[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4941]
========================================================================
Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 37 / Wednesday, February 25, 1998 /
Notices
[[Page 9502]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-007N]
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Agency
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
Action
Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will meet from March 3 to March 6, 1998, to discuss Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices for fresh produce and research strategies to meet the goals of the Food Safety Initiative and the Domestic and Imported Produce Food Safety Initiative. The Committee also will be discussing Foods Exposed to Refrigeration Failure, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) concepts for the very small slaughter plant, Codex issues, and developing guidelines for food safety objectives.
Dates
The Fresh Produce Subcommittee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 1998. The full Committee will meet on March 4, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Subcommittee groups will meet March 4, 1998, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 5. The full Committee will meet March 6, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center, 1902 Sullivan Road, College Park, GA 30337-0508.
For Further Information Contact
The Committee encourages persons with information or data on the above matters to present their comments. Persons interested in making presentations, submitting technical papers, or providing comments are requested to mail or FAX (202) 501- 7628 their name, title, firm name, address, and telephone number to Ms. Amelia L. Wright, Advisory Committee Specialist, Scientific Research Oversight Staff, Department of Agriculture, Suite 6913, Franklin Court, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Comments and requests also may be provided by E-mail to amelia.wright@usda.gov. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify the contact person referenced above by February 19, 1998.
Supplementary Information
The meeting will be open to the public on a space-available basis. Persons wishing to make an oral presentation should notify the contacts listed above. Presentations will be scheduled on a time-available basis in accordance with the timeliness of the written request. Comments may be made before or after the meeting. Technical papers also will be accepted and made part of the public record. All comments and proceedings will become part of the public record of the meeting. NACMCF provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services about the development of microbiological criteria to assess the safety and wholesomeness of food. The Committee also provides guidance to the Departments of Commerce and Defense. Done at Washington, DC, on: February 19, 1998. Thomas J. Billy, Administrator. [FR Doc. 98-4941 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P