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interested parties the opportunity to

obtain background information on the

Sessions of CCNMW and CCCPC and to

address items on the agendas.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled

for Tuesday, October 17, 2000, from

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held in Conference Room 1409, Federal

Office Building 8, Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20204. To receive

copies of the documents referenced in

this notice, contact the FSIS Docket

Room, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Food Safety and Inspection Service,

Room 102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3700. The documents will also be

accessible via the World Wide Web at

the following address: http://

www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/economic/

esn/codex. Submit one original and two

copies of written comments to the FSIS

Docket Room (address above) and

include Docket ι00–041N and the Codex

document number on the written

submission. All comments received in

response to this notice will be

considered part of the public record and

will be available for viewing in the FSIS

Docket Room between 8:30 a.m. and

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Clerkin, Associate U.S.

Manager for Codex, U.S. Codex Office,

FSIS, Room 4861, South Building, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3700,

Telephone (202) 205–7760; Fax (202)

720–3157. Persons requiring a sign

language interpreter or other special

accommodations should notify Mr.

Clerkin at the above number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Codex was established in 1962 by two

United Nations organizations, the Food

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and

the World Health Organization (WHO).

Codex is the major international

organization for protecting the health

and economic interests of consumers

and encouraging fair international trade

in food. 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 ensure that the world’s food

supply is sound, wholesome, free from

adulteration, and correctly labeled.

The Codex Committee on Natural

Mineral Waters was established as a

Regional (European) Codex Committee,

but has been allocated the task of

elaborating worldwide standards for

natural mineral waters and other

bottled/packaged waters. The Codex

Committee on Cocoa Products and

Chocolate was established to elaborate

worldwide standards for cocoa products

and chocolate. The Government of

Switzerland hosts these Committees and

will chair the Committee meetings.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public

Meeting

The U.S. Delegate for the Codex

Committee on Natural Mineral Waters

will discuss the following subjects at the

public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30

a.m.

1. Matters Referred to the Committee,

Document CX/NMW 00/2

2. Consideration of Proposed Draft

General Standard for Bottled/

Packaged Waters Other Than

Natural Mineral Waters at Step 4,

Document ALINORM 99/20

Appendix II

3. Codex Standard for Natural Mineral

Waters: Limits for Health Related

Substances, Document CX/NMW

00/4

The U.S. Delegate for the Codex

Committee on Cocoa Products and

Chocolate will discuss the following

subjects at the public meeting from

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

1. Matters Referred to the Committee,

Document CX/CCP 00/2

2. Draft Revised Standards at Step 7 For

(a) Cocoa Butters, Document

ALINORM 99/14 Appendix II

(b) Cocoa (cacao) Mass, Cocoa (Cacao/

Chocolate Liquor) Cocoa Cake for

Use in the Manufacture of Cocoa

and Chocolate Products, Document

ALINORM 99/14 Appendix III

(c) Cocoa Powders (Cocoas) and Dry

Cocoa-Sugar Mixtures, Document

ALINORM 99/14 Appendix IV

3. Proposed Draft Standard for

Chocolate and Chocolate products

at Step 4, Document ALINORM 99/

14 Appendix V

Additional Public Notification

Public Awareness of all segments of

rulemaking and policy development is

important. Consequently, in an effort to

better ensure that minorities, women,

and persons with disabilities are aware

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and

provide copies of this Federal Register

publication in the FSIS Constituent

Update. FSIS provides a weekly FSIS

Constituent Update, which is

communicated via fax to over 300

organizations and individuals. In

addition, the update is available on-line

through the FSIS web page located at

http://www.fsis.usda.gov. The update is

used to provide information regarding

FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,

Federal Register notices, FSIS public

meetings, recalls, and any other types of

information that could effect or would

be of interest to our constituents/

stakeholders. The constituent fax list

consists of industry, trade, farm, and

consumer interest groups, allied health

professionals and scientific

professionals, and other individuals that

have requested to be included. Through

these various channels, FSIS is able to

provide information to a much broader,

more diverse audience. For more

information and to be added to the

constituent fax list, fax your request to

the FSIS Congressional and Public

Affairs Office, at (202) 720–5704.

Done at Washington, DC on: September 27,

2000.

F. Edward Scarbrough,

U.S. Manager for Codex.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

National Urban and Community

Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Urban and

Community Forestry Advisory Council

will meet in Lexington, Kentucky,

October 12–14, 2000. The purpose of the

meeting is to discuss emerging issues in

urban and community forestry.

DATES: The meeting will be held

October 12–14, 2000. A tour of local

projects will be held on October 12,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Lexington North, 1950

Newtown Pike, Lexington, Kentucky.

