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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Notices
Health and Human Services HHS; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Department of Commerce DOC; and the Environmental Protection Agency EPA.
As the agency responsible for informing the public of the SPS
standard-setting activities of Codex, the USCO publishes this notice in the Federal Register annually. Attachment 1 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Activities of Codex sets forth the following information:
1. The SPS standards under consideration or planned for consideration; and 2. For each SPS standard specified:
a. A description of the consideration or planned consideration of the standard;
b. Whether the United States is participating or plans to participate in the consideration of the standard;
c. The agenda for United States participation, if any; and d. The agency responsible for representing the United States with respect to the standard.
TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THE
STANDARDS LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT 1, PLEASE CONTACT
THE U.S. DELEGATE OR THE U.S.
CODEX OFFICE.
This notice also solicits public comment on standards that are currently under consideration or planned for consideration and recommendations for new standards. The U.S. delegate, in conjunction with the responsible agency, will take the comments received into account in participating in the consideration of the standards and in proposing matters to be considered by Codex.
The U.S. delegate will facilitate public participation in the United States Governments activities relating to Codex. The U.S. delegate will maintain a list of individuals, groups, and organizations that have expressed an interest in the activities of the Codex committees and will disseminate information regarding U.S. delegation activities to interested parties. This information will include the status of each agenda item; the U.S.
Governments position or preliminary position on the agenda items; and the time and place of planning meetings and debriefing meetings following the Codex committee sessions. In addition, the USCO makes much of the same information available through its web page at http www.usda.gov/codex. If you would like to access or receive information about specific committees, please visit the web page or notify the appropriate U.S. delegate or the U.S.

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Codex Office, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 202503700 uscodex@usda.gov.
The information provided in Attachment 1 describes the status of Codex standard-setting activities by the Codex committees for the time periods from June 21,2020 to May 31, 2021 and June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.
Attachment 2 provides a list of U.S.
Codex officials including U.S. delegates and alternate delegates. A list of forthcoming Codex sessions may be found at: http
www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/.
Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, the USCO will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the U.S.
Codex web page located at: https
www.federalregister.gov/agencies/uscodex-office.
Done at Washington, DC.
Mary Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.

Attachment 1
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Activities of Codex Codex Alimentarius Commission and Executive Committee The Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC is scheduled to convene virtually for its 44th Session on November 813, 2021 due to ongoing concerns related to the novel coronavirus COVID19
pandemic. At its 44th Session, the Commission will consider adopting standards recommended by committees at Step 8 or 5/8 final adoption and advance the work of committees by adopting draft standards at Step 5 for further comment and consideration by the relevant committee. The Commission will also consider revocation of Codex texts; proposals for new work; discontinuation of work;
amendments to Codex standards and related texts; and other matters arising from the Reports of the Executive Committee and subsidiary bodies.
Although the agenda for the 44th Session is not yet available, it is expected that the Commission will also consider Codex budgetary and financial matters; FAO/WHO scientific support to Codex activities, budgetary and financial matters; matters arising from FAO/WHO; reports of side events;
election of the chairperson and vicechairpersons and members of the Executive Committee elected on a
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geographical basis; designation of countries responsible for appointing the chairpersons of Codex subsidiary bodies; any other business; and adoption of the report.
Before the Commission meeting, the Executive Committee CCEXEC is scheduled to meet virtually, due to COVID19 related issues, for its 81st Session on November 15, 2021.
CCEXEC is composed of the Commission chairperson; vicechairpersons; seven members elected by the Commission from each of the following geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East, North America, and South-West Pacific; and regional coordinators from the six regional coordinating committees. The United States will participate as the member elected on a geographical basis for North America. The Executive Committee agenda for the 81st session is not yet available.
Responsible Agency: USDA/TFAA/
USCO.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes The Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes CCCPL elaborates worldwide standards and/or Codes of Practice, as appropriate, for cereals, pulses and legumes and their products.
Since there was no consensus to include the section on grain size in the Standard for Quinoa, CCCPL adjourned sine die following the 43rd session of the Commission CAC43, virtual session, September 24November 6, 2020.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA/
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods The Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods CCCF
establishes or endorses recommended maximum levels MLs to be legally permitted in a commodity, and, where necessary, revises existing guideline levels GLs for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; prepares priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives JECFA; considers and elaborates methods of analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed; considers and elaborates standards or codes of practice CoPs for related subjects; and
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