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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0012]
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health; Notice of Solicitation
for Membership
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
membership.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that the
Secretary is soliciting nominations for
membership for this Committee to serve
for 2- to 3-year staggered terms.
DATES: Consideration will be given to
nominations received on or before July
9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Completed nomination
forms should be sent to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
R.J. Cabrera, Writing, Editing, and
Regulatory Coordination, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 35, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 851–3478, email:
rj.cabrera@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Animal Health (SACAH or the
Committee) advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on strategies, policies, and
programs to prevent, control, or
eradicate animal diseases. The
Committee considers agricultural
initiatives of national scope and
significance and advises on matters of
public health, conservation of national
resources, stability of livestock
economies, livestock disease
management and traceability strategies,
prioritizing animal health imperatives,
and other related aspects of agriculture.
The Committee Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson are elected by the
Committee from among its members.
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Terms will expire for the current
members of the Committee in August
2012. We are soliciting nominations
from interested organizations and
individuals. An organization may
nominate individuals from within or
outside its membership. Nomination
forms are available on the Internet at
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/
AD-755.pdf or may be obtained from the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary
will select members to obtain the
broadest possible representation on the
Committee, in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with the USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of
May 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–12686 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0029]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
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), is
sponsoring a public meeting on June 5,
2012. 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
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35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), which will be held
in Rome, Italy, July 2–7, 2012. The
Under Secretary for Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
35th Session of the CAC and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from 1:00–
4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at The Jamie L. Whitten Building,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC
20250. Documents related to the 35th
Session of the CAC will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the
following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
The U.S. Delegate to the 35th Session
of the CAC invites U.S. interested
parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email
address: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.
Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 35th Session of
the CAC, by conference call, please use
the call-in number and participant code
listed below:
Call in Number: 1–888–858–2144.
Participant Code: 6208658.
For Further Information About the
35th Session of the CAC Contact:
Barbara McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC, 20250, Telephone:
(202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157,
Email: Barbara.Mcniff@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine Curtis,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 4865, Washington,
DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690–1124,
Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
Jasmine.Curtis@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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0012]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Notice of
Solicitation for Membership
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary is soliciting
nominations for membership for this Committee to serve for 2- to 3-year
staggered terms.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
July 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. R.J. Cabrera, Writing, Editing,
and Regulatory Coordination, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 35,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-3478, email:
rj.cabrera@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal
Health (SACAH or the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on
strategies, policies, and programs to prevent, control, or eradicate
animal diseases. The Committee considers agricultural initiatives of
national scope and significance and advises on matters of public
health, conservation of national resources, stability of livestock
economies, livestock disease management and traceability strategies,
prioritizing animal health imperatives, and other related aspects of
agriculture.
The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the
Committee from among its members.
Terms will expire for the current members of the Committee in
August 2012. We are soliciting nominations from interested
organizations and individuals. An organization may nominate individuals
from within or outside its membership. Nomination forms are available
on the Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD-755.pdf or may
be obtained from the person listed under For Further Information
Contact. The Secretary will select members to obtain the broadest
possible representation on the Committee, in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in
line with the USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to
the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have
taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of May 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-12686 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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