[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-17347]
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[Federal Register: July 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
9 CFR Parts 50, 77, and 92
[Docket No. 93-014-2]
Cattle From Mexico
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our
proposed rule that would require that certain steers and spayed heifers
imported into the United States from Mexico be sent either to a
quarantined pasture or quarantined feedlot for finish feeding, or to a
quarantined holding facility for quarantine and a 60-day post-entry
tuberculin test. The proposed rule also would deny claims for indemnity
for Mexican-origin steers or spayed heifers that test positive to the
60-day post-entry tuberculin test, and to deny claims for indemnity for
cattle that were exposed to such animals. This extension will provide
interested persons with additional time in which to prepare comments on
the proposed rule.
DATES: Consideration will be given only to written comments on Docket
No. 93-014-1 that are received on or before September 16, 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. 93-014-1. 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. Joseph Vantiem, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Cattle Disease and Surveillance Staff, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, USDA, room 729, Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road,
Hyattsville, MD 20782, (301) 436-8715.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 9, 1994, we published in the Federal
Register (59 FR 23810-23817, Docket No. 93-014-1) a proposed rule that
would require that certain steers and spayed heifers imported into the
United States from Mexico be sent either to a quarantined pasture or
quarantined feedlot for finish feeding, or to a quarantined holding
facility for quarantine and a 60-day post-entry tuberculin test. The
proposed rule also would deny claims for indemnity for Mexican-origin
steers or spayed heifers that test positive to the 60-day post-entry
tuberculin test, and to deny claims for indemnity for cattle that were
exposed to such animals. Comments on the proposed rule were required to
be received on or before July 8, 1994.
During the comment period, we received requests that we extend the
comment period. The requests came from four State Veterinarians, who
stated that they would like to present their views to the Binational
Tuberculosis Committee, then submit a comment on the proposed rule. The
Binational Tuberculosis Committee is scheduled to meet July 21, 1994.
In response to these requests, and so that we may consider comments
received after July 8, 1994, we are reopening and extending the public
comment period until 60 days after publication of this notice. This
action will allow the requestors and all other interested persons
additional time to prepare comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105,
111-113, 114, 114a, 114a-1, 115-117, 120, 121, 125, 134a, 134b,
134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.17,
2.51, and 371.2(d).
Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of July 1994.
B. Glen Lee,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-17347 Filed 7-15-94; 8:45 am]
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