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cost containment measures. This study
will gather information on the costcontainment practices.
Need and Use of the Information: The
purpose of this study is to gather
information on the major types of cost
containment practices used by the 90
WIC SAs, assess the effectiveness of
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Number of Respondents: 6,565.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
Office of Food Safety, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of Food Safety,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on March 2, 2017. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions that will
be discussed at the 11th Session of the
Codex Committee on Contaminants in
Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 3–7, 2017.
The Office of Food Safety and the FDA
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
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11th Session of the CCCF and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 1:00
p.m.–4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Harvey W. Wiley
Federal Building, Room 1A–001, Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD
20740.
Documents related to the 11th Session
of the CCCF will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S.
Delegate to the 11th Session of the
CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following email address: henry.kim@
fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration: Attendees may register
electronically at the same email address
provided above by February 24, 2017.
The meeting will be held in a Federal
building. Early registration is
encouraged as it will expedite entry into
the building and its parking area.
Attendees should bring photo
identification and plan for adequate
time to pass through security screening
systems. If you require parking, please
include the vehicle make and tag
number when you register. Person who
are not able to attend the meeting in
person, but wish to participate, may do
so by phone.
Call–In–Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
11th Session of the CCCF by conference
call, please use the call-in-number and
the participant code below.
Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904
Participant Code: 5126092FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 11TH
SESSION OF THE CCCF CONTACT: Henry
Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety,
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, HFS–317, 5001 Campus
Drive, College Park, MD 20740,
Telephone: (240) 402–2023, Email:
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Henry Kim,
Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S.
Food and Drug Administration, HFS–
317, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park,
MD 20740, Telephone: (301) 436–2023,
Email: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Background
The Codex was established in 1963 by
two United Nations organizations, the
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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 CCCF is responsible for:
(a) Establishing or endorsing
permitted maximum levels, and where
necessary revising existing guideline
levels for contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants in food and feed;
(b) Preparing priority lists of
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint
FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA);
(c) Considering and elaborating
methods of analysis and sampling for
the determination of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed;
(d) Considering and elaborating
standards or codes of practice for related
subjects; and
(e) Considering other matters assigned
to it by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in relation to contaminants
and naturally occurring toxicants in
food and feed.
The Committee is chaired by the
Netherlands.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 11th Session of the CCCF will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the CCCF by the
Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or
its subsidiary bodies;
• Matters of interest arising from
other international organizations;
• Proposed draft annex on ergot and
ergot alkaloids in cereal grains (Annex
to the Code of Practice for the
Prevention and Reduction of Mycotoxin
Contamination in Cereals);
• Proposed draft revision of
maximum levels for lead in selected
fruits and vegetables (fresh and
processed) in the General Standard for
Contaminants and Toxins in Food and
Feed;
• Proposed draft Code of Practice for
the Prevention and Reduction of
Arsenic Contamination in Rice;
• Proposed draft maximum levels for
cadmium in chocolate and cocoaderived products;
• Proposed draft Code of Practice for
the Prevention and Reduction of
Mycotoxin Contamination in Spices;
• Proposed draft maximum level for
total aflatoxins in ready to eat peanuts;
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• Discussion paper on maximum
levels for methylmercury in tuna and
other fish;
• Discussion paper on development
of maximum levels for mycotoxin
contamination in spices;
• Discussion paper on possible
inclusion of non-dioxin like PCBs in the
Code of Practice for the Prevention and
Reduction of Dioxin and Dioxin-like
PCB Contamination in Food and Feed;
and
• Priority list of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants proposed
for evaluation by JECFA.
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 March 2, 2017 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 emailed to Dr. Henry Kim
(see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities
of the 11th Session of the CCCF.
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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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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,
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discrimination any person in the United
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Done at Washington, DC, on: February 15,
2017.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Approval of a
New Information Collection
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Foreign Agricultural Service to request
approval for a new information
collection for the USDA’s Emerging
Markets Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: FAS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field or attach a file for
lengthier comments. Go to https://www/
regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions at the site for submitting
comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Curt Alt, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 6512, Washington, DC
20250.
