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advises the Secretary on all other
aspects of the National Organic
Program. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is requesting
nominations to fill five (5) upcoming
vacancies on the NOSB. The positions
to be filled are: organic producer (2
positions), retailer (1 position), organic
handler (1 position), and an
environmentalist (1 position). The
Secretary of Agriculture will appoint a
person to each position to serve a 5-year
term of office that will commence on
January 24, 2010, and run until January
24, 2015. USDA encourages eligible
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities to apply for membership on
the NOSB.
DATES: Written nominations, with cover
letters and resumes, must be postmarked on or before July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Nomination cover letters
and resumes should be sent to Ms.
Katherine E. Benham, Advisory Board
Specialist, USDA–AMS–TMP–NOP,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
4004–So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington,
DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Katherine E. Benham, (202) 205–7806;
E-mail: katherine.benham@usda.gov;
Fax: (202) 205–7808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OFPA
of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. Section
6501 et seq.), requires the Secretary to
establish an organic certification
program for producers and handlers of
agricultural products that have been
produced using organic methods. In
developing this program, the Secretary
is required to establish an NOSB. The
purpose of the NOSB is to assist in the
development of a proposed National
List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances and to advise the Secretary
on other aspects of the National Organic
Program.
The NOSB made recommendations to
the Secretary regarding establishment of
the initial organic program. It is
anticipated that the NOSB will continue
to make recommendations on various
matters, including recommendations on
substances it believes should be allowed
or prohibited for use in organic
production and handling.
The NOSB is composed of 15
members; 4 organic producers, 2 organic
handlers, a retailer, 3 environmentalists,
3 public/consumer representatives, a
scientist, and a certifying agent.
Nominations are being sought to fill the
following five (5) upcoming NOSB
vacancies: organic producer (2
positions), retailer (1 position), organic
handler (1 position), and an
environmentalist (1 position).
Individuals desiring to be appointed to
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the NOSB at this time must be either an
owner or operator of an organic
production operation, an owner or
operator of an organic handling
operation, an owner or operator of a
retail establishment with significant
trade in organic products, or an
individual with expertise in areas of
environmental protection and resource
conservation. Selection criteria will
include such factors as: demonstrated
experience and interest in organic
production, handling and retailing;
diverse commodity and geographic
representation; support of consumer and
public interest organizations;
demonstrated experience with
environmental matters; and such other
factors as may be appropriate for
specific positions.
To nominate yourself or someone else
please submit, at a minimum, a cover
letter stating your interest and a copy of
the nominee’s resume. You may also
submit a list of endorsements or letters
of recommendation, if desired.
Nominees will be supplied with an
AD–755 background information form
that must be completed and returned to
USDA within 10 working days of its
receipt. Resumes and completed
background information forms are
required for a nominee to receive
consideration for appointment by the
Secretary.
Equal opportunity practices will be
followed in all appointments to the
NOSB in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that the members of
the NOSB take into account the needs
of the diverse groups that are served by
the Department, membership on the
NOSB will include, to the extent
practicable, individuals who
demonstrate the ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
The information collection
requirements concerning the
nomination process have been
previously cleared by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control No. 0505–0001.
Dated: March 9, 2009.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Labeling
AGENCY: Office of the Acting Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on April 7, 2009. 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 37th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
(CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Calgary, Canada, on May 4 to
May 8, 2009. In addition, a Working
Group on the Implementation of the
World Health Organization (WHO)
Global Strategy on Diet, Physical
Activity, and Health will meet on May
2, 2009. The Acting Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety and FDA
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
37th Session of the CCFL and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, April 7, 2009, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Federal Building, 1200 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Codex documents related to the 37th
Session of the CCFL will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the
following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the CCFL, Dr.
Barbara Schneeman, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following e-mail address:
ccfl@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
37TH SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT: Dr.
Michael Wehr, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740. Phone: (301) 436–1724, Fax:
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(301) 436–2618, e-mail:
michael.wehr@fda.hhs.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Paulo
Almeida, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, Room 4861,
South Building, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Phone (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–
3157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization and the 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 CCFL drafts provisions on
labeling applicable to all foods;
considers, amends if necessary, and
endorses specific provisions on labeling
of draft standards, codes of practice, and
guidelines prepared by other Codex
committees; studies specific labeling
problems assigned to it by the
Commission; and studies problems
associated with the advertisement of
food with particular reference to claims
and misleading descriptions. The
Committee is chaired by Canada.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 37th Session of the CCFL will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
from other Codex bodies;
• Consideration of Labeling
Provisions in Draft Codex Standards;
• Implementation of the WHO Global
Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and
Health: (a) Proposed Draft Revision of
the Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling
Concerning the List of Nutrients that are
Always Declared on a Voluntary or
Mandatory Basis; (b) Discussion Paper
on Issues Related to Mandatory
Nutrition Labeling; (c) Proposed Draft
Criteria and Principles for Legibility and
Readability of Nutrition Labels; (d)
Discussion Paper on Labeling Provisions
Dealing with the Food Ingredients
Identified in the Global Strategy on Diet,
Physical Activity, and Health;
• Guidelines for the Production,
Processing, Labeling and Marketing of
Organically Produced Foods: Annex 1:
Inclusion of Ethylene for Other
Products; (b) Deletion of Rotenone from
Annex 2;
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• Labeling of Foods and Food
Ingredients Obtained through Certain
Techniques of Genetic Modification and
Genetic Engineering; (a) Draft
Amendment to the General Standard for
the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods:
Definitions; (b) Proposed Draft
Recommendations for the Labeling of
Foods and Food Ingredients Obtained
through Certain Techniques of Genetic
Modification and Genetic Engineering;
• Editorial Amendments to Codex
Texts on Food Labeling;
• Discussion Paper on the Need to
Amend the General Standard for the
Labeling of Prepackaged Foods in Line
with the International Organization of
Legal Metrology (OIML)
Recommendations Regarding the
Declaration of the Quantity of Product
in Prepackages; and,
• Discussion Paper on Modified
Standardized Common Names 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 ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 7, 2009, 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 to
the CCFL, Dr. Barbara Schneeman (see
ADDRESSES). Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the
37th Session of the CCFL.
