[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15501-15502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7917]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Ch. III

[Docket No. 02-005N]


Regulatory Flexibility Act; Plan for Regulations Reviewed Under 
Section 610 Requirements

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Schedule of regulations to be reviewed under section 610 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing a 
scheduling plan for regulations that will be reviewed based on the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act's (RFA) Section 610 provisions. These 
provisions provide that all Federal agencies are to review existing 
regulations that have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities to determine whether these rules should be 
withdrawn, modified, or left intact as a means to minimize the impact 
imposed. As such, FSIS has identified regulations that meet this 
threshold requirement for mandatory review. Accordingly, these rules 
will be reviewed within the timeframes indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Engeljohn, Ph.D., Director, 
Regulations and Directives Development Staff, FSIS, USDA, 300 12th 
Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act instructs all federal 
agencies to review any regulations that have been identified as having 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as a means to determine whether the associated impact can be minimized 
by considering the following factors: (1) The continued need for the 
rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the 
rule from the public; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to 
which the rule overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other Federal 
rules, and to the extent feasible, with State and local governmental 
rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been initially 
evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or 
other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. In 
accordance with the aforementioned provisions, the mandatory reviews 
must be conducted and completed within ten years succeeding the rule's 
publication date.
    Accordingly, FSIS has prepared a plan for reviewing its rules. In 
addition, a brief description of the regulation, which includes the 
purpose for its promulgation and the legal basis, scheduled to be 
reviewed during the corresponding year identified below will be 
included in FSIS' regulatory agenda that is printed in the Federal 
Register as part of the Unified Regulatory Agenda.

  Food Safety and Inspection Service's Regulations Identified for the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Section 610
                                                     Review
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   CFR part(s) affected and                                                   Publication citation and    Review
       legal authority               Docket No.         Regulation title                date               date
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9 CFR Pts. 317, 318, 319; 21   81-016F                Standards and         47 FR 28214; June 29, 1982..    2002
 U.S.C. 607, 621; 7 CFR 2.18,                          Labeling
 2.53.                                                 Requirements for
                                                       Mechanically
                                                       Separated (Species)
                                                       and Products in
                                                       Which It is Used.
9 CFR Pts. 317, 320, 381; 21   91-006F                Nutrition Labeling    58 FR 632; January 6, 1993..    2003
 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695; 7                            of Meat and Poultry
 U.S.C. 450; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.                         Products.
9 CFR Pts. 317, 381; 21        91-006F-HLTH           Nutrition Labeling;   59 FR 24220; May 10, 1994...    2004
 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695; 7                            Use of ``Healthy''
 U.S.C. 450; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.                         and Similar Terms
                                                       on Meat and Poultry
                                                       Product Labeling.
9 CFR Pts. 304, 308, 310,      93-016F                Pathogen Reduction;   61 FR 38806; July 25, 1996..    2006
 320, 327, 381, 416, 417; 21                           Hazard Analysis and
 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695; 7                            Critical Control
 U.S.C. 138f, 450, 1901-1906;                          Point (HACCP)
 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.                                     Systems.
9 CFR Pts. 381, 424; 21        97-076F                Irradiation of Meat   64 FR 72150; December 29,       2009
 U.S.C. 451-470; 7 U.S.C.                              Food Products.        1999.
 138f, 450; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.
9 CFR Pts. 381, 441; 21        97-054F                Retained Water in     66 FR 1750; January 9, 2001.    2011
 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695; 7                            Raw Meat and
 U.S.C. 138f, 450, 1901-1906;                          Poultry Products;
 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.                                     Poultry Chilling
                                                       Requirements.
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    Done at Washington, DC, on: March 28, 2002.
Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-7917 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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