Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on General Principles, 13610-13611 [2014-05220]
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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potential persons who are to respond to
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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Total Burden Hours: 600.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Forest Service
Title: Federal Excess Personal and
Firefighter Property Program
Administration.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0223.
Summary of Collection: Federal
Excess Personal Property (FEPP) and
Firefighter Property (FFP) programs
provide state (including US territories)
forestry agencies the opportunity to
obtain excess Department of Defense
and other Federal agencies equipment
and supplies to be used in firefighting
and emergency services. The authority
to provide excess supplies to state
agencies comes from Federal Property
and Administration Services Act of
1949, as amended, 40 U.S.C., Sec 202.
Authority to loan excess supplies comes
from 10 U.S.C., Subtitle A, Part IV,
Chapter 153, 2576b grants the authority
for the FFP.
Forest Service is merging burden from
approved OMB 0596–0218, ‘‘Federal
Excess Personal Property’’ into the
renewal of this collection.
Need and Use of the Information:
Each state designates an Accountable
Officer who is responsible for the
integrity of the program within their
respective state and completing the
necessary documentation for each
program in which the state participates.
For this reason FEPP and FFP collects
the state forestry agency contact
information and the information of the
Accountable Officer. Cooperative
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FS–3100–11 are used to collect the
required information from the
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the requirements and rules for the
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Description of Respondents: State and
local government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency of Responses:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
General Principles
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 March
27, 2014. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States positions
to be discussed at the Twenty-eighth
session of the Codex Committee on
General Principles (CCGP) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), that
will take place in Paris, France, April 7–
11, 2014. The Under Secretary for Food
Safety recognizes the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 28th session of CCGP
and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC
20250.
Documents related to the 28th session
of CCGP will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.org/
meetings-reports/en/.
Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Delegate to
the 28th session of CCGP, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address:
USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Call In Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
28th session of CCGP by conference call,
Please use the call in number and
participant code listed below:
Call in Number: 1 (888) 844–9904.
Participant Code: 5126092.
For Further Information About the
28th Session of CCGP Contact: Mary
Frances Lowe, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202)
205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Barbara McNiff,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington,
DC 20250; Phone: (202) 205–7760, Fax:
(202) 720–3157, Email:
USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Codex Alimentarius (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 fair
practices in the food trade.
The CCGP is responsible for dealing
with procedural and general matters
referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission, for proposing amendments
to the Codex Procedural Manual, and for
reviewing and endorsing procedural
provisions and texts forwarded by
Codex Committees for inclusion in the
Procedural Manual.
The Committee is hosted by France.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 28th session of CCGP will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred to the Committee.
• Review of Risk Analysis texts of
different committees—CCRVDF.
• Standards held at Step 8.
• Issues related to economic impact
statements.
• Proposed amendment to the terms
of reference of the Committee.
• Codex/OIE Cooperation.
• Representation of Officers of the
CAC in Codex sessions other than
sessions of the CCEXEC and CAC.
• Reference to information
documents.
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• Cooperation between General
Subject Committees and Commodity
Committees.
• Codex work management:
Committees and critical review.
• Role of the Chair and Vice-chairs of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission for
the purpose of Rule V.1 of the Rules of
Procedure.
• Other Business and Future work.
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 or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the March 27, 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. Delegate for
the 28th session of CCGP, Mary Frances
Lowe (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 28th session of CCGP.
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 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. 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/wps/portal/
fsis/programs-and-services/emailsubscription-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
accounts.
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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.
Done at Washington, DC on: March 6,
2014.
Paulo Almeida,
Associate U.S. Manager for Codex
Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice and Opportunity for
Public Comment.
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
et seq.), the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of these
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firm’s
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2014-0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
General Principles
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) is sponsoring a public meeting on
March 27, 2014. The objective of the public meeting is to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft
United States positions to be discussed at the Twenty-eighth session of
the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), that will take place in Paris, France,
April 7-11, 2014. The Under Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the
importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 28th session of CCGP and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 27, 2014
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Jamie L. Whitten
Building, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 28th session of CCGP will be accessible
via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Delegate to the 28th session of CCGP,
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
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Call In Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting
for the 28th session of CCGP by conference call, Please use the call in
number and participant code listed below:
Call in Number: 1 (888) 844-9904.
Participant Code: 5126092.
For Further Information About the 28th Session of CCGP Contact:
Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 4861, Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-
3157, Email: USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Barbara
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
Email: USCODEX@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (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 fair
practices in the food trade.
The CCGP is responsible for dealing with procedural and general
matters referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, for
proposing amendments to the Codex Procedural Manual, and for reviewing
and endorsing procedural provisions and texts forwarded by Codex
Committees for inclusion in the Procedural Manual.
The Committee is hosted by France.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 28th session of CCGP will
be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the Committee.
Review of Risk Analysis texts of different committees--
CCRVDF.
Standards held at Step 8.
Issues related to economic impact statements.
Proposed amendment to the terms of reference of the
Committee.
Codex/OIE Cooperation.
Representation of Officers of the CAC in Codex sessions
other than sessions of the CCEXEC and CAC.
Reference to information documents.
Cooperation between General Subject Committees and
Commodity Committees.
Codex work management: Committees and critical review.
Role of the Chair and Vice-chairs of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission for the purpose of Rule V.1 of the Rules of
Procedure.
Other Business and Future work.
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 or request copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the March 27, 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. Delegate for the 28th
session of CCGP, Mary Frances Lowe (see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 28th session of
CCGP.
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 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. 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/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
accounts.
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.
Done at Washington, DC on: March 6, 2014.
Paulo Almeida,
Associate U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2014-05220 Filed 3-7-14; 4:15 pm]
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