31038 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 123 / Monday, June 29, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–15254 Filed 6–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2009–D–0271] 

Draft Guidance for Industry on 

Measures to Address the Risk for 

Contamination by Salmonella Species 

in Food Containing a Pistachio-Derived 

Product as an Ingredient; Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

availability of a draft guidance for 

industry entitled ‘‘Guidance for 

Industry: Measures to Address the Risk 

for Contamination by Salmonella 

Species in Food Containing a PistachioDerived Product as an Ingredient’’ (draft 

guidance). The draft guidance, when 

finalized, is intended to clarify for 

manufacturers who produce foods 

containing a pistachio-derived product 

as an ingredient that there is a risk that 

Salmonella species may be present in 

the incoming pistachio-derived product, 

and to recommend measures to address 

that risk. 

DATES: Although you can comment on 

any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 

10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the agency 

considers your comment on this draft 

guidance before it begins work on the 

final version of the guidance, submit 

written or electronic comments 

concerning the draft guidance by August 

28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for 

single copies of the draft guidance to the 

Office of Food Safety, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– 

317), Food and Drug Administration, 

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, 

MD 20740. Send two self-addressed 

adhesive labels to assist that office in 

processing your requests. Submit 

written comments on the draft guidance 

to the Division of Dockets Management 

(HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit 

electronic comments on the draft 

guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for electronic access to the draft 

guidance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael E. Kashtock, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– 

317), Food and Drug Administration, 

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, 

MD 20740, 301–436–2022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

FDA is announcing the availability of 

a draft guidance for industry entitled 

‘‘Guidance for Industry: Measures to 

Address the Risk for Contamination by 

Salmonella Species in Food Containing 

a Pistachio-Derived Product as an 

Ingredient.’’ This draft guidance is 

intended to clarify for manufacturers 

who produce foods containing a 

pistachio-derived product as an 

ingredient that there is a risk that 

Salmonella species (spp.) may be 

present in the incoming pistachioderived product, and to recommend 

measures to address that risk. Pistachioderived products include roasted inshell pistachios and shelled pistachios 

(also called kernels) that are roasted or 

raw. 

We are issuing this guidance in light 

of a recent investigation by FDA and the 

California Department of Public Health 

of Salmonella spp. contamination in 

pistachio-derived products (Ref. 1). The 

producer issued a voluntary recall 

involving a substantial quantity of its 

products. Because the recalled 

pistachio-derived products were used as 

ingredients in a variety of foods, this 

recall affected many products and 

resulted in additional recalls (Ref. 1). 

FDA is issuing this draft guidance as 

level 1 guidance consistent with FDA’s 

good guidance practices regulation (21 

CFR 10.115). The draft guidance 

represents the agency’s current thinking 

on measures to address the risk for 

contamination by Salmonella spp. in 

food containing a pistachio-derived 

product as an ingredient. It does not 

create or confer any rights for or on any 

person and does not operate to bind 

FDA or the public. An alternate 

approach may be used if such approach 

satisfies the requirements of the 

applicable statutes and regulations. 

II. Comments 

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. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or at http:// 

www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances. 

IV. Reference 

The following reference has been 

placed on display in the Division of 

Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852 

and may be seen by interested persons 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

1. FDA, 2009, Pistachio Product Recalls: 

Salmonella, updated April 16, 2009. 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy and 

Planning. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE). 

ACTION: Notice of a new computer 

matching program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, OCSE 

is publishing notice of a new computer 

matching program between OCSE and 

State Agencies administering the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). 

DATES: As required by the Privacy Act, 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) will file a report of the 

matching program with the Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform of the House of 

Representatives, and the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The matching program will be 

effective as of the dates indicated below. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by writing to 

Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of 

Federal Systems, Office of Automation 

and Program Operations, Office of Child 

Support Enforcement, Administration 

for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant 


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