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commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature). 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

To the extent permitted under the 

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), 

this system has been exempted from the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 

that permit access and correction. 

However, USAID may, in its discretion, 

fully grant individual requests for access 

and correction if it determines that the 

exercise of these rights will not interfere 

with an interest that the exemption is 

intended to protect. The exemption 

from access is limited in some instances 

by law to information that would reveal 

the identity of a confidential source. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this 

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 

that subsection: 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3); (d); 

(e)(1); (e)(4)(G); (e)(4)(H); and (f)(2) 

through (5). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(5), this system is exempt from 

the following provisions of the Privacy 

Act, subject to the limitations set forth 

in that subsection: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) 

and (d). 

HISTORY: 

None. 

Celida Ann Malone, 

Government Privacy Task Lead. 

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BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Codex Office 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Contaminants in Foods 

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Codex Office is 

sponsoring a public meeting on March 

21, 2024. The objective of the public 

meeting is to provide information and 

receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft U.S. positions to be 

discussed at the 17th Session of the 

Codex Committee on Contaminants in 

Foods (CCCF) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (CAC). 

CCCF17 will be held in Panama City, 

Panama from April 15–19, 2024. The 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius 

and the Under Secretary for Trade and 

Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize 

the importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 17th 

Session of the CCCF and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for March 21, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place via Video Teleconference 

only. Documents related to the 17th 

Session of the CCCF will be accessible 

via the internet at the following address: 

https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/it/ 

?meeting=CCCF&session=17. 

Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, U.S. 

Delegate to the 17th Session of the 

CCCF, invites interested U.S. parties to 

submit their comments electronically to 

the following email address: QuynhAnh Nguyen, quynh-anh.nguyen@

fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should 

state in the title that they relate to 

activities of the 17th Session of the 

CCCF. 

Registration: Attendees may register 

to attend the public meeting here: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJIsdOmsrjgpGbqn89

rYPIXUAWJawQCq39Y. After 

registering, you will receive a 

confirmation email containing 

information about joining the meeting. 

For further information about the 17th 

Session of the CCCF, contact U.S. 

Delegate, Dr. Lauren Posnick Robin, 

Chief, Plant Products Branch, in the 

Division of Plant Products and 

Beverages, Office of Food Safety, Center 

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at 

lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov. For 

additional information regarding the 

public meeting, contact the U.S. Codex 

Office by email at: uscodex@usda.gov or 

Quynh-Anh Nguyen, quynhanh.nguyen@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 Contaminants in Foods 

(CCCF) are: 

(a) to establish or endorse permitted 

maximum levels or guidelines levels for 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants in food and feed; 

(b) to prepare priority lists of 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint 

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food 

Additives; 

(c) to consider methods of analysis 

and sampling for the determination of 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants in food and feed; 

(d) to consider and elaborate 

standards or codes of practice for related 

subjects; and 

(e) to consider other matters assigned 

to it by the Commission in relation to 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants in food and feed. 

The Netherlands hosts the CCCF and 

is co-hosting the 17th Session of the 

CCCF with Panama. The United States 

attends the CCCF as a member country 

of Codex. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items from the 

forthcoming Agenda for the 17th 

Session of the CCCF will be discussed 

during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred to the Committee by 

the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission and/or its subsidiary 

bodies 

• Matters of interest arising from FAO 

and WHO (including the Joint FAO/ 

WHO Expert Committee on Food 

Additives) 

• Matters of interest arising from other 

international organizations 

• Maximum levels for lead in certain 

food categories 

• Sampling plans for methylmercury in 

fish 

• Definition for ready-to-eat peanuts for 

the establishment of a maximum 

level for total aflatoxins in this 

product 

• Sampling plans for total aflatoxins 

and ochratoxin A in certain spices 

• Code of practice/guidelines for the 

prevention and reduction of 

ciguatera poisoning 

• Discussion Papers on the following 

materials: 

Æ Pyrrolizidine alkaloids 

Æ Tropane alkaloids 

Æ Acrylamide in foods 

Æ Cadmium and lead in quinoa 

Æ Review of the Code of Practice for 

the Prevention and Reduction of 

Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts 

(CXC 55–2004) 

• Review of the Code of Practice for the 

Reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in Raw 

Materials and Supplemental 

Feedingstuffs for Milk-Producing 

Animals (CXC 45–1997) 


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• Development of a Code of practice for

the prevention and reduction of

cadmium contamination in foods 

• Guidance on data analysis for

development of maximum levels

and for improved data collection 

• Review of Codex standards for

contaminants

• Follow-up work to the outcomes of

JECFA evaluations and FAO/WHO

expert consultations 

• Priority list of contaminants for

evaluation by JECFA

• Foresight on emerging issues in food

and feed safety relevant to

contaminants 

• Other business and future work

Public Meeting

At the March 21, 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 QuynhAnh Nguyen, at quynh-anh.nguyen@

fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

17th Session of the CCCF. 

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 February 5, 

2024. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02657 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0026] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Accounting Requirements

for RUS Electric and

Telecommunications Borrowers; OMB

Control No.: 0572–0003

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) announces its’ intention to 

request a revision of a currently 

approved information collection and 

invites comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 9, 2024 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. To comment, in 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, enter the docket 

number: ‘‘RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0026.’’ 

You will be taken to the ‘‘Search 

Results’’ page and a link to the Notice. 

To submit a comment, click on the 

‘‘Comments’’ button under the Notice 

document name (this will be under the 

‘‘Documents’’ tab if not already brought 

there). When you comment, you must 

complete all the required information, 

and include the Agency name and 

docket number. When done 

commenting, select the ‘‘Submit 

Comment’’ button at the bottom of the 

page. Information on commenting is 

available in the ‘‘Commenter’s 

Checklist’’ located at the top of the 

comment page or by viewing the FAQ 

tab. All comments submitted, from all 

sources, will be posted, without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments containing profanity, 

vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate 

language or content will not be 

considered. The Agency requests that no 

business proprietary information, 

copyrighted information, or personally 

identifiable information be submitted in 

response to this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Pemberton, Management 

Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 260–8621, Email: 

Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities (see, 5 CFR

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the

following information collection that

RUS is submitting to OMB as a revision

to an existing collection with Agency

adjustment.

Title: Accounting Requirements for 

Electric and Telecommunications 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. The recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,252. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,504 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Recordkeepers: 31,300 hours. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) is a credit agency of the USDA 

which makes direct and guaranteed 

loans to finance electric and 

telecommunications facilities in rural 

areas. Accounting requirements that are 

unique to RUS borrowers are contained 

in 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 which 


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