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Done at Washington, DC, on January 9, 

2015. 

Paulo Almeida, 

Acting, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

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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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• Report of the OIE activities, including 

the harmonization of technical 

requirements for registration of 

veterinary medicinal products (VICH) 

• Draft maximum residue levels (MRLs) 

for monepantel, at Step 7 

• Proposed draft MRLs for derquantel, 

at Step 4 

• Proposed draft MRLs for derquantel, 

emamectin benzoate, ivermectin, 

lasalocid sodium, and monepantel, at 

Step 3 

• Proposed draft RMRs for 

dimitridazole, ipronnidazole, 

metronidazole, and ronidazole, at 

Step 4 

• Draft provisions on establishment of 

MRLs for honey (for inclusion on the 

Risk Analysis Principles applied by 

the CCRVDF) 

• Draft Priority list of veterinary drugs 

requiring evaluation or re-evaluation 

by JECFA (Report of the Electronic 

Working Group (EWG) on Priority) 

• Alternative approach to move 

compounds from the database on 

countries need for MRLs to the JECFA 

Priority List (Report of the EWG on 

countries need for MRLs) 

• Database on countries needs for MRLs 

• Other business and future work. 

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 or request copies of these 

documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the March 19, 2015, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

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 22nd session of the 

CCRVDF, Kevin Greenlees (see 

ADDRESSES). Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

22nd Session of the CCRVDF. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

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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 

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automatic and customized access to 

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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. 2015–00431 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0045] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Additives 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting 

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 are sponsoring a public 

meeting on February 17, 2015, from 9 

a.m. to 12 p.m. The objective of the 

public meeting is to provide information 

and receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft United States (U.S.) 

positions to be discussed at the 47th 

Session of the Codex Committee on 

Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), 

taking place in Xi’an, China, March 23– 

27, 2015. The Acting Under Secretary 

for Food Safety and FDA recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 47th 

Session of the CCFA and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the Harvey Wiley Federal 

Building, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway, Rooms 1A–001 and 1A–002, 

College Park, MD 20740. 

Documents related to the 47th Session 

of the CCFA will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Susan Carberry, U.S. Delegate to the 

47th Session of the CCFA and FDA, 

invite U.S. interested parties to submit 

their comments electronically to the 

following email address: ccfa@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Registration 

Attendees may register by emailing 

ccfa@fda.hhs.gov by February 12, 2015. 

Early registration is encouraged because 

it will expedite entry into the building 

and its parking area. If you require 

parking, please include the vehicle 

make and tag number when you register. 

Because the meeting will be held in a 

Federal building, you should also bring 

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