[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54758-54759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27926]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 318 and 381

[Docket No. 95-032F]
RIN 0583-AB93


Elimination of Prior Approval Requirements for Establishment 
Drawings and Specifications, Equipment, and Certain Partial Quality 
Control Programs; Correction

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correction to final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final rule (Docket 
No. 95-032F) which was published Monday, August 25, 1997 (62 FR 45016). 
The final rule concerned the elimination of prior approval requirements 
for establishment drawings and specifications, equipment, and certain 
partial quality control programs.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia F. Stolfa, Assistant Deputy 
Administrator, Office of Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation, 
FSIS, Room 402 Annex Building, Washington DC 20250-3700: (202) 205-
0699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final rule that is the subject of these corrections eliminates 
requirements for establishments applying for inspection to submit to 
FSIS multiple sets of drawings and specifications of facilities for the 
preparation of meat or poultry products. The final rule also eliminates 
requirements for Agency prior approval of equipment and utensils to be 
used in preparing edible product and of most partial quality control 
programs used for the control of food processing or for other purposes.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final rule contained errors rendering the 
regulatory text inconsistent with the preamble explanation.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on August 25, 1997, of the final rule 
(Docket No. 95-032F), which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-21882, is 
corrected as follows:


Sec. 318.4  [Corrected]

    Paragraph 1. On page 45025, in the second column, in Sec. 318.4, in 
the

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paragraph (g) heading, the word ``Establishment'' is corrected to read 
``Plant''.
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Sec. 381.145  [Corrected]

    Paragraph 1. On page 45026, in the third column, the Sec. 381.145 
heading is corrected to read ``Poultry products and other articles 
entering or at official establishments; examination and other 
requirements.''
    Paragraph 2. On page 45027, in the first column, in Sec. 381.145, 
the paragraph (g) heading is corrected to read ``Termination of Quality 
Control Systems''.
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    Dated: October 10, 1997.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-27926 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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