82_FR_27795 82 FR 27680 - Availability of FSIS Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments Regarding Lethality and Stabilization in Meat and Poultry Products (Previously Referred to as Appendices A and B)

82 FR 27680 - Availability of FSIS Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishments Regarding Lethality and Stabilization in Meat and Poultry Products (Previously Referred to as Appendices A and B)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

Page Range27680-27682
FR Document2017-12563

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of and requesting comments on two updated compliance guidelines for small and very small businesses. The new guidelines will assist small and very small meat and poultry establishments understand and comply with the regulatory requirements associated with the destruction of Salmonella and other pathogens (lethality) in ready-to- eat (RTE) products and the control of pathogen growth in heat-treated RTE and not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) products during cooling and hot-holding (stabilization). FSIS is including the time-temperature tables and cooling options in these guidelines that were previously in Appendices A and B, originally made available in 1999, along with new recommendations establishments can use to achieve lethality and stabilization of these products.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0016]


Availability of FSIS Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very 
Small Meat and Poultry Establishments Regarding Lethality and 
Stabilization in Meat and Poultry Products (Previously Referred to as 
Appendices A and B)

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 
the availability of and requesting comments on two updated compliance 
guidelines for small and very small businesses. The new guidelines will 
assist small and very small meat and poultry establishments understand 
and comply with the regulatory requirements associated with the 
destruction of Salmonella and other pathogens (lethality) in ready-to-
eat (RTE) products and the control of pathogen growth in heat-treated 
RTE and not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) products during cooling and hot-holding 
(stabilization). FSIS is including the time-temperature tables and 
cooling options in these guidelines that were previously in Appendices 
A and B, originally made available in 1999, along with new 
recommendations establishments can use to achieve lethality and 
stabilization of these products.

DATES: Submit Comments on or before August 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Downloadable versions of the compliance guidelines are 
available to view and print at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/bf3f01a1-a0b7-4902-a2df-a87c73d1b633/Salmonella-Compliance-Guideline-SVSP-;RTE-Appendix-A.pdf?MOD=AJPERES and https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/

