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NACMPI Charter - PDF version
| DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION |
NUMBER:
1042-61
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Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection |
DATE: June
24, 2010 |
OPI:
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
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- Official Designation: The Committee shall be known as the National
Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI),
hereafter referred to as the Committee or the NACMPI.
- Authority: This charter renews the NACMPI in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended,
5 U.S.C. App.
The Secretary is required to consult with an advisory committee or
committees authorized under section 301(a) (4) of the FMIA (21 U.S.C.
661(a) (4)) to carry out the responsibilities imposed by sections
7(c), 24, 205, 301(a) (3), and 301(c) of the FMIA (21 U.S.C. 607(c),
624, 645, 661(a) (3), and 661(c)), and authorized under section 5(s)
(4) of the PPIA (21 U.S.C. 454 (a) (4) to carry out the
responsibilities imposed by sections 5(a) (3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e)
of the PPIA (21 U.S.C. 454(a) (3), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e)).
The Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the NACMPI charter
approximately every two years, with the last renewal on July 25,
2007.
- Objective and Scope of Activities: The purpose of the Committee
is to provide advice to the Secretary concerning state and Federal
programs with respect to meat, poultry, and egg product inspection,
safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the FMIA and
PPIA.
- Description of Duties: The duties of the NACMPI are solely
advisory in nature.
- Officials to Whom the Committee Reports: The Committee reports
to the Secretary of Agriculture through the Under Secretary for Food
Safety.
- Support: A representative of the Food Safety and Inspection
Service will serve as the Executive Secretary to the Committee. In
addition, the Food Safety and Inspection Service will provide
administrative staff support to the Committee.
- Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years: Annual operating
costs are estimated to be $67,000. In addition, staff year
requirements are estimated to be 2.0 full time equivalents.
Committee members serve without pay if they are not officers or
employees of the Federal Government. Reimbursement will be provided
to members for travel expenses and per diem for attendance at
Committee and subcommittee meetings called by the Chairperson.
- Designated Federal Officer: The Food Safety and Inspection
Service will appoint a full-time or permanent USDA employee, as the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) in accordance with established USDA
polices and procedures. The NACMPI Executive Secretary serves as the
DFO. The DFO and/or alternate DFO will approve all of the advisory
committee’s and subcommittees’ meetings and prepare and approve all
meeting agendas. The DFO or designee will attend all Committee and
subcommittee meetings, adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines
adjournment to be in the public interest, and chair meetings when
directed to do so by the official to whom the advisory committee
reports.
- Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings: The full Committee
is expected to meet at least once annually, or up to two times each
year. The subcommittees will meet as deemed necessary by the
Chairperson.
As required by FACA, NACMPI meetings, and in addition, subcommittee
meetings will be open to the public. Interested persons may attend
meetings, appear before the NACMPI, or file comments with the NACMPI.
- Duration of the Committee: The need for NACMPI’s advisory
function is on a continuing basis. Renewal is considered in the
public interest in connection with the duties and responsibilities
imposed on the Secretary by law in protecting the public from
consuming adulterated and misbranded meat, meat food products,
poultry, and poultry food products. This charter will be in effect
for two years from the date it is filed with Congress. After this
two-year period, the charter may be renewed in accordance with
Section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 14).
- Termination Date: The Committee shall terminate two years from the
date this charter is filed, unless the Secretary of Agriculture
determines prior to that date that continuation of work is not in
the public interest.
- Membership and Designation: The Secretary of Agriculture or
designee will appoint the Chairperson.
The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the membership of the
Committee. Furthermore, members will serve for two year terms, and
can serve no more than two consecutive terms. Membership will
consist of not more than 20 individuals with diverse capabilities
distinguished by their knowledge and interest in meat and poultry
safety and other FSIS responsibilities and shall be drawn from
representatives of state and local governments; industry and trade
associations; public health, scientific, and academic communities;
and consumers and consumer organizations.
The Associate Commissioner for Food Protection of the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, or his or her representative, and the Director
of the Food Safety Office of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, or his or her representative, shall be ex officio
members of the Committee.
Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs
of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership should include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
- Subcommittees: The Committee Chairperson shall be authorized to
establish subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with the NACMPI
mission. Such subcommittees or working groups shall not work
independently of the chartered Committee, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the Committee for full deliberation
and discussion. Subcommittee or working groups have no authority to
make decisions on behalf of the chartered Committee nor can they
report directly to the USDA or any Federal officers or employees who
are not Committee members.
The work of the Committee may be accomplished through subcommittees
consisting of members from the whole Committee. Subject matter
experts outside of the NACMPI membership may be invited to
subcommittee meetings on an ad hoc basis to give presentations and
to participate in discussions.
- Recordkeeping: The records for the Committee and its
subcommittees shall be handled according to General Records Schedule
26, Item 2, or appropriate USDA policies and procedures. These
records shall be available for the public inspection and copying,
subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.
- Filing Date: June 25, 2010.
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