[Federal Register: June 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 112)]
[Notices]
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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. 03-021N]
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 23-24, 2003, to review and
discuss the following issues: Impact of Bio-security Issues on
Industry; Delivery of Training; and State Review Methods. Three
subcommittees of the full committee will also meet on June 23, 2003, to
work on the issues discussed during the full Committee session.
DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 23
and Tuesday, June 24, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Subcommittees will
hold open meetings on Monday, June 23, 2003, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at the Hilton
Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA; telephone (703)
837-0440. The full Committee will meet on June 23-24, 2003. A meeting
agenda is available on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/nacmpi
, which is a sub-web page of the FSIS home page at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov Submit one original and two copies of written
comments to the FSIS Docket Room, reference docket 03-021N, 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: Robert Tynan for technical information
at (202) 720-2982 or e-mail robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Sonya L.
West for meeting information at (202) 720-2561, FAX (202) 205-0157, or
e-mail sonya.west@fsis.usda.gov. Persons requiring a sign language
interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. West no
later than June 13, 2003, at the above numbers or by e-mail.
Information is also available on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/nacmpi
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 15, 2003, 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 301 (a)(4), 7(c),
24, 205, 301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and
sections 5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 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: Ms.
Deanna Baldwin, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Dr. Gladys Bayse,
Spelman College; Dr. David Carpenter, Southern Illinois University; Ms.
Charlotte Christin, Center for Science in the Public Interest; Dr.
James Denton, University of Arkansas; Dr. Kevin Elfering, Minnesota
Department of Agriculture; Ms. Sandra Eskin, American Association of
Retired Persons; Mr. Michael Govro, Oregon Department of Agriculture;
Dr. Joseph
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Harris, Southwest Meat Association; Dr. Jill Hollingsworth, Food
Health; Dr. Alice Johnson, National Turkey Federation; Mr. Michael
Kowalcyk, Safe Tables Our Priority; Dr. Irene Leech, Virginia Citizens
Consumer Council; Mr. Charles Link, Cargill Meat Solutions; Dr.
Catherine Logue, North Dakota State University; and Mr. Mark Schad,
Schad Meats.
The Committee has three subcommittees to deliberate on specific
issues and make recommendations to the whole Committee.
All interested parties are welcome to attend the meetings and to
submit written comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee
will review and discuss.
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 make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update. FSIS
provides a weekly Constituent Update, which is communicated via
Listserv, a free e-mail Subscription service. In addition, 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 Listserv
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 the Listserv
and Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader,
more diverse audience.
For more information contact the Congressional and Public Affairs
Office, at (202) 720-9113. To be added to the free e-mail subscription
service (Listserv) go to the ``Constituent Update'' page on the
Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/update/update.htm.
Click on the ``Subscribe to the Constituent Update Listserv'' link,
then fill out and submit the form.
Done in Washington, DC, on: June 6, 2003.
Garry L. McKee,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-14724 Filed 6-10-03; 8:45 am]