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Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development; Notice of
Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of
the public meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
EDT on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the
National Press Club, 529 14th Street
NW., Washington, DC The meeting will
be streamed live on the Internet. The
link to the global live stream is on
BIFAD’s home page: https://
www.usaid.gov/bifad.
The central theme of this public
meeting will be University and CGIAR
engagement in international agricultural
research. Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD
Chair, will preside over the public
business meeting, which will begin
promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with opening
remarks. At this meeting, the Board will
address old and new business and hear
updates from USAID, the university
community, and other experts on the
Consultative Group for International
Agricultural Research (CIGAR) and
partner engagement in feeding the
world’s population.
Following new business, Chairman
Deaton will introduce USAID Higher
Education Coordinator Dr. Barbara
Schneeman to give remarks. At 9:00
a.m. Dr. Beth Dunford, USAID/Bureau
for Food Security Assistant to the
Administrator and Deputy Coordinator
for Development for Feed the Future,
will provide an update to BIFAD and
the public on Feed the Future, the U.S.
Government’s global hunger and food
security initiative.
Starting at 9:15 a.m., BIFAD Board
Member Cary Fowler will moderate a
panel to inform BIFAD and the public
on trends and issues around CGIAR
engagement. Presenters for this panel
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are Dr. Robert Bertram, USAID/Bureau
for Food Security; Dr. Juergen Voegele,
The World Bank; Dr. Molly Jahn, CGIAR
Board; Dr. Marianne Banziger,
International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
Starting at 10:45 a.m., Association for
Public and Land-grant University
(APLU) President, Dr. Peter McPherson,
will moderate a panel on Feed the
Future University engagement with the
CGIAR. Presenters for this panel are Dr.
Michael Clark, University of California,
Davis (Feed the Future Innovation Lab
for Assets and Markets Access); Dr. Vara
Prasad, Kansas State University (Feed
the Future Innovation Lab for
Sustainable Intensification); Dr.
Adegbola Adesogan, University of
Florida (Feed the Future Innovation Lab
for Livestock Systems); Susan Johnson,
University of California, Davis (Borlaug
LEAP Program).
At 12:00 p.m., Chairman Deaton will
moderate a half-hour public comment
period. At 12:25 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton,
will make closing remarks and adjourn
the public meeting.
Those wishing to attend the meeting
or obtain additional information about
BIFAD should contact Susan Owens,
Executive Director and Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau
for Food Security at USAID. Interested
persons may write to her in care of the
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09–
067, Washington, DC, 20523–2110 or
telephone her at (202) 712–0218.
Susan Owens,
Executive Director and USAID Designated
Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food
Security, U.S. Agency for International
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0006]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues
Office of the Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
ACTION:
The Office of the Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a public
meeting on March 23, 2016. 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 48th Session of the Codex
Committee on Pesticide Residues
(CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in
Chongqing, China, April 25–29, 2016.
The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
Safety and EPA recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 48th
session of the CCPR and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the United States
Environmental Protection Agency,
Room S–7100, One Potomac Yard
South; 2777 South Crystal Drive,
Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
Documents related to the 48th Session
of the CCPR are accessible via the
Internet at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.org/
meetings-reports/en/
Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to
the 48th session of the CCPR, and the
EPA and the USDA, invite U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address: Miller.Davidj@
epa.gov.
Call-In-Number:
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 48th session of
the CCPR by conference call, please use
the call-in-number and participant code
listed below:
Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
Participant Code: 512–5092.
SUMMARY:
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact
For Further Information about the
48th Session of the CCPR Contact:
Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry
& Exposure Branch and Acting Chief,
Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch,
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Health Effects Division, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (703)
305–5352, Fax: (703) 305–5147; Email:
Miller.Davidj@epa.gov.
For Further Information about the
Public Meeting Contact: Marie Maratos,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC
20250, Tel: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202)
720–3157, Email: Marie.Maratos@
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 trade.
