5518 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 13 / Friday, January 19, 2001 / Notices

Team Leader, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

327), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–205–

4824, FAX 202–205–4939, or email: mmilioti@cfsan.fda.gov.

For general information contact:

Sherri B. Dennis, Risk Assessment

Coordinator, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–032),

Food and Drug Administration, 200

C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204,

202–260–3984, FAX 202–260–9653,

or e-mail: sdennis@cfsan.fda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In the Federal Register of May 7, 1999

(64 FR 24664), FDA announced plans to

conduct a risk assessment to determine

the extent of exposure of consumers to

V. parahaemolyticus in raw molluscan

shellfish. On August 13, 1999 (64 FR

44226), FDA announced public

meetings to discuss issues related to the

risk models under development. You

may refer to these notices for

background.

II. The V. Parahaemolyticus QMRA

The goal of this QMRA is to provide

FDA with information that will assist

the agency with the review of current

programs relating to the regulation of V.

parahaemolyticus in raw molluscan

shellfish to ensure that such programs

protect the public health. QMRA is a

structured and systematic process of

collecting and evaluating data and

information to determine the risks to

human health from consumption of

pathogenic microorganisms. This draft

risk assessment evaluates factors that

most influence the prevalence of V.

parahaemolyticus in shellfish at harvest

and after harvest handling practices.

The draft risk assessment also evaluates

preventive and intervention strategies,

as well as the FDA and Interstate

Shellfish Sanitation Conference

guideline of up to 10,000 viable V.

parahaemolyticus cells per gram of

seafood. The draft risk assessment

follows the framework recommended by

both the National Academy of Sciences

and the Codex Alimentarius

Commission. This structured framework

involves the following steps:

• Hazard identification. The

collection and critical review of data

and information on V.

parahaemolyticus.

• Exposure assessment. The

determination of the likelihood of

ingesting pathogenic V.

parahaemolyticus by eating raw

molluscan shellfish harboring the

organism and the amount of pathogenic

V. parahaemolyticus present when

consumed.

• Hazard characterization/doseresponse. The relationship of the levels

of V. parahaemolyticus ingested with

the frequency and magnitude of illness

using epidemiological investigations

and clinical trials.

• Risk characterization. The

integration of dose-response and

exposure assessments into a complex

model to estimate risk of illness and

range of uncertainty associated with this

estimate. The risk assessment process

also involves the identification of data

gaps and the development of reasonable

assumptions if data are unavailable.

FDA began this QMRA in 1999.

Recognizing the public health

importance of this pathogen, the

scientific knowledge and data currently

available were rigorously evaluated to

assure that this assessment will serve to

facilitate several processes, including

the formulation of effective guidance for

the industry, regulators, and consumers

and the evaluations of risk mitigation

strategies.

As part of a peer evaluation of the

draft risk assessment, FDA is seeking

comments in the following areas: (1)

The assumptions, (2) the modeling

technique, (3) the data sets used, and (4)

transparency of the document. FDA

intends to review and evaluate all

public comments and make

modifications to the assessment, as

appropriate.

As noted previously, the draft risk

assessment is available electronically on

FDA’s website and may be reviewed in

the agency’s Dockets Management

Branch.

Dated: December 18, 2000.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–1440 Filed 1–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4644–N–03]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifford Taffet, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7262,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: January 11, 2001.

John D. Garrity,

Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–1398 Filed 1–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary; Notice of

Deadline for Submitting Completed

Applications To Begin Participation in

the Tribal Self-Governance Program in

Fiscal Year 2002 or Calendar Year 2002

AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application deadline.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of

Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a

March 1, 2001, deadline for tribes/

consortia to submit completed

applications to begin participation in

the tribal self-governance program in

fiscal year 2002 or calendar year 2002.

DATES: Completed application packages

must be received by the Director, Office

of Self-Governance by March 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Application packages for

inclusion in the applicant pool should

be sent to the Director, Office of SelfGovernance, U.S. Department of the

Interior, Mail Stop 2548, 1849 C Street,

NW., Washington DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Kenneth D. Reinfeld, U.S. Department of

the Interior, Office of Self-Governance,

1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 2548,

Washington DC 20240; Telephone 202–

208–5734.