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Tuesday, August 9, 2005
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05–025N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Fifth
Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on
Foods Derived From Biotechnology
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting,
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on August 30, 2005, to
provide draft U.S. positions and receive
public comments on agenda items that
will be discussed at the Fifth Session of
the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental
Task Force on Foods Derived from
Biotechnology of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will be held in Chiba, Japan,
September 19–23, 2005. The Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
the agenda items that will be debated at
this forthcoming Session of the FBT.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, August 30, 2005, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC.
Documents related to the Fifth
Session of the FBT 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.
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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,
USDA, 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 05–025N. 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–
888–405–9176, participant code
CODEX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
FIFTH SESSION OF THE FBT CONTACT: U.S.
Delegate, Bernice Slutsky, Special
Assistant to the Secretary for
Biotechnology, Office of the Secretary,
USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone (202)
720–3631, Fax: (202) 720–6314, E-mail:
Bernice.Slutsky@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Ellen Matten,
International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Room 4861, South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
205–7760, Fax: (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
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Environmental Protection Agency
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental
Task Force on Foods Derived from
Biotechnology was established by the
23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in 1999 to elaborate
standards, guidelines, or other
principles as relates to foods derived
from biotechnology. The Task Force
completed its mandates within its four
year time frame and was dissolved by
the 26th Session of the Commission.
The 27th Session re-established the
Task Force for another four year period.
The Task Force is hosted by the
government of Japan.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the Fifth Session of FBT will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
from other Codex bodies.
• Review of the Work by International
Organizations on the Evaluation of the
Safety and Nutrition Aspects of Foods
Derived from Biotechnology.
• Consideration of the Elaboration of
Standards, Guidelines or other Texts for
Foods Derived from Biotechnology.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Japanese
Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of
the public may access or request copies
of these documents at: https://
www.codexalimentarious.net/
current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the August 30, 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 Fifth Session of FBT,
Dr. Bernice Slutsky, (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIFTH SESSION OF
THE FBT CONTACT). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities
of the Fifth Session of the FBT.
Additional Public Information
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
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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
also 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 at Washington, DC on August 4,
2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 05–15729 Filed 8–8–05; 8:45 am]
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Forest Service
Commercial Pack Station and Pack
Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit Issuance;
Inyo National Forest; Inyo, Mono, and
Tulare Counties, CA and Mineral
County, NV
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement to document and disclose the
environmental impacts of a proposal to
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Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received no
later than September 30, 2005. A draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be published in February
2006, with public comment on the draft
material requested for a period of 45
days. The final EIS is expected in
August 2006.
DATES:
Send written comments to
Commercial Pack Station and Pack
Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit Issuance,
Inyo National Forest, 351 Pacu Lane,
Suite 200, Bishop, CA 93514. Electronic
comments may be sent to: commentspacificsouthwest-inyo@fs.fed.us.
Include ‘‘Commercial Pack Station and
Pack Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit
Issuance’’ in the subject line.
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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issue long term permits for a variety of
commercial pack stock related activities
to twelve existing Resort Special Use
Permit holders (commercial service
supported by horse). The DEIS also
analyzes a proposal from one current
outfitter and guide (commercial service
supported by burros) and a proposal
from one new outfitter and guide
(commercial service supported by
llamas) to issue permits for their
proposed commercial activities. The
services as proposed would occur on the
Inyo National Forest in the Ansel
Adams (AA), John Muir (JM), Golden
Trout (GT), and South Sierra (SS)
Wildernesses, and the non-wilderness
portions of the Inyo National Forest.
This EIS tiers to the Record of Decision
that will be signed for the Trail and
Commercial Pack Stock Management
Plan Environmental Impact Statement
for all activities and uses proposed in
the AA and JM Wildernesses. Current
activities provided by pack stations
include full service guided trips (guide
remains for the entire trip), dunnage
trips (transport of material and
supplies), spot trips (transport of people
and supplies to a location and guide
leaving), day rides, wild horse viewing
in the Pizona Area (from a base camp
finding and viewing wild horses), and
stock drives (movement of stock to and
from winter range to operating areas).
