[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72352-72356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34358]



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Part II





Department of Agriculture





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Food Safety and Inspection Service



Agricultural Marketing Service



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7 CFR Part 59



9 CFR Ch. III



Agency Responsibilities, Organization, and Terminology; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. 97-045F]

7 CFR Part 59

9 CFR Chapter III


Agency Responsibilities, Organization, and Terminology

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule with an opportunity to comment.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its 
regulations to describe, in part 300, the Agency's responsibilities and 
current organization. This rule also redesignates regulations adopted 
under the Egg Products Inspection Act and transfers them to part 590 of 
FSIS's regulations. FSIS is providing an opportunity for members of the 
public to submit comments on the clarity and technical accuracy of the 
resultant regulations.

DATES: December 31, 1998. Submit comments by February 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit one original and two copies of written comments to 
FSIS Docket Clerk, Docket No. 97-045F, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. All comments submitted will be 
available for public inspection in the Docket Clerk's office between 
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Neibrief, Regulations 
Development and Analysis Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-3886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for 
carrying out various functions of the Department of Agriculture. Chief 
among these are the administration of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act 
(EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). Each of these statutes includes 
government inspection as part of a regulatory system to protect the 
health and welfare of consumers by preventing the distribution of 
livestock products, poultry products, and egg products that are 
unwholesome, otherwise adulterated, or misbranded.
    The Agency's primary objective in this rulemaking is to amend 
chapter III of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR 
chapter III) so that it contains, in part 300, FSIS's current 
organizational structure. With the concurrence of the Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS), this rule also redesignates the EPIA 
regulations in part 59 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 
CFR part 59) and transfers them to part 590 of 9 CFR chapter III. 
Several years ago, the Secretary of Agriculture delegated to the 
Administrator of FSIS all functions in the EPIA other than the shell 
egg surveillance program, voluntary laboratory analyses of egg 
products, and the voluntary grading program (7 CFR 2.53(a)(2)(iii)), 
which continue to be delegated to the Administrator of AMS (7 CFR 
2.79(a)(8)(xxxiv)). In recognition of the current allocation of 
responsibilities within USDA, AMS recently issued a rule that 
duplicated, redesignated, and amended the EPIA regulations to include 
pertinent portions in 7 CFR part 57, for AMS, and in part 59, for FSIS 
(63 FR 69968, December 17, 1998). Except for several changes that 
reflect FSIS's assumption of responsibility for administering various 
provisions of the EPIA (see amendments to redesignated Secs. 590.1 and 
590.5), this rule does not amend provisions of the EPIA regulations.
    Because the Agency's regulations address more than just the 
inspection provisions of the FMIA and the PPIA and, as a result of this 
rule, also include the EPIA regulations, FSIS is removing the phrase 
``MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION'' from the heading of chapter III of 9 
CFR. FSIS also is consolidating current subchapters A, B, and C of 9 
CFR chapter III into one subchapter, subchapter A, and modifying the 
heading of current subchapter A to indicate its new scope: Agency 
organization and terminology, mandatory meat and poultry products 
inspection, and voluntary inspection and certification. To accommodate 
the EPIA regulations, FSIS is adding subchapter I--``Egg Products 
Inspection Act''.