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9ac49aba-46bc-443c-856b-59a3f51b924f/Compliance-Guideline-
Stabilization-Appendix-B.pdf?MOD=AJPERES once copies of the guidelines 
have been published. FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments 
on this guidance. Comments may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to 
type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments.
    Mail, including CD-ROMs: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163B, Washington, DC 
20250-3700.
    Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 
355 E Street SW., Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
    Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must 
include the Agency name, FSIS, and document title: FSIS Compliance 
Guideline for Stabilization (Cooling and Hot-Holding) of Fully and 
Partially Heat-Treated RTE and NRTE Meat and Poultry Products Produced 
by Small and Very Small Establishments and Revised Appendix B 2017 
Compliance Guideline. Comments received will be made available for 
public inspection and posted without change, including any personal 
information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to background documents or to comment received, 
go to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 
164-A, Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday.
    For Further Information Contact: Roberta Wagner, Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone: 
(202) 205-0495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    FSIS is making available an updated compliance guideline regarding 
the requirements for the destruction of Salmonella and other pathogens 
(lethality) in RTE meat and poultry products, entitled FSIS Salmonella 
Compliance Guideline for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry 
Establishments that Produce Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Products and Revised 
Appendix A. The updated guideline provides clarification regarding 
options for establishments to support an alternative lethality (i.e., 
at least a 5-log reduction of Salmonella, rather than a 6.5-log 
reduction) for roast, cooked, and corned beef per 9 CFR 318.17(a)(1); a 
definition of ``pasteurization'' and guidance on how establishments can 
label products as ``pasteurized''; and updated information gathered 
from FSIS Food Safety Assessments (FSAs), which are in-depth 
assessments of establishments' food safety systems to verify that 
regulatory requirements are met. The guideline also combines and 
replaces information from the following previously issued guidance 
documents:
     Appendix A Compliance Guidelines for Meeting Lethality 
Performance Standards for certain Meat and Poultry Products.
     Appendix A Guidance on Relative Humidity and Time/
Temperature for Cooking/Heating and Applicability to Production of 
Other Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products (Appendix A Humidity 
Guidance).
     Time-Temperature Tables for Cooking Ready-to-Eat Poultry 
Products.
     FSIS Guidance on Safe Cooking of Non-Intact Meat Chops, 
Roasts, and Steaks (5-log Table).
    FSIS also is making available an updated guideline on the control 
of pathogen growth in heat-treated RTE and NRTE meat and poultry 
products during cooling and hot-holding (stabilization), entitled FSIS 
Compliance Guideline for Stabilization (Cooling and Hot-Holding) of 
Fully and Partially Heat-Treated RTE and NRTE Meat and Poultry Products 
Produced by Small with Very Small Establishments and Revised Appendix 
B. Hot-holding is the process of holding meat and poultry products at 
hot temperatures (typically above 130[deg]F) prior to distribution. 
Although stabilization is commonly associated with RTE products, the 
concepts and many of the recommendations in this guideline can apply to 
heat-treated NRTE products as well.
    This updated stabilization guideline contains recommendations 
previously found in FSIS Appendix B: Compliance Guidelines for Cooling 
Heat-Treated Meat and Poultry Products (Stabilization) and FSIS 
Directive 7110.3, Rev. 1, Time/Temperature Guidelines for Cooling 
Heated Products. It also contains additional guidance not previously 
found in either document, including:
     The regulatory requirements associated with stabilization 
(cooling and hot-holding);
     The scientific support documents available to help develop 
a safe process and product;
     Recommended corrective actions in the event of a cooling 
deviation; and
     Additional options for cooling meat and poultry products, 
including requesting a waiver.
Specifically in regard to waivers, this stabilization guideline 
describes information that establishments may use to request a waiver 
from the regulatory performance standards in 9 CFR 318.17(a)(2), 
318.23(b)(3)(ii)(c), and 381.150(a)(2) to allow up to a 2-
log10 multiplication of C. perfringens within a product, 
provided no multiplication of C. botulinum occurs. The Agency will 
evaluate waiver requests and use this information to potentially amend 
the regulations. Notably, FSIS has determined that establishments do 
not have to provide data that allowing up to 2-log10 
multiplication of C. perfringens will result in no multiplication of C. 
botulinum as part of the waiver request.

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act Compliance

    Both guidance documents are targeting small and very small 
establishments in support of the Small Business Administration's 
initiative to provide small and very small establishments with 
compliance assistance under the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (SBRFA). It is important that small and very small establishments 
have access to the scientific and technical support needed to establish 
safe and effective HACCP systems. However, all FSIS regulated meat and 
poultry establishments may be able to apply the recommendations in this 
guideline.

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

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regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete 
subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password-protect their 
accounts.

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    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 8, 2017.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
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                                                DATES:  Submit comments on or before                    period by 30 days, while it researches                 http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
                                                July 17, 2017.                                          the implications of the decision, so as to             Options range from recalls to export
                                                ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested                      make informed comments. FSIS agrees                    information to regulations, directives,
                                                persons to submit comments relevant to                  to extend the comment period. The                      and notices. Customers can add or
                                                adjusting inspection coverage as                        comment period will now end on July                    delete subscriptions themselves, and
                                                discussed and outlined in this notice.                  17, 2017.                                              have the option to password protect
                                                Only comments addressing the scope of                                                                          their accounts.
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                                                this notice will be considered.                                                                                  Done at Washington, DC, on June 13, 2017.
                                                Comments may be submitted by one of                        No agency, officer, or employee of the
                                                                                                                                                               Alfred V. Almanza,
                                                the following methods:                                  USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
                                                                                                        color, national origin, religion, sex,                 Administrator.
                                                   Federal eRulemaking Portal: This                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–12556 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                Web site provides the ability to type                   gender identity, sexual orientation,
                                                short comments directly into the                        disability, age, marital status, family/               BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

