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of Veterinary Medicinal Products 

(VICH). 

• Proposed Amendments to the 

Terms of Reference of the CCRVDF. 

• Draft Maximum Residue Limits 

(MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs (at Step 7). 

• Proposed Draft MRLs for Veterinary 

Drugs (at Step 3). 

• Proposed Amendments to the Risk 

Analysis Principles Applied by the 

CCRVDF. 

• Proposed Revision of Risk Analysis 

Principles Applied by the CCRVDF and 

the Risk Assessment Policy for the 

Setting of Maximum Limits for Residues 

of Veterinary Drugs in Foods. 

• Proposed Draft Sampling Plans for 

Residue Control for Aquatic Animal 

Products and Derived Edible Products of 

Aquatic Origin. 

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on 

Performance Characteristics for MultiResidue Methods. 

• Draft Priority List of Veterinary 

Drugs Requiring Evaluation or ReEvaluation by JECFA. 

• Database on Need for MRLs for 

Developing Countries. 

• Risk Management 

Recommendations for the Veterinary 

Drugs for Which No Acceptable Daily 

Intake (ADI) or MRL has been 

Recommended by JECFA Due to 

Specific Human Health Concerns. 

• Discussion Paper on the Policy for 

the Establishment of MRLS or Other 

Limits in Honey. 

• Discussion Paper on the 

Extrapolation of MRLs to Additional 

Species and Tissues. 

• Other Business and Future Work. 

• CCRVDF Current Problems and 

Solutions. 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the meeting. Members of the public 

may access these documents (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the April 23, 2012, 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 the U.S. Delegate for 

the 20th Session of the CCRVDF, Kevin 

Greenlees (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 20th Session of the 

CCRVDF. 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

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

regulations_&_policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also 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 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. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, or audiotape) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Done at Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2012. 

Karen Stuck, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6893 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0010] 

Nominations for Membership on the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is announcing 

that the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is soliciting nominations for 

membership to fill 16 vacancies on the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

(NACMCF). 

NACMCF is seeking members with 

scientific expertise in the fields of 

epidemiology, food technology, 

microbiology (food, clinical, and 

predictive), toxicology, risk assessment, 

infectious disease, biostatistics, and 

other related sciences. NACMCF is 

seeking applications from persons from 

academia, industry, consumer groups, 

State governments, and the Federal 

Government, as well as all other 

interested persons with such expertise. 

Please note that federally registered 

lobbyists cannot be considered for 

USDA advisory committee membership. 

Members can only serve on one USDA 

advisory committee at a time. All 

nominees will undergo a USDA 

background check. 

Members who are not Federal 

government employees will be 

appointed to serve as non-compensated 

special government employees (SGEs). 

SGEs will be subject to appropriate 

conflict of interest statutes and 

standards of ethical conduct. 

To receive consideration for serving 

on the NACMCF, a nominee must 

submit a resume and USDA Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information form AD–755. The resume 

or curriculum vitae must be limited to 

five one-sided pages and should include 

educational background, expertise, and 

a list of select publications. For 

submissions received that are more than 

five one-sided pages in length, only the 

first five pages will be reviewed. USDA 

Advisory Committee Membership 

Background Information form AD–755 

is available online at: http:// 

www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD755.pdf. 

DATES: Nominations including a cover 

letter to the Secretary, and the 

nominee’s typed resume or curriculum 

vitae and a completed USDA Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 


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Information form AD–755 must be 

received by April 23, 2012. Self 

nominations are welcome. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages 

including a cover letter to the Secretary 

accompanied by a resume and AD–755 

form can be sent by mail to: Tom 

Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn: 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Thomas-Sharp, Advisory 

Committee Specialist, by telephone at 

202–690–6620 or by email 

karen.thomas-sharp@fsis.usda.gov. 

The Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS) invites interested persons 

to submit comments on this notice. 

Comments may be submitted by either 

of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site (http://www.regulations.gov) 

provides the ability to type short 

comments directly into the comment 

field on this Web page or attach a file 

for lengthier comments. Follow the 

online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including CD–ROMS: Send to 

Docket Clerk, USDA, FSIS Docket 

Room, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 

3782, Room 8–163A, Washington, DC 

20250–3700. 

Hand- or courier-delivered items: 

Deliver to the Docket Clerk, USDA, FSIS 

Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. 

Street SW., Room 8–163A, Washington, 

DC 20250–3700 between 8:30 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2012–0010. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E. Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 between 

8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NACMCF was established in 

March 1988, in response to a 

recommendation in a 1985 report of the 

National Academy of Sciences 

Committee on Food Protection, 

Subcommittee on Microbiological 

Criteria, ‘‘An Evaluation of the Role of 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods.’’ The 

current charter for the NACMCF and 

other information about the Committee 

are available for viewing to the public 

on the FSIS Web site at: http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/ 

NACMCF/index.asp. 

The Committee provides scientific 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

concerning the development of 

microbiological criteria by which the 

safety and wholesomeness of food can 

be assessed. For example, the 

Committee assists in the development of 

criteria for microorganisms that indicate 

whether food has been processed using 

good manufacturing practices. 

Appointments to the Committee will 

be made by the Secretary of Agriculture 

after consultation with the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to ensure 

that recommendations made by the 

Committee take into account the needs 

of the diverse groups served by the 

Department. 

Given the complexity of issues, the 

full Committee expects to meet at least 

once a year by teleconference or inperson, and the meetings will be 

announced in the Federal Register. The 

subcommittees will meet as deemed 

necessary by the chairperson and will 

be held as working group meetings in an 

open public forum. Subcommittees also 

may meet through teleconference or by 

computer-based conferencing 

(Webinars). Subcommittees may invite 

technical experts to present information 

for consideration by the subcommittee. 

The subcommittee meetings will not be 

announced in the Federal Register. FSIS 

will announce the agenda and 

subcommittee working group meetings 

through the Constituent Update, 

available online at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/ 

Constituent_Update/index.asp. 

NACMCF holds subcommittee 

meetings in order to accomplish the 

work of NACMCF; all subcommittee 

work is reviewed and approved during 

a public meeting of the full Committee, 

as announced in the Federal Register. 

All data and records available to the full 

Committee are expected to be available 

to the public when the full Committee 

reviews and approves the work of the 

subcommittee. 

Advisory Committee members have a 

two-year term, renewable for two 

consecutive terms. Members are 

expected to attend all in-person 

meetings for the smooth functioning of 

this advisory committee. However, the 

Advisory Committee realizes that 

unexpected events or extenuating 

circumstances (e.g., a personal or family 

emergency) may result in a member’s 

inability to attend an in-person meeting 

and that attendance through 

teleconferencing may be necessary. 

Some meetings may be held through 

teleconferencing and or Webinars 

exclusively. 

Members must be prepared to work 

outside of scheduled Committee and 

subcommittee meetings and may be 

required to assist in document 

preparation. Committee members serve 

on a voluntary basis; however, travel 

expenses and per diem reimbursement 

are available. 

Regarding Nominees Who Are Selected 

All SGE and Federal government 

employee nominees who are selected 

must complete the Office of Government 

Ethics (OGE) 450 Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report before rendering any 

advice or prior to their first meeting. All 

members will be reviewed for conflict of 

interest pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 208 in 

relation to specific NACMCF work 

charges. Financial disclosure updates 

will be required annually. Members 

must report any changes in financial 

holdings requiring additional 

disclosure. OGE 450 forms are available 

on-line at: http://www.oge.gov/ 

Financial-Disclosure/ConfidentialFinancial-Disclosure-450/OGE-Form450/. 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

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

regulations_&_policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also 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 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 


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delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, or audiotape.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Done at Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6895 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Northeast Region Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer 

Quota (ITQ) Administration. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0240. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 170. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Application to shuck at sea, 30 minutes; 

individual transferable quota (ITQ) 

allocation or cage tag transfer, 5 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 33. 

Needs and Uses: National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast 

Region manages the Atlantic surfclam 

and ocean quahog fisheries of the 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the 

Northeastern United States through the 

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council prepared the FMP pursuant to 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 

regulations implementing the FMP are 

specified at 50 CFR part 648.70. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at § 648.74 and § 648.75 

form the basis for this collection of 

information. NMFS Northeast Region 

requests information from Atlantic 

surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ 

allocation holders in order to process 

and track requests from the allocation 

holders to transfer quota allocation to 

another entity. The region also requests 

information from Atlantic surfclam and 

ocean quahog permit holders in order to 

track and properly account for Atlantic 

surfclam and ocean quahog harvest that 

is shucked at sea. Because there is not 

a standard conversion factor for 

estimating unshucked product from 

shucked product, NMFS requires 

vessels that choose to shuck product at 

sea to carry on board the vessel a NMFSapproved observer to certify the amount 

of Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog 

harvested. This information, upon 

receipt, results in an increasingly more 

efficient and accurate database for 

management and monitoring of fisheries 

of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6868 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Current Population Survey, June 

Fertility Supplement. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0610. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 500. 

Number of Respondents: 30,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 1 

minute. 

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this 

request for review is to obtain clearance 

for the supplemental inquiry concerning 

fertility to be conducted biennially in 

conjunction with the June Current 

Population Survey (CPS). 

The 2012 Fertility Supplement will 

ask fertility questions and questions on 

marital and cohabitation status of 

females 15–50 years of age. The new 

questions on marital and cohabitation 

status will provide additional 

information about mothers’ living 

arrangements at the time of the first 

birth. The June Fertility Supplements, 

June 2010 and 2008, both asked women 

about the birth of the last child, which 

differ from the June 1998 and the June 

1995 supplements because they only 

included fertility items. The 1998 

supplement contained fertility and birth 

expectations items. The 1995 

supplement contained fertility and 

marital history items. 

The data collected from this 

supplement are used primarily by 

government and private analysts to 

project future population growth, to 

analyze childbearing patterns, and to 

assist policymakers in making decisions 

that are affected by changes in family 

size and composition. Past studies have 

documented profound changes to 

historical patterns that have occurred in 

fertility rates, family structures, 

premarital births, and the timing of the 

first birth. The data collected from the 

new questions on marital and 

cohabitation status will be used by 

government and private analysts to 

analyze mother’s living situations at the 

time of the first birth; the data will also 

fill a need for information that is not 

available in other Census Bureau 

surveys. 

The CPS characteristics, such as 

family income, household relationships, 


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