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• Report of the OIE activities, including
the harmonization of technical
requirements for registration of
veterinary medicinal products (VICH)
• Draft maximum residue levels (MRLs)
for monepantel, at Step 7
• Proposed draft MRLs for derquantel,
at Step 4
• Proposed draft MRLs for derquantel,
emamectin benzoate, ivermectin,
lasalocid sodium, and monepantel, at
Step 3
• Proposed draft RMRs for
dimitridazole, ipronnidazole,
metronidazole, and ronidazole, at
Step 4
• Draft provisions on establishment of
MRLs for honey (for inclusion on the
Risk Analysis Principles applied by
the CCRVDF)
• Draft Priority list of veterinary drugs
requiring evaluation or re-evaluation
by JECFA (Report of the Electronic
Working Group (EWG) on Priority)
• Alternative approach to move
compounds from the database on
countries need for MRLs to the JECFA
Priority List (Report of the EWG on
countries need for MRLs)
• Database on countries needs for MRLs
• 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).
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Public Meeting
At the March 19, 2015, 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 22nd session of the
CCRVDF, Kevin Greenlees (see
ADDRESSES). Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the
22nd Session of the CCRVDF.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
Web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this
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.
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The Update is available on the FSIS
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS
is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. 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/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
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USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
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conducted by the USDA.
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To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
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Send your completed complaint form
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Mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410.
Fax
(202) 690–7442.
Email
program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on January 9,
2015.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0045]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Acting
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 17, 2015, from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. The objective of the
public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda
items and draft United States (U.S.)
positions to be discussed at the 47th
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
taking place in Xi’an, China, March 23–
27, 2015. The Acting Under Secretary
for Food Safety and FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 47th
Session of the CCFA and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Harvey Wiley Federal
Building, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, Rooms 1A–001 and 1A–002,
College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 47th Session
of the CCFA will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Susan Carberry, U.S. Delegate to the
47th Session of the CCFA and FDA,
invite U.S. interested parties to submit
their comments electronically to the
following email address: ccfa@
fda.hhs.gov.
SUMMARY:
Registration
Attendees may register by emailing
ccfa@fda.hhs.gov by February 12, 2015.
Early registration is encouraged because
it will expedite entry into the building
and its parking area. If you require
parking, please include the vehicle
make and tag number when you register.
Because the meeting will be held in a
Federal building, you should also bring
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photo identification and plan for
adequate time to pass through security
screening systems. Attendees that are
not able to attend the meeting in person
but wish to participate may do so by
phone. Those wishing to participate by
phone should request the call-in
number and conference code when they
register for the meeting.
For Further Information about the
47th Session of the CCFA Contact:
Susan Carberry, Ph.D., Supervisory
Chemist, Office of Food Additive Safety,
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition CFSAN/FDA, Division of
Petition Review, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, HFS–205, College Park, MD
20740, Telephone: (240) 402–1269, Fax:
(301) 436–2972, email: susan.carberry@
fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information about the
Public Meeting Contact: Daniel E.
Folmer, Ph.D., Review Chemist, Office
of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN/
FDA, Division of Petition Review, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, HFS–265,
College Park, MD 20740, Telephone:
(240) 402–1269, Fax: (301) 436–2972,
email: daniel.folmer@fda.hhs.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 trade.
The CCFA establishes or endorses
permitted maximum levels for
individual food additives; prepares
priority lists of food additives for risk
assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives
(JECFA); assigns functional classes and
International Numbering System (INS)
numbers to individual food additives;
recommends specifications of identity
and purity for food additives for
adoption by Codex; considers methods
of analysis for the determination of
additives in food; and considers and
elaborates standards or codes for related
subjects such as labeling of food
additives when sold as such. The CCFA
is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 47th Session of the CCFA will be
discussed during the public meeting:
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• Matters Referred by Codex and other
Codex committees
• Matters of Interest arising from FAO/
WHO and from the 79th Meeting of
the JECFA
• Proposed draft Specifications for
Identity and Purity of Food Additives
arising from the 79th JECFA Meeting
• Endorsement or Revision of
Maximum Levels for Food Additives
and Processing Aids in Codex
standards
• Alignment of the food additive
provisions of commodity standards
and relevant provisions of the General
Standard for Food Additives
• Provisions in Tables 1 and 2 for food
additives listed in Table 3 with: (i)
‘‘acidity regulator’’ function for use
other than as acidity regulators; and
(ii) for other Table 3 food additives
with functions other than ‘‘emulsifier,
stabilizer, thickener,’’ ‘‘colour,’’ and
‘‘sweeteners’’—pending from CCFA
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• Provisions in Tables 1 and 2 for food
additives listed in Table 3 with
‘‘emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener’’
function for their use for
technological function other than as
emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener
• Food additive provisions in Tables 1
and 2 in food categories 01.2 through
08.4, with the exclusion of food
categories 04.1.2.4, 04.2.2.4, 04.2.2.5,
04.2.2.6, 05.1.1, 05.1.3, and 05.1.4
• Food additive provisions of food
category 14.2.3 ‘‘Grape wines’’ and its
sub-categories (information on actual
use levels and recommendations)
• Provisions for cyclotetraglucose (INS
1504(i)), cyclotetraglucose syrup (INS
1504(ii)) and nisin (INS 234)
• Proposal for revision of food category
01.1 ‘‘Milk and diary based drinks’’
and its sub-categories
• Note 161—Application of alternative
note to provisions for sweeteners
• Proposals for new or revision of food
additive provisions
• Proposed draft revision to the INS for
Food Additives
• Proposals for additions and changes
to the Priority List of Substances
proposed for evaluation by JECFA
• Information on the availability of data
for the re-evaluation of six priority
colours
• Information on commercial use of
potassium diacetate (INS 261(ii)) in
food
• Discussion paper on secondary
additives
• Discussion paper on the inconsistent
terminology related to flavourings in
Codex texts
• Other Business and Future Work.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
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to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat prior to the meeting.
