Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs

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 Agriculture U.S. Codex Office AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments. SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on March 29, 2021. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 5th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will convene virtually April 26-30, 2021. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 5th Session of the CCSCH and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for March 29, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference hosted by the U.S. Codex Office. Documents related to the 5th Session of the CCSCH will be accessible via the internet at the following address: http://www.fao.org/​fao-who-codexalimentarius/​meetings/​detail/​en/​?meeting=​CCSCH&​session=​5 . Mr. Dorian A. LaFond, U.S. Delegate to the 5th Session of the CCSCH, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: dorian.lafond@usda.gov . Registration…