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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. 

The Terms of Reference of the Codex 

Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) 

are: 

(a) to draft basic provisions on food

hygiene applicable to all food; 

(b) to consider, amend if necessary

and endorse provisions on hygiene 

prepared by Codex commodity 

committees and contained in Codex 

commodity standards, and 

(c) to consider, amend if necessary,

and endorse provisions on hygiene 

prepared by Codex commodity 

committees and contained in Codex 

codes of practice unless, in specific 

cases, the Commission has decided 

otherwise, or 

(d) to draft provisions on hygiene

applicable to specific food items or food 

groups, whether coming within the 

terms of reference of a Codex 

commodity committee or not; 

(e) to consider specific hygiene

problems assigned to it by the 

Commission; 

(f) to suggest and prioritize areas

where there is a need for 

microbiological risk assessment at the 

international level and to develop 

questions to be addressed by the risk 

assessors; and, 

(g) to consider microbiological risk

management matters in relation to food 

hygiene and in relation to the risk 

assessment of FAO and WHO. 

(h) (The term ‘‘hygiene’’ includes,

where necessary, microbiological 

specifications for food and associated 

methodology.) 

The CCFH is hosted by the United 

States, and the 54th Session of the 

CCFH will be co-hosted with Kenya. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items from the 

forthcoming Agenda for the 54th 

Session of the CCFH will be discussed 

during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred to the Committee by

the Codex Alimentarius

Commission and/or its subsidiary 

bodies 

• Matters arising from the work of FAO

and WHO (including the FAO/

WHO Joint Expert Meetings on 

Microbiological Risk Assessments 

(JEMRA) 

• Information from the World

Organization for Animal Health

(WOAH) 

• Guidelines for the Control of Shiga

Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

(STEC) in Raw Beef, Fresh Leafy 

Vegetables, Raw Milk and Raw Milk 

Cheeses, and Sprouts 

Æ Proposed draft Annex II on Fresh 

Leafy Vegetables at Step 4 

Æ Proposed draft Annex IV on Sprouts 

at Step 4 

• Guidelines for the Safe Use and Reuse

of Water in Food Production

(Annex II on Fishery Products at 

Step 4 and Annex III on Dairy 

Products at Step 4 

• Proposed draft revision on the

Guidelines on the Application of

General Principles of Food Hygiene

to the Control of Pathogenic Vibrio

Species in Seafood (CXG 73–2010)

at Step 4

• Proposed draft Guidelines for Food

Hygiene Control Measures in

Traditional Markets for Food at

Step 4

• Alignment of Codex texts developed

by CCFH with the revised General 

Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1– 

1969) 

• Revision of the Guidelines on the

Application of General Principles of

Food Hygiene to the Control of 

Viruses in Food (CXG 79–2012) 

• Discussion paper on the Revision of

Guidelines for the Control of

Campylobacter and Salmonella in 

Chicken Meat (CXG 78–2011) 

• Discussion paper on the revision of

Guidelines on the Application of

General Principles of Food Hygiene 

to the Control of Listeria 

monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61– 

2007) 

• Other business and future work

Æ New work/Forward workplan

(Proposals in reply to CL 2023/30– 

FH) 

Public Meeting 

At the February 5, 2024, 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 Dr. 

Benjamin Warren, U.S. Delegate to the 

54th Session of the CCFH, at 

benjamin.warren@fda.hhs.gov. Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 54th Session of the 

CCFH. 

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 

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 December 21, 

2023. 

Julie Chao, 

Deputy U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

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Notice of Public Meetings of the New 

Mexico Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

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ACTION: Announcement of virtual 

business meetings. 

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 New Mexico Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a series of virtual 

business meetings via ZoomGov on the 

following dates and times for the 

purpose of reviewing their report on 

education adequacy for Native 

American students. 

DATES: These meetings will take place 

on: 

• Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 12 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. MT 

• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, from 12 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. MT 

• Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 12 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. MT 

• Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 12 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. MT 

ADDRESSES: 

Link to Join: (Audio/Visual) 

• Thursday, January 18th: https:// 

www.zoomgov.com/s/ 

1614508698?pwd=SjJDd2t2NDg

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• Tuesday, February 6th: https:// 

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• Tuesday, March 5th: https:// 

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• Thursday, March 28th: https:// 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke Peery, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), at bpeery@usccr.gov or 

(202) 701–1376. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee meetings are available to the 

public through the videoconference link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, 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. Closed captioning will 

be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email Angelica 

Trevino, Support Services Specialist, 

atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business 

days prior to 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 meeting. 

Written comments may be mailed to 

Brooke Peery (DFO) at bpeery@

usccr.gov. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meeting at: https:// 

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/ 

FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=

a10t0000001gzlGAAQ. 

Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ 

and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records 

generated from this meeting may also be 

inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, https:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at bpeery@

usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Committee Discussion 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: December 21, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto 

Rico 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 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by virtual 

web conference on Wednesday, January 

24, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time and 

2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose is 

to continue discussion on their project 

on the civil rights impacts of the Insular 

Cases in Puerto Rico. 

DATES: January 24, 2024, Wednesday, at 

3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (2:30 p.m. ET). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via 

Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://tinyurl.com/mwb3kvcc 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833 435 

1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID: 160 

787 0579# 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email Victoria Moreno, Designated 

Federal Officer at vmoreno@usccr.gov, 

or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will take place in Spanish with 

English interpretation. This committee 

meeting is available to the public 

through the registration link above. Any 

interested member of the public may 

listen to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, 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 landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email ebohor@

usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior 

to the meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Victoria Moreno at 

vmoreno@usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

1–312–353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Records of 

the meetings will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee link. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

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


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