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and identification services. Those bills 

indicate when payment is due. 

Payments not received when due are 

delinquent, thus resulting in the 

recipient of the services having a 

delinquent account. 

As of the effective date of this notice, 

if payment for voluntary reimbursable 

inspection, certification, and 

identification services, including 

payment of interest, penalty, and 

administrative charges, is delinquent, 

the Agency will take the following 

actions: 

• FSIS will send the recipient of the 

service a dated ‘‘dunning notice.’’

• FSIS will send a certified letter, 

along with a second dunning notice, to 

the recipient of the services if the 

requested payment in full is not 

received within 30 days of the date of 

the initial dunning notice. If payment in 

full is not received by FSIS within 14 

days from the date the certified letter 

and second dunning notice are received, 

no further voluntary inspection, 

certification, and identification services 

will be provided until payment in full 

of the delinquent debt, including any 

interest, penalty, and administrative 

charges assessed, is received. 

• If a debtor either fails to make 

payment in full of a delinquent debt or 

does not enter into a written repayment 

agreement with FSIS, the Agency will 

transfer the delinquent debt to the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury for crossservicing in accordance with the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996, as 

amended. At the discretion of the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury, referral of a delinquent nontax debt may be made to (A) any 

executive department or agency 

operating a debt collection center for 

collection action; (B) a private collection 

contractor operating under a contract for 

servicing or collection action; or (C) the 

U.S. Department of Justice for litigation. 

This notice applies to the provision of 

reimbursable voluntary inspection, 

certification, and identification services 

provided pursuant to the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 1621, et seq.) and regulations 

enacted thereunder. 

Additional Public Notification 

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. 

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 meetings, recalls, and other 

types of matters that could affect or 

would be of interest to our constituents 

and stakeholders. The update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. 

The update also is available on the 

FSIS Web page. Through Listserv and 

the Web page, FSIS is able to provide 

information to a much broader, more 

diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an email 

subscription service which provides an 

automatic and customized notification 

when popular pages are updated, 

including Federal Register publications 

and related documents. This service is 

available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

news_and_events/email_subscription/

and allows FSIS customers to sign up 

for subscription options across eight 

categories. Options range from recalls to 

export information to regulations, 

directives and notices. Customers can 

add or delete subscriptions themselves 

and have the option to password protect 

their account.

Done at Washington, DC, on: January 25, 

2005. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 05–1703 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 04–046N] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Nineteenth Session of the Codex 

Committee on Fats and Oils

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), United States Department of 

Health and Human Services, are 

sponsoring a public meeting on 

February 1, 2005, to provide 

information and receive public 

comments on all agenda items that will 

be discussed at the Nineteenth Session 

of the Codex Committee on Fats and 

Oils (CCFO) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex). The 19th Session 

of the CCFO will be held in London, 

United Kingdom, February 21–25, 2005. 

The Under Secretary and FDA recognize 

the importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the agenda 

items that will be discussed at this 

forthcoming session of the CCFL.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Tuesday, February 1, 2005 from 10 

a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held in the Room 1A–002, Harvey W. 

Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway, College Park, MD. 

Documents related to the 19th Session 

of the CCFO will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.net/

current.asp. 

FSIS invites interested persons to 

submit comments on this notice. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–

ROMs, and hand-or courier-delivered 

items: Send to the FSIS Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th 

Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex, 

Washington DC 20250–3700. All 

Comments received must include the 

Agency name and docket number 04–

046N. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice, will be available for 

public inspection in the FSIS Docket 

Room at the address listed above 

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. The comments 

also will be posted on the Agency’s Web 

site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

regulations/2005_Notices_Index/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

19TH SESSION OF THE CCFO CONTACT: U.S. 

Delegate, Mr. Charles W. Cooper, 

Director, International Activities Staff, 

Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition, Food and Drug 

Administration (HFS–585), Harvey W. 

Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 

20740–3835, Phone: (301) 436–1714, 

Fax: (301) 436–2618, Email: 

Charles.Cooper@cfsan.fda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Syed Amjad 

Ali, International Issues Analyst, U.S. 

Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700, 

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

3157. Persons requiring a sign language 

interpreter or other special 

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accommodations should notify the 

Delegate at the address above.

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 Fats and 

Oils was established to elaborate codes 

and standards for fats and oils and their 

products. The Committee is chaired by 

the United Kingdom. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 19th Session of CCFO will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

1. Matters arising from the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and other 

Codex Committees. 

2. Draft Standard for Fat Spreads and 

Blended Spreads. 

3. Consideration of the Linolenic acid 

level in Section 3.9 of the Standard for 

Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils. 

4. Proposed Draft Amendments to the 

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils

(Rice Bran Oil, Amendment to Sesame 

Seed Oil). 

5. Proposed Draft Revised Table 1 of 

the Recommended International Code of 

Practice for the Storage and Transport 

of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk. 

6. Discussion Paper for Criteria for the 

revision of the Standard for Named 

Vegetable Oils.

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the United 

Kingdom Secretariat to the Meeting. 

Members of the public may access 

copies of these documents (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the February 1, 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 19th 

Session of the CCFO, Charles Cooper 

(See ADDRESSES). Written comments 

should state that they relate to activities 

of the 19th Session of the CCFO. 

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. 

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 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The update is 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

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.

[FR Doc. 05–1701 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 04–047N] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Twenty-seventh Session of the Codex 

Committee on Fish and Fishery 

Products

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), United States Department of 

Health and Human Services, are 

sponsoring a public meeting on 

February 9, 2005, to provide 

information and receive public 

comments on all agenda items that will 

be discussed at the Twenty-seventh 

Session of the Codex Committee on Fish 

and Fishery Products (CCFFP) of the 

Codex Alimentarius Commission 

(Codex). The 27th Session of the CCFFP 

will be held at the Arabella Sheraton 

Grand, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 

South Africa, February 28–March 4, 

2005. The Under Secretary and FDA 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

agenda items that will be discussed at 

this forthcoming session of the CCFFP.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, February 9, 2005 from 

9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held in Room 2A–047, Harvey W. Wiley 

Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, College Park, MD. Documents 

related to the 27th Session of the CCFFP 

will be accessible via the World Wide 

Web at the following address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.net/

current.asp.

FSIS invites interested persons to 

submit comments on this notice. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to the FSIS Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th 

Street, SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. All 

Comments received must include the 

Agency name and docket number 04–

047N. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice, will be available for 

public inspection in the FSIS Docket 

Room at the address listed above 

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. The comments 

also will be posted on the Agency’s Web 

site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

regulations/2005 Notices Index/.

For Further Information About the 

33rd Session of the CCFFP Contact: U.S. 

Delegate, Mr. Philip Spiller, Director, 

Office of Seafood, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and 

Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, College Park, MD 20740–3835, 

Phone: (301) 436–2300, Fax: (301) 436–

2599, E-mail: PCS@cfsan.fda.gov.

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Syed Amjad 

Ali, International Issues Analyst, U.S. 

Codex Office, FSIS, Room 4861, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700,