Officials' Calendar of Meetings, May 2015
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.
Key to Abbreviations | Archive
| OFS/FSIS Official and Title | Date and Site | Other FSIS/OFS Participants |
Non-FSIS/OFS Participants |
Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 12, 2015 Washington, DC |
Bill Tomson, Politico | Conference Call - Mechanical tenderized beef rule | |
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 12, 2015 Washington, DC |
Jane Doherty, International Coordination Executive | Joe Tasker, National Academy of Public Administration | International Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs |
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 12, 2015 Washington, DC |
Adam Tarr, Acting Chief of Staff, OFS | Mike Brown, President; Dr. Ashley B. Peterson, Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs; Brian Eyink, General Counsel, National Chicken Council; Jerry Moye, President, Cobb Vantress; Dr. Gregorio Rosales, Aviagen; Mark Barnes, President, Hubbard Breeders |
Use of Vaccines |
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 12, 2015 Washington, DC |
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator; Carmen Rottenberg, Chief of Staff; FSIS Assistant Administrators; Adam Tarr, Acting Chief of Staff, OFS | Rob Tauxe, Division Director; Elizabeth Greene, Associate Director for Communications; Patricia Griffin, Branch Chief; Olga Henao, FoodNet Team Lead; Christine Pearson, Senior Media Officer, CDC | FoodNet MMWR pre-release discussion |
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 13, 2015 Washington, DC |
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator; Daniel Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator; David Goldman, Assistant Administrator; Michele Catlin, Director, FSIS | Lisa Wallenda Picard and Andrew Bailey, National Turkey Federation | Performance Standards Comments |
| Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary, OFS, Acting Administrator, FSIS | May 14, 2015 Washington, DC |
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator; Carmen Rottenberg, Chief of Staff, and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Consumer Representatives | Consumer Meeting |
- OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
- OC—Office of Communications, USDA
- ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, FSIS
- OFO—Office of Field Operations, FSIS
- OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
- OM—Office of Management, FSIS
- OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, FSIS
- OIEA—Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit, FSIS
- OPHS—Office of Public Health Science, FSIS
- OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS
- OSEC—Office of the Secretary, USDA
- PHIS—Public Health Information System
- AMI—American Meat Institute
- AMS—Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
- APHIS—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
- BIFSCO—Beef Industry Food Safety Council
- CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- FAS—Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
- FFAS—Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
- FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HHS
- FMI—Food Marketing Institute
- GMA—Grocery Manufacturers Association
- HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HSUS—Humane Society of the United States
- MRP—Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA
- NAFV—National Association of Federal Veterinarians
- NAMI—North American Meat Institute
- NCBA—National Cattlemen's Beef Association
- NMA—National Meat Association
- NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA