[Federal Register: May 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 92)]
[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. FSIS-2006-0005]
National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), 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 May 23-24, 2006 to discuss
issues related to building a more robust risk-based inspection system.
Subcommittees will also meet on May 23, 2006, to discuss issues covered
during the full committee session.
DATES: The full Committee will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 23
and Wednesday, May 24, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Subcommittees
will hold open meetings on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place in the conference
room at the south end of the USDA cafeteria located in the Department
of Agriculture South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. A meeting agenda is available on the Internet at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMPI/index.asp
.
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box, select ``Food Safety
and Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click on
``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select the FDMS Docket Number
FSIS-2006-0005 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting
and related materials available electronically.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand- or courier-
delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Food Safety and Inspection Service, FSIS Docket Room, 300 12th Street,
SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket
number FSIS-2006-0005.
All comments submitted in response to this notice, as well as
research and background information used by FSIS in developing this
document, will be posted to the regulations.gov Web site. The
background information and comments also will be available for public
inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Tynan for technical information
at (202) 690-6522 or by e-mail robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Sonya L.
West for meeting information at (202) 690-1079, FAX (202) 690-6519, or
by e-mail sonya.west@fsis.usda.gov. Persons requiring sign language
interpreter or other special accommodations should notify Ms. West no
later than May 12, 2006, at the numbers above or by e-mail.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 15, 2005, 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), (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
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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, poultry and
egg product industry, state government officials and academia. The
current members of the NACMPI are: Dr. Gladys Bayse, Spelman College;
Dr. David Carpenter, Southern Illinois University; Dr. James Denton,
University of Arkansas; Mr. Darin Detwiler, Lake Washington School
District; Mr. Kevin Elfering, Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Ms.
Sandra Eskin, Attorney; Mr. Mike Finnegan, Montana Department of
Agriculture; Mr. Michael Govro, Oregon Department of Agriculture; Dr.
Andrea Grondahl, North Dakota Department of Agriculture; Dr. Joseph
Harris, Southwest Meat Association; Dr. Jill Hollingsworth, Food
Marketing Institute; Mr. Michael Kowalcyk, Safe Tables Our Priority;
Dr. Elizabeth Krushinskie, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association; 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 will break up into subcommittees to deliberate on
specific issues and make recommendations to the whole Committee. The
Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture. All
interested parties are welcome to attend meetings and to submit written
comments and suggestions concerning issues the Committee will review
and discuss. These comments and suggestions should be submitted to
Robert Tynan (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 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. 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 on-line through the FSIS Web Page located
at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ regulations/2006--Notices --Index/. FSIS
also will make copies of this Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to constituents
and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade and farm
groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professionals and other
individuals who have asked to be included. The update is available on
the FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv and Web page, FSIS is able to
provide information to a much broader and more diverse audience. In
addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news--and--events/ email--subscription/. Options range from recalls to
export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers
can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to
password protect their account.
Done in Washington, DC on May 8, 2006.
Barbara J. Masters,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-7251 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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