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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

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section.

Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 60, No. 57

Friday, March 24, 1995

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF

THE UNITED STATES

Committee on Adjudication; Meeting

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463), notice is hereby given of the

cancellation of a meeting of the

Committee on Adjudication of the

Administrative Conference of the

United States.

DATES: April 3, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy G. Miller, Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference of the

United States, 2120 L Street, NW, Suite

500, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting of the Committee on

Adjudication scheduled for April 3,

1995, at 9:30 am, has been cancelled. It

will be rescheduled at a later date.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

Jeffrey S. Lubbers,

Research Director.

[FR Doc. 95–7341 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

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Committee on Rulemaking

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463), notice is hereby given of

meetings of the Committee on

Rulemaking of the Administrative

Conference of the United States.

DATES: April 5, 1995, at 9:30 am; April

24, 1995, at 9:30 am.

LOCATION: Administrative Conference

Library, 2120 L Street, NW, Suite 500,

Washington DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Nancy G.

Miller, Office of the Chairman,

Administrative Conference of the

United States, 2120 L Street, NW, Suite

500, Washington, DC 20037. Telephone:

(202) 254–7020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee on Rulemaking will continue

its discussion, begun at a meeting on

March 29, 1995, of projects on (a)

review of existing agency regulations,

(b) interim final rulemaking, and (c)

direct final rulemaking.

Attendance at the meetings is open to

the interested public, but limited to the

space available. Persons wishing to

attend should notify the Office of the

Chairman at least one day in advance.

The chairman of the committee, if he

deems it appropriate, may permit

members of the public to present oral

statements at the meeting. Any member

of the public may file a written

statement with the committee before,

during, or after the meeting. Minutes of

each meeting will be available on

request.

Dated: March 22, 1995.

Jeffrey S. Lubbers,

Research Director.

[FR Doc. 95–7507 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[TM–95–00–1]

Notice of Meeting of the National

Organic Standards Board

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended, the Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS) announces a forthcoming

meeting of the National Organic

Standards Board (NOSB).

DATES: April 24, 1995 at 8 a.m. through

April 28, 1995 at 5 p.m. for the NOSB.

An orientation session for new NOSB

members will be held from 1 p.m. to 5

p.m. on April 23, 1995.

PLACE: Ramada Hotel Resort Florida

Center, 7400 International Drive,

Orlando, Florida 32829. Phone (407)

351–4600 or (800) 327–1363. All

meetings of the NOSB for the week will

be held at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Harold S. Ricker, Staff Director, NOSB,

Room 4006 South Building, U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA),

AMS, Transportation and Marketing

Division, P. O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456. Phone (202) 720–2704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

2119 (7 U.S.C. 6518) of the Food,

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

Act of 1990 (FACT Act), as amended (7

U.S.C. Section 6501 et seq.), requires

establishment of a NOSB. The purpose

of the NOSB is to assist in the

development of standards for substances

to be used in organic production and to

advise the Secretary on any other

aspects of the implementation of Title

XXI of the FACT Act. The NOSB met for

the first time in Washington, D.C., in

March 1992 and currently has five

committees to work on various aspects

of the program. The committees are:

Crops Standards; Processing, Labelling

and Packaging; Livestock Standards;

Accreditation; and International Issues.

At its last meeting, the NOSB began the

review of the botanical substances

currently used in organic production,

and determined that five botanicals

(Neem, Pyrethrums, Rotenone, Ryania,

and Sabadilla) should not be placed on

the National List of prohibited natural

substances. A recommendation on

Nicotine and Strychnine was tabled for

more information. The NOSB did not

develop recommendations for allowed

synthetic substances to be considered

for inclusion on the National List except

that a motion to add PBO’s was

defeated.

Purpose and Agenda

The main focus of this meeting is to

discuss certain substances that should

be considered for recommendation for

inclusion on the National List as

allowed synthetic substances and

continue discussion of certain

substances that should be considered for

recommendation on the National List as

prohibited natural substances in regard

to the organic production and

processing of organic foods. It is

expected that at least 50 synthetic

substances will be presented for

recommendations.

Additional topics to be covered in the

full NOSB meeting include: labeling for

bulk agricultural products used as

ingredients in organic foods, and bulk

packs not intended for retail sale;
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mushroom and greenhouse standards;

and livestock living standards,

parasiticides, antibiotics, and a working

draft on honey.

A final agenda will be available on

April 5, 1995. Persons requesting copies

should contact Faith Ashton at the

above address or phone number.

