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the meeting. Members of the public may
access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
Done in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 05–4995 Filed 3–14–05; 8:45 am]
At the March 29, 2005, public
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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
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Session of the CCGP.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the 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 April
26, 2005, to provide draft U.S. positions
and receive public comments on agenda
items that will be discussed at the 33rd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Labelling (CCFL) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will be held in Kota Kinabalu,
Malaysia, May 9–13, 2005. The Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties with the opportunity to
comment on the agenda items that will
be debated at this forthcoming session
of the CCFL.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, April 26, 2005, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC.
Documents related to the 33rd Session
of the CCFL 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 05–001N.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05–001N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 33rd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Labelling
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
request for comments.
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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
Friday. The comments also will be
posted on the Agency’s Web site at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2005_Notices_Index/.
Participation by Conference Call: A
call-in number has been arranged: 1–
888–422–7105; participant code 162347.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
About the 33rd Session of the CCFL:
U.S. Delegate, Leslye Fraser, J.D.,
Director, Office of Regulations and
Policy, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway (HFS–004), College
Park, MD 20740, telephone: (301) 436–
2378; facsimile: (301) 436–2637.
Electronic mail:
leslye.fraser@fda.hhs.gov.
About the Public Meeting: Ellen
Matten, International Issues Analyst,
U.S. Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861,
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250,
telephone: (202) 205–7760; facsimile:
(202) 720–3157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (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
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
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex Committee on Food
Labelling (CCFL) drafts provisions on
labelling applicable to all foods;
considers, amends, if necessary, and
endorses specific provisions on
labelling of draft standards, codes of
practice, and guidelines prepared by
other Codex committees; studies
specific labelling problems assigned to
it by the Commission; and studies
problems associated with the
advertisement of food with particular
reference to claims and misleading
descriptions. The CCFL is chaired by
Canada.
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 33rd Session of the CCFL will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
from other Codex bodies.
• Endorsement of labelling provisions
of draft commodity standards.
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Labelling of Foods Obtained Through
Certain Techniques of Genetic
Modification/Genetic Engineering:
Labelling Provisions and Definitions.
• Country-of-origin labelling.
• Discussion paper on advertising.
• Proposed Draft Amendment to the
General Standard for the Labelling of
Prepackaged Foods (Quantitative
Ingredient Declaration).
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Canadian
Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of
the public may access or request copies
of these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 26, 2005, public meeting,
draft U.S. positions on 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 33rd Session of the CCFL, Leslye
Fraser, J.D., (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 33rd Session of the
CCFL.
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/regulations/
2005_Notices_Index/.
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 meetings, 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
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, scientific professionals,
and other individuals who have
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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.
In addition, FSIS offers an electronic
mail subscription service which
provides an automatic and customized
notification when popular pages are
updated, including Federal Register
publications and related documents.
This service is available at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/ and allows FSIS
customers to sign up for subscription
options across eight categories. Options
range from recalls to export information
to regulations, directives, and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to protect their accounts with
passwords.
Done in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 05–4996 Filed 3–14–05; 8:45 am]
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Administration
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA Customer Satisfactions Survey
Proposed information
collection.
ACTION:
The purpose of the BEA
Customer Satisfaction Survey is to
obtain feedback from customers on the
quality of BEA products and services.
The information collected is
instrumental in allowing BEA to
improve the quality of its data products
and its methods of data dissemination.
DATES: The survey will be mailed out on
May 24, 2005, and posted to the BEA
home page on June 3, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
for copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to James Murphy, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, BE–64, Washington,
DC 20230, or by telephone at 202–606–
2787.
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I. Abstract
As one of the Nation’s leading
statistical agencies, the Bureau of
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reliable and consistent measures of
economic activity that are essential to
intelligent decisionmaking by business
people and policymakers and to the
efficient operation of financial markets.
The purpose of the BEA Customer
Satisfaction Survey is to obtain feedback
from customers on the quality of BEA
products and services. The information
collected will assist BEA in improving
the quality of its data products and its
methods of data dissemination.
II. Method of Collection
The survey and a cover letter with
instructions on how to complete it will
be mailed to about 5,000 potential
respondents; BEA will request that
responses be returned 30 days after the
mailing. The survey will also be posted
on BEA’s Web site for 2,000 potential
respondents. It is designed to ensure
anonymity for all respondents and
therefore eliminates the necessity for
recordkeeping of respondents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0691–0001.
Affected Public: Individuals from for
profit and non profit organizations and
individuals from other Federal, State,
and local government agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Response Time: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 125.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
only cost to the respondents is that of
their time.
Legal Authority: Executive Order 12862,
Section 1(b), of September 11, 1993.
Dated: March 8, 2005.
J. Steven Landefeld,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 05–4992 Filed 3–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-001N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 33rd Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Labelling
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the 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 April 26, 2005, to provide
draft U.S. positions and receive public comments on agenda items that
will be discussed at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food
Labelling (CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which
will be held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 9-13, 2005. The Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested
parties with the opportunity to comment on the agenda items that will
be debated at this forthcoming session of the CCFL.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2005,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.
Documents related to the 33rd Session of the CCFL 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 05-001N.
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 Friday. The
comments also will be posted on the Agency's Web site at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2005_Notices_Index/.
Participation by Conference Call: A call-in number has been
arranged: 1-888-422-7105; participant code 162347.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: About the 33rd Session of the CCFL:
U.S. Delegate, Leslye Fraser, J.D., Director, Office of Regulations and
Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway (HFS-004), College Park, MD 20740, telephone: (301) 436-
2378; facsimile: (301) 436-2637. Electronic mail:
leslye.fraser@fda.hhs.gov.
About the Public Meeting: Ellen Matten, International Issues
Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, telephone: (202) 205-
7760; facsimile: (202) 720-3157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (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 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 manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) drafts provisions on
labelling applicable to all foods; considers, amends, if necessary, and
endorses specific provisions on labelling of draft standards, codes of
practice, and guidelines prepared by other Codex committees; studies
specific labelling problems assigned to it by the Commission; and
studies problems associated with the advertisement of food with
particular reference to claims and misleading descriptions. The CCFL is
chaired by Canada.
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 33rd Session of the CCFL
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the Committee from other Codex bodies.
Endorsement of labelling provisions of draft commodity
standards.
Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Labelling of Foods
Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic
Engineering: Labelling Provisions and Definitions.
Country-of-origin labelling.
Discussion paper on advertising.
Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the
Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration).
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Canadian Secretariat to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 26, 2005, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
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 33rd Session of the CCFL, Leslye Fraser, J.D., (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the
33rd Session of the CCFL.
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/
regulations/2005_Notices_Index/.
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 meetings, 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 electronic mail subscription service for 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.
In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription service
which provides an automatic and customized notification when popular
pages are updated, including Federal Register publications and related
documents. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_
and_events/email_subscription/ and allows FSIS customers to sign up
for subscription options across eight categories. Options range from
recalls to export information to regulations, directives, and notices.
Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the
option to protect their accounts with passwords.
Done in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 05-4996 Filed 3-14-05; 8:45 am]
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