[Federal Register: October 27, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 207)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 03-037N]
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
AGENCY: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
(NACMPI) will hold a public meeting on November 5-6, 2003, to review
and discuss the following issues: ``Procedures for Conducting
Inspection in Talmadge Aiken Plants;'' ``What is the best use of data
to support risk-based inspection?'' and ``How can FSIS better associate
food safety activities with public health surveillance data?'' Three
subcommittees will also meet on November 5, 2003, to work on the issues
discussed during the full committee session.
DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday,
November 5, and Thursday, November 6, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Subcommittees will hold open meetings on Wednesday, November 5, 2003,
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at the Washington
Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005. A
meeting agenda is available on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leavi
which is a Sub-web page of the
FSIS Home page at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi. FSIS welcomes
comments on the topics to be discussed at the public meeting. Comments
should be sent to the FSIS Docket Room and reference docket 03-037N,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
Room 102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Comments may be sent by facsimile (202) 205-0381.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Tynan for technical information at (202) 720-2982 or e-mail Robert.Tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Sonya L.
interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. West no
later than October 31, 2003, at the above numbers or by e-mail.
Information is also available on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi
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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 7(c), 24, 205,
301(a)(3), 301(a)(4), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3), 661(a)(4)), and 661(c)) and
sections 5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(a)(4), 454(c),
457(b), and 460(e)).
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; 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 Harris, Southwest Meat
Association; Dr. Jill Hollingsworth, Food Marketing Institute; 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 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. 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 viewing in the FSIS Docket Room between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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 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 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 who have asked 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.
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Done in Washington, DC on: October 21, 2003.
Garry L. McKee,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-26968 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]