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ii. The total compensation of the five most 

highly compensated executives of any sub 

recipient. 

e. Definitions. For purposes of this award 

term: 

1. Entity means all of the following, as 

defined in 2 CFR part 25: 

i. A Governmental organization, which is 

a State, local government, or Indian tribe; 

ii. A foreign public entity; 

iii. A domestic or foreign nonprofit 

organization; 

iv. A domestic or foreign for-profit 

organization; 

v. A Federal agency, but only as a 

subrecipient under an award or subaward to 

a non-Federal entity. 

2. Executive means officers, managing 

partners, or any other employees in 

management positions. 

3. Subaward: 

1. This term means a legal instrument to 

provide support for the performance of any 

portion of the substantive project or program 

for which you received this award and that 

you as the recipient award to an eligible 

subrecipient. 

ii. The term does not include your 

procurement of property and services needed 

to carry out the project or program (for 

further explanation, see Sec._.210 of the 

attachment to OMB Circular A–133, ‘‘Audits 

of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit 

Organizations’’). 

iii. A subaward may be provided through 

any legal agreement, including an agreement 

that you or a subrecipient considers a 

contract. 

4. Subrecipient means an entity that: 

i. Receives a sub award from you (the 

recipient) under this award; and 

ii. Is accountable to you for the use of the 

Federal funds provided by the subaward. 

5. Total compensation means the cash and 

noncash dollar value earned by the executive 

during the recipient’s or subrecipient’s 

preceding fiscal year and includes the 

following (for more information see 17 CFR 

229.402(c)(2): 

i. Salary and bonus. 

ii. Awards of stock, stock options, and 

stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar 

amount recognized for financial statement 

reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal 

year in accordance with the Statement of 

Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 

(Revised 2004) (FAS 123R), Shared Based 

Payments. 

iii. Earnings for services under non-equity 

incentive plans. This does not include group 

life, health, hospitalization or medical 

reimbursement plans that do not 

discriminate in favor of executives, and are 

available generally to all salaried employees. 

iv. Change in pension value. This is the 

change in present value of defined benefit 

and actuarial pension plans. 

v. Above-market earnings on deferred 

compensation which is not tax-qualified. 

vi. Other compensation, if the aggregate 

value of all such other compensation (e.g. 

severance, termination payments, value of 

life insurance paid on behalf of the 

employee, perquisites or property) for the 

executive exceeds $10,000. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on April 2, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0018] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling 

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 18, 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 

40th Session of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling (CCFL) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

which will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, 

Canada from May 15–18, 2012. The 

Under Secretary for Food Safety and 

FDA recognize the importance of 

providing interested parties the 

opportunity to obtain background 

information on the 40th Session of the 

CCFL, and to address items on the 

agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, April 18, 2012, from 

1:00–3 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 40th Session 

of the CCFL will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Barbara Schneeman, U.S. Delegate to 

the 40th Session of the CCFL, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: 

Daniel.Reese@fda.hhs.gov. 

Call-In Number: 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 40th Session of 

the CCFL 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 

40th Session of the CCFL Contact: 

Barbara Schneeman, Ph.D., Director, 

Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and 

Dietary Supplements, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 

5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFS–800), 

College Park, MD 20740, Telephone: 

(240) 402–2373, Fax: (301) 436–2636, 

Email: 

Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Doreen ChenMoulec, USCODEX Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

(202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, 

Email: uscodex@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 CCFL is responsible for: 

(a) Drafting provisions on labeling 

applicable to all foods; 

(b) considering, amending if 

necessary, and endorsing draft specific 

provisions on labeling prepared by the 

Codex Committees drafting standards, 

codes of practice and guidelines; 

(c) studying specific labeling 

problems assigned to it by Codex; and 

(d) studying problems associated with 

the advertisement of food with 

particular reference to claims and 

misleading descriptions. 

The Committee is hosted by Canada. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 40th Session of the CCFL will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred to the Committee. 

