National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting, 38202-38203 [2019-16758]

Download as PDF 38202 Notices Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 151 Tuesday, August 6, 2019 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES August 1, 2019. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Jamie L. Whitten Building. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, in Room 104–A. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal Officer, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3999. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the program’s policies. The meeting will focus on operational and research activities conducted by the Wildlife Services Program. The committee will discuss pertinent WS operational and research activities and programs and how to increase their effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an active participant in the goal of agricultural protection. The meeting will be open to the public. Attendees should arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Picture identification is required to gain access to the Whitten Building. Due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2019 / Notices discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS–2019–0045 when submitting your statements. This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 2019. Cikena Reid, Committee Management Officer, USDA. [FR Doc. 2019–16758 Filed 8–5–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS–2018–0044] Changes to the Campylobacter Verification Testing Program: Revised Performance Standards for Campylobacter in Not-Ready-To-Eat Comminuted Chicken and Turkey and Related Agency Procedures Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing and requesting comments on revised pathogen reduction performance standards for Campylobacter in notready-to-eat (NRTE) comminuted chicken and turkey products based on a microbiological method change from direct-plating to enrichment. The Agency is taking this step because the enrichment method more effectively recovers Campylobacter in contaminated poultry samples as compared to the direct-plating method. FSIS will consider comments received on this notice before announcing the final standards in the Federal Register and assessing whether establishments are meeting the standards. After collecting sufficient data, FSIS plans to propose and request comments on revised pathogen reduction performance standards for Campylobacter in young chicken and turkey carcasses and in raw chicken parts, also based on the enrichment method. jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Submit comments on or before October 7, 2019. DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Aug 05, 2019 Jkt 247001 FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides commenters the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on the web page or to 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, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250–3700. • Hand- or Courier-Delivered Submittals: Deliver to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250–3700. Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name and docket number FSIS– 2018–0044. 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, call (202) 720–5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250–3700. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development by telephone at (202) 205–0495. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSIS is responsible for verifying that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled and packaged. Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of foodborne illness in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate Campylobacter infections affect 1.3 million people every year in the United States.1 During 2018, CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet,2 reported that the incidence of foodborne infection was highest for Campylobacter (19.5 per 100,000 population).3 Most non-dairy, outbreak-associated Campylobacter illnesses are attributed to the ADDRESSES: 1 https://www.cdc.gov/Campylobacter/faq.html. 2 https://www.cdc.gov/foodnet/. 3 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/ mm6816a2.htm. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38203 consumption of poultry.4 Campylobacter outbreaks are not commonly identified considering how often people get sick from this bacteria, but the frequency of outbreaks has been increasing.5 Poultry Carcasses and Raw Chicken Parts FSIS finalized and announced Campylobacter performance standards for establishments that produce young chicken carcasses and turkey carcasses on May 14, 2010 (75 FR 27288). FSIS initially proposed to use the results from both the 1-mL direct-plating analytical method and the 30-mL enrichment analytical method to assess whether establishments were meeting the Campylobacter performance standards for young chicken and turkey carcasses.6 However, on March 21, 2011, after further analysis and in response to public comments, FSIS announced that it would: Only use the direct-plating method results to assess whether young chicken and turkey slaughter establishments were meeting the performance standards; also concurrently analyze young chicken and turkey carcass rinsates using the enrichment method; and conduct an internal analysis of all of these results— direct-plating and enrichment method generated results—to develop additional policy options (76 FR 15282). In July 2011, FSIS began compiling sample sets 7 to generate data to assess whether young chicken and turkey slaughter establishments were meeting the Campylobacter standards. Poultry slaughter establishments subject to the Campylobacter performance standards were assessed against the standards based solely on the results generated using the direct-plating method. However, samples collected as part of these sample sets were analyzed concurrently using the enrichment method. After FSIS completed two sample sets for nearly 90 percent of the young chicken and turkey slaughter establishments, the results generated using both the 1-mL direct-plating and 4 https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/pdf/P192016-report-TriAgency-508.pdf. 5 https://www.cdc.gov/Campylobacter/outbreaks/ outbreaks.html. 6 FSIS’s direct-plating and enrichment analytical methods are described in the Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, Chapter 41; at https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/0273bc3d2363-45b3-befb-1190c25f3c8b/MLG-41.pdf? MOD=AJPERES. 7 At the time, FSIS inspection program personnel were collecting poultry carcass samples over a defined number of sequential days of production to complete a sample set. In May 2015, FSIS began testing poultry carcasses using a continuous sampling program and discontinued the previous set-based verification projects. E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38202-38203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16758]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0045]


National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife 
Services Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 18 and 19, 2019 from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Jamie L. Whitten Building. 
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, in Room 104-A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal 
Officer, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-3999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture 
concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the 
Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public 
forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the 
program's policies.
    The meeting will focus on operational and research activities 
conducted by the Wildlife Services Program. The committee will discuss 
pertinent WS operational and research activities and programs and how 
to increase their effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an 
active participant in the goal of agricultural protection.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Attendees should arrive 
between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Picture identification is required to gain 
access to the Whitten Building.
    Due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to 
participate in the

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discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics 
may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending 
them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to 
Docket No. APHIS-2019-0045 when submitting your statements.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 2019.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2019-16758 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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