Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, November 2006

This public calendar is issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). It lists meetings held by the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for FSIS with persons outside the Federal Government.

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OFS/FSIS Official and Title	Date & Site	Other FSIS/OFS Participants	Non-FSIS/OFS Participants	Subject
Officials' Calendar of Meetings, November 2006
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Nov 3, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	America’s Heartland TV show, KVIE TV, Sacramento, CA	Interview
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 6, 2006 Conference call	Terri Nintemann and Robert Tynan, OPAEO; Dani Schor, OA	Resolve	Risk-Based Inspection public meeting
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Nov 6-10, 2006 College Station, TX	Various FSIS staff	Various industry representatives	Regulatory Education Session (Sanitation SOPs, HACCP, Rules of Practice)
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 6, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen, OFO; Billy Milton, OM	Hogan & Hartson, LLP; Sanderson Farms	Inspection issue
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 7, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen, OFO; Phil Derfler, OPPED	Michael Foods	Inspection issue
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 7, 2006 Washington, DC	Various USDA officials	Colorado State University, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Meat Export Federation, American Meat Institute, National Meat Association, Foreign Agriculture Service representatives	Specified Risk Materials
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 8, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Representatives of various industry groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 8, 2006 Washington, DC	Ken Petersen, OFO; Phil Derfler, OPPED; Terri Nintemann, OPAEO	Meat Association Council	Overtime
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Nov 8, 2006 Washington, DC		North American Natural Casing Association	Casing exports
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 9, 2006 Washington, DC	National Association of Federal Veterinarians		Courtesy visit
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary	Nov 13, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS; Various FSIS staff	Hormel	Natural labeling claims
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 14, 2006 Washington, DC	Bonnie Buntain, OFO	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Courtesy visit
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Nov 14, 2006 Washington, DC	Bonnie Buntain, OFO	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Planning for upcoming World Meat Hygiene and Inspection Congress
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Nov 14, 2006 Washington, DC		New Zealand Food Safety Authority	Courtesy visit; general food safety
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Curt Mann, Deputy Under Secretary; Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 14, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS; Various FSIS staff	Biotechnology Industry Organization	Livestock cloning
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary; Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 14, 2006 Conference call	Various FSIS staff	Various representatives of State public health agencies	Quarterly conference call on public health issues
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 15, 2006 Conference call		Consultant for University of MN Center for Animal Health and Food Safety	Interview for strategic planning
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Nov 15, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	Food Products Association	Risk-Based Inspection
Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Nov 21, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	Representatives of various consumer groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary, Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Nov 21, 2006 Washington, DC		Representatives of various consumer groups	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Nov 29, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	American Meat Institute	Presentation
Barbara Masters, Administrator	Nov 29, 2006 Washington, DC	Various FSIS staff	USDA 1890 Task Force	Task force meeting
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary	Nov 30, 2006 Washington, DC	Michael Steele, OFS	University of Nebraska Foundation	New school of public health
Barbara Masters, Administrator, Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Nov 30, 2006 Washington, DC	Bill Smith, OPEER; Ken Petersen, OFO	Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Silliker Laboratories Olsson, Frank & Weeda, PC	Honey Baked Ham recall

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator
OFDER—Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
OFO—Office of Field Operations
OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
OIA—Office of International Affairs
OM—Office of Management
OPAEO—Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach
OPEER—Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review
OPHS—Office of Public Health Science
OPPED—Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development

Last Modified: January 31, 2007