[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44750-44751]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Parts 16 and 118
[Docket No. FDA-2000-N-0190] (formerly Docket No. 2000N-0504)
RIN 0910-AC14
Egg Safety; Final Rule for Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis
in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation; Public
Meetings
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing two public
meetings to discuss the final rule concerning the prevention of
Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in shell eggs during production, storage,
and transportation. The purpose of the public meetings is to explain
the requirements of the rule and how to comply with it, and to provide
the public an opportunity to ask questions.
Dates, Times, and Locations: See ``How to Participate in the Meetings''
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for dates and
times of the meetings, closing dates for advance registration,
requesting special accommodations due to disability, and other
information regarding meeting participation.
Contact Person: For general questions about the meetings or for special
accommodations due to a disability, contact Juanita Yates, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-009), Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-
436-1731, e-mail: juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. How to Participate in the Meetings
Table 1 of this document provides information on participation in
the meetings.
Table 1.
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Date Address Electronic Address Other Information
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First public meeting September 30, 2009, Hyatt Regency ..................... ....................
from 1 p.m. to 5 Chicago, 151 East
p.m. Wacker Dr., Chicago,
IL 60601
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Advance registration By September 21, 2009 We encourage you to http://www.fda.gov/ There is no
use electronic Food/NewsEvents/ registration fee
registration if WorkshopsMeetingsCon for the public
possible.\1\ ferences/default.htm meetings. Early
registration is
recommended because
seating is limited.
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Request special By September 21, 2009 See Contact Person ..................... ....................
accommodations due
to a disability
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Second public meeting November 5, 2009, The Westin Peachtree ..................... ....................
from 1 p.m. to 5 Plaza Hotel, 210
p.m. Peachtree St., NW.,
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Advance registration By October 26, 2009 We encourage you to http://www.fda.gov/ There is no
use electronic Food/NewsEvents/ registration fee
registration if WorkshopsMeetingsCon for the public
possible.\1\ ferences/default.htm meetings. Early
registration is
recommended because
seating is limited.
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Request special By October 26, 2009 See Contact Person ..................... ....................
accommodations due
to a disability
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\1\ You may also register via e-mail, mail, or fax. Please include your name, title, firm name, address, and
phone and fax numbers in your registration information and send to: Deborah Harris, EDJ Associates, Inc.,
11300 Rockville Pike, suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-221-4326, FAX: 301-945-4295, e-mail: fda-CFSAN--
Registration@edjassociates.com. Onsite registration will also be available at both meeting sites.
II. Background
In the Federal Register of July 9, 2009 (74 FR 33030), FDA
published a final rule, ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell
Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation,'' that requires
shell egg producers to implement measures to prevent SE from
contaminating eggs on the farm and from further growth during storage
and transportation, and requires these producers to maintain records
concerning their compliance with the rule and to register with FDA. FDA
took this action because SE is among the leading bacterial causes of
foodborne illness in the United States, and shell eggs are a primary
source of human SE infections. The final rule will reduce SE-associated
illnesses and deaths by reducing the risk that shell eggs are
contaminated with SE.
This document announces two public meetings as part of the agency's
planned outreach initiatives regarding the final rule.
III. Transcripts
Please be advised that as soon as a transcript is available, it
will be accessible at http://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at
the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD. A
transcript will also be available in either hardcopy or on CD-ROM,
after submission of a Freedom of Information request. Written requests
are to be sent to Division of Freedom of Information (HFI-35), Office
of Management Programs, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville, MD 20857.
Dated: August 24, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-20856 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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