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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
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Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
July 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05–15288 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 03–110–2]
Saltcedar; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment relative to
the control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.).
The environmental assessment
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considers the effects of, and alternatives
to, the release of a nonindigenous leaf
beetle, Diorhabda elongata, into the
environment to reduce the severity of
saltcedar infestations. The
environmental assessment provides a
basis for our conclusion that the release
into the environment of the biological
control agent will not present a risk of
introducing plant pests into the United
States or disseminating plant pests
within the United States and will not
have a significant impact on the quality
of the human environment. Based on its
findings of no significant impact, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service has determined that an
environmental impact statement need
not be prepared.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact are available for public
inspection in our reading room. The
reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
You may view APHIS documents
published in the Federal Register and
related information on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/
webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
William Kauffman, Western Region
Program Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 2150
Centre Avenue Building B, Fort Collins,
CO 80526–8117; (970) 494–7565.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 19, 2003, we published
in the Federal Register (68 FR 70755–
70756, Docket No. 03–110–1) a notice
advising the public that a draft
environmental assessment had been
prepared by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
relative to the release of a
nonindigenous leaf beetle, Diorhabda
elongata, into the environment to
reduce the severity of saltcedar
(Tamarix spp.) infestations, a major
weed pest of watercourses and riparian
habitats.
We solicited comments on the draft
environmental assessment for 30 days,
ending January 20, 2004. We received
37 comments by that date. The
comments were from researchers, State
plant organizations, individuals, and
industry groups. Of the comments
received, 13 were supportive and 1 was
a request for an extension of the
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comment period. The remaining 23
commenters raised issues concerning
water usage, endangered and protected
species considerations, additional
saltcedar eradication options, and
projected results. We have taken the
issues raised by the 23 commenters into
consideration in formulating our final
environmental assessment.
The environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact may be
viewed on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/es/
sltcedr.html. You may request paper
copies of the environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact by
calling or writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact when
requesting copies. The environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact are also available for review in
our reading room (information on the
location and hours of the reading room
is listed under the heading ADDRESSES at
the beginning of this notice).
The environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact have
been prepared in accordance with: (1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, (2) as amended (43
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
July 2005 .
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05–15287 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05–027N]
Public Meeting on Advances in PreHarvest Reduction of Salmonella in
Poultry
Food Safety and Inspection
Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on
Advances in Pre-Harvest Reduction of
Salmonella in Poultry on August 25 and
August 26, 2005, in Athens, GA. The
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meeting will consist of presentations on
research and practical experiences
aimed at reducing Salmonella at the
poultry production level, before poultry
reaches federally inspected plants.
This meeting is the first in a series of
public meetings that FSIS intends to
hold to discuss new approaches for
strengthening food safety.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for August 25, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., and August 26, 2005, from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Richard B. Russell Research Center, 950
College Station Rd., Athens, GA, 30605.
A tentative agenda will be available on
the FSIS Web site at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/. The official
transcript of the meeting, when it
becomes available, will be available in
the FSIS Docket Room, Room 102
Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
FSIS welcomes comments on the
topics to be discussed at the public
meeting. Comments may be submitted
by any of the following methods:
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROM’s, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street,
SW., Room 102 Cotton Annex,
Washington, DC 20250.
• Electronic mail:
fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
All submissions received must
include the Agency name and docket
number 05–027N.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice, as well as the official
transcript, when it becomes available,
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_&_policies/
2005_Notices_Index/index.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Alice Thaler at (202) 690–2687.
Pre-registration is encouraged for this
meeting. Participants who are preregistered will have building access
badges prepared in advance to facilitate
their entry through security to the
Richard B. Russell Research Center. To
pre-register, call (800) 485–4424.
Persons requiring a sign language
interpreter or other special
accommodations should contact Sheila
Johnson at (202) 690–6498, fax: (202)
690–6500, or e-mail:
Sheila.johnson@fsis.usda.gov as soon as
possible.
