Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 19 / Monday, January 31, 2005 / Notices 4815

Phone: (202) 205–7760, Fax: (202) 720–

3157. Persons requiring a sign language 

interpreter or other special 

accommodations should notify Ms. 

Melissa Ellwanger, at telephone (301) 

436–1401 or Fax (301) 436–2601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission 

(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 

standard-setting organization for 

protecting the health and economic 

interests of consumers and ensuring fair 

practices in 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. In 

the United States, USDA, FDA, and the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

manage and carry out U.S. Codex 

activities. 

The Codex Committee on Fish and 

Fishery Products was established to 

elaborate codes and standards for fish 

and fishery products. The Committee is 

chaired by Norway. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 27th Session of the CCFFP will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

1. Matters arising from the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and other 

Codex committees. 

2. Proposed Draft Amendment to the 

Standard for Salted Fish and Dried 

Salted Fish.

3. Proposed Draft Standard for 

Scallops Adductor Muscle Meat. 

4. Proposed Draft Code of Practice for 

Fish and Fishery Products (Sections 2 

(Definitions), 6 (Aquaculture 

Production), 7 (Live and [Raw] Bivalve 

Molluscs), 11 (Processing of Salted 

Fish), 12 (Processing of Smoked Fish), 

13 (Processing of Lobsters and Crabs), 

14 (Processing of Shrimps and Prawns), 

15 (Processing of Cephalopods), 17 

(Transport), and 18 (Retail). 

5. Proposed Draft Standard for Live 

and Raw Bivalve Molluscs. 

6. Proposed Draft Standard for 

Smoked Fish. 

7. Proposed Draft Standard for 

Granular Sturgeon Caviar.

8. Revision of the Procedure for 

Inclusion of New Species.

9. Discussion paper on new work to 

amend the Proposed Draft Code of 

Practice for Fish and Fishery Products, 

Section 10 (Processing of Quick Frozen 

Fish Products) to include molluscan 

shellfish and shrimp. 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Norwegian 

Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of 

the public may access copies of these 

documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the February 9, 2005 public 

meeting, these 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 the U.S. Delegate, for the 27th 

Session of the CCFFP, Philip Spiller 

(See ADDRESSES). Written comments 

should state that they relate to activities 

of the 27th Session of the CCFFP. 

Additional Public Information 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2005 

Notices Index/.

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meeting, recalls, and other 

types of information that could affect or 

would be of interest to our constituents 

and stakeholders. The update is 

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subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

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Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience.

Done at Washington, DC, on: January 25, 

2005. 

F. Edward Scarbrough, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA

ACTION: Meeting notice for the OuachitaOzark Resource Advisory Committee 

under Section 205 of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393). 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Meeting notice is hereby given for the 

Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee pursuant to Section 205 of 

the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 

2000, Public Law 106–393. Topics to be 

discussed include: general information, 

proposed new Title II projects, updates 

on current Title II projects, and next 

meeting dates and agendas.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 15, 2005, beginning at 6 p.m. 

and ending at approximately 9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Scott County Court house, 100 W. 

First Street, Waldron, AR 71958.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caroline Mitchell, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Ouachita National 

Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 

71902. (501–321–5318).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff, Committee 

members, and elected officials. 

However, persons who wish to bring 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. A public input session will 

be provided, and individuals who made 

written requests by February 14, 2005, 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at that session. Individuals 

wishing to speak or propose agenda 

items must send their names and 

proposals to Bill Pell, DFO, P.O. Box 

1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902.

Dated: January 20, 2005. 

Bill Pell, 

Designated Federal Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–1672 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

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