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Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2021–0028]
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods:
Committee and Charter
Reestablishment
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
Notice of intent to reestablish
the committee and its charter.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice is announcing the intention of
the USDA and the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
reestablish the committee for the
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods
(NACMCF) and its charter. The purpose
of NACMCF is to provide impartial,
scientific advice and peer reviews to
Federal food safety agencies for use in
the development of an integrated
national food safety systems approach
that assures the safety of domestic,
imported, and exported foods.
SUMMARY:
John
Jarosh, Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS), Room 9–180 Patriots Plaza III,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Telephone number: (202) 690–6128.
Email: NACMCF@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The NACMCF was established in
1988, in response to a recommendation
of the National Academy of Sciences for
an interagency approach to
microbiological criteria for foods, and in
response to a recommendation of the
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations, as
expressed in the Rural Development,
Agriculture, and Related Agencies
Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988.
The charter for the NACMCF is
available for viewing on the FSIS
internet web page at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/advisorycommittees/national-advisorycommittee-microbiological-criteriafoods-nacmcf. A change was made in
the charter to replace ‘consumer group’
with ‘consumer organization’ in
reference to the representative on the
Committee providing the viewpoint of
consumers. This change addresses
feedback received during the NACMCF
membership appointment process for
the consumer representative on the
Committee to be a member of a
consumer organization. The NACMCF
provides scientific advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services on public health
issues relative to the safety and
wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply,
including development of
microbiological criteria and review and
evaluation of epidemiological and risk
assessment data and methodologies for
assessing microbiological hazards in
foods. The Committee also provides
scientific advice and recommendations
to the Departments of Commerce and
Defense. The Committee reports to the
Secretary of Agriculture through the
Under Secretary for Food Safety, the
Committee’s Chair, and to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services through
the Assistant Secretary for Health, the
Committee’s Vice-Chair. Currently, Ms.
Sandra Eskin, Deputy Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA, is the
Committee Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne,
Director of the Food and Drug
Administration’s Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), is the
Vice-Chair; and Mr. John J. Jarosh, FSIS,
is the Director of the NACMCF
Secretariat and Designated Federal
Officer.
NACMCF documents and comments
posted on the FSIS website are
electronic conversions from a variety of
source formats. In some cases,
document conversion may result in
character translation or formatting
errors. The original document is the
official, legal copy. In order to meet the
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electronic and information technology
accessibility standards in Section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may
add alternate text descriptors for nontext elements (graphs, charts, tables,
multimedia, etc.). These modifications
only affect the internet copies of the
documents. Copyrighted documents
will not be posted on the FSIS website,
but will be available for inspection in
the FSIS Docket Room. Additional
Public Notification Public awareness of
all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important.
Consequently, FSIS will announce this
Federal Register publication on-line
through the FSIS web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/
federal-register-rulemaking/federalregister-notices. FSIS also will make
copies of this publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
regulations, Federal Register notices,
FSIS public meetings, and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. The Constituent Update is
available on the FSIS web page.
Through the web page, FSIS is able to
provide information to a much broader,
more diverse audience. In addition,
FSIS offers an email subscription
service which provides automatic and
customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This
service is available at: https://
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Options range from recalls toexport
information, regulations, directives, and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2021-0028]
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for
Foods: Committee and Charter Reestablishment
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to reestablish the committee and its charter.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice is announcing the intention of the USDA and the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reestablish the committee for the
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
(NACMCF) and its charter. The purpose of NACMCF is to provide
impartial, scientific advice and peer reviews to Federal food safety
agencies for use in the development of an integrated national food
safety systems approach that assures the safety of domestic, imported,
and exported foods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Jarosh, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), Room 9-180 Patriots Plaza III, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Telephone number:
(202) 690-6128. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The NACMCF was established in 1988, in response to a recommendation
of the National Academy of Sciences for an interagency approach to
microbiological criteria for foods, and in response to a recommendation
of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, as
expressed in the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies
Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. The charter for the NACMCF is
available for viewing on the FSIS internet web page at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/advisory-committees/national-advisory-committee-microbiological-criteria-foods-nacmcf. A change was made in
the charter to replace `consumer group' with `consumer organization' in
reference to the representative on the Committee providing the
viewpoint of consumers. This change addresses feedback received during
the NACMCF membership appointment process for the consumer
representative on the Committee to be a member of a consumer
organization. The NACMCF provides scientific advice and recommendations
to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services on public health issues relative to the safety and
wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply, including development of
microbiological criteria and review and evaluation of epidemiological
and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing
microbiological hazards in foods. The Committee also provides
scientific advice and recommendations to the Departments of Commerce
and Defense. The Committee reports to the Secretary of Agriculture
through the Under Secretary for Food Safety, the Committee's Chair, and
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Assistant
Secretary for Health, the Committee's Vice-Chair. Currently, Ms. Sandra
Eskin, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is the Committee
Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Food and Drug
Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),
is the Vice-Chair; and Mr. John J. Jarosh, FSIS, is the Director of the
NACMCF Secretariat and Designated Federal Officer.
NACMCF documents and comments posted on the FSIS website are
electronic conversions from a variety of source formats. In some cases,
document conversion may result in character translation or formatting
errors. The original document is the official, legal copy. In order to
meet the electronic and information technology accessibility standards
in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may add alternate text
descriptors for non-text elements (graphs, charts, tables, multimedia,
etc.). These modifications only affect the internet copies of the
documents. Copyrighted documents will not be posted on the FSIS
website, but will be available for inspection in the FSIS Docket Room.
Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the FSIS web
page located at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/federal-register-rulemaking/federal-register-notices. FSIS also will make copies of this
publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is
used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other
types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our
constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS
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/news-events/news-press-releases/news-feeds-subscriptions. Options range from recalls
toexport information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers
can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to
password protect their accounts.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means of communication for program information
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.)
should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202)
720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be
made available in languages other than English. To file a program
discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and at any USDA office
or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of
the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or
letter to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email:
[email protected].
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: January 28, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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