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Meeting of the Codex Committee on
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U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
The U.S Codex Office is
sponsoring a public meeting on April
30, 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 25th
Session of the Codex Committee on
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
(CCRVDF) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), in San Diego,
California, May 25–29, 2020. 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 25th
Session of the CCRVDF and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for April 30, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place in the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Whitten Building, Room 107–A, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250. Documents related to the
25th Session of the CCRVDF will be
accessible via the internet at the
following address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en. Ms. Brandi Robinson, U.S.
Delegate to the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF, invites U.S. interested parties
to submit their comments electronically
to the following email address:
Brandi.Robinson@fda.hhs.gov.
Call in number: If you wish to
participate in the public meeting for the
25th Session of the CCRVDF by
conference call, please register in
advance by emailing ken.lowery@
usda.gov. Please use the call-in-number:
1–888–844–9904 and participant code:
512 6092.
Registration: Attendees may register
to attend the public meeting by emailing
ken.lowery@usda.gov by April 24, 2020.
Early registration is encouraged because
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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 25th
session of CCRVDF, contact Brandi
Robinson, International Program
Manager, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (CVM), Office of New Animal
Drug Evaluation, Food and Drug
Administration, 7500 Standish Place
HFV–100, Rockville, MD 20855. Phone:
(240) 402–0645, Email:
Brandi.Robinson@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Phone: (202) 690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–
3157, Email: ken.lowery@usda.gov.
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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 Codex Committee on Residues of
Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF)
determines priorities for the
consideration of residues of veterinary
drugs in foods and recommends
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for
veterinary drugs. The Committee also
develops codes of practice, as may be
required, and considers methods of
sampling and analysis for the
determination of veterinary drug
residues in food. A veterinary drug is
defined as any substance applied or
administered to any food producing
animal, such as meat or milk producing
animals, poultry, fish, or bees, whether
used for therapeutic, prophylactic or
diagnostic purposes, or for modification
of physiological functions or behavior.
A Codex Maximum Residue Limit
(MRL) for residues of veterinary drugs is
the maximum concentration of residue
resulting from the use of a veterinary
drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a
fresh weight basis) that is recommended
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission
to be permitted or recognized as
acceptable in or on a food. Residues of
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a veterinary drug include the parent
compounds or their metabolites in any
edible portion of the animal product
and include residues of associated
impurities of the veterinary drug
concerned. An MRL is based on the type
and amount of residue considered to be
without any toxicological hazard for
human health as expressed by the
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) or on the
basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an
additional safety factor. When
establishing an MRL, consideration is
also given to residues that occur in food
of plant origin or the environment.
Furthermore, the MRL may be reduced
to be consistent with official
recommended or authorized usage,
approved by national authorities, of the
veterinary drugs under practical
conditions.
An ADI is an estimate made by the
Joint Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA) of the amount of a
veterinary drug, expressed on a body
weight basis, which can be ingested
daily in food over a lifetime without
appreciable health risk.
The CCRVDF is hosted by the United
States of America, and the meeting is
attended by the United States as a
member country of the Codex
Alimentarius.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 25th Session of the CCRVDF will
be discussed during the public meeting:
• Adoption of the Agenda
• Matters referred by CAC and other
subsidiary bodies
• Matters of interest arising from FAO/
WHO including JECFA88
• Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Meeting on Carry-over in feed and
transfer from feed to food of
unavoidable and unintended residues
of approved veterinary drugs
• Matters of interest arising from the
Joint FAO/International Atomic
Energy Agency Division of Nuclear
Techniques in Food relevant to
CCRVDF work
• Report of World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) activities,
including the harmonization of
technical requirements for registration
of veterinary medicinal products
• Draft MRL for flumethrin (honey) at
Step 7
• Proposed draft MRLs for
diflubenzuron (salmon—muscle plus
skin in natural proportion); halquinol
(in swine—muscle, skin plus fat, liver
and kidney); ivermectin (sheep, pigs
and goats—fat, kidney, liver and
muscle) at Step 4
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• Proposed draft MRLs for zilpaterol
hydrochloride (cattle fat, kidney,
liver, muscle) (JECFA81 and
JECFA85) retained Step 4
• Discussion paper on extrapolation of
MRLs to one or more species
(including a pilot on extrapolation on
MRLs identified in Part D of the
Priority List)
• Discussion paper on the development
of a harmonized definition for edible
tissues of animal origin (including
edible offal) (coordination between
the Codex Committee on Pesticide
Residues and CCRVDF)
• Discussion paper on advantages and
disadvantages of a parallel approach
to compound evaluation
• Database on countries’ needs for
MRLs
• Priority list of veterinary drugs
requiring evaluation or re-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
Committee meeting. Members of the
public may access or request copies of
these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 30, 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 Brandi Robinson,
U.S. Delegate for the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF.
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 Codex 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 subscriptions themselves and have
the option to password protect their
accounts.
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No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
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Done at Washington, DC, on March 4,
2020.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
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Nebraska Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
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and regulations of the U.S. Commission
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Federal Advisory Committee Act that
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Central time. The Committee will
discuss on civil rights concerns in
Nebraska.
