In the Jan. 15, 2014, Federal Register, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted a notice announcing its Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan (Draft Plan). Comments on the draft plan are due by March 16.
Pursuant to an administration initiative on government transparency and easing administrative burdens, FSIS has developed a draft plan on how the agency intends to publicly release establishment-specific data, what data the agency intends to release, and in what order. Importantly, the public release of data only applies to FSIS-generated data; data generated by an establishment is not subject to public release under this initiative.