National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, 42375-42376 [07-3783]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 148 / Thursday, August 2, 2007 / Notices of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on that EA, APHIS has reached a finding of no significant impact with regard to the determination that Monsanto soybean line MON 89788 and lines developed from it are no longer regulated articles under its regulations in 7 CFR part 340. Copies of the EA and finding of no significant impact are available as indicated in the ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sections of this notice. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of July 2007. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E7–15001 Filed 8–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2007–0106] Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases; Meeting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. DATES: A session open to the public will be held on August 21, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, DC, in room 107A. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bethany O’Brien, Acting Director Interagency Coordination, National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–0825. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to prevent the introduction of foreign diseases of livestock and poultry into mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:42 Aug 01, 2007 Jkt 211001 the United States. In addition, the Committee advises the Secretary on contingency planning and on maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with these diseases, if introduced. The meeting will focus on the U.S. animal health emergency management system and on the foreign animal disease situation worldwide and its relevance to the United States. The session will be open to the public. However, due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the Committee’s discussions. You may obtain an agenda for the meeting by contacting Dr. Bethany O’Brien at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0106 when submitting your statements. Upon entering the Whitten Building, visitors should inform security personnel that they are attending the Advisory Committee meeting on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. Photo identification is required. Visitor badges must be worn at all times while inside the building. Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of July 2007. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E7–14987 Filed 8–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS–2007–0027] National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will hold a public meeting on August 8– 9, 2007, to review and discuss the following issues: (1) Data Collection and Analysis at the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): Standard Operating Procedures, (2) Linking FSIS Activities to its Public Health Goals, and (3) Pilot Project to Explore Mechanisms for Sharing Industry Data with FSIS. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42375 The first issue, Data Collection and Analysis at FSIS: Standard Operating Procedures, will be presented to the entire Committee for discussion during the morning session on August 8, 2007. The other two issues will be presented to the entire Committee in the afternoon session. The committee will then divide into two subcommittees. These subcommittees will meet in the afternoon of August 8, 2007, to discuss the issues Linking FSIS Activities to its Public Health Goals and Pilot Project to Explore Mechanisms for Sharing Industry Data with FSIS. Each subcommittee will provide a report of their comments and recommendations to the full committee on the morning of August 9, 2007. DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 9, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Subcommittees will hold open meetings on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at George Mason University, 3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. A meeting agenda is available on the Internet at the NACMPI Web site, https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/nacmpi/ index.asp. The NACMPI meeting agenda, together with information and resource materials on public healthbased inspection, is also available on the Internet at, https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/ Regulations_&_Policies/ Risk_Based_Inspection/index.asp. FSIS welcomes comments on the topics to be discussed at the NACMPI public meeting. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic mail: NACMPI@fsis.usda.gov. Mail, including floppy disks or CD– ROMs: Send to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 14th & Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Drop 405 Aerospace, Washington, DC 20250. Hand- or courier-delivered items: Deliver to Loraine Cannon at 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC. To deliver these items, the building security guard must first call (202) 690–6520. Facsimile: Send to Loraine Cannon, (202) 690–6519. All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS–2007–0027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Tynan for technical information at (202) 720–3884, or e-mail robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Loraine Cannon for meeting information at (202) E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 42376 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 148 / Thursday, August 2, 2007 / Notices 690–6647, Fax (202) 690–6519, or e-mail NACMPI@fsis.usda.gov. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Loraine Cannon at the numbers above or by e-mail. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Background The NACMPI provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture pertaining to the Federal and State meat and poultry inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), 301(a)(4), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), 661(a)(4), and 661(c)] and sections 5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(a)(4), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e)]. The Administrator of FSIS is the chairperson of the Committee. Membership of the Committee is drawn from representatives of consumer groups; producers, processors, and marketers from the meat, poultry and egg product industries; State and local government officials; and academia. The current members of the NACMPI are: Ms. Kibbe M. Conti, Northern Plains Nutrition Consulting, Rapid City, SD; Mr. Brian R. Covington, Keystone Foods LLC, West Conshohocken, PA; Dr. Catherine N. Cutter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Dr. James S. Dickson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Mr. Kevin M. Elfering, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, St. Paul, MN; Mr. Mike W. Finnegan, Montana Meat & Poultry Inspection Bureau, Helena, MT; Ms. Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, Chevy Chase, MD; Dr. Andrea L. Grondahl, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Bismarck, ND; Dr. Joseph J. Harris, Southwest Meat Association, Bryan, TX; Dr. Craig W. Henry, Food Products Association, Washington, DC; Ms. Cheryl D. Jones, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Mr. Michael E. Kowalcyk, DunnhumbyUSA LLC, Cincinnati, OH; Dr. Shelton E. Murinda, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA; Dr. Edna Negron-Bravo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; Dr. Michael L. Rybolt, National Turkey Federation, Washington, DC; Mr. Mark P. Schad, Schad Meats, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; and Dr. Stanley A. Stromberg, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Oklahoma City, OK. The Committee has subcommittees to deliberate on specific issues and make recommendations to the whole Committee. The Committee makes VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:42 Aug 01, 2007 Jkt 211001 recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture. All interested parties are welcome to attend the Meetings and to submit written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee will review and discuss. The comments and the official transcript of the meeting, when they become available, will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250, and posted on the Agency’s NACMPI Web site, https://www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/ nacmpi/index.asp. Members of the public will be required to register before entering the meeting. 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 will also 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, 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. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Done in Washington, DC on July 24, 2007. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator. [FR Doc. 07–3783 Filed 7–30–07; 4:29 pm] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Colville National Forest; Washington; Republic Ranger Station Excess Residence Sale Forest Service, USDA. Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Colville National Forest, USDA Forest Service, will prepare an EIS (environmental impact statement) on a proposal to sell a 0.4-acre parcel of land with a residential building, located on the Republic Ranger District administrative compound, within the City of Republic, Ferry County Washington. The parcel and Building are no longer needed to meet public service of Forest Service mission requirements. The Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to sell administrative sites that are no longer needed for National Forest System purposes. Project implementation is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2008. This project is not associated with the proposed Secure Rural Schools Land Sale Initiative. The Colville National Forest invites written comments and suggestions on the scope of the analysis. The agency will give notice of the full environmental analysis and decision-making process so interested and affected people may participate and contribute to the final decision. DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by August 31, 2007. The draft environmental impact statement is expected in November 2007 and the final environmental impact statement is expected in January 2008. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Rick Brazell, Forest Supervisor, Colville National Forest, 765 South Main, Colville, WA 99114 (phone 509–684– 7000). Comments may be submitted electronically to commentspacificnorthwest-colville@fs.fed.us. Comments may also be sent by fax to (509) 775–7401. Include your name and mailing address with your comments so documents pertaining to this project may be mailed to you. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Shaw, Reality Specialist, Colville E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 148 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42375-42376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2007-0027]