Members of the public may access these
documents at ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/
meetings/CCFA/ccfa46/.
Public Meeting
At the February 17, 2015, 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 47th Session of the
CCFA, Dr. Susan Carberry at the
following email address: ccfa@
fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the
47th Session of the CCFA.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
Web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this
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 available on the FSIS
Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS
is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. 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/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
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How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410.
Fax
(202) 690–7442.
Email
program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on January 9,
2015.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Energy Answers Arecibo Puerto Rico
Renewable Energy Project: Notice of
Extension of Public Comment Period,
Notice of Public Scoping Meeting and
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of a 30-day extension to
the public comment period, notice of
public scoping meeting and intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On November 28, 2014, Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) published a
Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing its
intent to cancel a Supplemental Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(SFEIS) and prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
in association with a financial
assistance request for a proposal
submitted to the Agency by Energy
Answers Arecibo, LLC (Energy
Answers). RUS is extending the
comment period by an additional 30
days from the date of this notice. RUS
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intends to conduct public scoping,
conduct a public scoping meeting, and
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to meet its
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
regulations for implementing NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), and RUS’s
Environmental and Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR part 1794) in
connection with potential impacts
related to the Energy Answers proposal.
The proposal consists of constructing a
waste-to-energy generation and resource
recovery facility in the Cambalache
Ward of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. RUS is
providing notice of the intention to
conduct public scoping and prepare an
EIS related to the proposal submitted by
Energy Answers.
RUS is considering funding this
application, thereby making the
proposal an undertaking subject to
review under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470(f), and its
implementing regulation, ‘‘Protection of
Historic Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800).
Any party wishing to participate
directly with RUS as a ‘‘consulting
party’’ in Section 106 review may
submit a written request to the RUS
contact provided below. Pursuant to 36
CFR 800.3(f)(3), RUS will consider, and
provide a timely response to, any and
all requests for consulting party status.
DATES: Written requests to participate as
a ‘‘consulting party’’ and/or comments
concerning the public scoping or about
this Notice of Intent must be received on
or before February 13, 2015. A notice of
availability of a Draft EIS will be
published in the Federal Register and
local newspapers announcing its review
period. A public scoping meeting will
be held on January 28, 2015 from 3:00–
7:00 p.m. at the Colegio de Ingenieros y
´
Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, Capıtulo
´
de Arecibo, Ave. Manuel T. Guillan 1,
Arecibo. The public scoping meeting
will be conducted in an open house
format with a court reporter available
for transcription of verbal comments.
ADDRESSES: Project-related information
will be available at RUS’s Web site
located at: https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
UWP-AreciboPuertoRico.html and at the
Tribunal General de Justicia, Centro
Judicial de Arecibo and at the Casa
´
Alcaldıa del Municipio de Arecibo.
To request ‘‘consulting party’’ status,
submit comments or for further
information, please contact: Ms.
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA/RUS, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Room 2244–S,
Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250–
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1571, Telephone: (970) 403–3559, fax:
(202) 690–0649, or email:
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 28, 2014, Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) published a Notice of
Intent (NOI) announcing its intent to
cancel a Supplemental Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(SFEIS) and prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
in association with a financial
assistance request for a proposal
submitted to the Agency by Energy
Answers Arecibo, LLC (Energy
Answers). RUS is extending the
comment period by an additional 30
days from the date of this notice. RUS
intends to conduct public scoping,
conduct a public scoping meeting, and
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and is soliciting public
comments on the scope of an EIS that
it intends to prepare for Energy
Answers’ proposal. In accordance with
7 CFR 1794.74 and 40 CFR 1502.21,
RUS intends to incorporate by reference
the environmental impact analyses and
documentation prepared by the Puerto
Rico Industrial Development Company
(PRIDCO). PRIDCO served as a lead
agency in preparation of an EIS
prepared under the Puerto Rico
Environmental Public Policy Act,
Article 4(B)(3), (Law No. 416, September
22, 2004). RUS has copies of this EIS
and all associated appendices posted on
this Web site: https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPAreciboPuertoRico.html. RUS also
intends to incorporate by reference all of
the environmental impact and air
quality analyses and responses to public
comments prepared by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) as part of its Clean Air Act,
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) permit. USEPA issued a final
effective PSD permit on April 10, 2014,
and information related to the PSD
permit can be found on USEPA’s Web
site—see: https://www.epa.gov/region02/
air/permit/energyanswers/.
