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after the course is filled. Registration at 

the site is not guaranteed but may be 

possible on a space available basis on 

the day of the public workshop 

beginning at 8 a.m. The cost of 

registration at the site is $80 payable to 

The University of Arkansas. If you need 

special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact Steven C. 

Seideman (see Contact) at least 7 days 

in advance.

Registration Form Instructions: To 

register, please complete the form below 

and submit along with a check or money 

order for $75 payable to the ‘‘The 

University of Arkansas.’’ Mail to: 

Institute of Food Science & Engineering, 

University of Arkansas, 2650 North 

Young Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704.

Name: ______________________

Affiliation: ____________________

Mailing Address: ____________________

City: ____________________ State:_____

Zip Code: ________

Phone: ( ) ________________

Fax: ( ) ________________

E-mail: ( ) _________________

Special Accommodations Required: 

____________________________________

Transcripts: Transcripts of the public 

workshop will not be available due to 

the format of this workshop. Course 

handouts may be requested at cost 

through the Freedom of Information 

Office (HFI–35), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 

12A–16, Rockville, MD 20857, 

approximately 15 working days after the 

public workshop at a cost of 10 cents 

per page.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDA 

Southwest Regional Small Business 

Representative previously presented 

this workshop in Kansas City, MO on 

January 10 and 11, 2002 (66 FR 65976) 

and in Dallas, TX on April 14 and 15, 

2002 (67 FR 15211).

This public workshop is being held in 

response to the large volume of food 

labeling inquiries from small food 

manufacturers and startups originating 

from the area covered by the FDA 

Denver District Office. The Southwest 

Regional Small Business Representative 

presents these workshops to help 

achieve objectives set forth in section 

406 of the Food and Drug 

Administration Modernization Act of 

1997 (21 U.S.C. 393), which include 

working closely with stakeholders and 

maximizing the availability and clarity 

of information to stakeholders and the 

public. This is consistent with the 

purposes of the Small Business 

Representative Program, which are in 

part to respond to industry inquiries, 

develop educational materials, sponsor 

workshops and conferences to provide 

firms, particularly small businesses, 

with firsthand working knowledge of 

FDA’s requirements and compliance 

policies. This workshop is also 

consistent with the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (Public Law 104–121), as outreach 

activities by Government agencies to 

small businesses.

The goal of this public workshop is to 

present information that will enable 

manufacturers and regulated industry to 

better comply with labeling 

requirements, especially in light of 

growing concerns about obesity and 

food allergens. Information presented 

will be based on agency position as 

articulated through regulation, 

compliance policy guides, and 

information previously made available 

to the public. Topics to be discussed at 

the workshop include: (1) Mandatory 

label elements, (2) nutrition labeling 

requirements, (3) health and nutrition 

claims, (4) FDA’s allergen declaration 

policy, and (5) special labeling issues 

such as exemptions. FDA expects that 

participation in this public workshop 

will provide regulated industry with 

greater understanding of the regulatory 

and policy perspectives on food labeling 

and increase voluntary compliance.

Dated: February 1, 2005.

Jeffrey Shuren,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 05–2299 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Publication and Release of the 

National Response Plan

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice informs the 

public that the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) has developed and 

published the National Response Plan, 

which is now available to the public.

Authority: Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–296; Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive -5, Management of 

Domestic Incidents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

National Response Plan: Bob Shea, 

Operational Integration Staff, DHS, 

Washington, DC 20528, 202–282–9651 

or Robert.shea@dhs.gov. 

National Incident Management 

System: Gil Jamieson, National Incident 

Management System Integration Center, 

DHS/FEMA, Washington, DC 20472, 

202–646–4090, or 

Gil.Jamieson@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive -5 

required the Secretary of Homeland 

Security to develop and administer a 

National Incident Management System 

and a National Response Plan. The 

National Incident Management System 

(NIMS), released in March 2004, 

established a unified and standardized 

approach within the United States for 

protecting citizens and managing 

homeland security incidents. The 

National Response Plan standardizes 

Federal incident management actions by 

integrating existing and formerly 

distinct processes. Using the 

comprehensive framework of the NIMS, 

the National Response Plan provides the 

structure and mechanisms for the 

coordination of Federal support to State, 

local, and tribal incident managers and 

for exercising direct Federal authorities 

and responsibilities. It is applicable to 

all Federal departments and agencies 

that may be requested to provide 

assistance or conduct operations in the 

context of actual or potential incidents 

of national significance. 

The purpose of the National Response 

Plan is to establish a comprehensive, 

national, all-hazards approach to 

domestic incident management across a 

spectrum of activities including 

prevention, preparedness, response, and 

recovery. The National Response Plan 

incorporates the best practices and 

procedures from various incident 

management disciplines—homeland 

security, emergency management, law 

enforcement, firefighting, hazardous 

materials response, public works, public 

health, emergency medical services, and 

responder and recovery worker health 

and safety—and integrates them into a 

unified coordinating structure. As such, 

it is intended to replace the Initial 

National Response Plan, the Federal 

Response Plan, the U.S. Government 

Domestic Terrorism Concept of 

Operations Plan, and the Federal 

Radiological Emergency Response Plan, 

all of which are currently in effect. 

The National Response Plan 

represents a true ‘‘national’’ framework 

in terms of both product and process. 

The National Response Plan 

development process included 

extensive vetting and coordination with 

Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, 

nongovernmental organizations, privatesector entities, and the first-responder 

and emergency management 

communities across the country. The 

activation of the National Response Plan 

and its coordinating structures and 

protocols—either partially or fully—for 

specific incidents of national 

significance provides mechanisms for 

the coordination and implementation of 

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a wide variety of incident management 

and emergency assistance activities. 