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Public Call Information: Dial: 800–
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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discussion through the above call in
number. An open comment period will
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allows. The conference call operator
will ask callers to identify themselves,
the organization they are affiliated with
(if any), and an email address prior to
placing callers into the conference
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refund any incurred charges. Callers
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with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first calling
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8339 and providing the Service with the
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Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Regional Programs Unit,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S.
Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL
60604. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from this meeting
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become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Nebraska Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s website, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights in Nebraska
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: March 3, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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Notice of Public Meetings of the
Virginia Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
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Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Virginia Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Wednesday March 25, 2020 at 12:00
p.m. Eastern time. The Committee will
discuss civil rights concerns in the state.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Wednesday March 25, 2020 at 12:00
p.m. Eastern time.
Public Call Information: Dial: 800–
353–6461, Conference ID: 1803061.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
8311.
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member of the public may call this
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open comment period will be provided
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a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Regional Programs Unit,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S.
Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL
60604. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April
30, 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 25th Session of the Codex
Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), in San Diego, California, May 25-
29, 2020. 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 25th Session of the CCRVDF and to
address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 30, 2020, from 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place in the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Whitten Building, Room 107-A, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the
25th Session of the CCRVDF will be accessible via the internet at the
following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en. Ms. Brandi Robinson, U.S. Delegate to the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF, 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 25th Session of the CCRVDF by conference call, please register
in advance by emailing [email protected]. Please use the call-in-
number: 1-888-844-9904 and participant code: 512 6092.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
by emailing [email protected] by April 24, 2020. Early registration
is encouraged because
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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 25th session of CCRVDF, contact
Brandi Robinson, International Program Manager, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (CVM), Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Food and Drug
Administration, 7500 Standish Place HFV-100, Rockville, MD 20855.
Phone: (240) 402-0645, Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Building, Washington, DC
20250. Phone: (202) 690-4042, 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 (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 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
(CCRVDF) determines priorities for the consideration of residues of
veterinary drugs in foods and recommends Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
for veterinary drugs. The Committee also develops codes of practice, as
may be required, and considers methods of sampling and analysis for the
determination of veterinary drug residues in food. A veterinary drug is
defined as any substance applied or administered to any food producing
animal, such as meat or milk producing animals, poultry, fish, or bees,
whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes, or
for modification of physiological functions or behavior.
A Codex Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for residues of veterinary
drugs is the maximum concentration of residue resulting from the use of
a veterinary drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a fresh weight basis)
that is recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be
permitted or recognized as acceptable in or on a food. Residues of a
veterinary drug include the parent compounds or their metabolites in
any edible portion of the animal product and include residues of
associated impurities of the veterinary drug concerned. An MRL is based
on the type and amount of residue considered to be without any
toxicological hazard for human health as expressed by the Acceptable
Daily Intake (ADI) or on the basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an
additional safety factor. When establishing an MRL, consideration is
also given to residues that occur in food of plant origin or the
environment. Furthermore, the MRL may be reduced to be consistent with
official recommended or authorized usage, approved by national
authorities, of the veterinary drugs under practical conditions.
An ADI is an estimate made by the Joint Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JECFA) of the amount of a veterinary drug, expressed on a
body weight basis, which can be ingested daily in food over a lifetime
without appreciable health risk.
The CCRVDF is hosted by the United States of America, and the
meeting is attended by the United States as a member country of the
Codex Alimentarius.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF will be discussed during the public meeting:
Adoption of the Agenda
Matters referred by CAC and other subsidiary bodies
Matters of interest arising from FAO/WHO including JECFA88
Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Carry-over in
feed and transfer from feed to food of unavoidable and unintended
residues of approved veterinary drugs
Matters of interest arising from the Joint FAO/International
Atomic Energy Agency Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food relevant to
CCRVDF work
Report of World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
activities, including the harmonization of technical requirements for
registration of veterinary medicinal products
Draft MRL for flumethrin (honey) at Step 7
Proposed draft MRLs for diflubenzuron (salmon--muscle plus
skin in natural proportion); halquinol (in swine--muscle, skin plus
fat, liver and kidney); ivermectin (sheep, pigs and goats--fat, kidney,
liver and muscle) at Step 4
Proposed draft MRLs for zilpaterol hydrochloride (cattle fat,
kidney, liver, muscle) (JECFA81 and JECFA85) retained Step 4
Discussion paper on extrapolation of MRLs to one or more
species (including a pilot on extrapolation on MRLs identified in Part
D of the Priority List)
Discussion paper on the development of a harmonized definition
for edible tissues of animal origin (including edible offal)
(coordination between the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues and
CCRVDF)
Discussion paper on advantages and disadvantages of a parallel
approach to compound evaluation
Database on countries' needs for MRLs
Priority list of veterinary drugs requiring evaluation or re-
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 Committee meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 30, 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 Brandi Robinson, U.S. Delegate
for the 25th Session of the CCRVDF (see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 25th Session of the
CCRVDF.
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
Codex 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 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,
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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 March 4, 2020.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2020-04749 Filed 3-6-20; 8:45 am]
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