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52438 

Vol. 86, No. 180 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

U.S. Global Water Strategy 2017–2022; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Request for public comment and 

notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

(DOS) and the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

announce a public meeting and request 

public comment on the United States 

Global Water Strategy 2017–2022, 

including its achievements, challenges, 

implementation, results, and priorities. 

Comments from the public will inform 

the development of the revised U.S. 

Global Water Strategy and Agencyspecific plans in 2022. 

DATES: 

1. Written comments and information 

are requested on or before Friday, 

October 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. 

2. A Public Meeting to receive further 

comment will take place on November 

17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EDT via Zoom 

(https://statedept.zoomgov.com/ 

meeting/register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77y

MpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw). 

3. Registration for the Public Meeting 

is required no later than Wednesday 

November 3, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, at 

https://statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77yMpttzV8W8

2xO1mkqEXw. 

ADDRESSES: 

You may submit comments regarding 

the U.S. Global Water Strategy 2017– 

2022 by email to waterteam@usaid.gov. 

Include ‘‘Comments: U.S. Global Water 

Strategy’’ in the subject line. 

To request reasonable 

accommodations for the Public Meeting 

on November 17, contact Danielle 

Neighbour at NeighbourDG@state.gov. 

Include ‘‘Global Water Strategy Public 

Meeting: Reasonable Accommodations’’ 

in the subject line. 

To register for the Public Meeting go 

to the following URL: https://

statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77y

MpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw. 

Instructions: Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Written Comments: 

Lisa Schechtman, 202–712–0419, 

waterteam@usaid.gov. 

Public Meeting: 

Danielle Neighbour, 202–679–1296, 

NeighbourDG@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World 

Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–289) requires 

the Department of State and USAID to 

jointly deliver a whole-of-government 

U.S. Global Water Strategy (GWS) by 

October 1, 2017 and every five years 

thereafter through 2027. The first 

revision of the Strategy, Agency-specific 

Plans, and High-Priority Country Plans 

(HPC) are due to the Foreign Relations 

Committee of the Senate, the 

Appropriations Committee of the 

Senate, the Foreign Affairs Committee of 

the House of Representatives, and the 

Appropriations Committee of the House 

of Representatives on October 1, 2022. 

The Act requires the U.S. Global 

Water Strategy to include results areas, 

performance indicators, high priority 

country plans and roles and 

responsibilities based on contributing 

interagency capacities that describe how 

the U.S. Government will collectively 

contribute to the success of the Global 

Water Strategy. The Act also requires 

that DOS and USAID draft Agencyspecific plans to be appended to each 

Global Water Strategy, along with any 

other Federal Department and Agency 

as relevant. 

The U.S. Global Water Strategy aims 

to achieve a water-secure world where 

people have sustainable supplies of 

water of sufficient quantity and quality 

to meet human, economic, and 

ecosystem needs while improving the 

adaptive capacity and enhancing the 

resilience of people and systems to 

survive shocks and stressors such as 

floods and droughts. To advance this 

goal, the U.S. Government will work 

with partner countries, the private 

sector, and other stakeholders to 

advance four interrelated strategic 

objectives: (1) Promote sustainable 

access to safe drinking water and 

sanitation services, and the adoption of 

key hygiene behaviors; (2) encourage the 

sound management and protection of 

freshwater resources; (3) reduce conflict 

by promoting cooperation on shared 

waters; and (4) strengthen water sector 

governance, financing, and institutions 

Request for Public Comment 

To inform revisions to the Global 

Water Strategy, DOS and USAID invite 

written comments from the public on 

successes and challenges with 

implementation, monitoring, and 

reporting on the Global Water Strategy 

2017–2022. DOS and USAID are 

especially interested in comments on 

the following: 

(1) What steps can be taken to 

strengthen implementation of the Global 

Water Strategy? (Provide evidence and 

agency-specific examples if possible.) 

(2) What untapped opportunities exist 

to accelerate progress towards the GWS 

Strategic Objectives? (Consider crosscutting issues or emerging priorities. 

Provide evidence and examples if 

possible.) 

Written comments and information 

are requested on or before Friday, 

October 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, and 

should be submitted by email to 

waterteam@usaid.gov. Include 

‘‘Comments: U.S. Global Water 

Strategy’’ in the subject line. Please 

submit comments and information as a 

Word or PDF attachment to your email. 

You are encouraged to submit written 

comments even if you plan to attend the 

public meeting. 

Public Meeting 

A public meeting to receive input will 

take place November 17, 2021 at 2:00 

p.m. EDT. This meeting is free and open 

to the public. Persons wishing to attend 

the meeting must register at the 

following URL no later than 

Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 5:00 

p.m. EDT: https://

statedept.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJItdeCqqzIvE77y

MpttzV8W82xO1mkqEXw. 

Closed captioning will be provided 

during the public meeting. Questions 

about the public meeting or requests for 

reasonable accommodations should be 

directed to Danielle Neighbour at 

NeighbourDG@state.gov. Include 

‘‘Global Water Strategy Public Meeting: 

Reasonable Accommodations’’ in the 

subject line. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 21, 2021 / Notices 52439 

(Authority: Sec. 6, Pub. L. 113–189, 128 Stat. 

3288 (22 U.S.C. Ch. 32 2152h)) 

Dated: September 16, 2021. 

Lisa Schechtman, 

Senior Policy and Partnerships Advisor, 

Center for Water Security, Sanitation and 

Hygiene, Bureau for Resilience and Food 

Security, United States Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20366 Filed 9–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0041] 

Availability of Kit Product Labeling 

Guideline 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

response to comments. 

