[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9502]
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[FR Doc No: 98-4941]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-007N]


National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

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 meet from March 3 to March 6, 1998, to discuss 
Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices for fresh 
produce and research strategies to meet the goals of the Food Safety 
Initiative and the Domestic and Imported Produce Food Safety 
Initiative. The Committee also will be discussing Foods Exposed to 
Refrigeration Failure, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
(HACCP) concepts for the very small slaughter plant, Codex issues, and 
developing guidelines for food safety objectives.

DATES: The Fresh Produce Subcommittee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. on March 3, 1998. The full Committee will meet on March 4, 1998, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Subcommittee groups will meet March 4, 
1998, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 
5. The full Committee will meet March 6, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Georgia International 
Convention Center, 1902 Sullivan Road, College Park, GA 30337-0508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Committee encourages persons with 
information or data on the above matters to present their comments. 
Persons interested in making presentations, submitting technical 
papers, or providing comments are requested to mail or FAX (202) 501-
7628 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, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Comments and 
requests also may be provided by E-mail to [email protected]. 
Persons requiring a sign language interpreter or other special 
accommodations should notify the contact person referenced above by 
February 19, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The meeting will be open to the public on a space-available basis. 
Persons wishing to make an oral presentation should notify the contacts 
listed above. 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. Technical papers also will be 
accepted and made part of the public record. All comments and 
proceedings will become part of the public record of the meeting.
    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. The Committee also provides guidance to the 
Departments of Commerce and Defense.
    Done at Washington, DC, on: February 19, 1998.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-4941 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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