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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders
Regarding the Food Safety Outreach
Program
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Stakeholder Listening
Session and request for stakeholder
input.
AGENCY:
As part of the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture’s
(NIFA) strategy to successfully expand
the Food Safety Outreach Program,
NIFA will host a virtual listening
session. The focus of the listening
session is to gather stakeholder input to
develop the priorities for the Request for
Applications (RFA) in Fiscal Year (FY)
2018. NIFA is particularly interested in
reaching the intended audience,
achieving the most impact, and
identifying suggested priorities in the
third year of the Food Safety Outreach
Program.
DATES: The listening session will be
held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time (EST). All written comments must
be received by 5 p.m. EST on January
31, 2017 to be considered in the initial
drafting of the FY 2018 Food Safety
Outreach Program request for
applications.
ADDRESSES: The listening session will
be hosted using Adobe Connect. On
January 31, 2017, please access the
following Web site, https://nifaconnect.nifa.usda.gov/r271ozhv661/. In
addition, audio conference call
capabilities are accessible at 1–888–
844–9904, participant code 4715738#.
Please submit comments, identified as
NIFA–2017–0002, by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: FSOP@nifa.usda.gov. Include
NIFA–2017–0002 in the subject line of
the message.
Fax: 202–401–4888.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM
submissions should be submitted to
FSOP; Institute of Food Safety and
Nutrition (IFSN), National Institute of
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Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, STOP 2225, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2225.
Hand Delivery/Courier: FSOP, IFSN,
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 2458, Waterfront
Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
reference to NIFA–2017–0002. All
comments received will be posted to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Dawanna James-Holly, (202) 401–1950
(phone), (202) 401–4888 (fax), or
dholly@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Webinars and Comment
Procedures
Persons wishing to present during the
web-based listening session on Tuesday,
January 31, 2017, are requested to preregister by contacting Dr. Dawanna
James-Holly. Participants may reserve
one 5-minute comment period. More
time may be available, depending on the
number of people wishing to make a
presentation. Reservations will be
confirmed on a first-come, first-served
basis. All other participants may
provide comments during the listening
session if time permits, or by previous
listed means.
Background and Purpose
On January 4, 2011, the Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed
into legislation. The Act amended the
Food and Drug Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.
391 et seq. Section 209 of FSMA added
section 1011, Subsection (d) entitled
‘‘National Food Safety Training,
Education, Extension, Outreach and
Technical Assistance Program’’. In 2015
NIFA and FDA formed a collaboration
to establish the National Food Safety
Training, Education, Extension,
Outreach and Technical Assistance
Competitive Grant Program. In 2016, the
Food Safety Outreach Program at NIFA
expanded the National Food Safety
Training, Education, Extension,
Outreach, and Technical Assistance
Competitive Grant Program. Both
programs award competitive grants to
eligible recipients for projects that
develop and implement FSMA-related
food safety training, education,
extension, outreach, and technical
assistance to owners and operators of
small and medium-sized farms,
beginning farmers, socially
disadvantaged farmers, small processors
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or small fresh fruit and vegetable
merchant wholesalers.
In FY 2016, the Food Safety Outreach
Program at NIFA built upon the national
infrastructure, with a focus on delivery
of customized training to very specific
target audiences. Grant applications
were solicited directly from those in
local communities—to include those
from community-based organizations,
non-governmental organizations, food
hubs, farm cooperatives, extension, and
other local groups. Proposals were
solicited for three project types: (1) Pilot
Projects; (2) Community Outreach
Projects; and (3) Multistate Education
and Training Projects. Pilot Projects
support the development of potentially
high-risk and high-impact food safety
education and outreach programs in
local communities, addressing the needs
of small, specialized audiences from
among the various target groups. Pilot
projects focus on building the capacity
of local groups to identify very specific
needs within their communities, and
implementing appropriately-customized
food safety education and outreach
programs to meet those specific needs.
Community Outreach Projects support
the growth and expansion of already
existing food safety education and
outreach programs currently offered in
local communities. In addition, these
projects enable existing programs to
reach a broader target audience. These
projects enable existing education and
training curricula to be modified to
ensure that they are consistent with new
FSMA rules and to ensure that they
meet the needs of expanded audiences.
Multistate Education and Training
Projects support the development of
multi-county, state-wide or multi-state
programs. These projects support
collaborations among states not
necessarily located within the same
regions, but having common food safety
concerns, or addressing common
commodities.
Since its inception in FY 2015, the
program has awarded over $7 million to
Community Based Organizations,
Cooperative Extension at 1890 and 1862
land-grant institutions, and local food
hubs and established 27 new Food
Safety Education and Outreach Projects.
Many of these projects will work at the
local level to provide training and
technical assistance to small, mid-sized
and hard to reach producers and
processors to address the new
requirements associated with FSMA.
Implementation Plans
All comments and the official
transcript of the listening session, once
available, may be reviewed on the NIFA
Web page, https://nifa.usda.gov/food-
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safety-outreach-program, for six
months. NIFA plans to consider
stakeholder input received from this
listening session as well as other written
comments in developing the Fiscal Year
2018 solicitations for this program.
