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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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February 23, 2010.
Michael B. Crane,
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Advisory Committee
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meeting is to continue business of the
Yakutat Resource Advisory Committee.
The committee was formed to carry out
the requirements of the Secure Rural
Schools and Selt-Determination Act of
2000. The agenda for this meeting is to
review submitted project proposals and
consider recommending projects for
funding. Project proposals were due by
March 19, 2010 to be considered at this
meeting.
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30, 2010 from 6–9 p.m.
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Cape Drive, Yakutat, Alaska. Send
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Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Wrangell-Petersburg
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Petersburg, Alaska. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to update Committee
members on changes in the legislation,
elect officers, and develop operating
guidelines and project evaluation
criteria. The committee may also make
funding recommendations at this
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, March 25th from 3:30–5:30
p.m., on Friday, March 26th from 8
a.m.–5 p.m., and on Saturday, March
27th from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Petersburg Lutheran Church Holy
Cross House at Fifth and Fram Streets in
Petersburg, Alaska. Written comments
should be sent to Christopher Savage,
Petersburg District Ranger, P.O. Box
1328, Petersburg, Alaska 99833.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail
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inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the
Petersburg Ranger District office at 12
North Nordic Drive during regular office
hours (Monday through Friday 8 a.m.–
4:30 p.m.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Savage, Petersburg District
Ranger, P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg,
Alaska 99833, phone (907) 772–3871, email csavage@fs.fed.us, or Robert
Dalrymple, Wrangell District Ranger,
P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, AK 99929, phone
(907) 874–2323, e-mail
rdalrymple@fs.fed.us.
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following business will be conducted:
updating the committee on the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self
Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–343);
election of officers; development of
committee operating guideliness and
criteria for evaluation of projects
proposed for funding. The committee
may review project proposals and make
recommendations for funding if time
allows. Persons who wish to bring
related matters to the attention of the
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting. Public input sessions will
be provided and individuals who made
written requests by March 19, 2010 will
have the opportunity to address the
Committee at those sessions.
Dated: February 22, 2010.
Forrest Cole,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS 2010–0008]
Improving Tracing Procedures for E.
coli O157:H7 Positive Raw Beef
Product
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on
March 10, 2010 to discuss Agency
procedures for identifying suppliers of
source material used to produce raw
beef product that FSIS has found
positive for Escherichia coli (E. coli)
O157:H7. FSIS will also discuss
additional verification activities the
Agency will conduct at suppliers in
response to positive E. coli O157:H7
results. In addition, FSIS will seek input
from meeting participants on ways to
improve Agency procedures for
identifying product that may be positive
for E. coli O157:H7.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on March 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Submit comments on or before
May 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the USDA South Building
Jefferson Auditorium, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. All participants
should enter the USDA South Building
at Wing 5 on Independence Avenue.
There will security personnel at the
entrance to check identification.
Registration: Pre-registration is
recommended. To pre-register, visit the
FSIS Web site at: https://www.
fsis.usda.gov/News/Meetings_&_Events/.
You can click on register and then
complete the registration form including
all required fields.
Comments and Agenda: In addition to
providing oral comments at the public
meeting, FSIS invites interested persons
to submit written comments on the
issues addressed at the public meeting.
FSIS will finalize an agenda on or before
the meeting date and will post it on the
FSIS Web page https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/News/
Meetings_&_Events/. The official
transcript of the meeting will be
available for viewing by the public in
the FSIS Docket Room and on the FSIS
Web site https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
News/Meetings_&_Events/ when it
becomes available.
Comments may be submitted by either
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
FSIS, Room 2–2127, George Washington
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Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue,
Mailstop 5474, Beltsville, MD 20705–
5474.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2010–0008. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or to comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at the address
listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday. All
comments submitted in response to this
proposal, as well as background
information used by FSIS in developing
this document, will be available for
public inspection in the FSIS Docket
Room at the address listed above
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
logistical questions related to the
meeting: Ms. Sheila Johnson,
Congressional and Public Affairs, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, 202–690–6498,
e-mail: Sheila.Johnson@fsis.usda.gov.
For technical information related to
the meeting: Dr. Daniel Engeljohn,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Policy and Program Development,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3700, (202) 205–
0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSIS is
evaluating the effectiveness of its
policies and procedures in responding
to findings that raw beef is positive for
E. coli O157:H7, and whether the
Agency takes the appropriate steps to
identify source materials used to
produce the product and to identify
other products derived from those
source materials. One conclusion
reached by FSIS thus far is that the
Agency must improve its procedures for
assessing the conditions at suppliers
that may have resulted in the positive
product.