Part 300 and Redesignated Secs. 590.1 and 590.5

    Part 300--``Agency Mission and Organization''--consists of a 
description of the part (Sec. 300.1), a statement about FSIS's 
responsibilities (Sec. 300.2), FSIS's organizational structure and 
terminology (Sec. 300.3), and access provisions (Sec. 300.6).
    Paragraph (a) of Sec. 300.2 references the Department's delegation 
of authority regulations (7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, and 2.53) for FSIS's 
responsibilities, replacing an obsolete reference in Sec. 381.3(a) for 
the PPIA. In exercising its delegated functions, FSIS administers 
regulations that implement provisions of the statutes listed in 
paragraph (b) of Sec. 300.2.
    Section 300.3 includes a description of the Agency's headquarters 
and field structure. As reorganized, the Agency's field structure 
consists of 18 district offices 1 and a technical service 
center 2 (Sec. 300.3(c)). Each district office, under the 
direction of a District Manager, manages a farm-to-table food safety 
program of regulatory oversight and inspection in a district consisting 
of a State or several States and territories (as specified in paragraph 
(c)(1)). These offices administer domestic and import inspection 
activities. They replaced regional offices (which included inspection 
and compliance area offices) and import field offices (as specified in 
the appendix to this rule).
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    \1\ The locations of the district offices are as follows: 
Alameda, CA (620 Central Avenue, Building 2C, Alameda, CA 94501); 
Albany, NY (230 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203); 
Atlanta, GA (100 Alabama Street, SW, Building 1924, Suite 3R90, 
Atlanta, GA 30303); Boston, MA (411 Waverley Oaks Road, Building 3, 
Suite 331, Waltham, MA 02452); Boulder, CO (665 South Broadway, 
Suite B, Boulder, CO 80303); Chicago, IL (1919 South Highland 
Avenue, Suite 115C, Lombard, IL 60148); Dallas, TX (1100 Commerce 
Street, Room 5F41, Dallas, TX 75242); Des Moines, IA (11338 Aurora 
Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50322); Beltsville, MD (5601 Sunnyside 
Avenue, Suite 1-2288B, Beltsville, MD 20705); Jackson, MS (715 South 
Pear Orchard Road, Suite 101, Ridgeland, MS 39157); Lawrence, KS 
(4920 West 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66049); Madison, WI (2810 
Crossroads Drive, Suite 3500, Madison, WI 53718); Minneapolis, MN 
(Butler Square West, Suite 989-C, 100 North 6th Street, Minneapolis, 
MN 55403); Philadelphia, PA (701 Market Street, 2-B South, 
Philadelphia, PA 19106); Pickerington, OH (155 East Columbus Street, 
Pickerington, OH 43147); Raleigh, NC (6020 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, 
NC 27609); Salem, OR (530 Center Street, NE, Mezzanine, Salem, OR 
97301); Springdale, AR (Country Club Center, Building B, Suite 201, 
4700 South Thompson, Springdale, AR 72764). FSIS expects to close 
the Boston office in 1999.
    \2\ The address of the FSIS Technical Service Center is 1299 
Farnam Street, Suite 300 Landmark Center, Omaha, NE 68102.
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    The Technical Service Center provides technical guidance, review, 
and training on regulatory requirements (as specified in paragraph 
(c)(2)). These activities previously were conducted at regional and 
headquarters offices.
    Section 300.6 consolidates various access provisions of the FMIA 
and the PPIA. Paragraph (a) covers access by representatives of the 
Secretary. Paragraph (a)(1) replaces the last sentences of Secs. 306.3 
and 381.33 and provides for access to places of business

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regulated under the FMIA or the PPIA. Paragraph (a)(2) references part 
590 for access to plants that process egg products and to other places 
of business subject to regulation under the EPIA.
    Paragraph (b) of Sec. 300.6 is limited to places of business 
regulated under the FMIA or the PPIA. (For access under the EPIA, see 
also redesignated Secs. 590.132, 590.200, and 590.660.) Paragraph 
(b)(1) addresses access to establishments that prepare livestock 
products or process poultry products, replacing the first sentence of 
Sec. 306.2 and Sec. 381.32 and provisions of Sec. 306.3 and 
Sec. 381.33. Paragraph (b)(2) addresses access and examinations 
pursuant to section 202 of the FMIA or section 11(b) of the PPIA (21 
U.S.C. 460(b) and 642). It replaces the first sentences of Secs. 320.4 
and 381.178 (Access to and inspection of records, facilities and 
inventory; copying and sampling). (For the convenience of the reader, 
FSIS is referencing Sec. 300.6 in Secs. 306.2, 320.4, 381.32, and 
381.178.)

Final Rule With Opportunity for Comment

    FSIS has determined that the notice and comment and delayed 
effective date requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 
U.S.C. 553(b) and (d)) do not apply to this rule. The amendments made 
by this rule reflect the Agency's current responsibilities, and the 
organization through which it carries out those responsibilities, and 
technical and minor changes in the organization of the Agency's 
regulations and terminology used in those regulations. Therefore, FSIS, 
has, for good cause, found that notice and public procedure thereon are 
unnecessary, and it is issuing these amendments as a final rule, 
effective upon publication.
    Nevertheless, the Agency recognizes that attaining its objective 
has necessitated a large number of amendments. Therefore, FSIS is 
providing members of the public with an opportunity to provide comments 
on the clarity and the technical accuracy of the amended regulations. 
The Agency requests that those with comments submit them during the 30 
days that follow publication of the rule.

