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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
African Development Foundation,
Board of Directors Meeting
Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: African Development
Foundation, Conference Room, 1400 I
Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20005.
Dates: Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
Status:
1. Open session, Tuesday, April 13,
2010, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and
2. Closed session, Tuesday, April 13,
2010, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Due to security requirements and
limited seating, all individuals wishing
to attend the open session of the
meeting must notify Michele M. Rivard
at (202) 673–3916 or mrivard@usadf.gov
of your request to attend by 5 p.m. on
Thursday, April 8, 2010.
Lloyd O. Pierson,
President & CEO, USADF.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0009]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Labeling
Office of Food Safety, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Office of Food Safety,
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a
public meeting on April 7, 2010. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
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comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions that will be
discussed at the 38th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Labeling
(CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Quebec City, Canada, May 3–7,
2010. The Office of Food Safety and the
FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 38th Session of the
CCFL and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for April 7, 2010, from 2 to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the USDA, Jamie L. Whitten
Building, Room 107–A, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Documents
related to the 38th 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 38th Session
of the CCFL, Barbara Schneeman, and
the FDA invite interested U.S. parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following e-mail address:
Ritu.Nalubola@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration:
If you would like to participate in the
public meeting by telephone conference,
please use the following call-in number
and passcode: Call-in Number: 1–866–
692–3158. Passcode: 5986642.
For Further Information About the
38th Session of the CCFL Contact:
Doreen Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex
Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), Room 4861, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E-mail:
Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Doreen ChenMoulec, U.S. Codex Office, FSIS, Room
4861, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, E-mail:
Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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,
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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 is responsible for drafting
provisions on labeling applicable to all
foods; considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing draft specific
provisions on labeling of draft
standards, codes of practice and
guidelines prepared by other Codex
Committees; studying specific labeling
problems assigned to it by the Codex
Commission; and studying 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 38th Session of the CCFL will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee
by 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
• Labeling of Foods and Food
Ingredients Obtained through Certain
Techniques of Genetic Modification/
Genetic Engineering
(a) Draft Amendment to the General
Standard for the Labeling of
Prepackaged Foods: Definitions
• Discussion Paper on the Need to
Amend the General Standard for the
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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.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat prior to the CCFL meeting.
Members of the public may access these
documents on the World Wide Web (see
ADDRESSES).
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Public Meeting
At the April 7, 2010, 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,
Barbara Schneeman (See ADDRESSES),
for the 38th Session of the CCFL.
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 38th 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_&_Policies/
2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. 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
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subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
Done in Washington, DC, March 17, 2010.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2010–6559 Filed 3–24–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Camp Tatiyee Land Exchange on the
Lakeside Ranger District of the
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests;
Santa Catalina, Nogales, Safford, and
Douglas Ranger Districts of the
Coronado National Forest; Bradshaw
Ranger District of the Prescott National
Forest; Cave Creek, Tonto Basin, and
Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts of the
Tonto National Forest
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d, as
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations, 40
CFR Part 1500–1508, the USDA Forest
Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forests (ASNFs) (lead forest), will
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) on a proposal to transfer
one 344.06 acre parcel of Federal land
on the ASNFs into private ownership,
and 16 parcels totaling 1,719.32 acres of
private land into Federal ownership.
The land proposed for the transfer to the
Forest Service includes one 110.57 acre
parcel to the ASNFs; nine parcels
totaling 1153.31 acres to the Coronado
National Forest (CNF); one 11.15 parcel
to the Prescott National Forest (PNF);
and five parcels totaling 444.42 acres to
the Tonto National Forest (TNF). The
proposed land exchange would be
between the Lawyer’s Title Company,
which holds the private land in trust for
the benefit of the Lions Foundation of
Arizona (LFA) and BC2 LLC, and the
Apache-Sitgreaves, Coronado, Prescott,
and Tonto National Forests in Central
and Southern Arizona.
The EIS will analyze the proposed
change of the Federal lands (344.06 ac.)
for the non-Federal lands (1,719.32 ac.).
