83 FR 34537 - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-15594 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 34537-34539] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15594] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS-2018-0025] National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice is announcing that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public meetings of the full Committee and Subcommittees on August 7-10, 2018. The Committee will discuss and adopt: (1) Effective Salmonella Control Strategies for Poultry and (2) Virulence Factors and Attributes that Define Foodborne Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as Severe Human Pathogens. The Committee will also discuss two new charges; the first charge is The Use of Water in Animal Slaughter and Processing. Regulatory agencies such as FSIS must also be able to provide supportable alternatives to current water consumption practices that allow industry to potentially use less and recycle water through developing criteria on the appropriate uses of varying water sources and treatment technologies in the processing of meat, poultry, and egg products. The second charge is Appropriate Product Testing Procedures and Criteria to Verify Process Control for Microbial Pathogens or appropriate indicator organisms in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) jurisdiction. DATES: The full Committee will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The Subcommittees on the Use of Water in Animal Slaughter and Processing, and Appropriate Product Testing Procedures and Criteria to Verify Process Control for Microbial Pathogens or appropriate indicator organisms in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods under FDA's jurisdiction, will hold concurrent open Subcommittee meetings on Tuesday, August 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018; Thursday, August 9, 2018; and Friday, August 10, [[Page 34538]] 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST., respectively. ADDRESSES: The Committee meetings will be held at the Patriot's Plaza 3, 1st Floor Auditorium and Conference Rooms, 355 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20250. Attendance is free. Attendees must show a valid photo ID to enter the building. Attendees with non-government ID may be required to pass through the security screening systems, please allow adequate time for this process. FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on the FSIS- 2018-0025. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website 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, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250- 3700. Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2018-0025. Comments received in response to this docket 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 comments received, call (202) 720-5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700. All documents related to the full Committee meeting will be available for public inspection in the FSIS Docket Room The NACMCF documents will also be available on the internet at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/federal-register-notices. FSIS will finalize an agenda on or before the meeting dates and post it on the FSIS web page at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/meetings. Please note that the meeting agenda is subject to change due to the time required for Committee discussions; thus, sessions could start or end earlier or later than anticipated. Please plan accordingly if you would like to attend a particular session or participate in a public comment period. The official transcript of the August 7, 2018 full Committee meeting, when it becomes available, will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room at the above address and will also be posted on https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/nacmcf/meetings/nacmcf-meetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in making a presentation, submitting technical papers, or providing comments at the August 7, plenary session should contact Karen Thomas: Phone: (202) 690-6620; Fax (202) 690-6334; Email: [email protected] or at the mailing address: USDA, FSIS, Office of Public Health Science, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Patriots Plaza 3, Mailstop 3777, Room 9- 47, Washington, DC 20250. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. Thomas by July 30, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The NACMCF was established in 1988, in response to a recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences for an interagency approach to microbiological criteria for foods, and in response to a recommendation of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, as expressed in the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. The charter for the NACMCF is available for viewing on the FSIS web page at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/nacmcf/committee-charter. The NACMCF provides scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply, including development of microbiological criteria and review and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in foods. The Committee also provides scientific advice and recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Departments of Commerce and Defense. Questions from the Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services agencies that are sponsors of the Committee are submitted as Charges to the Executive Committee for vetting and approval before they are presented to the full Committee during the plenary session. The Committee is expected to respond to the questions during their two-year term. Ms. Carmen Rottenberg, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is the Committee Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, is the Vice-Chair; and Dr. Mark Carter, FSIS, is the Designated Federal Officer. Documents Reviewed by NACMCF FSIS will make all materials reviewed and considered by NACMCF regarding its deliberations available to the public. Generally, these materials will be made available as soon as possible after the full Committee meeting. Further, FSIS intends to make these materials available in electronic format on the FSIS web page (www.fsis.usda.gov), as well as in hard copy format in the FSIS Docket Room. Disclaimer: NACMCF documents and comments posted on the FSIS website are electronic conversions from a variety of source formats. In some cases, document conversion may result in character translation or formatting errors. The original document is the official, legal copy. To meet the electronic and information technology accessibility standards in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may add alternate text descriptors for non-text elements (graphs, charts, tables, multimedia, etc.). These modifications only affect the internet copies of the documents. Copyrighted documents will not be posted on the FSIS website, but will be available for inspection in the FSIS Docket Room. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication online 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 Constituent 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 [[Page 34539]] 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). Paul Kiecker, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018-15594 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P
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categories on the AD–755 or nomination part of the Agricultural Research Done at Washington, DC, this day of June
letter. Service, of new and innovative 3, 2018.