Executive Order 12866

    The changes in this rule are organizational and technical. Their 
adoption does not affect the costs to regulated establishments or to 
FSIS, except to the extent that improving the Agency's organization, 
providing the public with current information on how the Agency 
operates, and updating, consolidating, and clarifying Agency 
terminology should increase FSIS's efficiency and improve the delivery 
of inspection services to members of the regulated industries. FSIS has 
determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action under 
the criteria set forth in Executive Order 12866.

Compliance With Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1996

    The Administrator has determined that, for purposes of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601), this final rule will not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Executive Order 12988

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil 
Justice Reform. In this rule: (1) all State and local laws and 
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule will be preempted; (2) 
no retroactive effect will be given to this rule; and (3) no 
administrative proceedings will be required before parties may file 
suit in court challenging this rule.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 59

    Eggs and egg products, Exports, Food grades and standards, Food 
labeling, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Chapter III

Part 300

    Meat and meat products, Poultry and poultry products.

Part 590

    Eggs and egg products, Exports, Food labeling, Imports, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set forth above, the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, with the concurrence of the Agricultural Marketing Service, is 
redesignating and transferring part 59 of 7 CFR chapter I, and it is 
amending 9 CFR chapter III as follows:

7 CFR CHAPTER I

9 CFR CHAPTER III

    1. Part 59 of 7 CFR chapter I is redesignated as part 590 of 9 CFR 
and transferred to 9 CFR chapter III, as set out in the following 
table:

