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provide feedback and guidance to FSA
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data on SDA representation, submit an
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2005.
Ann Veneman,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Notice of Federal Invention Available
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[Docket No. 04–051N]
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Federally owned invention, U.S.
Patent Application Serial No. 10/
973,274 entitled ‘‘Yeast Transformation
System’’ is available for licensing and
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Forest Service, intends to grant to
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date of publication of this Notice in the
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
USDA.
ACTION:
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Thirty-Seventh Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Hygiene
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting
Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), United States
Department of Health and Human
Services, are sponsoring a public
meeting on February 2, 2005, to provide
information and receive public
comments on agenda items that will be
discussed at the Thirty-seventh Session
of the Codex Committee on Food
Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex). The
37th Session of the CCFH will be held
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14–19
March, 2005. The Acting Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the agenda
items that will be discussed at this
forthcoming session of the CCFH.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, February 2, 2005 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the Conference Room 1A001,
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park,
MD. Documents related to the 37th
Session of CCFH will be accessible via
the World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
FSIS invites interested persons to
submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to the FSIS Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th
Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex,
Washington, DC 20730. All comments
received must include the Agency name
and docket number 04–051N.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice will be available for public
inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at
the address listed above between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
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Friday. The comments also will be
posted on the Agency’s Web site at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2005_Notices_Index/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
37TH SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT: U.S.
Delegate, Dr. Robert Buchanan, CFSAN
Senior Science Advisor and Director of
the CFSAN Office of Science, DHHS,
FDA, CFSAN, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740.
Phone (301) 436–2396; Fax (301) 436–
2642, Email:
Robert.Buchanan@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Syed Amjad
Ali, International Issues Analyst, U.S.
Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, South
Agriculture Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3700. Phone
(202) 205–7760; Fax (202) 720–3157.
Persons requiring a sign language
interpreter or other special
accommodations should notify Dr.
Rebecca Buchner, FDA at telephone
(301) 436–1486, Fax (301) 436–2632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex) was established in 1962 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the World Health Organization (WHO).
Codex is the major international
standard-setting organization for
protecting the health and economic
interests of consumers and encouraging
fair international trade in food. 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 ensure that the world’s food
supply is sound, wholesome, free from
adulteration, and correctly labeled. In
the United States, USDA, FDA, and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex Committee on Food
Hygiene (CCFH) was established to draft
basic provisions on food hygiene for all
foods. The Committee is chaired by the
United States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 37th Session of CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
1. Matters referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other
Codex Committees.
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2. Discussion paper on the
management of the work of the
Committee.
3. Proposed draft guidelines on the
application of general principles of food
hygiene to the [management] of Listeria
monocytogenes in foods.
4. Proposed draft principles and
guidelines for the conduct of
microbiological risk management
results.
5. Proposed draft guidelines for the
validation of food hygiene control
measures.
6. Proposed draft revision of the code
of hygienic practice for egg products.
7. Discussion paper on guidelines for
the application of the general principles
of food hygiene to the risk based control
of Salmonella spp. in poultry.
8. Discussion paper on guidelines for
risk management options for
Campylobacter in broiler chickens.
9. Discussion paper on guidelines for
the application of the general principles
of food hygiene to the risk based control
of Enterohemorragic E. coli in ground
beef and fermented sausages.
10. Risk profile of Vibrio spp in
seafood.
11. Reports of the ad hoc FAO/WHO
expert consultations on risk assessment
of microbiological hazards in food and
related matters.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the United States
Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of
the public may access copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 2, 2005 public
meeting, these agenda items will be
described, discussed, and attendees will
have the opportunity to pose questions
and offer comments. Written comments
may be offered at the meeting or sent to
the U.S. Delegate, for the 37th Session
of the CCFH, Dr. Robert Buchanan (See
ADDRESSES). Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the
37th Session of the CCFH.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that the public and in particular
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities are aware of this notice,
FSIS will announce it on-line through
the FSIS Web page located at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov.
