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Vol. 88, No. 174 

Monday, September 11, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Codex Office 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission 

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 October 

18, 2023, from 1:00–4:00 p.m. EDT. The 

objective of the public meeting is to 

provide information and receive public 

comments on agenda items and draft 

U.S. positions to be discussed at the 

46th Session of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (CAC46), which will meet 

in Rome, Italy from November 27, 2023 

to December 2, 2023. The U.S. Manager 

for Codex Alimentarius and the Under 

Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 46th 

Session of the CAC and to address items 

on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for October 18, 2023, from 1:00–4:00 

p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will

take place via Video Teleconference

only. Documents related to the 46th

Session of the CAC will be accessible

via the internet at the following address:

https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/

?meeting=CAC&session=46.

Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Delegate to 

the 46th Session of CAC, invites 

interested U.S. parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: 

maryfrances.lowe@usda.gov. 

Registration: Attendees may register 

to attend the public meeting at the 

following link: https://

www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ 

vJItcuqgrzsuHOvxmm8j2MedkvGy3fZOiA. After registering, you will 

receive a confirmation email containing 

information about joining the meeting. 

For further information about the 46th 

session of CAC, contact U.S. Delegate, 

Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for 

Codex Alimentarius, Office of the Under 

Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 205–7760, 

maryfrances.lowe@usda.gov. For an 

additional contact regarding the public 

meeting, contact the U.S. Codex Office 

by email at: uscodex@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission 

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; promotes coordination of all food 

standards work undertaken by 

international governmental and 

nongovernmental organizations; 

determines priorities, initiates, and 

guides the preparation of draft 

standards; finalizes the standards 

elaborated and publishes them in the 

Codex Alimentarius (food code) either 

as regional or worldwide standards, 

wherever this is practicable; and 

amends published standards, as 

appropriate, in the light of new 

developments. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 46th Session of CAC will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Report by the Chairperson on the 84th

and 85th Sessions of the Executive

Committee (including matters

referred)

• Amendments to the Procedural

Manual

• Work of Codex Committees (adoption,

new work, revocation,

discontinuation, and amendments to

Codex texts proposed by the following

committees):

Æ Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

Æ Codex Committee on Residues of 

Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

Æ Codex Committee on Nutrition and 

Foods for Special Dietary Uses 

Æ Codex Committee on Food Additives 

Æ Codex Committee on Contaminants in 

Foods 

Æ Codex Committee on Food Import 

and Export Inspection and 

Certification Systems 

Æ Codex Committee on Food Labelling 

Æ Codex Committee on Methods of 

Analysis and Sampling 

Æ Codex Committee on Pesticide 

Residues 

Æ Codex Committee on General 

Principles 

Æ FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating 

Committees 

• Editorial amendments to Codex texts

proposed by the Codex Secretariat

• Other matters related to Codex

Subsidiary Bodies

• Application of the Statements of

Principle concerning the role of

science in the Codex decision-making

process and the extent to which other

factors are taken into account (SoP)

• New Food Sources and Production

Systems

• Codex Budgetary and Financial

Matters

• Matters arising from FAO and WHO

• Election of Chairperson and ViceChairpersons and Members Elected on

a Geographical Basis to the Codex

Executive Committee and

appointment of Coordinators

• Designation of Countries responsible

for appointing the Chairpersons of

Codex Subsidiary Bodies

Relevant documents are or will be

available at the following address: 

https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/ 

?meeting=CAC&session=46. 

Public Meeting 

At the public meeting on October 18, 

2023, 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 Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Delegate to the 46th Session of 

CAC, at maryfrances.lowe@usda.gov. 

Written comments should state that they 

relate to activities of the 46th Session of 

CAC. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 


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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 https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-programdiscrimination-complaint-usdacustomer, 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 September 5, 

2023. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19461 Filed 9–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Nebraska Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Nebraska Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a planning 

meeting via web conference. The 

purpose of the meeting will be to 

continue discussing project related to 

the Effects of the Covid–19 Pandemic on 

K–12 Education in the state. 

DATES: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 

12:00 p.m. Central Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom. 

September 26th Planning Meeting: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1615020687?pwd=SWZMSmUx

V3BiWGk4ZFVpdXdRRk1lQT09. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 

435–1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID: 

161 502 0687. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Moreno, DFO, at vmoreno@

usccr.gov or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to the 

discussions through the above call-in 

numbers (audio only) or online 

registration links (audio/visual). An 

open comment period at each meeting 

will be provided to allow members of 

the public to make a statement as time 

allows. Callers can expect to incur 

regular charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, 

and/or hard of hearing may also follow 

the proceedings by first calling the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and meeting ID 

number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meetings. Written comments may be 

emailed to Victoria at vmoreno@

usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meetings. Records of the meetings 

will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Nebraska 

Advisory Committee link. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may 

contact the Regional Programs Unit at 

the above email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Chair’s Comments 

III. Committee Business 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19460 Filed 9–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Tennessee Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Tennessee 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene by Zoom on Wednesday, 

September 13, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (CT). 

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 

their draft report on Voting Rights in the 

state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 

12:00 p.m. (CST). 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1603888233?pwd=WXpxQWl0YVZ

YREZoVU1wcEtYd3cxdz09. 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial (833) 

568–8864 USA Toll Free; Access Code: 

160 388 8233. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Moreno at vmoreno@usccr.gov 

or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the Zoom link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the call-in 

number found through registering at the 

web link provided above for the 

meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the respective 


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