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The
scientific community continues to work
with animal producers to investigate
methods to reduce food safety hazards
at federally inspected meat and poultry
establishments through the use of
specific production practices. A food
safety hazard is defined in 9 CFR 417 as
any biological, chemical or physical
property that may cause a food to be
unsafe for human consumption. FSIS’
public health mandate requires that the
Agency consider hazards that could
arise during animal production as part
of a comprehensive strategy to prevent
foodborne illness. Therefore, FSIS
believes that a prudent establishment
will address food safety hazards on the
farm, including the use of animal
production technologies and practices,
as a means to control and reduce
pathogen hazards at slaughter. Although
much has been learned about the
ecology of biological, chemical, and
physical hazards during animal
production, there are, as yet, no specific
poultry production practices addressing
biological hazards that consistently and
predictably lead to improvement in food
safety. Results are promising in some
cases, but these avenues are still under
investigation.
A key point to recognize is that future
hazard reduction interventions will
likely arise from those areas currently
under research or from new areas added
to the research agenda. It is important,
therefore, for producers to be aware of
the practices being explored, so that
they can provide input into the process
and raise concerns about (1) areas that
are not under investigation, (2) the
economic impact of implementing new
practices on the farm, and (3) the impact
of food safety hazards on the
marketability of their products.
One food safety hazard that seems
susceptible to attack through
interventions at the producer level is
Salmonella. FSIS is looking at
Salmonella as a pathogen of concern
because of the risks that it presents for
public health. Salmonella, a group of
bacteria that can cause diarrheal illness
in humans, is the most frequently
reported cause of foodborne illness.
Contaminated foods are often of animal
origin, such as beef, poultry, milk, or
eggs, but all foods, including vegetables,
may become contaminated. FSIS Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point
(HACCP) verification testing for all meat
and poultry product categories in
calendar year 2003, the most recent year
for which FSIS has data, showed that
the percentage of samples positive for
Salmonella was lower than the preHACCP baselines which were derived
from a statistical sampling of plants
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nationwide. However, based on current
regulatory verification samples in
classes of poultry, the percentage of
samples positive for Salmonella in
calendar year 2003 increased from
calendar year 2002 for broilers, ground
chicken, and ground turkey. FSIS is
concerned about the food safety hazard
associated with the increased
percentage of positive regulatory
verification samples in these classes of
poultry.1
To pursue initiatives related to
production practices that will result in
lower, more controlled levels of
Salmonella in and on birds when they
are offered for slaughter, FSIS is holding
a public meting on Advances in PreHarvest Reduction of Salmonella in
Poultry. The meeting has three goals.
The first goal is to determine whether
interventions available to producers can
form the basis for best management
practices to reduce the load of
Salmonella in poultry before slaughter.
The second goal is to identify promising
interventions and to determine what
steps need to be taken to make these
interventions to limit and control
Salmonella available at the poultry
production level. The third goal is to
identify which research gaps with
respect to Salmonella control at the
production level should be the focus of
the research community, including
government, academia, and industry.
Based on the input from the meeting,
and any other information available to
the Agency, FSIS will develop
compliance guideline materials for
producers that address pre-harvest food
safety issues and Salmonella.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
better ensure that minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities are aware
of this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov. FSIS will
also 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/
stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of
1 FSIS. Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of
Raw Meat and Poultry Products, 1998–2003.
Available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/
Salmonella_Progress_Report_1998-2003.pdf.
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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
also available on-line through the FSIS
Web page located at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov. Through Listserv
and its Web page, FSIS is able to
provide information to a much broader,
more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an electronic
mail subscription service that 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 in 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: August 1,
2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–15428 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Olympic Provincial Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Olympic Province
Advisory Committee (OPAC) will meet
on Friday, August 26, 2005. The
meeting will be held at the DNR/Forest
Service Conference Room, 437 Tillicum
Lane, Forks, Washington. The meeting
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at
approximately 3 p.m. Agenda topics are:
Current Status of Key Forest Issues;
Management of Late Successional
Reserves; Pacific Ranger District’s
Recent and Planned Activities; Pacific
Northwest Lab Update; Olympic
Discovery Trail Update; Open forum;
and Public comments. All Olympic
Province Advisory Committee
Meeetings are open to the public.
