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        <RIN>0583-AD51</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0583</CODE>
            <NAME>Food Safety and Inspection Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FSIS</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Addition of Namibia to the List of Countries Eligible to Export Meat Products to the United States</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[FSIS is proposing to amend its meat products inspection regulations to add Namibia to the list of countries eligible to export meat products to the United States (9 CFR 327.2).  Namibia is not currently listed as eligible to export such products to the United States.  If this proposed rule is adopted, any meat and meat products exported to the United States from Namibia will be subject to re-inspection at the ports-of-entry for transportation damage, labeling, proper certification, general condition, and accurate box count.  FSIS will also conduct other types of inspection, including examination of products for defects and sampling and laboratory analysis of products' chemical residues, or for microbiological contamination.  Products that pass re-inspection will be stamped with the official United States mark of inspection and allowed to enter United States commerce.  If they do not meet United States requirements, they will be refused entry and must be re-exported, destroyed, or converted to animal food.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>9 CFR 327.2(b)</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>The Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 USC 620</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Andreas</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Keller</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, International Equivalence Staff (IES)</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0583</CODE>
                    <NAME>Food Safety and Inspection Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FSIS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 690-5646</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 690-3856</FAX>
                <EMAIL>andreas.keller@fsis.usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Policy and Program Development, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 3805, South Building,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20250-3700</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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