The Interagency Working Group on Import Safety, established by Executive Order 13439 in July 2007, will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC on October 1, 2007 to consider actions that public and private stakeholders can take to promote the safety of products imported into the U.S. The information obtained during the public session will be incorporated into an Action Plan that will be released by the Working Group in mid-November 2007.
The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Jefferson Auditorium, South Building, U.S.Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 20250.
Individuals interested in attending the meeting in person or by teleconference and those wishing to make a presentation at the meeting are requested to register by September 17th by sending an e-mail to Erik.Mettler@fda.hhs.gov.
Update: The link to the Federal Register notice regarding this meeting that was published on August 31, 2007 can be found here.