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               7 CFR Part 59                       9 CFR Part 590
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                               Definitions
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Sec.  59.1................................  Sec.  590.1
Sec.  59.5................................  Sec.  590.5
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                             Administration
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Sec.  59.10...............................  Sec.  590.10
Sec.  59.13...............................  Sec.  590.13
Sec.  59.17...............................  Sec.  590.17
Sec.  59.18...............................  Sec.  590.18
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                          Scope of Inspection
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Sec.  59.20...............................  Sec.  590.20
Sec.  59.22...............................  Sec.  590.22
Sec.  59.24...............................  Sec.  590.24
Sec.  59.26...............................  Sec.  590.26
Sec.  59.28...............................  Sec.  590.28
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                      Relation to Other Authorities
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Sec.  59.30...............................  Sec.  590.30
Sec.  59.35...............................  Sec.  590.35
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            Eggs and Egg Products Not Intended for Human Food
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Sec.  59.40...............................  Sec.  590.40
Sec.  59.45...............................  Sec.  590.45
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                       Refrigeration of Shell Eggs
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Sec.  59.50...............................  Sec.  590.50
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                               Exemptions
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Sec.  59.100..............................  Sec.  590.100
Sec.  59.105..............................  Sec.  590.105
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                         Performance of Service
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Sec.  59.110..............................  Sec.  590.100
Sec.  59.112..............................  Sec.  590.112
Sec.  59.114..............................  Sec.  590.114
Sec.  59.116..............................  Sec.  590.116
Sec.  59.118..............................  Sec.  590.118
Sec.  59.119..............................  Sec.  590.119
Sec.  59.120..............................  Sec.  590.120
Sec.  59.122..............................  Sec.  590.122
Sec.  59.124..............................  Sec.  590.124
Sec.  59.126..............................  Sec.  590.126
Sec.  59.128..............................  Sec.  590.128
Sec.  59.130..............................  Sec.  590.130
Sec.  59.132..............................  Sec.  590.132
Sec.  59.134..............................  Sec.  590.134
Sec.  59.136..............................  Sec.  590.136
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                        Application for Service
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Sec.  59.140..............................  Sec.  590.140
Sec.  59.142..............................  Sec.  590.142
Sec.  59.144..............................  Sec.  590.144
Sec.  59.146..............................  Sec.  590.146
Sec.  59.148..............................  Sec.  590.148
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                         Inauguration of Service
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Sec.  59.150..............................  Sec.  590.150
Sec.  59.155..............................  Sec.  590.155
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                            Denial of Service
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Sec.  59.160..............................  Sec.  590.160
Sec.  59.161..............................  Sec.  590.161
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 Records and Related Requirements for Eggs and Egg Products Handlers and
                           Related Industries
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Sec.  59.200..............................  Sec.  590.200
Sec.  59.220..............................  Sec.  590.220
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                        Administrative Detention
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Sec.  59.240..............................  Sec.  590.240
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                   Appeal of an Inspection or Decision
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Sec.  59.300..............................  Sec.  590.300
Sec.  59.310..............................  Sec.  590.310
Sec.  59.320..............................  Sec.  590.320
Sec.  59.330..............................  Sec.  590.330
Sec.  59.340..............................  Sec.  590.340
Sec.  59.350..............................  Sec.  590.350
Sec.  59.360..............................  Sec.  590.360
Sec.  59.370..............................  Sec.  590.370
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                              Certificates
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Sec.  59.400..............................  Sec.  590.400
Sec.  59.402..............................  Sec.  590.402
Sec.  59.404..............................  Sec.  590.404
Sec.  59.406..............................  Sec.  590.406
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                     Identifying and Marking Product
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Sec.  59.410..............................  Sec.  590.410
Sec.  59.411..............................  Sec.  590.411
Sec.  59.412..............................  Sec.  590.412
Sec.  59.414..............................  Sec.  590.414
Sec.  59.415..............................  Sec.  590.415
Sec.  59.417..............................  Sec.  590.417
Sec.  59.418..............................  Sec.  590.418
Sec.  59.419..............................  Sec.  590.419
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          Inspection, Reinspection, Condemnation, and Retention
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Sec.  59.420..............................  Sec.  590.420
Sec.  59.422..............................  Sec.  590.422
Sec.  59.424..............................  Sec.  590.424
Sec.  59.426..............................  Sec.  590.426
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          Entry of Materials Into Official Egg Products Plants
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Sec.  59.430..............................  Sec.  590.430
Sec.  59.435..............................  Sec.  590.435
Sec.  59.440..............................  Sec.  590.440
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             Sanitary, Processing, and Facility Requirements
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Sec.  59.500..............................  Sec.  590.500
Sec.  59.502..............................  Sec.  590.502
Sec.  59.504..............................  Sec.  590.504
Sec.  59.506..............................  Sec.  590.506
Sec.  59.508..............................  Sec.  590.508
Sec.  59.510..............................  Sec.  590.510
Sec.  59.515..............................  Sec.  590.515
Sec.  59.516..............................  Sec.  590.516
Sec.  59.520..............................  Sec.  590.520
Sec.  59.522..............................  Sec.  590.522
Sec.  59.530..............................  Sec.  590.530
Sec.  59.532..............................  Sec.  590.532
Sec.  59.534..............................  Sec.  590.534
Sec.  59.536..............................  Sec.  590.536
Sec.  59.538..............................  Sec.  590.538
Sec.  59.539..............................  Sec.  590.539
Sec.  59.540..............................  Sec.  590.540
Sec.  59.542..............................  Sec.  590.542
Sec.  59.544..............................  Sec.  590.544
Sec.  59.546..............................  Sec.  590.546
Sec.  59.547..............................  Sec.  590.547
Sec.  59.548..............................  Sec.  590.548
Sec.  59.549..............................  Sec.  590.549
Sec.  59.550..............................  Sec.  590.550
Sec.  59.552..............................  Sec.  590.552
Sec.  59.560..............................  Sec.  590.560
Sec.  59.570..............................  Sec.  590.570
Sec.  59.575..............................  Sec.  590.575
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                               Laboratory
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Sec.  59.580..............................  Sec.  590.580
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                      Exempted Egg Products Plants
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Sec.  59.600..............................  Sec.  590.600
Sec.  59.610..............................  Sec.  590.610
Sec.  59.620..............................  Sec.  590.620
Sec.  59.630..............................  Sec.  590.630
Sec.  59.640..............................  Sec.  590.640
Sec.  59.650..............................  Sec.  590.650
Sec.  59.660..............................  Sec.  590.660
Sec.  59.670..............................  Sec.  590.670
Sec.  59.680..............................  Sec.  590.680
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    Identification of Restricted Eggs or Egg Products Not Intended for
                           Human Consumption
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Sec.  59.800..............................  Sec.  590.800
Sec.  59.840..............................  Sec.  590.840
Sec.  59.860..............................  Sec.  590.860
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                                 Imports
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Sec.  59.900..............................  Sec.  590.900
Sec.  59.905..............................  Sec.  590.905
Sec.  59.910..............................  Sec.  590.910
Sec.  59.915..............................  Sec.  590.915
Sec.  59.920..............................  Sec.  590.920
Sec.  59.925..............................  Sec.  590.925
Sec.  59.930..............................  Sec.  590.930
Sec.  59.935..............................  Sec.  590.935
Sec.  59.940..............................  Sec.  590.940
Sec.  59.945..............................  Sec.  590.945
Sec.  59.950..............................  Sec.  590.950
Sec.  59.955..............................  Sec.  590.955
Sec.  59.956..............................  Sec.  590.956
Sec.  59.960..............................  Sec.  590.960
Sec.  59.965..............................  Sec.  590.965
Sec.  59.970..............................  Sec.  590.970
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056............  Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1031-
                                             1056
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    2. In redesignated part 590, each internal reference to a section 
of part 59 is revised as set out in the preceding redesignation table.
    3. The heading of 9 CFR chapter III is amended by removing ``MEAT 
AND POULTRY INSPECTION,''.
    4. Parts 350 through 381 are transferred to subchapter A; the 
headings of subchapters B and C are removed and reserved; and the 
heading of subchapter A is revised to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A--AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND 
POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