Included in these activities are Federal 

support to State, local, and tribal 

authorities; interaction with 

nongovernmental, private donor, and 

private-sector organizations; and the 

coordinated, direct exercise of Federal 

authorities, when appropriate. 

The plan was approved by the 

Homeland Security Council and signed 

by 32 Federal departments and agencies, 

and nongovernmental organizations. 

The signatories are the Department of 

Agriculture, Department of Commerce, 

Department of Defense, Department of 

Education, Department of Energy, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Department of Homeland 

Security, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, Department of the 

Interior, Department of Justice, 

Department of Labor, Department of 

State, Department of Transportation, 

Department of the Treasury, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, Central Intelligence 

Agency, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

Federal Communications Commission, 

General Services Administration, 

National Aeronautic and Space 

Administration, National Transportation 

Safety Board, Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Office of Personnel 

Management, Small Business 

Administration, Social Security 

Administration, Tennessee Valley 

Authority, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, U.S. Postal Service, 

American Red Cross, Corporation for 

National and Community Service, and 

National Voluntary Organizations 

Active in Disaster. 

Implementation of the National 

Response Plan commenced on 

December 15, 2004 per a memorandum 

from the Secretary of Homeland 

Security. Implementation will occur in 

three phases over the period of one year. 

During the first 120 days of the 

implementation process, the Initial 

National Response Plan, the Federal 

Response Plan, the U.S. Government 

Domestic Terrorism Concept of 

Operations Plan, and the Federal 

Radiological Emergency Response Plan 

remain in effect. After April 14, 2005, 

these plans are superseded by the 

National Response Plan. Detailed 

implementation guidance and schedules 

are identified in the Letter of Instruction 

in the base plan of the document. 

This Notice informs the public of the 

release and availability of the National 

Response Plan. The National Response 

Plan is available on the Department of 

Homeland Security’s Web site at 

www.dhs.gov/nationalresponseplan. A 

hard copy or CD–ROM of the National 

Response Plan may be obtained by 

calling 800–480–2520.

Dated: January 28, 2005. 

Bob Stephan, 

Special Assistant to the Secretary, 

Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 05–2259 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Open Meeting of the Federal 

Interagency Committee on Emergency 

Medical Services (FICEMS)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: FEMA announces the 

following open meeting. 

Name: Federal Interagency Committee 

on Emergency Medical Services 

(FICEMS). 

Date of Meeting: March 3, 2005. 

Place: Building J, Room 138, National 

Emergency Training Center (NETC), 

16825 South Seton Avenue, 

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727. 

Times: 10:30 a.m.—Main FICEMS 

Meeting; 1 p.m.—FICEMS Ambulance 

Safety Subcommittee. 

Proposed Agenda: Review and 

submission for approval of previous 

FICEMS Committee Meeting Minutes 

and Ambulance Safety Subcommittee 

reports; Action Items review; 

presentation of member agency reports; 

and reports of other interested parties.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will be open to the public with 

limited seating available on a first-come, 

first-served basis. See the Response and 

Security Procedures below. 

Response Procedures: Committee 

Members and members of the general 

public who plan to attend the meeting 

should contact Ms. Lee Wren, on or 

before Tuesday, March 1, 2005, via mail 

at NETC, 16825 South Seton Avenue, 

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727, or by 

telephone at (301) 447–1107, or via 

facsimile at (301) 447–1178, or via email at lee.wren@dhs.gov. This is 

necessary to be able to create and 

provide a current roster of visitors to 

NETC Security per directives. 

Security Procedures: Increased 

security controls and surveillance are in 

effect at the National Emergency 

Training Center. All visitors must have 

a valid picture identification card and 

their vehicles will be subject to search 

by Security personnel. All visitors will 

be issued a visitor pass which must be 

worn at all times while on campus. 

Please allow adequate time before the 

meeting to complete the security 

process. 

Conference Call Capabilities: If you 

are not able to attend in person, a toll 

free number has been set up for 

teleconferencing. The toll free number 

will be available from 10:30 a.m. until 

3 p.m. Members should call in around 

10:30 a.m. The number is 1–800–320–

4330. The FICEMS conference code is 

‘‘885721#.’’

FICEMS Meeting Minutes: Minutes of 

the meeting will be prepared and will be 

available upon request 30 days after 

they have been approved at the next 

FICEMS Committee Meeting on June 2, 

2005. The minutes will also be posted 

on the United States Fire 

Administration Web site at http://

www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/ems/

ficems.shtm within 30 days after their 

approval at the June 2, 2005, FICEMS 

Committee Meeting.

Dated: January 31, 2005. 

R. David Paulison, 

U.S. Fire Administrator.

[FR Doc. 05–2258 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–17–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment and Receipt of 

Applications for Incidental Take 

Permits for the Arnaudo Brothers, 

Wathen-Castanos, and River East 

Holding Sites in Merced County, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

receipt of applications. 

SUMMARY: The Arnaudo Brothers, 

Wathen-Castanos, and River East 

Holding Sites (Applicants) have applied 

to the Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) for incidental take permits 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, 

as amended. The Service is considering 

issuing 10-year permits to the 

Applicants that would authorize take of 

the endangered San Joaquin kit fox 

(Vulpes macrotis mutica, ‘‘kit fox’’) 

incidental to otherwise lawful activities 

associated with the residential and 

commercial development of four sites in 

Merced County, California. The projects 

would result in the incidental take of kit 

fox on the project sites through 

permanent removal of 182 acres of