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number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
September 2016.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection Request;
Application for Payment of Amounts
Due Persons Who Have Died,
Disappeared, or Have Been Declared
Incompetent
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are
requesting comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. CCC and FSA
use the information to determine
whether representatives or survivors of
a producer are entitled to receive
payments earned by a producer who
dies, disappears, or is declared
incompetent before receiving payments
or other disbursements.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by November 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comments, include date, volume, and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Joe Lewis Jr., Agricultural
Program Specialist, USDA, FSA STOP
0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0572.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the
information collection may be requested
by contacting Joe Lewis Jr. at the above
address.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joe
Lewis Jr., (202) 720–0795.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Payment of
Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died,
Disappeared, or Have Been Declared
Incompetent.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0026.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: Persons desiring to claim
payments earned, but not yet paid to a
person who has died, disappeared, or
has been declared incompetent must
complete form FSA–325, Application
for Payment of Amounts Due Persons
Who Have Died, Disappeared, or Have
Been Declared Incompetent. This
information required by form FSA–325
is used by FSA county office employees
to document the relationship of heirs,
beneficiaries, or others who claim
payment that was earned, but not yet
paid to the person who died,
disappeared, or who has been declared
incompetent, and to determine the share
and order of precedence for disbursing
payments to such persons.
Information is obtained only when a
person claims that they are due a
payment that was earned, but not paid
to a producer that has died,
disappeared, or has been declared
incompetent, and documentation is
needed to determine if any individuals
are entitled to receive such payments or
disbursements.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hours is the estimated
average time per response times total
annual responses.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.5 hours per
response. The average travel time,
which is included in the total annual
burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Respondents: Producers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,000.
Estimated Average Time per
Responses: 1.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 3,000.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice, including
name and addresses when provided,
will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Val Dolcini,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation, and Administrator, Farm
Service Agency.
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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2016–0029]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
Office of the Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Deputy
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 11, 2016.
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 48th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
(CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in
Los Angeles, CA, November 7–11, 2016.
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 48th
Session of the CCFH and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the USDA, Jamie L.
SUMMARY:
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Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington,
DC 20250.
Documents related to the 48th Session
of the CCFH will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 48th
Session of 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
48th Session of the CCFH by conference
call, please use the call-in-number
listed.
Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904
The participant code will be posted
on the following Web page: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings.
Registration: Attendees may register
to attend the public meeting by emailing
barbara.mcniff@fsis.usda.gov by
October 5, 2016. Early registration is
encouraged as it will expedite entry into
the building. The meeting will take
place in a Federal building. Attendees
should bring 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.
Codex seeks to protect the health of
consumers and ensure fair practices are
used in the food trade.
The CCFH 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 developing
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
48TH SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 48th Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred by Codex or other
Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Food
Hygiene Committee.
• Matters arising from the work of the
FAO, WHO, and Other International
Intergovernmental Organizations:
(a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/
WHO expert meeting on Microbiological
Risk Assessment and Related Matters.
(b) Information from the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
• Proposed draft revision of the
General Principles of Food Hygiene and
its HACCP Annex at Step 4.
• Proposed draft revision of the Code
of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables at Step 4.
• Proposed draft Guidance on the
Histamine control and sampling plans
for histamine at Step 4.
• Proposal to merge all guidance for
control of foodborne parasites:
Guideline on the Application of General
Principles of Food Hygiene to the
Control of Food Parasites.
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of
Food 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
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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, the
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• Other business and future.
(a) New Work/Forward Work Plan.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat
before the meeting. Members of the
public may access or request copies of
these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 11, 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 the U.S.
Delegate for the 48th Session of the
CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to the activities of the 48th
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.
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USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
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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
may be accessed online at https://
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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.,
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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 September 7,
2016.
Paulo Ameida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2016–21890 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Nicolet Resource Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Nicolet Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Crandon, Wisconsin. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
(the Act) and operates in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose of the committee is to
improve collaborative relationships and
to provide advice and recommendations
to the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
review and approve project
submissions.