• Hand or courier delivered
submittals: Deliver to Curt Alt, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Foreign
Agricultural Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 6512,
Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
agency name. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt
Alt, Director, Program Operations
Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room
6512, Washington, DC 20250–1034,
telephone: (202) 690–4784, email:
PODAdmin@FAS.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Emerging Markets
Program.
OMB Number: 0551—New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: Under the USDA Emerging
Markets Program, information will be
gathered from applicants desiring to
receive grants under the program to
determine the viability of requests for
resources to implement activities
authorized under the program.
Recipients of grants under the program
must submit performance and financial
reports as set forth in the Emerging
Market Program regulations, located at 7
CFR part 1486. Submitted information is
used to develop effective grant
agreements and assure that statutory
requirements and program objectives are
met.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collection
under the USDA Emerging Markets
Program varies in direct relation to the
number and type of agreements entered
into by such respondent. The estimated
average reporting burden for the USDA
Emerging Markets Program is 6.4 hours
per response.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0004]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
AGENCY: Office of Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on March 2,
2017. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.)
positions that will be discussed at the 11th Session of the Codex
Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 3-7,
2017. The Office of Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background
information on the 11th Session of the CCCF and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2017,
from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, Room 1A-001,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5001 Campus Drive,
College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 11th Session of the CCCF will be
accessible via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 11th Session of the
CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration: Attendees may register electronically at the same
email address provided above by February 24, 2017. The meeting will be
held in a Federal building. Early registration is encouraged as it will
expedite entry into the building and its parking area. Attendees should
bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through
security screening systems. If you require parking, please include the
vehicle make and tag number when you register. Person who are not able
to attend the meeting in person, but wish to participate, may do so by
phone.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting
for the 11th Session of the CCCF by conference call, please use the
call-in-number and the participant code below.
Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904
Participant Code: 5126092FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 11TH
SESSION OF THE CCCF CONTACT: Henry Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, HFS-317, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740,
Telephone: (240) 402-2023, Email: henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Henry
Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HFS-317, 5001 Campus
Drive, College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: (301) 436-2023, Email:
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov.
Background
The 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 CCCF is responsible for:
(a) Establishing or endorsing permitted maximum levels, and where
necessary revising existing guideline levels for contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
(b) Preparing priority lists of contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Committee on Food Additives (JECFA);
(c) Considering and elaborating methods of analysis and sampling
for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants
in food and feed;
(d) Considering and elaborating standards or codes of practice for
related subjects; and
(e) Considering other matters assigned to it by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee is chaired by the Netherlands.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 11th Session of the CCCF
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the CCCF by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and/or its subsidiary bodies;
Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations;
Proposed draft annex on ergot and ergot alkaloids in
cereal grains (Annex to the Code of Practice for the Prevention and
Reduction of Mycotoxin Contamination in Cereals);
Proposed draft revision of maximum levels for lead in
selected fruits and vegetables (fresh and processed) in the General
Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed;
Proposed draft Code of Practice for the Prevention and
Reduction of Arsenic Contamination in Rice;
Proposed draft maximum levels for cadmium in chocolate and
cocoa-derived products;
Proposed draft Code of Practice for the Prevention and
Reduction of Mycotoxin Contamination in Spices;
Proposed draft maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready
to eat peanuts;
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Discussion paper on maximum levels for methylmercury in
tuna and other fish;
Discussion paper on development of maximum levels for
mycotoxin contamination in spices;
Discussion paper on possible inclusion of non-dioxin like
PCBs in the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Dioxin
and Dioxin-like PCB Contamination in Food and Feed; and
Priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants proposed for evaluation by JECFA.
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 March 2, 2017 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 emailed to Dr. Henry Kim (see
ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to
activities of the 11th Session of the CCCF.
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.
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 15, 2017.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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