                                                comment field on this Web page or                       parental status, income derived from a
                                                attach a file for lengthier comments. Go                public assistance program, or political
                                                                                                        beliefs, exclude from participation in,                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                to http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow
                                                the on-line instructions at that site for               deny the benefits of, or subject to                    Food Safety and Inspection Service
                                                submitting comments.                                    discrimination any person in the United
                                                                                                        States under any program or activity                   [Docket No. FSIS–2017–0016]
                                                   Mail, CD–ROMs: Send to Docket
                                                Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture,                  conducted by the USDA.
                                                                                                           To file a complaint of discrimination,              Availability of FSIS Compliance
                                                Food Safety and Inspection Service,                                                                            Guidelines for Small and Very Small
                                                Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence                     complete the USDA Program
                                                                                                        Discrimination Complaint Form, which                   Meat and Poultry Establishments
                                                Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8–                                                                             Regarding Lethality and Stabilization
                                                163B, Washington, DC 20250–3700.                        may be accessed online at http://
                                                                                                        www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/                 in Meat and Poultry Products
                                                   Hand- or courier-delivered submittals:                                                                      (Previously Referred to as Appendices
                                                Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. Street              docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
                                                                                                        12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you                A and B)
                                                SW., Room 8–163A, Washington, DC
                                                20250–3700.                                             or your authorized representative.                     AGENCY:  Food Safety and Inspection
                                                                                                           Send your completed complaint form                  Service, USDA.
                                                   Instructions: All items submitted by
                                                                                                        or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:              ACTION: Notice of availability and
                                                mail or electronic mail must include the
                                                                                                           Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
                                                Agency name and docket number FSIS–                                                                            request for comment
                                                                                                        Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
                                                2017–0003. Comments received in
                                                                                                        Independence Avenue SW.,                               SUMMARY:    The Food Safety and
                                                response to this docket will be made
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20250–9410.                             Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
                                                available for public inspection and                        Fax: (202) 690–7442 .
                                                posted without change, including any                                                                           the availability of and requesting
                                                                                                           Email: program.intake@usda.gov.                     comments on two updated compliance
                                                personal information, to http://                           Persons with disabilities who require
                                                www.regulations.gov.                                                                                           guidelines for small and very small
                                                                                                        alternative means for communication                    businesses. The new guidelines will
                                                   Docket: For access to background                     (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
                                                documents or to comments received, go                                                                          assist small and very small meat and
                                                                                                        should contact USDA’s TARGET Center                    poultry establishments understand and
                                                to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots                     at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
                                                Plaza 3, 355 E. Street SW., Room 164–                                                                          comply with the regulatory
                                                A, Washington, DC 20250–3700                            Additional Public Notification                         requirements associated with the
                                                between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,                                                                               destruction of Salmonella and other
                                                                                                          FSIS will announce this notice online
                                                Monday through Friday.                                                                                         pathogens (lethality) in ready-to-eat
                                                                                                        through the FSIS Web page located at
                                                                                                                                                               (RTE) products and the control of
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-
                                                                                                                                                               pathogen growth in heat-treated RTE
                                                Rachel Edelstein, Deputy Assistant                      register.
                                                                                                          FSIS will also make copies of this                   and not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) products
                                                Administrator, Office of Policy and                                                                            during cooling and hot-holding
                                                Program Development; Telephone: (202)                   Federal Register publication available
                                                                                                        through the FSIS Constituent Update,                   (stabilization). FSIS is including the
                                                205–0495, or by Fax: (202) 720–2025.                                                                           time-temperature tables and cooling
                                                                                                        which is used to provide information
                                                Background                                              regarding FSIS policies, procedures,                   options in these guidelines that were
                                                                                                        regulations, Federal Register notices,                 previously in Appendices A and B,
                                                   On May 17, 2017, FSIS published a
                                                                                                        FSIS public meetings, and other types of               originally made available in 1999, along
                                                notice announcing that it will be
                                                                                                        information that could affect or would                 with new recommendations
                                                adjusting its inspection coverage at
                                                                                                        be of interest to constituents and                     establishments can use to achieve
                                                official Siluriformes fish slaughter
                                                                                                        stakeholders. The Update is                            lethality and stabilization of these
                                                establishments, starting September 1,
                                                                                                        communicated via Listserv, a free                      products.
                                                2017, the date of full enforcement of the
                                                regulatory requirements for fish, from                  electronic mail subscription service for               DATES: Submit Comments on or before
                                                all hours of operation to once per                      industry, trade groups, consumer                       August 15, 2017.
                                                production shift. This decision is based                interest groups, health professionals,                 ADDRESSES: Downloadable versions of
                                                on the Agency’s experience inspecting                   and other individuals who have asked                   the compliance guidelines are available
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                                                fish slaughter establishments since                     to be included. The Update is also                     to view and print at https://
                                                implementing the mandatory inspection                   available on the FSIS Web page. In                     www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/
                                                program on March 1, 2016. FSIS                          addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail               bf3f01a1-a0b7-4902-a2df-a87c73d
                                                requested comment on this decision on                   subscription service which provides                    1b633/Salmonella-Compliance-
                                                or before June 16, 2017.                                automatic and customized access to                     Guideline-SVSP-;RTE-Appendix-A.pdf?
                                                   A consumer advocacy organization                     selected food safety news and                          MOD=AJPERES and https://
                                                requested that FSIS extend the comment                  information. This service is available at              www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/


