Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for a cooperative agreement to support the Western Center for Food Safety (WCFS). FDA regards the continued support of WCFS as crucial to receiving invaluable insight into the food safety issues that it is directed to address through various provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA concludes this partnership will enhance FDA's efforts to address the particularly complex issues surrounding the safety of agricultural production. Partnering with WCFS provides FDA with the opportunity to stimulate collaborations so that resources can be leveraged to maximize food safety research, education, and outreach efforts aimed at WCFS and FDA stakeholders particularly those within the agricultural community. A key outcome of this effort is to enhance FDA's implementation of the prevention oriented activities outlined in FSMA.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0010] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for a cooperative agreement to support the Western Center for Food Safety (WCFS). FDA regards the continued support of WCFS as crucial to receiving invaluable insight into the food safety issues that it is directed to address through various provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA concludes this partnership will enhance FDA's efforts to address the particularly complex issues surrounding the safety of agricultural production. Partnering with WCFS provides FDA with the opportunity to stimulate collaborations so that resources can be leveraged to maximize food safety research, education, and outreach efforts aimed at WCFS and FDA stakeholders particularly those within the agricultural community. A key outcome of this effort is to enhance FDA's implementation of the prevention oriented activities outlined in FSMA. DATES: Important dates are as follows: 1. The application due date is July 15, 2013. 2. The anticipated start date is September, 2013. 3. The opening date is June 20, 2013. 4. The expiration date is July 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit the paper application to: Gladys Melendez, Grants Management (HFA-500), 5630 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, and a copy to Kevin W. Robinson, Center for Food Safety an…
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Citation: 78 FR 37228