Individuals who wish to speak at the

meeting or to propose agenda items

must send their names and proposals to

Suzanne M. del Villar, Executive

Assistant, National Urban and

Community Forestry Advisory Council,

20628 Diane Drive, Sonora, CA 95370.

Individuals also may fax their names

and proposed agenda items to (209)

536–9089.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne M. del Villar, Cooperative

Forestry Staff, at (209) 536–9201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting is open to the public. Council

discussion is limited to Forest Service

staff and Council members. However,

persons who wish to bring urban and

community forestry matters to the

attention of the Council may file written

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statements with the Council staff before

or after the meeting. Public input

sessions will be provided and

individuals who made written requests

by October 6 will have the opportunity

to address the Council at those sessions.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Robin L. Thompson,

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private

Forestry.

[FR Doc. 00–25185 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area

(SRA) Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic

Recreation Area Advisory Council

meeting will convene in Stayton,

Oregon on Monday, October 17, 2000.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at

6:00 p.m., and will conclude at

approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting

will be held in the South Room of the

Stayton Community Center; 400 West

Virginia Street; Stayton, Oregon.

The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal

Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act of

1996 (Opal Creek Act) (P.L. 104–208)

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to

establish the Opal Creek Scenic

Recreation Area Advisory Council. The

Advisory Council is comprised of

thirteen members representing state,

county and city governments, and

representatives of various organizations,

which include mining industry,

environmental organizations, inholders

in Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area,

economic development, Indian tribes,

adjacent landowners and recreation

interests. The council provides advice to

the Secretary of Agriculture on

preparation of a comprehensive Opal

Creek Management Plan for the SRA,

and consults on a periodic and regular

basis on the management of the area.

The tentative agenda includes:

(1) Continuing issue development and

describing the desired future condition

of the SRA, and (3) discussing the City

of Salem’s proposal for a water quality

monitoring gauging station.

The public comment period is

tentatively scheduled to begin at 8:00

p.m. Time allotted for individual

presentations will be limited to 3

minutes. Written comments are

encouraged, particularly if the material

cannot be presented within the time

limits of the comment period. Written

comments may be submitted prior to the

October 17 meeting by sending them to

Designated Federal Official Stephanie

Phillips at the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more information regarding this

meeting, contact Designated Federal

Official Stephanie Phillips; Willamette

National Forest, Detroit Ranger District,

HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR 97360;

(503) 854–3366.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

Randy Dunbar,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–25142 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Willamette Provincial Advisory

Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Action of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Willamette Province

Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on

Thursday, October 19, 2000. The

meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.,

and will conclude at approximately 3

p.m. The meeting will be held at the

Salem Office of the Bureau of Land

Management; 1717 Fabry Road SE;

Salem, Oregon; (503) 375–5646. The

tentative agenda includes:

(1) Presentation of Integrated Natural

Fuels Assessment, (2) Overview of

President’s Wildfire Action Plan, (3)

County receipts legislation, (4) REO

update, (5) Update on PAC rechartering

and membership, (6) Roundtable

information sharing.

The Public Forum is tentatively

scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Time

allotted for individual presentations

will be limited to 3–4 minutes. Written

comments are encouraged, particularly

if the material cannot be presented

within the time limits for the Public

Forum. Written comments may be

submitted prior to the October 19

meeting by sending them to Designated

Federal Official Neal Forrester at the

address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more information regarding this

meeting, contact Designated Federal

Official Neal Forrester; Williamette

National Forest; 211 East Seventh

Avenue; Eugene, Oregon 97401; (541)

465–6924.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Darrel L. Kenops,

Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

National Defense Stockpile Market

Impact Committee Request for Public

Comments

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Industries

and Economic Security, Bureau of

Export Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comment on the potential market

impact of proposed disposals of excess

commodities currently held in the

National Defense Stockpile under the

Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Materials Plan

(AMP) and revisions to commodity

disposals approved under the FY 2001

AMP.

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the

public that the National Defense

Stockpile Market Impact Committee (cochaired by the Departments of

Commerce and State) is seeking public

comment on the potential market

impact of proposed disposals of excess

materials from the National Defense

Stockpile as set forth in Attachment 1 to

this notice.

DATES: Comments must be received by

November 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Richard V. Meyers, Co-Chair,

Stockpile Market Impact Committee,

Office of Strategic Industries and

Economic Security, Room 3876, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; FAX (202) 482–

5650.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard V. Meyers, Office of Strategic

Industries and Economic Security, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

3634; or Terri L. Robl, Office of

International Energy and Commodity

Policy, U.S. Department of State, (202)

647–3423; co-chairs of the National

Defense Stockpile Market Impact

Committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

authority of the Strategic and Critical

Materials Stock Piling Act of 1979, as

amended, (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), the

Department of Defense (DOD), as

National Defense Stockpile Manager,

maintains a stockpile of strategic and

critical materials to supply the military,