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GAO-04-442R 1 (2004-03-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwml0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-293623 March 4, 2004 The Honorable Thad Cochran Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman The Honorable Charles W. Stenholm Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service: Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machineiy and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), entitled Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems (RIN 0583-AC51). We received the rule on February 19, 2004. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule and request for comment on January 12, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 1874. The interim final rule covers meat produced by advanced meat recovery (AMR) systems. The rule is designed, in part, to prevent human exposure to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) agent by ensuring that AMR systems are not a means of introducing central nervous system tissue into products labeled as meat. Enclosed is our assessment of the FSIS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the FSIS complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO GAO-04-442R

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