The eight slots to be filled are: approaches to genetic resources Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Category A. National Farm Organization conservation. Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education,
Category C. Food Animal Commodity and Economics, Acting Chief Scientist.
The National Genetic Resources
Producer [FR Doc. 2018–15551 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]
Advisory Council membership is
Category I. National Human Health BILLING CODE 3410–03–P
Association
required to have two-thirds of the
Category N. Non-Land Grant College or appointed members from scientific
University With Historic Commitment to disciplines relevant to the National DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Research in Food and Agricultural Genetic Resources Program, including
Sciences agricultural sciences, environmental Food Safety and Inspection Service
Category O. Hispanic-serving Institutions sciences, natural resource sciences,
Category Q. Transportation of food and health sciences, and nutritional [Docket No. FSIS–2018–0025]
agricultural products to domestic and
foreign markets
sciences; and one-third of the appointed
members from the general public National Advisory Committee on
Category R. Food Retailing and Marketing
Interests including leaders in fields of public Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Category S. Food and Fiber Processors policy, trade, international AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection
Specialty Crop Committee: The development, law, or management. Service, USDA.
Specialty Crop Committee was created The terms of two members of the ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
as a subcommittee of the NAREEE National Genetic Resources Advisory
Advisory Board in accordance with the Council will expire on September 30, SUMMARY: This notice is announcing
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2018. The two slots to be filled are to that the National Advisory Committee
2004 under Title III, Section 303 of be composed of one scientific members on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Public Law 108–465. The committee and one general public member. (NACMCF) will hold public meetings of
was formulated to study the scope and Appointed members will serve three- the full Committee and Subcommittees
effectiveness of research, extension, and year appointments expiring in on August 7–10, 2018. The Committee
economics programs affecting the September 2021. will discuss and adopt: (1) Effective
specialty crop industry. The legislation Salmonella Control Strategies for
Citrus Disease Subcommittee: The Poultry and (2) Virulence Factors and
defines ‘‘specialty crops’’ as fruits,
Citrus Disease Subcommittee was Attributes that Define Foodborne Shiga
vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and
established by the Agricultural Act of Toxin-producing Escherichia coli
nursery crops (including floriculture).
The Agricultural Act of 2014 further 2014 (Sec. 7103) to advise the Secretary (STEC) as Severe Human Pathogens.
expanded the scope of the Specialty of Agriculture on citrus research, The Committee will also discuss two
Crop Committee to provide advice to the extension, and development needs, new charges; the first charge is The Use
Secretary of Agriculture on the engage in regular consultation and of Water in Animal Slaughter and
relevancy review process of the collaboration with USDA and other Processing. Regulatory agencies such as
Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a organizations involved in citrus, and FSIS must also be able to provide
granting program of the National provide recommendations for research supportable alternatives to current water
Institute of Food and Agriculture. and extension activities related to citrus consumption practices that allow
Members should represent the disease. The Citrus Disease industry to potentially use less and
breadth of the specialty crop industry. Subcommittee will also advise the recycle water through developing
Six members of the Specialty Crop Department on the research and criteria on the appropriate uses of
Committee are also members of the extension agenda of the Emergency varying water sources and treatment
NAREEE Advisory Board and six Citrus Disease Research and Extension technologies in the processing of meat,
members represent various disciplines Program, a granting program of the poultry, and egg products. The second
of the specialty crop industry. The terms National Institute of Food and charge is Appropriate Product Testing
of three members will expire on Agriculture. Procedures and Criteria to Verify
September 30, 2018. The Specialty Crop Process Control for Microbial Pathogens
The subcommittee is composed of
Committee is soliciting nominations to or appropriate indicator organisms in
nine members who must be a producer
fill three vacant positions to represent Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods under the
of citrus with representation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s
the specialty crop industry. Appointed following States: Three members from
members will serve three years with (FDA) jurisdiction.