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                                                9ac49aba-46bc-443c-856b-                                provides clarification regarding options                 • The scientific support documents
                                                59a3f51b924f/Compliance-Guideline-                      for establishments to support an                       available to help develop a safe process
                                                Stabilization-Appendix-                                 alternative lethality (i.e., at least a 5-log          and product;
                                                B.pdf?MOD=AJPERES once copies of the                    reduction of Salmonella, rather than a                   • Recommended corrective actions in
                                                guidelines have been published. FSIS                    6.5-log reduction) for roast, cooked, and              the event of a cooling deviation; and
                                                invites interested persons to submit                    corned beef per 9 CFR 318.17(a)(1); a                    • Additional options for cooling meat
                                                comments on this guidance. Comments                     definition of ‘‘pasteurization’’ and                   and poultry products, including
                                                may be submitted by one of the                          guidance on how establishments can                     requesting a waiver.
                                                following methods:                                      label products as ‘‘pasteurized’’; and                 Specifically in regard to waivers, this
                                                   Federal eRulemaking Portal: This                     updated information gathered from FSIS                 stabilization guideline describes
                                                Web site provides the ability to type                   Food Safety Assessments (FSAs), which                  information that establishments may use
                                                short comments directly into the                        are in-depth assessments of                            to request a waiver from the regulatory
                                                comment field on this Web page or                       establishments’ food safety systems to                 performance standards in 9 CFR
                                                attach a file for lengthier comments. Go                verify that regulatory requirements are                318.17(a)(2), 318.23(b)(3)(ii)(c), and
                                                to http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow                  met. The guideline also combines and                   381.150(a)(2) to allow up to a 2-log10
                                                the on-line instructions at that site for               replaces information from the following                multiplication of C. perfringens within
                                                submitting comments.                                    previously issued guidance documents:                  a product, provided no multiplication of
                                                   Mail, including CD–ROMs: Send to                                                                            C. botulinum occurs. The Agency will
                                                                                                           • Appendix A Compliance
                                                Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of                                                                               evaluate waiver requests and use this
                                                                                                        Guidelines for Meeting Lethality
                                                Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection                                                                        information to potentially amend the
                                                                                                        Performance Standards for certain Meat
                                                Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400                                                                                regulations. Notably, FSIS has
                                                                                                        and Poultry Products.
                                                Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop                                                                              determined that establishments do not
                                                3782, Room 8–163B, Washington, DC                          • Appendix A Guidance on Relative                   have to provide data that allowing up to
                                                20250–3700.                                             Humidity and Time/Temperature for                      2-log10 multiplication of C. perfringens
                                                   Hand- or courier-delivered submittals:               Cooking/Heating and Applicability to                   will result in no multiplication of C.
                                                Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street               Production of Other Ready-to-Eat Meat                  botulinum as part of the waiver request.
                                                SW., Room 8–163A, Washington, DC                        and Poultry Products (Appendix A
                                                20250–3700.                                             Humidity Guidance).                                    Small Business Regulatory Flexibility
                                                   Instructions: All items submitted by                    • Time-Temperature Tables for                       Act Compliance
                                                mail or electronic mail must include the                Cooking Ready-to-Eat Poultry Products.                   Both guidance documents are
                                                Agency name, FSIS, and document title:                     • FSIS Guidance on Safe Cooking of                  targeting small and very small
                                                FSIS Compliance Guideline for                           Non-Intact Meat Chops, Roasts, and                     establishments in support of the Small
                                                Stabilization (Cooling and Hot-Holding)                 Steaks (5-log Table).                                  Business Administration’s initiative to
                                                of Fully and Partially Heat-Treated RTE                    FSIS also is making available an                    provide small and very small
                                                and NRTE Meat and Poultry Products                      updated guideline on the control of                    establishments with compliance
                                                Produced by Small and Very Small                        pathogen growth in heat-treated RTE                    assistance under the Small Business
                                                Establishments and Revised Appendix B                   and NRTE meat and poultry products                     Regulatory Flexibility Act (SBRFA). It is
                                                2017 Compliance Guideline. Comments                     during cooling and hot-holding                         important that small and very small
                                                received will be made available for                     (stabilization), entitled FSIS Compliance              establishments have access to the
                                                public inspection and posted without                    Guideline for Stabilization (Cooling and               scientific and technical support needed
                                                change, including any personal                          Hot-Holding) of Fully and Partially                    to establish safe and effective HACCP
                                                information, to http://                                 Heat-Treated RTE and NRTE Meat and                     systems. However, all FSIS regulated
                                                www.regulations.gov.                                    Poultry Products Produced by Small                     meat and poultry establishments may be
                                                   Docket: For access to background                                                                            able to apply the recommendations in
                                                                                                        with Very Small Establishments and
                                                documents or to comment received, go                                                                           this guideline.
                                                                                                        Revised Appendix B. Hot-holding is the
                                                to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots
                                                                                                        process of holding meat and poultry                    Additional Public Notification
                                                Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 164–
                                                                                                        products at hot temperatures (typically                   Public awareness of all segments of
                                                A, Washington, DC 20250–3700
                                                                                                        above 130°F) prior to distribution.                    rulemaking and policy development is
                                                between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
                                                                                                        Although stabilization is commonly                     important. Consequently, FSIS will
                                                Monday through Friday.
                                                   For Further Information Contact:                     associated with RTE products, the                      announce this Federal Register
                                                Roberta Wagner, Assistant                               concepts and many of the                               publication on-line through the FSIS
                                                Administrator, Office of Policy and                     recommendations in this guideline can                  Web page located at: http://
                                                Program Development; Telephone: (202)                   apply to heat-treated NRTE products as                 www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
                                                205–0495.                                               well.                                                     FSIS also will make copies of this
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                           This updated stabilization guideline                publication available through the FSIS
                                                                                                        contains recommendations previously                    Constituent Update, which is used to
                                                Background                                              found in FSIS Appendix B: Compliance                   provide information regarding FSIS
                                                   FSIS is making available an updated                  Guidelines for Cooling Heat-Treated                    policies, procedures, regulations,
                                                compliance guideline regarding the                      Meat and Poultry Products                              Federal Register notices, FSIS public
                                                requirements for the destruction of                     (Stabilization) and FSIS Directive                     meetings, and other types of information
                                                Salmonella and other pathogens                          7110.3, Rev. 1, Time/Temperature                       that could affect or would be of interest
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                                                (lethality) in RTE meat and poultry                     Guidelines for Cooling Heated Products.                to our constituents and stakeholders.
                                                products, entitled FSIS Salmonella                      It also contains additional guidance not               The Update is available on the FSIS
                                                Compliance Guideline for Small and                      previously found in either document,                   Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS
                                                Very Small Meat and Poultry                             including:                                             is able to provide information to a much
                                                Establishments that Produce Ready-to-                      • The regulatory requirements                       broader, more diverse audience. In
                                                Eat (RTE) Products and Revised                          associated with stabilization (cooling                 addition, FSIS offers an email
                                                Appendix A. The updated guideline                       and hot-holding);                                      subscription service which provides


