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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2013–0045]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fish and Fish Products
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),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), are
sponsoring a public meeting scheduled
to take place on February 6, 2014. The
objective of the public meeting is to
present information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions to be discussed
at the 33rd Session of the Codex
Committee on Fish and Fishery
Products (CCFFP) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will take place in Bergen,
Norway, from February 17–21, 2014.
The Acting Under Secretary for Food
Safety, NOAA, and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 33rd
Session of CCFFP and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for February 6, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at FDA, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),
Wiley Building, Room 1A–001, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740.
Documents related to the 33rd session
of CCFFP will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
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address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Timothy Hansen and Dr. William
Jones, U.S. Delegates to the 33rd session
of CCFFP, invite U.S. interested parties
to submit their comments electronically
to the following email addresses:
Timothy.Hansen@noaa.gov and
William.Jones@fda.hhs.gov.
Call in Number:
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 33rd session of
CCFFP by conference call, please use
the call-in number and participant code
listed below:
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904
Participant Code: 512–6092
For Further Information about the
33rd Session of CCFFP Contact:
Timothy Hansen, Director, Seafood
Inspection Program, National Marine
Fisheries Services, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315
East West Highway SSMC #3, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: (301)
713–2355, Fax: (301) 713–1081, Email:
Timothy.Hansen@noaa.gov.
Dr. William Jones, Director, Division
of Seafood Safety, Office of Food Safety,
(HFS–325), U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, College Park, MD, 20740;
Phone: (240) 402–2300, Fax: (301) 436–
2601, Email: William.Jones@
fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Paulo Almeida,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 4861, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250;
Telephone: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202)
720–3157, Email: Paulo.Almeida@
fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
World Health Organization. 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 CCFFP is responsible for
elaborating worldwide standards for
fresh, frozen (including quick frozen) or
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otherwise processed fish, crustaceans
and mollusc. The Committee is hosted
by Norway.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 33rd session of CCFFP will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission
and other Codex Committees
• Matters arising from the work of the
Food and Agricultural Organization
(FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO)
• Matters arising from the work of the
World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE)
• Draft Performance Criteria for
Reference and Confirmatory Methods
for Marine Biotoxins (Section I–8.6
Determination of Biotoxins) in the
Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve
Molluscs
• Standard for Smoked Fish, SmokeFlavoured Fish, and Smoke-Dried Fish
(Section 4 Food Additives)
• Draft Standard for Raw, Fresh, and
Quick Frozen Scallop Products
• Proposed Draft Code of Practice on
the Processing of Scallop Meat
• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for
Fish and Fishery Products (section on
Sturgeon caviar)
• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for
Processing of Fish Sauce
• Proposed Food Additive Provisions
in Standards for Fish and Fishery
Products (food additive provisions in
adopted standards)
• Discussion Paper on Histamine
• Discussion Paper on Nitrogen
Factors
• Code of Practice for Fish and
Fishery Products (optional final product
requirements for commodities)
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat before the Committee
Meeting. Members of the public may
access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 6, 2014, 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.
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Delegates for the 33rd session of CCFFP,
Timothy Hansen & Dr. William Jones
(see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities
of the 33rd session of CCFFP.
Done at Washington, DC on: January 9,
2014.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
Dated: January 22, 2013.
David Mussatt,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2013-0045]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fish and Fish Products
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), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are
sponsoring a public meeting scheduled to take place on February 6,
2014. The objective of the public meeting is to present information and
receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States
positions to be discussed at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on
Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), which will take place in Bergen, Norway, from February 17-21,
2014. The Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety, NOAA, and FDA
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 33rd Session of
CCFFP and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2014, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at FDA, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Wiley Building, Room 1A-001, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 33rd session of CCFFP will be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Timothy Hansen and Dr. William Jones, U.S. Delegates to the 33rd
session of CCFFP, invite U.S. interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the following email addresses:
Timothy.Hansen@noaa.gov and William.Jones@fda.hhs.gov.
Call in Number:
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 33rd
session of CCFFP by conference call, please use the call-in number and
participant code listed below:
Call-in Number: 1-888-844-9904
Participant Code: 512-6092
For Further Information about the 33rd Session of CCFFP Contact:
Timothy Hansen, Director, Seafood Inspection Program, National Marine
Fisheries Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
1315 East West Highway SSMC 3, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Telephone: (301) 713-2355, Fax: (301) 713-1081, Email:
Timothy.Hansen@noaa.gov.
Dr. William Jones, Director, Division of Seafood Safety, Office of
Food Safety, (HFS-325), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD, 20740; Phone: (240) 402-2300, Fax:
(301) 436-2601, Email: William.Jones@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Paulo
Almeida, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 205-7760, Fax:
(202) 720-3157, Email: Paulo.Almeida@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health
Organization. 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 CCFFP is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for
fresh, frozen (including quick frozen) or otherwise processed fish,
crustaceans and mollusc. The Committee is hosted by Norway.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 33rd session of CCFFP
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees
Matters arising from the work of the Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Matters arising from the work of the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE)
Draft Performance Criteria for Reference and Confirmatory
Methods for Marine Biotoxins (Section I-8.6 Determination of Biotoxins)
in the Standard for Live and Raw Bivalve Molluscs
Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoke-Flavoured Fish, and Smoke-
Dried Fish (Section 4 Food Additives)
Draft Standard for Raw, Fresh, and Quick Frozen Scallop
Products
Proposed Draft Code of Practice on the Processing of
Scallop Meat
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery
Products (section on Sturgeon caviar)
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Processing of Fish
Sauce
Proposed Food Additive Provisions in Standards for Fish
and Fishery Products (food additive provisions in adopted standards)
Discussion Paper on Histamine
Discussion Paper on Nitrogen Factors
Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (optional
final product requirements for commodities)
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat before the Committee
Meeting. Members of the public may access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the February 6, 2014, 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.
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Delegates for the 33rd session of CCFFP, Timothy Hansen & Dr. William
Jones (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 33rd session of CCFFP.
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
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register. FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which
provides information on FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other matters 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. In
addition, FSIS offers an email 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/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service.
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 account.
Done at Washington, DC on: January 9, 2014.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2014-01475 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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