SUMMARY: In July 2019, the Food Safety 

and Inspection Service (FSIS) published 

and requested comment on a guideline 

for establishments producing multicomponent kit products that contain 

inspected and assembled meat or 

poultry components. FSIS is 

announcing updates to this guideline 

and responding to comments received 

on the guideline. FSIS intends for this 

guideline to help establishments and 

other food handling facilities producing 

a multi-component food kit determine 

whether the kit product needs to be 

prepared under FSIS inspection and 

how to label a kit product that contains 

fully labeled meat or poultry 

components. The guideline represents 

current FSIS thinking, and FSIS will 

update it as necessary to reflect 

comments received and any additional 

information that becomes available. 

ADDRESSES: A downloadable version of 

the kit guideline is available to view and 

print at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

policy/fsis-guidelines. No hard copies of 

the kit guideline have been published. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Edelstein, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Policy and 

Program Development by telephone at 

(202) 205–0425. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FSIS administers a regulatory program 

under the Federal Meat Inspection Act 

(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 

U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) to, in part, ensure 

that that the labeling of meat, poultry 

and egg products is truthful and not 

misleading. Mandatory labeling 

requirements for meat and poultry 

products are prescribed in Title 9 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

section 317.2 and part 381 subpart N. 

On July 9, 2019, FSIS announced the 

availability of and requested comment 

on the Food Safety and Inspection 

Service Guideline on Kit Labeling (84 FR 

32705). FSIS developed the guideline 

for establishments and other food 

handling facilities to provide 

information on the labeling and 

inspection of multi-component food kit 

products that contain an inspected and 

assembled meat or poultry component. 

There are many varieties of food kit 

products that contain meat or poultry 

products, including, but not limited to: 

Wraps, pizza, stew, salads, fajitas, 

stroganoff, and stir-fry skillet meals. 

These items are commonly sold as fully 

cooked, but some may require cooking. 

Generally, the meat and poultry 

components are separately wrapped and 

already inspected and fully labeled 

before assembly with various food 

components in the same packaging. 

As announced in the July 2019 

guideline, FSIS determined that the act 

of assembling a food kit product whose 

label refers to meat or poultry in its 

name does not need to be done under 

FSIS inspection, provided that the meat 

or poultry component has already be 

inspected, packaged, and labeled and as 

long as the following conditions are 

met: 

1. The meat or poultry component is 

prepared and separately packaged under 

FSIS inspection and labeled with all 

required features, including: 

• Product Name; 

• Handling statement (e.g., Keep 

Refrigerated), if product is perishable; 

• USDA legend and establishment 

number of the official establishment that 

packaged and labeled the meat or 

poultry component; 

• Name and address of the 

manufacturer, packer, or distributor; 

• Ingredients statement (if composed 

of more than one ingredient); and 

• Safe handling instructions if the 

meat or poultry components is not 

ready-to-eat; 

2. The outer kit label clearly identifies 

all the individual components in the kit; 

and 

3. The outer kit label clearly identifies 

the product as a single unit or ‘‘kit’’ 

such as ‘‘Chicken Barbecue Dinner Kit’’ 

and ‘‘Beef Lasagna Meal.’’ 

Although FSIS will no longer conduct 

mandatory inspection of the assembly of 

the kit product, the meat or poultry 

component of the kit remains under 

FSIS’ jurisdiction and, as such, is 

required to meet all applicable FSIS 

labeling requirements. 

The revised guideline is posted at: 

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/fsisguidelines. Although comments will no 

longer be accepted through https://

www.regulations.gov/ on this guideline, 

FSIS will update this document as 

necessary if new information becomes 

available. 

Comments and FSIS Responses 

FSIS received 15 comments on the kit 

guideline. Most comments were 

submitted by firms that prepare kits and 

trade associations that represent the 

meat and retail industries. In addition, 

FSIS received comments from an animal 

welfare organization, a firm that exports 

kit products from the United States, an 

FSIS employee, and several individuals. 

The following is a summary of the 

comments and FSIS’ responses: 

Kit Definition 

Comment: One consumer requested 

that FSIS provide a clearer definition of 

a kit and clarify whether Agency policy 

distinguishes between a kit and a meal 

kit. One firm that prepares kits similarly 

requested a clearer definition of a kit 

and asked for additional guidance on 

the distinction between a single unit 

and a kit. 

Response: As stated in the guideline, 

a kit product consists of individually 

packaged meat or poultry components 

and other food components sold 

together as a single unit. FSIS policy 

does not distinguish between the terms 

‘‘kit’’, ‘‘meal kit’’, or ‘‘single unit.’’ 

Although the word ‘‘kit’’ is not required 

on the label, all labeling should clearly 

indicate that the product consists of 

individual components. Because this 

information is already stated in the 

guideline, FSIS did not make any 

changes to it in response to these 

comments. 

Retail Exemption 

Comment: Several commenters, 

including firms that prepare kit 

products and trade associations 

representing the meat and retail food 

industries, requested that FSIS revise 

the guideline to provide clarifying or 

additional information about eligibility 

for the retail exemption from FSIS 

inspection. One firm requested 

explanation of how the retail exemption 

applies to kits assembled and sold by 

retail grocery stores, prepared kits sold 

at retail, and kits sold through online 

marketplaces and other direct-toconsumer platforms. Several trade 

associations requested that FSIS clarify 

which meat or poultry components 


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