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• Effects on wildlife, including
consideration of migratory bird species
and changes in native wildlife habitat
and populations.
• Effects on federally listed
threatened and endangered species,
including ocelots, Gulf Coast
jaguarundis, and plant species.
• Effects on soil, vegetation, and
water from the installation of game
fencing.
• Effects on local residents, including
impacts on daily activities.
• Effects on human health and safety
in the proposed tick barrier locations
during and after the installation of game
fencing.
• Effects on cultural and historic
resources that may not have yet been
identified through professional surveys.
We welcome comments on the
proposed action and on other
alternatives and environmental impacts
or issues that should be considered for
further examination in the EIS.
Public Meetings
We are advising the public that we are
hosting four public meetings. The
public meetings will be held as follows:
• March 7, 2011, at the Holiday Inn,
5274 East Highway 83 and Blanco Road,
Rio Grande City, TX 78582, from 10 a.m.
to noon.
• March 8, 2011, at the Zapata
Community Center, 607 North U.S.
Highway 83, Zapata, TX 78076, from 10
a.m. to noon.
• March 9, 2011, at the Laredo Civic
Center, 2400 San Bernardo Avenue,
Laredo, TX 78040, from 9 a.m. to noon.
• March 10, 2011, at the Hampton
Inn, 3301 East Main Street, Eagle Pass,
TX 78852, from 10 a.m. to noon.
These open-house style meetings are
intended to allow for an exchange of
information about the proposed action
and the EIS process and to receive
public comments. No advance
registration is required to attend the
meetings. Interested parties may provide
oral or written comments on the scope
of the EIS at the meetings. Persons who
wish to provide oral comments at a
meeting will be asked to register with
their names and organizations to
establish a record for the meeting.
Registration for providing oral
comments will begin 30 minutes prior
to the opening of each meeting. Oral
comments will be taken by an English/
Spanish bilingual transcriber in the
order of registration at each meeting.
The presiding officer may limit the time
for each speaker so that all interested
persons appearing at each meeting have
an opportunity to participate. We ask
that anyone who reads a statement
provide two copies to the presiding
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officer of the meeting. Written
comments may also be submitted
electronically or by postal mail as
described in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
All comments on this notice will be
carefully considered in developing the
final scope of the EIS. Upon completion
of the draft EIS, a notice announcing its
availability and an invitation to
comment on it will be published in the
Federal Register. The notice of
availability will also be published in
local newspapers in English and
Spanish.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
February 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0046]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
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), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 22, 2011.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions that will
be discussed at the 5th Session of the
Codex Committee on Contaminants in
Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in The Hague, The Netherlands,
March 21–25, 2011. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety and FDA
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
5th Session of the CCCF and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 22, 2011, from 1
to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Harvey W. Wiley Federal
Building, Room 1A–001, FDA, Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
SUMMARY:
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(CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740. Documents
related to the 5th Session of the CCCF
will be accessible via the World Wide
Web at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.Nega Beru, PhD, the U.S.
Delegate to the 5th Session of the CCCF,
invites interested U.S. parties to submit
their comments electronically to the
following e-mail address:
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: Attendees may register
electronically at the same e-mail address
provided above by February 18, 2011.
The meeting will be held in a Federal
building, therefore, early registration is
encouraged as it will expedite entry into
the building and its parking area. You
should also bring photo identification
and plan for adequate time to pass
through security screening systems. If
you require parking, please include the
vehicle make and tag number when you
register. Attendees that are not able to
attend the meeting in-person but wish to
participate may do so by phone.
Call-In Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
5th Session of the CCCF by conference
call, please use the call-in number and
participant code listed below:
Call-in Number: 1–866–692–3158.
Participant Code: 5986642.
For Further Information About the 5th
Session of the CCCF Contact: Henry
Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety,
CFSAN/FDA, HFS–317, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740. Telephone: (301) 436–2023, Fax:
(301) 436–2651, e-mail:
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Barbara McNiff,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 4870, Washington,
DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690–4719,
Fax: (202) 720–3157, e-mail:
barbara.mcniff@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 the food trade.
The CCCF establishes or endorses
permitted maximum levels of
contaminants, and where necessary
revises existing guidelines for
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to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the meeting. Members of the public
may access these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
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contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants in food and feed; prepares
priority lists of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants for risk
assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives
(JECFA); considers and elaborates
methods of analysis and sampling for
the determination of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed; considers and elaborates
standards or codes of practice for related
subjects; and considers other matters
assigned to it by Codex in relation to
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee is chaired by The
Netherlands.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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.
The following items on the agenda for
the 5th Session of the CCCF will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the CCCF by
Codex and other Codex Committees and
Task Forces.
• Matters of Interest Arising from
FAO and WHO (including JECFA).
• Matters of Interest Arising from
other International Organizations—
International Atomic Energy Agency
• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for
the Reduction of Ethyl Carbamate in
Stone Fruit Distillates.
• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for
Melamine in Food (Liquid infant
formula).
• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for
Deoxynivalenol and its Acetylated
Derivatives in Cereals and Cereal-based
Products.
• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for
Total Aflatoxins in Dried Figs.
• Editorial Amendments to the
General Standard for Contaminants and
Toxins in Foods and Feeds.
• Discussion Paper on Mycotoxins in
Sorghum.
• Discussion Paper on Arsenic in
Rice.
• Discussion Paper on Guidance for
Risk Management. Options on How to
Deal with the Results from New Risk
Assessment Methodologies.
• Discussion Paper on Ochratoxin A
in Cocoa.
• Discussion Paper on Furan.
• Discussion Paper on Pyrrolizidine
Alkaloids.
• Endorsement of Provisions for
Health-related Limits for Certain
Substances in the Standard for Natural
Mineral Waters.
• Priority List of Contaminants and
Naturally Occurring Toxicants Proposed
for Evaluation by JECFA.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
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Public Meeting
At the February 22, 2011, 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 Dr.
Henry Kim for the 5th Session of the
CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 5th Session of the
CCCF.
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_&
_policies/Federal_Register_Notices/
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 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,
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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 February 4,
2011.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2011–3362 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Idaho Panhandle Resource
Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110–
343) the Idaho Panhandle Resource
Advisory Committee will meet Friday,
February 18, 2011, at 9 a.m. in Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho for a business meeting.
The business meeting is open to the
public.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
February 18, 2011.
The meeting location is the
Idaho Panhandle National Forests’
Supervisor’s Office, located at 3815
Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
83815.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ranotta K. McNair, Forest Supervisor
and Designated Federal Official, at (208)
765–7369.
The
meeting agenda will focus on reviewing
proposals for forest projects and
recommending funding during the
business meeting.
The public forum begins at 11 a.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0046]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
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), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 22, 2011. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed
at the 5th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
(CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held
in The Hague, The Netherlands, March 21-25, 2011. The Under Secretary
for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on
the 5th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2011,
from 1 to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Harvey W. Wiley
Federal Building, Room 1A-001, FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 5th Session of the CCCF will be accessible via
the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.Nega Beru, PhD, the U.S. Delegate
to the 5th Session of the CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to
submit their comments electronically to the following e-mail address:
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: Attendees may register electronically at the same e-
mail address provided above by February 18, 2011. The meeting will be
held in a Federal building, therefore, early registration is encouraged
as it will expedite entry into the building and its parking area. You
should also bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to
pass through security screening systems. If you require parking, please
include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. Attendees
that are not able to attend the meeting in-person but wish to
participate may do so by phone.
Call-In Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting
for the 5th Session of the CCCF by conference call, please use the
call-in number and participant code listed below:
Call-in Number: 1-866-692-3158.
Participant Code: 5986642.
For Further Information About the 5th Session of the CCCF Contact:
Henry Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, CFSAN/FDA, HFS-317, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Telephone: (301) 436-2023, Fax:
(301) 436-2651, e-mail: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Barbara
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4870,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
e-mail: barbara.mcniff@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 the food trade.
The CCCF establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels of
contaminants, and where necessary revises existing guidelines for
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contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
prepares priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on
Food Additives (JECFA); considers and elaborates methods of analysis
and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants in food and feed; considers and elaborates
standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and considers
other matters assigned to it by Codex in relation to contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee is chaired by The Netherlands.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 5th Session of the CCCF
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the CCCF by Codex and other Codex
Committees and Task Forces.
Matters of Interest Arising from FAO and WHO (including
JECFA).
Matters of Interest Arising from other International
Organizations--International Atomic Energy Agency
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Reduction of Ethyl
Carbamate in Stone Fruit Distillates.
Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Melamine in Food (Liquid
infant formula).
Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Deoxynivalenol and its
Acetylated Derivatives in Cereals and Cereal-based Products.
Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Total Aflatoxins in
Dried Figs.
Editorial Amendments to the General Standard for
Contaminants and Toxins in Foods and Feeds.
Discussion Paper on Mycotoxins in Sorghum.
Discussion Paper on Arsenic in Rice.
Discussion Paper on Guidance for Risk Management. Options
on How to Deal with the Results from New Risk Assessment Methodologies.
Discussion Paper on Ochratoxin A in Cocoa.
Discussion Paper on Furan.
Discussion Paper on Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids.
Endorsement of Provisions for Health-related Limits for
Certain Substances in the Standard for Natural Mineral Waters.
Priority List of Contaminants and Naturally Occurring
Toxicants Proposed for Evaluation by JECFA.
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 these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 22, 2011, 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 Dr. Henry Kim for the
5th Session of the CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state
that they relate to activities of the 5th Session of the CCCF.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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_&_policies/Federal_Register_Notices/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 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 February 4, 2011.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2011-3362 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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