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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]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

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