Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
| Published date | 16 April 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-07399 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | U.s. Codex Office |
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–19–0103, SC–20–326]
Termination of U.S. Consumer
Standards
AGENCY
: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION
: Final notice.
SUMMARY
: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is terminating the
following 10 U.S. Consumer Standards:
The U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian
Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks,
U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked
Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach
Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for
Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips,
and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet
Greens. This action is part of USDA’s
work to eliminate regulations that are
outdated, unnecessary, ineffective, or
impose costs that exceed benefits.
DATES
: Applicable May 17, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
David G. Horner, USDA, Specialty
Crops Inspection Division, 100
Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, VA 22406; phone (540)
361–1120; fax (540) 361–1199; or, email
Dave.Horner@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Section
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as
amended, directs and authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and
improve standards of quality, condition,
quantity, grade, and packaging, and
recommend and demonstrate such
standards in order to encourage
uniformity and consistency in
commercial practices.’’
AMS is committed to carrying out this
authority in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The U.S.
Standards for Grades of Fruits and
Vegetables that no longer appear in the
Code of Federal Regulations are
maintained by AMS at http://
www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards.
AMS is terminating these 10 U.S.
consumer standards using the
procedures that appear in part 36 of
Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
Background
AMS continually reviews all fruit and
vegetable grade standards to ensure
their usefulness to the industry,
modernize language, and remove
duplicative terminology. AMS
identified 10 U.S. consumer standards
that are not related to a current active
marketing order, import regulation, or
export act and are obsolete. The
consumer standards were originally
developed for re-packers and were never
fully adopted by industry, which
instead uses U.S. grade standards,
which are revised regularly to reflect
current industry practices. In September
2019, AMS sent letters to the Food
Marketing Institute, Grocery
Manufacturers Association, Produce
Manufacturers Association, and United
Fresh Produce Association to ask if the
U.S. Consumer Standards referenced
above were still used by their members.
The response was unanimous in that
these standards were no longer in use.
On October 28, 2020, AMS published
a proposed notice to remove the
referenced Consumer Standards in the
Federal Register (85 FR 68285). Four
comments were submitted. Three
concurred with the proposal. One asked
USDA to postpone the revision until
after the new Administration takes
office.
AMS has determined these consumer
standards cause confusion within the
industry due to their conflicting and
outmoded grades and terminology. They
are ineffective, unnecessary, and have
become a burden to the U.S. and global
produce industries. The comment
presented no compelling reason to
postpone terminating these consumer
standards.
Therefore, AMS is terminating the
following 10 U.S. consumer standards:
U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian
Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks,
U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked
Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach
Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for
Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer
Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S.
Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips,
and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet
Greens. The elimination of these U.S.
Consumer Standards will reduce
obsolete information, lessen confusion
in interpreting grade standards, and
promote consistency within the
industry.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–07819 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues
AGENCY
: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
ACTION
: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
SUMMARY
: The U.S. Codex Office is
sponsoring a public meeting on June 17,
2021. 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 52nd
Session of the Codex Committee on
Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission, which will
convene virtually on July 26–31, 2021.
The U.S. Manager for Codex
Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign
Agricultural Affairs recognize the
importance of providing interested
parties the opportunity to obtain
background information on the 52nd
Session of the CCPR and to address
items on the agenda.
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DATES
: The public meeting is scheduled
for June 17, 2021, from 1:00–3:00 EDT.
ADDRESSES
: The public meeting will
take place via Video Teleconference
only. Documents related to the 52nd
Session of the CCPR will be accessible
via the internet at the following address:
http://www.fao.org/fao-who-
codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/
?meeting=CCPR&session=52. CAPT
David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 52nd
Session of the CCPR, invites U.S.
interested parties to submit their
comments electronically to the
following email address: miller.davidj@
epa.gov. Registration: Attendees may
register to attend the virtual public
meeting here: https://
www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/
vJIsdO2spz8sH8hmjG-
maF8BYauGrD4GaQY or by emailing
CAPT David Miller(miller.davidj@
epa.gov) by June 14, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
For Further Information about the
52nd Session of the CCPR, contact U.S.
Delegate, CAPT David Miller Chief,
Chemistry and Exposure Branch, Health
Effects Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs at Email: miller.davidj@
epa.gov or Phone: +1 (703)328–8755.
For Further Information about the
public meeting Contact: U.S. Codex
Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 4861, South Agriculture Building,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720
7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email:
uscodex@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
World Health Organization. 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 Terms of Reference of the CCPR
are:
(a) to establish maximum limits for
pesticide residues in specific food items
or in groups of food;
(b) to establish maximum limits for
pesticide residues in certain animal
feeding stuffs moving in international
trade where this is justified for reasons
of protection of human health;
(c) to prepare priority lists of
pesticides for evaluation by the Joint
FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide
Residues (JMPR);
(d) to consider methods of sampling
and analysis for the determination of
pesticide residues in food and feed;
(e) to consider other matters in
relation to the safety of food and feed
containing pesticide residues; and,
(f) to establish maximum limits for
environmental and industrial
contaminants showing chemical or
other similarity to pesticides, in specific
food items or groups of food.
