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development and coordination of
nutrition policy within USDA and is
involved in the investigation of
techniques for effective nutrition
communication. Under Subtitle D of the
National Agriculture Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3171–3175), the
Secretary of Agriculture is required to
develop and implement a national food
and human nutrition research and
extension program, including the
development of techniques to assist
consumers in selecting food that
supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
Pursuant to 7 CFR 2.19(a)(3), the
Secretary of Agriculture has delegated
authority to CNPP for, among other
things, developing materials to aid the
public in selecting food for good
nutrition; coordinating nutrition
education promotion and professional
education projects within the
Department; and consulting with
Federal and State agencies, Congress,
universities, and other public and
private organizations and the general
public regarding food consumption and
dietary adequacy.
The products for these initiatives will
be tested using qualitative and possibly
quantitative consumer research
techniques, which may include focus
groups (with general consumers or with
specific target groups such as lowincome consumers, children, older
Americans, educators, students, etc.),
interviews (i.e., intercept, individual,
diads, triads, usability testing, etc.), and
web-based surveys. Information
Estimated
number of
individual
respondents
Testing instrument
collected from participants will be
formative and will be used to improve
the clarity, understandability, and
acceptability of resources, messages and
products. Information collected will not
be nationally representative, and no
attempt will be made to generalize the
findings to be nationally representative
or statistically valid.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
57,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: One.
Estimated Time per Response: 12.63
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12,004 hours.
Estimated Burden Hours
Estimated total
annual
responses per
respondent
Number of
responses per
respondent
Estimated time
per response in
hours
Estimated total
annual burden in
hours
Focus Group Screeners ...................................
Interview Screeners .........................................
Focus Groups ..................................................
Interviews .........................................................
Web-based Collections ....................................
Confidentiality Agreement ................................
7,500
7,500
500
500
20,000
21,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
7,500
7,500
500
500
20,000
21,000
.25
.25
2
1
.25
.08
1,875
1,875
1,000
500
5,000
1,753.50
Total ..........................................................
57,000
............................
57,000
3.83
12,003.50
The total estimated annual burden is
12,003.50 hours and 57,000 responses.
Current estimates are based on both
historical numbers of respondents from
past projects as well as estimates for
projects to be conducted in the next
three years.
Dated: August 12, 2015.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
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
SUMMARY:
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(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
a public meeting on October 19, 2015.
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 Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in
Boston, Massachusetts November 9–13,
2015. The Deputy Under Secretary for
Food Safety and the FDA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 47th
Session of CCFH and to address items
on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Monday, October 19, 2015 from
1:00–4:00 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 47th Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.org/
meetings-reports/en/.
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Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the
CCFH, invites U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following email address
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 47th Session of
the CCFH by conference call, please use
the call-in number listed below.
Call-in Number: 1–888–844–9904
Participant code will be listed on the
following link closer to the meeting
date. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/
portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/
us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the
public meeting by emailing
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by August
4, 2015. Early registration is encouraged
because it will expedite entry into the
building. On the day of the meeting
attendees should also bring photo
identification and plan for adequate
time to pass through security screening
systems. Attendees who are not able to
attend the meeting in person, but who
wish to participate, may do so by phone.
For Further Information About The
47th Session of CCFH Contact: Jenny
Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food
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Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Parkway, HFS–300, Room 3B–014,
College Park, MD 20740–3835,
Telephone: (240) 402–2166, Fax: (202)
436–2632, Email: Jenny.Scott@
fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About The
Public Meeting 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Codex Committee on Food
Hygiene is responsible for:
(a) Drafting basic provisions on food
hygiene applicable to all food;
(b) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards;
(c) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity
committees and contained in Codex
codes of practice unless, in specific
cases, the Commission has decided
otherwise;
(d) Drafting provisions on hygiene
applicable to specific food items or food
groups, whether coming within the
terms of reference of a Codex
commodity committee or not;
(e) Considering specific hygiene
problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
(f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics
on which there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the
international level and to develop
questions to be addressed by the risk
assessors; and
(g) Considering microbiological risk
management matters in relation to food
hygiene, including food irradiation, and
in relation to the risk assessment of FAO
and WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United
States.
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 47th Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Control of Nontyphoidal Salmonella
spp. In Beef and Pork Meat.
• Proposed Draft Guidelines on the
Application of General Principles of
Food Hygiene to the Control of
Foodborne Parasites.
• New work proposals/Forward Work
plan.
• Discussion paper on the need to
revise the Code of Hygienic Practice for
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Discussion paper on the revision of
the General Principles of Food Hygiene
and its HACCP annex
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Codex
Secretariat prior to the Committee
meeting. Members of the public may
access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 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 47th Session of the
CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 47th Session of
the CCFH.
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:
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option to password protect their
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should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
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Done at Washington, DC on August 19,
2015.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2015-0025]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
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 (HHS), are
sponsoring a public meeting on October 19, 2015. 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 Hygiene (CCFH) of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Boston,
Massachusetts November 9-13, 2015. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 47th
Session of CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2015
from 1:00-4:00 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 47th Session of the CCFH will be
accessible via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the CCFH, invites U.S. interested
parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email
address Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 47th
Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the call-in number
listed below.
Call-in Number: 1-888-844-9904
Participant code will be listed on the following link closer to the
meeting date. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by August 4, 2015. Early registration is
encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building. On the day
of the meeting attendees should also bring photo identification and
plan for adequate time to pass through security screening systems.
Attendees who are not able to attend the meeting in person, but who
wish to participate, may do so by phone.
For Further Information About The 47th Session of CCFH Contact:
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food
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Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-300, Room 3B-014,
College Park, MD 20740-3835, Telephone: (240) 402-2166, Fax: (202) 436-
2632, Email: Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About The Public Meeting 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.
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 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene is responsible for:
(a) Drafting basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all
food;
(b) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
commodity standards;
(c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on
hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex
codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided
otherwise;
(d) Drafting provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food
items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a
Codex commodity committee or not;
(e) Considering specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
(f) Suggesting and prioritizing topics on which there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the international level and to
develop questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and
(g) Considering microbiological risk management matters in relation
to food hygiene, including food irradiation, and in relation to the
risk assessment of FAO and WHO.
The CCFH is hosted by the United States.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 47th Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Nontyphoidal
Salmonella spp. In Beef and Pork Meat.
Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Application of General
Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Foodborne Parasites.
New work proposals/Forward Work plan.
Discussion paper on the need to revise the Code of
Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Discussion paper on the revision of the General Principles
of Food Hygiene and its HACCP annex
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Codex Secretariat prior to the Committee
meeting. Members of the public may access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 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 47th Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 47th
Session of the CCFH.
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.
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 August 19, 2015.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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