[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3300]
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[Federal Register: February 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 78
[Docket No. 93-024-2]
Brucellosis Surveillance; MCI Reactor Prevalence Rates
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that
would amend the brucellosis regulations to eliminate the requirement
that States maintain specified Market Cattle Identification reactor
prevalence rates to maintain their official classifications. This
extension will provide interested persons with additional time to
prepare comments on the proposed rule.
DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on Docket No. 93-
024-1 that are received on or before March 14, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, USDA, room 804,
Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Please
state that your comments refer to Docket No. 93-024-1. Comments
received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th
Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to
inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to
facilitate entry into the comment reading room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. M. J. Gilsdorf, National
Brucellosis Epidemiologist, Cattle Diseases and Surveillance Staff,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, room 731, Federal Building, 6505
Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, (301) 436-4918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 14, 1994, we published in the Federal Register (59 FR
2312-2316, Docket No. 93-024-1) a proposal to amend our brucellosis
regulations in 9 CFR 78.1 to eliminate the requirement that States
maintain specified Market Cattle Identification (MCI) reactor
prevalence rates to maintain their official classifications. We also
proposed that instead of maintaining specified MCI reactor prevalence
rates, States would have to successfully close (epidemiologically
investigate and resolve) certain percentages of cases detected through
the MCI program.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before February 14, 1994. We have received a request from the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to extend the period during which
comments will be accepted. In response, we are extending the comment
period on Docket No. 93-024-1 for an additional 30 days. This action
will allow AVMA and all other interested persons additional time to
prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111-114a-1, 114g, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123-
126, 134b, 134f; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(d).
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of February 1994.
Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3300 Filed 2-10-94; 8:45 am]
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