RUS is in receipt of all past public
involvement activities, public
comments, and responses to public
comments from both PRIDCO and
USEPA actions. While RUS understands
the concerns expressed in the past by
the public, the Agency strongly
encourages all interested parties to
submit scoping comments to the RUS
contact listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this Notice.
Energy Answers proposes to construct
a waste-to-energy generation and
resource recovery facility in the
Cambalache Ward of Arecibo, Puerto
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2014-0045]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
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 Acting 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 17, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive
public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.)
positions to be discussed at the 47th Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
taking place in Xi'an, China, March 23-27, 2015. The Acting Under
Secretary for Food Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on
the 47th Session of the CCFA and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17, 2015,
from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Harvey Wiley
Federal Building, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, Rooms 1A-001 and 1A-002, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 47th Session of the CCFA will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Susan Carberry, U.S. Delegate to the 47th Session of the CCFA and
FDA, invite U.S. interested parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address: ccfa@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration
Attendees may register by emailing ccfa@fda.hhs.gov by February 12,
2015. Early registration is encouraged because it will expedite entry
into the building and its parking area. If you require parking, please
include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. Because the
meeting will be held in a Federal building, you should also bring
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photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through
security screening systems. Attendees that are not able to attend the
meeting in person but wish to participate may do so by phone. Those
wishing to participate by phone should request the call-in number and
conference code when they register for the meeting.
For Further Information about the 47th Session of the CCFA Contact:
Susan Carberry, Ph.D., Supervisory Chemist, Office of Food Additive
Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN/FDA,
Division of Petition Review, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-205,
College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (240) 402-1269, Fax: (301) 436-2972,
email: susan.carberry@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Daniel E.
Folmer, Ph.D., Review Chemist, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN/FDA, Division of Petition
Review, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-265, College Park, MD 20740,
Telephone: (240) 402-1269, Fax: (301) 436-2972, email:
daniel.folmer@fda.hhs.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 trade.
The CCFA establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels for
individual food additives; prepares priority lists of food additives
for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA); assigns functional classes and International
Numbering System (INS) numbers to individual food additives; recommends
specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption
by Codex; considers methods of analysis for the determination of
additives in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes for
related subjects such as labeling of food additives when sold as such.
The CCFA is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 47th Session of the CCFA
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred by Codex and other Codex committees
Matters of Interest arising from FAO/WHO and from the 79th
Meeting of the JECFA
Proposed draft Specifications for Identity and Purity of Food
Additives arising from the 79th JECFA Meeting
Endorsement or Revision of Maximum Levels for Food Additives
and Processing Aids in Codex standards
Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity
standards and relevant provisions of the General Standard for Food
Additives
Provisions in Tables 1 and 2 for food additives listed in
Table 3 with: (i) ``acidity regulator'' function for use other than as
acidity regulators; and (ii) for other Table 3 food additives with
functions other than ``emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener,'' ``colour,''
and ``sweeteners''--pending from CCFA 46
Provisions in Tables 1 and 2 for food additives listed in
Table 3 with ``emulsifier, stabilizer, thickener'' function for their
use for technological function other than as emulsifier, stabilizer,
thickener
Food additive provisions in Tables 1 and 2 in food categories
01.2 through 08.4, with the exclusion of food categories 04.1.2.4,
04.2.2.4, 04.2.2.5, 04.2.2.6, 05.1.1, 05.1.3, and 05.1.4
Food additive provisions of food category 14.2.3 ``Grape
wines'' and its sub-categories (information on actual use levels and
recommendations)
Provisions for cyclotetraglucose (INS 1504(i)),
cyclotetraglucose syrup (INS 1504(ii)) and nisin (INS 234)
Proposal for revision of food category 01.1 ``Milk and diary
based drinks'' and its sub-categories
Note 161--Application of alternative note to provisions for
sweeteners
Proposals for new or revision of food additive provisions
Proposed draft revision to the INS for Food Additives
Proposals for additions and changes to the Priority List of
Substances proposed for evaluation by JECFA
Information on the availability of data for the re-evaluation
of six priority colours
Information on commercial use of potassium diacetate (INS
261(ii)) in food
Discussion paper on secondary additives
Discussion paper on the inconsistent terminology related to
flavourings in Codex texts
Other Business and Future Work.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to the meeting.
Members of the public may access these documents at ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/meetings/CCFA/ccfa46/.
Public Meeting
At the February 17, 2015, 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 47th Session of the CCFA, Dr. Susan Carberry at the following email
address: ccfa@fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 47th Session of the CCFA.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this 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 available on the FSIS Web page. Through the
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more
diverse audience. 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/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password
protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
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How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax
(202) 690-7442.
Email
program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on January 9, 2015.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2015-00435 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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