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communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 

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/ 

News_&_Events/Email_Subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6900 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0006] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection (Consumer 

Complaint Monitoring System and the 

Food Safety Mobile Questionnaire) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request an extension and 

revision of an approved information 

collection regarding both its Consumer 

Complaint Monitoring System (CCMS) 

web portal and its electronic Food 

Safety Mobile questionnaire. The 

approval for this information collection 

is due to expire. FSIS is revising the 

total annual burden hours from 138 

hours to 513 hours due to the increased 

use of the CCMS web portal. The public 

may comment on either the entire 

information collection or on one of its 

two parts. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

either of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

FSIS, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 355 

E. Street SW., 8–163A, Mailstop 3782, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

All submissions received must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number FSIS–2012–0006. Documents 

referred to in this notice, and all 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be available for public 

inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at 

the address listed above between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Comments also will be posted on the 

Agency’s Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

Individuals who do not wish FSIS to 

post their personal contact 

information—mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number— on the 

Internet may leave this information off 

of their comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 6065 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–3700; 

(202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System; the Food Safety 

Mobile Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0133. 

Expiration Date: 7/31/2012. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of an approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: FSIS, by delegation (7 CFR 

2.18, 2.53), exercises the functions of 

the Secretary as specified in the Federal 

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.), the Poultry Products 

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 

seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection 

Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). 

These statutes mandate that FSIS 

protect the public by verifying that 

meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS tracks consumer complaints 

about meat, poultry, and egg products. 

Consumer complaints are usually filed 

because the food made the consumer 

sick, caused an allergic reaction, was 

not properly labeled (misbranded), or 

contained a foreign object. FSIS has 

developed a web portal to allow 

consumers to electronically file a 

complaint with the Agency about a 

meat, poultry, or egg product. FSIS uses 

this information to look for trends that 

will enhance the Agency’s food safety 

efforts. 

FSIS uses a Food Safety Mobile—or 

Food Safety Discovery Zone Mobile—a 

vehicle that travels throughout the 

continental United States, to educate 

consumers about the risks associated 

with the mishandling of food and the 

steps they can take to reduce their risk 

of foodborne illness. Organizations can 

request a visit from the FSIS Food 

Safety Mobile, although its availability 

is limited. To facilitate the scheduling of 

the Food Safety Mobile’s visits when it 

is available, the Agency has put an 

electronic questionnaire on its web site. 

The questionnaire solicits information 

about the person or organization 

requesting the visit, the timing of the 

visit, and the type of event at which the 

Food Safety Mobile is to appear. 

FSIS is requesting a revision of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

the Agency’s CCMS web portal and 

regarding its electronic Food Safety 

Mobile questionnaire. FSIS is planning 

to increase the total annual burden 

hours from 138 hours to 513 hours 

because of the increased use of the 

CCMS web portal. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average .446 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Consumers and 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The CCMS web portal will have 

approximately 1,000 respondents. The 

Food Safety Mobile questionnaire will 

have approximately 150 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses Per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The total annual burden 

time is estimated to be around 500 

hours for respondents using CCMS web 

portal, and 13 hours for respondents 

using the Food Safety Mobile 

questionnaire. Thus, the total annual 

burden time for these two systems is 

513 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 


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Avenue SW., Room 6065 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–3700; 

(202) 720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’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 to both FSIS, at 

the addresses provided above, and the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20253. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this notice on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2012_Notices_Index/. FSIS also will 

make copies of this Federal Register 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to constituents and stakeholders. The 

Update is communicated via Listserv, a 

free electronic mail subscription service 

for industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals and 

other individuals who have asked to be 

included. The Update is available on the 

FSIS Web page. Through the Listserv 

and the Web page, FSIS is able to 

provide information to a much broader 

and more diverse audience. In addition, 

FSIS 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/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves and have the 

option to password protect their 

account. 

Done at Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6902 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0011] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food 

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), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting 

on April 23, 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 

20th Session of the Codex Committee on 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods 

(CCRVDF) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex), which will be 

held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from May 

7–11, 2012. The Under Secretary for 

Food Safety and FDA recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 20th 

Session of the CCRVDF, and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Monday, April 23, 2012, from 1–4 

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 20th Session 

of the CCRVDF will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.org/. 

Kevin Greenlees, U.S. Delegate to the 

20th Session of the CCRVDF, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: 

Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-In Number: 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 20th Session of 

the CCRVDF, by conference call, please 

use the call-in number and participant 

code listed below to connect to the 

public meeting on Monday, April 23, 

2012, from 1–4 p.m.: 

Call-in Number: 1–888–858–2144. 

Participant code: 6208658. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

20TH SESSION OF THE CCRVDF CONTACT: 

Kevin Greenlees, Senior Advisor for 

Science & Policy, Office of New Animal 

Drug Evaluation, HFV–100, FDA, Center 

for Veterinary Medicine, 7520 Standish 

Place, Rockville, MD 20855, Telephone: 

(240) 276–8214, Fax: (240) 276–9538, 

Email: Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Kenneth 

Lowery, US CODEX Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

(202) 690–4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157, 

Email: Kenneth.Lowery@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 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The CCRVDF is responsible for 

determining priorities for the 

consideration of residues of veterinary 

drugs in food, recommending maximum 

levels of such substances, developing 

codes of practice as may be required, 

and considering methods of sampling 

and analysis for the determination of 

veterinary drug residues in foods. 

The CCRVDF is hosted by the United 

States of America. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 20th Session of the CCRVDF will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred by Codex and 

other Codex Committees and Task 

Forces. 

• Matters Arising from FAO/WHO 

and from the 75th Meeting of the Joint 

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food 

Additives (JECFA). 

• Report of the World Organization 

for Animal Health (OIE) Activities, 

Including the Harmonization of 

Technical Requirements for Registration 


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