Codex Committee Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives, 1137-1138 [2020-00162]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
1137
Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 85, No. 6
Thursday, January 9, 2020
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.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Tart Cherries Grown in the
States of MI, NY, PA. OR, UT, WA, and
WI.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0177.
Summary of Collection: Marketing
Order No. 930 (7 CFR part 930) regulates
the handling of tart cherries grown in
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wisconsin. The Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 authorizes the
promulgation and amendment of
marketing orders for certain agricultural
commodities and the issuance of
regulations thereof for the purpose of
providing orderly marketing conditions
in interstate and intrastate commerce
and for improving returns to producers.
The primary objective of the Order is to
stabilize the supply of tart cherries.
Only tart cherries that will be canned or
frozen will be regulated. The Order is
administered by an 18-member Board
comprised of producers, handlers and
one public member, plus alternates for
each. The members will serve for a
three-year term of office.
Need and Use of the Information:
Various forms were developed by the
Board for persons to file required
information relating to tart cherry
inventories, shipments, diversions and
other needed information to effectively
carry out the requirements of the Order.
The information collected is used to
ensure compliance, verify eligibility,
and vote on amendments, monitor and
record grower’s information. Authorized
Board employees and the industry are
the primary users of the information. If
information were not collected, it would
eliminate needed data to keep the
industry and the Secretary abreast of
changes at the State and local level.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 640.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Quarterly; On occasion.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
January 6, 2020.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
are requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
February 10, 2020. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
20:20 Jan 08, 2020
Jkt 250001
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Total Burden Hours: 741.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–00158 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Committee Meeting of the
Codex Committee on Food Additives
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 January
21, 2020. 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 52nd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission, in Lanzhou,
China, March 2–6, 2020. The U.S.
Manager for Codex Alimentarius and
the Under Secretary for Trade and
Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize
the importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 52nd
Session of the CCFA and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for January 21, 2020, from 9:00–12:00
EST.
SUMMARY:
The public meeting will
take place in Meeting Room 1A–001 and
1A–002 of the Wiley Auditorium of the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) Harvey H. Wiley Building, 5001
Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 52nd Session
of the CCFA will be accessible via the
internet at the following address: https://
www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/en/.
Dr. Paul Honigfort, U.S. Delegate to
the 52nd Session of the CCFA, invites
U.S. interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address:
paul.honigfort@hds.hhs.gov.
Call-In-Number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
52nd Session of the CCFA by conference
ADDRESSES:
E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM
09JAN1
1138
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 6 / Thursday, January 9, 2020 / Notices
call, please use the call-in-number: 888–
844–9904 and participant code 5126092.
Registration: Attendees may register
to attend the public meeting by emailing
uscodex@usda.gov by January 17, 2020.
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
52nd Session of the CCFA, contact U.S.
Delegate, Dr. Paul Honigfort, Consumer
Safety Officer, Division of Food Contact
Notifications, Office of Food Additive
Safety, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, 5001 Campus Drive,
College Park, MD 20740, phone: +1
(204) 402–1206; email: paul.honigfort@
fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information about the
public meeting Contact: U.S. Codex
Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 4861, South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone 202 720
7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
uscodex@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
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 Terms of Reference of the Codex
Committee on Food Additives (CCFA)
are:
(a) To establish or endorse permitted
maximum levels for individual food
additives;
(b) To prepare priority lists of food
additives for risk assessment by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on
Food Additives;
(c) To assign functional classes to
individual food additives;
(d) To recommend specifications of
identity and purity for food additives for
adoption by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission;
(e) To consider methods of analysis
for the determination of additives in
food; and
(f) To consider and elaborate
standards or codes for related subjects
VerDate Sep<11>2014
20:20 Jan 08, 2020
Jkt 250001
such as the labelling of food additives
when sold as such.
