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From: TSS (216-119-143-162.ipset23.wt.net)
Subject: Export Req EU i.e. SRMs, but o.k. to feed USA CONSUMER, mikey will eat anything, i.e. Regulatory Flexibility Act; Amended Plan [Docket No. 04-040N]
Date: January 29, 2005 at 1:29 pm PST

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Export Requirements for the European Union
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:03:36 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@LISTSERV.KALIV.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE

##################### Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #####################

Export Requirements for the European Union

snip...

1. The following SRM statement must be presented on a separate FSIS
letterhead certificate as
an attachment in response to FSIS bovine letterhead certificate
section 9.4: at: "(5) (10) or [insert the relevant text of
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 ANNEX XI Section A, 15 (b) (as last
amended)" for all meat from ruminants and products containing meat
from ruminants. For products derived from ruminant animals
exported to France, consult the France requirements

for the French SRM statements
.

Note: The following tissues are designated as specified risk
material according to Annex XI 1 Section A, 1 (a) of EC No. 999/2001:
* the skull including the brain and eyes, the tonsils, the
vertebral column excluding the vertebrae of the tail and the
transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, but including
dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord of bovine animals aged
over 12 months, and the intestines from the duodenum to the
rectum of bovine animals of all ages;
* the skull including the brain and eyes, the tonsils and the
spinal cord of ovine and caprine animals aged over 12 months
or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum,
and the spleen of ovine and caprine animals of all ages.

Although the injection of air during stunning is not
permitted, captive bolt stunning alone is permitted.

snip...

13. Animal casings
1. Depending upon the source of the casings, obtain one of the
following certificates:
1. FSIS Form 9060-7, Animal Casings Export Certificate
for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post-Mortem, and
Fit for Human Food Statements (for casings derived
from animals slaughtered in the U.S., or
2. FSIS Form 9060-17 , Animal Casing Export Certificate
for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post-Mortem, and
Fit for Human Food Statements (for casings derived
form animals slaughtered in the U.S. and processed in
Mexico), or
3. FSIS Form 9060-18, Animal Casings Export Certificate
for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post-Mortem, and
Sound and Clean Statements (for casings imported into
the U.S.).
2. The following statement must be included in the "Remarks"
section of the health certificate or on an accompanying FSIS
letterhead certificate:

"The casings have been produced in accordance with the
conditions laid down in Annex C, Chapter III of Directive
77\99\EEC."
3. FSIS Form 9180-23 (10/18/2004), ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
(for animal casing for importation into the European
Community)1, supercedes FSIS Form 9180-7, Animal Health
Certificate for Animal Casings Intended for Dispatch to the
European Community (EEC). FSIS Form 9180-23 is a
multi-language form containing text in English, Danish,
French, German, Italian, Netherlands, Portuguese, Svenska,
and Spanish. As the need arises, upon request, when other
languages become available the form can be revised to
include additional languages.

An important feature of FSIS Form 9180-23 requires the
application of an Export Stamp identifying the Serial Number
indicated on FSIS Form 9060-7, FSIS Form 9060-17 or FSIS
Form 9060-18, as appropriate. This is the same number used
at the top right hand block of FSIS Form 9180-23 next to
"No." and the same number that is applied to the shipping
cartons covered by the certificate. The Export Stamp is
applied below Section 9 (c), in the block provided for an
"Official stamp." The Export Stamp must be applied to FSIS
Form 9180-23 in a color of ink other than black. The
signature of the official signing the certificate must be in
a color of ink other than black.

