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The NOSB is composed of 15 

members; 4 organic producers, 2 organic 

handlers, a retailer, 3 environmentalists, 

3 public/consumer representatives, a 

scientist, and a certifying agent. 

Nominations are being sought to fill the 

following five (5) upcoming NOSB 

vacancies: organic producer (1 position), 

organic handler (1 position), consumer/ 

public interest (1 position), scientist 

(1 position), and an environmentalist 

(1 position). Individuals desiring to be 

appointed to the NOSB at this time must 

be either an owner or operator of an 

organic production operation, an owner 

or operator of an organic handling 

operation, an individual who represents 

public interest or consumer interest 

groups, an individual with expertise in 

areas of environmental protection and 

resource conservation, and an 

individual with expertise in the fields of 

toxicology, ecology, or biochemistry. 

Selection criteria will include such 

factors as: Demonstrated experience and 

interest in organic production; organic 

certification; support of consumer and 

public interest organizations; 

demonstrated experience with respect to 

agricultural products produced and 

handled on certified organic farms; and 

such other factors as may be appropriate 

for specific positions. 

To nominate yourself or someone 

else, please submit at a minimum, a 

cover letter stating your interest and a 

copy of the nominee’s resume. You may 

also submit a list of endorsements or 

letters of recommendation, if desired. 

Nominees will be supplied with an 

AD–755 background information form 

that must be completed and returned to 

USDA within 10 working days of its 

receipt. Resumes and completed 

background information forms are 

required for a nominee to receive 

consideration for appointment by the 

Secretary. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

NOSB in accordance with USDA 

policies. To ensure that 

recommendations of the National 

Organic Standards Board take into 

account the needs of the diverse groups 

served by the Department, membership 

shall include individuals who can 

demonstrate an ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

The information collection 

requirements concerning the 

nomination process have been 

previously cleared by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control No. 0505–0001. 

Dated: March 28, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0005] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting 

on April 25, 2011. 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 

39th Session of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

which will be held in Que ́bec City, 

Canada May 9–13, 2011. The Under 

Secretary for Food Safety and FDA 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

39th session of the CCFL and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for April 25, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at USDA, Jamie L. Whitten 

Building, 1400 Independence Ave SW., 

Room 107–A, Washington, DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 39th Session 

of the CCFL will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Barbara Schneeman, U.S. Delegate to 

the 39th Session of the CCFL and FDA, 

invites interested U.S. parties to submit 

their comments electronically to the 

following e-mail address: 

Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-In Number: If you wish to 

participate in the public meeting for the 

39th session of the CCFL by conference 

call, please use the following call-in 

number and participant code listed 

below: 

Call-in Number: 1–866–692–3158 

Participant Code: 5986642 

For Further Information About the 

39th Session of the CCFL Contact: 

Barbara Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, 

Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling 

and Dietary Supplements, Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

FDA, (HFS–800), 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, 

telephone: (301) 436–2373, fax: (301) 

436–2636, e-mail: 

Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Doreen ChenMoulec, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, telephone: (202) 

205–7760, fax: (202) 720–3157, e-mail: 

Doreen.chen-moulec@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Codex was established in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization and the 

World Health Organization (WHO). 

Through adoption of food standards, 

codes of practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting their adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure that fair practices are used 

in trade. 

The CCFL Committee on Food 

Labeling is responsible for drafting 

provisions on labeling applicable to all 

foods; considering amending, if 

necessary, and endorsing draft specific 

provisions on labeling prepared by the 

Codex Committees drafting standards, 

codes of practice and guidelines; 

studying specific labeling problems 

assigned to it by Codex; studying 

problems associated with the 

advertisement of food with particular 

reference to claims and misleading 

descriptions. 

The Committee is hosted by Canada. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 39th Session of the CCFL will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred to the CCFL. 

• Consideration of labeling provisions 

in draft codex standards. 

• Implementation of the WHO Global 

Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and 

Health. 

(a) Draft Revision of the Guidelines on 

Nutrition Labeling concerning the list of 

nutrients that are always declared on a 

voluntary or mandatory basis (at Step 7). 

Recommendations on the declaration 

of sodium (salt). 

(b) Discussion paper on additional 

conditions for nutrient content claims 

and comparative claims in the 

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Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and 

Health Claims. 

(c) Consideration of the use of 

standardized symbols to represent the 

ingredients identified in the WHO 

Global Strategy. 

(d) Mandatory nutrition labeling. 

• Guidelines for the production, 

processing, labeling and marketing of 

organically produced foods. 

(a) Annex 1: Inclusion of ethylene for 

other products at Step 7. 

Use of ethylene for the ripening of 

fruit. 

Justification against the criteria in 

section 5.1 regarding the use of ethylene 

for de-greening of citrus fruit, induction 

of flowering in pineapples and sprout 

inhibition in potatoes and onions. 

(b) Annex II: Inclusion of new 

substances. 

(c) Organic aquaculture. 

• Labeling of foods and food 

ingredients obtained through certain 

techniques of Genetic Modification/ 

Genetic Engineering. 

(a) Draft Amendment to the General 

Standard for the Labeling of Prepacked 

Foods: Definitions (at Step 7). 

(b) Proposed Draft Recommendations 

for the Labeling of Foods and Food 

Ingredients through Certain Techniques 

of Genetic Modification/Genetic 

Engineering (at Step 4). 

• Proposed Draft Definition of 

Nutrient Reference Values Proposal and 

replies to Circulating Letter (CL) 2010/ 

21–FL. 

• Discussion paper on the need to 

amend the General Standard for the 

Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (Codex 

Stan 1–1985) in line with the 

International Organization of Legal 

Metrology (OIML) Recommendations 

regarding the declaration of the quantity 

of the product in prepackages. 

• Modified Standardized Common 

Names. 

• Discussion paper on exchange of 

information between competent 

authorities when suspecting fraud 

concerning organic products including 

replies to CL 2010/20–FL. 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the meeting. Members of the public 

may access these documents (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the April 25, 2011, public meeting, 

draft U.S. positions on the agenda items 

will be described and discussed, and 

attendees will have the opportunity to 

pose questions and offer comments. 

Written comments may be offered at the 

meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for 

the 39th Session of the CCFL, Barbara 

Schneeman (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 39th Session of the 

CCFL. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

(202) 720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register 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 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The Update 

also is available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

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/ 

News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

Options range from recalls, export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC on: March 25, 

2011. 

Karen Stuck, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7645 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0006] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV) 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Fruit and Vegetable Programs of the 

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting 

on April 5, 2011. 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 

16th session of the CCFFV of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

which will be held in Mexico City, 

Mexico from May 2–6, 2011. The Under 

Secretary for Food Safety and AMS 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

16th Session of the CCFFV and to 

address items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for April 5, 2011, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at USDA, South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2068, Washington, DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 16th session of 

the CCFFV will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Dorian Lafond, U.S. Delegate to the 

16th session of the CCFFV, invites 

interested U.S. parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following e-mail address: 

Dorian.LaFond@ams.usda.gov. 

Call-In Number: 

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