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Abstract: Under the Plant Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized, either
independently or in cooperation with
the States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and noxious weeds that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States. This authority has
been delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
To carry out this mission, APHIS’
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
program has joined forces with the
States and other agencies to create a
program called the Cooperative
Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS). The
CAPS program coordinates efforts
through cooperative agreements with
the States and other agencies to collect
and manage data on plant pests, noxious
weeds, and biological control agents,
which may be used to control plant
pests or noxious weeds.
This program allows the States and
PPQ to conduct surveillance activities to
detect and measure the presence of
exotic plant pests and weeds and to
input surveillance data into a uniform
national system. Among other things,
this allows APHIS to obtain a more
comprehensive picture of plant pest
conditions in the United States.
The CAPS program involves certain
information collection activities, such as
cooperative agreements with workplans
and various financial and disclosure
forms associated with developing the
agreement, pest detection surveys with
data entry, and a form for determination
of specimens.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.259 hours per
response.
Respondents: State, university, and
Tribal cooperators participating in
CAPS.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 55.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 258.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 14,176.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 3,669 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
February 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
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 March
27, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EDT. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and
receive public comments on agenda
items and draft U.S. positions to be
discussed at the 16th Session of the
Codex Committee on Contaminants in
Foods (CCCF) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission, in Utrecht,
Netherlands on April 18–21 (in person)
and April 26, 2023 (virtual report
adoption). 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 16th Session of the
CCCF and to address items on the
agenda.
SUMMARY:
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The public meeting is scheduled
for March 27, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. EDT via Video Teleconference
only.
ADDRESSES: Documents related to the
16th Session of the CCCF will be
accessible via the internet at the
following address: https://www.fao.org/
fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/
detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=16.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S.
Delegate to the 16th Session of the
CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following email address: QuynhAnh Nguyen, quynh-anh.nguyen@
fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should
state in the title that they relate to
activities of the 16th Session of the
CCCF.
Registration: Attendees may register
to attend the public meeting here:
https://fda.zoomgov.com/meeting/
register/vJItf-qrrTotHHFHSsnbir
J1PZMFJrvaoUI.
After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 16th
session of CCCF, contact U.S. Delegate,
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin,
lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov.
For further Information about the
public meeting, contact: U.S. Codex
Office, uscodex@usda.gov, or QuynhAnh Nguyen, quynh-anh.nguyen@
fda.hhs.gov, Phone (240) 402–2028.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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
Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) is
responsible for:
(a) Establishing or endorsing
permitted maximum levels and where
necessary, revising existing guideline
levels, for contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants in food and feed;
(b) Preparing priority lists of
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint
FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food
Additives (JEFCA).
(c) Considering and elaborating
methods of analysis and sampling for
the determination of contaminants and
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naturally occurring toxicants in food
and feed;
(d) Considering and elaborating
standards or codes of practice for related
subjects; and
(e) Considering other matters assigned
to it by the Commission in relation to
contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants in food and feed.
The Committee is hosted by the
Netherlands. The United States attends
the CCCF as a member country of
Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
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The following items on the Agenda
for the 16th Session of the CCCF will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred to CCCF by the
Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or
its subsidiary bodies.
• Matters of interest arising from FAO
and WHO (including JECFA).
• Matters of interest arising from
other international organizations.
• Maximum levels for lead in certain
food categories.
• Code of practice for prevention and
reduction of mycotoxin contamination
in cassava and cassava-based products.
• Sampling plans for total aflatoxins
in certain cereals and cereal-based
products including foods for infants and
young children.
• Maximum level for total aflatoxins
in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated
sampling plan.
• Maximum levels for total aflatoxins
and ochratoxin A in nutmeg, dried chili
and paprika, ginger, pepper and
turmeric and associated sampling plans.
• Discussion Paper on Ciguatoxins.
• Discussion Paper on Pyrrolizidine
alkaloids.
• Guidance on data analysis for
development of maximum levels and for
improved data collection.
• Forward work-plan for CCCF.
Æ Review of staple food-contaminant
combinations for future work of CCCF.
• Review of Codex standards for
contaminants.
• Follow-up Work to the Outcomes of
JECFA Evaluations and FAO/WHO
Expert Consultations.
