FSIS Jurisdiction Over Flavor Products Containing Meat or Poultry, 3779-3780 [E7-1264]

Download as PDF 3779 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 17 Friday, January 26, 2007 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [FDMS Docket No. FSIS–2006–0035] FSIS Jurisdiction Over Flavor Products Containing Meat or Poultry Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice clarifies that flavor products, e.g., flavor bases, and blended and reaction/process flavors, with greater than 3 percent raw meat or poultry, or 2 percent or more cooked meat or poultry, in their formulation are amenable to Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) jurisdiction. Recent findings show that some manufacturers of flavor products formulated with significant levels of meat, meat byproducts, poultry, and poultry byproducts (e.g., 30–70 percent) are not aware that such products are under FSIS jurisdiction. These manufacturers need to take necessary steps to come under inspection. FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Mail, including floppy disks or CD– ROMs, 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 20250–3700. • Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov. • 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 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:19 Jan 25, 2007 Jkt 211001 menu, and then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column, select FDMS Docket Number FSIS–2006–0035 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. After the close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the ‘‘Advanced Search’’ function in Regulations.gov. All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS– 2006–0035. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be posted to the regulations.gov Web site. The 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. The comments also will be posted on the Agency’s Web site at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ regulations_&_policies/ 2007_Notices_Index/index.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Post, Ph.D., Director, Labeling and Consumer Protection Staff, Room 602, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700; (202) 205–0279. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Flavor products, such as flavor bases and reaction/process flavors produced with meat or poultry ingredients, are used to flavor non-meat or non-poultry foods. These bases and flavors are produced by rigorous heating for a prescribed time (e.g., 100°C or higher for at least 15 minutes) and by chemical reaction processes (e.g., hydrolysis/enzymolysis). During these processes, chemical reactions typically occur between reducing sugars and amino acids or proteins. When flavor bases and reaction/ process flavors contain greater than 3 percent raw meat or poultry or 2 percent or more cooked meat or poultry in their formulation, they are amenable to FSIS jurisdiction because one basis for determining amenability is considering the amounts of meat or poultry used in formulating products. Recent findings indicate, however, that some manufacturers of flavor products formulated with significant levels of meat, meat byproducts, poultry, and poultry byproducts (e.g., 30–70 percent) are unaware that such products are under FSIS jurisdiction. Therefore, FSIS is publishing this notice to clarify that flavor products, e.g., bases and blended or reaction/ PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 process flavors, with greater than 3 percent raw meat or poultry, or 2 percent or more cooked meat or poultry, in their formulation are amenable to FSIS jurisdiction. The Agency is considering making changes in whether it asserts jurisdiction over certain meat and poultry products, including flavor products, and accepted comments on this issue in response to a Federal Register notice published on November 17, 2005 (70 FR 67490). In that notice, FSIS indicated that the Agency is developing a proposed rule with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Until a decision is made through rulemaking that such products are products under FDA’s jurisdiction, they remain under FSIS’ jurisdiction, and manufacturers of these products need to respond accordingly (i.e., obtain FSIS inspection). 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 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/. E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 3780 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / Notices 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: January 23, 2007. Barbara J. Masters, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–1264 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed addition to procurement list. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: February 25, 2007. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or e-mail CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of the Federal Government identified in the notice for each service will be required to procure the service listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. If approved, the action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:19 Jan 25, 2007 Jkt 211001 than the small organizations that will furnish the services to the Government. 2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the services to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in connection with the services proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are invited. Commenter’s should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information. End of Certification The following service is proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Service Service Type/Location: Food Service Attendant 148th Fighter Wing, 4680 Viper St. (Dining Hall), Duluth, MN. NPA: Goodwill Industries Vocational Enterprises, Inc., Duluth, MN Contracting Activity: Air National Guard, Duluth, MN. Sheryl D. Kennerly, Director, Information Management. [FR Doc. E7–1270 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Additions And Deletions Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Additions to and deletions from procurement list. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products and services previously furnished by such agencies. DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 2007. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or e-mail CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additions On November 17, 2006, November 24, 2006 and December 1, 2006, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (71 FR 66908; 67848; 69538) of proposed additions to the Procurement List. After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the services and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the services listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–2.4. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the services to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the services to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in connection with the services proposed for addition to the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following services are added to the Procurement List: Services Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Juneau Ranger Station, Admiralty Nat’l Monument, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Ctr., 8465 Old Dairy Road, Juneau, AK. NPA: REACH, Inc., Juneau, AK. Contracting Activity: USDA, Forest Service, Region 10, Juneau, AK. Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Somersworth AFRC, (#187 Route 108), Somersworth, NH. NPA: Northern New England Employment Services, Portland, ME. Contracting Activity: Army Reserve Contracting Center-Devens Satellite Ofc., Devens, MA. Service Type/Location: Packaging Service, Hurlburt Field AFB, (304 Terry Avenue), Hurlburt Field AFB, FL. NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, FL. Contracting Activity: AF-Hurlburt Field, Hurlburt Field, FL. E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[FDMS Docket No. FSIS-2006-0035]