Interested citizens are encouraged to
attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions regarding this meeting
to Ken Eldredge, Province Liaison,
USDA, Olympic National Forest
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Headquarters, 1835 Black Lake Blvd.,
Olympia, WA 98512–5623, (360) 956–
2323 or Virginia Grilley, Acting Forest
Supervisor at (360) 956–2301.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Dated: July 27, 2005.
V. Grilley,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Olympic National
Forest.
[FR Doc. 05–15274 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
Fresno County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tehama County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to
be covered include: (1) Introductions,
(2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public
Comment, (4) Project Proposal/Possible
Action, (5) Sub-Committee Reports, (6)
Organization/Comment on Projects, (7)
General Discussion, (8) County Update,
(9) Next Agenda.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
August 11, 2005, from 9 a.m. and end
at approximately 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Lincoln Street School, Conference
Room A, 1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff,
CA. Individuals wishing to speak or
propose agenda items must send their
names and proposals to Jim Giachino,
DFO, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows,
CA 95988.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bobbin Gaddini, Committee
Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino
National Forest, Grindstone Ranger
District, PO Box 164, Elk Creek, CA
95939. (530) 968–5329; e-mail
ggaddini@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, persons who wish
to bring matters to the attention of the
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting. Public input sessions will
be provided and individuals who made
written requests by August 9, 2005 will
have the opportunity to address the
committee at those sessions.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Art Quintana,
Acting Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 05–15256 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource
Advisory Committee will meet in
Prather, California. The purpose of the
meeting is to review funded projects,
discuss 2006 project submittal process
and new committee appointments
regarding the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (Public Law 106–393) for
expenditure of Payments to States
Fresno County Title II funds.
The meeting will be held on
September 27th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Sierra National Forest, High Sierra
District Ranger office, 29688 Auberry
Road, Prather, California 93651. Send
written comments to Robbin Ekman,
Fresno County Resource Advisory
Committee Coordinator, c/o Sierra
National Forest, High Sierra Ranger
District, 29688 Auberry Road, Prather,
CA 93651 or electronically to
rekman@fs.fed.us.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource
Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559)
855–5355 ext. 3341.
The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, persons who wish
to bring Payments to States Fresno
County Title II project matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff before or after the meeting. Public
sessions will be provided and
individuals who made written requests
by August 10, 2004 will have the
opportunity to address the Committee at
those sessions. Agenda items to be
covered include: (1) Call for new
projects process; (2) recruitment for new
members; (3) review of funded projects
and (4) public comment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Ray Porter,
District Ranger.
[FR Doc. 05–15273 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-027N]
Public Meeting on Advances in Pre-Harvest Reduction of Salmonella
in Poultry
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on Advances in Pre-Harvest Reduction
of Salmonella in Poultry on August 25 and August 26, 2005, in Athens,
GA. The
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meeting will consist of presentations on research and practical
experiences aimed at reducing Salmonella at the poultry production
level, before poultry reaches federally inspected plants.
This meeting is the first in a series of public meetings that FSIS
intends to hold to discuss new approaches for strengthening food
safety.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for August 25, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., and August 26, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Richard B. Russell Research
Center, 950 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, 30605. A tentative agenda
will be available on the FSIS Web site at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/.
The official transcript of the meeting, when it becomes available, will
be available in the FSIS Docket Room, Room 102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FSIS welcomes comments on the topics to be discussed at the public
meeting. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street, SW.,
Room 102 Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket
number 05-027N.
All comments submitted in response to this notice, as well as the
official transcript, when it becomes available, 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_&_policies/2005_Notices_Index/
index.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Alice Thaler at (202) 690-2687.
