[Federal Register: June 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 106)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 02-018N]
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, 2002, to review and
discuss three issues: New Technologies in Meat and Poultry Operations,
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
171), and the FSIS Field Workforce. Three subcommittees of the full
committee will also meet on June 5, 2002, to work on the issues
discussed during the full Committee session. All interested parties are
welcome to attend the meetings 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 Wednesday, June
5, and Thursday, June 6, 2002 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Subcommittees
will hold open meetings on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 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 Georgetown
University Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC.
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20057. The full committee will meet in the Grand Ballroom A & G. The
subcommittee meetings will be held in Conference Room 2, Conference
Room 4, and Conference Room 5 and 6. 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 home page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov. Submit
one original and two copies of written comments to FSIS Docket Room,
Docket 02-018N, 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 Sonya L. West for meeting information
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, 2002, 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 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: Dr.
Gladys Bayse, Spelman College; Nancy Donley, Safe Tables Our Priority;
Sandra Eskin, American Association of Retired Persons; Dr. James
Denton, University of Arkansas; 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; Dr. Alice
Johnson, National Food Processors Association; Collette Schulty Kaster,
Premium Standard Farms; Dr. Daniel E. Lafontaine, South Carolina Meat-
Poultry Inspection Department; Dr. Irene Leech, Virginia Tech; Charles
Link, Cargill Turkey Products; Dr. Catherine Logue, North Dakota State
University; Dr. Dale Morse, New York Department of Health; John Neal,
Courseys Smoked Meats, and Michael Mamminga, Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
The Committee has three subcommittees to deliberate on specific
issues and make recommendations to the whole Committee.
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 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 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 FSIS
Web site at 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 at Washington, DC, on May 29, 2002.
William J. Hudnall,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-13797 Filed 5-31-02; 8:45 am]
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