Edited January 2025

The USDA intends to renew the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) charter. The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning State and Federal programs with respect to meat and poultry inspection, food safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA).

For Further Information Contact

Ms. Katrina Green, Designated Federal Officer, Director, Resource and Administrative Management Staff, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, by telephone at (202) 205-0495 or by email: katrina.green@usda.gov, regarding specific questions about the Committee. General information about the Committee can also be found at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/nacmpi.

Supplementary Information

Background

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the charter and the NACMPI for two years. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary on meat and poultry inspection programs, pursuant to sections 7(c), 24, 301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), and 661(c), and to sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e).

The following sections of the NACMPI charter have been updated: Objectives and Scope of Activities; Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years; Membership and Designation; and Subcommittees. 

Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal Register publication online through the FSIS web page located at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.

FSIS also will announce and provide a link to it through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on the FSIS web page. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.

Options range from recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their accounts.

Dated: June 14, 2024.

Cikena Reid,

Committee Management Officer, USDA.

[FR Doc. 2024-13458 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P