[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 56 (Monday, March 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06067]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Public Meetings of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Committee on Contaminants in 
Foods; the Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and 
Inspection Systems; the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and 
Sampling, and the Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting changes.

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SUMMARY: Due to circumstances related to the outbreak of the 
Coronavirus (COVID-19), USDA is publishing this notice to announce that 
arrangements have been changed to make the public meetings conducted by 
telephone conference only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doreen Chen-Moulec at 202-720-4063 or 
Mary Frances Lowe at 202-205-7760; U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250. 
Phone: (202) 205 7760, Fax: (202) 720-3157, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Codex Office is publishing this 
notice to announce that arrangements for the public meetings for the 
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Contaminants in Food (March 23, 2020) (85 FR 11047), Codex Alimentarius 
Commission: Meeting of the Committee on Food Import and Export 
Certification and Inspection Systems (March 25, 2020) (85 FR 12887), 
and Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Committee on Methods 
if Analysis and Sampling (April 16, 2020) (85 FR 10399), have changed 
and will be conducted by telephone conference only to be consistent 
with public health guidance related to outbreaks of novel coronavirus 
(COVID19). The arrangement for the public meeting of Codex Alimentarius 
Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary 
Drugs in Foods (April 30, 2020) (85 FR 13822) will be also be conducted 
by telephone conference only for the same reason. Please find 
information on the schedule, telephone conference number and passcode 
for public meetings at the following address: www.usda.gov/topics/trade/international-food-standards/codex-federal-register-notices-and-public-meetings. Please note that the documents related to these public 
meetings will remain accessible via the internet at the following 
address: www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en.

    Done at Washington, DC, on March 17, 2020.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2020-06067 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
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