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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 Codex in relation to
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee is hosted by the
Netherlands.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 12th Session of the CCCF will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to the Committee by
the Codex Alimentarius Commission
and/or its subsidiary bodies
• Matters of interest arising from FAO
and WHO (Including JECFA)
• Matters of interest arising from other
international organizations
• Proposed draft and draft maximum
levels of lead in selected commodities
in the General Standard for
Contaminants and Toxins in Food and
Feed
• Proposed draft maximum levels for
cadmium in chocolate and cocoaderived products
• Proposed draft maximum levels for
methylmercury in fish including
associated sampling plans
• Proposed draft revision of the Code of
practice for the prevention and
reduction of dioxins and dioxin-like
PCBs in food and feed
• Proposed draft Code of practice for
the reduction of 3monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters
and glycidyl esters in refined oils and
products made with refined oils,
especially infant formula
• Proposed draft maximum level for
total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts
and associated sampling plan
• Proposed draft maximum levels for
total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in
nutmeg, chili and paprika, ginger,
pepper and turmeric and associated
sampling plans
• Proposed draft guidelines for risk
analysis of chemicals inadvertently
present in food at low levels
• Discussion paper on maximum levels
for hydrocyanic acid in cassava and
cassava-based products and
mycotoxin contamination in these
products
• Discussion paper on future work on
maximum levels for lead for inclusion
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in the General Standard for
Contaminants and toxins in Food and
Feed
• Discussion paper on aflatoxins and
sterigmatocystin contamination in
cereals
• Discussion paper on the development
of a Code of Practice for the
prevention and reduction of cadmium
contamination in cocoa
• Priority list of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants for
evaluation by JECFA
• 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 February 22, 2018 public
meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items will be described,
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.
Lauren Posnick Robin (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 12th 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.
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Done at Washington, DC on: December 19,
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–2017–0051]
Notice of Request for Revision of an
Approved Information Collection
(Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request a renewal of the
approved information collection
SUMMARY:
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regarding qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback on service delivery
by the Food Safety and Inspection
Service. There are no changes to the
existing information collection;
however, the Agency has reduced the
burden estimate by 8,000 hours for
upcoming qualitative surveys and food
safety education research. The approval
for this information collection will
expire on May 31, 2018.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
information collection. Comments may
be submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Docket Clerk,
Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3782, Room 8–
163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3,
355 E Street SW, Room 8–163A,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2017–0051. 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.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza
3, 355 E Street SW, Room 8–164,
Washington, DC 20250–3700 between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250;
(202)720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 0583–0151.
Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/
2018.
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Type of Request: Revision of an
approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified
in the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). FSIS protects the
public by verifying that meat, poultry,
and egg products are safe, wholesome,
not adulterated, and correctly labeled
and packaged.
FSIS is requesting a revision of the
approved information collection
regarding qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback on service delivery
by the Food Safety and Inspection
Service. There are no changes to the
existing information collection;
however, the Agency has reduced the
burden estimate by 8,000 hours for
upcoming qualitative surveys and food
safety education research. The approval
for this information collection will
expire on May 31, 2018.
The proposed information collection
activity provides a means for the Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Agency’s commitment to improving
service delivery.
By ‘‘qualitative feedback,’’ we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but not a statistical survey that yields
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population studied.
Qualitative feedback provides insights
into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences, and
expectations; provides an early warning
of issues with the Agency’s customer
service; and focuses attention on matters
with respect to which communication,
training, or changes in operations might
improve delivery of products or
services. This collection will allow for
ongoing, collaborative, and actionable
communications between the Agency
and its customers and stakeholders. It
will also allow the feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
The solicitation of qualitative
feedback will target topics such as:
Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy
of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
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stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
FSIS will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
The collection is voluntary;
The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
respondents and the Federal
Government;
The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
The collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have had experience
with the program, or who may have
experience with the program in the near
future;
Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained; as a
general matter, this information
collection will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not involve
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, or other matters that are
commonly considered private;
Information gathered is intended to be
used only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of FSIS (if released, FSIS will
indicate the qualitative nature of the
information);
Information gathered will not be used
for the purpose of substantially
informing policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collection
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .5
hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal
government.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 4,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 4,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,000 hours.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence SW, 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250;
(202)720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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
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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 December 19,
2017.
Paul Kiecker,
Acting Administrator.
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U.S. Commission on Civil
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ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
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Public Call Information: Dial: 877–
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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8311.
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353–8311.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2017-0051]
Notice of Request for Revision of an Approved Information
Collection (Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
renewal of the approved information collection
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regarding qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on service
delivery by the Food Safety and Inspection Service. There are no
changes to the existing information collection; however, the Agency has
reduced the burden estimate by 8,000 hours for upcoming qualitative
surveys and food safety education research. The approval for this
information collection will expire on May 31, 2018.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
information collection. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Docket
Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3782,
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots
Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW, Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2017-0051. 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.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW, Room 8-
164, Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, South Building, Washington, DC
20250; (202)720-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 0583-0151.
Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/2018.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified in the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and
the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). FSIS
protects the public by verifying that meat, poultry, and egg products
are safe, wholesome, not adulterated, and correctly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS is requesting a revision of the approved information
collection regarding qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on
service delivery by the Food Safety and Inspection Service. There are
no changes to the existing information collection; however, the Agency
has reduced the burden estimate by 8,000 hours for upcoming qualitative
surveys and food safety education research. The approval for this
information collection will expire on May 31, 2018.
The proposed information collection activity provides a means for
the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Agency's commitment to improving service delivery.
By ``qualitative feedback,'' we mean information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but not a statistical
survey that yields quantitative results that can be generalized to the
population studied. Qualitative feedback provides insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and expectations;
provides an early warning of issues with the Agency's customer service;
and focuses attention on matters with respect to which communication,
training, or changes in operations might improve delivery of products
or services. This collection will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow the feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program management.
The solicitation of qualitative feedback will target topics such
as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy,
efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service
delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to
improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If
this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency's services will be unavailable.
FSIS will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collection is voluntary;
The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and is low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have had experience with the program, or who may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the
extent necessary and is not retained; as a general matter, this
information collection will not result in any new system of records
containing privacy information and will not involve questions of a
sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, or other matters that are commonly considered private;
Information gathered is intended to be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of FSIS (if released, FSIS will indicate
the qualitative nature of the information);
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the
collection will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average .5 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal government.
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Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 4,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,000 hours.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record. Copies of this information collection assessment can be
obtained from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development,
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence SW, 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250; (202)720-5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the
addresses provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
Responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
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: [email protected].
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 December 19, 2017.
Paul Kiecker,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-27638 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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