FSIS has also concluded that it should
conduct additional verification
activities at suppliers that produced
source materials for raw beef product
that FSIS has found positive for E. coli
O157:H7. Therefore, FSIS intends to
issue new instructions to Enforcement,
Investigations, and Analysis Officers
(EIAOs) to conduct additional
verification activities at suppliers in
response to positive E. coli O157:H7
results. These instructions are intended
to assist EIAOs is assessing conditions
at the suppliers, including whether
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source materials used to produce the
positive raw beef product may have
been produced during high event
periods. High event periods are
production periods during which an
establishment’s sampling and testing
program detects a series of positive test
results that indicates a systemic failure
or breakdown of process controls. If
FSIS personnel determine that the
subject source materials were produced
during high event periods, the Agency
may determine that additional product
is implicated by the positive result. FSIS
will issue these new instructions after
the public meeting.
At the meeting FSIS will discuss the
Agency’s E. coli O157:H7 test data, its
current policies for responding to E. coli
O157:H7 positives, the Agency’s current
thinking for improving those policies,
and information regarding next steps.
An opportunity for participants to
comment will be provided as well.
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_&_Policies/
2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. FSIS
also will 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 the 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_&_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.
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Done at Washington, DC on: March 2,
2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
‘‘Regulations’’),1 and Section 13(c) of the
Export Administration Act of 1979, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’),2 through issuance
of a Proposed Charging Letter to Elkateb
that alleged that he committed one
violation of the Regulations.
Specifically, the charge is:
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Charge 1 15 CFR 764.2(d)—
Conspiracy
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
[USARC 10–018]
92nd Meeting
February 16, 2010.
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Arctic Research Commission will hold
its 92nd meeting in Miami, FL, on
March 15, 2010. The business session,
open to the public, will convene at 8:30
a.m.
The Agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the
agenda.
(2) Approval of the minutes from the
91st meeting.
(3) Commissioners and staff reports.
(4) Discussion and presentations
concerning Arctic research activities.
The focus of the meeting will be
reports and updates on programs and
research projects affecting the Arctic.
Any person planning to attend this
meeting, who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters,
must inform the Commission of those
needs in advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further
information: John Farrell, Executive
Director, U.S. Arctic Research
Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD
703–306–0090.
John Farrell,
Executive Director.
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Between on or about July 9, 2004, and
continuing through on or about August 16,
2004, Elkateb conspired and acted in concert
with others, known and unknown, to violate
the Regulations and to bring about an act that
constituted a violation of the Regulations.
The purpose of the conspiracy was to cause
the export of U.S.-origin lab equipment from
the United States to Syria, via Indonesia,
without the required U.S. Government
authorization. Pursuant to General Order No.
2 of May 14, 2004, set forth in Supplement
No. 1 to Part 736 of the Regulations,
authorization was required from BIS before
the lab equipment, items subject to the
Regulations,3 could be exported from the
United States to Syria. In furtherance of the
conspiracy, Elkateb and his co-conspirators
devised and employed a scheme to purchase
U.S.-origin lab equipment for a customer in
Syria from a foreign distributor of the U.S.
manufacturer. This scheme was developed
after Elkateb was informed by the U.S.
manufacturer that there were restrictions on
exporting to Syria. By engaging in this
activity, Elkateb committed one violation of
Section 764.2(d) of the Regulations.
Whereas, BIS and Elkateb have
entered into a Settlement Agreement
pursuant to Section 766.18(a) of the
Regulations whereby they agreed to
settle this matter in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth therein,
and
Whereas, I have approved of the terms
of such Settlement Agreement; It is
therefore ordered:
First, that for a period of one year
from the date of issuance of the Order,
Mohamad M. Elkateb, 29256 Marilyn
Dr., Canyon Country, CA 91387, and
when acting on behalf of Elkateb, his
representatives, assigns, or agents
(‘‘Denied Person’’) may not participate,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Action Affecting Export Privileges;
Mohamad M. Elkateb; In the Matter of:
Mohamad M. Elkateb, 29256 Marilyn
Dr., Canyon Country, CA 91387.
Respondent; Order Relating to
Mohamad M. Elkateb
The Bureau of Industry and Security,
U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘BIS’’)
has notified Mohamad M. Elkateb
(‘‘Elkateb’’) of its intention to initiate an
administrative proceeding against
Elkateb pursuant to Section 766.3 of the
Export Administration Regulations (the
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1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2009). The charged violation occurred in 2004.
The Regulations governing the violation at issue are
found in the 2004 version of the Code of Federal
Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730–774 (2004)). The
2009 Regulations set forth the procedures that apply
to this matter.
