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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 

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which is used to provide information 

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regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other 

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industry, trade, and farm groups, 

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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.

[FR Doc. 04–23624 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

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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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