[Federal Register: November 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 213)]
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Notices
Federal Register
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 01-036N]
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 November 14-15, 2001, to review
and discuss two issues: (1) Retail Store Exemption-FSIS Current
Thinking, and (2) Modernizing Standards of Identity for Meat and
Poultry Products. Two subcommittees of the full Committee will also
meet on November 14, 2001, to work on 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,
November 14, and Thursday, November 15, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Subcommittees will hold open meetings on Wednesday, November 14, 2001
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings will take place at the Washington
Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005; telephone (202) 842-
1300. The full committee will meet in The National Hall on November 14-
15, 2001. 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
homepage at http://www.fsis.usda.gov. A summary of the agenda may also
be obtained from the contacts listed below. Submit one original and two
copies of written comments to FSIS Docket Room, Docket #01-036N, 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 November 6, 2001, 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 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), and 301(c) of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act and sections 5(a)(3), 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; 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 Schutlz 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; Michael Mamminga, Iowa Department of Agriculture; Dr. Dale
Morse, New York Office of Public Health; and John Neal, Courseys Smoked
Meats.
The Committee has two standing 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 provide copies of this Federal
Register publication in the FSIS Constituent Update. FSIS provides a
weekly Constituent Update, which is communicated via fax to over 300
organizations and individuals. 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 effect
or would be of interest to our constituents/stakeholders. The
constituent fax list 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 these various channels, FSIS is able to provide
information to a much broader, more diverse audience.
For more information and to be added to the constituent fax list,
fax your request to the Congressional and Public Affairs Office, at
(202) 720-5704.
Done at Washington, DC on: October 30, 2001.
Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-27538 Filed 10-30-01; 9:59 am]
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