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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number TM–05–10]
National Organic Program (NOP)
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is publishing
this notice to inform certified organic
producers and handlers of AMS’
intention to release the names and
addresses of certified operations to the
general public. AMS has determined
that the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq. (OFPA), authorizes the release of
the names and addresses of certified
organic producers and handlers under
the broad category of information
characterized by the OFPA as
‘‘certification documents.’’ Therefore,
AMS intends to release the names and
addresses of certified producers and
handlers to the general public in
response to requests for such
information.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Jones, Director, Program
Development, National Organic
Program, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Room 4008–S, Ag Stop 0268,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252; Fax: (202)
205–7808; e-mail: keith.jones@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Statutory Authority
This notice is issued under the
authority of the OFPA of 1990, as
amended, 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.
II. Background
Over the past few months, AMS has
received a number of requests from
private citizens and non-profit
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organizations for a list of names and
addresses of production and handling
operations certified in compliance with
the NOP regulations. The OFPA requires
public access to ‘‘certification
documents’’ and laboratory analyses
pertaining to certification (7 U.S.C.
6506(a)(9)). The OFPA’s implementing
regulations at 7 CFR 205.504(b)(5)
requires the release of those documents
cited in section 6506(a)(9) of the OFPA.
AMS collects the names and
addresses of certified organic producers
and handlers through requirements
outlined at 7 CFR 205.501(a)(15)(ii).
This information is collected pursuant
to information collection requirements
overseen by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The collection
number assigned to the NOP is OMB
number 0581–0191.
produced by the certified operation; and
(4) Name, address, and telephone
number of the certifying agent. These
certificates enjoy wide public
circulation throughout the supply chain
due to their use as prima facie evidence
of compliance with NOP regulations.
Therefore, AMS intends to release the
names and addresses of certified
producers and handlers to the general
public in response to requests for such
information.
Dated: September 2, 2005.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 05–17859 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am]
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
III. Action
The OFPA authorizes the release of
the names and addresses of certified
organic producers and handlers under
the broad category of information
characterized by the OFPA as
‘‘certification documents.’’ The OFPA (7
U.S.C. 6506(a)(9)) requires public access
to certification documents and
laboratory analyses pertaining to
certification. Names and addresses of
certified organic producers and handlers
are collected by AMS under the
requirements of 7 CFR
205.501(a)(15)(ii). These names and
addresses are part of a larger
information submission and can be
reasonably viewed as ‘‘certification
documents.’’
The release of the names and
addresses of certified organic producers
and handlers is compatible with the
notions of transparency and public
access embodied in the OFPA. Further,
the names and addresses of certified
organic producers and handlers
intended to be released are identical to
those already contained on the
certificate of compliance required under
7 CFR 205.404(b). Under 7 CFR
205.404(b), an accredited certifying
agent must issue a certificate of organic
operations which specifies the: (1)
Name and address of the certified
operation; (2) Effective date of
certification; (3) Categories of organic
operation, including crops, wild crops,
livestock, or processed products
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[Docket No. 05–028N]
Public Meeting on the Food Safety
Institute of the Americas
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on
September 29–30, 2005, in Miami,
Florida, to review and discuss the
progress made by the Food Safety
Institute of the Americas (FSIA). The
FSIA was created as an innovative
approach for integrating scientific food
safety education, information,
communication, and outreach in the
Americas. During the public meeting,
the following issues relating to the FSIA
will be discussed: (1) Presentation of
assessment and analysis of educational
and informational needs identified
through a survey administered by
FSIA’s partners, the University of
Florida and Miami Dade College; (2)
presentation of FSIA’s 3–5 year Strategic
Plan; (3) establishing strategies and best
practices for developing and delivering
programs identified through the needs
survey; and (4) planning next steps for
the FSIA in fostering collaboration and
partnership development of the
proposed FSIA colleges.
The public meeting will be an
interactive session. Discussions will be
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conducted in plenary sessions for each
of the above four issues.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, September 29, 2005, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, September
30, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before September 19,
2005.
