Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance; Office of Food for Peace; Announcement of Food for Peace Draft Title II Proposal Guidance and Program Policies Fiscal Year 2010; Notice, 42049-42050 [E9-20001]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 160 / Thursday, August 20, 2009 / Notices DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Auditorium (1A003), Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Parking is adjacent to this building and will be available at no charge to individuals who pre-register by the date below (See Pre-Registration). In addition, the College Park metro station is across the street. Codex documents related to the 31st Session of the CCNFSDU will be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https:// www.codexalimentarius.net/ current.asp. Pre-Registration: To gain admittance to this meeting, individuals must present a photo ID for identification and also are required to pre-register. In addition, no cameras or videotaping equipment will be permitted in the meeting room. To pre-register, please send the following information to this email address (nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov) by October 1st, 2009: —Your Name. —Organization. —Mailing Address. —Phone number. —E-mail address. For Further Information about the 31st Session of the CCNFSDU Contact: Nancy Crane, Assistant to the U.S. Delegate to the CCNFSDU, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–830), College Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436–1450, Fax: (301) 436–2636, E-mail: nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov. For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Doreen ChenMoulec, 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) 720–4063, Fax: (202) 720–3157, e-mail: Doreen.chen-moulec@fsis.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Aug 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure that fair practices are used in trade. The CCNFSDU was established to study specific nutritional problems assigned to it by the Codex and advise the Codex on general nutritional issues; to draft general provisions as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods; to develop standards, guidelines, or related texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees when necessary; and to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards, guidelines, and related texts. The Committee is hosted by the Federal Republic of Germany. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the agenda for the 31st Session of the Committee will be discussed during the public meeting: • Matters Referred to the Committee from Other Codex Bodies. • List of Methods for Dietary Fiber. • Proposed Draft Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Labeling Purposes in the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling. • Proposal for New Work to Amend the Codex General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods (Revised). • Proposal for New Work to Establish a Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Underweight Infants and Young Children (Revised). • Proposal to Revise the Codex Guidelines on Formulated Supplementary Foods for Older Infants and Young Children (Revised). • Discussion Paper on Nutrient Reference Values for Nutrients Associated with Risk of Noncommunicable Diseases. 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 copies of these documents at https://www.codexalimentarius.net/ current.asp. Public Meeting At the October 8, 2009, 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. Delegate for the 31st Session of the CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman, at CCNFSDU@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should state that they relate PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42049 to activities of the 31st Session of the CCNFSDU. 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 FSIS Constituent 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 FSIS Constituent 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 August 17, 2009. Barbara McNiff, Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. E9–20033 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance; Office of Food for Peace; Announcement of Food for Peace Draft Title II Proposal Guidance and Program Policies Fiscal Year 2010; Notice Pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 480, as amended), notice is hereby given that the draft Title II E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1 42050 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 160 / Thursday, August 20, 2009 / Notices Proposal Guidance and Program Policies Fiscal Year 2010 will be available to interested parties for general viewing. For individuals who wish to review this guidance, the draft Title II Proposal Guidance and Program Policies will be available for your review for thirty days via the Food for Peace Web site: https://www.usaid.gov/our_work/ humanitarian_assistance/ffp/guide.html on or about August 24, 2009. Interested parties can also receive a copy of the draft guidance by contacting the Office of Food for Peace, U.S. Agency for International Development, RRB 7.06– 152, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523–7600. Juli Majernik, Grants Manager, Policy and Technical Division, Office of Food for Peace, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. [FR Doc. E9–20001 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 69–2008] sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 149—Port Freeport, TX; Application for Expansion; Amendment of Application A request has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Port Freeport, grantee of FTZ 149, to amend its application to expand FTZ 149 to include an additional site in Fort Bend County, Texas (Proposed Site 11). Port Freeport is now requesting the inclusion of an additional site as follows: Proposed Site 12 (636 acres)— KCS/CenterPoint Intermodal Center, located on U.S. Route 59 at West Tavener Road, between Beasley and Kendleton in Fort Bend County. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at: ForeignTrade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. The closing period for their receipt is September 21, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to October 5, 2009). For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Aug 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 Elizabeth_Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0473. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–20034 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–552–802] Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Vietnam: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On July 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published a notice of preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews of the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam, and determined that Bac Lieu Fisheries Joint Stock Company (‘‘Bac Lieu JSC’’), Cadovimex Seafood Import–Export and Processing Joint Stock Company (‘‘Cadovimex Vietnam’’), Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company (‘‘STAPIMEX JSC’’), Thuan Phuoc Seafoods and Trading Corporation (‘‘Thuan Phuoc JSC’’), and UTXI Aquatic Products Processing Corporation (‘‘UTXI Corp.’’) (collectively, ‘‘Five CCR Requestors’’) are successors–in-interest, respectively, to Bac Lieu Fisheries Company Limited (‘‘Bac Lieu Limited’’), Cai Doi Vam Seafood Import–Export Company (‘‘Cadovimex’’), Soc Trang Aquatic Products and General Import Export Company (‘‘STAPIMEX’’), Thuan Phuoc Seafoods and Trading Corporation (‘‘Thuan Phuoc SOE’’), and UTXI Aquatic Products Processing Company (‘‘UTXI’’) (collectively, ‘‘Original Companies’’), and should be accorded the same antidumping duty treatment as their respective Original Companies. However, the Department preliminarily found that Can Tho Import Export Fishery Limited Company (‘‘CAFISH’’) is not the successor–in-interest to Can Tho Agricultural and Animal Products Import Export Company (‘‘CATACO’’) for purposes of determining the antidumping duty cash deposit rate.1 For the final results, the Department continues to find that the Five CCR 1 See Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Vietnam: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 74 FR 31698 (July 2, 2009) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Requestors are the successors–ininterest to the respective Original Companies, and that CAFISH is not the successor–in-interest to CATACO. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 20, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang or Scot T. Fullerton, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–4047 or 202–482–1386, respectively. Background On February 1, 2005, the Department published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order for frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 70 FR 5152, 5154–55 (February 1, 2005) (‘‘Order’’). As part of the Order, Bac Lieu Limited, Cadovimex, STAPIMEX, Thuan Phuoc SOE, UTXI, and CATACO received a separate antidumping duty cash deposit rate of 4.57 percent. Id. From January 26, 2009, to February 6, 2009, STAPIMEX JSC, UTXI Corp., Cadovimex–Vietnam, Thuan Phuoc JSC, Bac Lieu JSC, requested that the Department conduct changed circumstances reviews, claiming that the Five CCR Requestors are the successors–in-interest to the Original Companies. On March 18, 2009, the Department initiated changed circumstances reviews of the Five CCR Requestors. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Reviews, 74 FR 11527 (March 18, 2009). On March 13, 2009, CATACO requested that the Department conduct a changed circumstances review, claiming CAFISH is the successor–ininterest to CATACO. On April 14, 2009, the Department initiated the changed circumstances review. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review, 74 FR 17156 (April 14, 2009). On July 2, 2009, the Department published the preliminary results for the Five CCR Requestors and CATACO and invited interested parties to comment. See Preliminary Results. We received no comments or requests for a hearing from interested parties. Scope of Order The scope of this order includes certain warmwater shrimp and prawns, E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 160 (Thursday, August 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42049-42050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20001]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance; 
Office of Food for Peace; Announcement of Food for Peace Draft Title II 
Proposal Guidance and Program Policies Fiscal Year 2010; Notice

    Pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (Pub. L. 480, as amended), notice is hereby given that the 
draft Title II

[[Page 42050]]

Proposal Guidance and Program Policies Fiscal Year 2010 will be 
available to interested parties for general viewing.
    For individuals who wish to review this guidance, the draft Title 
II Proposal Guidance and Program Policies will be available for your 
review for thirty days via the Food for Peace Web site: https://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/ffp/guide.html on or 
about August 24, 2009. Interested parties can also receive a copy of 
the draft guidance by contacting the Office of Food for Peace, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, RRB 7.06-152, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523-7600.

Juli Majernik,
Grants Manager, Policy and Technical Division, Office of Food for 
Peace, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-20001 Filed 8-19-09; 8:45 am]
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