Notice2022-04342
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
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March 2, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentU.S. Codex Office
Abstract
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on June 2, 2022. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 53rd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, July 4-July 13, 2022. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 53rd Session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11686-11687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04342]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 2, 2022 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues
AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on June
2, 2022. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information
and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States
(U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 53rd Session of the Codex
Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC), which will convene virtually, July 4-July 13, 2022.
The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the
importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 53rd Session of the CCPR and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2022, from 2:00-4:00
p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 53rd Session of the CCPR will be
accessible via the internet at the following address: <a href="https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCPR&session=53">https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCPR&session=53</a>. Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the
53rd Session of the CCPR, invites U.S. interested parties to submit
their comments electronically to the following email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f424643434a5d014b4e59464b456f4a5f4e01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b9bdb8b8b1a6fab0b5a2bdb0be94b1a4b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Registration: Attendees must register to attend the public meeting
here: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-6tpzgjHHHmxmTPl2ykA0BfwK2icPQ">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-6tpzgjHHHmxmTPl2ykA0BfwK2icPQ</a>. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For Further Information about the 53rd Session of the CCPR, contact
U.S. Delegate, Captain David Miller, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375a5e5b5b5245195356415e535d7752475619505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="137e7a7f7f76613d7772657a7779537663723d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>, +1 (703)
305-5352.
For Further Information about the public meeting Contact: U.S.
Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture
Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720-7760, Fax: (202) 720-
3157, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aadfd9c9c5cecfd2eadfd9cecb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b7e7868646f6e734b7e786f6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO). Through adoption of food standards, codes of
practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks
to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the
food trade.
The Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
(CCPR) are:
(a) To establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific
food items or in groups of food;
(b) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain
animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is
justified for reasons of protection of human health;
(c) to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);
(d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the
determination of pesticide residues in food and feed;
(e) to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and
feed containing pesticide residues; and,
(f) to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial
contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in
specific food items or groups of food.
The CCPR is hosted by China. The United States attends the CCPR as
a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
The following items from the forthcoming Agenda for the 53rd
Session of the CCPR will be discussed during the public meeting:
<bullet> Adoption of the Agenda
<bullet> Appointment of Rapporteurs
<bullet> Matters referred to CCPR by CAC and/or other Codex subsidiary
bodies
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO
<bullet> Matters of interest arising from other international
organizations
<bullet> Report on items of general consideration arising from the 2021
JMPR regular meeting
<bullet> Report on responses to specific concerns raised by CCPR
arising from the 2021 JMPR regular meeting
<bullet> Proposed Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in food
and feed
<bullet> Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed (CXM 4/1989)
on the following:
(i) The issue of okra and an appropriate representative commodity,
taking into account monitoring data submitted.
(ii) work on edible animal tissues (including edible offal) in
collaboration with the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs
in Foods (CCRVDF) Electronic Working Group (EWG) on edible offal.
(iii) consideration of Class B, Primary Food Commodities of Animal
Origin and Class E, Processed Foods of Animal Origin.
<bullet> Proposed Draft Guidelines for compounds of low public health
concern that could be exempted from the establishment of Codex maximum
residue limits for pesticides (CXLs)
<bullet> Discussion Paper on the review of mass spectrometry provisions
in the Guidelines on the Use of Mass Spectrometry for the
Identification, Confirmation and Quantitative Determination of
Pesticide Residues (CXG 56-2005) and the Guidelines on Performance
Criteria of Pesticide Residues in Food and Feed (CXG 90-2017)
<bullet> Discussion paper on monitoring the purity and stability of
certified reference material of multi-class pesticides during prolonged
storage
<bullet> Discussion paper on engagement of JMPR in parallel reviews of
new compounds
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<bullet> Discussion paper on the management of unsupported compounds
without public health concerns scheduled for periodic review by JMPR
<bullet> National registrations of pesticides (National Registration
Database for Pesticides for Periodic Review by JMPR)
<bullet> Establishment of CCPR Schedules and Priority Lists for the
evaluation of pesticides by JMPR
Public Meeting
At the June 2, 2022, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the
agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will have
the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments
may be offered at the meeting or sent to Captain David Miller, U.S.
Delegate for the 53rd Session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 53rd
Session of the CCPR.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web
page located at: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/codex">https://www.usda.gov/codex</a>, a link that also offers an
email subscription service providing access to information related to
Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription themselves and
have the option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf</a>, or write a
letter signed by you or your authorized representative. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email.
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1e1c01091c0f034007001a0f050b2e1b1d0a0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7a7a5b8b0a5b6baf9beb9a3b6bcb297a2a4b3b6f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and
TDD).
Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2022-04342 Filed 3-1-22; 8:45 am]
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