2016. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions to be discussed at the 48th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Chongqing, China, April 25-29, 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and EPA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 48th session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Room S-7100, One Potomac Yard South; 2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. Documents related to the 48th Session of the CCPR are accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/ Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 48th session of the CCPR, and the EPA and the USDA, invite 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 CCPR by conference call, please use the call-in-number and participant code listed below: Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904. Participant Code: 512-5092. For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact For Further Information about the 48th Session of the CCPR Contact: Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry & Exposure Branch and Acting Chief, Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch, [[Page 9162]] Health Effects Division, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (703) 305-5352, Fax: (703) 305-5147; Email: [email protected]. For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Marie Maratos, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250, Tel: (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 (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, Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair practices are used in trade. The CCPR is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food; establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified for reasons of protection of human health; preparing priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR); considering methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food and feed; considering other matters in relation to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide residues; and establishing maximum limits for environmental and industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in specific food items or groups of food. The Committee is hosted by China. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 48th Session of the CCPR will be discussed during the public meeting:Matters referred to the committee by Codex and other subsidiary bodies Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO Matters of interest arising from other international organizations Draft Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides Proposed Draft MRLs for pesticides Proposed draft revisions to the Classification of Food and Feed Proposed draft Tables on examples of selection of representative commodities (for inclusion in the Principles and guidance for the selection of representative commodities for the extrapolation of maximum residue limits for pesticides for commodity groups) Proposed draft Guidance on performance criteria for methods of analysis for the determination of pesticide residues Establishment of Codex schedules and priority list of pesticides for evaluation by JMPR Guidance to Facilitate the Establishment of MRLs for Pesticides for Minor Crops including Appendix on Methodology to assign Crops into Consumption Categories Discussion paper on the impact of the relocation of Vigna spp under the Beans (dry) on the Codex Maximum Residue Limit CXLs for Peas (dry) Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed, or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the Committee Meeting. Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents (see ADDRESSES). Public Meeting At the March 23, 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 Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate for the 48th session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 48th session of the CCPR. 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. 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: February 19, 2016. Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2016-03892 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER are Dr. Robert Bertram, USAID/Bureau ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
contains documents other than rules or for Food Security; Dr. Juergen Voegele, request for comments.
proposed rules that are applicable to the The World Bank; Dr. Molly Jahn, CGIAR
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Board; Dr. Marianne Banziger, SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy
committee meetings, agency decisions and International Maize and Wheat Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
petitions and applications and agency
Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
Starting at 10:45 a.m., Association for the U.S. Environmental Protection
statements of organization and functions are
Public and Land-grant University Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a public
examples of documents appearing in this
section. (APLU) President, Dr. Peter McPherson, meeting on March 23, 2016. The
will moderate a panel on Feed the objective of the public meeting is to
Future University engagement with the provide information and receive public
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL CGIAR. Presenters for this panel are Dr. comments on agenda items and draft
DEVELOPMENT Michael Clark, University of California, United States positions to be discussed
Davis (Feed the Future Innovation Lab at the 48th Session of the Codex
Board for International Food and for Assets and Markets Access); Dr. Vara Committee on Pesticide Residues
Agricultural Development; Notice of Prasad, Kansas State University (Feed (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius
Meeting the Future Innovation Lab for Commission (Codex), taking place in
Sustainable Intensification); Dr. Chongqing, China, April 25–29, 2016.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of Adegbola Adesogan, University of
Florida (Feed the Future Innovation Lab Safety and EPA recognize the
the public meeting of the Board for
for Livestock Systems); Susan Johnson, importance of providing interested
International Food and Agricultural
University of California, Davis (Borlaug parties the opportunity to obtain
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will
LEAP Program). background information on the 48th
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
At 12:00 p.m., Chairman Deaton will session of the CCPR and to address
EDT on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the
moderate a half-hour public comment items on the agenda.
National Press Club, 529 14th Street
NW., Washington, DC The meeting will period. At 12:25 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton, DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
be streamed live on the Internet. The will make closing remarks and adjourn for Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from
link to the global live stream is on the public meeting. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
BIFAD’s home page: http:// Those wishing to attend the meeting ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
www.usaid.gov/bifad. or obtain additional information about take place at the United States
The central theme of this public BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Environmental Protection Agency,
meeting will be University and CGIAR Executive Director and Designated Room S–7100, One Potomac Yard
engagement in international agricultural Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau South; 2777 South Crystal Drive,
research. Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD for Food Security at USAID. Interested Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
Chair, will preside over the public persons may write to her in care of the Documents related to the 48th Session
business meeting, which will begin U.S. Agency for International of the CCPR are accessible via the
promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with opening Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Internet at the following address:
remarks. At this meeting, the Board will Bureau for Food Security, 1300 http://www.codexalimentarius.org/
address old and new business and hear Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09– meetings-reports/en/
updates from USAID, the university 067, Washington, DC, 20523–2110 or Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to
community, and other experts on the telephone her at (202) 712–0218. the 48th session of the CCPR, and the
Consultative Group for International Susan Owens,
EPA and the USDA, invite U.S.
Agricultural Research (CIGAR) and interested parties to submit their
Executive Director and USAID Designated
partner engagement in feeding the Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food
comments electronically to the
world’s population. Security, U.S. Agency for International following email address: Miller.Davidj@
Following new business, Chairman Development. epa.gov.
