§ 54.13 - Cooperative agreements with States.

APHIS may execute a cooperative agreement with the animal health agency of any State to cooperatively carry out administration of the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program within that State. These cooperative agreements will describe the respective roles of APHIS and State personnel in implementing the “Uniform Methods and Rules—Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program,” and may: specify the financial, material, and personnel resources to be committed to the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program by APHIS and the State; assign specific Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program activities to APHIS or State personnel; establish schedules for APHIS representatives or State representatives to visit participating flocks; establish procedures for maintaining and sharing Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program records specified in the “Uniform Methods and Rules—Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program,” and specify other responsibilities of State representatives and Veterinary Services representatives in support of the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0101)