    5. Redesignated part 590 is designated as subchapter I, and a 
heading for subchapter I is added to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER I--EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT

    6. In subchapter A, part 300 is added to read as follows:

PART 300--AGENCY MISSION AND ORGANIZATION

Sec.
300.1 Purpose.
300.2 FSIS responsibilities.
300.3 FSIS organization.
300.6 Access to establishments and other places of business.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695, 1031-1056; 7 U.S.C. 138-
138i, 450, 1621-1627, 1901-1906; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53.


Sec. 300.1  Purpose.

    This part describes the duties and organization of the Food Safety 
and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA).


Sec. 300.2  FSIS responsibilities.

    (a) [Reserved]
    (b) Implementing regulations. This chapter of title 9 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (9 CFR chapter III) includes, in addition to 
administrative rules, rules and regulations that implement provisions 
of the following statutes:
    (1) The Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.), except provisions pertaining to the inspection and 
certification of the condition of animals for export, and related 
legislation;
    (2) The Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended (PPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.);
    (3) The Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 
1031 et seq.), except for the shell egg surveillance program, voluntary 
laboratory analyses of egg products, and the voluntary grading program;
    (4) The Humane Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901-1906);
    (5) The Talmadge-Aiken Act (7 U.S.C. 450), with respect to 
cooperation with States in the administration of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act;
    (6) The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1621-1627), relating to voluntary inspection of poultry and edible 
products thereof; voluntary inspection and certification of technical 
animal fat; certified products

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for dogs, cats, and other carnivora; voluntary inspection of rabbits 
and edible products thereof; and voluntary inspection and certification 
of edible meat and other products; and
    (7) The National Laboratory Accreditation Program (7 U.S.C. 138-
138i) with respect to laboratories accredited only for pesticide 
residue analysis in meat and poultry products.


Sec. 300.3  FSIS organization.

    (a) General. The organization of FSIS reflects the agency's primary 
regulatory responsibilities: implementation of the FMIA, the PPIA, and 
the EPIA.
    (b) Headquarters. FSIS has four principal components or offices, 
each of which is under the direction of a Deputy Administrator. The 
Deputy Administrators, along with their staffs, and the Administrator, 
along with the Office of the Administrator and three staff offices that 
report to the Administrator, are located at U.S. Department of 
Agriculture headquarters in Washington, DC.
    (1) Program offices. FSIS's headquarters offices are the Office of 
Public Health and Science, which provides scientific analysis, advice, 
data, and recommendations on matters involving public health and 
science; the Office of Management, which provides centralized 
administrative and support services; the Office of Policy, Program 
Development and Evaluation, which develops and recommends domestic and 
international policy activities; and the Office of Field Operations, 
which manages regulatory oversight and inspection (see paragraph (c) of 
this section).
    (2) Staff offices. The Administrator's staff offices are the Food 
Safety Executive Management and Coordination Staff, the Legislative 
Liaison Staff, and the Food Safety Education and Communications Staff.
    (c) Field. FSIS's field structure consists of eighteen district 
offices and a technical center.
    (1) District offices. Each district office, under the direction of 
a District Manager, manages a farm-to-table food safety program of 
regulatory oversight and inspection in a district consisting of a State 
or several States and territories.
    The locations of the district offices and the districts' geographic 
boundaries are as follows:

