[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8652]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-015N]
The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection;
Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations
for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry
Inspection. The full Committee consists of 16-members, and each person
selected is expected to serve a 2-year term.
DATES: The names of the nominees and their typed curricula vitae or
resumes must be postmarked no later than June 30, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Nominating materials should be submitted to Ms. Margaret
O'K. Glavin, Deputy Administrator, Office of Policy, Program
Development, and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA,
Room 350-E, Administration Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Micchelli, Evaluation and
Analysis Division, FSIS, Room 3833, South Agriculture Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700; telephone (202)
720-6269; FAX (202) 690-1030; E-mail: michael.micchelli@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA again is seeking nominees for
membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry
Inspection. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the
Secretary on the meat and poultry inspection programs, pursuant to
sections 7(c), 24, 301(a)(3) and 301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act, 21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624, 645, 661(a)(3) and 661(c) and to sections
5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and 11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3), 454(c), 457(b), and 460(e). Nominations for
membership are being sought from persons representing producers;
processors; exporters and importers of meat and poultry products;
academia; Federal and State government officials; and consumers.
Appointments to the Committee will be made by the Secretary. To
ensure that recommendations of the Committee take into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable, persons with demonstrated ability
to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. It is
anticipated that the Committee will meet at least annually.
Done at Washington, DC, on: March 26, 1998.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-8652 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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