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                                                parental status, income derived from a                  ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                 Urban and Community Forestry
                                                public assistance program, or political                 various sites, i.e., the Queens Botanical              Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
                                                beliefs, exclude from participation in,                 Garden, in the Meeting Room, 43–50                     Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th
                                                deny the benefits of, or subject to                     Main Street, Flushing, New York, the                   Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, or
                                                discrimination, any person in the                       U.S. Forest Service, New York City                     by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
                                                United States under any program or                      Field Station, 431 Walter Reed Road,                      Meeting Accommodations: If you are
                                                activity conducted by the USDA.                         Building 431, in the Upstairs                          a person requiring reasonable
                                                   To file a complaint of discrimination,               Conference Room, Bayside Queens, New                   accommodation, please make requests
                                                complete the USDA Program                               York, and the Bronx site visit tour.                   in advance for sign language
                                                Discrimination Complaint Form, which                       Written comments concerning this                    interpreting, assistive listening devices
                                                may be accessed online at: http://                      meeting should be submitted as                         or other reasonable accommodation for
                                                www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/                  described under SUPPLEMENTARY                          access to the facility or proceedings by
                                                docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_                        INFORMATION. All comments, including                   contacting the person listed in the
                                                12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you                 names and addresses, when provided,                    section titled For Further Information
                                                or your authorized representative.                      are placed in the record and available                 Contact. All reasonable accommodation
                                                   Send your completed complaint form                   for public inspection and copying. The                 requests are managed on a case by case
                                                or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:               public may inspect comments received                   basis.
                                                   Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,                at the USDA Forest Service, Sidney
                                                                                                        Yates Building, Room 3SC–01B, 201                        Dated: June 12, 2017.
                                                Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
                                                                                                        14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.                 Patti Hirami,
                                                Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                Washington, DC 20250–9410.                              Please call ahead at (202) 309–9873 to                 Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private
                                                                                                        facilitate entry into the building.                    Forestry.
                                                   Fax: (202) 690–7442.
                                                   Email: program.intake@usda.gov.                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       [FR Doc. 2017–12479 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                   Persons with disabilities who require                Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,                       BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
                                                alternative means for communication                     National Urban and Community
                                                (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)                 Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney
                                                should contact USDA’s TARGET Center                     Yates Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201                      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).                      14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024,                 Rural Business-Cooperative Service
                                                  Done at Washington, DC on: June 8, 2017.              by cell telephone at 202–309–9873, or
                                                Alfred V. Almanza,
                                                                                                        by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via                Compliance Examination Procedures
                                                                                                        facsimile at 202–690–5792. Individuals                 for Rural Business Investment
                                                Administrator.
                                                                                                        who use telecommunication devices for                  Companies Under the Rural Business
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–12563 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am]             the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal                    Investment Program
                                                BILLING CODE P                                          Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
                                                                                                        800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and                     AGENCY:  Rural Business-Cooperative
                                                                                                        8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,                      Service, USDA.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               Monday through Friday.                                 ACTION: Notice.

