[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56502-56503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23255]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0030]
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing,
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that
the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
will hold a public meeting on September 29-30, 2010, to review and
discuss issues relating to data analysis, collection, and transparency,
and pre-harvest controls.
All issues will be presented to the full Committee. The Committee
will then divide into subcommittees to discuss the issues. The
subcommittees will provide a report of their comments and
recommendations to the full Committee before the meeting concludes on
September 30, 2010.
DATES: The Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, September
29, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, September 30, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The subcommittees will hold open meetings
during their deliberations and report preparation.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the South Building Cafeteria,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 14th & Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Non-USDA employees must enter through wing 2,
located on 12th and C Street, SW. More information is available on the
Internet at the NACMPI Web site, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/nacmpi/index.asp.
FSIS welcomes comments by October 18, 2010 on the topics discussed
at the NACMPI public meeting. Comments may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
Electronic mail: [email protected].
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs: Send to National
Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, USDA, FSIS, 14th &
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1180, South Building, Washington, DC
20250.
Hand- or courier-delivered items: Deliver to Tiffanie
Newman at 14th & Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1180, South Building,
Washington, DC. To deliver these items, the building security guard
must first call (202) 720-9113.
Facsimile: Send to Tiffanie Newman, (202) 720-5704. All
submissions received must include the Agency name and docket number
FSIS-2010-0030.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Josh Stull for information on
the content of the meeting at (202) 720-9113, or e-mail
[email protected], and Tiffanie Newman for general meeting and
logistical information at (202) 720-9113 or e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NACMPI provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture pertaining to the Federal and State meat and poultry
inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3),
301(a)(4), 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 sections
5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 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 Administrator of FSIS is the chairperson of the Committee.
Membership of the Committee is drawn from representatives of consumer
groups; producers, processors, and marketers from the meat, poultry and
egg product industries; State and local government officials; and
academia. The current members of the NACMPI are: Patricia K. Buck,
Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention; Dr. Fur-Chi Chen,
Tennessee State University; Brian R. Covington, Keystone Foods LLC; Dr.
Catherine N. Cutter, Pennsylvania State University; Nancy J. Donley,
Safe Tables Our Priority; Veneranda Gapud, private individual; Dr.
Craig Henry, Deloitte & Touche LLP; Dr. Cheryl D. Jones, Morehouse
School of Medicine; Dr. Heidi Kassenborg, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture; Sarah A. Klein, Center for Science in the Public Interest;
Dr. Shelton E. Murinda, California State Polytechnic University; Dr.
Edna Negr[oacute]n, University of Puerto Rico; Robert G. Reinhard, Sara
Lee Corporation; Dr. Craig E. Shultz, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture; Dr. Stanley A. Stromberg, Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; Dr. John D. Tilden, Michigan
Department of Agriculture; Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, Consumer Federation
of America; Steve E. Warshawer, Mesa Top Farm; Dr. J. Byron Williams,
Mississippi State University; and Leonard W. Winchester, Public
Health--Seattle & King County.
All interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting and to
submit written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee
will review and discuss. The meeting agenda and topics to be discussed
will be posted on FSIS's NACMPI Web site, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/nacmpi/index.asp.
The comments and the official transcript of the meeting, when they
become available, will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room, USDA, FSIS,
Room 2-2175, George Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue,
Beltsville, MD 20705, Mailstop 5272, and posted on the Agency's NACMPI
Web site.
Members of the public are encouraged to pre-register for the
meeting by visiting the FSIS Web site: http://www.fsis.usda.gov.
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, audiotape,
etc.) 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
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the FSIS Web page located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2010_Notices_Index/.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, 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 e-mail
subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health professionals, scientific
professionals, and other individuals who have requested to be included.
The Update also is available on the FSIS Web page. Through Listserv and
the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader,
more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an e-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_&_Events/Email_Subscription/.
Options range from recalls, export information, 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 September 14, 2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-23255 Filed 9-14-10; 4:15 pm]
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