The new FSIS form 9180-23 is available and can be ordered
via the Field Service Center (FSC). Guidance
is available
for completing FSIS Form 9180-23.
14. Raw Material for Pet Food Manufacture
1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 or FSIS Form 9060-9 as appropriate.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model for
Animal By-Products for the Manufacture of Pet Food, Intended
for Dispatch to the European Community. See guidelines
to complete.
(Bilingual certificates also available in French
, German
and
Polish .)
In addition to the English Letterhead Certificate, if
requested, the other language certificates may be issued.
FSIS Form 9180-15 should no longer be used.
15. Raw Material for Pharmaceutical Processing
1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 or FSIS Form 9060-9 as appropriate.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model for
Animal By-Products for the Manufacture of Technical Products
(including pharmaceutical products), Intended for Dispatch
to the European Community. See guidelines
to complete.
(Certificate also available in French
.) In
addition to the English Letterhead Certificate, if
requested, the other language certificate may be issued.
FSIS Form 9180-16 should no longer be used.
16. Transit Certificates
1. Effective January 1, 2005, transshipments of meat and
poultry and meat and poultry products through EU member
countries, and shipments that will be temporarily stored in
EU member states, must be accompanied by animal health
certification. In addition to the certification required by
the final destination country, the following EU letterhead
transit certificate should be obtained for shipments of
fresh/frozen meat and poultry.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model
Transit/Storage for Fresh Meat. See guidelines
to complete.
This certificate is also available in German
, Polish
, Dutch
, French
, Lithuanian
, and Greek
.
3. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model
Transit/Storage for Fresh Poultry. See guidelines
to
complete. This certificate is also available in German
, Polish,
Dutch
, French
, Lithuanian
, and Greek
.
4. Requests for transit certificates for products other than
fresh/frozen meat and poultry and requests for certificates
in languages other than English, German, and Polish should
be directed to the Office of International Affairs at
202-720-0082.

Note: The transit certificates attest only that the product
complies with the animal health requirements of the EU.
Currently, there are no animal health restrictions on U.S.
meat and poultry exports to the EU. Any changes to the
animal heatlh status will be included in these requirements.
Product transiting the EU does not have to comply with the
public heatlh requirements outlined in these requirements.*

snip...

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/European_Union_Requirements/index.asp

EU Export Alert

Jan 27, 2005 - Effective January 1, 2005, shipments of meat and poultry
and meat and poultry products transiting or being stored in European
Union (EU) member countries must have a USDA letterhead transit
certificate. These are available in the EU requirements, Section XVII -
Documentation, P. Transit Certificates
.
The certificate attests only that the product complies with the animal
health requirements of the EU.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies//EU_Alert/index.asp

United Arab Emirates

(Jan 27, 2005)
People's Republic of China

(Jan 26, 2005)
Mexico

(Jan 24, 2005)

TSS

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USA BEEF PRODUCTS EXPORT $$$ U.S.A. Abattoirs approved for Swiss export $ SRMs

* USA BEEF PRODUCTS EXPORT $$$ U.S.A. Abattoirs approved for Swiss export $ SRMs (235 lines)
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:57:51 -0700

Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:57:51 -0700
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Sender: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Subject: USA BEEF PRODUCTS EXPORT $$$ U.S.A. Abattoirs approved for Swiss
export $ SRMs

######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########

Greetings List Members,

if you go to Swiss Veterinary Service;

http://www.bvet.admin.ch/0_navigation-e/0_index-intern.html

click on;

imports/exports

click on;

Liste der Fleischerzeugnisse mit Rind, die in die Schweiz eingeführt
werden dürfen Liste des produits à base de viande contenant du boeuf qui
sont admis à l'importation en Suisse List of meat products containing
beef approved for import into Switzerland

then click on USA;

you will then see a list of ''Approved abattoirs''
for Switzerland.

i would be curious to know if these abattoirs
have different process for products exported to
Switzerland as opposed to what they process
for the U.S.A. ???

or are these abattoirs strictly for export
to EU countries due to SRM ban ???

in other words, is the U.S feeding it's
public products contaminated with SRMs,
but separating these SRMs for products
exported to EU Countries ???

what is the difference between these abattoirs
approved for export to Switzerland and ones that
are not ???

for instance, we know the U.S. 'carefully'
;-) stuns it's cattle, so how do they kill these cattle for export to
Switzerland, if EU restrictions does not allow this ??? (i still
have not figured out how burger king 'carefully' stuns it's cattle) i
think it was Roland who said that electric stunning was the only
stunning safe. i am sure he will correct me if i am wrong. But
i don't think this works on cows (electric stunning)?

SO, is that what these 'approved' abattoirs are
for in the U.S., to go by EU guidelines for
export products to EU ''only'' ???

but for U.S. Public, we are still getting
beef products tainted with SRMs ???

hmmm, could be another reason the feed mills
in TEXAS are getting away with NOT going by
8/4/97 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban as of
7/12/01. i see a few of these approved
abattoirs in Texas. We know of the token
purina feed mill that was handed to us from
the FDA, after the NY Times broke the story
of the 'infamous' feed ban that never was.
BUT what about the others in TEXAS. i have
already shown you one such feed mill, that
i personally bought feed from, with absolutely
NO warning of DO NOT FEED TO RUMINANTS;

snip...

