[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 43140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18026]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0021]
The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection;
Re-establishment
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of re-chartering of Committee.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice announces that the Secretary of Agriculture signed the charter
of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
(NACMPI) on June 19, 2010. The charter for the NACMPI is available for
viewing on the NACMPI home page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMPI/index.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffanie Newman, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Room
1180-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20250-3700 or by
phone at (202) 720-3897 or by e-mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary on meat and
poultry inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 205,
301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C.
607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), 661(a)(4), and 661(c)] and to sections
5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
[21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(a)(4), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e)]. The
complexity of the issues to be addressed requires that the Committee
meet at least twice per year. Members are appointed by the Secretary of
USDA. Background materials are available on the Web at the address
noted above or by contacting the person above.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on
the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or
family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, or
audiotape.) should contact USDA's Target Center at 202-720-2600 (voice
and TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities, are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line
through the FSIS Web site located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/2010_Notices_Index/index.asp.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/Constituent_Update/index.asp), which
is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls,
and other types of information that could affect or would be of
interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free electronic mail subscription service
for industry, trade groups, consumer interest groups, health
professionals, and other individuals who have asked to be included. The
Update is also available on the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader and
more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail
subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and information. This service is available at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/email_subscription/.
Options range from recalls to export information to regulations,
directives and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions
themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts.
Done at Washington, DC on July 16, 2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-18026 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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