[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 223 (Monday, November 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58664-58665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29448]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Chapter III

[Docket No. 95-041N]


Withdrawal of Obsolete Proposed Rules

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is withdrawing a 
number of regulatory proposed rules published in the Federal Register 
at various times between 1969 and 1993, but never promulgated as final 
rules. These proposed rules cover a wide range of issues, including 
labeling, inspection operations, and added substances. All have either 
become obsolete or have been superseded by other rulemakings.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: FSIS Docket Clerk, DOCKET # 95-041N, Room 
3806, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Any 
comments received will be available for public inspection in the FSIS 
Docket Room from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Paula M. Cohen, Director, 
Regulations Development, Policy, Evaluation and Planning Staff; (202) 
720-7164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSIS is in the process of conducting a 
comprehensive review of its regulatory procedures and requirements to 
determine which are still needed and which should be modified, 
streamlined, or eliminated. This review is needed to prepare for the 
implementation of the Agency's final rule, ``Pathogen Reduction; Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems'' (61 FR 38805, 
July 25, 1996) and FSIS's new food safety strategy. FSIS is revising 
its regulations to reduce reliance on command-and-control regulations 
by shifting, wherever possible, to performance standards.
    As part of its regulatory reform initiative, FSIS examined proposed 
rules published over the last 25 years in the Federal Register which, 
for a variety of reasons, were never promulgated in final form. These 
proposed rules covered a wide range of issues, including labeling, 
inspection operations, and added substances. FSIS determined that 45 of 
these proposals were either superseded by other rulemakings or obsolete 
under FSIS's new food safety strategy and should be withdrawn.
    FSIS is officially withdrawing the following proposed regulations:
    1. ``Inedible Animal Fats-Federal Meat Inspection Regulation 
Requirements'' (1/16/69; 34 FR 207)
    2. ``Retail Meat Stores and Restaurants in the District of 
Columbia'' (2/12/69; Extended: 34 FR 15362)
    3. ``Reinspection and Preparation of Product'' (2/21/69; 34 FR 
2506)
    4. ``Labels of Meat Food Products-Proper Use of the term `FARM' or 
Similar Terms'' (4/15/69; 34 FR 6538)
    5. ``Inspection of Poultry Products'' (5/27/72; 36 FR 9716)
    6. ``Reinspection and Preparation of Products'' (2/4/70; 35 FR 
2527)
    7. ``Meat Cuts and Chopped Meat Products-Injection or Mixing of 
Water Base Solutions'' (10/8/70; 35 FR 15387)
    8. ``Overtime or Holiday Inspection Service-Proposed Schedules of 
Operations (12/12/72; 37 FR 26429)
    9. ``Inspection of Foreign Canned or Packaged Products'' (4/23/73; 
38 FR 29215)
    10. ``Definition of Importation'' (4/20/73, 38 FR 9829; 40 FR 
42338)
    11. ``Requirements for Meat Patties and Meat Patty Mixes and 
Similar Articles'' (5/4/73; 48 FR 52697)
    12. ``Official Inspection Marks'' (6/20/73; 38 FR 16077)
    13. ``Meatballs and Similar Products'' (7/13/73; 38 FR 18683)
    14. ``Labeling Policy for Cured Products'' (8/10/73; 38 FR 21648)
    15. ``Federally Inspected Poultry Products-Labeling and Official 
Marks'' (6/20/74; Extended: 39 FR 22152)
    16. ``Certain Products with Meat Ingredients'' (10/2/73; 38 FR 
27298)
    17. ``Meat Plant Quality Control Programs'' (1974; Extended: 39 FR 
10914)
    18. ``Poultry Plant Quality Control Programs'' (1974; Extended: 39 
FR 10914)
    19. ``Information Panel and Nutrition Labeling'' (1/11/74; 39 FR 
1606)
    20. ``Dry Milk Products Intended for Use as Ingredients of Poultry 
Food Products'' (2/1/74; 39 FR 4113)
    21. ``Interpretation of Term `Meat' '' (3/21/74; 39 FR 10598)
    22. ``Representations Regarding Geographical Origin'' (11/27/74; 39 
FR 41318 and 42339)
    23. ``Oleo Stock and Edible Tallow'' (5/14/76; 41 FR 19971)
    24. ``Standards for Cooked Poultry Sausages'' (7/27/76; 41 FR 
31226)
    25. ``Exemptions Based on Religious Dietary Laws'' (9/7/76; 41 FR 
37592)
    26. ``Canning of Meat and Poultry Products'' (9/17/76; 41 FR 40156)
    27. ``Water in Poultry Chillers'' (4/4/78; 43 FR 14043)
    28. ``Charges for Inspection for Export Certification'' (10/27/78; 
43 FR 50188)
    29. ``Procedures for Prior Label Approval'' (2/26/80; 45 FR 12442)
    30. ``Bacon made with Dry Curing Materials'' (6/27/80; 45 FR 43425)
    31. ``Net Weight Labeling'' (8/8/80; 45 FR 53002)
    32. ``Sale, Transportation, and Marking of Meat and Meat Food 
Products'' (7/31/81; 46 FR 39159)
    33. ``Reimbursement for Preparation and Cleanup Time'' (5/7/82; 47 
FR 19701)
    34. ``Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition for 
Misc. Pork Products and Misc. Beef Products'' (4/13/83; 48 FR 15927)
    35. ``Labeling for Meat and Poultry Products with Cheese 
Substitutes; Revised Pizza Standard'' (8/5/83; 48 FR 35654)
    36. ``Transportation of Inedible Product for Use as Animal Food'' 
(8/8/83; 48 FR 35884)
    37. ``New Line Speed Inspection System for Broilers and Cornish 
Hens'' (1/20/84; 49 FR 2473)
    38. ``Total Plant Quality Control for Labeling'' (9/25/85; 50 FR 
38824)
    39. ``Disposal of Livestock Carcasses and Parts Condemned for 
Biological Residues'' (6/8/87; 52 FR 21561)
    40. ``Control of Added Substances and Labeling Requirements for 
Turkey Ham Products'' (2/21/89; 54 FR 7434)
    41. ``Additional Methods for Destroying Trichinae'' (4/20/89; 54 FR 
15946)
    42. ``Ante-Mortem Inspection of Disabled Animals and Other Animals 
Unable to Move on Transport Vehicles'' (10/22/89; 55 FR 42578)

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    43. ``Preventing Cross-Contamination of Meat Products Heat-
Processed to 130 Degrees F. or Higher and Poultry Products Processed to 
155 Degrees F. or Higher by Other Products not Similarly Heat 
Processed'' (8/14/91; 56 FR 40274)
    44. ``Streamlined Inspection System-Cattle and Staffing Standards'' 
(11/30/88; 53 FR 48262)
    45. ``Policy for Differentiating Between Calves and Adult Cattle'' 
(8/27/93; 58 FR 45296)
    Comments regarding the withdrawl of these proposed rules should be 
sent to the FSIS Docket Clerk (see ADDRESSES). If needed, FSIS will 
publish another notice addressing any comments received.

    Done at Washington, DC on November 12, 1996.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-29448 Filed 11-15-96; 8:45 am]
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