Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), 47601-47603 [2018-20443]
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3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
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Title: Importation of Fresh Peppers
From Peru Into the Continental United
States and the Territories.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0434.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. Regulations
authorized by the PPA concerning the
importation of fruits and vegetables into
the United States from certain parts of
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–83).
The regulations in § 319.56–73 allow
the importation of fresh peppers into the
continental United States and the
Territories from Peru. As a condition of
entry, the peppers have to be produced
in accordance with a systems approach
that includes requirements for
operational workplans, quality control
programs, fruit fly trapping, pre-harvest
production site inspections, production
site and packinghouse registration,
emergency action notifications, notices
of arrival for imports, and packinghouse
procedures designed to exclude
quarantine pests. The peppers are also
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required to be imported in commercial
consignments and accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of Peru with an additional
declaration stating that the consignment
was produced in accordance with the
systems approach outlined in the
regulations. These actions allow for the
importation of fresh peppers from Peru
while continuing to provide protection
against the introduction of plant pests
into the United States and the
Territories.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
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collection of information on those who
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appropriate, of automated, electronic,
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submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Exporters, importers,
and the NPPO of Peru.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 15.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 16.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 249.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 294 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
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Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary
Uses (CCNFSDU)
U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S Codex Program is
sponsoring a public meeting on
Tuesday, November 6, 2018. 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 40th session of the
Codex Committee on Nutrition and
Foods for Special Dietary Uses
(CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission in Berlin, Germany
November 26–30, 2018. The U.S.
Manager for Codex Alimentarius and
the Under Secretary, Office of Trade and
Foreign Agricultural Affairs, recognize
the importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 40th
Session of the CCNFSDU and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place at the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition, Wiley
Building, Room 1A002, 55 Campus
Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 40th Session
of the CCNFSDU will be accessible via
the internet at the following address:
https://www.codexalimentarius.org/
meetings-reports/en.
Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate
to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU,
invites U.S. interested parties to submit
their comments electronically to the
following email address:
douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
40th Session of the CCNFSDU by
conference call, please use the call-innumber listed below:
Call-In-Number: 1–877–465–7975—
U.S. Toll Free.
SUMMARY:
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
About the 40th Session Of the
CCNFSDU: Doug Balentine, Director,
Office of Nutrition and Food Labelling,
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5001 Campus Drive
(HFS–830), College Park, MD 20740.
Phone: +1 240 402 2373. Fax: +1 (301)
436–2636. Email: Douglas.Balentine@
fda.hhs.gov.
About the Public Meeting: Doreen
Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)
720–4063, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
Doreen.Chenmoulec@osec.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the
public meeting by emailing
doreen.chenmoulec@osec.usda.gov by
October 24, 2018.
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.
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Background
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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The CCNFSDU is responsible for:
(a) Studying nutrition issues referred
to it by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission;
(b) Drafting general provisions, as
appropriate, on nutritional aspects of all
foods and developing standards,
guidelines, and related texts for foods
for special dietary uses, in cooperation
with other committees where necessary;
and
(c) Considering, amending if
necessary, and endorsing provisions on
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nutritional aspects proposed for
inclusion in Codex standards,
guidelines, and related texts.
The CCNFSDU is hosted by Germany.
The U.S. attends CCNFSDU as a
member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU
will be discussed during the public
meeting:
• Matters referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and its
subsidiary bodies
• Matters of Interest Arising from FAO
and WHO:
Æ Review of the Standard for Followup Formula (CXS 156–1987)1
D Comments in reply to CL 2018/62–
NFSDU
Æ Review of the Standard for Followup Formula (CXS 156–1987)2
D Comments in reply to CL 2018/63–
NFSDU
Æ Proposed Draft Guideline for
Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods
D Comments at in reply to CL 2018/
64–NFSDU
Æ Proposed Draft Definition for
Biofortification
D Comments in reply to CL 2018/65–
NFSDU
Æ Proposed Draft NRV–NCD for EPA
and DHA long chain omega-3 fatty
acids
D Comments in reply to CL 2018/66–
NFSDU
Æ Proposed draft Claim for ‘‘free’’ of
Trans Fatty Acids
D Comments in reply to CL 2017/89/
OCS–NFSDU
Æ Discussion paper of NRV–R for
older infants and young children
Æ Discussion paper on mechanism/
framework for considering the
technological justification of food
additives
Æ Discussion paper on harmonized
probiotic guidelines for use in foods
and dietary supplements
Æ Discussion paper on general
guidelines to establish nutritional
profiles
• Other Business and Future Work.
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed by the Secretariat
before the Committee meeting. Members
of the public may access or request
copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the Tuesday, November 6, 2018
public meeting, draft U.S. positions on
the agenda items will be described and
discussed, and attendees will have the
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opportunity to pose questions and offer
comments. Written comments may be
offered at the meeting or sent to Douglas
Balentine, U.S. Delegate for the 40th
Session of the CCNFSDU (see
ADDRESSES). Written comments should
state that they relate to activities of the
40th Session of the CCNFSDU.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, the U.S.
Codex Office will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the
FSIS web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. The
U.S. Codex Office also 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 September
14th, 2018.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2018–20443 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene (CCFH)
U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S Codex Office is
sponsoring a public meeting on October
9, 2018. 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 50th
session of the Codex Committee on
Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in Panama
City, Panama on November 12—16,
2018. The U.S. Manager for Codex
Alimentarius and the Under Secretary,
Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural
Affairs, recognize the importance of
providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background
information on the 50th Session of the
CCFH and to address items on the
agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 1:00
p.m. to 4 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 50th Session of the CCFH
will be accessible via the internet at the
following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en.
Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 50th
Session of the CCFH, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address: Jenny.Scott@
fda.hhs.gov.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
50th Session of the CCFH by conference
call, please use the call-in-number 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/
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
About the 50th Session Of The CCFH:
Jenny Scott, Senior Advisor, Office of
Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5001 Campus Drive
HFS–300, Room 3B–014. College Park,
MD 20740–3835 Phone: +1 (240) 402–
2166. Fax: +1 (301) 436–2632. Email:
Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov.
About the Public Meeting: Barbara
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861,
South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202)
690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
Barbara.McNiff@osec.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the
public meeting by emailing
Barbara.McNiff@osec.useda.gov by
October 3, 2018. 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.
Background
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 fair practices in the food
trade.
The CCFH is responsible for:
• Developing basic provisions on
food hygiene, applicable to all food or
to specific food types;
• Considering and amending or
endorsing provisions on food hygiene
contained in Codex commodity
standards and codes of practice
developed by Codex commodity
committees;
• Considering specific food hygiene
problems assigned to it by the
Commission;
• Suggesting and prioritizing areas
where there is a need for
microbiological risk assessment at the
international level and developing
questions to be addressed by the risk
assessors; and
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• Considering microbiological risk
management matters in relation to food
hygiene and in relation to the FAO/
WHO risk assessments.
The CCFH is hosted by the United
States. The 50th Session will be cohosted by Panama and will convene in
Panama City.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 50th Session of the CCFH will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and its
subsidiary bodies to the Food Hygiene
• Matters arising from the Work of FAO
and WHO, including the Joint Expert
Meeting on Microbiological Risk
Assessment (JEMRA)
• Information from the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
• Proposed draft revision of the General
Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1–
1969) and its HACCP Annex
Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/69–
FH
• Revision to the Code of Practice for
Fish and Fishery Products (CXC 52–
2003): Placement for the guidance
on histamine control; amendments
to other sections, and revisions to
the section on sampling,
examination and analyses related to
histamine food safety
Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/70–
FH
• Proposed draft code of practice on
food allergen management for food
business operators
Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/71–
FH
• Proposed draft guidance for the
management of (micro) biological
foodborne crises/outbreaks
Æ Comments in reply to CL 2018/72–
FH
• Discussion paper on future on work
on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia
coli (STEC)
• Other business and Future Work
Æ Proposals in reply to CL 2018/35–
FH)
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed by the Secretariat
before the Committee meeting. Members
of the public may access or request
copies of these documents (see
ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the October 9 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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Program is sponsoring a public meeting on
Tuesday, November 6, 2018. 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 40th
session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special
Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Berlin,
Germany November 26-30, 2018. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius
and the Under Secretary, Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural
Affairs, recognize the importance of providing interested parties the
opportunity to obtain background information on the 40th Session of the
CCNFSDU and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2018
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Wiley Building, Room 1A002, 55 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en.
Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate to the 40th Session of the
CCNFSDU, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address:
[email protected].
Call-In-Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting
for the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU by conference call, please use the
call-in-number listed below:
Call-In-Number: 1-877-465-7975--U.S. Toll Free.
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
About the 40th Session Of the CCNFSDU: Doug Balentine, Director,
Office of Nutrition and Food Labelling, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive
(HFS-830), College Park, MD 20740. Phone: +1 240 402 2373. Fax: +1
(301) 436-2636. Email: [email protected]
About the Public Meeting: Doreen Chen-Moulec, U.S. Codex Office,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-4063, Fax: (202) 720-3157,
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Registration
Attendees may register to attend the public meeting by emailing
[email protected] by October 24, 2018.
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.
Background
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 fair practices in the
food trade.
The CCNFSDU is responsible for:
(a) Studying nutrition issues referred to it by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission;
(b) Drafting general provisions, as appropriate, on nutritional
aspects of all foods and developing standards, guidelines, and related
texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other
committees where necessary; and
(c) Considering, amending if necessary, and endorsing provisions on
nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards,
guidelines, and related texts.
The CCNFSDU is hosted by Germany. The U.S. attends CCNFSDU as a
member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 40th Session of the
CCNFSDU will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its
subsidiary bodies
Matters of Interest Arising from FAO and WHO:
[cir] Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS 156-1987)1
[ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/62-NFSDU
[cir] Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS 156-1987)2
[ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/63-NFSDU
[cir] Proposed Draft Guideline for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods
[ssquf] Comments at in reply to CL 2018/64-NFSDU
[cir] Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification
[ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/65-NFSDU
[cir] Proposed Draft NRV-NCD for EPA and DHA long chain omega-3
fatty acids
[ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2018/66-NFSDU
[cir] Proposed draft Claim for ``free'' of Trans Fatty Acids
[ssquf] Comments in reply to CL 2017/89/OCS-NFSDU
[cir] Discussion paper of NRV-R for older infants and young
children
[cir] Discussion paper on mechanism/framework for considering the
technological justification of food additives
[cir] Discussion paper on harmonized probiotic guidelines for use
in foods and dietary supplements
[cir] Discussion paper on general guidelines to establish
nutritional profiles
Other Business and Future Work.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed by the Secretariat before the Committee meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the Tuesday, November 6, 2018 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
Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate for the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU
(see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to
activities of the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS web
page located at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. The U.S.
Codex Office also 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).
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Done at Washington, DC, on September 14th, 2018.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2018-20443 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am]
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