Federal Register Update – September 27 – 30, 2022

September 27, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Rules

Cotton Board Rules and Regulations:

Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2022 Amendments)

Filed on: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-20653  PDF 63 Pages (223 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Filed on: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-20996  PDF 14 Pages (112 KB) Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Generic Clearance to Conduct Formative Research or Development of Nutrition Education and Promotion Materials and Related Tools and Grants for Population Groups

Filed on: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-20964  PDF 5 Pages (98.4 KB) Permalink

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Performance Reporting System, Management Evaluation

Filed on: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-21033  PDF 10 Pages (105 KB) Permalink

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Permit to Transport Undenatured Inedible Meat Products

Filed on: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/28/2022

FR Document: 2022-20925  PDF 7 Pages (113 KB)  Permalink

White House

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Biden-⁠Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

FDA

Update on Request for Information About Current Food Contact Uses and Safety Data of Certain Phthalates in Food Packaging

FDA Releases Food Safety Prevention Strategies

USDA

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Actions to Spur Competition, Protect Producers and Reduce Costs

APHIS

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Ornamental Cherry Cuttings from Japan

APHIS Removes the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Quarantine Area in Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas

AMS

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Mississippi

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • This strategy and tomorrow’s conference are only the beginning. The proposals made here will take time to implement and will require the support of state, local and tribal governments, nonprofits, private companies and everyday citizens. We need your help.
  • Today we announced proposed regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to prohibit retaliatory practices that hurt farmers, ranchers, and consumers alike. These regulations will make markets fairer, bringing down costs for producers and consumers.

@USDA

September 28, 2022

Federal Register

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerance:

Benzovindiflupyr

Filed on: 09/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-21159  PDF 11 Pages (127 KB)  Permalink

Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rules

Food Labeling:

Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term Healthy

Filed on: 09/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-20975  PDF 105 Pages (343 KB)  Permalink

U.S. Codex Office

Notices

Meetings:

Codex Alimentarius Commission

Filed on: 09/28/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/29/2022

FR Document: 2022-21091  PDF 5 Pages (103 KB) Permalink

White House

FACT SHEET:   The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces More Than $8 Billion in New Commitments as Part of Call to Action for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

FDA

FDA Roundup: September 27, 2022

FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages to Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease

FDA Proposes to Update Definition for “Healthy” Claim on Food Labels

FDA Releases Overview of Activities Underway to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce

Warning letters:

Posted DateIssue DateCompanyIssuing OfficeSubject
09/27/202209/02/2022El Salvador Products IncDivision of Southwest ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
09/27/202209/20/2022Mena Produce LLCDivision of Southwest ImportsForeign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
09/27/202209/23/2022Muscle Sports Products, LLCOffice of Human and Animal Food Operations East – Division 1Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded

USDA

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Biden-Harris National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available to Increase Innovative American-Made Fertilizer Production

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

AMS

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Tennessee

FNS

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Biden-Harris National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • At the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health since 1969, @POTUS has gathered private companies, nonprofit organizations, bipartisan members of Congress, and everyday citizens in service of common goals: end hunger, advance nutrition and improve health.
  • Today is the second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Today we start a new chapter, one that will bring an end to hunger, enhanced nutrition, and increased health for all Americans. Watch live https://youtu.be/gL_0Qd3A3Jg
  • It was great to be back at  @NASDAnews Annual Conference. I always appreciate being with state agriculture commissioners, and appreciate their thoughtful ideas on improving the lives of farmers, ranchers and producers.

September 29, 2022

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 09/29/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/30/2022

FR Document: 2022-21273  PDF 3 Pages (83.5 KB) Permalink

[Note: concerns information collection to identify risk factors for bison contracting the M. Bovis pathogen]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Handling Swine with Potential Vesicular Disease

Filed on: 09/29/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/30/2022

FR Document: 2022-21233  PDF 4 Pages (73.2 KB) Permalink

Environmental Protection Agency

Rules

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.:

Propamocarb

Filed on: 09/29/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/30/2022

FR Document: 2022-21186  PDF 11 Pages (129 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program Regulations

Filed on: 09/29/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 09/30/2022

FR Document: 2022-21202  PDF 5 Pages (98 KB)  Permalink

White House

Remarks by President Biden at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

FACT SHEET:   The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces More Than $8 Billion in New Commitments as Part of Call to Action for White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

OMB

AGENCY: USDA-FSISRIN: 0583-ZA20Status: Concluded
TITLE: Expansion of FSIS Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Testing to Additional Raw Beef Products
STAGE: NoticeECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No
RECEIVED DATE: 08/23/2022LEGAL DEADLINE: None  
** COMPLETED: 09/28/2022COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change

FDA

Recalls

DateBrand Name(s)Product DescriptionProduct TypeRecall Reason DescriptionCompany Name
09/28/2022PRODUCE, Holly HillDark Chocolate Almonds, 9.5 oz containerFood & BeveragesUndeclared MilkMomyer Distribution Inc

APHIS

PPQ 586 Transit Application Coming Soon to APHIS eFile!

