[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29035]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 97-064N]


National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods 
Meeting

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria 
for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a meeting to discuss microbial-based 
topics relating to Risk Assessment, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Codex food 
safety standards for Cheese, Fresh Produce, Meat, Poultry, and Seafood.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 18-20, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. The morning session on November 18 and the all-day session 
on November 20 are designated as full committee meeting times. The 
afternoon session on November 18 and the all-day session on November 19 
will include several subcommittee breakout sessions.

ADDRESSES: The NACMCF meeting will be held at the Kellogg Conference 
Center at Gallaudet University, Florida and 8th Streets, NE, in 
Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Committee encourages persons with 
information or data on these matters to present their comments. Persons 
interested in making presentations, submitting technical papers, or 
providing comments are requested to mail or FAX their name, title, firm 
name, address, and telephone number to Ms. Amelia L. Wright, Advisory 
Committee Specialist, Scientific Research Oversight Staff, Department 
of Agriculture, Suite 6913, Franklin Court, 1099 14th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20250-3700; FAX (202) 501-7628. Comments and requests 
may be provided by E-mail to: [email protected]. Participants may 
also reserve time to comment publicly when they register. Persons 
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations 
should contact Ms. Wright at the above telephone or FAX numbers by 
November 9, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public on a 
space available basis. Persons wishing to make an oral presentation 
should notify Ms. Wright in writing. Presentations will be scheduled on 
a time available basis in accordance with the timeliness of the written 
request. Comments may be made before or after the meeting. All comments 
received will become part of the public record of this meeting. 
Technical papers also will be accepted and made part of the official 
record.
    NACMCF provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services about the 
development of microbiological criteria to assess the safety and 
wholesomeness of food. NACMCF also provides guidance to the Departments 
of Commerce and Defense.

    Done at Washington, DC, on October 24, 1997.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-29035 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]
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