[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67878-67879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19886]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2006N-0453]
Food Defense Workshop; Public Workshop
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory
Affairs (ORA), Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), in co-sponsorship with
the Risk Management Small Business Development Center (RMSBDC), is
announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food Defense Workshop.'' This
public workshop is intended to provide information about food defense,
the regulations authorized by the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism
Act), and other related subjects to FDA-regulated food facilities
(farms, manufacturers, processors, distributors, retailers, and
restaurants).
Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on March 29, 2007,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will be held at the Hoblitzelle
Auditorium at the Bill Priest Campus of El Centro College, 1402 Corinth
St., Dallas, TX 75215.
Contact: David Arvelo, Food and Drug Administration, Southwest
Regional Office, 4040 North Central Expressway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX
75204, 214-253-4952, FAX: 214-253-4970, or e-mail:
[email protected].
Registration: Registration by March 15, 2007, is encouraged. The
RMSBDC has a $20 registration fee to cover the cost of facilities and
refreshments. Please submit your registration as soon as possible.
Those accepted into the workshop will receive confirmation.
Registration at the site is not guaranteed but may be possible on a
space available basis on the day of the public workshop beginning at 8
a.m. The cost of registration at the site is $25, payable to RMSBDC. If
you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact
David Arvelo (see the Contact section of this document) at least 7 days
in advance.
Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the
RMSBDC registration form and submit along with payment to RMSBDC, Attn:
Saira Roberts, 1402 Corinth St., Dallas, TX 75215. You may fax the
completed registration form to RMSBDC at 214-860-5867. To obtain a copy
of the registration form, please call RMSBDC at 214-860-5887 or 214-
860-5849. The registration form is also available online at http://www.ntsbdc.org/.
Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be
available due to the format of this workshop. Workshop handouts may be
requested through the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and
Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville, MD 20857,
approximately 15 working days after the public workshop at a cost of 10
cents per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food defense inquiries from FDA-
regulated food facilities (farms, manufacturers, processors,
distributors, retailers, and restaurants) originating from the area
covered by the FDA Dallas District Office. The SWRO is presenting this
workshop to help achieve objectives set forth in section 406 of the
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 393),
which include
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working closely with stakeholders and maximizing the availability and
clarity of information to stakeholders and the public. This is
consistent with the purposes of the Small Business Representative
Program, which are in part to respond to industry inquiries, develop
educational materials, sponsor workshops and conferences to provide
firms, particularly small businesses, with firsthand working knowledge
of FDA's guidance, requirements, and compliance policies. This workshop
is also consistent with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121) that requires outreach
activities by Government agencies directed to small businesses.
The goal of this public workshop is to present information that
will enable FDA-regulated food facilities (farms, manufacturers,
processors, distributors, retailers, and restaurants) to better
understand the regulations authorized by the Bioterrorism Act, and food
defense guidance, especially in light of growing concerns about food
defense. Information presented will be based on agency position as
articulated through regulation, guidance, and information previously
made available to the public. Topics to be discussed at the workshop
include the following: (1) Food defense awareness, (2) ALERT: The
Basics, (3) FDA actions on bioterrorism legislation (food supply), (4)
food recalls, (5) crisis management, and other related topics. FDA
expects that participation in this public workshop will provide
regulated industry with greater understanding of FDA regulations and
guidance related to food defense and increase voluntary compliance and
food defense awareness.
Dated: November 17, 2006.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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