National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, 75805-75806 [2016-26273]

Download as PDF 75805 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 211 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES October 27, 2016. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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[FR Doc. 2016–26309 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0031] National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of the re-establishment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to reestablish the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning State and Federal programs with respect to meat, poultry and processed egg products inspection, food safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Natasha Williams, Program Specialist, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Outreach, Employee Education and Training, Outreach and Partnership Staff, FSIS, Patriot Plaza III Building, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: (202)-690–6531, Fax: (202) 690–6519; Email: Natasha.Williams@fsis.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) for two years. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary on meat and poultry inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), and 661(c), and to sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e). A copy of the current charter and other information about the committee E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1 75806 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 1, 2016 / Notices can be found at https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/ topics/regulations/advisory-committees/ nacmpi. 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. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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) VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:01 Nov 01, 2016 Jkt 241001 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, October 25, 2016. Alfred V. Almanza, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2016–26273 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–886] Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) preliminarily determines that imports of ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea (‘‘Korea’’) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’). The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective November 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan at (202) 482–4081 or Eli Lovely at (202) 482–1593; AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 18, 2016.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and is hereby adopted by 1 See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 81 FR 24059 (April 18, 2016) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 this notice.2 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is ferrovanadium from Korea. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in Appendix I of this notice. Scope Comments The Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., ‘‘scope’’).3 No interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation, as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’). For, Korvan, export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal value (‘‘NV’’) has been calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. The other two mandatory respondents in this investigation,4 Woojin and Fortune, failed to respond to the Department’s questionnaire or otherwise participate in the investigation. Thus, we preliminarily determine to apply facts otherwise available with an adverse inference to these respondents pursuant 2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation of Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea’’ (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with this notice. 3 See Initiation Notice, 81 FR 24060. 4 Korvan Ind. Co., Ltd. (‘‘Korvan’’), Woojin Ind. Co., Ltd. (‘‘Woojin’’), and Fortune Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Fortune’’) are the mandatory respondents in this investigation. E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75805-75806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26273]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0031]


National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of the re-establishment of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to re-
establish the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry 
Inspection (NACMPI). The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice 
to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning State and Federal programs 
with respect to meat, poultry and processed egg products inspection, 
food safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Natasha Williams, Program 
Specialist, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Outreach, Employee 
Education and Training, Outreach and Partnership Staff, FSIS, Patriot 
Plaza III Building, 355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: 
(202)-690-6531, Fax: (202) 690-6519; Email: 
Natasha.Williams@fsis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture intends 
to re-establish the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry 
Inspection (NACMPI) for two years. The Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on meat and poultry inspection 
programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), and 
661(c), and to sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and 
460(e).
    A copy of the current charter and other information about the 
committee

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can be found at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/advisory-committees/nacmpi.

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, October 25, 2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-26273 Filed 10-31-16; 8:45 am]
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