[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 12927] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6343] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. 99-019N] National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Agency
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
Action
Notice of public meeting; request for comments.
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Summary
The Fresh Produce Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a public meeting on March 29, 1999, to review and discuss its ongoing work on sprouts.
Dates
The Fresh Produce Subcommittee will meet at 9:00 a.m. on March 29, 1999.
Addresses
The public meeting will be held in Room 1813 Federal Office Building 8, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20240. Persons interested in making a presentation, submitting technical papers, or providing comments should contact Ms. Amelia L. Wright, Advisory Committee Specialist, Scientific Research Oversight Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, Suite 6913 Franklin Court, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700, or by FAX 202-501-7366. Comments and requests may be provided by e-mail to amelia.wright@usda.gov. Submit one original and two copies of comments to the FSIS Docket Clerk, Docket No. 99-019N, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be considered part of the public record and will be available for viewing in the Docket Room between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. Wright by March 24, 1999. All meeting rooms will be wheelchair accessible. This meeting is open to the public; however, space is limited and will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Please register by March 24, 1999, by contacting Ms. Catherine M. DeRoever, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, by FAX 202-205- 4970 or by e-mail cderoeve@bangate.fda.gov.
For Further Information Contact
Ms. Amelia L. Wright, Advisory Committee Specialist, Scientific Research Oversight Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service at the address given above.
Supplementary Information
Background
NACMCF provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the microbiological safety and wholesomeness of food by assessing available data as it relates to the human health consequences of food safety. The Committee also provides guidance to the Departments of Commerce and Defense. The Fresh Produce Subcommittee will be editing and revising its white paper on sprouts. Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, Senior Science Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, will be the subcommittee chair.
Done at Washington, DC, on March 9, 1999. Thomas J. Billy, Administrator. [FR Doc. 99-6343 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P