FSIS also will make copies of this
Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
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regulations, Federal Register notices,
FSIS public meeting, recalls, and other
types of information that could affect or
would be of interest to our constituents
and stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of
industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, scientific professionals,
and other individuals who have
requested to be included. The update is
available on the FSIS Web page.
Through Listserv and the Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
Done in Washington, DC, on: January 12,
2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Flathead County Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Flathead County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet in Kalispell, Montana on
February 15. The purpose of this
meeting is to discuss the meeting
schedule for this year, develop project
criteria, select new Chair and determine
participation in the upcoming RAC
meeting in Reno.
The meeting will be held from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Flathead County Commissioner’s
Office, Commissioner’s Conference
Room, 800 South Main, Kalispell,
Montana 59901.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kaaren Arnoux, Flathead National
Forest, Administrative Assistant, (406)
758–5251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The
meeting is open to the public.
Denise Germann,
Public Affairs Specialist.
Cathy Barbouletos,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-051N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Thirty-Seventh Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), United States Department of Health and Human
Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on February 2, 2005, to
provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that
will be discussed at the Thirty-seventh Session of the Codex Committee
on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex).
The 37th Session of the CCFH will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
14-19 March, 2005. The Acting Under Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the agenda items that will be discussed at
this forthcoming session of the CCFH.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2, 2005
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Conference Room
1A001, Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD. Documents related to the 37th Session of CCFH will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to the FSIS Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street,
SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20730. All comments
received must include the Agency name and docket number 04-051N.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be available
for public inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed
above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
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Friday. The comments also will be posted on the Agency's Web site at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2005_Notices_Index/.
For Further Information About the 37th Session of the CCFH Contact:
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Robert Buchanan, CFSAN Senior Science Advisor and
Director of the CFSAN Office of Science, DHHS, FDA, CFSAN, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740. Phone (301) 436-2396; Fax
(301) 436-2642, Email: Robert.Buchanan@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Syed Amjad
Ali, International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20250-3700. Phone (202) 205-7760; Fax (202) 720-3157. Persons
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations
should notify Dr. Rebecca Buchner, FDA at telephone (301) 436-1486, Fax
(301) 436-2632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) was established in 1962
by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Codex is
the major international standard-setting organization for protecting
the health and economic interests of consumers and encouraging fair
international trade in food. 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 ensure that the world's food supply is sound, wholesome, free from
adulteration, and correctly labeled. In the United States, USDA, FDA,
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manage and carry out U.S.
Codex activities.
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) was established to draft
basic provisions on food hygiene for all foods. The Committee is
chaired by the United States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 37th Session of CCFH will
be discussed during the public meeting:
1. Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other
Codex Committees.
2. Discussion paper on the management of the work of the Committee.
3. Proposed draft guidelines on the application of general
principles of food hygiene to the [management] of Listeria
monocytogenes in foods.
4. Proposed draft principles and guidelines for the conduct of
microbiological risk management results.
5. Proposed draft guidelines for the validation of food hygiene
control measures.
6. Proposed draft revision of the code of hygienic practice for egg
products.
7. Discussion paper on guidelines for the application of the
general principles of food hygiene to the risk based control of
Salmonella spp. in poultry.
8. Discussion paper on guidelines for risk management options for
Campylobacter in broiler chickens.
9. Discussion paper on guidelines for the application of the
general principles of food hygiene to the risk based control of
Enterohemorragic E. coli in ground beef and fermented sausages.
10. Risk profile of Vibrio spp in seafood.
11. Reports of the ad hoc FAO/WHO expert consultations on risk
assessment of microbiological hazards in food and related matters.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the United States Secretariat to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 2, 2005 public meeting, these agenda items will be
described, discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose
questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the
meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate, for the 37th Session of the CCFH,
Dr. Robert Buchanan (See ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that
they relate to activities of the 37th Session of the CCFH.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line
through the FSIS Web page located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meeting, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to our
constituents and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv,
a free e-mail subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and
farm groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professionals,
scientific professionals, and other individuals who have requested to
be included. The update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through
Listserv and the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
Done in Washington, DC, on: January 12, 2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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