Subject: chick starter grower & my babies/stupidity & mad cow disease
ciphering $ TSS TEXAS MAD
COW WARNING LETTER # 2
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:02:47 -0700
TO: BSE-L

snip...

TEXAS

Balance in Nutrition

WENDLAND'S

ONLY-ONE STARTER GROWER

A Starter-Grower Feed for Layer Type Chicks

MEDICATED

As an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis in chickens

Active Drug Ingredient
Amprolium.........................._0.0125 %

Guaranteed analysis:

Crude Protein - MINIMUM ............_18.00 %

Lysine -------- MINIMUM ............__0.80 %

Methionine ---- MINIMUM ............__2.75 %

Crude Fat ----- MINIMUM ............__3.00 %

Crude Fiber --- maximum ............__4.50 %

Calcium (Ca) -- MINIMUM ............__1.00 %

Calcium (Ca) -- maximum ............__1.50 %

Phosphorus (P)- MINIMUM ............__0.80 %

Salt (NaC1) --- MINIMUM ............__0.40 %

Salt (NaC1) --- maximum ............__0.50 %

INGREDIENTS:

Grain Products, Plant Protein Products,
Processed Grain By-Products, Forage Products,
ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTS, Calcium, Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate,
Salt, d1-Methionine, L-Lysine, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3
Supplement Vitamine E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Vitamin B12
Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Viacin Supplement, D-Calcium
Pantothenate, Menadion Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Thiamine Mononitrate,
D-Biotin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Sulfate,
Magnesium Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper
Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide And Sodium Selenite.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS:

Feed Wendland's Only-One Chick Starter-Grower as the sole ration for
starting and growing chickens. Switch pullets to Wendland's Complete
Eggmaker when production of eggs starts...

snip...

AND BY THE WAY, NO WHERE ON THAT FEED BAG
DID IT STATE ''DO NOT FEED TO RUMINANTS''
IN BOLD LETTERS, or small letters. I have
seen NO warning letters for TEXAS, except
for that little old Token Purina Mil, due
to the infamous BSE conference call of Jan.
9, 2001.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2001/NEW00752.html

snip...

FDA has determined that each animal could have consumed, at most and in
total, five-and-one-half grams - approximately a quarter ounce -- of
prohibited material. These animals weigh approximately 600 pounds.

snip...

hmmm, half gram to gram lethal if tainted...

The famous anti-BSE walls the USDA/APHIS/FDA
speak of???

THE CRUMBLING BSE WALLS THAT WERE NEVER ENFORCED;

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/lyman/messages/9163.html

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/lyman/messages/9241.html

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/lyman/messages/9214.html

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/lyman/messages/9347.html

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/lyman/messages/9294.html

50 STATE BSE CONFERENCE CALL JAN. 9 2001
http://vegancowboy.org/TSS-part1of8.htm

U.S.A., G.B.R.
http://vegancowboy.org/TSS-part2of8.htm

T.S.S. Transcripts / Articles on BSE and CJD, parts 1 though 8

http://vegancowboy.org/TSS-Shortcut-parts1to8.htm

TSS TEXAS MAD COW FEED BAN WARNING # 2

(can't believe there is only one in TEXAS)

WENDLAND'S FARM PRODUCTS
P.O. BOX 40
TEMPLE, TEXAS 76503

SHAME ON YOU, SHAME SHAME SHAME...
DON'T DO THAT AGAIN...
(sound familiar???)

snip...

i am sure the officials for the usda/aphis/fda
that lurk on this list will not answer these
questions if they are correct. but they should
step up to the plate and answer these questions.
They are ones i have asked before, but with no answer.

thank you,
kind regards,

Terry S. Singeltary Sr., Bacliff, Texas USA

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* Re: USA BEEF PRODUCTS EXPORT $$$ U.S.A. Abattoirs approved for Swiss export $ SRMs (242 lines)
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:41:01 -0700

Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:41:01 -0700
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Sender: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Subject: Re: USA BEEF PRODUCTS EXPORT $$$ U.S.A. Abattoirs approved for
Swiss export $ SRMs

######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########

Greetings List Members,

I am sorry to say that the USDA/APHIS/FDA
officials that lurk on this list have not
answered the questions i posed. So i took
it upon myself to try and seek answers.

