USDA FSIS Constituent Update - FSIS Posts Data on NPIS Requests and Conversions

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FSIS Posts Data on NPIS Requests and Conversions
FSIS frequently receives Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the number of poultry plants that have requested to convert to the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) and for the number of plants that have converted to the NPIS. In effort to be more transparent and to better inform the public, FSIS is now posting that information on our website at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/haccp/haccp-based-inspection-models-project/himp-study-plans-resources/npis-plants. This list will be updated on a monthly basis.

FSIS Names New Deputy Assistant Administrator for Office of Management
Natalie Duncan has been selected as FSIS’ Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Management (OM).  Natalie previously served as the Executive Director, Executive Resources Management Division, Office of Human Resources Management at USDA. 

FSIS Requests Comments on Sample Dataset and Data Documentation
FSIS is preparing to publish the next set of establishment specific datasets as announced in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016 (Docket No. FSIS-2014-0032). Prior to publishing these datasets, FSIS is making sample datasets available. The sample dataset and corresponding data documentation on raw poultry follow-up sampling results can be found at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/data/datasets-laboratory-sampling.