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Calculations for the Benefits, Travel 

and Operating, Overhead, and 

Allowance for Bad Debt Rates 

These rates are components of the 

basetime, overtime, holiday, and 

laboratory services rates formulas. 

Benefits Rate: The quotient of 

dividing the previous fiscal year’s direct 

benefits costs by the previous fiscal 

year’s total hours (regular, overtime, and 

holiday), plus that quotient multiplied 

by the calendar year’s percentage cost of 

living increase. Some examples of direct 

benefits are health insurance, 

retirement, life insurance, and Thrift 

Savings Plan basic and matching 

contributions. 

The calculation for the 2015 benefits 

rate per hour per program employee is: 

[FY 2014 Direct Benefits/(Total 

Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 

Total Holiday hours) ($140,056,558/

16,226,581)] = $8.63 + ($8.63 * 1.8% 

(calendar year 2015 Cost of Living 

Increase) = $8.78. 

Travel and Operating Rate: The 

quotient of dividing the previous fiscal 

year’s total direct travel and operating 

costs by the previous fiscal year’s total 

hours (regular, overtime, and holiday), 

plus that quotient multiplied by the 

calendar year’s percentage of inflation. 

The calculation for the 2015 travel 

and operating rate per hour per program 

employee is: 

[FY 2014 Total Direct Travel and 

Operating Costs/(Total Regular hours + 

Total Overtime hours + Total Holiday 

hours) ($12,514,065/16,226,581)] = $.77 

+ ($.77 * 1.8% (2015 Inflation) = $.79. 

Overhead Rate: The quotient of 

dividing the previous fiscal year’s 

indirect costs plus the previous fiscal 

year’s information technology (IT) costs 

in the Public Health Data 

Communication Infrastructure System 

Fund plus the previous fiscal year’s 

Office of Management Program cost in 

the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds 

plus the provision for the operating 

balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e., 

costs of USDA support services prorated 

to the service component for which fees 

are charged) that are not related to food 

inspection by the previous fiscal year’s 

total hours (regular, overtime, and 

holiday) worked across all funds, plus 

the quotient multiplied by the calendar 

year’s percentage of inflation. 

The calculation for the 2015 overhead 

rate per hour per program employee is: 

[FY 2014 Total Overhead/(Total 

Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 

Total Holiday hours) ($264,700,950/

16,226,581)] = $16.31 + ($16.31 * 1.8% 

(2015 Inflation) = $16.61. 

Allowance for Bad Debt Rate = 

Previous fiscal year’s total allowance for 

bad debt (for example, debt owed that 

is not paid in full by plants and 

establishments that declare bankruptcy) 

divided by previous fiscal year’s total 

hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) 

worked. 

The 2015 calculation for bad debt rate 

per hour per program employee is: 

[FY 2014 Total Bad Debt/(Total 

Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 

Total Holiday hours) = ($365,480/

16,226,581)] = $.02. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

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 our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, 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/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410. 

Fax 

(202) 690–7442. 

Email 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done, at Washington, DC, on January 9, 

2015. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00432 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0046] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Contaminants in Food 

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), 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 

and U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, are sponsoring a 

public meeting on February 23, 2015. 

The objective of the public meeting is to 

provide information and receive public 

comments on agenda items and draft 

United States (U.S.) positions that will 

be discussed at the 9th Session of the 

Codex Committee on Contaminants in 

Food (CCCF) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex), taking place in 

New Delhi, India, March 16–20, 2015. 

The Deputy Under Secretary for Food 

Safety and FDA recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 9th 

Session of the CCCF and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Monday, February 23, 2015, from 

1:00–4:00 p.m. 

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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the Harvey W. Wiley 

Federal Building, United States Food 

and Drug Administration, Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 

(CFSAN), 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, 

Room TBA, College Park, MD 20740. 

Documents related to the 9th Session 

of the CCCF will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Nega Beru, U.S. Delegate to the 9th 

Session of the CCCF invites interested 

U.S. parties to submit their comments 

electronically to the following email 

address henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov. 

Registration 

Attendees may register electronically 

at the same email address provided 

above by February 19, 2015. The 

meeting will be held in a Federal 

building; therefore, early registration is 

encouraged as it will expedite entry into 

the building and its parking area. You 

should also bring photo identification 

and plan for adequate time to pass 

through security screening systems. If 

you require parking, please include the 

vehicle make and tag number when you 

register. Attendees that are not able to 

attend the meeting in-person but wish to 

participate may do so by phone. 

Call In Number 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 9th Session of 

CCCF by conference call, please use the 

call-in number. 

Call-In Number: 1–888–844–9904. 

The participant code will be posted 

on the Web page below: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings. 

Further Information About the 9th 

Session of the CCCF Contact: Henry 

Kim, Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, 

CFSAN/FDA, HFS–317, 5100 Paint 

Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 

20740, Telephone: (240) 402–2023, Fax: 

(301) 436–2651, email: henry.kim@

fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Henry Kim, 

Ph.D., Office of Food Safety, CFSAN/

FDA, HFS–317, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, 

Telephone: (301) 436–2023, Fax: (301) 

436–2651, email: henry.kim@

fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Codex was established in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and 

the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Through adoption of food standards, 

codes of practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure that fair practices are used 

in the food trade. 