The CCPR is hosted by China. The
United States attends the CCPR as a
member country of Codex.
Issues to be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the Agenda
for the 52nd Session of the CCPR will
be discussed during the public meeting:
•Adoption of the Agenda
•Appointment of Rapporteurs
•Matters referred to CCPR by CAC and/
or other subsidiary bodies
•Matters of interest arising from FAO
and WHO
•Matters of interest arising from other
international organizations
•Report on items of general
consideration arising from the 2019
JMPR extraordinary and regular
meetings
•Report on responses to specific
concerns raised by CCPR arising
from the 2019 JMPR regular meeting
•Proposed MRLs for pesticides in food
and feed
•Revision of the Classification of Food
and Feed
ÆClass C—Primary feed commodities
including issues related to fodder
commodities
Type 11: Primary feed commodities of
plant origin Proposed:
DGroup 050: Legume feed products
DGroup 051: Cereal grains and
grasses (including pseudocereals)
feed products
DGroup 052: Miscellaneous feed
products
ÆClass D—Processed foods of plant
origin, all types in Class D,
proposed groups in different types
ÆProposed tables on examples of
representative commodities for
commodity groups in different
types under Class C and Class D (for
inclusion in the Principles and
Guidance for the Selection of
Representative Commodities for the
Extrapolation of MRLs for
Pesticides to Commodity Groups
(CXG 84–2012))
ÆImpact of the revised types in Class
C and Class D on CXLs
ÆClass B—Primary food commodities
of animal origin Harmonization of
meat mammalian maximum residue
limits between CCPR and CCRVDF
ÆImpact of the revised types in Class
A on CXLs in the Database
•Proposed draft Guidelines for
compounds of low public health
concern that could be exempted
from the establishment of CXLs
•Discussion paper on the opportunity
to revise the Guidelines on the Use
of Mass Spectrometry for the
Identification, Confirmation and
Quantitative Determination Of
Pesticide Residues(CXG 56–2005)
•Discussion paper on monitoring the
purity and stability of certified
reference material of multi-class
pesticides during prolonged storage
•Discussion paper on the review of the
International Estimate of Short-
Term Intake (IESTI) equations
•Discussion paper on opportunities
and challenges for the JMPR
participation in an international
review of a new compound
•Discussion paper on the management
of unsupported compounds
•National registrations of pesticides
•Establishment of Codex Schedules
and Priority Lists of Pesticides
•Other Business and Future Work
Public Meeting
At the June 17, 2021, 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 CAPT David Miller,
U.S. Delegate for the 52nd Session of the
CCPR (see
ADDRESSES
). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 52nd Session of the
CCPR.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, the U.S.
Codex Office will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the
USDA web page located at: http://
www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also
offers an email subscription service
providing access to information related
to Codex. Customers can add or delete
their subscription themselves and have
the option to password protect their
accounts.
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USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
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discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
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Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
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may be accessed online at https://
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docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative. Send
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Done at Washington DC, on April 5, 2021.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2021–07399 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Central Idaho Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY
: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION
: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY
: The Central Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
virtual meeting by phone and/or video
conference. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act as well as make
recommendations on recreation fee
proposals for sites on Salmon-Challis;
Caribou-Targhee; and Sawtooth
National Forests within the counties of
Butte, Custer, and Lemahi, consistent
with the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act. RAC information and
virtual meeting information can be
found at the following website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/scnf/
workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
DATES
: The meetings will be held on:
•May 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain
Daylight Time
•May 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain
Daylight Time
•May 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain
Daylight Time
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT
.
ADDRESSES
: The meetings will be held
virtually via telephone and/or video
conference.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Charles A. Mark, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by phone at 208–756–
5100 or email at Charles.mark@usda.gov
or Amy Baumer at 208–756–5145 or
email at amy.baumer@usda.gov.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the
hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Hear from Title II project
proponents and discuss project
proposals; and
2. Make funding recomendations on
Title II projects.
The meetings are open to the public.
The agendas will include time for
individuals to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement at
any of the meetings should request in
writing by April 30, 2021, to be
scheduled on the agenda for that
particular meeting. Anyone who would
like to bring related matters to the
attention of the committee may file
written statements with the committee
staff before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time for oral
comments must be sent to Amy Baumer
1206 S Challis St; Salmon, ID 83467; or
by email to amy.baumer@usda.gov.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices,
or other reasonable accommodation. For
access to the facility or proceedings,
please contact the person listed in the
section titled
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case-by-case basis.
Dated: April 13, 2021.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–07902 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Reinstate an Information Collection;
Correction
AGENCY
: National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION
: Notice; correction.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) published a correction notice in
the Federal Register of April 12, 2021,
concerning the intention of NASS to
seek reinstatement of an information
collection, the 2022 Census of
Agriculture. The document contained
an incorrect date.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0226,
by any of the following methods:
•Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
•E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
•Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
•Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of
this information collection and related
instructions can be obtained without
charge from David Hancock, NASS—
OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)690–
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
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