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to be distributed, by the Secretariat
before to the Meeting. Members of the
public may access or request copies of
these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 4, 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 sent to Captain David Miller,
U.S. Delegate for the 49th Session of the
CCPR. (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 49th 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
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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
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Done at Washington, DC, on: March 2,
2017.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0009]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems (CCFICS)
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),
Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSIS), is sponsoring a public meeting on
April 6, 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 to be discussed at the 23rd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems (CCFICS) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), taking place in Australia
between May 1 and 5, 2017. The
Administrator and Acting Deputy Under
Secretary, Office of Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
23rd Session of the CCFICS and to
address items on the agenda.
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The public meeting is scheduled
for Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 1:00
p.m.–3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 107–
A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents
related to the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en
Mary Stanley, U.S. Delegate to the
23rd Session of the CCFICS invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address: Mary.Stanley@
fsis.usda.gov.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
23rd Session of the CCFICS by
conference call, please use the call-innumber and participant code listed
below:
Call-In-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
The participant code will be posted
on the Web page below: 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
Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov by April
4, 2017. Early registration is encouraged
because 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 the
security screening systems. Attendees
who are not able to attend the meeting
in person, but who wish to participate,
may do so by phone, as discussed
above.
DATES:
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).
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
23RD SESSION OF THE CCFICS CONTACT:
Mary Stanley, Director, Office of
International Coordination, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 2925, South
Agriculture Building, Washington, DC
20250, Phone: (202) 720–0287, Fax:
(202) 720–4929, Email: Mary.Stanley@
fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202)
690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
Kenneth.Lowery@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 and the
World Health Organization. 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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The CCFICS is responsible for:
(a) Developing principles and
guidelines for food import and export
inspection and certification systems,
with a view to harmonizing methods
and procedures that protect the health
of consumers, ensure fair trading
practices, and facilitate international
trade in foodstuffs;
(b) Developing principles and
guidelines for the application of
measures by the competent authorities
of exporting and importing countries to
provide assurance, where necessary,
that foodstuffs comply with
requirements, especially statutory
health requirements;
(c) Developing guidelines for the
utilization, as and when appropriate, of
quality assurance systems to ensure that
foodstuffs conform with requirements
and to promote the recognition of these
systems in facilitating trade in food
products under bilateral/multilateral
arrangements by countries;
(d) Developing guidelines and criteria
with respect to format, declarations and
language of such official certificates as
countries may require with a view
towards international harmonization;
(e) Making recommendations for
information exchange in relation to food
import/export control;
(f) Consulting as necessary with other
international groups working on matters
related to food inspection and
certification systems; and
(g) Considering other matters assigned
to it by the Commission in relation to
food inspection and certification
systems.
The CCFICS is hosted by Australia.
The U.S. attends CCFICS as a member
country to the Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 23rd Session of the CCFICS will
be discussed during the public meeting:
• Discussion paper on system
comparability/equivalence;
• Discussion paper on the use of
electronic certificates by competent
authorities and migration to paperless
certification;
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• Discussion paper on third party
certification (with broad parameters);
• Discussion paper on consideration
of emerging issues and future directions
for the work of CCFICS;
• Discussion paper on food integrity/
food authenticity as emerging issues;
and
• Other business and future work.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed by the Secretariat
before to the Committee Meeting.
Members of the public may access or
request copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 6, 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 sent to Mary Stanley, U.S.
Delegate for the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS.
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,
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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 March 2, 2017.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2017–04453 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
[Docket Number: 170302221–7221–01]
Impact of Federal Regulations on
Domestic Manufacturing
Office of Policy and Strategic
Planning, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information
(RFI).
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is seeking information on the impact of
Federal permitting requirements on the
construction and expansion of domestic
manufacturing facilities and on
regulations that adversely impact
domestic manufacturers. As directed by
President Trump’s Memorandum of
January 24, 2017, ‘‘Streamlining
Permitting and Reducing Regulatory
Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing,’’
the Secretary of Commerce, in
coordination with the Secretaries of
Agriculture and Energy, the
Administrator of the Environmental
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0009]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS)
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), Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS), is sponsoring a
public meeting on April 6, 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 to be discussed at the 23rd
Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems (CCFICS) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(Codex), taking place in Australia between May 1 and 5, 2017. The
Administrator and Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety
recognizes the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 6, 2017,
from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents
related to the 23rd Session of the CCFICS will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en
Mary Stanley, U.S. Delegate to the 23rd Session of the CCFICS
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: Mary.Stanley@fsis.usda.gov.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting
for the 23rd Session of the CCFICS by conference call, please use the
call-in-number and participant code listed below:
Call-In-Number: 1-888-844-9904.
The participant code will be posted on the Web page below: 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 Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov by April 4, 2017. Early
registration is encouraged because 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 the security screening systems. Attendees who are not able to
attend the meeting in person, but who wish to participate, may do so by
phone, as discussed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 23rd SESSION OF THE CCFICS CONTACT:
Mary Stanley, Director, Office of International Coordination, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 2925, South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-0287, Fax: (202) 720-4929,
Email: Mary.Stanley@fsis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 690-4042,
Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email: Kenneth.Lowery@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 and the World Health
Organization. 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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The CCFICS is responsible for:
(a) Developing principles and guidelines for food import and export
inspection and certification systems, with a view to harmonizing
methods and procedures that protect the health of consumers, ensure
fair trading practices, and facilitate international trade in
foodstuffs;
(b) Developing principles and guidelines for the application of
measures by the competent authorities of exporting and importing
countries to provide assurance, where necessary, that foodstuffs comply
with requirements, especially statutory health requirements;
(c) Developing guidelines for the utilization, as and when
appropriate, of quality assurance systems to ensure that foodstuffs
conform with requirements and to promote the recognition of these
systems in facilitating trade in food products under bilateral/
multilateral arrangements by countries;
(d) Developing guidelines and criteria with respect to format,
declarations and language of such official certificates as countries
may require with a view towards international harmonization;
(e) Making recommendations for information exchange in relation to
food import/export control;
(f) Consulting as necessary with other international groups working
on matters related to food inspection and certification systems; and
(g) Considering other matters assigned to it by the Commission in
relation to food inspection and certification systems.
The CCFICS is hosted by Australia. The U.S. attends CCFICS as a
member country to the Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS will be discussed during the public meeting:
Discussion paper on system comparability/equivalence;
Discussion paper on the use of electronic certificates by
competent authorities and migration to paperless certification;
Discussion paper on third party certification (with broad
parameters);
Discussion paper on consideration of emerging issues and
future directions for the work of CCFICS;
Discussion paper on food integrity/food authenticity as
emerging issues; and
Other business and future work.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed by the Secretariat before to the Committee
Meeting. Members of the public may access or request copies of these
documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 6, 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 sent to Mary Stanley, U.S. Delegate
for the 23rd Session of the CCFICS (see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 23rd Session of the
CCFICS.
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 March 2, 2017.
Paulo Almeida,
Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2017-04453 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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