The CCCF is responsible for: 

(a) Establishing or endorsing 

permitted maximum levels, and where 

necessary revising existing guideline 

levels for contaminants and naturally 

occurring toxicants in food and feed; 

(b) Preparing priority lists of 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint 

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food 

Additives (JECFA); 

(c) Considering and elaborating 

methods of analysis and sampling for 

the determination of contaminants and 

naturally occurring toxicants in food 

and feed; 

(d) Considering and elaborating 

standards or codes of practice for related 

subjects; 

(e) Considering other matters assigned 

to it by the Commission in relation to 

contaminants and naturally occurring 

toxicants in food and feed. 

The Committee is chaired by The 

Netherlands. 

Issues to be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda 

for the 9th Session of the CCCF will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred to the CCCF by the 

Codex Alimentarius Commission or 

its subsidiary bodies 

• Proposed draft maximum levels for 

deoxynivalenol (DON) in raw cereal 

grains (wheat, maize and barley) 

including sampling plans and in 

flour, meal, semolina and flakes 

derived from wheat, maize or barley 

• Maximum levels for lead in fruit 

juices and nectars (ready to drink), 

canned fruits, and canned vegetables 

• Maximum levels for lead in selected 

fruits and vegetables 

• Proposed draft maximum levels for 

inorganic arsenic in husked rice 

• Proposed draft Code of Practice for 

the Prevention and Reduction of 

Arsenic Contamination in Rice 

• Proposed draft revision of the Code of 

Practice for the Prevention and 

Reduction of Mycotoxin 

Contamination in Cereals 

• Proposed draft maximum level for 

total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts 

• Proposed draft maximum levels for 

cadmium in chocolate and Cocoaderived products 

• Proposed draft maximum levels for 

DON and its acetylated derivatives in 

cereals and cereal based products 

• Paper on submission and use of data 

from GEMS/Food 

• Discussion paper on radionuclides 

• Discussion paper on approaches for 

phasing in of lower MLs 

• Discussion paper on maximum levels 

for methylmecury in fish 

• Discussion paper on mycotoxin 

contamination in spices 

• Discussion paper on feasibility to 

develop a Code of Practice for 

mycotoxins in spices 

• Priority list of contaminants and 

naturally occurring toxicants 

proposed for evaluation by JECFA. 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat 

before the meeting. Members of the 

public may access or request copies of 

these documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the February 23, 2015, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described, 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to Dr. 

Henry Kim for the 9th Session of the 

CCCF (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 9th Session of the 

CCCF. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

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 our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, 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/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

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subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410. 

Fax 

(202) 690–7442. 

Email 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on January 9, 

2015. 

Paulo Almeida, 

Acting, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00433 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0047] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food 

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) are sponsoring a public meeting 

on March 19, 2015. The objective of the 

public meeting is to provide information 

and receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft United States (U.S.) 

positions that will be discussed at the 

22nd Session of the Codex Committee 

on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in 

Foods (CCRVDF) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

taking place in San Jose, Costa Rica, 

from April 27–May 1, 2015. The Deputy 

Under Secretary for Food Safety and the 

Food and Drug Administration 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

22nd Session of CCRVDF, and to 

address items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 

1:00–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the Jamie L. Whitten 

Building, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

Room 107–A, Washington, DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 22nd 

Session of CCRVDF will be accessible 

via the World Wide Web at the 

following address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Kevin Greenlees, U.S. Delegate to the 

22nd Session of the CCRVDF, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: 

Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov. 

Call In Number: If you wish to 

participate in the public meeting for the 

22nd Session of the CCRVDF, by 

conference call. Please use the call in 

number. 

Call in Number: 1–888–858–2144. 

The participant code will be posted 

on the Web page below: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings. 

Registration: Attendees may register 

by emailing uscodex@fsis.usda.gov by 

March 14, 2015. Early registration is 

encouraged because it will expedite 

entry into the building. The meeting 

will be held in a Federal building, you 

should also bring photo identification 

and plan for adequate time to pass 

through security screening systems. 

Attendees that are not able to attend the 

meeting in-person but wish to 

participate may do so by phone. Those 

wishing to participate by phone should 

check the following link http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings/publicmeetings for the call-in number and 

participant code when they register for 

the meeting. 

For Further Information About the 

22nd Session of the CCRVDF Contact: 

Kevin Greenlees, Senior Advisor for 

Science & Policy, Food and Drug 

Administration, Office of New Animal 

Drug Evaluation, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine, 7520 Standish Place, HFV– 

100, Rockville, MD 20855, Tel: (240) 

276–8214, Fax: (240) 276–9538, email: 

Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Kenneth 

Lowery, US CODEX Office, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Tel: (202) 690– 

4042, Fax: (202) 720–3157, email: 

Kenneth.Lowery@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was 

established in 1963 by two United 

Nations organizations, the Food and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the 

World Health Organization (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 fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The CCRVDF is responsible for 

determining priorities for the 

consideration of residues of veterinary 

drugs in foods, recommending 

maximum levels of such substances; 

developing codes of practice as may be 

required, and considering methods of 

sampling and analysis for the 

determination of veterinary drug 

residues in foods. 

The Committee is hosted by the 

United States of America. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda 

for the 21st Session of the CCRVDF will 

be discussed during the public meeting: 

• Discussion paper regarding the issues 

and concerns that impact the ability 

of the CCRVDF to efficiently perform 

its work 

• Matters referred by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and other 

Codex Committees 

• Matters of Interest arising from FAO/ 

WHO and from the 78th Meeting of 

the Joint FAO/WHO Expert 

Committee on Food Additives 

(JECFA) 

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