96-17672. Importation of Animals and Animal Products  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Page 36520]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-17672]
    
    
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    Proposed Rules
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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 
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    Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 134 / Thursday, July 11, 1996 / 
    Proposed Rules
    
    [[Page 36520]]
    
    
    
    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
    
    9 CFR Parts 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, and 98
    
    [Docket No. 94-106-4]
    RIN 0579-AA71
    
    
    Importation of Animals and Animal Products
    
    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 regulations regarding the importation of animals and 
    animal products by establishing criteria for foreign ``regions'' based 
    on risk class levels. We are also announcing the availability, through 
    the World Wide Web and in our comment reading room, of information 
    concerning public comments received on the proposed rule, transcripts 
    of public hearings held on the proposed rule, and other documents that 
    are part of the administrative record for the proposed rule.
    
    DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on the proposed 
    rule received on or before September 16, 1996.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as paper copies or by electronic 
    mail. If you submit paper copies, please send an original and three 
    copies of your comments to Docket No. 94-106-1, 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. 94-106-1. We encourage the submission of copies by 
    electronic mail, since this both facilitates our analysis of the 
    comments and allows us to make the text of comments available to the 
    public via the Internet. The e-mail address for comments on this 
    proposed rule is 94-106-1@aphis.usda.gov. Please be sure to include 
    your full name and organization in any comments you submit by e-mail. 
    If your e-mail comment is a duplicate of a paper copy you have 
    submitted, please state this in the first line of your e-mail message. 
    Comments submitted by e-mail will be posted to the APHIS 
    Regionalization Proposal Web Page within a few days after receipt. This 
    Web page also contains copies of the proposed rule in several formats, 
    lists of persons who have submitted comments, transcripts of public 
    hearings held on the proposed rule, and other background information 
    from the administrative record of the proposed rule. The Web page URL 
    is http://www.aphis.usda.gov/PPD/region. Both paper and e-mail 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. Gary Colgrove, Chief Staff 
    Veterinarian, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 
    River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-8590.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 18, 1996, we published in the 
    Federal Register (61 FR 16978-17105, Docket No. 94-106-1), a proposal 
    to amend the regulations in title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
    regarding the importation of animals and animal products. We proposed 
    to establish criteria for foreign ``regions'' based on risk class 
    levels that would apply to the importation of ruminants and swine and 
    the products of these animals. We also proposed to allow, under certain 
    conditions, the unloading and reloading at the port of arrival of meat 
    and other animal products otherwise prohibited entry into the United 
    States.
        Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
    before July 17, 1996. We have received four requests to extend the 
    period during which comments will be accepted. These requests were 
    received from an advisory committee to the Secretary of Agriculture, a 
    livestock institute, a veterinary association, and an animal health 
    association.
        In response to these requests, we are extending the comment period 
    on Docket No. 94-106-1 for an additional 60 days. We believe this 
    action, along with the series of four public hearings that we have held 
    regarding the proposal, will allow the organizations requesting 
    extension of the comment period and all other interested persons 
    adequate opportunity to prepare and submit comments.
    
        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 3rd day of July 1996.
    Terry L. Medley,
    Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
    [FR Doc. 96-17672 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
07/11/1996
Department:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of extension of comment period.
Document Number:
96-17672
Dates:
Consideration will be given only to comments on the proposed rule received on or before September 16, 1996.
Pages:
36520-36520 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. 94-106-4
RINs:
0579-AA71: Importation of Animals and Animal Products
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0579-AA71/importation-of-animals-and-animal-products
PDF File:
96-17672.pdf
CFR: (6)
9 CFR 92
9 CFR 93
9 CFR 94
9 CFR 95
9 CFR 96
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