                                                Forest Service                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                               SUMMARY:  This Notice identifies the
                                                                                                        purpose of the meeting is to:                          examination procedures that the Rural
                                                National Urban and Community                               1. Introduce new members;
                                                                                                           2. Develop the 2017 Accomplishment                  Business-Cooperative Service (the
                                                Forestry Advisory Council                                                                                      Agency) will use for non-leveraged
                                                                                                        and Recommendations;
                                                AGENCY:   Forest Service, USDA.                            3. Update status of the 2018 grant                  Rural Business Investment Companies
                                                ACTION:   Notice of meeting.                            review;                                                (RBICs) within the Rural Business
                                                                                                                                                               Investment Program (RBIP).
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                                                                                                           4. Meet and listen to local
                                                SUMMARY:  The National Urban and                        constituents urban forestry concerns or                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Community Forestry Advisory Council                     opportunities;                                         Information on this Notice may be
                                                (Council) will meet in Flushing, New                       5. Provide updates on the                           obtained by contacting David Chesnick,
                                                York. The Council is authorized by the                  implementation of the Ten Year Urban                   Program Manager, Rural Business
                                                Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act,                    Forestry Action Plan (2016–2026); and                  Investment Program, Specialty Programs
                                                and the Federal Advisory Committee                         6. Receive Forest Service budget and                Division, U.S. Department of
                                                Act (FACA). Additional information                      program updates.                                       Agriculture, Room 4221–S, 1400


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability and request for comment
DatesSubmit Comments on or before August 15, 2017.
ContactRoberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone: (202) 205-0495.
FR Citation82 FR 27680 

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