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the close of the comment period for this 

notice. 

Because the issues raised by field 

testing and by issuance of a license are 

identical, APHIS has concluded that the 

EA that is generated for field testing 

would also be applicable to the 

proposed licensing action. Provided that 

the field test data support the 

conclusions of the original EA and the 

issuance of a FONSI, APHIS does not 

intend to issue a separate EA and FONSI 

to support the issuance of the product 

license, and would determine that an 

environmental impact statement need 

not be prepared. APHIS intends to issue 

a veterinary biological product license 

for this vaccine following completion of 

the field test provided no adverse 

impacts on the human environment are 

identified and provided the product 

meets all other requirements for 

licensing. 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151–159. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

September 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21820 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2008–0019] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary 

Uses 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring 

a public meeting on September 24, 

2008. The objective of the public 

meeting is to provide information and 

receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft United States positions 

that will be discussed at the 30th 

Session of the Codex Committee on 

Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary 

Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

which will be held in Capetown, South 

Africa, on November 3–November 7, 

2008. In addition, a working group will 

meet on November 1, 2008, to discuss 

agenda items on the Scientific Basis of 

Health Claims and Nutrient Reference 

Values for food labeling purposes, and 

any other matters related to the World 

Health Organization’s (WHO) Global 

Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and 

Health which are under consideration 

by the CCNFSDU. The Under Secretary 

for Food Safety and FDA recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 30th 

Session of CCNFSDU and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held in the Auditorium (1A003), Food 

and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley 

Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. 

Parking is adjacent to this building and 

will be available at no charge to 

individuals who pre-register by the date 

below (See Pre-Registration). In 

addition, the College Park metro station 

is across the street. Codex documents 

related to the 30th Session of the 

CCNFSDU will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Pre-Registration: To gain admittance 

to this meeting, individuals must 

present a photo ID for identification and 

also are required to pre-register. In 

addition, no cameras or videotaping 

equipment will be permitted in the 

meeting room. To pre-register, please 

send the following information to e-mail 

address nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov by 

September 17, 2008: 

—Your Name 

—Organization 

—Mailing Address 

—Phone number 

—E-mail address 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

30TH SESSION OF THE CCNFSDU CONTACT: 

Nancy Crane, Assistant to the U.S. 

Delegate to the CCNFSDU, Office of 

Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary 

Supplements, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway (HFS–830), College 

Park, MD 20740, Phone: (301) 436–1450, 

Fax: (301) 436–2636, E-mail: 

nancy.crane@fda.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Edith 

Kennard, Staff Officer, U.S. Codex 

Office, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS), Room 4861, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone: 

(202) 720–5261, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: edith.kennard@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was 

established in 1963 by two United 

Nations organizations, the Food and 

Agriculture Organization and the WHO. 

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 protect the health of consumers 

and ensure that fair practices are used 

in trade. 

The CCNFSDU was established to 

study specific nutritional problems 

assigned to it by the Commission and 

advise the Commission on general 

nutritional issues; to draft general 

provisions as appropriate concerning 

the nutritional aspects of all foods; to 

develop standards, guidelines, or related 

texts for foods for special dietary uses in 

cooperation with other committees 

when necessary; and to consider, amend 

if necessary, and endorse provisions on 

nutritional aspects proposed for 

inclusion in Codex standards, 

guidelines, and related texts. The 

Committee is hosted by the Federal 

Republic of Germany. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 30th Session of the CCNFSDU will 

be discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred to the Committee 

from Other Codex Bodies (including the 

Global Strategy on Diet, Physical 

Activity and Health and Infant Formula 

Methods of Analysis); 

• Guidelines for Use of Nutrition 

Claims: Draft Table of Conditions for 

Nutrient Contents: Part B, Containing 

Provisions on Dietary Fibre 

• Draft Advisory List of Nutrient 

Compounds for Use in Foods for Special 

Dietary Uses for Infants and Young 

Children: Part D Advisory List of Food 

Additives for Special Nutrient Forms: 

Provisions on Gum Arabic; 

• Draft Nutritional Risk Analysis 

Principles and Guidelines for 

Application to the Work of the 

Committee on Nutrition and Foods for 

Special Dietary Uses; 

• Proposed Draft Recommendations 

on the Scientific Basis of Health Claims; 

• Proposal for New Work to Amend 

the Codex General Principles for the 

Addition of Essential Nutrients to 

Foods; 

• Proposal for New Work to Establish 

a Standard for Processed Cereal-Based 


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Foods for Underweight Infants and 

Young Children; 

• Additional or Revised Nutrient 

Reference Values (NRVs). 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the meeting. Members of the public 

may access copies of these documents at 

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Public Meeting 

At the September 24, 2008, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on these 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. 

Delegate for the 30th Session of 

CCNFSDU, Dr. Barbara Schneeman, at 

CCNFSDU@fda.hhs.gov. Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 30th Session of the 

CCNFSDU. 

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/ 

2008_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 the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email 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 subscriptions themselves, and 

they have the option to password 

protect their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on September 15, 

2008. 

Karen L. Hulebak, 

Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. E8–21829 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on the following information 

collections for which RUS intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 17, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

USDA Rural Development, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5818, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 

720-8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice 

identifies information collections that 

RUS is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to Michele Brooks, Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Development, 

STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: 

(202) 720–8435. 

Title: Review Rating Summary, RUS 

Form 300, 7 CFR Part 1730. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0025. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The RUS manages loan 

programs in accordance with the RE Act 

of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et 

seq. ). An important part of safeguarding 

loan security is to see that RUS financed 

facilities are being responsibly used, 

adequately operated, and adequately 

maintained. Future needs have to be 

anticipated to ensure that facilities will 

continue to produce revenue and that 

loans will be repaid as required by the 

RUS mortgage. A periodic operations 

and maintenance (O&M) review, using 

the RUS Form 300, in accordance with 

7 CFR Part 1730, is an effective means 

for RUS to determine whether the 

borrowers systems are being properly 

operated and maintained, thereby 

protecting the loan collateral. An O&M 

review is also used to rate facilities and 

can be used for appraisals of collateral 

as prescribed by OMB Circular A–129, 

Policies for Federal Credit Programs and 

Non-Tax Receivables. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 4 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

229. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 10. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 916 hours. 

Title: Use of Consultants Funded by 

Borrowers, 7 CFR Part 1789. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0115. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 18(c) of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) 

authorizes RUS to use consultants 

voluntarily funded by borrowers for 

financial, legal, engineering and other 

technical services. Consultants may be 

used to facilitate timely action on loan 

applications by borrowers for financial 

assistance and for approvals required by 

RUS, pursuant to the terms of 

outstanding loans, or otherwise. RUS 

may not require borrowers to fund 

consultants. The provision of section 

18(c) may be utilized only at the 

borrower’s request. This collection of 


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