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333 Aerospace Center, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Thomas, Advisory Committee 

Specialist, at the above address or by 

telephone (202) 690–6620 or Fax (202) 

690–6634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NACMCF was established in 

March 1988, in response to a 

recommendation in a 1985 report of the 

National Academy of Sciences 

Committee on Food Protection, 

Subcommittee on Microbiological 

Criteria, ‘‘An Evaluation of the Role of 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods.’’ The 

current charter for the NACMCF and 

other information about the Committee 

are available for viewing on the 

NACMCF homepage at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/

NACMCF/index.asp.

The Committee provides scientific 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

concerning the development of 

microbiological criteria by which the 

safety and wholesomeness of food can 

be assessed. For example, the 

Committee assists in the development of 

criteria for microorganisms that indicate 

whether food has been processed using 

good manufacturing practices. 

Appointments to the Committee will 

be made by the Secretary of Agriculture 

after consultation with the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to ensure 

that recommendations made by the 

Committee take into account the needs 

of the diverse groups served by the 

Department. Membership shall include, 

to the extent practicable, individuals 

with demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Given the complexity of issues, the 

full Committee expects to meet at least 

once yearly, and the meetings will be 

announced in the Federal Register. The 

subcommittees will meet as deemed 

necessary by the chairperson and will 

be held as working group meetings in an 

open public forum. The subcommittee 

meetings will not be announced in the 

Federal Register. FSIS will announce 

the agenda and subcommittee working 

group meetings through the Constituent 

Update available on-line at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov. NACMCF holds 

subcommittee working group meetings 

in order to accomplish the work of 

NACMCF; all work accomplished by the 

subcommittees is reviewed and 

approved by the full Committee during 

a public meeting of the full Committee, 

as announced in the Federal Register. 

The subcommittee may invite technical 

experts to present information for 

consideration by the subcommittee. All 

data and records available to the full 

Committee are expected to be available 

to the public at the time the full 

Committee reviews and approves the 

work of the subcommittee. 

Appointment to the Advisory 

Committee is a two-year term; 

renewable for a total of three 

consecutive terms. Members must be 

prepared to work outside of scheduled 

Committee and subcommittee meetings, 

and may be required to assist in 

document preparation. Committee 

members serve on a voluntary basis; 

however, travel reimbursement and per 

diem are available. 

Regarding Nominees Who Are Selected 

All nominees who are selected must 

submit a USDA Advisory Committee 

Membership Background Information 

form AD–755, available on-line at:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSISForms/

AD–755.pdf.

In particular to their appointment, 

SGEs must complete the Office of 

Government Ethics (OGE) 450 

Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report, as new entrants before rendering 

any advice, or prior to their first 

meeting. All members will be reviewed 

for conflict of interest pursuant to 18 

U.S.C. 208 in relation to specific 

NACMCF work charges. Financial 

disclosure updates will be required of 

members before each meeting. Members 

must report any changes in financial 

holdings requiring additional 

disclosure. OGE 450 forms are available 

on-line at http://www.usoge.gov/pages/

forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/forms/

fr450fill_03.pdf.

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 both on-line 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov and the 

NACMCF Web page at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/

NACMCF/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, recalls, 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.

Done at Washington, DC, on October 19, 

2004. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Acting Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 04–039N] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods; 

Renewal

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Re-chartering of 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: This notice is announcing the 

re-chartering of the National Advisory 

Committee on Microbiological Criteria 

for Foods (NACMCF). The Committee 

has been renewed in cooperation with 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). The establishment of 

the Committee was recommended by a 

1985 report of the National Academy of 

Sciences Committee on Food Protection, 

Subcommittee on Microbiological 

Criteria, ‘‘An Evaluation of the Role of 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods.’’ The 

current charter for the NACMCF is 

available for viewing on the NACMCF 

homepage at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

About_FSIS/NACMCF_Charter/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Thomas, Advisory Committee 

Specialist, United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, Room 333 

Aerospace Center, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3700. Background materials are 

available for inspection on the Web at 

the above address or by contacting Ms. 

Thomas at (202) 690–6620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is charged with the 

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administration and the enforcement of 

the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), 

the Poultry Products Inspection Act 

(PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection 

Act (EPIA). The Secretary of HHS is 

charged with the administration and 

enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). These Acts 

help protect consumers by assuring that 

food products are wholesome, not 

adulterated, and properly marked, 

labeled and packaged. 

In order to assist the Secretaries in 

carrying out their responsibilities under 

the FMIA, PPIA, EPIA, and FFDCA, the 

NACMCF has been re-chartered. The 

Committee will be charged with 

advising and providing 

recommendations to the Secretaries on 

the development of microbiological 

criteria by which the safety and 

wholesomeness of food can be assessed, 

including criteria for microorganisms 

that indicate whether foods have been 

adequately and appropriately processed. 

Re-chartering of this Committee is 

necessary and in the public interest 

because of the need for external expert 

advice on the range of scientific and 

technical issues that must be addressed 

by the Federal sponsors in meeting their 

statutory responsibilities. The 

complexity of the issues to be addressed 

requires that the Committee meet at 

least twice per year. 

Members will be appointed by the 

Secretary of USDA after consultation 

with the Secretary of HHS. Because of 

their interest in the matters to be 

addressed by this Committee, advice on 

membership appointments will be 

requested from the Department of 

Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service, the Department of Defense’s 

Veterinary Service Activity, and the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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.

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, recalls, 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.

Done at Washington, DC, on October 19, 

2004. 

Elsa Murano, 

Under Secretary for Food Safety.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee will hold a 

meeting on October 28, 2004, at the 

North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 

North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA 

96143. This Committee, established by 

the Secretary of Agriculture on 

December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is 

chartered to provide advice to the 

Secretary on implementing the terms of 

the Federal Interagency Partnership on 

the Lake Tahoe Region and other 

matters raised by the Secretary.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 28, 2004, beginning at 9 a.m. 

and ending at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the North Tahoe Conference Center, 

8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA 

96143.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribeth Gustafson or Jeannie Stafford, 

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 

Forest Service, 35 College Drive, South 

Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543–2642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee will meet jointly with the 

Lake Tahoe Basin Executives 

Committee. Items to be covered on the 

agenda include: (1) Tahoe Working 

Group Report; (2) Federal Agency 

Southern Nevada Land Management Act 

Round 6 Project Proposals; and, (3) 

Public Comment. All Lake Tahoe Basin 

Federal Advisory Committee meetings 

are open to the public. Interested 

citizens are encouraged to attend at the 

above address. Issues may be brought to 

the attention of the Committee during 

the open public comment period at the 

meeting or by filing written statements 

with the secretary for the Committee 

before or after the meeting. Please refer 

any written comments to the Lake 

Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the 

contact address stated above.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Maribeth Gustafson, 

Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory 

Committee Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest, Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Public Law 92–463) and under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public 

Law 106–393) the Caribou-Targhee 

National Forests’ Eastern Idaho 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

Tuesday, November 30, 2004 in Idaho 

Falls for a business meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The business meeting will be 

held on November 30, 2004 from 10 

a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

Headquarters Office, 1405 Hollipark 

Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Reese, Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

Supervisor and Designated Federal 

Officer, at (208) 524–7500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on November 30, 

2004, begins at 10 a.m. at the CaribouTarghee National Forest Headquarters 

Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho 

Falls, Idaho. Agenda topics will include 

looking at funding for this upcoming 

year, briefed on project status from last 

years approved projects, and welcoming 

new members.

Dated: October 13, 2004. 

Jerry B. Reese, 

Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor.

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