Dated: December 2, 2016.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
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Welcome and Introductions
Discussion of Draft Report: Human
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Public Comment
Future Plans and Actions: Civil Rights
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Adjournment
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to exceptional circumstance of the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders Regarding the Food Safety
Outreach Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Stakeholder Listening Session and request for
stakeholder input.
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SUMMARY: As part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's
(NIFA) strategy to successfully expand the Food Safety Outreach
Program, NIFA will host a virtual listening session. The focus of the
listening session is to gather stakeholder input to develop the
priorities for the Request for Applications (RFA) in Fiscal Year (FY)
2018. NIFA is particularly interested in reaching the intended
audience, achieving the most impact, and identifying suggested
priorities in the third year of the Food Safety Outreach Program.
DATES: The listening session will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). All written
comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2017 to be
considered in the initial drafting of the FY 2018 Food Safety Outreach
Program request for applications.
ADDRESSES: The listening session will be hosted using Adobe Connect. On
January 31, 2017, please access the following Web site, https://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/r271ozhv661/. In addition, audio conference call
capabilities are accessible at 1-888-844-9904, participant code
4715738#.
Please submit comments, identified as NIFA-2017-0002, by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: FSOP@nifa.usda.gov. Include NIFA-2017-0002 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: 202-401-4888.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to
FSOP; Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (IFSN), National Institute
of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 2225,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2225.
Hand Delivery/Courier: FSOP, IFSN, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2458, Waterfront
Centre, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and reference to NIFA-2017-0002. All comments received will be posted
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dawanna James-Holly, (202) 401-
1950 (phone), (202) 401-4888 (fax), or dholly@nifa.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Webinars and Comment Procedures
Persons wishing to present during the web-based listening session
on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, are requested to pre-register by
contacting Dr. Dawanna James-Holly. Participants may reserve one 5-
minute comment period. More time may be available, depending on the
number of people wishing to make a presentation. Reservations will be
confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. All other participants
may provide comments during the listening session if time permits, or
by previous listed means.
Background and Purpose
On January 4, 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was
signed into legislation. The Act amended the Food and Drug Cosmetic
Act, 21 U.S.C. 391 et seq. Section 209 of FSMA added section 1011,
Subsection (d) entitled ``National Food Safety Training, Education,
Extension, Outreach and Technical Assistance Program''. In 2015 NIFA
and FDA formed a collaboration to establish the National Food Safety
Training, Education, Extension, Outreach and Technical Assistance
Competitive Grant Program. In 2016, the Food Safety Outreach Program at
NIFA expanded the National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension,
Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive Grant Program. Both
programs award competitive grants to eligible recipients for projects
that develop and implement FSMA-related food safety training,
education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance to owners and
operators of small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially
disadvantaged farmers, small processors or small fresh fruit and
vegetable merchant wholesalers.
In FY 2016, the Food Safety Outreach Program at NIFA built upon the
national infrastructure, with a focus on delivery of customized
training to very specific target audiences. Grant applications were
solicited directly from those in local communities--to include those
from community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations,
food hubs, farm cooperatives, extension, and other local groups.
Proposals were solicited for three project types: (1) Pilot Projects;
(2) Community Outreach Projects; and (3) Multistate Education and
Training Projects. Pilot Projects support the development of
potentially high-risk and high-impact food safety education and
outreach programs in local communities, addressing the needs of small,
specialized audiences from among the various target groups. Pilot
projects focus on building the capacity of local groups to identify
very specific needs within their communities, and implementing
appropriately-customized food safety education and outreach programs to
meet those specific needs.
Community Outreach Projects support the growth and expansion of
already existing food safety education and outreach programs currently
offered in local communities. In addition, these projects enable
existing programs to reach a broader target audience. These projects
enable existing education and training curricula to be modified to
ensure that they are consistent with new FSMA rules and to ensure that
they meet the needs of expanded audiences.
Multistate Education and Training Projects support the development
of multi-county, state-wide or multi-state programs. These projects
support collaborations among states not necessarily located within the
same regions, but having common food safety concerns, or addressing
common commodities.
Since its inception in FY 2015, the program has awarded over $7
million to Community Based Organizations, Cooperative Extension at 1890
and 1862 land-grant institutions, and local food hubs and established
27 new Food Safety Education and Outreach Projects. Many of these
projects will work at the local level to provide training and technical
assistance to small, mid-sized and hard to reach producers and
processors to address the new requirements associated with FSMA.
Implementation Plans
All comments and the official transcript of the listening session,
once available, may be reviewed on the NIFA Web page, https://
nifa.usda.gov/food-
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safety-outreach-program, for six months. NIFA plans to consider
stakeholder input received from this listening session as well as other
written comments in developing the Fiscal Year 2018 solicitations for
this program.
Dated: December 2, 2016.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2016-29655 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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