FSIS Jurisdiction Over Flavor Products Containing Meat or Poultry

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice clarifies that flavor products, e.g., flavor 
bases, and blended and reaction/process flavors, with greater than 3 
percent raw meat or poultry, or 2 percent or more cooked meat or 
poultry, in their formulation are amenable to Food Safety and 
Inspection Service (FSIS) jurisdiction. Recent findings show that some 
manufacturers of flavor products formulated with significant levels of 
meat, meat byproducts, poultry, and poultry byproducts (e.g., 30-70 
percent) are not aware that such products are under FSIS jurisdiction. 
These manufacturers need to take necessary steps to come under 
inspection.

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this 
notice. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, 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 20250-3700.
     Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
     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, and then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select 
FDMS Docket Number FSIS-2006-0035 to submit or view public comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically. 
After the close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using 
the ``Advanced Search'' function in Regulations.gov.
    All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number 
FSIS-2006-0035. All comments submitted in response to this notice will 
be posted to the regulations.gov Web site. The 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. 
The comments also will be posted on the Agency's Web site at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/2007_Notices_Index/
index.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Post, Ph.D., Director, 
Labeling and Consumer Protection Staff, Room 602, Cotton Annex, 300 
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 205-0279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Flavor products, such as flavor bases and 
reaction/process flavors produced with meat or poultry ingredients, are 
used to flavor non-meat or non-poultry foods. These bases and flavors 
are produced by rigorous heating for a prescribed time (e.g., 100[deg]C 
or higher for at least 15 minutes) and by chemical reaction processes 
(e.g., hydrolysis/enzymolysis). During these processes, chemical 
reactions typically occur between reducing sugars and amino acids or 
proteins.
    When flavor bases and reaction/process flavors contain greater than 
3 percent raw meat or poultry or 2 percent or more cooked meat or 
poultry in their formulation, they are amenable to FSIS jurisdiction 
because one basis for determining amenability is considering the 
amounts of meat or poultry used in formulating products. Recent 
findings indicate, however, that some manufacturers of flavor products 
formulated with significant levels of meat, meat byproducts, poultry, 
and poultry byproducts (e.g., 30-70 percent) are unaware that such 
products are under FSIS jurisdiction.
    Therefore, FSIS is publishing this notice to clarify that flavor 
products, e.g., bases and blended or reaction/process flavors, with 
greater than 3 percent raw meat or poultry, or 2 percent or more cooked 
meat or poultry, in their formulation are amenable to FSIS 
jurisdiction.
    The Agency is considering making changes in whether it asserts 
jurisdiction over certain meat and poultry products, including flavor 
products, and accepted comments on this issue in response to a Federal 
Register notice published on November 17, 2005 (70 FR 67490). In that 
notice, FSIS indicated that the Agency is developing a proposed rule 
with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Until a decision is made 
through rulemaking that such products are products under FDA's 
jurisdiction, they remain under FSIS' jurisdiction, and manufacturers 
of these products need to respond accordingly (i.e., obtain FSIS 
inspection).

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/.

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    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: January 23, 2007.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
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