[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63281-63282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30222]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 99-054N]
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria
for Foods (NACMCF) will hold public meetings on December 8-10, 1999. On
December 8-9, 1999, NACMCF will discuss recent research and other
information related to performance criteria for fresh juice, in
particular citrus juices, and on December 10, 1999, the Food Safety
Inspection Service (FSIS) will present issues related to the risk
assessment models under development to examine the relationship between
Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef and human health. The
sponsoring agencies invite comments on issues related to these
meetings.
DATES: The full committee will meet on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
December 8-10, 1999, beginning at 8 a.m.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Doyle Hotel, Doyle
Ballroom, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue (Dupont Circle), Washington, DC
20036, telephone (202) 483-6000. Submit one original and two copies of
written comments on the risk assessment models to the FSIS Docket
Clerk, Docket #99-054N, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 300 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons wishing to register for the
meeting or submit comments on fresh citrus juice should, by December 1,
1999, contact Ms. Catherine M. DeRoever, telephone (202) 205-4251,
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fax (202) 205-4970, or e-mail [email protected]. Persons
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations
should notify Ms. DeRoever (fax number above) by December 1, 1999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NACMCF provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding
the microbiological safety of foods. The Committee also provides advice
to the Departments of Commerce and Defense. Dr. I. Kaye Wachsmuth,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Public Health and Science, FSIS, is the
Committee Chair.
Additional Public Notification
Public meetings generally are designed to provide information and
receive public comments on issues that may lead to new or revised
agency regulations or instructions. Public involvement in all segments
of rulemaking and policy development are important. Consequently, in an
effort to better ensure that minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities are aware of this public meeting and are informed about
the mechanism for providing their comments, FSIS will announce it and
provide copies of this Federal Register publication in the FSIS
Constituent Update.
FSIS provides a weekly FSIS 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 affect 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 November 15, 1999.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-30222 Filed 11-18-99; 8:45 am]
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