2 50 U.S.C. app. 2401–2420 (2000). Since August
21, 2001, the Act has been in lapse and the
President, through Executive Order 13222 of August
17, 2001 (3 CFR 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), as
extended most recently by the Notice of August 13,
2009 (74 FR 41325 (Aug. 14, 2009)), has continued
the Regulations in effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.).
3 EAR99 is a designation for items subject to the
Regulations but not listed on the Commerce Control
List. 15 CFR 734.3(c) (2004).
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directly or indirectly, in any way in any
transaction involving any commodity,
software or technology (hereinafter
collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’)
exported or to be exported from the
United States that is subject to the
Regulations, or in any other activity
subject to the Regulations, including,
but not limited to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, License Exception, or
export control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or in any
other activity subject to the Regulations;
or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or in
any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, that no person may, directly
or indirectly, do any of the actions
described below with respect to an item
that is subject to the Regulations and
that has been, will be, or is intended to
be exported or reexported from the
United States:
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf
of the Denied Person any item subject to
the Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
Regulations with knowledge or reason
to know that the item will be, or is
intended to be, exported from the
United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS 2010-0008]
Improving Tracing Procedures for E. coli O157:H7 Positive Raw
Beef Product
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that it will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2010 to discuss Agency
procedures for identifying suppliers of source material used to produce
raw beef product that FSIS has found positive for Escherichia coli (E.
coli) O157:H7. FSIS will also discuss additional verification
activities the Agency will conduct at suppliers in response to positive
E. coli O157:H7 results. In addition, FSIS will seek input from meeting
participants on ways to improve Agency procedures for identifying
product that may be positive for E. coli O157:H7.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on March 10, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Submit comments on or before May 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the USDA South Building
Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250. All participants should enter the USDA South Building at Wing 5
on Independence Avenue. There will security personnel at the entrance
to check identification.
Registration: Pre-registration is recommended. To pre-register,
visit the FSIS Web site at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News/Meetings_&_Events/. You can click on register and then complete the registration
form including all required fields.
Comments and Agenda: In addition to providing oral comments at the
public meeting, FSIS invites interested persons to submit written
comments on the issues addressed at the public meeting. FSIS will
finalize an agenda on or before the meeting date and will post it on
the FSIS Web page https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News/Meetings_&_Events/.
The official transcript of the meeting will be available for viewing by
the public in the FSIS Docket Room and on the FSIS Web site https://www.fsis.usda.gov/News/Meetings_&_Events/ when it becomes available.
Comments may be submitted by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, and hand- or courier-
delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), FSIS, Room 2-2127, George Washington Carver Center, 5601
Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5474, Beltsville, MD 20705-5474.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2010-0008. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or to comments received,
go to the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All comments submitted in
response to this proposal, as well as background information used by
FSIS in developing this document, will be available for public
inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For logistical questions related to
the meeting: Ms. Sheila Johnson, Congressional and Public Affairs, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, 202-690-6498, e-mail:
Sheila.Johnson@fsis.usda.gov.
For technical information related to the meeting: Dr. Daniel
Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program
Development, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700,
(202) 205-0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSIS is evaluating the effectiveness of its
policies and procedures in responding to findings that raw beef is
positive for E. coli O157:H7, and whether the Agency takes the
appropriate steps to identify source materials used to produce the
product and to identify other products derived from those source
materials. One conclusion reached by FSIS thus far is that the Agency
must improve its procedures for assessing the conditions at suppliers
that may have resulted in the positive product.
FSIS has also concluded that it should conduct additional
verification activities at suppliers that produced source materials for
raw beef product that FSIS has found positive for E. coli O157:H7.
Therefore, FSIS intends to issue new instructions to Enforcement,
Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) to conduct additional
verification activities at suppliers in response to positive E. coli
O157:H7 results. These instructions are intended to assist EIAOs is
assessing conditions at the suppliers, including whether source
materials used to produce the positive raw beef product may have been
produced during high event periods. High event periods are production
periods during which an establishment's sampling and testing program
detects a series of positive test results that indicates a systemic
failure or breakdown of process controls. If FSIS personnel determine
that the subject source materials were produced during high event
periods, the Agency may determine that additional product is implicated
by the positive result. FSIS will issue these new instructions after
the public meeting.
At the meeting FSIS will discuss the Agency's E. coli O157:H7 test
data, its current policies for responding to E. coli O157:H7 positives,
the Agency's current thinking for improving those policies, and
information regarding next steps. An opportunity for participants to
comment will be provided as well.
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 on-line through the FSIS Web page located
at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. FSIS also will 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 the 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_&_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.
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Done at Washington, DC on: March 2, 2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-4781 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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