51490 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 3, 2008 / Notices 

ACTION: Notification of the 

establishment of the National 

Commission on Children and Disasters. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

establishment of the National 

Commission on Children and Disasters, 

a Secretary’s Advisory Committee. The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–161), Division G, Title VI, 

directs the establishment of the National 

Commission on Children and Disasters. 

The Commission shall conduct a 

comprehensive study to examine and 

assess the needs of children as they 

relate to preparation for, response to, 

and recovery from all hazards, building 

upon the evaluation of other entities 

and avoiding unnecessary duplication 

by reviewing the findings, conclusions, 

and recommendations of these entities, 

and shall then submit a report to the 

President and Congress on the 

Commission’s specific findings, 

conclusions, and recommendations to 

address the needs of children as they 

relate to major disasters and 

emergencies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberta Lavin, Office of Human Services 

Emergency Preparedness and Response, 

e-mail Roberta.lavin@acf.hhs.gov or 

202–401–9306. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commission and its staff are 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth the 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory committees. The Secretary’s 

establishment of this Commission is 

authorized pursuant to Section 1114 of 

the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1314). 

The Commission shall determine a 

schedule of meetings following an 

election of a Chairperson and Vice 

Chairperson from among its members. 

An initial meeting of the Commission 

shall take place not later than 120 days 

after all members of the Commission 

have been appointed. 

II. Criteria for Members 

The Commission shall be composed 

of ten members, of whom one shall be 

the Chairperson and one shall be the 

Vice Chairperson, as determined by an 

election among the total membership, 

and shall be appointed by the Secretary 

in a manner designed to assure 

bipartisan representation on the 

Commission, in accordance with the 

intent of Congress as follows: 

• No members of the Commission 

may be officials or employees of the 

Federal Government; 

• At least one member appointed to 

the Commission must be a 

representative from a private nonprofit 

entity with demonstrated experience in 

addressing the needs of children as they 

relate to preparation for, response to, 

and recovery from all hazards, including 

major disasters and emergencies; and 

• At least one member appointed to 

the Commission must be a State 

emergency manager or local emergency 

manager. 

III. Copies of the Charter 

To obtain a copy of the Commission’s 

Charter, submit a written request to the 

above contact. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Daniel C. Schneider, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and 

Families. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–F–0462] 

Zentox Corp.; Filing of Food Additive 

Petition 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that Zentox Corp. has filed a petition 

proposing that the food additive 

regulations be amended to provide for 

the safe use of monochloramine as an 

antimicrobial agent in poultry process 

chiller water. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the petitioner’s 

environmental assessment by October 3, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the Division of Dockets Management 

(HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit 

electronic comments to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 

Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740– 

3835, 301–436–1071. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), 

notice is given that a food additive 

petition (FAP 8A4775) has been filed by 

Zentox Corp., c/o Burdock Group, 801 

North Orange Ave., suite 710, Orlando, 

FL 32801. The petition proposes to 

amend the food additive regulations in 

part 173—Secondary Direct Food 

Additives Permitted in Food for Human 

Consumption (21 CFR part 173) to 

provide for the safe use of 

monochloramine as an antimicrobial 

agent in poultry process chiller water. 

The potential environmental impact 

of this petition is being reviewed. To 

encourage public participation 

consistent with regulation issued under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is 

placing the environmental assessment 

submitted with the petition that is the 

subject of this notice on public display 

at the Division of Dockets Management 

(see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public 

review and comment. 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments regarding this document. 

Submit a single copy of electronic 

comments or two paper copies of any 

mailed comments, except that 

individuals may submit one paper copy. 

Comments are to be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FDA will also place on public display 

any amendments to, or comments on, 

the petitioner’s environmental 

assessment without further 

announcement in the Federal Register. 

If, based on its review, the agency finds 

that an environmental impact statement 

is not required, and this petition results 

in a regulation, the notice of availability 

of the agency’s finding of no significant 

impact and the evidence supporting that 

finding will be published with the 

regulation in the Federal Register in 

accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b). 

Please note that on January 15, 2008, 

the FDA Division of Dockets 

Management Web site transitioned to 

the Federal Dockets Management 

System (FDMS). FDMS is a 

Government-wide, electronic docket 

management system. Electronic 

comments or submissions will be 

accepted by FDA only through FDMS at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Laura M. Tarantino, 

Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, 

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 

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