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Vol. 61, No. 100

Wednesday, May 22, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 96–024N]

Codex Alimentarius: Public Meeting of

Executive Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA); the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS); and the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring

a public meeting on May 29, 1996, to

provide information and receive public

comments on agenda items that will be

discussed at the Codex Executive

Meeting, which will be held in Geneva,

Switzerland, June 4–7, 1996. The

cosponsors of the May 29th public

meeting recognize the importance of

providing interested parties the

opportunity to obtain background

information on the Forty-third Session

of the Executive Committee of the

Codex Alimentarius Commission

(Codex) and to address items on the

Agenda.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, May 29, 1996, from 1:00

p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held in Room 107–A, Jamie L. Whitten

Federal Building, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 14th and Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan

Mondschein, Confidential Assistant to

the Administrator, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 1763, South

Agriculture Building, 14th and

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250. Telephone:

(202) 720–7323; Fax: (202) 720–5124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

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

organization for encouraging fair

international trade in food and

protecting the health and economic

interests of consumers. 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 EPA

manage and carry out U.S. Codex

activities.

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public

Meeting

The following specific issues will be

discussed during the public meeting:

1. Financial and Budgetary Matters

—Report on the accounts of the Joint

FAO/WHO Food Standards

Programme for 1994/5 and on the

budget for 1996/7

—Cost implications of providing

documentation and interpretation

in the Arabic language

—New mechanisms for strengthening

of Codex work

2. Implementation of the Commission’s

Programme of Work

—Progress in achieving the MediumTerm Objectives

—Implementation of decisions taken

by the 21st Session of the

Commission

—Management of the Programme of

Work

Proposals for new items of work (Step

1)

—Consideration of Proposed Draft

Standards and related texts at Step

5

3. Risk Analysis in Codex Work:

Progress report.

4. Determination, Interpretation and

Application of Residue Limits.

5. Draft Provisional Agenda for the 22nd

Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission.

Done at Washington, DC, May 16, 1996.

Michael R. Taylor,

Under Secretary for Food Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–12844 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Information Systems Technical

Advisory Committee; Notice of

Partially Closed Meeting

A meeting of the Information Systems

Technical Advisory Committee will be

held June 19 & 20, 1996, Room 1617M–

2, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,

14th Street between Constitution and

Pennsylvania Avenues, NW.,

Washington, DC. This Committee

advises the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Export Administration

with respect to technical questions that

affect the level of export controls

applicable to information systems

equipment and technology.

June 19

Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

1. Discussion of matters properly

classified under Executive Order

12958, dealing with U.S. export

control programs and strategic

criteria related thereto.

June 20

General Session: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

2. Opening remarks by the Chairmen.

3. Presentation of papers or comments

by the public.

4. Discussion on reform of the Export

Administration Regulations.

5. Presentation on technology trends

for input/output interfaces.

6. Presentation on cryptography

metrics: strength and techniques.

General Session: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

7. Discussion of matters properly

classified under Executive Order

12958, dealing with U.S. export

control programs and strategic

criteria related thereto.

The General Session of the meeting is

open to the public and a limited number

of seats will be available. To the extent

time permits, members of the public

may present oral statements to the

Committee. Written statements may be

submitted at any time before or after the

meeting. However, to facilitate

distribution of public presentation