[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70051]
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[FR Doc No: 04-26516]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. 97-013FE]
RIN 0583-AC46


Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and 
Poultry Products

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the 
public comment period on the interim final rule ``Control of Listeria 
monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products'' (68 FR 34208; 
June 6, 2003). The comment period on the rule will end on the same date 
as the comment period on the Agency report ``Assessing the 
Effectiveness of the Listeria monocytogenes Interim Final Rule'' 
announced in a document published elsewhere in this issue of the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on the interim final rule must be received on or before 
January 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by postal mail/commercial delivery 
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send 
the written comment to FSIS Docket Clerk Docket No. 97-013F, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 
102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20250-3700. 
Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 97-013F. Comments 
may also be sent electronically. If you use e-mail, address your 
comment to [email protected]. For more information on 
e-rulemaking, or to view all open regulations, go to Regulations.gov. 
Your comment must be contained in the body of your message; do not send 
attached files. Please include your name and address in your message 
and include the Docket No. 97-013F on the subject line. All comments 
will be available for public inspection in the Docket Clerk's Office 
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The comments may also be viewed on the Agency's Web site at 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/Federal_Register_Publications_&_Related_Documents/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn E. Dickey, Ph.D., Director, 
Regulations and Petitions Policy Staff, Office of Policy, Program, and 
Employee Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-5627.

    Done in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2004.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-26516 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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