Designation for Jamestown (ND), Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN), Omaha (NE), and Sioux City (IA) Areas, 10469-10470 [06-1935]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 40 / Wednesday, March 1, 2006 / Notices
Director, Office of Nutritional Products,
Labeling and Dietary Supplements,
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway (HFS–004), College Park, MD
20740, Phone: (301) 436–2373, Fax:
(301) 436–2636. E-mail:
Barbara.schneeman@fda.hhs.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 1963 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
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex Committee on Food
Labeling (CCFL) drafts provisions on
labeling applicable to all foods;
considers, amends, if necessary, and
endorses specific provisions on labeling
of draft standards, codes of practice, and
guidelines prepared by other Codex
committees; studies specific labeling
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
Committee is chaired by Canada.
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 34th Session of the CCFL will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
from other Codex bodies.
• Endorsement of labeling provisions
of draft commodity standards.
• Guidelines for the Production,
Processing, Labelling and Marketing of
Organically Produced Foods: Draft
Revised Annex 2, Tables 1 and 3, and
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:25 Feb 28, 2006
Jkt 208001
consideration of the process for
evaluating substances in Annex 2.
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Labelling of Foods Obtained Through
Certain Techniques of Genetic
Modification/Genetic Engineering:
Labelling Provisions and Definitions.
• Proposed Draft Amendment to the
General Standard for the Labelling of
Prepackaged Foods (Quantitative
Declaration of Ingredients).
• Proposed Draft Definition of TransFatty Acids.
• Discussion Paper on Advertising.
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 7, 2006 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 34th Session of CCFL, Dr. Barbara
Schneeman, (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 34th Session of the
CCFL.
Additional 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
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 meeting, recalls, and other
types of information that could affect or
would be of interest to our constituents
and stakeholders. The update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of
industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, scientific professionals,
and other individuals who have
requested to be included. The update is
available on the FSIS web page.
Through Listserv and the web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail
subscription service which provides an
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
10469
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 password protect their
account.
Done at Washington, DC, on February 23,
2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E6–2830 Filed 2–28–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
[05–03–S]
Designation for Jamestown (ND),
Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN), Omaha
(NE), and Sioux City (IA) Areas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
announces designation of the following
organizations to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act, as amended (Act): Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Jamestown); Lincoln Inspection
Service, Inc. (Lincoln); Midsouth Grain
Inspection Service (Midsouth); Omaha
Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha);
and Sioux City Inspection and Weighing
Service Company (Sioux City).
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.
Hart, Deputy Director, Compliance
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action has been reviewed and
determined not to be a rule or regulation
as defined in Executive Order 12866
and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;
therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply
to this action.
In the September 1, 2005 Federal
Register (70 FR 52070), GIPSA asked
E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM
01MRN1
10470
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 40 / Wednesday, March 1, 2006 / Notices
persons interested in providing official
services in the geographic areas
assigned to the official agencies named
above to submit an application for
designation. Applications were due by
October 3, 2005.
Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth,
Omaha, and Sioux City were the sole
applicants for designation to provide
official services in the entire area
currently assigned to them, so GIPSA
did not ask for additional comments on
them.
GIPSA evaluated all available
information regarding the designation
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act
and, according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),
determined that Jamestown, Lincoln,
Midsouth, Omaha, and Sioux City are
able to provide official services in the
geographic areas specified in the
September 1, 2005, Federal Register, for
which they applied. These designation
actions to provide official services are
effective April 1, 2006, and terminate
March 31, 2009, for Jamestown, Lincoln,
and Sioux City. Midsouth and Omaha
are designated for 12 months only,
effective April 1, 2006, and terminating
March 31, 2007. Interested persons may
obtain official services by calling the
telephone numbers listed below.
Official agency
Headquarters location and telephone
Jamestown ...........................
Lincoln ..................................
Midsouth ...............................
Jamestown, ND; 701–252–1290 ......................................................................................
Lincoln, NE; 402–435–4386 .............................................................................................
Memphis, TN; 901–942–3216; Additional location: Stoneville, MS, North Little Rock,
AR.
Omaha, NE; 402–341–6739 ............................................................................................
Sioux City, IA; 712–255–8073 .........................................................................................
Omaha ..................................
Sioux City .............................
Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).
amended to include this geographic
area.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 06–1935 Filed 2–28–06; 8:45 am]
DATES:
BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P
Effective date April 1, 2006
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
This
action has been reviewed and
determined not to be a rule or regulation
as defined in Executive Order 12866
and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;
therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply
to this action.
Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes
GIPSA’s Administrator to designate a
qualified applicant to provide official
services in a specified area after
determining that the applicant is better
able than any other applicant to provide
such official services. GIPSA designated
Schneider, headquarters in Lake Village,
Indiana, to provide official inspection
services under the Act effective July 1,
2005, and terminating June 30, 2006.
Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides
that designations of official agencies
will end not later than triennially and
may be renewed according to the
criteria and procedures prescribed in
Section 7(f) of the Act. Schneider’s
designation ends June 30, 2006,
according to the Act. In the December 1,
2005, Federal Register (70 FR 72104),
GIPSA asked persons interested in
providing official services in the areas
served by Schneider to submit an
application for designation. However,
Champaign advised GIPSA that they are
purchasing Schneider. Accordingly,
GIPSA is not proceeding further with
the request for applications for
designation published in the December
1, 2005, Federal Register. GIPSA is
amending Champaign’s designation due
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
[06–IN–A]
Purchase of Schneider (IN) and
Amendment to the Champaign (IL)
Area
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
designated Schneider Inspection
Service, Inc. (Schneider), to provide
domestic official inspection services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act, as amended (Act). Schneider’s
designation terminates June 30, 2006,
therefore, GIPSA asked interested
persons to submit an application for
designation in the December 1, 2005,
Federal Register (70 FR 72104).
However, Champaign-Danville Grain
Inspection Departments, Inc.
(Champaign), a currently designated
agency providing official inspection
services, is purchasing Schneider.
Subsequently, GIPSA is not proceeding
further with the request for applications
for designation in the Lake Village,
Indiana, area, which is currently
designated to Schneider. The
designation of Champaign has been
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:25 Feb 28, 2006
Jkt 208001
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Designation term
04/01/06–03/31/09
04/01/06–03/31/09
04/01/06–03/31/07
04/01/06–03/31/07
04/01/06–03/31/09
to the purchase of the formerly
designated Schneider.
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act,
the following geographic area, in the
States of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan,
will now be assigned to Champaign.
In Illinois and Indiana:
Bounded on the North by the northern
Will County line from Interstate 57 east
to the Illinois-Indiana State line; the
Illinois-Indiana State line north to the
northern Lake County line; the northern
Lake, Porter, Laporte, St. Joseph, and
Elkhart County lines;
Bounded on the East by the eastern
and southern Elkhart County lines; the
eastern Marshall County line;
Bounded on the South by the
southern Marshall and Starke County
lines; the eastern Jasper County line
south-southwest to U.S. Route 24; U.S.
Route 24 west to Indiana State Route 55;
Indiana State Route 55 south to the
Newton County line; the southern
Newton County line west to U.S. Route
41; U.S. Route 41 north to U.S. Route
24; U.S. Route 24 west to the IndianaIllinois State line; and
Bounded on the West by IndianaIllinois State line north to Kankakee
County; the southern Kankakee County
line west to U.S. Route 52; U.S. Route
52 north to Interstate 57; Interstate 57
north to the northern Will County line.
Berrien, Cass, and St. Joseph
Counties, Michigan:
Champaign’s assigned geographic area
does not include the export port
locations inside Schneider’s former area
which are serviced by GIPSA.
Effective April 1, 2006, Champaign’s
present geographic area is amended to
include part of Illinois, Indiana, and
Michigan. Champaign’s current
designation to provide official
inspection services terminates March
31, 2007. Official services may be
E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM
01MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10469-10470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1935]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
[05-03-S]
Designation for Jamestown (ND), Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN), Omaha
(NE), and Sioux City (IA) Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) announces designation of the following organizations to provide
official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as
amended (Act): Grain Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown); Lincoln Inspection
Service, Inc. (Lincoln); Midsouth Grain Inspection Service (Midsouth);
Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha); and Sioux City Inspection
and Weighing Service Company (Sioux City).
DATES: Effective Date:
April 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Deputy Director, Compliance
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart at 202-720-8525, e-mail
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined
not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and
Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action.
In the September 1, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 52070), GIPSA
asked
[[Page 10470]]
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic
areas assigned to the official agencies named above to submit an
application for designation. Applications were due by October 3, 2005.
Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, Omaha, and Sioux City were the sole
applicants for designation to provide official services in the entire
area currently assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional
comments on them.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and, according to Section
7(f)(l)(B), determined that Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, Omaha, and
Sioux City are able to provide official services in the geographic
areas specified in the September 1, 2005, Federal Register, for which
they applied. These designation actions to provide official services
are effective April 1, 2006, and terminate March 31, 2009, for
Jamestown, Lincoln, and Sioux City. Midsouth and Omaha are designated
for 12 months only, effective April 1, 2006, and terminating March 31,
2007. Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the
telephone numbers listed below.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation term
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jamestown.......................... Jamestown, ND; 701-252-1290.......... 04/01/06-03/31/09
Lincoln............................ Lincoln, NE; 402-435-4386............ 04/01/06-03/31/09
Midsouth........................... Memphis, TN; 901-942-3216; Additional 04/01/06-03/31/07
location: Stoneville, MS, North
Little Rock, AR.
Omaha.............................. Omaha, NE; 402-341-6739.............. 04/01/06-03/31/07
Sioux City......................... Sioux City, IA; 712-255-8073......... 04/01/06-03/31/09
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.).
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-1935 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P
