Department of Health and Human Services March 9, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that two orientation meetings are scheduled for the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL). These meetings will be open to the public. Information about the ACICBL and the agenda for these meetings can be obtained by accessing the ACICBL website at: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory- committees/interdisciplinary-community-linkages/meetings/inde x.html.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is inviting public comment on a proposed determination that the European Union (EU) food safety control system for raw bivalve molluscan shellfish (``shellfish'') intended for export into the United States, as administered by the European Commission (EC), provides at least the same level of sanitary protection as the United States' system and is therefore equivalent. If finalized, this determination would permit the importation of shellfish harvested from certain production areas and processed by establishments that have been listed by FDA on the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL). This notice also briefly describes the processes whereby other EU Member States (EUMS) may be approved in the future.

The NIEHS is updating its 2012-2017 NIEHS Strategic Plan, which can be viewed at www.niehs.nih.gov/2012plan. The goal of the current strategic planning process is to define Strategic Objectives to anticipate, set, and meet priorities in environmental health sciences research, training, and translation in support of the NIEHS mission and vision, as well as to identify key focus areas for implementation of such Strategic Objectives. NIEHS requests comment from researchers in academia and industry, health care professionals, patient advocates and advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, and other interested members of the public on these new Strategic Objectives and focus areas, which are detailed in ``NIEHS Strategic Plan 2018-2023: Advancing Environmental Health Science, Improving Health 2.0.'' The draft plan may be viewed online at www.niehs.nih.gov/strategicplan.