United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1999_register executive 2010-09-24 article Notices D09002ee1bdfc5f58 D09002ee1bdfc5fde United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food Safety and Inspection Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its decision that the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service's (AQIS) Meat Safety Enhancement Program (MSEP) for slaughter inspection in establishments that slaughter meat for export to the United States: (1) Meets all requirements of U.S. law for the import of product to the United States; (2) provides the same level of public health protection as U.S. domestic slaughter inspection; and, (3) is therefore equivalent. The Agency will review its equivalence decision when AQIS completes the MSEP field trials and prepares a report for FSIS review. In the interim, Australian establishments that participate in the MSEP field trials may ship product to the United States. 64 FR 30299 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-06-07/99-14253 99-14253 fr07jn99-49 3410-DM-P Docket No. 99-026N https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-06-07/99-14253 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-06-07/html/99-14253.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-06-07/pdf/99-14253.pdf 5 p. 30299 30303 64 FR 30299 Australia's Meat Safety Enhancement Program (MSEP); Federal Register Vol. 64, Issue NOTICE 99-14253 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service Docket No. 99-026N 3410-DM-P 99-14253 Notice of equivalence decision.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its decision that the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service's (AQIS) Meat Safety Enhancement Program (MSEP) for slaughter inspection in establishments that slaughter meat for export to the United States: (1) Meets all requirements of U.S. law for the import of product to the United States; (2) provides the same level of public health protection as U.S. domestic slaughter inspection; and, (3) is therefore equivalent. The Agency will review its equivalence decision when AQIS completes the MSEP field trials and prepares a report for FSIS review. In the interim, Australian establishments that participate in the MSEP field trials may ship product to the United States.

Mr. Mark Manis, Director, International Policy Division; Office of Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation; (202) 720-6400; or by electronic mail to mark.manis@usda.gov. Vol. 64, no. 108 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1999-06-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 179 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-06-07 P0b002ee180a537e6 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07jn99 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-06-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-06-07/pdf/FR-1999-06-07.pdf fdlp 30213 30378 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-05 FR-1999-06-07 machine generated eng FR FR-1999-06-07 64 108