The Federal and non-Federal lands
proposed for exchange are located in
Navajo, Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz,
Graham, Maricopa, Gila, and Yavapai
Counties, Arizona. The affected Forest
Service units are the Lakeside Ranger
District of the ASNFs; Santa Catalina,
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Nogales, Safford, and Douglas Ranger
Districts of the CNF; Bradshaw Ranger
District of the PNF; Cave Creek, Tonto
Basin, and the Pleasant Valley Ranger
Districts in TNF. Implementation of the
proposed exchange is scheduled for
December 2011. The Forest Service
invites written comments and
suggestions on the scope of the
environmental analysis for the EIS from
Federal, State, and local agencies, tribes,
and other individuals or organizations
that may be interested in or affected by
the proposed action. The ASNFs Forest
Supervisor also invites the public to
participate in the environmental
analysis and decision-making process
for the proposed exchange of lands.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis are requested by May 14,
2010. The draft EIS is expected to be
filed with the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and available for public
review in early 2011; the final EIS is
scheduled for completion in late 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may request to be
placed on the project mailing list or you
may direct questions, written comments
and suggestions to Edward W. Collins,
District Ranger, Lakeside Ranger
District, Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forests, c/o TEC Inc., 514 Via de la
Valle, Ste. 308, Solana Beach, CA 92075,
or by facsimile to (858) 509–3158. The
office hours for those submitting handdelivered comments are 8–4:30 local
time Monday through Friday, excluding
holidays. Hand-delivery comments
should be brought to the Lakeside
Ranger District, Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forests, 2022 W. White
Mountain Boulevard, Lakeside, AZ
85929.
Provide Oral Comments to: The
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests,
Lakeside Ranger District during normal
business hours via telephone (928) 368–
2100, or in person, or at an official
Agency function (e.g., a public meeting)
that is designed to solicit public
comments.
Provide Electronic Comments to:
comments-southwestern-apachesitgreaves@fs.fed.us. Electronic
comments must be submitted in a
format such as an e-mail message, plain
text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf) and
Microsoft Word (.doc). The subject line
must contain the name of the project for
which you are submitting comments
(i.e. Camp Tatiyee Land Exchange).
Comments must have an identifiable
name attached or verification of identity
will be required. A scanned signature
may serve as verification on electronic
comments. It is important that reviewers
provide their comments at such times
and in such a way that they are useful
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0009]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Labeling
AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Food Safety, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are
sponsoring a public meeting on April 7, 2010. 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 38th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Quebec
City, Canada, May 3-7, 2010. The Office of Food Safety and the FDA
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 38th Session of the
CCFL and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 7, 2010, from 2 to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the USDA, Jamie L.
Whitten Building, Room 107-A, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 38th 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 38th Session of the CCFL, Barbara
Schneeman, and the FDA invite interested U.S. parties to submit their
comments electronically to the following e-mail address:
Ritu.Nalubola@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration:
If you would like to participate in the public meeting by telephone
conference, please use the following call-in number and passcode: Call-
in Number: 1-866-692-3158. Passcode: 5986642.
For Further Information About the 38th Session of the CCFL Contact:
Doreen Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), Room 4861, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, E-mail:
Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Doreen
Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202)
720-3157, E-mail: Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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 CCFL is responsible for drafting provisions on labeling
applicable to all foods; considering, amending if necessary, and
endorsing draft specific provisions on labeling of draft standards,
codes of practice and guidelines prepared by other Codex Committees;
studying specific labeling problems assigned to it by the Codex
Commission; and studying 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 38th Session of the CCFL
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee by 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
Labeling of Foods and Food Ingredients Obtained through
Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering
(a) Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labeling of
Prepackaged Foods: Definitions
Discussion Paper on the Need to Amend the General Standard
for the
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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.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to the CCFL
meeting. Members of the public may access these documents on the World
Wide Web (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 7, 2010, 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, Barbara
Schneeman (See ADDRESSES), for the 38th Session of the CCFL. Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 38th
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_&_Policies/2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. 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 in Washington, DC, March 17, 2010.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2010-6559 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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