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measures by the competent authorities 

of exporting and importing countries to 

provide assurance, where necessary, 

that foodstuffs comply with 

requirements, especially statutory 

health requirements; 

(c) Developing guidelines for the 

utilization, as and when appropriate, of 

quality assurance systems to ensure that 

foodstuffs conform with requirements 

and to promote the recognition of these 

systems in facilitating trade in food 

products under bilateral/multilateral 

arrangements by countries; 

(d) Developing guidelines and criteria 

with respect to format, declarations and 

language of such official certificates as 

countries may require with a view 

towards international harmonization; 

(e) Making recommendations for 

information exchange in relation to food 

import/export control; 

(f) Consulting as necessary with other 

international groups working on matters 

related to food inspection and 

certification systems; and 

(g) Considering other matters assigned 

to it by the Commission in relation to 

food inspection and certification 

systems. 

The CCFICS is hosted by Australia. 

The United States attends CCFICS as a 

member country of Codex. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda 

for the 24th Session of the CCFICS will 

be discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and its 

subsidiary bodies 

• Information on activities of FAO and 

WHO and other international 

organizations relevant to the work of 

CCFICS 

• Proposed draft guidance on the use of 

systems equivalence 

• Proposed draft guidance on paperless 

use of electronic certificates (revision 

of the Guidelines for Design, 

Production, Issuance and Use of 

Generic Official Certificates) 

• Proposed draft guidance on regulatory 

approaches to third party assurance 

schemes in food safety and fair 

practices in the food trade 

• Discussion paper on food integrity 

and food authenticity 

• Discussion paper on consideration of 

emerging issues and future directions 

for the work of CCFICS 

• Assessment of the experimental 

approach for intersessional Physical 

Working Groups (PWGs) 

• Other businesses and future work 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed by the Secretariat 

before to the Committee Meeting. 

Members of the public may access or 

request copies of these documents (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the September 26, 2018, 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 Mary 

Stanley, U.S. Delegate for the 24th 

Session of the CCFICS (see ADDRESSES). 

Written comments should state that they 

relate to activities of the 24th Session of 

the CCFICS. 

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 

FSIS web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. The 

U.S. Codex Office also offers an email 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at: 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

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 August 15, 

2018. 

Mary Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19323 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Rural Development Cooperative 

Agreement Program; Correction. 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects one 

item in the initial notice that published 

in the Federal Register on August 17, 

2018, entitled ‘‘Rural Development 

Cooperative Agreement Program.’’ This 

correction revises the maximum 

available points for one scoring criteria. 

DATES: Effective September 6, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Sorensen, Regional 

Coordinator, christine.sorensen@

wdc.usda.gov, (202) 568–9832. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2018–17765 appearing on page 41046 in 

the Federal Register of August 16, 2018, 

make the following correction: 

Correction 

On page 41052 in the second column, 

third paragraph, section d. reads ‘‘The 

applicant will demonstrate how their 

proposal will utilize partnerships 

outside of RD . . . (10 points),’’ replace 

with ‘‘The applicant will demonstrate 

how their proposal will utilize 

partnerships outside of RD . . . (5 

points).’’ 

Dated: August 30, 2018. 

Joby Young, 

Chief of Staff, USDA Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19357 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] 

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