Food Safety and Inspection Service reopen comment period on meat irradiation

["Jacobus, John (OD)" <JJacobus@exchange.nih.gov>]

[Federal Register: June 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 105)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 29602]
rom the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02jn99-21]

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final 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.

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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. 99-13933 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P

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The above do reflect my opinions, or those of my employer or spouse. -- John

John Jacobus, Health Physicist
National Institutes of Health
Radiation Safety Branch, Building 21, Room 238
21 Wilson Drive, MSC 6780
Bethesda, MD  20892-6780
Phone:  301-496-5774
Fax:      301-496-3544
E-mail:   jjacobus@exchange.nih.gov (W)
            jenday@ix.netcom.com (H)




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