Pre-registration is encouraged for this meeting. Participants who
are pre-registered will have building access badges prepared in advance
to facilitate their entry through security to the Richard B. Russell
Research Center. To pre-register, call (800) 485-4424. Persons
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations
should contact Sheila Johnson at (202) 690-6498, fax: (202) 690-6500,
or e-mail: Sheila.johnson@fsis.usda.gov as soon as possible.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scientific community continues to work
with animal producers to investigate methods to reduce food safety
hazards at federally inspected meat and poultry establishments through
the use of specific production practices. A food safety hazard is
defined in 9 CFR 417 as any biological, chemical or physical property
that may cause a food to be unsafe for human consumption. FSIS' public
health mandate requires that the Agency consider hazards that could
arise during animal production as part of a comprehensive strategy to
prevent foodborne illness. Therefore, FSIS believes that a prudent
establishment will address food safety hazards on the farm, including
the use of animal production technologies and practices, as a means to
control and reduce pathogen hazards at slaughter. Although much has
been learned about the ecology of biological, chemical, and physical
hazards during animal production, there are, as yet, no specific
poultry production practices addressing biological hazards that
consistently and predictably lead to improvement in food safety.
Results are promising in some cases, but these avenues are still under
investigation.
A key point to recognize is that future hazard reduction
interventions will likely arise from those areas currently under
research or from new areas added to the research agenda. It is
important, therefore, for producers to be aware of the practices being
explored, so that they can provide input into the process and raise
concerns about (1) areas that are not under investigation, (2) the
economic impact of implementing new practices on the farm, and (3) the
impact of food safety hazards on the marketability of their products.
One food safety hazard that seems susceptible to attack through
interventions at the producer level is Salmonella. FSIS is looking at
Salmonella as a pathogen of concern because of the risks that it
presents for public health. Salmonella, a group of bacteria that can
cause diarrheal illness in humans, is the most frequently reported
cause of foodborne illness. Contaminated foods are often of animal
origin, such as beef, poultry, milk, or eggs, but all foods, including
vegetables, may become contaminated. FSIS Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point (HACCP) verification testing for all meat and poultry
product categories in calendar year 2003, the most recent year for
which FSIS has data, showed that the percentage of samples positive for
Salmonella was lower than the pre-HACCP baselines which were derived
from a statistical sampling of plants nationwide. However, based on
current regulatory verification samples in classes of poultry, the
percentage of samples positive for Salmonella in calendar year 2003
increased from calendar year 2002 for broilers, ground chicken, and
ground turkey. FSIS is concerned about the food safety hazard
associated with the increased percentage of positive regulatory
verification samples in these classes of poultry.\1\
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\1\ FSIS. Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Raw Meat and
Poultry Products, 1998-2003. Available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
PDF/Salmonella_Progress_Report_1998-2003.pdf.
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To pursue initiatives related to production practices that will
result in lower, more controlled levels of Salmonella in and on birds
when they are offered for slaughter, FSIS is holding a public meting on
Advances in Pre-Harvest Reduction of Salmonella in Poultry. The meeting
has three goals.
The first goal is to determine whether interventions available to
producers can form the basis for best management practices to reduce
the load of Salmonella in poultry before slaughter. The second goal is
to identify promising interventions and to determine what steps need to
be taken to make these interventions to limit and control Salmonella
available at the poultry production level. The third goal is to
identify which research gaps with respect to Salmonella control at the
production level should be the focus of the research community,
including government, academia, and industry.
Based on the input from the meeting, and any other information
available to the Agency, FSIS will develop compliance guideline
materials for producers that address pre-harvest food safety issues and
Salmonella.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to better ensure
that 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 will also 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/stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail subscription service
consisting of
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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 also available on-line
through the FSIS Web page located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov. Through
Listserv and its Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription service
that 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 in 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: August 1, 2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-15428 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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