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Notices
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 26
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Codex Office Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling U.S. Codex Office, USDA.
Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on April 13, 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 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling CCMAS of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Budapest, Hungary, May 1721, 2021. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs TFAA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 41st Session of the CCMAS and to address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference hosted by the U.S. Codex Office.
Documents related to the 41st Session of the CCMAS will be accessible via the internet at the following address: http
www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/
?meeting=CCMAS&session=41.
Dr. Gregory Noonan, U.S. Delegate to the 41st Session of the CCMAS, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address:
gregory.noonan@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the virtual public meeting SUMMARY:

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here: https www.zoomgov.com/
meeting/register/vJIscuCqqj4o EzgWRDWAK93lKD-mNRIX2gw or by emailing Ms. Heather Selig heather.selig@usda.gov by April 1st, 2021.
For Further Information about the 41st Session of the CCMAS: Contact the U.S. Delegate, Dr. Gregory Noonan, Director, Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740, Phone: 240
4022250, Fax: 301 4362332, Email:
gregory.noonan@fda.hhs.gov.
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
7207760, Fax: 202 7203157, Email:
uscodex@usda.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 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 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling CCMAS are:
a To define the criteria appropriate to Codex Methods of Analysis and Sampling;
b to serve as a coordinating body for Codex with other international groups working in methods of analysis and sampling and quality assurance systems for laboratories;
c to specify, on the basis of final recommendations submitted to it by the other bodies referred to in b above, Reference Methods of Analysis and Sampling appropriate to Codex Standards which are generally applicable to a number of foods;
d to consider, amend, if necessary, and endorse, as appropriate, methods of analysis and sampling proposed by Codex Commodity Committees, except that methods of analysis and sampling for residues of pesticides or veterinary
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drugs in food, the assessment of microbiological quality and safety in food, and the assessment of specifications for food additives, do not fall within the terms of reference of this Committee;
e to elaborate sampling plans and procedures, as may be required;
f to consider specific sampling and analysis problems submitted to it by the Commission or any of its Committees;
and g to define procedures, protocols, guidelines, or related texts for the assessment of food laboratory proficiency, as well as quality assurance systems for laboratories.
The CCMAS is hosted by Hungary.
The United States attends CCMAS as a member country of Codex.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 41st Session of the CCMAS will be discussed during the public meeting:
Matters referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Other Subsidiary Bodies Endorsement of Methods of Analysis Provisions and Sampling Plans in Codex Standards Review of Methods of Analysis in Dairy Workable Package Review of Methods of Analysis in Fats and Oils Workable Package Review of Methods of Analysis in Cereals, Pulses, and Legumes Workable Package Revision of the Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty Revision of the General Guidelines on Sampling Discussion Paper on Criteria to Select Type II Methods from Multiple Type III Methods Report of an Inter-Agency Meeting on Methods of Analysis Conference Room Document CRD
Other Business and Future Work Public Meeting At the April 13, 2021 public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the agenda items will be 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. Gregory Noonan, U.S. Delegate for the 41st Session of the CCMAS see ADDRESSES. Written comments should
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