If you remember correctly, i was concerned
with the continued use of SRMs and stunning
in the U.S.A., and that the U.S. public
were still being put at risk from the continued
use of these materials and methods, buy yet
for export purposes, the U.S. had set up
separate regulations and plants for export
purposes, to separate SRMs and to use other
methods of slaughter for export purposes
only.

i pass some information that may bring just
this to light;

thank you,
Terry S. Singeltary Sr., Bacliff, Texas USA

Export Library

EUREQ9 06/1/01

EXPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

snip...

M. Stunning

The injection of air during stunning is prohibited.*

N. Opening of stomachs and intestines

There must be a separate room for emptying and cleaning stomachs and
intestines, unless the processing is done by
closed-circuit mechanical equipment which avoids contamination and
eliminates odors.

O. Batch condemnation

If carcasses, offals and blood are not correlated at the final
postmortem inspection point, a batch system shall be operated in
such a way that the Inspector in Charge (IIC) can demonstrate that if a
carcass is condemned its offal and blood shall also be
condemned.

P. Casings

Casing destined to the EU must be processed in EU approved
establishments that are operating under FSIS' inspection
program, as well as comply with the following additional EU
requirements:

1. Medical certification for product handlers as outlined in
Section III of these requirements.

2. Water testing requirements as outlined in Section IV of
these requirements.

3. Hand wash basins in processing rooms and lavatories must
not be hand-operated.

4. Walls must be light colored, with washable coating, up to a
height of 2 meters.

5. The use of wood is not allowed. However, wooden pallets may
be brought into processing rooms solely for the
transport of packaged casings.*

snip...

XVII. DOCUMENTATION - LIST OF REQUIRED CERTIFICATES

A. These requirements describe the conditions for export to the EU as
indicated in Council Decision 98/258 (the "Veterinary
Equivalence Agreement). Issuance of the indicated certificates meats
that the product complies with Decision 98/258. Only
meat and poultry and meat and poultry products slaughtered, processed,
and stored at approved establishments that meet the
requirements described herein may be certified for export to the EU. All
certificates for EU except FSIS Form 9060-5 must
have a preprinted blue seal. All EU documents must be signed by an FSIS
Veterinarian in a color other than black.*

B. The following SRM statement must be typed in the remarks section or
on a separate letterhead certificate for all meat from
ruminants and products containing meat from ruminants:

"The product of animal origin does not contain, and is not derived
from, specified risk material as defined in
Annex I, point 1(a) of Decision 2000/418/EC, produced after 31
March 2001, or mechanically recovered meat
obtained from the bones of the head or vertebral column of bovine,
ovine or caprine animals, produced after 31
March 2001. The animals have not been slaughtered, after 31 March
2001, after stunning by means of a gas
injected into the cranial cavity or killed instantaneously by the
same method, or slaughtered after laceration,
after stunning, of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated
rod-shaped instrument introduced into the
cranial cavity."

Note: EU Decision 2000/418 Annex I, Point 1a refers to any of the
following "specific risk materials":

(1) the skull including the brains and eyes, the tonsils, the
spinal cord and the ileum of bovine animals aged over 12
months;*
(2) the skull including the brains and eyes, the tonsils and the
spinal cord of ovine and caprine animals aged over 12
months or that have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum,
and the spleen of ovine and caprine animals of all
ages.*

snip...

XVIV. LISTS OF ELIGIBLE PLANTS

Lists of eligible plants for the various product categories are
available through the Export Library. Plants must meet all EU
requirements in addition to being listed on the appropriate list.
Contact the FSIS Technical Service Center, Export Staff for
assistance at (402) 221-7400.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OFO/export/euroreqs.htm

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OFO/export/explib.htm#notices