The CCFA is hosted by China. The
United States attends the CCFA as a
member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 52nd Session of the CCFA will
be discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and other
subsidiary bodies
• Matters of interest arising from FAO/
WHO and from the 87th Meeting of
the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Committee on Food Additives
(JECFA)
• Proposed draft specifications for
identify and purity of food additives
arising from the 87th JECFA meeting
• Endorsement and/or revision of
maximum levels for food additives
and processing aids in Codex
standards
• Alignment of the food additive
provisions of commodity standards:
Report of the Electronic Working
Group (EWG) on Alignment
• General Standard for Food Additives
(GSFA): Report of the EWG on the
GSFA
• General Standard for Food Additives
(GSFA): Proposals for new and/or
revision of food additive provisions
• Continuation of the discussion on the
relevant provisions for sweeteners
associated with Note 161
• General information on the
availability of data related to nitrates
and nitrites
• Proposed draft revision to the
International Numbering System
(INS) for Food Additives
• Proposals for additions and changes
to the Priority List of Substances
proposed by evaluation by JECFA
• Other business and future work
Public Meeting
At the January 21, 2020 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 Dr. Paul
Honigfort, U.S. Delegate for the 52nd
Session of the CCFA (see ADDRESSES).
Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 52nd Session
of the CCFA.
Register publication on-line through the
USDA web page located at: https://
www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also
offers an email subscription service
providing access to information related
to Codex. Customers can add or delete
their subscription 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,
2019.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2020–00162 Filed 1–8–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE; P
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
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 9990
E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM
09JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1137-1138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00162]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Committee Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on January
21, 2020. 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 52nd Session of the Codex
Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission, in Lanzhou, China, March 2-6, 2020. The U.S. Manager for
Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign
Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 52nd
Session of the CCFA and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2020, from 9:00-
12:00 EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place in Meeting Room 1A-001
and 1A-002 of the Wiley Auditorium of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Harvey H. Wiley Building, 5001 Campus Drive,
College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 52nd Session of the
CCFA will be accessible via the internet at the following address:
https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/en/.
Dr. Paul Honigfort, U.S. Delegate to the 52nd Session of the CCFA,
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 52nd Session of the CCFA by conference
[[Page 1138]]
call, please use the call-in-number: 888-844-9904 and participant code
5126092.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
by emailing [email protected] by January 17, 2020. 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 52nd Session of the CCFA, contact
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Paul Honigfort, Consumer Safety Officer, Division of
Food Contact Notifications, Office of Food Additive Safety, U.S. Food
and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740,
phone: +1 (204) 402-1206; email: [email protected].
For Further Information about the public meeting Contact: U.S.
Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture
Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone 202 720 7760, Fax: (202) 720-
3157, Email: [email protected].
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 Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
(CCFA) are:
(a) To establish or endorse permitted maximum levels for individual
food additives;
(b) To prepare priority lists of food additives for risk assessment
by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives;
(c) To assign functional classes to individual food additives;
(d) To recommend specifications of identity and purity for food
additives for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission;
(e) To consider methods of analysis for the determination of
additives in food; and
(f) To consider and elaborate standards or codes for related
subjects such as the labelling of food additives when sold as such.
The CCFA is hosted by China. The United States attends the CCFA as
a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 52nd Session of the CCFA
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
other subsidiary bodies
Matters of interest arising from FAO/WHO and from the 87th
Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Proposed draft specifications for identify and purity of food
additives arising from the 87th JECFA meeting
Endorsement and/or revision of maximum levels for food
additives and processing aids in Codex standards
Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity
standards: Report of the Electronic Working Group (EWG) on Alignment
General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA): Report of the EWG
on the GSFA
General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA): Proposals for new
and/or revision of food additive provisions
Continuation of the discussion on the relevant provisions for
sweeteners associated with Note 161
General information on the availability of data related to
nitrates and nitrites
Proposed draft revision to the International Numbering System
(INS) for Food Additives
Proposals for additions and changes to the Priority List of
Substances proposed by evaluation by JECFA
Other business and future work
Public Meeting
At the January 21, 2020 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 Dr. Paul Honigfort, U.S.
Delegate for the 52nd Session of the CCFA (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 52nd
Session of the CCFA.
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 USDA web
page located at: https://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also offers an
email subscription service providing access to information related to
Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription 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, 2019.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2020-00162 Filed 1-8-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE; P
