[Federal Register: November 8, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 217)]
[Notices]
[Page 56533-56534]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 00-026R]
Residue Policy
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reopening the
comment period for the Federal Register publication ``Residue Policy''
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notice for an additional 30 days. This action responds to a request to
allow additional time for comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 10, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Submit one original and two copies of written comments to:
FSIS Docket Room, DOCKET # 00-026R, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building,
300 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700. All comments received
in response to this notice will be considered part of the public record
and will be available for viewing in the FSIS Docket Room between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. FSIS has made a technical
paper available in the FSIS Docket Room and on the FSIS homepage
(http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Lazenby, Acting Director,
Technical Analysis Staff, Office Policy, Program Development and
Evaluation; (202) 205-0210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 6, 2001, The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its intention to harmonize its
procedures with those of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with
respect to the target tissue/marker residue policy in testing animal
tissues for residues of new animal drugs (66 FR 40964).
FSIS has reviewed its approach regarding the disposition of
carcasses containing residues and has determined that its approach is
not consistent with FDA's approach. To ensure that meat containing
unsafe levels of chemical residues is not being released into commerce,
FSIS intends to modify its approach to testing and disposition of
carcasses for violative residues to be more consistent with FDA's
target tissue/marker residue policy.
In the August 6, 2001, Federal Register notice, FSIS provided 30
days for comments and stated that it would review the comments and
address them in another notice. FSIS has received requests to extend
the comment period for 60 days to provide commenters additional time to
consider the announced changes. FSIS has considered the request and
will re-open the comment. However, FSIS is only re-opening the comment
period for an additional 30 days from the publication of this notice.
After additional comments are received, FSIS will review them and
address them in the future notice that will announce FSIS' intentions.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to better ensure
that minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are aware of this
notice, FSIS will announce it and provide copies of this Federal
Register publication in the FSIS Constituent Update. FSIS provides a
weekly FSIS Constituent Update, which is communicated via fax to over
300 organizations and individuals. In addition, the update is available
on-line through the FSIS web page located at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov.
The update is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies,
procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, recalls, and any other types of information that could affect
or would be of interest to our constituents/stakeholders. The
constituent fax list consists of industry, trade, and farm groups,
consumer interest groups, allied health professionals, scientific
professionals, and other individuals that have requested to be
included. Through these various channels, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader, more diverse audience.
For more information and to be added to the constituent fax list,
fax your request to the Congressional and Public Affairs Office, at
(202) 720-5704.
Done at Washington, DC on November 5, 2001.
Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-28064 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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