All FSIA meetings will take
place at the Renaissance Eden Roc
Hotel, 4525 Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach, Florida 33140. Telephone
number (305) 531–0000. In addition, a
block of rooms has been held for
participants at the Renaissance Eden
Roc Hotel, 4525 Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach, Florida 33140. Telephone
number 1–800–327–8337. Participants
in the FSIA meeting will receive a
special rate of $99.00 (plus tax) per
night. Reservations must be confirmed
with the necessary credit card or
payment information no later than
September 14, 2005. Please reference
the USDA-FSIA meeting when making
reservations.
A meeting agenda is available on the
Internet at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events
which is a sub-Web site of the FSIS
home page, at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/. The official
transcript of the meeting, when it
becomes available, will be available in
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 on these topics 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 Food Safety Institute of
the Americas, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Claude Pepper Federal
Building, 51 SW First Avenue, Suite
1321, Miami, Florida 33130.
• Electronic mail:
FSInstituteoftheAmericas@fsis.usda.gov.
Comments on the meeting notice 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 05–028N.
ADDRESSES:
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All comments on this notice and
comments on the topics to be discussed
at the public meeting 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.
Limited shared exhibit space will be
available for participants to display
applicable food safety, food security and
defense-related educational and training
material. Exhibitors are encouraged to
notify FSIA, as early as possible, by
calling the toll-free registration number
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Swacina, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305)
347–5552, linda.swacina@fsis.usda.gov
or Stephen Hawkins, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305)
347–5552,
stephen.hawkins@fsis.usda.gov or
Richard Van Blargan, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305)
347–5552,
richard.vanblargan@fsis.usda.gov for
technical information.
All meeting participants will be
required to register before entering the
meeting. A pre-registration form is
located at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events.
You may also call in your registration
using a special toll free number that has
been established for the public meeting.
To phone in registration, please call
(Domestically (202) 205–0329 and TOLL
FREE 1–877–239–2455).
Limited participant registration will
be available the morning of September
29, 2005. Persons requiring a sign
language interpreter or other special
accommodations should notify the FSIA
office no later than September 23, 2005,
at the (305) 347–5552 or by e-mail
FSInstituteoftheAmericas@fsis.usda.gov.
English and Spanish translation services
will be provided during meeting hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The explosive growth of the
international food market has brought a
variety of foods never before available to
the consumer’s table throughout the
Americas. People can consume new
products from different regions and
enjoy traditional seasonal favorites
throughout the year. Countries are now
more dependent on each other’s
safeguards to guarantee their citizens a
wholesome food supply and to protect
the public health of their country and
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the region. The nations of the Americas
make up a community committed to
meeting the many challenges of
ensuring food safety and security. One
approach to these complex problems is
for our countries to develop and
effectively exchange scientific
information and education on food
safety and defense risks and on how to
manage them.
The FSIA was formally established at
an organizational meeting in October
2004, and is an innovative approach for
harmonizing, developing, and
distributing food safety and security
information and education throughout
the Americas; coordinating programs so
that we concentrate on areas where our
needs are the greatest; sharing resources
on programs that already exist within
our community; promoting the
development of international food safety
standards; and protecting ourselves as a
region from food security threats. To
accomplish these missions, the FSIA is
in the process of developing and
enlisting the support of existing
networks among researchers, public
health officials, regulatory officials, and
food and animal producers and
distributors. There are many academic,
governmental and nongovernmental
organizations with wide-ranging
expertise that would make them
potential partners in FSIA’s endeavors.
FSIA Subject Areas or Colleges
In one scenario, the FSIA would
establish the following nine colleges
and include development and
implementation of training, education,
and information materials in these
areas: (1) Codex Alimentarius; (2)
Regulatory Foundation Studies; (3)
Public Health Studies; (4) Food
Security; (5) Manufactured Foods; (6)
Animal and Food Production Studies;
(7) Retail Programs; (8) Laboratory
Studies; and (9) Consumer Education
and Information Programs.
FSIA Benefits
The major goal of the FSIA is to
improve and harmonize food safety
education, information, and
communication throughout the
Americas in order to improve public
health within each and among the
countries of the region. It will provide
major outreach activities to identify,
develop, and coordinate educational
programs and to promote the
development of international food safety
standards and common food protection
and defense.
