Meat and poultry inspection: Irradiation of refrigerated or frozen uncooked meat, meat byproducts, etc.,

[Federal Register: June 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 105)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 317, 318, and 381

[Docket No. 97-076N]

RIN 0583-AC50

Irradiation of Meat and Meat Products

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rulemaking, ``Irradiation of Meat and Meat Products,'' which closed on April 26, 1999, in response to the great interest in this proposal. (64 FR 9089, February 24, 1999). The comment period will be reopened to include comments received from April 27, 1999, until 15 days after the date of publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send one original and two copies of written comments to: FSIS Docket #97-076P, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 102, 300 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Director, Regulation Development and Analysis Division, Office of Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (202) 720-5627.

Done in Washington, DC on: May 26, 1999. Thomas J. Billy, Administrator.

[FR Doc. 99-13933Filed6-1-99; 8:45 am]

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