In the January 15, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service ("FSIS") is announcing the availability of the draft Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan for sharing data on federally inspected meat and poultry establishments with the public. FSIS developed the Strategic Plan in response to memoranda released by President Obama and the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), an Executive Order, and internal agency recommendations that called for increased data sharing. Comments due March 16, 2015.

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