Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables, 20239-20240 [2020-07538]

Download as PDF 20239 Notices Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 70 Friday, April 10, 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. Codex Office Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables U.S. Codex Office, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. AGENCY: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 5, 2020. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and corresponding United States (U.S.) positions discussed at the 29th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV29), which is working by correspondence in preparation for U.S. participation in the Codex Alimentarius Commission. 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 29th Session of the CCPFV and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 40th Session of the CCPFV, the meeting will be conducted by conference call only to be consistent with public health guidance related to outbreaks of novel coronavirus (COVID19). Documents related to the 29th Session of the CCPFV will be accessible via the internet at the following address: https:// www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en. Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the 29th Session of the CCPFV, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Apr 09, 2020 Jkt 250001 the following email address: Doreen.chenmoulec@usda.gov. Call In Number: Please use the call-innumber: 1–888–844–9904 and participant code: 512 6092. Please register in advance by emailing Doreen.chenmoulec@usda.gov. Registration: Attendees may register to participate in the public meeting as described above. For further information about the session of CCPFV, contact Dorian LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables Division, Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–0235, Telephone: (202) 690– 4944, Fax: (202) 720–0016, Email: Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov and Doreen.chenmoulec@usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4867, South Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720– 3157, Email: uscodex@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 CCPFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards and related texts for all types of processed fruits and vegetables including, but not limited to, canned, dried, and frozen products, as well as fruit and vegetable juices and nectars. The Committee is hosted by the United States. Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items from the Agenda for the 29th Session of the CCPFV will be discussed during the public meeting: • Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Codex Committees Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Background PO 00000 • Conversion of the Regional Standard for Gochujang to a Worldwide Standard • Conversion of the Regional Standard for Chili Sauce to a Worldwide Standard • Proposed revision to the Standard for Mango Chutney • Proposed draft General Standard for Dried Fruits • Proposed draft General Standard for Canned Fruit Salads • Matters referred from the Codex Committee on Food Additives (49th and 50th Sessions) • Matters referred from (Codex Committee on Methods and Analysis and Sampling 38th Session) • Other Business • Future work and work method of CCPFV At the May 5th, 2020, public meeting, 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 Dorian LaFond and the U.S. Codex office. 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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 
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 70 / Friday, April 10, 2020 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Processed Fruits and Vegetables

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 May 5, 
2020. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and 
receive public comments on agenda items and corresponding United States 
(U.S.) positions discussed at the 29th Session of the Codex Committee 
on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV29), which is working by 
correspondence in preparation for U.S. participation in the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission. 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 29th Session of the 
CCPFV and to address items on the agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. 
to 3:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 
40th Session of the CCPFV, the meeting will be conducted by conference 
call only to be consistent with public health guidance related to 
outbreaks of novel coronavirus (COVID19). Documents related to the 29th 
Session of the CCPFV will be accessible via the internet at the 
following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en. Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the 29th Session of the CCPFV, 
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically 
to the following email address: [email protected].
    Call In Number: Please use the call-in-number: 1-888-844-9904 and 
participant code: 512 6092. Please register in advance by emailing 
[email protected].
    Registration: Attendees may register to participate in the public 
meeting as described above.
    For further information about the session of CCPFV, contact Dorian 
LaFond, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruits and Vegetables Division, 
Mail Stop 0235, Room 2086, South Agriculture Building, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0235, Telephone: (202) 
690-4944, Fax: (202) 720-0016, Email: [email protected] and 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Room 4867, South Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: 
(202) 205-7760, 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 (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 CCPFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards and 
related texts for all types of processed fruits and vegetables 
including, but not limited to, canned, dried, and frozen products, as 
well as fruit and vegetable juices and nectars.
    The Committee is hosted by the United States.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items from the Agenda for the 29th Session of the 
CCPFV will be discussed during the public meeting:

 Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission and Codex Committees
 Conversion of the Regional Standard for Gochujang to a 
Worldwide Standard
 Conversion of the Regional Standard for Chili Sauce to a 
Worldwide Standard
 Proposed revision to the Standard for Mango Chutney
 Proposed draft General Standard for Dried Fruits
 Proposed draft General Standard for Canned Fruit Salads
 Matters referred from the Codex Committee on Food Additives 
(49th and 50th Sessions)
 Matters referred from (Codex Committee on Methods and Analysis 
and Sampling 38th Session)
 Other Business
 Future work and work method of CCPFV

    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 May 5th, 2020, public meeting, 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 Dorian LaFond and the U.S. Codex 
office.

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

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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 April 6, 2020.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2020-07538 Filed 4-9-20; 8:45 am]
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