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Alameda, CA.......................  California.
Salem, OR.........................  Alaska, American Samoa, Guam,
                                     Hawaii, Idaho, Northern Mariana
                                     Islands, Oregon, and Washington.
Boulder, CO.......................  Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New
                                     Mexico, Utah.
Minneapolis, MN...................  Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota,
                                     South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Des Moines, IA....................  Iowa and Nebraska.
Lawrence, KS......................  Kansas and Missouri.
Springdale, AR....................  Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Dallas, TX........................  Texas.
Madison, WI.......................  Michigan and Wisconsin.
Chicago, IL.......................  Illinois and Indiana.
Pickerington, OH..................  Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Philadelphia, PA..................  Pennsylvania.
Albany, NY........................  New Jersey and New York.
Boston, MA........................  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
                                     New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode
                                     Island, Vermont, and Virgin
                                     Islands.
Greenbelt, MD.....................  Delaware, District of Columbia,
                                     Maryland, and Virginia.
Raleigh, NC.......................  North Carolina and South Carolina.
Atlanta, GA.......................  Florida and Georgia.
Jackson, MS.......................  Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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    (2) Technical Service Center. The Technical Service Center, which 
is located in Omaha, Nebraska, provides technical guidance, review, and 
training on the interpretation and application of regulatory 
requirements.


Sec. 300.6  Access to establishments and other places of business.

    (a) General. Upon presentation of credentials--
    (1) Persons subject to provisions of the FMIA or the PPIA must 
afford representatives of the Secretary access to establishments that 
slaughter or otherwise prepare livestock products or process poultry 
products and to other places of business subject to regulation 
thereunder; and
    (2) Persons subject to provisions of the EPIA must afford 
representatives of the Secretary access as specified in part 590 of 
this chapter.
    (b) [Reserved]

    Done at Washington, DC, on December 22, 1998.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service.

    Concurrence in the transfer of 7 CFR part 59 on December 22, 1998.
Enrique E. Figueroa,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Appendix--Field Structure

    Note: This appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

    Under FSIS's current field structure, eighteen district offices 
have replaced regional offices and import field offices, as specified 
below.

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              Region                              District
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                            DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
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Northeastern:
    Connecticut, Maine,             Boston, MA
     Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
     Rhode Island, and Vermont.
    Delaware, District of           Greenbelt, MD
     Columbia, Maryland, and
     Virginia (except for
     Northwestern part).

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    New Jersey and New York.......  Albany, NY
    Pennsylvania..................  Philadelphia, PA
Southeastern
    Alabama, Mississippi, and       Jackson, MS
     Tennessee.
    Florida and Georgia...........  Atlanta, GA
    Kentucky and West Virginia....  Pickerington, OH
    North Carolina and South        Raleigh, NC
     Carolina.
    Virginia (Northwestern).......  Greenbelt, MD
    Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands  Boston, MA
North Central:
    Illinois and Indiana..........  Chicago, IL
    Iowa..........................  Des Moines, IA
    Michigan and Wisconsin........  Madison, WI
    Minnesota.....................  Minneapolis, MN
    Ohio..........................  Pickerington, OH
Southwestern:
    Arkansas, Louisiana, and        Springdale, AR
     Oklahoma.
    Kansas and Missouri...........  Lawrence, KS
    Nebraska......................  Des Moines, IA
    New Mexico....................  Boulder, CO
    Texas.........................  Dallas, TX
Western:
    Alaska, American Samoa, Guam,   Salem, OR
     Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon,
     Northern Mariana Islands, and
     Washington.
    Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and  Boulder, CO
     Utah.
    California....................  Alameda, CA
    Montana, North Dakota, South    Minneapolis, MN
     Dakota, and Wyoming.
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                                 IMPORTS
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IFO:
    New York, NY (#2).............  Albany, NY
    Philadelphia, PA (#3).........  Philadelphia, PA
    Miami, FL (#6)................  Atlanta, GA
    Long Beach, CA (#8)...........  Alameda, CA
    Tacoma, WA (#9)...............  Salem, OR
    Detroit, MI (#10).............  Madison, WI
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[FR Doc. 98-34358 Filed 12-30-98; 10:17 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P