Deaton will introduce USAID Higher [FR Doc. 2016–03862 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] Call-In-Number:
Education Coordinator Dr. Barbara BILLING CODE P
If you wish to participate in the
Schneeman to give remarks. At 9:00 public meeting for the 48th session of
a.m. Dr. Beth Dunford, USAID/Bureau the CCPR by conference call, please use
for Food Security Assistant to the the call-in-number and participant code
Administrator and Deputy Coordinator DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE listed below:
for Development for Feed the Future, Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
will provide an update to BIFAD and Food Safety and Inspection Service Participant Code: 512–5092.
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the public on Feed the Future, the U.S.
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0006] For Further Information About the
Government’s global hunger and food
Public Meeting Contact
security initiative. Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Starting at 9:15 a.m., BIFAD Board Meeting of the Codex Committee on For Further Information about the
Member Cary Fowler will moderate a Pesticide Residues 48th Session of the CCPR Contact:
panel to inform BIFAD and the public Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry
on trends and issues around CGIAR AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under & Exposure Branch and Acting Chief,
engagement. Presenters for this panel Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch,
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Health Effects Division, Ariel Rios commodities (for inclusion in the information. This service is available at:
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Principles and guidance for the http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
NW., Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (703) selection of representative Options range from recalls to export
305–5352, Fax: (703) 305–5147; Email: commodities for the extrapolation of information, regulations, directives, and
Miller.Davidj@epa.gov. maximum residue limits for notices. Customers can add or delete
For Further Information about the pesticides for commodity groups) subscriptions themselves, and have the
Public Meeting Contact: Marie Maratos, • Proposed draft Guidance on option to password protect their
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence performance criteria for methods of accounts.
Ave. SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC analysis for the determination of
20250, Tel: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) pesticide residues USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
720–3157, Email: Marie.Maratos@ • Establishment of Codex schedules and No agency, officer, or employee of the
fsis.usda.gov. priority list of pesticides for USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
evaluation by JMPR color, national origin, religion, sex,
• Guidance to Facilitate the gender identity, sexual orientation,
Background Establishment of MRLs for Pesticides disability, age, marital status, family/
Codex was established in 1963 by two for Minor Crops including Appendix parental status, income derived from a
United Nations organizations, the Food on Methodology to assign Crops into public assistance program, or political
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Consumption Categories beliefs, exclude from participation in,
the World Health Organization (WHO). • Discussion paper on the impact of the deny the benefits of, or subject to
Through adoption of food standards, relocation of Vigna spp under the discrimination any person in the United
codes of practice, and other guidelines Beans (dry) on the Codex Maximum States under any program or activity
developed by its committees, and by Residue Limit CXLs for Peas (dry) conducted by the USDA.
promoting their adoption and Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or How To File a Complaint of
implementation by governments, Codex
to be distributed, by the Secretariat Discrimination
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used before the Committee Meeting. Members To file a complaint of discrimination,
in trade. of the public may access or request complete the USDA Program
The CCPR is responsible for copies of these documents (see Discrimination Complaint Form, which
establishing maximum limits for ADDRESSES). may be accessed online at http://www.
pesticide residues in specific food items Public Meeting ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/
or in groups of food; establishing 2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf,
maximum limits for pesticide residues At the March 23, 2016, public or write a letter signed by you or your
in certain animal feeding stuffs moving meeting, draft U.S. positions on the authorized representative.
in international trade where this is agenda items will be described and Send your completed complaint form
justified for reasons of protection of discussed, and attendees will have the or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or Email:
human health; preparing priority lists of opportunity to pose questions and offer Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pesticides for evaluation by the Joint comments. Written comments may be Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide offered at the meeting or sent to Captain Independence Avenue SW.,
Residues (JMPR); considering methods David Miller, U.S. Delegate for the 48th Washington, DC 20250–9410.
of sampling and analysis for the session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Fax: (202) 690–7442.
determination of pesticide residues in Written comments should state that they Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
food and feed; considering other matters relate to activities of the 48th session of Persons with disabilities who require
in relation to the safety of food and feed the CCPR. alternative means for communication
containing pesticide residues; and Additional Public Notification (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
establishing maximum limits for should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
Public awareness of all segments of at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
environmental and industrial rulemaking and policy development is
contaminants showing chemical or important. Consequently, FSIS will Done at Washington, DC on: February 19,
other similarity to pesticides, in specific announce this Federal Register 2016.
food items or groups of food. publication on-line through the FSIS Mary Frances Lowe,
The Committee is hosted by China. U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
Web page located at: http://www.fsis.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public usda.gov/federal-register. [FR Doc. 2016–03892 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am]
Meeting FSIS also will make copies of this BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
The following items on the Agenda publication available through the FSIS
for the 48th Session of the CCPR will be Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
discussed during the public meeting:
policies, procedures, regulations,
• Matters referred to the committee by Forest Service
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
Codex and other subsidiary bodies
• Matters of interest arising from FAO meetings, and other types of information
Trinity County Resource Advisory
and WHO that could affect or would be of interest
Committee
• Matters of interest arising from other to our constituents and stakeholders.
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international organizations The Update is available on the FSIS AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
• Draft Maximum Residue Limits Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS ACTION: Notice of meeting.
(MRLs) for pesticides is able to provide information to a much
• Proposed Draft MRLs for pesticides broader, more diverse audience. In SUMMARY: The Trinity County Resource
• Proposed draft revisions to the addition, FSIS offers an email Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Classification of Food and Feed subscription service which provides Weaverville, California. The committee
• Proposed draft Tables on examples of automatic and customized access to is authorized under the Secure Rural
selection of representative selected food safety news and Schools and Community Self-
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