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ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED STATES
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Committee on Regulation
Administrative Conference of
the United States.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, notice
is hereby given that the Administrative
Conference of the United States will
host a public meeting of the Committee
on Regulation of the Assembly of the
Conference on Tuesday, October 19,
2010 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to consider
a report examining agency procedures
for determining whether to preempt
state law. To facilitate public
participation, the Administrative
Conference is inviting public comment
on the report to be considered at the
meeting, to be submitted in writing no
later than October 14, 2010.
DATES: Meeting to be held October 19,
2010. Comments must be received by
October 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Meeting to be held at
Administrative Conference of the
United States, Suite 706 South, 1120
20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036. Submit comments to either of the
following:
(1) E-mail: Comments@acus.gov, with
‘‘Preemption’’ in the subject line; or
(2) Mail: Preemption Comments,
Administrative Conference of the
United States, Suite 706 South, 1120
20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily F. Schleicher, Designated Federal
Officer, Administrative Conference of
the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120
20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036; Telephone 202–480–2080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Administrative Conference of the
United States (ACUS) is charged with
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developing recommendations for the
improvement of Federal administrative
procedures (5 U.S.C. 591). The
objectives of these recommendations are
to ensure that private rights may be fully
protected and regulatory activities and
other Federal responsibilities may be
carried out expeditiously in the public
interest, to promote more effective
public participation and efficiency in
the rulemaking process, to reduce
unnecessary litigation in the regulatory
process, to improve the use of science
in the regulatory process, and to
improve the effectiveness of laws
applicable to the regulatory process.
The Conference has engaged a
Professor of Law at New York
University School of Law, Catherine M.
Sharkey, to research and prepare a
report regarding the best practices of
federal agencies in obtaining input from
state and local governments and other
procedures for determining whether to
preempt state law (the ‘‘Preemption
Report’’). A copy of the Preemption
Report will be available at https://
www.acus.gov. The Committee on
Regulation has been tasked with
reviewing this report and developing
recommendations for consideration by
the Assembly of the Conference.
From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 19,
2010, the Committee on Regulation will
hold a meeting to consider the
Preemption Report and formulate
appropriate recommendations in
response thereto. This meeting will be
open to the public and may end prior
to 5 p.m. if business is concluded prior
to that time. Members of the public are
invited to attend the meeting in person,
subject to space limitations, and the
Conference will also provide remote
public access to the meeting.
Anyone who wishes to attend the
meeting in person is asked to RSVP to
Comments@acus.gov. Remote access
information will be posted on the
Conference’s Web site, https://
www.acus.gov, by no later than October
15, 2010, and will also be available by
the same date by calling the phone
number listed above. Members of the
public who attend the Committee’s
meeting may be permitted to speak only
at the discretion of the Committee Chair,
with unanimous approval of the
Committee. The Conference welcomes
the attendance of the public and will
make every effort to accommodate
persons with physical disabilities or
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special needs. If you need special
accommodations due to a disability,
please inform the Designated Federal
Officer no later than 7 days in advance
of the meeting using the contact
information provided above.
Members of the public may submit
written comments on the report to either
of the addresses listed above no later
than October 14, 2010. All comments
will be delivered to the Designated
Federal Officer listed on this notice.
Dated: September 29, 2010.
Paul R. Verkuil,
Chairman.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0032]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Health and Human Services, are
sponsoring a public meeting on
November 2, 2010. 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 42nd Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Kampala, Uganda, from
November 29 through December 3,
2010. The Under Secretary for Food
Safety and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 42nd
session of the CCFH and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, November 2, 2010, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the USDA, Whitten Building,
SUMMARY:
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1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
107–A, Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 42nd Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://www.codexalimentarius.
net/current.asp.
Call In Information:
Call in Number: 1–866–692–3158.
Passcode: 5986642.
The U.S. Delegate to the 42nd Session
of the CCFH, Ms. Jenny Scott, invites
interested U.S. parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following e-mail address
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
42nd 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,
SW., 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 fair
practices in the food 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.
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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 42nd Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission 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
(JEMRA) and Related Matters
(b) Information from the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Control of Campylobacter and
Salmonella spp. in Chicken Meat at
Step 4.
• Proposed Draft Guidelines on the
Application of General Principles of
Food Hygiene to the Control of Viruses
in Food at Step 4.
• Proposed Draft Revision of the
Recommended International Code of
Hygenic Practice for Collecting,
Processing, and Marketing of Natural
Mineral Waters at Step 4.
• Proposed Draft Revision of the
Principles for the Establishment and
Application of Microbiological Criteria
for Foods at Step 4.
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 November 2, 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 for the 42nd Session of the
CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 42nd Session
of the CCFH.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, gender,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family
status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to
all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of
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program information (Braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s Target Center at 202–720–2600
(voice and TTY).
To file a written complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call
202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that the public and in particular
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/
2010_Notices_Index/.
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 our constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of
industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health
professionals, scientific professionals,
and other individuals who have
requested to be included. The Update
also is available on the FSIS Web page.
Through Listserv and the Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, 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, export
information, 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 September 28,
2010.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0032]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on
November 2, 2010. 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 42nd Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will be held in Kampala, Uganda, from November 29
through December 3, 2010. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and FDA
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 42nd session of the
CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2010,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the USDA, Whitten
Building,
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1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 42nd Session of the CCFH will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Call In Information:
Call in Number: 1-866-692-3158.
Passcode: 5986642.
The U.S. Delegate to the 42nd Session of the CCFH, Ms. Jenny Scott,
invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following e-mail address Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the 42nd 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,
SW., 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 fair
practices in the food 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 42nd Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission 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 (JEMRA) and Related Matters
(b) Information from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter
and Salmonella spp. in Chicken Meat at Step 4.
Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Application of General
Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Viruses in Food at Step 4.
Proposed Draft Revision of the Recommended International
Code of Hygenic Practice for Collecting, Processing, and Marketing of
Natural Mineral Waters at Step 4.
Proposed Draft Revision of the Principles for the
Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods at
Step 4.
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 November 2, 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 for
the 42nd Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 42nd
Session of the CCFH.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and
TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular 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/2010_Notices_Index/.
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 our constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail
subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health professionals, scientific
professionals, and other individuals who have requested to be included.
The Update also is available on the FSIS Web page. Through Listserv and
the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader,
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, export information, 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 September 28, 2010.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2010-24767 Filed 10-1-10; 8:45 am]
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