[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4247]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 1996 /
Proposed Rules
[[Page 7079]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 92
[Docket No. 95-084-1]
RIN 0579-AA77
Permanent Private Quarantine Facilities for Horses
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: We are soliciting public comment on the need for and
appropriate standards for the establishment of permanent private
quarantine facilities for horses imported into the United States. We
are also giving notice that we are withdrawing a previously published
proposed rule that would have allowed the operation of permanent
private quarantine facilities for horses, added new requirements for
approval of temporary private quarantine facilities for horses, and
required the government to collect payment from each privately operated
quarantine facility for services provided by the government at the
facility.
DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments received on or
before April 26, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to
Docket No. 95-084-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS,
suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please
state that your comments refer to Docket No. 95-084-1. 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. David Vogt, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Import/Export Animals, National Center for Import and
Export, VS, APHIS, Unit 39, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737, (301)
734-8170.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92 (referred to below as the
regulations) govern the importation into the United States of specified
animals and animal products in order to prevent the introduction into
the United States of various communicable diseases. The regulations
require that certain animals be quarantined upon arrival in the United
States as a condition of importation. There are two types of quarantine
facilities for animals being imported into the United States:
Government operated facilities and privately operated facilities. The
regulations contain requirements for the approval of temporary private
quarantine facilities for horses; however, the regulations do not
provide for the approval of permanent private quarantine facilities for
horses.
Withdrawal of Previous Proposal
On September 6, 1989, we published in the Federal Register (54 FR
36986-36996, Docket No. 85-061) a proposed rule that would have allowed
the operation of permanent private quarantine facilities for horses,
added new requirements for approval of temporary private quarantine
facilities for horses, and required the government to collect payment
from each privately operated quarantine facility for services provided
by the government at the facility. However, on August 2, 1990, we
published in the Federal Register (55 FR 31484-31562, Docket No. 90-
023) a final rule that reorganized all of part 92, including those
sections concerning quarantine facilities for horses, so that the
proposed provisions are no longer consistent with the current part 92
format. In addition, because of the amount of time that has elapsed
since publication of the proposed rule, some of the proposed provisions
may no longer be appropriate. For these reasons, we are withdrawing the
proposed rule and reopening public discussion of the issues.
Comments Requested
There appears to be occasional public demand for quarantine
services for horses other than those available at existing federal
facilities. It also appears that temporary private quarantine
facilities may not be able to fill this demand because such facilities
are established, approved, and operated by importers to handle horses
imported for a particular event. We are requesting comments on the need
for permanent private quarantine facilities for horses. We are also
requesting comments on appropriate specific standards for the
establishment of permanent private quarantine facilities for horses in
order to meet any existing unfulfilled demand for quarantine services.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105,
111, 114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31
U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of February 1996.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-4247 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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