Codex Alimentarius Commission: 29th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, 32504-32505 [06-5172]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
32504
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 71, No. 108
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
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.
license would not be consistent with the
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
CFR 404.7.
Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6–8647 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–03–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Agricultural Research Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0016]
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
License
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 29th
Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, intends
to grant to Aerotech Laboratories Inc. of
Phoenix, Arizona, an exclusive license
to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/
670,575, ‘‘High Efficiency Electrostatic
Air Sampler’’, filed on September 26,
2003.
Comments must be received
within thirty (30) days of the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,
ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
Blalock of the Office of Technology
Transfer at the Beltsville address given
above; telephone: 301–504–5989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Government’s patent rights in
this invention are assigned to the United
States of America, as represented by the
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the
public interest to so license this
invention as Aerotech Laboratories Inc.
of Phoenix, Arizona has submitted a
complete and sufficient application for
a license. The prospective exclusive
license will be royalty-bearing and will
comply with the terms and conditions
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The
prospective exclusive license may be
granted unless, within thirty (30) days
from the date of this published Notice,
the Agricultural Research Service
receives written evidence and argument
which establishes that the grant of the
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
DATES:
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:06 Jun 05, 2006
Jkt 208001
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
sponsoring a public meeting on June 15,
2006. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States’ positions
that will be discussed at the 29th
Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), that will be held in
Geneva, Switzerland, July 3–7, 2006.
The Under Secretary for Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
29th Session of CAC and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, June 15, 2006 from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107–A, J.L. Whitten
Building, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.
Documents related to the 29th Session
of the CAC will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) invites interested persons
to submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web
site provides the ability to type short
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
comments directly into the comment
field on this Web page or attach a file
for lengthier comments. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search for Open Regulations’’ box,
select ‘‘Food Safety and Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select the FDMS
Docket Number FSIS–2006–0016 to
submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials
available electronically.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROM’s, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to FSIS Docket Room,
Docket Clerk, USDA, Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), 300 12th
Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex
Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic mail:
fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
All submissions received must
include the Agency name and docket
number FSIS–2006–0016.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice, as well as research and
background information used by FSIS in
developing this document, will be
posted to the regulations.gov Web site.
The background information and
comments also 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.
For Further Information about the
29th Session of the CAC Contact: F.
Edward Scarbrough, U.S. Manager for
Codex, Office of the Under Secretary for
Food Safety, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250,
Phone: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–
3157, E-mail: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information about the
Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine
Matthews, 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
E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM
06JNN1
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 6, 2006 / Notices
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
organization for encouraging fair
international trade in food and
protecting the health and economic
interests of consumers. 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 protect the health of consumers
and ensure fair practices in trade.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
is responsible for making proposals to,
and being consulted by, the DirectorsGeneral of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and the World
Health Organization (WHO) on all
matters pertaining to the
implementation of the Joint FAO/WHO
Food Standards Programme, the
purpose of which is:
(a) Protecting the health of the
consumers and ensuring fair practices in
the food trade;
(b) Promoting coordination of all food
standards work undertaken by
international governmental and non
governmental organizations;
(c) Determining priorities and
initiating and guiding the preparation of
draft standards through and with the aid
of appropriate organizations;
(d) Finalizing standards elaborated
under (c) above and publishing them in
a Codex Alimentarius either as regional
or world wide standards, together with
international standards already finalized
by other bodies under (b) above,
wherever this is practicable; and
(e) Amending published standards,
after appropriate survey, in the light of
developments.
Work on Food Standards—General
Implementations Status.
• Review of the Codex Committee
Structure and Mandates of Codex
Committees and Task Forces.
• Matters arising from the Reports of
the Commission, Codex Committees,
and Task Forces.
• Relations between the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other
International Organizations.
• FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund
for Enhanced Participation in Codex.
• Other Matters arising from FAO and
WHO.
• Designation of Countries
responsible for Appointing the
Chairpersons of Codex Committees and
Task Forces.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat prior to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access or
request copies of these documents via
the World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 29th Session of the CAC will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Election of Chairperson and ViceChairpersons of the Commission Report
of the 57th Session of the Executive
Committee.
• Amendments to the Procedural
Manual.
• Draft Standards and Related Texts
submitted to the Commission for
Adoption.
• Proposed Draft Standards and
Related Texts submitted at Step 5.
• Revocation of existing Codex
Standards and Related Texts.
• Proposals for the Elaboration of new
Standards and Related Texts and for the
Discontinuation of Work.
• Strategic Planning of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission.
