[Federal Register: July 27, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 00-030N]
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Twentieth Session of the Codex
Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety and the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), are sponsoring a public meeting on August 10, 2000. The purpose
of the meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on
agenda items that will be discussed at the Twentieth Session of the
Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV), which will
be held in Washington, DC on September 11-15, 2000. The Under Secretary
and AMS recognize the importance of providing interested parties with
information about the Processed Fruits and Vegetables Committee of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) and to address the items on the
Agenda for the Twentieth Session of the CCPFV.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, 2000,
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 0161 South Building,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC. To receive copies of the documents referenced in this notice
contact the FSIS Docket Room, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. The documents will also be accessible
via the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.fao.org/
waicent/faoinfo/economic/esn/codex/ccpfv20/pf00--01e.htm. Submit one
original and two copies of written comments to the FSIS Docket Room
(address above), Docket #00-030N and the document number. All comments
received in response to this notice will be considered part of the
public record and will be available for viewing in the FSIS Docket Room
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Clerkin, Associate U.S.
Manager for Codex, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Room 4861, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone (202) 205-7760, FAX (202) 720-3157.
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special
accommodations should notify Mr. Clerkin at the above number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1962 by two United Nations organizations,
the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO). Codex is the major international organization for
protecting the health and economic interests of consumers and
encouraging fair international trade in food. 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 ensure that the world's food supply is
sound, wholesome, free from adulteration, and correctly labeled.
The Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables reviews
world-wide standards for various processed fruits and vegetables,
including certain dried products and certain canned products. This
committee does not cover standards for fruit and vegetable juices.
Codex has also allocated to this Committee the work of revision of
standards for quick frozen fruits and vegetables. The Committee is
chaired by the United States of America.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting
Agenda items will be described and discussed at the August 10,
2000, public meeting. Attendees will have the opportunity to pose
questions and offer comments.
The provisional agenda items to be discussed during the public
meeting are:
1. Adoption of the Agenda,
2. Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other
Codex Committees,
3. Establishment of a Priority List for the Revision and
Standardization of Processed Fruits and Vegetables,
4. Draft Revised Standards for Canned Fruits at Step 7 Canned
Applesauce and Canned Pears,
5. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned
Vegetables,
6. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits,
7. Methods of Analysis for Processed Fruits and Vegetables,
8. Consideration of Other Draft and Proposed Draft Standards for
Processed Fruits and Vegetables Based on Priority List Discussions,
9. Other Business and Future Work.
Each issue listed will be fully described in documents distributed,
or to be distributed, by United States' Secretariat to the Meeting.
Members of the public may access or request copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
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 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
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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 July 21, 2000.
F. Edward Scarbrough,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 00-18988 Filed 7-26-00; 8:45 am]
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