Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases; Meeting, 42375 [E7-14987]

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

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 148 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 42375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14987]


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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

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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 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]
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