Notice2023-09111
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Notice of Public Meeting
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May 1, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFood Safety and Inspection Service
Abstract
The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a public meeting of the full Committee and Subcommittees from May 16, 2023 to May 18, 2023. The Committee will provide updates on the charges related to Cyclospora cayetanensis in produce and Cronobacter spp. in Powdered Infant Formula.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26518-26520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09111]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2023-0014]
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for
Foods; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria
for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a public meeting of the full Committee and
Subcommittees from May 16, 2023 to May 18, 2023. The Committee will
provide updates on the charges related to Cyclospora cayetanensis in
produce and Cronobacter spp. in Powdered Infant Formula.
DATES: The full Committee will hold an in-person and virtual public
meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
Subcommittees on Cyclospora cayetanensis in produce and on Cronobacter
spp. in Powdered Infant Formula will hold concurrent Subcommittee
meetings on Tuesday,
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May 16, 2023, from 1 to 5 p.m., as well as on Wednesday, May 17, 2023,
and Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., respectively. The
deadline to register to provide verbal comments is May 8, 2023.
FSIS invites interested persons to submit written comments on the
Cyclospora cayetanensis in produce and on the Cronobacter spp. in
Powdered Infant Formula charges. The deadline to submit comments is May
8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the USDA South Building, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250. Room locations will be
provided the day of the meeting. Virtual attendees will be provided
details on how to access the full Committee and Subcommittee meetings
upon registration.
In-person attendees must show valid photo identification and will
be required to pass through the security screening systems and escorted
to the respective conference rooms. Please allow adequate time for this
process.
Attendance is free. Attendees must pre-register at <a href="https://ems8.intellor.com/?do=register&t=1&p=847719">https://ems8.intellor.com/?do=register&t=1&p=847719</a>. FSIS requests that those
interested in providing public comments at the May 16, 2023, full
Committee session indicate this when registering. Comments will be
limited to three minutes per speaker. FSIS will do its best to
accommodate all registered persons who request to provide verbal
comments at the plenary meeting.
Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
<bullet> Hand- Or Courier-Delivered Submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2023-0014. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call (202) 937-4272 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Agenda: FSIS will finalize an agenda on or before the meeting date
and post it on FSIS' website at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/events-meetings">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/events-meetings</a>.
Please note that the meeting agenda is subject to change and
sessions could end earlier or later than anticipated. Please plan
accordingly if you would like to attend this meeting or participate in
the public comment period.
The official transcript of the May 16, 2023 Committee meeting, when
it becomes available, will also be posted on FSIS' website at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/events-meetings">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/events-meetings</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kristal Southern, USDA, FSIS,
Office of Public Health Science, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room
1128, Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202) 937-4171 or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5aba4a6a8a6a3a590968184cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="317f70727c727771444255501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special
accommodations should notify Dr. Southern by May 5, 2023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NACMCF was established in 1988, in response to a recommendation
of the National Academy of Sciences for an interagency approach to
microbiological criteria for foods, and in response to a recommendation
of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, as
expressed in the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies
Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. The charter for the NACMCF is
available on FSIS' website at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/advisory-committees/national-advisory-committee-microbiological-criteria-foods-nacmcf">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/advisory-committees/national-advisory-committee-microbiological-criteria-foods-nacmcf</a>. The NACMCF provides scientific advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the
safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply, including development
of microbiological criteria and review and evaluation of
epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for
assessing microbiological hazards in foods. The Committee also provides
scientific advice and recommendations to the Departments of Commerce
and Defense. The Committee reports to the Secretary of Agriculture
through the Under Secretary for Food Safety, the Committee's Chair, and
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Assistant
Secretary for Health, the Committee's Vice-Chair. Currently, Dr.
Jos[eacute] Emilio Esteban, Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is
the Committee Chair; Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Food and Drug
Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),
is the Vice-Chair; and Dr. Kristal Southern, FSIS, is the Director of
the NACMCF Secretariat and Designated Federal Officer.
NACMCF documents and comments posted on the FSIS website are
electronic conversions from a variety of source formats. In some cases,
document conversion may result in character translation or formatting
errors. The original document is the official, legal copy. To meet the
electronic and information technology accessibility standards in
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, NACMCF may add alternate text
descriptors for non-text elements (graphs, charts, tables, multimedia,
etc.). These modifications only affect the internet copies of the
documents. Copyrighted documents will not be posted on FSIS' website
but will be available for inspection in the FSIS Docket Room.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication through the FSIS website located at <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/federal-register-rulemaking/federal-register-notices">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/federal-register-rulemaking/federal-register-notices</a>. FSIS also will make copies of this publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on the FSIS web page.
Through the web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and information. This service is available at
<a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/news-press-releases/news-feeds-subscriptions">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/news-press-releases/news-feeds-subscriptions</a>. Options range from recalls to export information,
regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
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option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its Mission Areas, agencies, staff
offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering
USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status,
family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Program information may be made available in languages other than
English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the
responsible Mission Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should
complete a Form, AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form,
which can be obtained online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronic-forms">https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronic-forms</a>, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a
letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's
name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the
alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights about the nature and date of an
alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter
must be submitted to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202)
690-7442; or (3) Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c6c6e737b6e7d71327572687d77795c696f787d327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3141435e5643505c1f585f45505a5471444255501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: April 25 2023.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, United States Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2023-09111 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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