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USDA/FSIS RIN: 0583-AD14 Publication ID: Fall 2009 
Title: Electronic Signatures 
Abstract: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to accept electronic signatures as equal to handwritten signatures so long as the electronic report-generating and recordkeeping system uses procedures and controls designed to ensure authenticity, integrity, and where necessary, confidentiality. Such systems must also ensure that signatures are linked to records; that signatures cannot be excised, copied, transferred, or otherwise falsified; and that the signer cannot repudiate signed records as not genuine. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 USC 601 et seq)    Poultry Product Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 USC 451 et seq)    Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 USC 1031 et seq)    Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998 (PL 105-277, title XVII)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rachel Edelstein
Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development
Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
1400 Independence Avenue SW., 350-E JLW Building,
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Phone:202 205-0495
Fax:202 720-2025
Email: rachel.edelstein@fsis.usda.gov