Activities currently conducted by the
Outfitter and Guides include use of
burros and llamas to provide dunnage
service, backpacking trips, and camp resupply services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roger Porter, Interdisciplinary Team
Leader, Inyo National Forest, 351 Pacu
Lane, Suite 200, Bishop, CA 93514,
(760) 873–2449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose and Need for Action
There is a need for action on permit
applications from twelve resort pack
stations to issue their term permits for
their existing facilities, activities and
uses, and new uses on all portions of the
Inyo National Forest, including the AA,
JM, GT, and SS Wildernesses and nonwilderness areas. The action is needed
because many of the existing permits are
due to expire in the near future. The
twelve resort pack stations are: Bishop
Pack Outfitters, Cottonwood Pack
Station, Frontier Pack Train, Glacier
Pack Train, Mammoth Lakes Pack
Outfit, McGee Creek Pack Station, Mt.
Whitney Pack Trains, Pine Creek Pack
Station, Rainbow Pack Outfitters, Reds
Meadow/Agnew Meadows Pack
Stations, Rock Creek Pack Station, and
Sequoia Kings Pack Trains. There is also
a need for action on a permit
application from one existing outfitter
and guide to issue their term permit
(Three Corner Round Pack Outfit) and
for action on a permit from one new
outfitter and guide providing llama
service.
This project is also needed to respond
to a Court Order issued in 2001. The
Court Order required that the Forest
Service reevaluate the existing
management direction and impacts of
commercial pack stock operations on
the Ansel Adams and John Muir
Wildernesses prior to issuing permits
for these operations. The court also
ordered that the cumulative effects
analysis be completed by December
2005 followed by a second NEPA
process to issue individual special use
permits by December 2006. The first
planning effort—the Trail and
Commercial Pack Stock Management in
the Ansel Adams and John Muir
Wildernesses EIS—will analyze the
management direction and cumulative
impacts of these operations. This
Commercial Pack Station and Pack
Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit Issuance
EIS will respond to the portion of the
Court Order requiring the second level
of NEPA analysis related to the reissuance of commercial pack station
permits.
The purpose of the project is to
continue to provide commercial pack
stock services as a part of a wide range
of available recreational activities
available on the Inyo National Forest
and to provide these services in a
manner consistent with existing forest
plan direction.
The Final EIS (FEIS) and Record of
Decision (ROD) for this project will tier
to the Trail and Commercial Pack Stock
Management in the John Muir/Ansel
Adams FEIS and ROD. The Trail and
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[FR Doc No: 05-15729]
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-025N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Fifth Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived From Biotechnology
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
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), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), are sponsoring a public meeting on August 30, 2005, to provide
draft U.S. positions and receive public comments on agenda items that
will be discussed at the Fifth Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Chiba,
Japan, September 19-23, 2005. The Under Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to comment
on the agenda items that will be debated at this forthcoming Session of
the FBT.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30, 2005,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC.
Documents related to the Fifth Session of the FBT 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, USDA, 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 05-025N. 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: 1-888-405-9176, participant code CODEX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE FBT CONTACT:
U.S. Delegate, Bernice Slutsky, Special Assistant to the Secretary for
Biotechnology, Office of the Secretary, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone (202) 720-3631, Fax: (202) 720-6314,
E-mail: Bernice.Slutsky@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Ellen Matten,
International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (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 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from
Biotechnology was established by the 23rd Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 1999 to elaborate standards, guidelines, or
other principles as relates to foods derived from biotechnology. The
Task Force completed its mandates within its four year time frame and
was dissolved by the 26th Session of the Commission. The 27th Session
re-established the Task Force for another four year period. The Task
Force is hosted by the government of Japan.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the Fifth Session of FBT will
be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the Committee from other Codex bodies.
Review of the Work by International Organizations on the
Evaluation of the Safety and Nutrition Aspects of Foods Derived from
Biotechnology.
Consideration of the Elaboration of Standards, Guidelines
or other Texts for Foods Derived from Biotechnology.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Japanese Secretariat to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
at: https://www.codexalimentarious.net/current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the August 30, 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 Fifth Session of FBT, Dr. Bernice Slutsky, (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE FBT CONTACT). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the Fifth
Session of the FBT.
Additional Public Information
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
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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 also 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 at Washington, DC on August 4, 2005.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 05-15729 Filed 8-8-05; 8:45 am]
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