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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0030]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
AGENCY: Office of the Acting 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
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on October 28, 2009.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
U.S. positions that will be discussed at
the 41st Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will be held in San
Diego, California, from November 16
through November 20, 2009. The Acting
Under Secretary for Food Safety and
FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 41st session of the
CCFH and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, October 28, 2009, from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at FDA, Harvey Wiley Federal
Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
Room 1A–003 (Auditorium), College
Park, MD 20740. Documents related to
the 41st Session of the CCFH will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at
the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 41st Session
of the CCFH invites interested U.S.
parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following e-mail
address Donald.Zink@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: All visitors must pass
through security screening in the front
lobby of the building and will be
directed to the auditorium. Visitors who
wish to come to the building via
automobile may park in the FDA
parking lot next to the building. Those
parking in the FDA lot will need to pass
through the guard station at the River
Road entrance. To expedite entry to the
parking lot, it is recommended that
visitors who drive to the meeting
contact Jasmine Matthews in the U.S.
Codex Office and provide their name,
vehicle make, model, color, and license
plate number, by close of business on
October 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
41ST SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
Barbara McNiff, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 4870, Washington,
DC 20250, (202) 690–4719,
Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine
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Matthews, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex
Office, 1400 Independence Avenue,
Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250,
(202) 690–1124,
Jasmine.Matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The 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 CCFH was established to draft
basic provisions on food hygiene
applicable to all food; to consider,
amend if necessary, and endorse
provisions on hygiene prepared by
Codex commodity committees and
contained in Codex codes of practice
unless, in specific cases, the Codex has
decided otherwise; to draft provisions
on hygiene applicable to specific food
items or food groups, whether coming
within the terms of reference of a Codex
commodity committee or not; to
consider specific hygiene problems
assigned to it by the Codex; to suggest
and prioritize areas where there is a
need for microbiological risk assessment
at the international level; to develop
questions to be addressed by the risk
assessors; and to consider
microbiological risk management
matters in relation to food hygiene,
including food irradiation, and in
relation to the risk assessment of FAO
and WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United
States of America.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 41st Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred by the Codex and
Other Codex Committees to the CCFH;
• Matters Arising from the Work of
FAO, WHO, and Other International
Intergovernmental Organizations:
(a) Progress Report on the Joint FAO
and WHO Expert Meetings on
Microbiological Risk Assessment and
Related Matters
(b) Information from the World
Organization for Animal Health
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Control of Campylobacter and
Salmonella spp. in Chicken Products at
Step 4;
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• Proposed Draft Annex on Leafy
Green Vegetables, Including Leafy
Herbs, to the Code of Hygienic Practice
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Step
4;
• Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic
Practice for Vibrio spp. in Seafood at
Step 4;
• Proposed Draft Annex on Control
Measures for Vibrio parahaemolyticus
and Vibrio vulnificus in Molluscan
Shellfish;
• Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic
Practice for Control of Viruses in Food
at Step 4;
• Inconsistencies Arising in
Documents Elaborated by the CCFH and
Adopted by the Codex;
• Discussion of the Report of the Ad
Hoc Working Group for Establishment
of CCFH Work Priorities.
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
(see ADDRESSES).
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Public Meeting
At the October 28, 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 for the 41st Session of the
CCFH, Donald Zink (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 41st Session of
the CCFH.
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
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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 October 20,
2009.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–963]
Certain Sodium and Potassium
Phosphate Salts From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: October 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yasmin Nair or Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD
Operations, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3813 and (202) 482–1293,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION
Annual Meeting
Time and Date: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
November 6, 2009.
Place: Harrisburg Hilton and Towers,
One North Second Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17101.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public.
Matters to be Considered:
Portions Open to the Public: The
primary purpose of this meeting is to (1)
review the independent auditors’ report
of Commission’s financial statements for
fiscal year 2008–2009; (2) Review the
Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW)
Disposal and Storage information for
2008; (3) Consider a proposed budget for
fiscal year 2010–2011; (4) Review
regional and national issues regarding
LLRW storage, management and
disposal; and (5) Elect the Commission’s
Officers.
