[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 105 (Thursday, June 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 32289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11018]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. 05-039-1]


Public Meeting: The Safety of North American Beef and the 
Economic Effect of BSE on the U.S. Beef Industry

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a roundtable meeting regarding the 
safety of North American beef and the economic effects of BSE on the 
U.S. beef industry. The event will bring together USDA officials, 
producers, packers, and others to discuss the science of BSE, the 
safety of North American cattle and beef, and the economic impacts of 
BSE on the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Roundtable panelists will be 
invited, but the meeting will be open to the public. There will be an 
opportunity for members of the public to comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 9, 2005, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 
metropolitan area. For the specific address, go to http://www.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding meeting 
logistics or to request special accommodations, contact Annette Maros, 
Facility Manager, at (612) 336-3249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
will hold a roundtable discussion on June 9, 2005, regarding the safety 
of North American cattle and beef and the economic effects of BSE on 
the U.S. cattle and beef industry. The roundtable discussion, entitled 
``The Safety of North American Beef and the Economic Effect of BSE on 
the U.S. Beef Industry,'' will bring together USDA officials, 
producers, packers, and others to discuss the science of BSE, the 
safety of North American cattle and beef, and the economic impacts of 
the detection of BSE on the U.S. cattle and beef industry, including 
livestock producers and meat packers and processors.
    Panelists presenting during the roundtable discussions will be 
invited, but the meeting will be open to the public. No advance 
registration is required, but seating is available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. There will be an opportunity for members of the 
public to comment. Persons wishing to do so will be asked to sign up 
and will be accommodated to the extent possible in the order in which 
they register to speak.
    If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language 
interpreter, please contact Annette Maros at (612) 336-3249.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of May, 2005.
Chuck Connor,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 05-11018 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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