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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
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February 7, 2007.
The Department of Agriculture has
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Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) Whether the collection of
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clarity of the information to be
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other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
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Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Farm Service Agency
Title: On-line Registration for FSAsponsored Events and Conferences.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0226.
Summary of Collection: The collect of
information is necessary for respondents
to register on-line to make payment and
reservation to attend Farm Service
Agency (FSA) sponsored events and
conferences. The respondents will need
to submit the information on-line to pay
and to make reservation prior to
attending any conferences and events.
Respondents that do not have access to
the Internet can register by mail or fax.
Need and use of the Information: FSA
will collect the name, organization,
organizations address, country, phone
number, State, payment options and
special accommodations from
respondents. FSA will use the
information to get payment, confirm and
make hotel and other necessary
arrangement for the respondents.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Farms:
Business or other for-profit; Federal
government, Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 225.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Minority Farm Register.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0231.
Summary of Collection: This
information collection is necessary to
create a client list for the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) and the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) program outreach.
The collected information is a tool to
promote equal access to USDA Farm
programs and services for minority
farmers and ranchers with agricultural
interests. The Register will provide a
name and address file of those
interested in outreach efforts. The
authority for the collection of this
information can be found at 7 U.S.C.
2279.
Need and use of the Information: FSA
will collect the name, address, phone
number, farm location, race, ethnicity
and gender from the Minority Farm
Register permission form, AD–2035.
FSA manage the register and the Office
of Outreach releases names, addresses
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and phone numbers of individuals to
approved outreach organizations
requesting lists of individuals with
particular racial and ethnic
characteristics with their authorizations.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Other (once).
Total Burden Hours: 4,667.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
General Principles
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 March
7, 2007. 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 Twentyfourth Session of the Codex Committee
on General Principles (CCGP) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will be held in Paris,
France, April 2–6, 2007. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 24th
Session of CCGP and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 1–4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107–A, Jamie L. Whitten
Building, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 24th Session
of CCGP will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
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current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 24th Session
of CCGP, F. Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D.,
U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following e-mail address
uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
24TH SESSION OF THE CCGP CONTACT: F.
Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., U.S.
Manager for Codex, Tel: (202) 720–2057,
Fax: (202) 720–3157; E-mail:
ed.scarbrough@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine
Matthews, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, Tel: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202)
720–3157, E-mail:
jasmine.matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
World Health Organization. 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 that fair practices are used
in trade.
The Codex Committee on General
Principles (CCGP) deals with rules and
procedures referred to it by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission including the
establishment of principles which
define the purpose and scope of the
Codex Alimentarius and the nature of
Codex standards. The development of
mechanisms to address any economic
impact statements is also the
responsibility of the CCGP. The
Committee is hosted by the Government
of France.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 24th Session of the CCGP will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Proposed Draft Working Principles
for Risk Analysis for Food Safety.
• Proposed Draft Revised Code of
Ethics for International Trade in Foods.
• Respective roles of the Regional
Coordinators and the Members of the
Executive Committee elected on a
geographic basis.
Æ Designation of the Chairperson of
the Coordinating Committee by the
Regional Coordinator.
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Æ Respective roles of the Coordinator
and the Member elected on a
geographical basis in the Executive
Committee.
• Review of the Procedures for the
Elaboration of Codex Standards and
Related Texts.
Æ Proposed amendments to the
Procedures.
Æ Guide to the Procedure for the
Revision and Amendment of Codex
Standards; and Arrangements for the
Amendment of Codex Standards
Elaborated by Codex Committees which
have adjourned sine die.
• Review of the General Principles of
the Codex Alimentarius.
• Proposed new definitions of risk
analysis terms related to food safety.
• Consideration of the Structure and
Presentation of the Procedural Manual.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the Meeting. Members of the public
may access or request copies of these
documents (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 24TH SESSION OF
THE CCGP CONTACT).
Public Meeting
At the March 7, 2007 public meeting,
draft U.S. positions on the agenda items
will be described and 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 24th Session of the CCGP, F. Edward
Scarbrough (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 24th Session of the
CCGP.
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/
2007_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
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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 February 8,
2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7–2436 Filed 2–12–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2007–0005]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
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) and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting
on February 22, 2007. 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 Twenty-Eighth Session
of the Codex Committee on Methods of
Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will be held in
Budapest, Hungary March 5–9, 2007.
The Under Secretary for Food Safety
and The Food and Drug Administration
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
28th Session of CCMAS and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, February 22, 2007 from
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2007-0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
General Principles
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is sponsoring a public meeting on
March 7, 2007. 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 Twenty-fourth
Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Paris,
France, April 2-6, 2007. The Under Secretary for Food Safety recognizes
the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the 24th Session of CCGP and to
address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 1-
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107-A, Jamie L.
Whitten Building, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250. Documents related to the 24th Session of CCGP will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
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www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 24th Session of CCGP, F. Edward
Scarbrough, Ph.D., U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following e-mail address uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 24TH SESSION OF THE CCGP CONTACT: F.
Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., U.S. Manager for Codex, Tel: (202) 720-2057,
Fax: (202) 720-3157; E-mail: ed.scarbrough@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine
Matthews, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, Tel: (202) 205-7760, Fax:
(202) 720-3157, E-mail: jasmine.matthews@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 and the World Health Organization. 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
that fair practices are used in trade.
The Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) deals with rules
and procedures referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission
including the establishment of principles which define the purpose and
scope of the Codex Alimentarius and the nature of Codex standards. The
development of mechanisms to address any economic impact statements is
also the responsibility of the CCGP. The Committee is hosted by the
Government of France.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 24th Session of the CCGP
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Proposed Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis for
Food Safety.
Proposed Draft Revised Code of Ethics for International
Trade in Foods.
Respective roles of the Regional Coordinators and the
Members of the Executive Committee elected on a geographic basis.
[cir] Designation of the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee
by the Regional Coordinator.
[cir] Respective roles of the Coordinator and the Member elected on
a geographical basis in the Executive Committee.
Review of the Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex
Standards and Related Texts.
[cir] Proposed amendments to the Procedures.
[cir] Guide to the Procedure for the Revision and Amendment of
Codex Standards; and Arrangements for the Amendment of Codex Standards
Elaborated by Codex Committees which have adjourned sine die.
Review of the General Principles of the Codex
Alimentarius.
Proposed new definitions of risk analysis terms related to
food safety.
Consideration of the Structure and Presentation of the
Procedural Manual.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the Meeting. Members
of the public may access or request copies of these documents (see For
Further Information About the 24th Session of the CCGP Contact).
Public Meeting
At the March 7, 2007 public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items will be described and 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 24th
Session of the CCGP, F. Edward Scarbrough (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 24th
Session of the CCGP.
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/2007_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 February 8, 2007.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E7-2436 Filed 2-12-07; 8:45 am]
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