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Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS 2006–0015]
Nominations for Membership on the
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is soliciting nominations for
membership on the National Advisory
Committee on Microbiological Criteria
for Foods (NACMCF). Nominations for
membership are being sought from
individuals with scientific expertise in
the fields of epidemiology, food
technology, microbiology (food, clinical,
and predictive), risk assessment,
infectious disease, biostatistics, and
other related sciences. Persons from
State and Federal governments,
industry, consumer groups, and
academia, as well as all other interested
persons, are invited to submit
nominations. Members who are not
Federal government employees will be
appointed to serve as non-compensated
special government employees (SGEs).
SGEs will be subject to appropriate
conflict of interest statutes and
standards of ethical conduct.
The nominee’s typed resume or
curriculum vitae must be limited to five
one-sided pages and should include
educational background, expertise, and
a select list of publications. For
submissions received that are more than
five one-sided pages in length, only the
first five pages will be considered.
DATES: The nominee’s typed resume or
curriculum vitae must be received by
July 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Ms. Karen Thomas, Advisory
Committee Specialist, USDA, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, Room
333 Aerospace Center, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
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
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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–2006–0015 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 Docket Clerk, USDA,
FSIS, FSIS Docket Room, 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–2006–0015.
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 CONTACT: Ms.
Karen Thomas, Advisory Committee
Specialist, at the above address or by
telephone at 202–690–6620 or by FAX
at 202–690–6634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NACMCF was established in
March 1988, in response to a
recommendation in a 1985 report of the
National Academy of Sciences
Committee on Food Protection,
Subcommittee on Microbiological
Criteria, ‘‘An Evaluation of the Role of
Microbiological Criteria for Foods.’’ The
current charter for the NACMCF and
other information about the Committee
are available for viewing on the
NACMCF homepage at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/
NACMCF/index.asp.
The Committee provides scientific
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
concerning the development of
microbiological criteria by which the
safety and wholesomeness of food can
be assessed. For example, the
Committee assists in the development of
criteria for microorganisms that indicate
whether food has been processed using
good manufacturing practices.
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whether food has been processed using
good manufacturing practices.
Appointments to the Committee will
be made by the Secretary of Agriculture
after consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to ensure
that recommendations made by the
Committee take into account the needs
of the diverse groups served by the
Department. Membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Given the complexity of issues, the
full Committee expects to meet at least
twice yearly, and the meetings will be
announced in the Federal Register. The
subcommittees will meet as deemed
necessary by the chairperson and will
be held as working group meetings in an
open public forum. The subcommittee
meetings will not be announced in the
Federal Register. FSIS will announce
the agenda and subcommittee working
group meetings through the Constituent
Update, available on-line at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/
2006_Constituent_Update/index.asp.
NACMCF holds subcommittee working
group meetings in order to accomplish
the work of the NACMCF; all work
accomplished by the subcommittees is
reviewed and approved by the full
Committee during a public meeting of
the full Committee, as announced in the
Federal Register. The subcommittee
may invite technical experts to present
information for consideration by the
subcommittee. All data and records
available to the full Committee are
expected to be available to the public at
the time the full Committee reviews and
approves the work of the subcommittee.
Appointment to the Advisory
Committee is for a two-year term,
renewable for a total of three
consecutive terms. Members are
required to attend all meetings inperson as this is necessary for the
functioning of this advisory committee.
Members must be prepared to work
outside of scheduled Committee and
subcommittee meetings, and may be
required to assist in document
preparation. Committee members serve
on a voluntary basis; however, travel
reimbursement and per diem are
available.
Regarding Nominees Who Are Selected
All nominees who are selected must
submit a USDA Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information
form AD–755, available on-line at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSISForms/
AD–755.pdf.
As new appointees, SGEs must
complete the Office of Government
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Ethics (OGE) 450 Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report, before rendering any
advice, or prior to their first meeting.
All members will be reviewed for
conflict of interest pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
208 in relation to specific NACMCF
work charges. Financial disclosure
updates will be required annually.
Members must report any changes in
financial holdings requiring additional
disclosure. OGE 450 forms are available
on-line at: https://www.usoge.gov/pages/
forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/forms/
fr450fill_04.pdf.
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
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 email subscription service which
provides automatic and customized
access to selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news_and_events/email_subscription/.
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: June 20, 2006.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6–9949 Filed 6–22–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Klamath National Forest, California,
Westpoint
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (the Westpoint Project) on a
proposal to treat vegetation using a
variety of silvicultural methods on
approximately 930 acres of National
Forest System lands in the Middle Creek
and Scott Bar Mountain areas about 12
miles west of the town of Fort Jones, in
Siskiyou County, California.
