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###### Department of Agriculture

###### Food Safety and Inspection Service

          - 9 CFR Part 430
          - [Docket No. 97-013FE]
          - RIN 0583-AC46

# AGENCY:

Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

# ACTION:

Interim final rule; extension of comment period.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the public comment period on the interim final rule “Control of                         *Listeria monocytogenes*                         in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products” (68 FR 34208; June 6, 2003). The comment period on the rule will end on the same date as the comment period on the Agency report “Assessing the Effectiveness of the                         *Listeria monocytogenes*                         Interim Final Rule” announced in a document published elsewhere in this issue of the                         **Federal Register**                        .                    

# DATES:

Comments on the interim final rule must be received on or before January 31, 2005.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Comments may be submitted by postal mail/commercial delivery or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send the written comment to FSIS Docket Clerk Docket No. 97-013F, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20250-3700. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 97-013F. Comments may also be sent electronically. If you use e-mail, address your comment to                         *FSIS.RegulationsComments@usda.gov.*                         For more information on e-rulemaking, or to view all open regulations, go to Regulations.gov. Your comment must be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files. Please include your name and address in your message and include the Docket No. 97-013F on the subject line. All comments will be available for public inspection in the Docket Clerk's Office between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The comments may also be viewed on the Agency's Web site at                         *http://www.fsis.usda.gov/​regulations/​Federal_​Register_​Publications_​&​_​Related_​Documents/​.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn E. Dickey, Ph.D., Director, Regulations and Petitions Policy Staff, Office of Policy, Program, and Employee Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-5627.

Done in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2004.

Barbara J. Masters,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04-26516 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]

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