TSS

"Terry S. Singeltary Sr." wrote:
>
> ######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########
>
> Greetings List Members,
>
> if you go to Swiss Veterinary Service;
>
> http://www.bvet.admin.ch/0_navigation-e/0_index-intern.html
>
> click on;
>
> imports/exports
>
> click on;
>
> Liste der Fleischerzeugnisse mit Rind, die in die Schweiz eingeführt
> werden dürfen Liste des produits à base de viande contenant du boeuf qui
> sont admis à l'importation en Suisse List of meat products containing
> beef approved for import into Switzerland
>
> then click on USA;
>
> you will then see a list of ''Approved abattoirs''
> for Switzerland.
>
> i would be curious to know if these abattoirs
> have different process for products exported to
> Switzerland as opposed to what they process
> for the U.S.A. ???
>
> or are these abattoirs strictly for export
> to EU countries due to SRM ban ???
>
> in other words, is the U.S feeding it's
> public products contaminated with SRMs,
> but separating these SRMs for products
> exported to EU Countries ???
>
> what is the difference between these abattoirs
> approved for export to Switzerland and ones that
> are not ???
>
> for instance, we know the U.S. 'carefully'
> ;-) stuns it's cattle, so how do they kill these cattle for export to
> Switzerland, if EU restrictions does not allow this ??? (i still
> have not figured out how burger king 'carefully' stuns it's cattle) i
> think it was Roland who said that electric stunning was the only
> stunning safe. i am sure he will correct me if i am wrong. But
> i don't think this works on cows (electric stunning)?
>
> SO, is that what these 'approved' abattoirs are
> for in the U.S., to go by EU guidelines for
> export products to EU ''only'' ???
>
> but for U.S. Public, we are still getting
> beef products tainted with SRMs ???
>
> hmmm, could be another reason the feed mills
> in TEXAS are getting away with NOT going by
> 8/4/97 ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban as of
> 7/12/01. i see a few of these approved
> abattoirs in Texas. We know of the token
> purina feed mill that was handed to us from
> the FDA, after the NY Times broke the story
> of the 'infamous' feed ban that never was.
> BUT what about the others in TEXAS. i have
> already shown you one such feed mill, that
> i personally bought feed from, with absolutely
> NO warning of DO NOT FEED TO RUMINANTS;

snip...

TSS

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Terry S. Singeltary Sr. wrote:
##################### Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #####################

Export Requirements for the European Union

snip...

Although the injection of air during stunning is not
permitted, captive bolt stunning alone is permitted.

snip...

The new FSIS form 9180-23 is available and can be ordered
via the Field Service Center (FSC). Guidance
is available
for completing FSIS Form 9180-23.
14. Raw Material for Pet Food Manufacture
1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 or FSIS Form 9060-9 as appropriate.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model for
Animal By-Products for the Manufacture of Pet Food, Intended
for Dispatch to the European Community. See guidelines
to complete.
(Bilingual certificates also available in French
, German
and
Polish .)
In addition to the English Letterhead Certificate, if
requested, the other language certificates may be issued.
FSIS Form 9180-15 should no longer be used.
15. Raw Material for Pharmaceutical Processing
1. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 or FSIS Form 9060-9 as appropriate.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model for
Animal By-Products for the Manufacture of Technical Products
(including pharmaceutical products), Intended for Dispatch
to the European Community. See guidelines
to complete. (Certificate also available in French
.) In
addition to the English Letterhead Certificate, if
requested, the other language certificate may be issued. FSIS Form 9180-16 should no longer be used.
16. Transit Certificates
1. Effective January 1, 2005, transshipments of meat and
poultry and meat and poultry products through EU member
countries, and shipments that will be temporarily stored in
EU member states, must be accompanied by animal health
certification. In addition to the certification required by
the final destination country, the following EU letterhead
transit certificate should be obtained for shipments of
fresh/frozen meat and poultry.
2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model
Transit/Storage for Fresh Meat. See guidelines
to complete.
This certificate is also available in German
, Polish
, Dutch
, French
, Lithuanian
, and Greek
.
3. FSIS Letterhead Certificate
, Model
Transit/Storage for Fresh Poultry. See guidelines
to
complete. This certificate is also available in German
, Polish,
Dutch
, French
, Lithuanian
, and Greek
.
4. Requests for transit certificates for products other than
fresh/frozen meat and poultry and requests for certificates
in languages other than English, German, and Polish should
be directed to the Office of International Affairs at
202-720-0082.

snip...

