[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 20250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10350]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 99-027N]


National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria 
for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a public meeting May 26-May 28, 1999 to 
review and discuss ongoing and completed issues on meat and poultry, 
fresh produce, risk assessments, and Qualification Through Verification 
(QTV).

DATES: The Meat and Poultry Working Group and the Risk Assessment 
Working Group on Vibrio parahaemolyticus will hold a public meeting on 
Wednesday, May 26, 1999, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The QTV Working Group 
and the Risk Assessment Working Group on Listeria will meet on 
Thursday, May 27, 1999, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The full Committee will 
hold a public meeting on Friday, May 28, 1999, beginning at 8:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Ambassador West Hotel, 1300 
North State Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60601; telephone (312) 787-3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons wishing to register for the 
meeting, schedule a presentation, submit technical papers, or provide 
comments should contact Ms. Mary Harris at (202) 501-7315, FAX (202) 
501-7615, or e-mail address: [email protected], or mailing address: 
FSIS, USDA, Room 6904E-Franklin Court, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-3700. All papers submitted must be received no 
later than 4:30 p.m., May 6, 1999. All documents become part of the 
Committee records.
    All other written comments must be submitted (one original and two 
copies) to the FSIS Docket Clerk, Docket #99-027N, 102 Cotton Annex 
Building, 300 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. All written 
comments received in response to this notice will be considered part of 
the public record and will be available for viewing in the FSIS Docket 
Room between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Persons 
requiring a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations 
should notify Ms. Harris by May 7, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NACMCF provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services regarding the microbiological safety of 
foods. The Committee also provides advice to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and to the Departments of Commerce and Defense. 
Dr. I. Kaye Wachsmuth, Deputy Administrator, Office of Public Health 
and Science, FSIS is the Committee Chair.
    During the full Committee meeting, the Fresh Produce Working Group 
will submit a white paper on sprouts for adoption by the full 
Committee. The Risk Assessment Working Group will discuss issues 
related to the risk assessments being developed to examine the 
relationships of Listeria monocytogenes and Vibrio parahaemolyticus and 
their consequences to human health. The Meat and Poultry Working Group 
will discuss very small plant Hazard Analysis and Critical Control 
Point (HACCP) guidelines and the potential for Campylobacter 
performance standards. A presentation will be made by the Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS) on its Qualification Through Verification 
program, a voluntary user fee audit and verification service to assist 
fresh-cut produce companies to ensure the safety of their products. AMS 
will seek scientific review from the Committee on the food safety 
elements of the program.

    Done at Washington, DC, on April 20, 1999.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-10350 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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