• Priority list of contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants proposed
for evaluation by JECFA.
• Other business and future work.
Public Meeting
At the March 27, 2023 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 quynh-anh.nguyen@
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fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should
state in the title that they relate to
activities of the 16th Session of the
CCCF.
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,
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.usda.gov/oascr/filing-programdiscrimination-complaint-usdacustomer, 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 February 24,
2023.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2023–04236 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket #: RUS–22–ELECTRIC–0059]
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
for Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds
and Notes Issued for Utility
Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2023
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS or the Agency), a Rural
Development agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), announces the acceptance of
applications under the Guarantees for
Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility
Infrastructure Purposes Program (the
313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY)
2023. This notice is being issued in
order to allow applicants sufficient time
to prepare and submit their applications
and give the Agency time to process
applications within FY 2023. Based on
FY 2023 appropriated funding, the
Agency announces that $900 million
will be available for FY 2023. The
purpose of the 313A Program is to
guarantee loans to selected applicants as
a Guaranteed Lender. Successful
applications will be selected by the
Agency for funding and subsequently
awarded to the extent that funding may
ultimately be made available through
apportionment. All applicants are
responsible for any expenses incurred in
developing their applications.
DATES: Completed applications must be
electronically received by RUS no later
than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) May
1, 2023. Applicants intending to submit
applications must have their
applications received by the closing
deadline.
SUMMARY:
Completed applications
must be submitted electronically to
Amy McWilliams, Program Advisor,
Electric Program, RUS at
amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy McWilliams, Program Advisor,
Rural Utilities Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
1560, Room 4121-South, Washington,
DC 20250–1560, by email at
amy.mcwilliams@usda.gov, or call (202)
205–8663. Persons with disabilities that
require alternative means for
communication should contact the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
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 March
27, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The objective of the public
meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda
items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 16th Session of
the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission, in Utrecht, Netherlands on April 18-21 (in
person) and April 26, 2023 (virtual report adoption). 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 16th
Session of the CCCF and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2023, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT via Video Teleconference only.
ADDRESSES: Documents related to the 16th Session of the CCCF will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=16.
Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. Delegate to the 16th Session of the
CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address: Quynh-Anh Nguyen, [email protected]. Emailed comments should state in the title that
they relate to activities of the 16th Session of the CCCF.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
here: https://fda.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-qrrTotHHFHSsnbirJ1PZMFJrvaoUI.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 16th session of CCCF, contact
U.S. Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, [email protected].
For further Information about the public meeting, contact: U.S.
Codex Office, [email protected], or Quynh-Anh Nguyen, [email protected], Phone (240) 402-2028.
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 Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) is responsible
for:
(a) Establishing or endorsing permitted maximum levels and where
necessary, revising existing guideline levels, for contaminants and
naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
(b) Preparing priority lists of contaminants and naturally
occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert
Committee on Food Additives (JEFCA).
(c) Considering and elaborating methods of analysis and sampling
for the determination of contaminants and
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naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
(d) Considering and elaborating standards or codes of practice for
related subjects; and
(e) Considering other matters assigned to it by the Commission in
relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and
feed.
The Committee is hosted by the Netherlands. The United States
attends the CCCF as a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the Agenda for the 16th Session of the CCCF
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to CCCF by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission and/or its subsidiary bodies.
Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO (including
JECFA).
Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations.
Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories.
Code of practice for prevention and reduction of mycotoxin
contamination in cassava and cassava-based products.
Sampling plans for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and
cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children.
Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts
and associated sampling plan.
Maximum levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in
nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric and
associated sampling plans.
Discussion Paper on Ciguatoxins.
Discussion Paper on Pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Guidance on data analysis for development of maximum
levels and for improved data collection.
Forward work-plan for CCCF.
[cir] Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future
work of CCCF.
Review of Codex standards for contaminants.
Follow-up Work to the Outcomes of JECFA Evaluations and
FAO/WHO Expert Consultations.
Priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring
toxicants proposed for evaluation by JECFA.
Other business and future work.
Public Meeting
At the March 27, 2023 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 [email protected].
Emailed comments should state in the title that they relate to
activities of the 16th Session of the CCCF.
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, 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.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, 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 February 24, 2023.
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2023-04236 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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