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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and
Certification Systems
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 August
21, 2024. 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 27th Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Import and
Export Inspection and Certification
Systems (CCFICS) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The
27th Session of the CCFICS will be held
in Cairns, Australia, from September
16–20, 2024. 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 27th
Session of the CCFICS and to address
items on the agenda.
SUMMARY:
CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURE:
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The public meeting is scheduled
for August 21, 2024, from 1:00–4:00
p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 27th
Session of the CCFICS will be accessible
via the internet at the following address:
https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/
?meeting=CCFICS&session=27.
Dr. Michelle Catlin, U.S. Delegate to
the 27th Session of the CCFICS, invites
interested U.S. parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address:
michelle.catlin@usda.gov.
Registration: Attendees may register
to attend the public meeting at the
following link: https://
www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/
vJItc6rpzIuGPEVvN9FhCzAF2fXU6TBzKA.
After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 27th
Session of the CCFICS, contact U.S.
Delegate, Dr. Michelle Catlin, Chief
Scientist, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, by email at:
michelle.catlin@usda.gov. For
additional information regarding the
public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex
Office by email at: uscodex@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission
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 Terms of Reference of the Codex
Committee on Food Import and Export
Inspection and Certification Systems
(CCFICS) are:
(a) to develop principles and
guidelines for food import and export
inspection and certification systems
with a view to harmonizing methods
and procedures which protect the health
of consumers, ensure fair trading
practices and facilitate international
trade in foodstuffs;
(b) to develop principles and
guidelines for the application of
measures by the competent authorities
of exporting and importing countries to
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provide assurance where necessary that
foodstuffs comply with requirements,
especially statutory health
requirements;
(c) to develop guidelines for the
utilization, as and when appropriate, of
quality assurance systems to ensure that
foodstuffs conform with requirements
and to promote the recognition of these
systems in facilitating trade in food
products under bilateral/multilateral
arrangements by countries;
(d) to develop guidelines and criteria
with respect to format, declarations and
language of such official certificates as
countries may require with a view
towards international harmonization;
(e) to make recommendations for
information exchange in relation to food
import/export control;
(f) to consult as necessary with other
international groups working on matters
related to food inspection and
certification systems; and,
(g) to consider other matters assigned
to it by the Commission in relation to
food inspection and certification
systems.
Quality assurance means all those
planned and systematic actions
necessary to provide adequate
confidence that a product or service will
satisfy given requirements for quality
(ISO–8402 Quality—Vocabulary).
The CCFICS is hosted by Australia.
The United States attends the CCFICS as
a member country of Codex.
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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items from the
Provisional Agenda for the 27th Session
of the CCFICS will be discussed during
the public meeting:
• Matters arising from the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and its
subsidiary bodies
• Information on activities of the FAO
and WHO and other international
organizations relevant to the work of
CCFICS
• Draft Consolidated Codex
Guidelines related to Equivalence
• Draft Guidelines on the Prevention
and Control of Food Fraud
• Draft revision and updating of the
Principles for Traceability/Product
Tracing as a Tool Within a Food
Inspection and Certification System
(CXG 60–2006)
• Discussion paper on guidance on
appeals mechanism in the context of
rejection of imported food
• Discussion paper on the
standardization of sanitary requirements
• Review and update of Appendix
A—the list of emerging global issues
• Other business
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Public Meeting
At the August 21, 2024, 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.
Michelle Catlin, U.S. Delegate to the
27th Session of the CCFICS, at
michelle.catlin@usda.gov. Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 27th Session of the
CCFICS.
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,
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.
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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
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to USDA by mail, fax, or email. Mail:
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Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
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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).
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Done at Washington, DC, on July 3, 2024.
