[Federal Register: May 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 01-014N]
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 National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
(NACMPI) will hold a public meeting on June 5-6, 2001, to review and
discuss three issues: (1) Emerging egg and egg products strategy, (2)
Industry's petition of proposed changes to the HACCP final rule--Agency
current thinking, and (3) Federal, State, and Local government working
relationships on food safety issues--new directions. The three
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subcommittees of the full Committee will also meet on June 5, 2001, to
work on issues discussed during the full Committee session. All
interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting and to submit
written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee will
review and discuss.
DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June
5, and Wednesday, June 6, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Subcommittees will hold open meetings on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
Note: FSIS was not able to publish notification of this public
meeting in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the
meeting, as required by Departmental Regulation 1041-001, due to
late changes to the agenda.
ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at the Holiday Inn
Capitol at the Smithsonian Hotel, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20024; telephone (202) 554-2780. The full committee will meet in main
ballroom Columbia I & II on June 5-6, 2001. The subcommittees will meet
in the Saturn, Venus and Jupiter Rooms. A meeting agenda is available
on the FSIS Web Site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/nacmpi which is
a sub-web page of the FSIS Homepage at http://www.fsis.usda.gov. Submit
one original and two copies of written comments to FSIS Docket Room,
Docket #01-014N, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, Room 102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3700. Comments may also be sent by facsimile (202)
205-0381. The comments and the official transcript of the meeting, when
they become available, will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room at the
address provided above. All comments received in response to this
notice will be considered part of the public record and will be
available for reviewing in the FSIS Docket Room between 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles L. Gioglio for technical
information at (202) 205-0256 and for meeting information contact Sonya
L. West at (202) 720-2561, FAX (202) 205-0157, or E-mail
sonya.west@usda.gov. Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or
other special accommodations should notify Ms. West by May 29, 2001, at
the above numbers or by e-mail. Information is also available on FSIS
Web Site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/nacmpi.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 19, 2001, the Secretary of Agriculture renewed the
charter for the NACMPI. The Committee 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), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act and sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the
Poultry Products Inspection Act. 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 and poultry industry; State government
officials; and academia. The current members of the NACMPI are: Dr.
Gladys Bayse, Spelman College; Nancy Donley, Safe Tables Our Priority;
Sandra Eskin, American Association of Retired Persons; Carol Tucker
Foreman, Food Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of America; Michael
Govro, Oregon Department of Agriculture; Martin Holmes, North American
Meat Processors; Dr. Lee C. Jan, Texas Department of Health; Alice
Johnson, National Turkey Federation; Collette Schultz Kaster, Premium
Standard Farms; Dr. Daniel E. LaFontaine, South Carolina Meat Poultry
Inspection Department; Dr. Irene Leech, Virginia Tech; Charles Link,
Rocco Inc.; Dr. Catherine Logue, North Dakota State University; Michael
Mamminga, Iowa Department of Agriculture; Dr. Dale Morse, New York
Office of Public Health; Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M University; and
John Neal, Courseys Smoked Meats.
The Committee has three standing subcommittees to deliberate on
specific issues and make recommendations to the whole Committee. The
Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Members of the public will be required to register before entering
the meeting.
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://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: May 23, 2001.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
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