Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, 40542-40543 [2017-18082]
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 44th Session of the CCFL will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee
by Codex and other Codex Subsidiary
Bodies;
• Matters outstanding from CCFL43:
use of terms flavour and flavourings in
labelling;
• Matters of interest from FAO and
WHO;
• Consideration of labelling
provisions in draft Codex standards;
• Date marking (Draft Revision of the
General Standard for the Labelling of
Prepackaged Foods);
• Proposed draft Guidance for the
Labelling of non-retail containers;
• Front of pack labeling (discussion
paper); Consumer preference claims
(discussion paper)
• Other Business and Future Work.
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 September 13, 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 Felicia
Billingslea for the 44th Session of the
CCFL (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to the activities of the 44th Session of
the CCFL.
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Additional Public Notification
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rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
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Web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
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provide information regarding FSIS
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USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
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parental status, income derived from a
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To file a complaint of discrimination,
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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
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(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
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Done at Washington, DC on August 22,
2017.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0037]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Office of the Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
ACTION:
The Office of the Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting
on September 1, 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 20th Session of the
Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables (CCFFV) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex),
which will take place in Kampala,
Uganda, October 2–6, 2017. The Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety and the
AMS recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 20th Session of the
CCFFV and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Friday, September 1, 2017, from 1:00
p.m.–4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the USDA, South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., 0752,
Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 20th Session
of the CCFFV will be accessible via the
Internet at the following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Dorian Lafond, the U.S. Delegate to
the 20th Session of the CCFFV, invites
U.S. interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address: dorian.lafond@
usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
Call-in-Number
If you wish to participate in the
public meeting for the 20th Session of
the CCFFV by conference call, please
use the following call-in-number listed:
Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904.
Access Code: 5126092.
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the
public meeting by emailing
kenneth.lowery@fsis.usda.gov by August
29, 2017. 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. Persons who
are not able to attend the meeting in
person, but who wish to participate,
may do so by phone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
20TH SESSION OF CCFFV CONTACT: Dorian
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LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service,
Fruits and Vegetables Division, Mail
Stop 0235, Room 2086, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone:
(202) 690–4944, Fax: (202) 720–0016,
Email: dorian.lafond@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue, Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone:
(202) 690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157,
Email: Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 CCFFV is responsible for
elaborating worldwide standards and
codes of practice as may be appropriate
for fresh fruits and vegetables and for
consulting with other international
organizations in the standards
development process to avoid
duplication.
The Committee is hosted by Mexico.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 20th Session of the CCFFV will
be discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters arising from Codex and
other Committees;
• Matters arising from other
international organizations on the
standardization of fresh fruits and
vegetables
• Draft Standard for Aubergines;
• Draft Standard for Garlic;
• Draft Standard for Kiwifruit;
• Draft Standard for Ware Potatoes;
• Proposed Draft Standard for Fresh
Date;
• Proposals for new work on Codex
standards for fresh fruits and vegetables;
• Proposed layout for Codex
standards for fresh fruits and vegetables
(Outstanding issues); and
• Discussion paper on Glossary of
terms used in the Layout for Codex
standards for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat
before to the Meeting. Members of the
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public may access or request copies of
these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the September 1, 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 the U.S.
Delegate for the 20th Session of the
CCFFV, Dorian LaFond (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 20th Session of
CCFFV.
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
PO 00000
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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 August 22,
2017.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2017–18082 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,
Evanston-Mountain View Ranger
District; Utah; West Fork Smiths Fork
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout
Enhancement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Evanston-Mountain View
Ranger District of the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest (‘‘Forest
Service’’), in cooperation with the Utah
Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR),
proposes to treat the streams in the West
Fork Smiths Fork drainage including
some waters within the High Uintas
Wilderness and High Uintas Inventoried
Roadless Area with rotenone to remove
non-native fish species and enhance
habitat for native Colorado River
cutthroat trout (CRCT; Onchorhynchus
clarki pleuriticus).
Implementation of this proposal
would require the use of a piscicide (a
substance used to kill fish; i.e.,
rotenone) to remove competing and
hybridizing non-native fish species from
selected streams. Non-native fish
species to be removed are primarily
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
and hybridized Colorado River cutthroat
trout, although all fish species would be
removed from the project area.
Following the last treatment of the
selected streams, CRCT, sculpin (Cottus
sp.), mountain sucker (Catostomus
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0037]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
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 Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting on September 1, 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 20th Session of the Codex Committee on
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will take place in Kampala, Uganda, October
2-6, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the AMS
recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 20th Session of the
CCFFV and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 1, 2017,
from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the USDA, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 0752, Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 20th Session of the CCFFV will be
accessible via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
Dorian Lafond, the U.S. Delegate to the 20th Session of the CCFFV,
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address: dorian.lafond@usda.gov.
Call-in-Number
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 20th
Session of the CCFFV by conference call, please use the following call-
in-number listed:
Call-in-Number: 1-888-844-9904.
Access Code: 5126092.
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing
kenneth.lowery@fsis.usda.gov by August 29, 2017. 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. Persons who are not able to attend the meeting in
person, but who wish to participate, may do so by phone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 20TH SESSION OF CCFFV CONTACT:
Dorian
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LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables Division,
Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016,
Email: dorian.lafond@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue, Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690-4042, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
Email: Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 CCFFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards and
codes of practice as may be appropriate for fresh fruits and vegetables
and for consulting with other international organizations in the
standards development process to avoid duplication.
The Committee is hosted by Mexico.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 20th Session of the CCFFV
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters arising from Codex and other Committees;
Matters arising from other international organizations on
the standardization of fresh fruits and vegetables
Draft Standard for Aubergines;
Draft Standard for Garlic;
Draft Standard for Kiwifruit;
Draft Standard for Ware Potatoes;
Proposed Draft Standard for Fresh Date;
Proposals for new work on Codex standards for fresh fruits
and vegetables;
Proposed layout for Codex standards for fresh fruits and
vegetables (Outstanding issues); and
Discussion paper on Glossary of terms used in the Layout
for Codex standards for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or 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 September 1, 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 the U.S. Delegate for
the 20th Session of the CCFFV, Dorian LaFond (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 20th
Session of CCFFV.
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 August 22, 2017.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2017-18082 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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