• Implementation of the Joint FAO/
WHO Evaluation of the Codex
Alimentarius and other FAO and WHO
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
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/regulations/
2006_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 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 and other individuals who
have asked to be included. The update
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:06 Jun 05, 2006
Jkt 208001
Public Meeting
At the June 15th public meeting, draft
U.S. positions on the 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. Manager for Codexs,
(see For Further Information About the
29th Session of the CAC Contact).
Written comments should state that they
relate to the activities of the 29th
Session of the CAC.
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
32505
is available on the FSIS Web page.
Through the Listserv and Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader and 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://
fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/
email_subscription/ and allows FSIS–
FAIM 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 at Washington, DC, on June 2, 2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 06–5172 Filed 6–2–06; 11:47 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–M
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
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 Boise and Payette National
Forests’ Southwest Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee will conduct a
business meeting, which is open to the
public.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
DATES:
Idaho Counties Risk
Management Program Building, 3100
South Vista Avenue, Boise, Idaho.
ADDRESSES:
Agenda
topics will include review and approval
of project proposals, and is an open
public forum.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Gochnour, Designated Federal
Officer, at 208–392–6681 or e-mail
dgochnour@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 30, 2006.
Richard A. Smith,
Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest.
[FR Doc. 06–5126 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–11–M
E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM
06JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32504-32505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5172]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2006-0016]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 29th Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sponsoring a public meeting on June
15, 2006. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States'
positions that will be discussed at the 29th Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC), that will be held in Geneva,
Switzerland, July 3-7, 2006. The Under Secretary for Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 29th Session of CAC
and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 15, 2006 from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107-A, J.L. Whitten
Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC. Documents related to the 29th Session of the CAC
will be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) invites interested
persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by
any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov
and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box, select ``Food Safety
and Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click on
``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select the FDMS Docket Number
FSIS-2006-0016 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting
and related materials available electronically.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand- or courier-
delivered items: Send to FSIS Docket Room, Docket Clerk, USDA, Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102,
Cotton Annex Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket
number FSIS-2006-0016.
All comments submitted in response to this notice, as well as
research and background information used by FSIS in developing this
document, will be posted to the regulations.gov Web site. The
background information and comments also 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.
For Further Information about the 29th Session of the CAC Contact:
F. Edward Scarbrough, U.S. Manager for Codex, Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760,
Fax: (202) 720-3157, E-mail: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine
Matthews, 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
[[Page 32505]]
organization for encouraging fair international trade in food and
protecting the health and economic interests of consumers. 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 protect the health of
consumers and ensure fair practices in trade.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is responsible for making
proposals to, and being consulted by, the Directors-General of the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization
(WHO) on all matters pertaining to the implementation of the Joint FAO/
WHO Food Standards Programme, the purpose of which is:
(a) Protecting the health of the consumers and ensuring fair
practices in the food trade;
(b) Promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by
international governmental and non governmental organizations;
(c) Determining priorities and initiating and guiding the
preparation of draft standards through and with the aid of appropriate
organizations;
(d) Finalizing standards elaborated under (c) above and publishing
them in a Codex Alimentarius either as regional or world wide
standards, together with international standards already finalized by
other bodies under (b) above, wherever this is practicable; and
(e) Amending published standards, after appropriate survey, in the
light of developments.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 29th Session of the CAC
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of the
Commission Report of the 57th Session of the Executive Committee.
Amendments to the Procedural Manual.
Draft Standards and Related Texts submitted to the
Commission for Adoption.
Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts submitted at
Step 5.
Revocation of existing Codex Standards and Related Texts.
Proposals for the Elaboration of new Standards and Related
Texts and for the Discontinuation of Work.
Strategic Planning of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Implementation of the Joint FAO/WHO Evaluation of the
Codex Alimentarius and other FAO and WHO Work on Food Standards--
General Implementations Status.
Review of the Codex Committee Structure and Mandates of
Codex Committees and Task Forces.
Matters arising from the Reports of the Commission, Codex
Committees, and Task Forces.
Relations between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
other International Organizations.
FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund for Enhanced Participation
in Codex.
Other Matters arising from FAO and WHO.
Designation of Countries responsible for Appointing the
Chairpersons of Codex Committees and Task Forces.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp
Public Meeting
At the June 15th public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 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. Manager for Codexs, (see
For Further Information About the 29th Session of the CAC Contact).
Written comments should state that they relate to the activities of the
29th Session of the CAC.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to 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/regulations/2006_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 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 and other
individuals who have asked to be included. The update is available on
the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and Web page, FSIS is able to
provide information to a much broader and 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://fsis.usda.gov/news_
and_events/email_subscription/ and allows FSIS-FAIM 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 at Washington, DC, on June 2, 2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 06-5172 Filed 6-2-06; 11:47 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-M