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/European_Union_Requirements/index.asp

EU Export Alert

Jan 27, 2005 - Effective January 1, 2005, shipments of meat and poultry and meat and poultry products transiting or being stored in European Union (EU) member countries must have a USDA letterhead transit certificate. These are available in the EU requirements, Section XVII - Documentation, P. Transit Certificates . The certificate attests only that the product complies with the animal health requirements of the EU.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies//EU_Alert/index.asp

United Arab Emirates (Jan 27, 2005)
People's Republic of China (Jan 26, 2005)
Mexico (Jan 24, 2005)

TSS

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Regulatory Flexibility Act; Amended Plan for Reviewing [Docket No. 04-040N] (SRMs, AMRs, DOWNERS, HAACP ETC)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:31:18 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@LISTSERV.KALIV.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE

##################### Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #####################

[Federal Register: January 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 18)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4047-4048]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr28ja05-34]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Ch. III

[Docket No. 04-040N]

Regulatory Flexibility Act; Amended Plan for Reviewing
Regulations Under Section 610 Requirements

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA.

ACTION: Schedule of regulations to be reviewed under section 610
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act; amended.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing an
amended scheduling plan for reviewing regulations under Section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended. These provisions require
that all Federal agencies review existing regulations that have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
to determine whether the associated impact can be minimized.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Dr.
Quita Bowman Blackwell, Director, Directives and Economic Analysis
Staff, FSIS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 300 12th Street, SW, Room
112, Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended (5
U.S.C. 601-612), requires that all Federal agencies review any
regulations that have been identified as having a significant economic
impact upon a substantial number of small entities as a means to
determine whether the associated impact can be minimized by considering
the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the
nature of the complaints or comments received concerning the rule from
the public; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the
rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules; and
(5) the length of time since the rule has been initially evaluated or
the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors
have changed in the area affected by the rule.
On April 2, 2002, FSIS published in the Federal Register (67 FR
15501) a scheduling plan for reviewing regulations under the 610
provisions. At that point, the Agency had determined to review all
rules deemed economically significant, regardless of whether the Agency
had stated that the rule would impose a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities or not. After further
consideration, FSIS now believes that it would be more effective and
beneficial if the Agency concentrated its reviews under Section 610 of
the RFA on those final and interim final rules that the Agency has
identified as having a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
Accordingly, FSIS has amended its plan for reviewing the Agency
rules that it has identified as having a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.

Schedule of FSIS' Regulations Identified for Review Under the RFA'S 610 Provisions
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CFR parts affected and legal
authority Regulation title Publication citation and date Review date
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9 CFR 304, 308, 310, 320, 327, 381, Pathogen Reduction; Hazard 61 FR 38806; July 25, 1996... 2005
416, 417; 21 U.S.C. 451-470, 601- Analysis and Critical
695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53. Control Point (HACCP)
Systems.
9 CFR 430; 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. Control of Listeria 68 FR 34208; June 6, 2003.... 2007
1901-1906; 21 U.S.C. 451-470, 601- monocytogenes in Ready-to-
695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53. Eat Meat and Poultry
Products.
9 CFR 309, 310, 311, 318, 319; 21 Prohibition of the Use of 69 FR 1862; January 12, 2004. 2008
U.S.C. 601-695; 7 U.S.C. 138f, 450, Specified Risk Materials for
1901-1906; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.18, 2.53, Human Food and Requirements
2.55. for the Disposition of Non-
Ambulatory Disabled Cattle.
9 CFR 301, 318, 320; 21 U.S.C. 601- Meat Produced by Advanced 69 FR 1874; January 12, 2004. 2009
695; 7 U.S.C. 138f, 450, 1901-1906; Meat/Bone Separation
7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53. Machinery and Meat Recovery
(AMR) Systems.
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Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities, are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line
through the FSIS Web page located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov.

FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to our
constituents and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv,
a free e-mail subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and
farm groups, consumer interest groups, allied health

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professionals, scientific professionals, and other individuals who have
requested to be included.
The update also is available on the FSIS web page. Through Listserv
and the web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience.

Done at Washington, DC, on January 24, 2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-1613 Filed 1-27-05; 8:45 am]

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Greetings list members,

THIS does not surprise me one bit.

IN laymans terms, what they PROMISED they would do,
they aint gonna do now. they don't have to. this administration
has done this time and time again.

IN OTHER WORDS THE CONSUMER CRAPPED OUT AGAIN!

SIMPLY has nothing to do with science, but all to do
with ;

>Accordingly, FSIS has amended its plan for reviewing the Agency
>rules that it has identified as having a significant economic impact on
>a substantial number of small entities.

TSS

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