FSIA will provide the regions of the
Americas with greater access to food
safety information and the technical
assistance necessary to ensure the safety
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of food products. In addition, FSIA will
promote the activities of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission to bring
about standardization of food safety
requirements and become a forum for
scientific discussion relevant to food
safety standards in the Americas. In this
way, it will encourage and support
development of science-based
agreements that strengthen national and
local economies.
to regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on September 7,
2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–18030 Filed 9–7–05; 2:19 pm]
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Conclusion
The FSIA will help establish working
relationships among collaborating
countries through regular interaction of
academic researchers and educators,
government regulators, and food safety
professionals. Enhancing and fostering
these contacts are critically important in
addressing regional food safety concerns
and improving understanding about
requirements for imported and exported
products.
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/Index.asp. 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 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
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 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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Siskiyou County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Siskiyou County
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Yreka, California, September 19,
2005. The meeting will include routine
business and the review, discussion,
and possible recommendation of
submitted large projects.
DATES: The meeting will be held
September 19, 2005, from 4 p.m. until
7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Yreka High School Library, Preece
Way, Yreka, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don
Hall, RAC Coordinator, Klamath
National Forest, (530) 841–4468 or
electronically at donaldhall@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Public
comment opportunity will be provided
and individuals will have the
opportunity to address the Committee at
that time.
Dated: September 2, 2005.
Margaret J. Boland,
Designated Federal official.
[FR Doc. 05–17895 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Hood/Willamette
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet on Thursday, September 29,
2005. The meeting and field trip is
scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will
conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m.
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The meeting will be held at the Sweet
Home Ranger Station; 3225 Highway 20;
Sweet Home, Oregon; (541) 367–5168.
The tentative agenda includes: (1)
Finalizing Recommendations on 2006
Projects: (2) Public Forum; and (3) Field
Trip to Title II Projects.
The Public Forum is tentatively
scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m. Time
allotted for individual presentations
will be limited to 3–4 minutes. Written
comments are encouraged, particularly
if the material cannot be presented
within the time limits for the Public
Forum. Written comments may be
submitted prior to the September 29th
meeting by sending them to Designated
Federal Official Donna Short at the
address given below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information regarding this
meeting, contact Designated Federal
Official Donna Short; Sweet Home
Ranger District; 3225 Highway 20;
Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; (541) 367–
9220.
Dated: September 1, 2005.
Dallas J. Emch,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05–17898 Filed 9–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
North Central Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee, Kamiah, Idaho,
USDA, Forest Service.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater
National Forests’ North Central Idaho
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
Friday, September 30, 2005 in Potlatch,
Idaho for a business meeting. The
meeting is open to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
business meeting on September 30, at
the Potlatch Ranger Station, 1700
Highway 6, Potlatch, Idaho, beginning at
10 a.m. (PST). agenda topics will
include discussion of potential projects.
A public forum will begin at 2:30 p.m.
(PST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor
Mereszczak, Staff Officer and
Designated Federal Officer, at (208)
935–2513.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-028N]
Public Meeting on the Food Safety Institute of the Americas
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on September 29-30, 2005, in Miami,
Florida, to review and discuss the progress made by the Food Safety
Institute of the Americas (FSIA). The FSIA was created as an innovative
approach for integrating scientific food safety education, information,
communication, and outreach in the Americas. During the public meeting,
the following issues relating to the FSIA will be discussed: (1)
Presentation of assessment and analysis of educational and
informational needs identified through a survey administered by FSIA's
partners, the University of Florida and Miami Dade College; (2)
presentation of FSIA's 3-5 year Strategic Plan; (3) establishing
strategies and best practices for developing and delivering programs
identified through the needs survey; and (4) planning next steps for
the FSIA in fostering collaboration and partnership development of the
proposed FSIA colleges.
The public meeting will be an interactive session. Discussions will
be
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conducted in plenary sessions for each of the above four issues.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 29,
2005, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, September 30, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Comments on this notice must be received on or before
September 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: All FSIA meetings will take place at the Renaissance Eden
Roc Hotel, 4525 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140. Telephone
number (305) 531-0000. In addition, a block of rooms has been held for
participants at the Renaissance Eden Roc Hotel, 4525 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33140. Telephone number 1-800-327-8337.
Participants in the FSIA meeting will receive a special rate of $99.00
(plus tax) per night. Reservations must be confirmed with the necessary
credit card or payment information no later than September 14, 2005.
Please reference the USDA-FSIA meeting when making reservations.
