[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15499-15500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06484]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2016-0003]


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Food Labeling

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; date change.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a change to the date of the public 
meeting on the Codex Committee on Food Labeling that was announced in 
the Federal Register of February 26, 2016. The Office of the Deputy 
Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will convene the public 
meeting on April 21, 2016. The objective of the public meeting is to 
provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and 
draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 43rd 
Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Ottawa, Canada May 9-
13, 2016.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 21, 2016, 
from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Harvey W. Wiley 
Federal Building, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, Room 1A-003, College 
Park, MD 20740.
    Documents related to the 43rd Session of the CCFL will be 
accessible via the Internet at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/.
    Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to the 43rd Session of the CCFL, 
invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically 
to the following email address: [email protected].
CALL IN NUMBER: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for 
the 43rd Session of the CCFL by conference call, please use the call-
in-number and participant code that will be posted on the Web page 
below: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE 43rd Session of the CCFL CONTACT: 
Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS-800),

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College Park, MD 20740, Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara 
McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690-4719, Fax: (202) 720-3157, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In the notice, Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex 
Committee on Food Labeling, beginning on page 9804 in the issue of 
Friday, February 26, 2016, the Food Safety and Inspection Service 
announced that the public meeting for the 43rd Session of the CCFL 
would take place on April 13, 2016. Because of changes in the Codex 
meeting schedule, the public meeting date needs to be changed to April 
21, 2016, so that the required staff could be present to manage the 
public meeting.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal 
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
    FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through 
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information 
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register 
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that 
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and 
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the 
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more 
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription 
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food 
safety news and information. This service is available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export 
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or 
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password 
protect their accounts.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

    No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds 
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, 
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, 
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to 
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or 
activity conducted by the USDA.

How To File a Complaint of Discrimination

    To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program 
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your 
authorized representative.
    Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, 
or email:
    Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of 
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, 
Email: [email protected], Fax: (202) 690-7442.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact 
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

Mary Frances Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2016-06484 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
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