Julie A. Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2024–15096 Filed 7–9–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
National School Lunch, Special Milk,
and School Breakfast Programs,
National Average Payments/Maximum
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
annual adjustments to the national
average payments, the amount of money
the Federal Government provides States
for lunches, afterschool snacks, and
breakfasts served to children
participating in the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast Programs;
to the maximum reimbursement rates,
the maximum per lunch rate from
Federal funds that a State can provide
a school food authority for lunches
served to children participating in the
National School Lunch Program; and to
the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint
of milk served to non-needy children in
a school or institution that participates
in the Special Milk Program for
Children. The annual payments and
rates adjustments for the National
School Lunch and School Breakfast
Programs reflect changes in the Food
Away From Home series of the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers. The annual rate adjustment
for the Special Milk Program reflects
changes in the Producer Price Index for
Fluid Milk Products. Further
adjustments are made to these rates to
reflect higher costs of providing meals
in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and Virgin Islands. The payments and
rates are prescribed on an annual basis
each July.
DATES: These rates are in effect from
July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Penny Burke, Branch Chief, Program
Monitoring and Operational Support
Division, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS
USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Suite 401,
Alexandria, VA 22314, 303–844–0357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Special Milk Program for Children—
Pursuant to section 3 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
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 August
21, 2024. 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 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import
and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The 27th Session of the CCFICS will be
held in Cairns, Australia, from September 16-20, 2024. 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 27th
Session of the CCFICS and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2024, from 1:00-
4:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 27th Session of the CCFICS will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCFICS&session=27.
Dr. Michelle Catlin, U.S. Delegate to the 27th Session of the
CCFICS, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following email address:
[email protected].
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting
at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-6rpzIuGPEVvN9FhCzAF2fXU6TBzKA. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For further information about the 27th Session of the CCFICS,
contact U.S. Delegate, Dr. Michelle Catlin, Chief Scientist, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture,
by email at: [email protected]. For additional information
regarding the public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office by email
at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius Commission 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 Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Food Import and
Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) are:
(a) to develop principles and guidelines for food import and export
inspection and certification systems with a view to harmonizing methods
and procedures which protect the health of consumers, ensure fair
trading practices and facilitate international trade in foodstuffs;
(b) to develop principles and guidelines for the application of
measures by the competent authorities of exporting and importing
countries to
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provide assurance where necessary that foodstuffs comply with
requirements, especially statutory health requirements;
(c) to develop guidelines for the utilization, as and when
appropriate, of quality assurance systems to ensure that foodstuffs
conform with requirements and to promote the recognition of these
systems in facilitating trade in food products under bilateral/
multilateral arrangements by countries;
(d) to develop guidelines and criteria with respect to format,
declarations and language of such official certificates as countries
may require with a view towards international harmonization;
(e) to make recommendations for information exchange in relation to
food import/export control;
(f) to consult as necessary with other international groups working
on matters related to food inspection and certification systems; and,
(g) to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in
relation to food inspection and certification systems.
Quality assurance means all those planned and systematic actions
necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or service will
satisfy given requirements for quality (ISO-8402 Quality--Vocabulary).
The CCFICS is hosted by Australia. The United States attends the
CCFICS as a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the Provisional Agenda for the 27th
Session of the CCFICS will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters arising from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
its subsidiary bodies
Information on activities of the FAO and WHO and other
international organizations relevant to the work of CCFICS
Draft Consolidated Codex Guidelines related to Equivalence
Draft Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of Food
Fraud
Draft revision and updating of the Principles for
Traceability/Product Tracing as a Tool Within a Food Inspection and
Certification System (CXG 60-2006)
Discussion paper on guidance on appeals mechanism in the
context of rejection of imported food
Discussion paper on the standardization of sanitary
requirements
Review and update of Appendix A--the list of emerging
global issues
Other business
Public Meeting
At the August 21, 2024, 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. Michelle Catlin, U.S.
Delegate to the 27th Session of the CCFICS, at
[email protected]. Written comments should state that they
relate to activities of the 27th Session of the CCFICS.
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 July 3, 2024.
Julie A. Chao,
Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2024-15096 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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