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SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 9:30
a.m.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
DATES:
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The meeting will be held at
the Forest County Courthouse, County
Boardroom, 200 East Madison Street,
Crandon, Wisconsin.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at Laona Ranger
District. Please call ahead to facilitate
entry into the building.
Dated: September 6, 2016.
Linda Riddle,
Forest Supervisor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ACTION:
ADDRESSES:
Penny K. McLaughlin, RAC
Coordinator, by phone at 715–362–1381
or via email at pmclaughlin@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday. Please make requests in
advance for sign language interpreting,
assistive listening devices or other
reasonable accommodation for access to
the facility or proceedings by contacting
the person listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional RAC information, including
the meeting agenda and the meeting
summary/minutes can be found at the
following Web site: https://cloudappsusda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_
page?id=001t0000002Jcw2AAColet. The
agenda will include time for people to
make oral statements of three minutes or
less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by September 19, 2016 to be scheduled
on the agenda. Anyone who would like
to bring related matters to the attention
of the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time for oral
comments must be sent to Penny K.
McLaughlin, RAC Coordinator,
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Supervisor’s Office, 500 Hanson Lake
Road, Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501; by
email to pmclaughlin@fs.fed.us or via
facsimile to 715–369–8859.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices
or other reasonable accommodation for
access to the facility or proceedings by
contacting the person listed in the
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case by case basis.
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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Renewal of the National Urban
and Community Forestry Advisory
Council.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture renewed the National Urban
and Community Forestry Advisory
Council (Council). In accordance with
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), the Council was
renewed to continue (1) developing a
National Urban and Community
Forestry action plan in accordance with
section 9(g)(3)(A–F) of the Act; (2)
evaluating the implementation of the
plan; (3) developing criteria; and (4)
submitting recommendations for the
Forest Service’s National Urban and
Community Forestry Cost-share Grant
Program as required by section 9(f)(1–2)
of the Act. The Council is necessary and
in the public’s interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Stremple, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
State and Private Forestry, Cooperative
Forestry, Yates Building, 3NW, Mail
Stop 1151, 201 14th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, or by telephone
at 202–205–7829. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
In accordance with the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App 2),
section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act, as amended by title XII,
section 1219 of Public Law 101–624
(Act) (16 U.S.C. 2105g), and with the
concurrences of the General Services
Administration (GSA), the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) renewed the
Council.
The Council is a statutory advisory
committee. The Council operates under
the provisions of FACA and will report
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0029]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene
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 Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are
sponsoring a public meeting on October 11, 2016. 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 48th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of
the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Los Angeles,
CA, November 7-11, 2016. 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 48th Session of the
CCFH and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2016,
from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, Jamie L.
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Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington,
DC 20250.
Documents related to the 48th 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 48th Session of 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 48th Session of the CCFH by conference call, please use the
call-in-number listed.
Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904
The participant code will be posted on the following Web page:
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 October 5, 2016. Early
registration is encouraged as it will expedite entry into the building.
The meeting will take place in a Federal building. Attendees should
bring 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 48th SESSION OF THE CCFH CONTACT:
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of Food 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, the Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices are
used in the food trade.
The CCFH 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
developing 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 48th Session of the CCFH
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred by Codex or other Codex Subsidiary Bodies
to the Food Hygiene Committee.
Matters arising from the work of the FAO, WHO, and Other
International Intergovernmental Organizations:
(a) Progress report on the Joint FAO/WHO expert meeting on
Microbiological Risk Assessment and Related Matters.
(b) Information from the World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE).
Proposed draft revision of the General Principles of Food
Hygiene and its HACCP Annex at Step 4.
Proposed draft revision of the Code of Hygienic Practice
for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Step 4.
Proposed draft Guidance on the Histamine control and
sampling plans for histamine at Step 4.
Proposal to merge all guidance for control of foodborne
parasites: Guideline on the Application of General Principles of Food
Hygiene to the Control of Food Parasites.
Other business and future.
(a) New Work/Forward Work Plan.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat before the meeting. Members of
the public may access or request copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 11, 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 the U.S. Delegate for
the 48th Session of the CCFH, Jenny Scott (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to the activities of the 48th
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
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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
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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 September 7, 2016.
Paulo Ameida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2016-21890 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am]
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