[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62752-62753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30962]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 97-072N]


HACCP Implementation Meetings

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a 
series of four one-day ``HACCP Implementation Meetings.'' The purpose 
of the meetings is to brief management of large (500 + employees) 
official meat and poultry establishments on how the Agency will conduct 
inspection operations subsequent to the January 26, 1998, deadline for 
HACCP/Pathogen Reduction implementation in large plants. At each 
meeting, FSIS officials will discuss HACCP requirements, 
microbiological requirements, HACCP/Pathogen Reduction training, and 
Agency verification. Time will be allotted for questions and answers.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates and times of the 
meetings.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the location of the 
meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the meeting, call 
(202) 501-7136 or FAX (202) 501-7642. If you require a sign language 
interpreter or

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other special accommodations, contact Ms. Jennifer Callahan at (202) 
501-7138.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 1996, FSIS published a final 
rule, ``Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
(HACCP) Systems'' (61 FR 38806). This rule introduced sweeping changes 
to the meat and poultry inspection system. In the preamble to the final 
rule, FSIS announced that it would hold implementation conferences in 
Washington, DC, and in various cities throughout the country. A series 
of six meetings were held from October to November, 1996. The following 
is a list of locations, dates, and times for each of the four 
additional implementation meetings scheduled for December 1997 and 
January 1998.

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           Meeting location                             Date                                 Time               
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Washington, DC: Washington Plaza        December 16, 1997..................  8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                
 Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW,                                                                                   
 Washington, DC 20005.                                                                                          
Des Moines, IA: Hotel Savery, 4th &     January 14, 1998...................  8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                
 Locust, Des Moines, IA 50309.                                                                                  
Denver, CO: Four Points Hotel 3535      January 16, 1998...................  8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                
 Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80207.                                                                               
Memphis, TN: Holiday Inn Select, 160    January 21, 1998...................  8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                
 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103.                                                                               
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    Done in Washington, DC, on: November 18, 1997.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-30962 Filed 11-20-97; 4:11 pm]
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