[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18719-18720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10491]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 96-015N]


Nominations for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on 
Microbiological Criteria for Foods

    The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for 
Foods (NACMCF) is soliciting nominations for membership.

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    The Committee was established in April 1988, as a result of the 
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee report, ``An Evaluation of 
the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods.'' The NACMCF provides 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the development of 
microbiological criteria by which the safety and wholesomeness of food 
can be assessed. This includes criteria pertaining to microorganisms 
that indicate whether food has been processed using good manufacturing 
practices.
    Nominations for membership are being sought from individuals with 
scientific expertise in the fields of microbiology, epidemiology, food 
technology, packaging, pathology, public health, and/or toxicology.
    Appointments to the NACMCF will be made by the Secretary of 
Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. Nominees will be considered without regard to race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, age, or marital status. Because of the 
complexity of the issues to be addressed, it is anticipated that the 
full NACMCF will meet semi-annually and any subcommittees will meet as 
necessary.
    Interested persons should submit a typed resume to the Office of 
the Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, room 311 West 
End Court, 1255 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 20250. Nominations for 
membership must be postmarked no later than May 20, 1996. For 
additional information, please contact Mr. Craig Fedchock at the above 
address or by telephone at (202) 254-2517.

    Done at Washington, DC, on April 23, 1996.
Michael R. Taylor,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-10491 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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