Arizona or California, five members
their terms expiring in September 2021. from Florida, and one member from DATES: The full Committee will hold an
National Genetic Resources Advisory Texas. open meeting on Tuesday, August 7,
Council: The National Genetic 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
Resources Advisory Council was re- The terms of six Citrus Disease The Subcommittees on the Use of Water
established in 2012 as a permanent Subcommittee will expire on September in Animal Slaughter and Processing,
subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory 30, 2018. The Citrus Disease and Appropriate Product Testing
Board to formulate recommendations on Subcommittee is soliciting nominations Procedures and Criteria to Verify
actions and policies for the collection, to fill six vacant positions for Process Control for Microbial Pathogens
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maintenance, and utilization of genetic membership; three positions are to or appropriate indicator organisms in
resources; to make recommendations for represent Florida, two positions are to Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods under FDA’s
coordination of genetic resources plans represent California or Arizona, and one jurisdiction, will hold concurrent open
of several domestic and international position is to represent Texas. Subcommittee meetings on Tuesday,
organizations; and to advise the Appointed members will serve three August 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Secretary of Agriculture and the years with their terms expiring in Wednesday, August 8, 2018; Thursday,
National Genetic Resources Program, September 2021. August 9, 2018; and Friday, August 10,
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automatic and customized access to environmental effects of proposed resilience to drought, fire, insects and
selected food safety news and vegetation and fuels treatments, wildlife diseases, and other disturbances by
information. This service is available at: habitat designations, and road activities moving the project area toward its
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. in the Cliff Knox project area located on historical (natural) range of variability
Options range from recalls to export the Prairie City and Emigrant Creek in forest structure, tree density, species
information, regulations, directives, and Ranger Districts. Proposed actions composition, and associated wildlife
notices. Customers can add or delete include timber harvest, small diameter habitat. Additionally, there is an
subscriptions themselves, and have the thinning, aspen and mountain opportunity to contribute to the
option to password protect their mahogany restoration, landscape economic stability of local communities
accounts. underburning, road activities to support that depend on timber resources for
vegetation and fuels treatments, and their livelihood and move the forest
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
road system changes. The intent of the transportation system toward a more
No agency, officer, or employee of the project is to restore forest health, reduce environmentally and fiscally sustainable
USDA shall, on the grounds of race, fuels, increase the forest’s resilience to state.
color, national origin, religion, sex, wildfires and other disturbance, and Specifically, there is a need in the
gender identity, sexual orientation, enhance fish and wildlife habitats. project area to:
disability, age, marital status, family/ DATES: Comments concerning the (1) Increase forest resilience to insect
parental status, income derived from a proposed action in this notice must be and disease outbreaks and
public assistance program, or political received by August 20, 2018. The draft uncharacteristic wildfires by moving the
beliefs, exclude from participation in, EIS is expected in December 2018 and landscape toward a more historical
deny the benefits of, or subject to the final EIS is expected in June 2019. range of variability for structure,
discrimination, any person in the ADDRESSES: The preferred method to density, and species composition. This
United States under any program or submit comments is via email to: includes special consideration for the
activity conducted by the USDA. comments-pacificnorthwest-malheur- Malheur River Wild and Scenic River,
How To File a Complaint of prairiecity@fs.fed.us. You may also the Malheur Inventoried Roadless Area,
Discrimination submit comments via mail to Ed riparian habitat conservation areas,
Guzman, District Ranger, Prairie City dedicated and replacement old growth
To file a complaint of discrimination,
Ranger District, P.O. Box 337, Prairie stands, aspen and mountain mahogany
complete the USDA Program
City, OR 97869; via facsimile to 541– stands, and connectivity corridors.