A meeting agenda is available on the Internet at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events which is a sub-
Web site of the FSIS home page, at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/. The
official transcript of the meeting, when it becomes available, will be
available in 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 on these topics 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 Food Safety Institute of the Americas,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
Claude Pepper Federal Building, 51 SW First Avenue, Suite 1321, Miami,
Florida 33130.
Electronic mail: FSInstituteoftheAmericas@fsis.usda.gov.
Comments on the meeting notice 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 05-028N.
All comments on this notice and comments on the topics to be
discussed at the public meeting 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.
Limited shared exhibit space will be available for participants to
display applicable food safety, food security and defense-related
educational and training material. Exhibitors are encouraged to notify
FSIA, as early as possible, by calling the toll-free registration
number listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Swacina, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305) 347-5552,
linda.swacina@fsis.usda.gov or Stephen Hawkins, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305) 347-5552,
stephen.hawkins@fsis.usda.gov or Richard Van Blargan, The Food Safety
Institute of the Americas office at (305) 347-5552,
richard.vanblargan@fsis.usda.gov for technical information.
All meeting participants will be required to register before
entering the meeting. A pre-registration form is located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events.
You may also call in your registration using a special toll free
number that has been established for the public meeting. To phone in
registration, please call (Domestically (202) 205-0329 and TOLL FREE 1-
877-239-2455).
Limited participant registration will be available the morning of
September 29, 2005. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or
other special accommodations should notify the FSIA office no later
than September 23, 2005, at the (305) 347-5552 or by e-mail
FSInstituteoftheAmericas@fsis.usda.gov. English and Spanish translation
services will be provided during meeting hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The explosive growth of the international food market has brought a
variety of foods never before available to the consumer's table
throughout the Americas. People can consume new products from different
regions and enjoy traditional seasonal favorites throughout the year.
Countries are now more dependent on each other's safeguards to
guarantee their citizens a wholesome food supply and to protect the
public health of their country and the region. The nations of the
Americas make up a community committed to meeting the many challenges
of ensuring food safety and security. One approach to these complex
problems is for our countries to develop and effectively exchange
scientific information and education on food safety and defense risks
and on how to manage them.
The FSIA was formally established at an organizational meeting in
October 2004, and is an innovative approach for harmonizing,
developing, and distributing food safety and security information and
education throughout the Americas; coordinating programs so that we
concentrate on areas where our needs are the greatest; sharing
resources on programs that already exist within our community;
promoting the development of international food safety standards; and
protecting ourselves as a region from food security threats. To
accomplish these missions, the FSIA is in the process of developing and
enlisting the support of existing networks among researchers, public
health officials, regulatory officials, and food and animal producers
and distributors. There are many academic, governmental and
nongovernmental organizations with wide-ranging expertise that would
make them potential partners in FSIA's endeavors.
FSIA Subject Areas or Colleges
In one scenario, the FSIA would establish the following nine
colleges and include development and implementation of training,
education, and information materials in these areas: (1) Codex
Alimentarius; (2) Regulatory Foundation Studies; (3) Public Health
Studies; (4) Food Security; (5) Manufactured Foods; (6) Animal and Food
Production Studies; (7) Retail Programs; (8) Laboratory Studies; and
(9) Consumer Education and Information Programs.
FSIA Benefits
The major goal of the FSIA is to improve and harmonize food safety
education, information, and communication throughout the Americas in
order to improve public health within each and among the countries of
the region. It will provide major outreach activities to identify,
develop, and coordinate educational programs and to promote the
development of international food safety standards and common food
protection and defense.
FSIA will provide the regions of the Americas with greater access
to food safety information and the technical assistance necessary to
ensure the safety
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of food products. In addition, FSIA will promote the activities of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission to bring about standardization of food
safety requirements and become a forum for scientific discussion
relevant to food safety standards in the Americas. In this way, it will
encourage and support development of science-based agreements that
strengthen national and local economies.
Conclusion
The FSIA will help establish working relationships among
collaborating countries through regular interaction of academic
researchers and educators, government regulators, and food safety
professionals. Enhancing and fostering these contacts are critically
important in addressing regional food safety concerns and improving
understanding about requirements for imported and exported products.
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/Index.asp. FSIS also will make copies
of this Federal Register publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS
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Done at Washington, DC, on September 7, 2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-18030 Filed 9-7-05; 2:19 pm]
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