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Vol. 83, No. 248 

Friday, December 28, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Codex Office 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Fats and Oils (CCFO) 

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is 

sponsoring a public meeting on January 

16, 2019. The objective of the public 

meeting is to provide information and 

receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft United States (U.S.) 

positions to be discussed at the 26th 

Session of the Codex Committee on Fats 

and Oils (CCFO) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission, in Kuala 

Lumpur, Malaysia, February 25-March 

1, 2019. The U.S. Manager for Codex 

Alimentarius and the Under Secretary, 

Office of Trade and Foreign Agricultural 

Affairs, recognize the importance of 

providing interested parties the 

opportunity to obtain background 

information on the 26th Session of the 

CCFO and to address items on the 

agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from 

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place in Meeting Room 2B047 at 

the Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, 

College Park, MD 20740–3835. 

Documents related to the 26th Session 

of the CCFO will be accessible via the 

internet at the following address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en. 

Paul South, U.S. Delegate to the 26th 

Session of the CCFO invites U.S. 

interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: paul.south@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-In-Number: If you wish to 

participate in the public meeting for the 

6th Session of the CCFO by conference 

call, please use the call-in-number: 1– 

888–844–9904 and participant code 

5126092. 

Registration: Attendees may register 

to attend the public meeting by emailing 

Marie.Maratos@osec.usda.gov by 

January 11, 2019. Early registration is 

encouraged because it will expedite 

entry into the building. The meeting 

will take place in a Federal building. 

Attendees should bring photo 

identification and plan for adequate 

time to pass through the security 

screening systems. Attendees who are 

not able to attend the meeting in person, 

but who wish to participate, may do so 

by phone, as discussed above. 

For Further Information about the 6th 

Session of the CCFO Contact: U.S. 

Delegate, Dr. Paul South, Director, 

Division of Plant Products and 

Beverages, Office of Food Safety (HFS– 

317), Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, 

College Park, MD 20740–3835, Phone: 

+1 (240) 402–1640, Fax: +1 (301) 436– 

2632, Paul.South@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information about the 

Public Meeting Contact: Marie Maratos, 

U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Room 4861, South 

Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 

20250. Phone: (202) 690–4795, Fax: 

(202) 720–3157, Email: Marie.Maratos@

osec.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Codex was established in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 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 fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The Codex Committee on Fats and 

Oils (CCFO) is responsible for 

elaborating worldwide standards for fats 

and oils of animal, vegetable, and 

marine origin, including margarine and 

olive oil. 

The CCFO is hosted by Malaysia. The 

United States attends CCFO as a 

member country of Codex. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda for 

the 26th Session of the CCFO will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and its 

subsidiary bodies 

• Draft revision to the Standard for 

Named Vegetable Oils (CXS 210– 

1999): Addition of Palm Oil with High 

Oleic Acid (OXG) 

• Proposed draft revision to the 

Standard for Olive Oils and Olive 

Pomace Oils (CXS 33–1981): Revision 

of Sections 3, 8, and Appendix 

• Proposed draft revision to the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils 

(CXS 210–1999): 

• Change in the Temperature for the 

Analysis of Refractive Index and 

Apparent Density of Palm Superolein 

• Replacement of acid value with free 

fatty acids for virgin palm oil and 

inclusion of free fatty acids for crude 

palm kernel oil 

• Revision of the essential composition 

of sunflowerseed oils 

• Inclusion of walnut oil, almond oil, 

hazelnut oil, pistachio oil, flaxseed 

oil, and avocado oil in the Standard 

for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX 

STAN 210–1999) 

• Review of the List of Acceptable 

Previous Cargoes (Appendix II to CXC 

36–1987)—Replies to Circular Letter 

(CL) 2017/61/OCS–CCFO 

• Alignment of food additives 

provisions in standards for fats and 

oils (except fish oils) and 

technological justification for use of 

emulsifiers in Food Category 02.1.2 of 

the General Standard for Food 

Additives (GSFA) 

• Report on the outcome of monitoring 

the conformity of named fish oils with 

the requirements (especially the fatty 

acid profile) of fish oil standard and 

its effect on trade (Replies to CL 2017/ 

74–FO) 

• Discussion paper on better 

management of the work of the Codex 

Committee on Fats and Oils 

• Discussion paper on the Inclusion of 

unrefined edible tallow in the 

Standard for Named Animal Fats 

(CODEX STAN 211–1999) 

• Discussion paper on the applicability 

of the fatty acid composition of other 

oils listed in Table 1 in relation to 

their corresponding crude form in the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils 

(CXS 210–1999) 


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• Discussion paper on the inclusion of 

free fatty acids as quality 

characteristics criteria for refined rice 

bran oil in in the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oil (CXS 210–1999) 

• Other Business 

Public Meeting 

At the January 16, 2019, 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 Paul 

South, U.S. Delegate for the 26th 

Session of the CCFO (see ADDRESSES). 

Written comments should state that they 

relate to activities of the 26th Session of 

the CCFO. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, the U.S. 

Codex Office will announce this Federal 

Register publication on-line through the 

USDA Codex web page located at: 

http://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that 

also offers an email subscription service 

providing access to information related 

to Codex. Customers can add or delete 

their subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination, Complete the USDA 

Program Discrimination Complaint 

Form, which may be accessed online at 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/ 

files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_

8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email. 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410. 

Fax: (202) 690–7442, Email: 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on December 12, 

2018. 

Mary Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28187 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Rural Housing Service (RHS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for Analyzing Credit Needs 

and Graduation of Borrowers, for which 

the Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 26, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

STOP 1522, Room 5164, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email 

Thomas.dickson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

RHS is submitting to OMB for revision. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments may be sent by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural 

Development Innovation Center, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, 

Room 5164, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email: 

Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1951, subpart F, 

Analyzing Credit Needs and Graduation 

of Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0093. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 333 of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 

1983) requires the Agencies to 

‘‘graduate’’ their direct loan borrowers 

to other credit when they are able to do 

so. Graduation is required because the 

Government loans are not to be 

extended beyond a borrower’s need for 

subsidized rates or Government credit. 

Borrowers must refinance their direct 

Government loan when other credit 

becomes available at reasonable rates 

and terms. If other credit is not 

available, the Agencies will continue to 

review the account for possible 

graduation at periodic intervals. The 

information collected to carry out these 

statutory mandates is financial data 

such as amount of income, operating 

expenses, asset values and liabilities. 

This information collection is then 

submitted by the Agencies to private 

creditors. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Public bodies, Not for 

Profits, or Indian Tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

575. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 585. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,160. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Robin M. Jones, 

Innovation Center, at (202) 772–1172, 

Email: robin.m.jones@wdc.usda.gov. 


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