AMS

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Panola Livestock Enterprise Inc., dba Panola Livestock Company Inc. and Randall Lowery

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Iowa

FNS

The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: What it Means to Me

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • The goals of today’s conference will take significant work to achieve. That work cannot only be done by the government. It will take local, state, and tribal governments, Congress, private companies, nonprofit organizations, and everyday citizens. #WHConfHungerHealth
  • In convening this conference, @POTUS has given us a series of bold goals to achieve by 2030: To end hunger in America, increase healthy eating and improve physical activity so fewer Americans experience diet-related disease. #WHConfHungerHealth
  • It was great be back with my friend @chefjoseandres, who has been doing great work globally to end hunger and improve nutrition. We were lucky to have him at the #WHConfHungerHealth to motivate us all to make a difference.
  • Making progress to end hunger, improve the nation’s health, and enhance food security requires collective action from all of us. Together, we can- and will- achieve these goals. #WHConfHungerHealth.

@DrCaliff_FDA

  • Today’s action is an important step toward accomplishing a number of nutrition-related priorities, which include empowering consumers with information to choose healthier diets and establishing healthy eating habits early. It can also result in a healthier food supply.

@USDA

  • USDA Under Secretary Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young speaks with Dr. Maribel Campos-Rivera, Jimmieka Mills, Mia Ives-Rublee and Dr. Donald Warne on ensuring nutrition and food security research and policies account for all communities.
  • We are wholly committed to this work and look forward to discussing these priorities in more detail at today’s @WhiteHouse Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and in the weeks and months ahead.

@afdonews

  • The Reagan-Udall Foundation has opened a Stakeholder Portal to collect perspectives and experiences with the FDA’s human foods program. Submit your comments about the program by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 7, at http://ow.ly/ctZl50KV40F

September 30, 2022

Federal Register

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity under the Packers and Stockyards Act

Filed on: 09/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/03/2022

FR Document: 2022-21114  PDF 147 Pages (527 KB)  Permalink

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 09/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/03/2022

FR Document: 2022-21381  PDF 3 Pages (90.5 KB) Permalink

[Note: concerns Agricultural Resource Management and Chemical Use Surveys]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rules

Process for Establishing Rates for Veterinary Services User Fees

Filed on: 09/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/03/2022

FR Document: 2022-21030  PDF 34 Pages (179 KB)  Permalink

Food and Nutrition Service

Rules

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:

Requirement for Interstate Data Matching to Prevent Duplicate Issuances

Filed on: 09/30/2022 at 8:45 am

Scheduled Pub. Date: 10/03/2022

FR Document: 2022-21011  PDF 89 Pages (307 KB) Permalink

White House

Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership

[Note: discusses supply chains and food security]

FDA

FDA’s Fourth TechTalk Podcast Will Focus on Data Exchange with State and Local Partners

Recalls

DateBrand Name(s)Product DescriptionProduct TypeRecall Reason DescriptionCompany Name
09/29/2022The Chai BoxCHAI CONCENTRATE MIX AND CHAI CONCENTRATE UNSWEETENED MIXFood & BeveragesPotential under-processing which may lead to Clostridium botulinum contamination.The Chai Box

USDA

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Hurricane Fiona

APHIS

FINAL REMINDER: On Sept. 30, New USDA Database Will Replace Three Import Manuals and the Fruit and Vegetable Imports Requirement (FAVIR) Database

FTC

Syngenta and Corteva, FTC v.

FTC and State Partners Sue Pesticide Giants Syngenta and Corteva for Using Illegal Pay-to-Block Scheme to Inflate Prices for Farmers

Twitter

@SecVilsack

  • Food security is national security.
  • To end hunger, enhance nutrition, and improve health for all Americans, we must work together and take bold actions. In fact, we already have. Yesterday, @POTUS announced more than $8 billion in private and public sector commitments to achieve these goals.

@FrankYiannasFDA

  • Thanks @IntFreshProduce for the BIGGER conversation on produce safety & all that you & your members are doing to ensure consumers nationwide have access to safe & nutritious fresh produce items.
  • This week, @DrMayneFDAFood & I participated in a Q&A session on further strengthening the safety of fresh fruits & vegetables  @IntFreshProduce’s conference. I always prefer to have a discussion with & hear from stakeholders, as opposed to simply presenting to them.
  • @US_FDA + @afdonews + @CDCgov + CFP + @NACCHOalerts + @nehaorg = the Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaborative, a team working to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness, so that consumers nationwide can live better. #collaboration #smarterfoodsafety