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Information Collection: Highly Erodible
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comments from all interested
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the conservation provisions of Title XII
of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended by the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, the
Federal Agriculture, Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996, and the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (the Statute).
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Program Manager, Production,
Emergencies, and Compliance Division,
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Department of Agriculture, STOP 0517,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0517, (202) 690–
0926, facsimile (202) 720–4941.
Comments should also be sent to the
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
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address. Comments may be also
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Title: Highly Erodible Land
Conservation and Wetland Conservation
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0185.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The collection of this
information is necessary to determine
payment eligibility of individuals and
entities for various programs
administered by the USDA including
Conservation Programs, Price Support
Programs, Direct and Counter Cyclical
Program, Noninsured Assistance
Program, Disaster Programs and Farm
Loan Programs. Regulations governing
those requirements under Title XII of
the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended by the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, the
Federal Agriculture, Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996, and the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 relating to highly erodible lands
and wetlands are codified in 7 CFR part
12. In order to ensure that persons who
request program participation or
benefits subject to conservation
restrictions obtain the necessary
technical assistance and are informed
regarding the compliance requirements
on their land, information is collected
with regard to their intended activities
on their land which could affect their
eligibility for requested USDA benefits
or programs. Producers are required to
certify that they will comply with the
conservation requirements on their land
to maintain their eligibility for certain
benefits or programs. Persons may
request that certain activities be exempt
according to provisions of the Statute.
Information is collected from those who
seek these exemptions for the purpose
of evaluating whether the exempted
conditions will be met. Forms AD–1026,
AD–1026B, AD–1026–C, AD–1026D,
AD–1068, AD–1069, CCC–21, and FSA–
492 are being used for making
determinations in this information
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be completed on an annual basis.
Estimate of Annual Burden Hours:
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Estimated Number Respondents:
262,782.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 321,537.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (b) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the collection of information (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of the information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All comments to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 25,
2006.
Thomas B. Hofeller,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E6–12264 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0021]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 23rd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Processed Fruits and Vegetables
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 Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) are sponsoring a public meeting
on September 7, 2006 to provide draft
U.S. positions and receive public
comments on agenda items that will be
discussed at the 23rd Session of the
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits
and Vegetables (CCPFV) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will be held in Arlington, VA, on
October 16–21, 2006. The Under
Secretary and AMS recognize the
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importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
the agenda items that will be debated at
this forthcoming Session of the CCPFV.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, September 7, 2006, from
10 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 3074, USDA, South
Agriculture Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Documents related to
the 23rd Session of the CCPFV 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–2006–0021 to
submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials
available electronically.
Mail, including floppy disks or CDROM’s, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to FSIS Docket Room,
Docket Clerk, USDA, 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–2006–0021.
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
23rd Session of the CCPFV Contact: U.S.
Delegate, Dorian Lafond, International
Standards Coordinator, Fruit and
Vegetable Division, Agricultural
Marketing Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
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690–4944, Fax: (202) 720–0016, E-mail:
Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov.
For Further Information About The
Public Meeting Contact: Ellen Matten,
International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, USDA, FSIS, Room 4861, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone:
(202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157.
E-mail: ellen.matten@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
(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, the Food and
Drug Administration, and the
Environmental Protection Agency
manage and carry out U.S. Codex
activities.
The Codex Committee on Processed
Fruits and Vegetables elaborates world
wide standards for various processed
fruits and vegetables including certain
dried and canned products. This
committee does not cover standards for
fruit and vegetable juices. The
Commission has also allocated to this
Committee the work of revision of
standards for quick frozen fruits and
vegetables. The Committee is chaired by
the United States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 23rd Session of CCPFV will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
from other Codex bodies.
• Proposed Layout for Codex
Standards for Processed Fruits and
Vegetables.
• Draft Codex Standard for Pickled
Fruits and Vegetables.
• Draft Codex Standard for Processed
Tomato Concentrates.
• Draft Codex Standard for Preserved
(Canned) Tomatoes.
• Draft Codex Standard for Certain
Canned Citrus Fruits.
• Proposed draft Codex Standard for
Certain Canned Vegetables (including
provisions for packing media).
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• Proposed Draft Standard for Jams,
Jellies, and Marmalades.
• Proposals for Amendments to the
Priority List for the Standardization of
Processed Fruits and Vegetables.
• Methods of Analysis and Sampling
for Processed Fruits and Vegetables.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the United States
Secretariat 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 September 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 23rd Session of CCPFV,
Dorian Lafond (see For Further
Information About The 23rd Session Of
The CCPFV Contact). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities
of the 23rd Session of the CCPFV.
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/.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Done at Washington, DC, on: July 27, 2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E6–12337 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
Forest Service
Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee Meeting
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tehama County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to
be covered include: (1) Introductions,
(2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public
Comment, (4) Presentation of Project
Proposals/Voting on Proposals, (5) (6)
Chairman’s Perspective, (7) General
Discussion, (8) Next Agenda.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
August 10, 2006 from 9 a.m. and end at
approximately 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Lincoln Street School, Conference
Room A, 1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff,
CA. Individuals wishing to speak or
propose agenda items must send their
names and proposals to Tricia
Christofferson, Acting DFO, 825 N.
Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bobbin Gaddini, Committee
Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino
National Forest, Grindstone Ranger
District, P.O. Box 164, Elk Creek, CA
95939. (530) 968–5329; e-mail
ggaddini@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, persons who wish
to bring matters to the attention of the
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting. Public input sessions will
be provided and individuals who made
written request by August 8, 2006 will
have the opportunity to address the
committee at those sessions.
Dated: July 25, 2006.
Tricia Christofferson,
Acting Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 06–6598 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
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ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
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.
DATES: Wednesday, August 16, 2006,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Valley County Courthouse,
219 North Main Street, Cascade, Idaho.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
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.
Dated: July 26, 2006.
Lana S. Thurston,
Administrative Officer, Boise National Forest.
[FR Doc. 06–6601 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[RIN 0596–AC46]
Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program Share Recomputation
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of proposed policy
directive; request for public comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service proposes
to remove structural change
recomputation direction contained in
Forest Service Timber Sale Preparation
Handbook (FSH) 2409.18 (applicable in
Forest Service Regions 1 through 6 only)
as one of the means of recomputing
timber sale set-aside market share
allocation to small business mills within
a market area. This change is needed to
make the recomputation process as
accurate as possible by making market
shares more reflective of current market
conditions, in terms of volume and
business capacity, as well as to simplify
the process by which market share is
determined. The direction on scheduled
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recomputation of market shares and
special recomputations would be
retained. Additionally, the Forest
Service is proposing to include volumes
sold or disposed of via stewardship
contracting (Integrated Resource
Contract, 2400–13 & 13T) in the
volumes used to calculate market shares
pursuant to the small business timber
sale set-aside program.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing by October 2, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The full text of FSH
2409.18, chapter 90 is available
electronically on the World Wide Web/
Internet at https://www.fs.fed.us/im/
directives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Fitzgerald, Assistant Director,
Forest Management Staff, by telephone
at (202) 205–1753 or by Internet at
rfitzgerald@fs.fed.us.
Developed
in cooperation with the Small Business
Administration, the Forest Service
Small Business Timber Sale Set-aside
Program is designed to ensure that
qualifying small business timber
purchasers have the opportunity to
purchase a fair proportion of National
Forest System timber offered for sale.
The current Small Business Timber Sale
Set-aside Program was adopted July 26,
1990 (55 FR 30485). Direction that
guides Forest Service employees in
administering the Small Business
Timber Sale Set-aside Program is issued
in the Forest Service Manual (FSM),
Chapter 2430, and in Chapter 90 of the
Forest Service Timber Sale Preparation
Handbook (FSH 2409.18).
According to the guidelines of the setaside program, the Forest Service
recomputes the shares of timber sales to
be set aside for bidding by qualifying
small businesses every 5 years. The
share percentage is based on the actual
volume of sawtimber that has been
purchased and/or harvested by small
businesses during a 5-year period. In
addition to the 5-year scheduled
recomputation requirement, in Forest
Service Regions 1 through 6, small
business shares currently must be
recomputed whenever a structural
change occurs (see FSH 2409.18,
chapter 90, section 91.22).
Structural change (applicable to
Regions 1 through 6 only) is defined at
FSH 2409.18, chapter 90, section 90.5,
paragraph 8b as a change that ‘‘may
occur during a recomputation period
when a small or large business firm that
purchased at least 10 percent of the total
sawlog volume during the last
recomputation period discontinues
operations or changes its size status
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2006-0021]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 23rd Session of the Codex
Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
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 Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 7, 2006 to
provide draft U.S. positions and receive public comments on agenda
items that will be discussed at the 23rd Session of the Codex Committee
on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be held in Arlington, VA, on October 16-
21, 2006. The Under Secretary and AMS recognize the
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importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to comment
on the agenda items that will be debated at this forthcoming Session of
the CCPFV.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 7, 2006,
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 3074, USDA, South
Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.
Documents related to the 23rd Session of the CCPFV 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-2006-0021 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, 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-2006-0021.
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 23rd Session of the CCPFV
Contact: U.S. Delegate, Dorian Lafond, International Standards
Coordinator, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250,
Phone: (202) 690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, E-mail:
Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov.
For Further Information About The Public Meeting Contact: Ellen
Matten, International Issues Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, USDA, FSIS,
Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157. E-mail:
ellen.matten@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (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, the
Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency
manage and carry out U.S. Codex activities.
The Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables elaborates
world wide standards for various processed fruits and vegetables
including certain dried and canned products. This committee does not
cover standards for fruit and vegetable juices. The Commission has also
allocated to this Committee the work of revision of standards for quick
frozen fruits and vegetables. The Committee is chaired by the United
States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 23rd Session of CCPFV
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the Committee from other Codex bodies.
Proposed Layout for Codex Standards for Processed Fruits
and Vegetables.
Draft Codex Standard for Pickled Fruits and Vegetables.
Draft Codex Standard for Processed Tomato Concentrates.
Draft Codex Standard for Preserved (Canned) Tomatoes.
Draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Citrus Fruits.
Proposed draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned
Vegetables (including provisions for packing media).
Proposed Draft Standard for Jams, Jellies, and Marmalades.
Proposals for Amendments to the Priority List for the
Standardization of Processed Fruits and Vegetables.
Methods of Analysis and Sampling for Processed Fruits and
Vegetables.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the United States Secretariat 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 September 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 23rd Session of CCPFV, Dorian Lafond (see For Further Information
About The 23rd Session Of The CCPFV Contact). Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the 23rd Session of the CCPFV.
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/.
[[Page 43435]]
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: July 27, 2006.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E6-12337 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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