[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10556-10557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4265]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0036]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Fish and Fishery Products
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a
public meeting on March 16, 2011. The objective of the public meeting
is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items
and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the
31st session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
(CCFFP) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Tromso, Norway, April 11-16, 2011. The Under Secretary for Food
Safety and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties
the opportunity to obtain background information on the 31st session of
the CCFFP and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for March 16, 2011, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at FDA, in the Harvey W.
Wiley Building, Auditorium (1A003), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College
Park, MD 20740.
Documents related to the 31st session of the CCFFP will be
accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
Donald Kraemer, U.S. Delegate to the 31st session of the CCFFP, and
FDA, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments
electronically to the following e-mail address:
[email protected].
Call-In Number
If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 31st
session of the CCFFP by conference call, please use the call-in number
and participant code listed below.
Call-in Number: 1-866-692-3158
Participant Code: 5986642
For Further Information About the 31st Session of the CCFFP
Contact: Donald Kraemer, Acting Director, Office of Seafood, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740, phone: (301) 436-2300, fax: (301) 436-2599, e-
mail: [email protected].
For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth
Lowery, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 4861,
Washington, DC 20250, phone: (202) 690-4042, fax: (202) 720-3157, e-
mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex 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 that fair practices are
used in trade.
The CCFFP is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for
fresh, frozen (including quick frozen) or otherwise processed fish,
crustaceans, and mollusks.
The CCFFP is hosted by Norway.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items on the agenda for the 31st session of the CCFFP
will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters Referred to the CCFFP, Codex, and Other Codex
Committees.
Matters Arising from the Work of the FAO and WHO.
Draft Standard for Fish Sauce.
Draft Standard for Smoked Fish, Smoke-Flavoured Fish and
Smoke Dried Fish.
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery
Products (Other Sections Including Smoked Fish).
Proposed Draft Amendment to Section 3.4.5.1 Water Code of
Practice for Fish and Fishery Products.
Proposed Draft Standard for Quick Frozen Scallop Adductor
Muscle Meat.
Proposed Draft Code of Practice on the Processing of
Scallop Meat.
Proposed Draft Revision of the Procedure for the Inclusion
of Additional Species in Standards for Fish and Fishery Products.
Proposed Draft List of Methods for Determination of
Biotoxins in the Standard for Raw and Live Bivalve Mollusks.
Proposed Draft Standards for Fresh/Live and Frozen and
Frozen Abalone (Haliotis spp.).
Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Quick Frozen
Fish Sticks.
Proposed Food Additive Provisions in Standards for Fish
and Fishery Products.
Model Certificates.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior to the meeting. Members
of the public may access copies of these documents (see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the March 16, 2011, 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 the U.S. Delegate for the 31st
session of the CCFFP, Donald Kraemer (see ADDRESSES). Written comments
should state that they relate to activities of the 31st session of the
CCFFP.
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
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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
through the FSIS Web page located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp.
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: February 18, 2011.
Karen Stuck,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2011-4265 Filed 2-24-11; 8:45 am]
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