• Consideration of Labeling 

Provisions in Draft Codex Standards. 

• Implementation of the WHO Global 

Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and 

Health. 

(a) Proposed Draft Revision of the 

Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and 


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Health Claims: Additional Conditions 

for Nutrient Content Claims and 

Comparative Claims. 

(b) Draft Definition for Nutrient 

Reference Values for Inclusion in the 

Guidelines for Nutrition Labeling. 

(c) Requirements for Mandatory 

Nutrition Labeling. 

• Guidelines for the Production, 

Processing, Labeling and Marketing of 

Organically Produced Foods. 

(a) Inclusion of Ethylene for Other 

Products at Step 7; Use of Ethylene for 

the Ripening of Fruit. 

(b) Inclusion of Spinosad, Copper 

Octanoate, and Potassium Bicarbonate. 

(c) Use of Ethylene for Degreening of 

Citrus for Fruit Fly Prevention, as a 

Flowering Agent for Pineapples and as 

a Sprouting Inhibitor for Onions and 

Potatoes. 

(d) Organic Aquaculture. 

(e) Structured Approach and 

Template. 

• Modified Standardized Common 

Names. 

• Other Business and Future Work. 

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 18, 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 40th session of the CCFL, Barbara 

Schneeman (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 40th session of the 

CCFL. 

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: April 3, 2012. 

Karen Stuck, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8505 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Media Outlets for Publication of Legal 

and Action Notices in the Southern 

Region 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the 

Southern Region will publish notice of 

decisions subject to administrative 

appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 219 

in the legal notice section of the 

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. The 

Southern Region consists of Alabama, 

Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West 

Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto 

Rico. 

As provided in 36 CFR 215.5 and 

Appendix A to 36 CFR 219.35 the 

public shall be advised through Federal 

Register notice, of the newspaper of 

record to be utilized for publishing legal 

notice of decisions. Newspaper 

publication of notice of decisions is in 

addition to direct notice of decisions to 

those who have requested it and to 

those who have participated in project 

planning. Responsible Officials in the 

Southern Region will also publish 

notice of proposed actions under 36 

CFR 215.5 in the newspapers that are 

listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. As 

provided in 36 CFR part 215.5, the 

public shall be advised, through Federal 

Register notice, of the newspaper of 

record to be utilized for publishing 

notices on proposed actions. 

Additionally, the Deciding Officers in 

the Southern Region will publish notice 

of the opportunity to object to a 

proposed authorized hazardous fuel 

reduction project under 36 CFR 218.4 or 

developing, amending or revising land 

management plans under 36 CFR part 

219 in the legal notice section of the 

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

DATES: Use of these newspapers for 

purposes of publishing legal notice of 

decisions subject to appeal under 36 

CFR part 215 and Appendix A to 36 

CFR 219.35, notices of proposed actions 

under 36 CFR part 215, and notices of 

the opportunity to object under 36 CFR 

part 218 and 36 CFR part 219 shall 

begin the first day after the date of this 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James W. Bennett, Regional Appeal 

Coordinator, Southern Region, Planning, 

1720 Peachtree Road, NW., Atlanta, 

Georgia 30309, Phone: 404/347–2788. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deciding 

Officers in the Southern Region will 

give legal notice of decisions subject to 

appeal under Appendix A to 36 CFR 

219.35, the Responsible Officials in the 

Southern Region will give notice of 

decisions subject to appeal under 36 

CFR part 215 and opportunity to object 

to a proposed authorized hazardous fuel 

reduction project under 36 CFR part 218 

or developing, amending or revising 

land management plans under 36 CFR 

part 219 in the following newspapers 

which are listed by Forest Service 

administrative unit. Responsible 

Officials in the Southern Region will 

also give notice of proposed actions 

under 36 CFR 215.5 in the following 

newspapers of record which are listed 

by Forest Service administrative unit. 

The timeframe for comment on a 

proposed action shall be based on the 


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