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environmental samples. The number of 

non-O157:H7 STEC infections reported 

to the CDC from 2000 to 2005 increased 

from 171 to 501 cases, suggesting a 

higher burden of illness than previously 

thought. 

Outbreaks associated with nonO157:H7 STECs have been reported 

worldwide, including thirteen in the 

United States from 1990 to 2006. The 

2006 data is still preliminary. Many 

outbreaks were attributed to 

consumption of fresh produce; none 

were attributed to ground beef 

consumption. However, in 2006, nonO157:H7 STEC illness was diagnosed in 

a patient in New York who had 

consumed ground beef shortly before 

illness onset. The same STEC strain, 

indistinguishable by pulsed field gel 

electrophoresis, was detected in the 

patient’s stool and in leftover ground 

beef that the patient had consumed. In 

this case, FSIS was unable to take 

further action because the product could 

not be definitively traced to a 

production lot. 

FSIS, FDA CFSAN, and CDC will hold 

a public meeting on October 17, 2007, 

to solicit input from industry, 

consumers, academia, and other public 

health and regulatory agencies on the 

issue of whether non-O157:H7 STECs 

should also be considered to be 

adulterants. This meeting will rely on 

relevant data in addressing the most 

important questions that underlie this 

issue, including: 

• What is the epidemiology of nonO157:H7 STEC illness? 

• What can be done to enhance the 

surveillance and reporting of nonO157:H7 STEC illnesses? 

• What is the prevalence of nonO157:H7 STEC in livestock and in 

finished product? Are species other than 

cattle, such as sheep, goats, and swine, 

important sources of non-O157:H7 

STECs? 

• What are the best methods for 

detecting pathogenic non-O157:H7 

STECs in food? What are the most 

relevant markers for pathogenic STECs? 

• Are interventions designed to 

remove or destroy E. coli O157:H7 in 

foods or raw products effective against 

non-O157:H7 STECs as well? 

• How should regulatory agencies 

define, monitor, and control pathogenic 

non-O157:H7 STECs in food or raw 

products? 

All interested parties are welcome to 

attend the meeting and to submit 

written comments and suggestions 

through October 15, 2007 to Dr. Eblen 

by phone (202) 690–6238, fax (202) 690–

6334, e-mail: 

Denise.eblen@fsis.usda.gov, or at the 

mail address: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, Office of Public Health Science, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 357 

Aerospace Center, Washington, DC 

20250–3766. Individuals who do not 

wish FSIS to post their personal contact 

information—mailing address, e-mail 

address, telephone number—on the 

Internet may leave the information off 

their comments. 

The comments and the official 

transcript of the meeting, when they 

become available, will be posted on the 

agency’s Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2007_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also 

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, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to constituents and stakeholders. The 

Update is communicated via Listserv, a 

free electronic mail subscription service 

for industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and 

customized access to selected food 

safety news and information. This 

service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

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option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on: October 4, 

2007. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–4975 Filed 10–4–07; 1:45 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Recreation Fee Site; 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: Daniel Boone National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of new recreation fee 

site. 

SUMMARY: The Daniel Boone National 

Forest will begin charging a $25 group 

day use rental fee for the Alpine Picnic 

Area picnic shelter, the Natural Arch 

Scenic Area picnic shelter and the 

Natural Arch Scenic Area amphitheater. 

These facilities are currently only 

available on a first come first serve 

basis. Rentals of other picnic shelters on 

the Daniel Boone National Forest have 

shown that groups would like an option 

to reserve the shelters for their use. 

Shelter rentals allow public groups to 

plan activities in advance with the 

guarantee the shelter will be available 

for their use. The facilities will continue 

to be available on a first come first serve 

basis if not reserved. Fee revenue will 

be used to help cover the administrative 

cost of reserving and preparing the 

facilities for group rentals. 

DATES: The fee is scheduled for 

implementation in May of 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Recreation Fee Program 

Coordinator, Daniel Boone National 

Forest, 1700 Bypass Road, Winchester, 

KY 40391. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Myra Williamson, Recreation Fee 

Coordinator, 859–745–3154. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 

publish advance notice in the Federal 

Register whenever new recreation fee 

areas are established. This new fee will 

be reviewed by a Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee prior to a final 

decision and implementation. The 

Daniel Boone National Forest currently 

charges $25 group use rental fees for 

two other picnic shelters under the 

authority of the Federal Recreation 

Lands Enhancement Act. 

Dated: October 1, 2007. 

Jerome E. Perez, 

Daniel Boone National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–4964 Filed 10–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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