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# Notices Federal Register 

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Vol. 77, No. 101

Thursday, May 24, 2012

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0012]**

**Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Notice of Solicitation**  **for Membership**

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of solicitation for membership.

**SUMMARY :**  We are giving notice that the Secretary is soliciting nominations for membership for this Committee to serve for 2- to 3-year staggered terms.

**DATES :**  Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before July 9, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mrs. R.J. Cabrera, Writing, Editing, and Regulatory Coordination, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 35, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–3478, email: rj.cabrera@aphis.usda.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health (SACAH or the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on strategies, policies, and programs to prevent, control, or eradicate animal diseases. The Committee considers agricultural initiatives of national scope and significance and advises on matters of public health, conservation of national resources, stability of livestock economies, livestock disease management and traceability strategies, prioritizing animal health imperatives, and other related aspects of agriculture.

The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the Committee from among its members. Terms will expire for the current members of the Committee in August 2012. We are soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals. An organization may nominate individuals from within or outside its membership. Nomination forms are available on the Internet at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/ AD-755.pdf or may be obtained from the person listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT**. The Secretary will select members to obtain the broadest possible representation on the Committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of May 2012. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–12686 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Food Safety and Inspection Service**

**[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0029]**

**Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius**  **Commission**

**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), is sponsoring a public meeting on June 5, 2012. 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 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which will be held in Rome, Italy, July 2–7, 2012. The Under Secretary for Food Safety recognizes the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 35th Session of the CAC and to address items on the agenda.

**DATES :**  The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 2012, from 1:00– 4:00 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The public meeting will be held at The Jamie L. Whitten Building, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 35th Session of the CAC will be accessible via the World Wide Web at the following address: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.

The U.S. Delegate to the 35th Session of the CAC invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov.

Call-In Number

If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 35th Session of the CAC, by conference call, please use the call-in number and participant code listed below:

Call in Number: 1–888–858–2144. Participant Code: 6208658. For Further Information About the 35th Session of the CAC Contact: Barbara McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, Washington, DC, 20250, Telephone: (202) 690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: Barbara.Mcniff@fsis.usda.gov. For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine Curtis, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 4865, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690–1124, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: Jasmine.Curtis@fsis.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