The CCPR is responsible for
establishing maximum limits for
pesticide residues in specific food items
or in groups of food; establishing
maximum limits for pesticide residues
in certain animal feeding stuffs moving
in international trade where this is
justified for reasons of protection of
human health; preparing priority lists of
pesticides for evaluation by the Joint
FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide
Residues (JMPR); considering methods
of sampling and analysis for the
determination of pesticide residues in
food and feed; considering other matters
in relation to the safety of food and feed
containing pesticide residues; and
establishing maximum limits for
environmental and industrial
contaminants showing chemical or
other similarity to pesticides, in specific
food items or groups of food.
The Committee is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 48th Session of the CCPR will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the committee by
Codex and other subsidiary bodies
• Matters of interest arising from FAO
and WHO
• Matters of interest arising from other
international organizations
• Draft Maximum Residue Limits
(MRLs) for pesticides
• Proposed Draft MRLs for pesticides
• Proposed draft revisions to the
Classification of Food and Feed
• Proposed draft Tables on examples of
selection of representative
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commodities (for inclusion in the
Principles and guidance for the
selection of representative
commodities for the extrapolation of
maximum residue limits for
pesticides for commodity groups)
• Proposed draft Guidance on
performance criteria for methods of
analysis for the determination of
pesticide residues
• Establishment of Codex schedules and
priority list of pesticides for
evaluation by JMPR
• Guidance to Facilitate the
Establishment of MRLs for Pesticides
for Minor Crops including Appendix
on Methodology to assign Crops into
Consumption Categories
• Discussion paper on the impact of the
relocation of Vigna spp under the
Beans (dry) on the Codex Maximum
Residue Limit CXLs for Peas (dry)
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat
before the Committee Meeting. Members
of the public may access or request
copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the March 23, 2016, 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 Captain
David Miller, U.S. Delegate for the 48th
session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 48th session of
the CCPR.
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
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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.
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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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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
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Washington, DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
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(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC on: February 19,
2016.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0006]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a public meeting on March 23, 2016. 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 48th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide
Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking
place in Chongqing, China, April 25-29, 2016. The Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety and EPA recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on
the 48th session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Room S-7100, One Potomac Yard South;
2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
Documents related to the 48th Session of the CCPR are accessible
via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/
Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 48th session of the
CCPR, and the EPA and the USDA, invite U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to the following email address:
Miller.Davidj@epa.gov.
Call-In-Number:
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 48th
session of the CCPR by conference call, please use the call-in-number
and participant code listed below:
Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904.
Participant Code: 512-5092.
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact
For Further Information about the 48th Session of the CCPR Contact:
Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry & Exposure Branch and Acting
Chief, Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch,
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Health Effects Division, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (703) 305-5352, Fax: (703) 305-5147;
Email: Miller.Davidj@epa.gov.
For Further Information about the Public Meeting Contact: Marie
Maratos, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250, Tel: (202) 205-7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email:
Marie.Maratos@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 trade.
The CCPR is responsible for establishing maximum limits for
pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food;
establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal
feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified
for reasons of protection of human health; preparing priority lists of
pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide
Residues (JMPR); considering methods of sampling and analysis for the
determination of pesticide residues in food and feed; considering other
matters in relation to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide
residues; and establishing maximum limits for environmental and
industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to
pesticides, in specific food items or groups of food.
The Committee is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 48th Session of the CCPR
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the committee by Codex and other
subsidiary bodies
Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO
Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations
Draft Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides
Proposed Draft MRLs for pesticides
Proposed draft revisions to the Classification of Food and
Feed
Proposed draft Tables on examples of selection of
representative commodities (for inclusion in the Principles and
guidance for the selection of representative commodities for the
extrapolation of maximum residue limits for pesticides for commodity
groups)
Proposed draft Guidance on performance criteria for methods of
analysis for the determination of pesticide residues
Establishment of Codex schedules and priority list of
pesticides for evaluation by JMPR
Guidance to Facilitate the Establishment of MRLs for
Pesticides for Minor Crops including Appendix on Methodology to assign
Crops into Consumption Categories
Discussion paper on the impact of the relocation of Vigna spp
under the Beans (dry) on the Codex Maximum Residue Limit CXLs for Peas
(dry)
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the Committee Meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the March 23, 2016, 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 Captain David Miller, U.S.
Delegate for the 48th session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 48th
session of the CCPR.
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: February 19, 2016.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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