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/
2009_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.
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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
electronic 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
accounts.
Done at Washington, DC on: March 9,
2009.
Barbara McNiff,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal
Advisory Committee (LTFAC) will hold
a meeting on March 23, 2009 on the
north shore of Lake Tahoe. This
Committee, established by the Secretary
of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64
FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice
to the Secretary on implementing the
terms of the Federal Interagency
Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region
and other matters raised by the
Secretary.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
23, 2009 beginning at 1 p.m. and ending
at 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on
the north shore of Lake Tahoe. A final
location can be confirmed at https://
www.fs.fed.us/r5lltbmullocal/ltfac.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arla
Hains, Lake Tahoe Basin Management
Unit (LTBMU), Forest Service, 35
College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA
96150, (530) 543–2773.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to
be covered on the agenda include:
• The Tahoe Working Group (TWG)
will present their Lake Tahoe Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA) Round 10 preliminary
recommendation for capital projects and
science themes. The LTFAC will discuss
and with possible consensus, put
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2009-0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Labeling
AGENCY: Office of the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are
sponsoring a public meeting on April 7, 2009. 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 37th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in
Calgary, Canada, on May 4 to May 8, 2009. In addition, a Working Group
on the Implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global
Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health will meet on May 2,
2009. The Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 37th Session of the
CCFL and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2009, from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 107A, Jamie Whitten
Federal Building, 1200 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Codex documents related to the 37th Session of the CCFL will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the CCFL, Dr. Barbara Schneeman, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the
following e-mail address: ccfl@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 37TH SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT: Dr.
Michael Wehr, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Phone: (301) 436-1724, Fax:
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(301) 436-2618, e-mail: michael.wehr@fda.hhs.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Paulo
Almeida, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room
4861, South Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20250. Phone (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and
the 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 CCFL drafts provisions on labeling applicable to all foods;
considers, amends if necessary, and endorses specific provisions on
labeling of draft standards, codes of practice, and guidelines prepared
by other Codex committees; studies specific labeling problems assigned
to it by the Commission; and studies problems associated with the
advertisement of food with particular reference to claims and
misleading descriptions. The Committee is chaired by Canada.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 37th Session of the CCFL
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee from other Codex bodies;
Consideration of Labeling Provisions in Draft Codex
Standards;
Implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet,
Physical Activity, and Health: (a) Proposed Draft Revision of the
Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling Concerning the List of Nutrients that
are Always Declared on a Voluntary or Mandatory Basis; (b) Discussion
Paper on Issues Related to Mandatory Nutrition Labeling; (c) Proposed
Draft Criteria and Principles for Legibility and Readability of
Nutrition Labels; (d) Discussion Paper on Labeling Provisions Dealing
with the Food Ingredients Identified in the Global Strategy on Diet,
Physical Activity, and Health;
Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labeling and
Marketing of Organically Produced Foods: Annex 1: Inclusion of Ethylene
for Other Products; (b) Deletion of Rotenone from Annex 2;
Labeling of Foods and Food Ingredients Obtained through
Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification and Genetic Engineering; (a)
Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged
Foods: Definitions; (b) Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Labeling
of Foods and Food Ingredients Obtained through Certain Techniques of
Genetic Modification and Genetic Engineering;
Editorial Amendments to Codex Texts on Food Labeling;
Discussion Paper on the Need to Amend the General Standard
for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods in Line with the International
Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) Recommendations Regarding the
Declaration of the Quantity of Product in Prepackages; and,
Discussion Paper on Modified Standardized Common Names
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
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 7, 2009, 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 to the CCFL,
Dr. Barbara Schneeman (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state
that they relate to activities of the 37th Session of the CCFL.
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/2009_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 electronic 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 accounts.
Done at Washington, DC on: March 9, 2009.
Barbara McNiff,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. E9-5449 Filed 3-12-09; 8:45 am]
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