National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 
the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) 
will hold a public meeting on August 8-9, 2007, to review and discuss 
the following issues: (1) Data Collection and Analysis at the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): Standard Operating Procedures, 
(2) Linking FSIS Activities to its Public Health Goals, and (3) Pilot 
Project to Explore Mechanisms for Sharing Industry Data with FSIS. The 
first issue, Data Collection and Analysis at FSIS: Standard Operating 
Procedures, will be presented to the entire Committee for discussion 
during the morning session on August 8, 2007. The other two issues will 
be presented to the entire Committee in the afternoon session. The 
committee will then divide into two subcommittees. These subcommittees 
will meet in the afternoon of August 8, 2007, to discuss the issues 
Linking FSIS Activities to its Public Health Goals and Pilot Project to 
Explore Mechanisms for Sharing Industry Data with FSIS. Each 
subcommittee will provide a report of their comments and 
recommendations to the full committee on the morning of August 9, 2007.

DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, 
August 8, and Thursday, August 9, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Subcommittees will hold open meetings on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at George Mason 
University, 3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. A meeting 
agenda is available on the Internet at the NACMPI Web site, https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/nacmpi/index.asp. The NACMPI meeting 
agenda, together with information and resource materials on public 
health-based inspection, is also available on the Internet at, https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Risk_Based_Inspection/
index.asp. FSIS welcomes comments on the topics to be discussed at the 
NACMPI public meeting. Comments may be submitted by any of the 
following methods:
    Electronic mail: NACMPI@fsis.usda.gov.
    Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs: Send to National Advisory 
Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, United States Department of 
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 14th & Independence 
Avenue, SW., Mail Drop 405 Aerospace, Washington, DC 20250.
    Hand- or courier-delivered items: Deliver to Loraine Cannon at 901 
D Street SW., Washington, DC. To deliver these items, the building 
security guard must first call (202) 690-6520.
    Facsimile: Send to Loraine Cannon, (202) 690-6519. All submissions 
received must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2007-0027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Tynan for technical information 
at (202) 720-3884, or e-mail robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Loraine 
Cannon for meeting information at (202)

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690-6647, Fax (202) 690-6519, or e-mail NACMPI@fsis.usda.gov. Persons 
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations 
should notify Loraine Cannon at the numbers above or by e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The NACMPI provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Agriculture pertaining to the Federal and State meat and poultry 
inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), 
301(a)(4), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 
607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), 661(a)(4), and 661(c)] and sections 
5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(a)(4), 454(c), 457(b), and 
460(e)].
    The Administrator of FSIS is the chairperson of the Committee. 
Membership of the Committee is drawn from representatives of consumer 
groups; producers, processors, and marketers from the meat, poultry and 
egg product industries; State and local government officials; and 
academia. The current members of the NACMPI are: Ms. Kibbe M. Conti, 
Northern Plains Nutrition Consulting, Rapid City, SD; Mr. Brian R. 
Covington, Keystone Foods LLC, West Conshohocken, PA; Dr. Catherine N. 
Cutter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Dr. James 
S. Dickson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Mr. Kevin M. Elfering, 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, St. Paul, MN; Mr. Mike W. 
Finnegan, Montana Meat & Poultry Inspection Bureau, Helena, MT; Ms. 
Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, Chevy Chase, MD; 
Dr. Andrea L. Grondahl, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, 
Bismarck, ND; Dr. Joseph J. Harris, Southwest Meat Association, Bryan, 
TX; Dr. Craig W. Henry, Food Products Association, Washington, DC; Ms. 
Cheryl D. Jones, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Mr. Michael 
E. Kowalcyk, DunnhumbyUSA LLC, Cincinnati, OH; Dr. Shelton E. Murinda, 
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA; Dr. Edna Negron-
Bravo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; Dr. Michael L. Rybolt, 
National Turkey Federation, Washington, DC; Mr. Mark P. Schad, Schad 
Meats, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; and Dr. Stanley A. Stromberg, Oklahoma 
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Oklahoma City, OK.
    The Committee has subcommittees to deliberate on specific issues 
and make recommendations to the whole Committee. The Committee makes 
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture.
    All interested parties are welcome to attend the Meetings and to 
submit written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee 
will review and discuss. The comments and the official transcript of 
the meeting, when they become available, will be kept in the FSIS 
Docket Room, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 
20250, and posted on the Agency's NACMPI Web site, https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/nacmpi/index.asp.
    Members of the public will be required to register before entering 
the meeting.

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 will 
also 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, 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 in Washington, DC on July 24, 2007.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 07-3783 Filed 7-30-07; 4:29 pm]
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