Type of Meeting

All meetings will be open to the

public. Individuals and organizations

wishing to provide written comments

on these issues or to comment orally on

any organic issues should send the

request to Dr. Harold S. Ricker at the

above address or FAXED to (202) 690–

0337 by April 14, 1995, in order to be

scheduled. The NOSB has scheduled

time for public input on Monday, April

24, 1995, beginning at 1 p.m. and

continuing until 5 p.m. While people

may sign up to speak at the door,

advance scheduling assures an

opportunity in the time allowed and

helps the NOSB plan its activities. Each

individual or organization will be

allocated 10 minutes for presenting

orally the key issues of concern, and

should provide copies of written

material elaborating on those issues for

the NOSB and USDA.

Dated: March 21, 1995.

Lon Hatamiya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–7337 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

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Forest Service

Wildcat River Advisory Commission;

Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Wildcat River Advisory

Commission will meet at the Jackson

Town Hall in Jackson, New Hampshire,

on May 3, 1995. The purpose of the

meeting is to continue with the

development of a Draft River

Management Plan for administration of

the designated Wild and Scenic Wildcat

River. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

requires the establishment of an

advisory commission to advise the

Secretary of Agriculture on

administration of the river. The public

is encouraged to attend the meeting and

may provide written comment on the

plan to the commissioners c/o the

district office.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 3,

1995, at 7:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Jackson Town Hall, Route 16B,

Jackson, New Hampshire.

Send written comments to David Pratt

III, Saco Ranger District, White

Mountain National Forest, 33

Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH

03818.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Pratt III, Saco Ranger District,

(603) 447–5482.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Charles J. Myers,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 95–7165 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 95–010N]

Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis

and Critical Control Point (HACCP)

Systems; Notice of Scientific/Technical

Conference and Request for Papers

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a

scientific/technical conference, ‘‘Role of

Microbiological Testing in Verifying

Food Safety,’’ on May 1–2, 1995, at the

Holiday Inn Independence Mall, 4th

and Arch Streets, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania. The purpose of the

conference is to explore scientific issues

related to microbiological testing for

verifying the safety of meat and poultry.

ADDRESSES: Papers should be to sent to:

Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, Deputy

Administrator, Science and Technology,

FSIS, USDA, Room 402 Cotton Annex,

14th and Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical information, contact Dr.

Jennifer Johnson, Microbiologist,

Microbiology Division, Science and

Technology, FSIS, USDA, Building 322,

Barc-East, Beltsville, MD 20705. (301)

504–8792. To register to attend the

conference, call Ms. Mary Gioglio (202)

501–7244.

For hotel reservations, call the

Holiday Inn Independence Mall at (215)

923–8660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 3, 1995, FSIS published a

proposed rule ‘‘Pathogen Reduction;

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control

Point (HACCP) Systems’’ (60 FR 6774).

In that document, the Agency proposed

a number of regulatory changes

applicable to Federal- and Stateinspected meat and poultry

establishments. The proposed changes

were designed to reduce the occurrence

and numbers of pathogenic

microorganisms in meat and poultry

products, thereby reducing the

incidence of foodborne illness

associated with the consumption of

these products.

In the proposed rule, FSIS stated that

public meetings would be held with the

regulated industry and all interested

parties to foster the development of

beneficial new food safety technologies.

FSIS is interested in improving food

safety through the use of

microbiological testing.

FSIS is aware that any biological

characteristic is subject to natural

variation. An understanding of the

factors influencing variability,

particularly relating to collecting

samples, must be an integral part of

microbiological analyses. FSIS is

seeking information on different

microbiological testing verification

protocols that may assure safer meat and

poultry products and, therefore, is

hosting a scientific/technical

conference.

The conference, ‘‘Role of

Microbiological Testing in Verifying

Food Safety’’ will be held on May 1–2,

1995, at the Holiday Inn Independence

Mall, 4th and Arch Streets,

Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 923–8660.

The conference will begin each day at

8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. on May

1; at 2:00 p.m. on May 2.

Conference Agenda

The conference will consist of three

sessions as follows:

Session I: Invited speakers from

government agencies, industry, and

academia will discuss the use and

limitations of microbiological testing for

assuring food safety.

Session II: Presentation of papers on

the role of microbiological testing in

assuring food safety (see Submission of

Papers).

Session III: The general public

attending the conference, on a firstcome basis, will have up to five minutes

per person to comment on the

conference proceedings.

Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, Deputy

Administrator, Science and Technology,

FSIS will moderate and be joined by a

panel consisting of: Dr. Ann Marie

McNamara, Director, Microbiology

Division, Science and Technology, FSIS;

Dr. E. M. Foster, University of

Wisconsin; Dr. Bruce Tompkin, Armour

Swift Echrich; Dr. Myron Solberg,

Rutgers University; Dr. Katherine

Swanson, Pillsbury Company; and Dr.

Margarite Neill, Brown University. The

panel will summarize the presentations

and prepare a report of the proceedings.

This report will include general