Portions Closed to the Public:
Executive Session, if deemed necessary,
will be announced at the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information:
Rich Janati, Administrator of the
Commission, at 717–787–2163.
Rich Janati,
Administrator, Appalachian Compact
Commission.
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On September 24, 2009, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) received a petition filed
in proper form by ICL Performance
Products LP and Prayon, Inc.
(collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’), domestic
producers of certain sodium and
potassium phosphate salts.1 In response
to the Department’s requests, Petitioners
provided timely information
supplementing the Petition on October
1, 2009.
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(‘‘the Act’’), Petitioners allege that
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
of sodium and potassium phosphate
salts in the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) receive countervailable
subsidies within the meaning of section
701 of the Act, and that such imports
are materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, an industry in the
United States.
The Department finds that Petitioners
filed the Petition on behalf of the
domestic industry because they are
interested parties as defined in section
771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act, and
Petitioners have demonstrated sufficient
industry support with respect to the
countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’)
investigation (see ‘‘Determination of
Industry Support for the Petition’’
section below).
1 See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duties Pursuant to Sections 701
and 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended:
Certain Sodium and Potassium Phosphate Salts
from the People’s Republic of China, dated
September 24, 2009 (‘‘Petition’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2009-0030]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
AGENCY: Office of the Acting 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 Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are
sponsoring a public meeting on October 28, 2009. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the
41st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in San Diego,
California, from November 16 through November 20, 2009. The Acting
Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background
information on the 41st session of the CCFH and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2009,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at FDA, Harvey Wiley Federal
Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, Room 1A-003 (Auditorium), College
Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 41st Session of the CCFH will
be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 41st Session of the CCFH invites
interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the
following e-mail address Donald.Zink@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: All visitors must pass through security screening in
the front lobby of the building and will be directed to the auditorium.
Visitors who wish to come to the building via automobile may park in
the FDA parking lot next to the building. Those parking in the FDA lot
will need to pass through the guard station at the River Road entrance.
To expedite entry to the parking lot, it is recommended that visitors
who drive to the meeting contact Jasmine Matthews in the U.S. Codex
Office and provide their name, vehicle make, model, color, and license
plate number, by close of business on October 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 41ST SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
Barbara McNiff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4870, Washington,
DC 20250, (202) 690-4719, Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jasmine
Matthews, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue,
Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 690-1124,
Jasmine.Matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The 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 CCFH was established to draft basic provisions on food hygiene
applicable to all food; to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse
provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and
contained in Codex codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the
Codex has decided otherwise; to draft provisions on hygiene applicable
to specific food items or food groups, whether coming within the terms
of reference of a Codex commodity committee or not; to consider
specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the Codex; to suggest and
prioritize areas where there is a need for microbiological risk
assessment at the international level; to develop questions to be
addressed by the risk assessors; and to consider microbiological risk
management matters in relation to food hygiene, including food
irradiation, and in relation to the risk assessment of FAO and WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United States of America.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 41st Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred by the Codex and Other Codex Committees
to the CCFH;
Matters Arising from the Work of FAO, WHO, and Other
International Intergovernmental Organizations:
(a) Progress Report on the Joint FAO and WHO Expert Meetings on
Microbiological Risk Assessment and Related Matters
(b) Information from the World Organization for Animal Health
Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter
and Salmonella spp. in Chicken Products at Step 4;
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Proposed Draft Annex on Leafy Green Vegetables, Including
Leafy Herbs, to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables at Step 4;
Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Vibrio spp.
in Seafood at Step 4;
Proposed Draft Annex on Control Measures for Vibrio
parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in Molluscan Shellfish;
Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Control of
Viruses in Food at Step 4;
Inconsistencies Arising in Documents Elaborated by the
CCFH and Adopted by the Codex;
Discussion of the Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group for
Establishment of CCFH Work Priorities.
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 (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 28, 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 for
the 41st Session of the CCFH, Donald Zink (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 41st
Session of the CCFH.
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 October 20, 2009.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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