Approximately five miles of classified
roads are proposed for
decommissioning. Approximately two
miles of existing unclassified roads
would be added to the transportation
system. Activities would likely take
place within five years of the decision.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis should be received
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected by November 2006, and the
final environmental impact statement is
expected by March 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ray Haupt, District Ranger, Scott River
Ranger District, 11263 N. Highway 3,
Fort Jones, CA 96032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Bailey, Timber Management Officer, at
the above address or call (530) 463–
5351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The Westpoint Project analysis area of
the Klamath National Forest consists of
two separate areas covering
approximately 10,900 acres. Both the
Scott River and the Siskiyou County
Highway 7F01 (Scott River Road) bisect
the analysis area into eastern and
western portions. The road and river, in
this corridor, are used extensively by
residents of the town of Scott Bar and
private homeowners along the river.
Forest recreation visitors use the road as
access to Indian Scotty Campground,
Jones Beach Day Use Area, and four
trailheads into the Marble Mountain
Wilderness.
Projects proposed for the entire
project area are intended to protect and
maintain three important landscape
conditions: (1) Northern spotted owl
habitat, (2) forest health, and
community safety near homes, and (3)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS 2006-0015]
Nominations for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National
Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).
Nominations for membership are being sought from individuals with
scientific expertise in the fields of epidemiology, food technology,
microbiology (food, clinical, and predictive), risk assessment,
infectious disease, biostatistics, and other related sciences. Persons
from State and Federal governments, industry, consumer groups, and
academia, as well as all other interested persons, are invited to
submit nominations. Members who are not Federal government employees
will be appointed to serve as non-compensated special government
employees (SGEs). SGEs will be subject to appropriate conflict of
interest statutes and standards of ethical conduct.
The nominee's typed resume or curriculum vitae must be limited to
five one-sided pages and should include educational background,
expertise, and a select list of publications. For submissions received
that are more than five one-sided pages in length, only the first five
pages will be considered.
DATES: The nominee's typed resume or curriculum vitae must be received
by July 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Ms. Karen Thomas, Advisory
Committee Specialist, USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room
333 Aerospace Center, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-3700.
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-2006-0015 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 Docket Clerk, USDA, FSIS, FSIS Docket Room,
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-2006-0015.
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 CONTACT: Ms. Karen Thomas, Advisory Committee
Specialist, at the above address or by telephone at 202-690-6620 or by
FAX at 202-690-6634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NACMCF was established in March 1988, in response to a
recommendation in a 1985 report of the National Academy of Sciences
Committee on Food Protection, Subcommittee on Microbiological Criteria,
``An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods.''
The current charter for the NACMCF and other information about the
Committee are available for viewing on the NACMCF homepage at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMCF/index.asp.
The Committee provides scientific advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services
concerning the development of microbiological criteria by which the
safety and wholesomeness of food can be assessed. For example, the
Committee assists in the development of criteria for microorganisms
that indicate
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whether food has been processed using good manufacturing practices.
Appointments to the Committee will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to ensure that recommendations made by the Committee take into
account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Department.
Membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Given the complexity of issues, the full Committee expects to meet
at least twice yearly, and the meetings will be announced in the
Federal Register. The subcommittees will meet as deemed necessary by
the chairperson and will be held as working group meetings in an open
public forum. The subcommittee meetings will not be announced in the
Federal Register. FSIS will announce the agenda and subcommittee
working group meetings through the Constituent Update, available on-
line at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/2006_Constituent_
Update/index.asp. NACMCF holds subcommittee working group meetings in
order to accomplish the work of the NACMCF; all work accomplished by
the subcommittees is reviewed and approved by the full Committee during
a public meeting of the full Committee, as announced in the Federal
Register. The subcommittee may invite technical experts to present
information for consideration by the subcommittee. All data and records
available to the full Committee are expected to be available to the
public at the time the full Committee reviews and approves the work of
the subcommittee.
Appointment to the Advisory Committee is for a two-year term,
renewable for a total of three consecutive terms. Members are required
to attend all meetings in-person as this is necessary for the
functioning of this advisory committee. Members must be prepared to
work outside of scheduled Committee and subcommittee meetings, and may
be required to assist in document preparation. Committee members serve
on a voluntary basis; however, travel reimbursement and per diem are
available.
Regarding Nominees Who Are Selected
All nominees who are selected must submit a USDA Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information form AD-755, available on-line at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSISForms/AD-755.pdf.
As new appointees, SGEs must complete the Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, before
rendering any advice, or prior to their first meeting. All members will
be reviewed for conflict of interest pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208 in
relation to specific NACMCF work charges. Financial disclosure updates
will be required annually. Members must report any changes in financial
holdings requiring additional disclosure. OGE 450 forms are available
on-line at: https://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_
files/forms/fr450fill_04.pdf.
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 e-mail subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news_and_events/email_subscription/. 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: June 20, 2006.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-9949 Filed 6-22-06; 8:45 am]
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