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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2008–0032]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 2nd
Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on
Antimicrobial Resistance
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting
on September 25, 2008, to discuss the
agenda items coming before the 2nd
session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and to
present draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items. The 2nd session of the
AMR will be held in Seoul, Korea,
October 20–24, 2008. The Under
Secretary and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
the agenda items that will be discussed
at this forthcoming session of AMR.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, September 25, 2008, from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at FDA, 7519 Standish Place, Room
152, Rockville, MD.
Documents related to the 2nd session
of the AMR will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
For Further Information About the 2nd
Session of the AMR Contact: U.S.
Delegate, Dr. David White, Director,
National Antimicrobial Resistance
Monitoring System (NARMS), FDA,
Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office
of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel,
MD 20798, Phone: (301) 210–4181,
E-mail: david.white@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Edith Kennard,
Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
Room 4861, South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
720–5261, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E-mail:
edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
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Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
World Health Organization (WHO).
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 ad hoc Intergovernmental
Task Force on AMR was established by
the 29th Session of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in 2006 to
develop science-based guidance to be
used to assess the risks to human health
associated with the presence in food
and feed, including aquaculture, and the
transmission through food and feed of
antimicrobial resistant microorganisms
and antimicrobial resistance genes. The
AMR Task Force would also consider
appropriate risk management options to
reduce such risk. The Task Force is
hosted by the Republic of Korea.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 2nd session of the AMR will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from Other Codex Bodies
• Information on the Work by FAO,
WHO, and the World Organization for
Animal Health on Antimicrobial
Resistance
• Proposed Draft Risk Assessment
Guidance Regarding Foodborne
Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms
(Report of the Working Group)
• Proposed Draft Guidance on
Creating Risk Profiles for Antimicrobial
Resistant Foodborne Microorganisms for
Setting Risk Assessment and
Management Priorities (Report of the
Working Group)
• Proposed Draft Risk Management
Guidance to Contain Foodborne
Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms
(Report of the Working Group)
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Korean
Secretariat to the meeting. Members of
the public may access copies of these
documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the September 25, 2008, public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on these
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.
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Delegate to the Task Force on AMR, Dr.
David White, at
david.white@fda.hhs.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 2nd session of the
Task Force on AMR.
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/
2008_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 groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
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
they have the option to password
protect their accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on September 16,
2008.
Karen Hulebak,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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Forest Service
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Information Collection; Day Use on
Urban National Forests
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Day Use on the
National Forests of Southern California.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before November 18, 2008
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Dr.
Deborah J. Chavez, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, 4955 Canyon Crest
Drive, Riverside, CA 92507. Comments
may also be submitted via facsimile to
951–680–1501, or send an e-mail to
dchavez@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Pacific Southwest
Research Station’s Riverside Fire Lab at
4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA
during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 951–
680–1500 to facilitate entry to the
building.
ADDRESSES:
Dr.
Deborah J. Chavez, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, 951–680–1558, e-mail
to dchavez@fs.fed.us. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Day Use on Urban Proximate
National Forests.
OMB Number: 0596–0129.
Expiration Date of Approval: 07/31/
2009.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: The Forest Service is
seeking to renew OMB approval to
collect information from visitors at
outdoor recreation day-use sites
(developed picnic areas, general forest
day-use sites, off-road staging areas,
trails, etc.) on urban-proximate national
forests land.
Users of urban-proximate national
forests (national forests within 1 hour
driving distance of 1 million or more
people) come from a variety of ethnic/
racial, income, age, educational, and
other socio-demographic backgrounds.
The activities pursued, information
sources utilized, and site attributes
preferred are just some of the items
affected by these differences.
Past studies have provided baseline
information, from which managers have
made decisions, revised forest plans,
and renovated/redesigned recreation
sites. Additional information is
necessary for the urban proximate
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national forest managers to validate
previous results and maintain
information regarding the continuously
changing profile of the visitor
population. Without this information,
the Forest Service will be ill-equipped
to implement changes in response to
day use visitors’ needs and preferences.
Sites, dates of data collection, and
individuals participating in the study
are selected randomly. Survey
instruments are available in English and
Spanish, and research teams are
bilingual. Participation is voluntary and
individuals provide responses to
questions covering the following topics:
• Socio-demographics.
• National Forest visitation history
and patterns.
• Activity patterns.
• Information and communication.
• Site amenities/characteristics.
• Perceptions about the environment
and land uses.
• General comments.
The Agency has used previously
collected data to create forest
newspapers, add site renovations to
existing picnic areas, and in forest
planning. The Forest Service has
presented previous survey results at
local, national, and international
meetings. The Agency has published
collected data in various outlets. Future
data collections under this OMB
number will be utilized in a similar
manner, as well as provide
opportunities for comparisons of visitor
profiles and use shifts over time.
Dr. Deborah J. Chavez, of the Pacific
Southwest Research Station, will
evaluate and analyze the collected data.
Consequences of not collecting these
data include, but are not limited to:
(a) Decreased service delivery due to
decreased quality and breadth of
information provided to resource
managers regarding the sociodemographic profile of visitors,
visitation history and patterns,
information and communication, site
amenities/characteristics, perceptions
about the environment and land uses;
(b) Decreased ability to continue and
expand approved research work unit’s
assigned study topics, such as
understanding visitor profiles;
(c) Increased response time for
inquiries into topics from managers and
university contacts;
(d) Increased dependency on
cooperator availability to carry out
research unit mission; and
(e) Loss of information represented in
follow-up longitudinal studies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 15
minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 600.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2008-0032]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: 2nd Session of the Codex ad hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting on September 25,
2008, to discuss the agenda items coming before the 2nd session of the
Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR) and to present draft U.S. positions on the agenda items. The 2nd
session of the AMR will be held in Seoul, Korea, October 20-24, 2008.
The Under Secretary and FDA recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to comment on the agenda items that
will be discussed at this forthcoming session of AMR.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 25,
2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at FDA, 7519 Standish Place,
Room 152, Rockville, MD.
Documents related to the 2nd session of the AMR will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
For Further Information About the 2nd Session of the AMR Contact:
U.S. Delegate, Dr. David White, Director, National Antimicrobial
Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), FDA, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Office of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel, MD 20798,
Phone: (301) 210-4181, E-mail: david.white@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact:
Edith Kennard, Staff Officer, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-5261, Fax: (202)
720-3157, E-mail: edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 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 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on AMR was
established by the 29th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in
2006 to develop science-based guidance to be used to assess the risks
to human health associated with the presence in food and feed,
including aquaculture, and the transmission through food and feed of
antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance
genes. The AMR Task Force would also consider appropriate risk
management options to reduce such risk. The Task Force is hosted by the
Republic of Korea.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 2nd session of the AMR
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee from Other Codex Bodies
Information on the Work by FAO, WHO, and the World
Organization for Animal Health on Antimicrobial Resistance
Proposed Draft Risk Assessment Guidance Regarding
Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (Report of the Working
Group)
Proposed Draft Guidance on Creating Risk Profiles for
Antimicrobial Resistant Foodborne Microorganisms for Setting Risk
Assessment and Management Priorities (Report of the Working Group)
Proposed Draft Risk Management Guidance to Contain
Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (Report of the Working
Group)
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Korean Secretariat to the meeting. Members
of the public may access copies of these documents at https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Public Meeting
At the September 25, 2008, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
these 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.
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Delegate to the Task Force on AMR, Dr. David White, at
david.white@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 2nd session of the Task Force on AMR.
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/2008_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 groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The Update is also 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 they have the option to password protect
their accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on September 16, 2008.
Karen Hulebak,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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