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
820–4844; or by hand delivery to the (2) Enhance landscape resilience to
may be accessed online at: http://
Prairie City Ranger District, 327 SW wildfire by restoring fuel profiles to
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
Front St., Prairie City, Oregon. types primarily conducive to surface
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: fire, with special attention to lands
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative. Kathy Schnider, District NEPA Planner, adjacent to strategic roads and areas
Send your completed complaint form 327 SW Front St., P.O. Box 337, Prairie identified as wildland-urban interface.
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: City, OR 97869. Phone: 541–820–3821. (3) Increase public and firefighter
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Email: kschnider@fs.fed.us. Individuals safety in the event of a wildfire in the
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 who use telecommunication devices for project area.
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal (4) Restore and promote open stands
DC 20250–9410. Information Relay Service at 1–800– dominated by large trees and fire-
Fax: (202) 690–7442. 877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., tolerant tree species, which were
Email: program.intake@usda.gov. eastern time, Monday through Friday. historically dominant across the project
Persons with disabilities who require SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cliff area.
alternative means for communication Knox Project encompasses (5) Maintain existing old forest stands
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), approximately 40,000 acres across the and promote old trees (greater than 150
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center Bluebucket Creek subwatershed (10,976 years old) to increase their abundance
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). acres) and the Cliff Creek-Malheur River over the long term.
subwatershed (29,342 acres), and (6) Restore and promote regeneration
Paul Kiecker,
includes the Malheur River Inventoried of hardwoods, including quaking aspen,
Acting Administrator. Roadless Area and part of the Malheur
[FR Doc. 2018–15594 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]
mountain mahogany, and riparian
River Wild and Scenic River corridor. hardwoods.
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P The legal description for the planning
(7) Treat vegetation to improve
area includes Townships 17 and 18
characteristics of the Malheur River
South and Ranges 33, 34, and 35 East,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Inventoried Roadless Area as defined by
Willamette Meridian, Grant County,
the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation
Oregon. The full scoping package is
Forest Service Rule (36 CFR 294.11).
available on the Malheur National
Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ (8) Increase water availability for
Malheur National Forest, Prairie City native vegetation by reestablishing
Ranger District; Oregon; Cliff Knox project/?project=50433.
Purpose and Need for Action historical openings and grasslands,
Project thinning overstocked stands, and
The project’s purpose and need is
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. represented by differences between removing encroaching juniper and other
ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an existing and desired conditions based conifers where they did not historically
environmental impact statement. on forest plan management direction, occur.
other forest service policies, and best (9) Improve quantity and quality of
SUMMARY: The Malheur National Forest available science. forage for large ungulates, especially in
will prepare an environmental impact The purpose of the Cliff Knox Project big-game winter range management
statement (EIS) to disclose the is to improve forest health and increase areas.
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| Dates | The full Committee will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The Subcommittees on the Use of Water in Animal Slaughter and Processing, and Appropriate Product Testing Procedures and Criteria to Verify Process Control for Microbial Pathogens or appropriate indicator organisms in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods under FDA's jurisdiction, will hold concurrent open Subcommittee meetings on Tuesday, August 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018; Thursday, August 9, 2018; and Friday, August 10, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST., respectively. | |
| Contact | Persons interested in making a presentation, submitting technical papers, or providing comments at the August 7, plenary session should contact Karen Thomas: Phone: (202) 690-6620; Fax (202) 690-6334; Email: [email protected] | |
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