95-19185. Procedures for Importing Animals Through the Harry S Truman Animal Import Center  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 39926-39927]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-19185]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
    [Docket No. 95-060-1]
    
    
    Procedures for Importing Animals Through the Harry S Truman 
    Animal Import Center
    
    AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: We are giving notice of the date and location of the lottery 
    for authorization of the use of the Harry S Truman Animal Import Center 
    (HSTAIC) in calendar year 1996. We are also giving notice of the period 
    during which applications must reach the Animal and Plant Health 
    Inspection Service in order to be included in the lottery.
    
    DATES: To be included in the lottery for authorization to use HSTAIC in 
    calendar year 1996, applications must be received no earlier than 
    October 1, 1995, and no later than October 15, 1995. Deposits must be 
    received by November 29, 1995. The lottery for authorization to use 
    HSTAIC during 1996 will be held on December 6, 1995.
    
    ADDRESSES: Completed applications and deposits must be sent to the 
    Administrator, c/o Import-Export Animal Staff, National Center for 
    Import-Export, Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 
    39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231. Application forms may be obtained by 
    writing to the same address, or by calling the telephone number 
    provided under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The lottery 
    will be held at USDA, APHIS, Conference Room 3B01CN, 4700 River Road, 
    Riverdale, MD.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joan Montgomery, Staff Specialist, 
    Import-Export Animals Staff, National Center for Import-Export, VS, 
    APHIS, Suite 3B30, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, 
    (301) 734-8172.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, 
    Secs. 92.430, 92.431, 92.522, and 92.523 (referred to below as the 
    regulations), set forth the conditions under which importers may 
    qualify animals to enter the United States through the Harry S Truman 
    Animal Import Center (HSTAIC) in Fleming Key, FL.
        Because the demand for quarantine space at HSTAIC has traditionally 
    exceeded the space available, the regulations provide that a lottery 
    will be held each year during the first 7 days of December, to 
    determine the priority of applications for the following calendar year. 
    To be included in the December lottery, applications must reach the 
    Import-Export Animals Staff of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
    Service (APHIS) no earlier than October 1, and no later than October 15 
    of the year of the lottery. Additionally, applicants must send a 
    deposit in the form of a certified check or money order in the amount 
    of $32,000, payable to the United States Department of Agriculture, 
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for each application. APHIS 
    will not consider an application unless we receive this deposit from 
    the applicant on or before November 29, 1995. In the event that the 
    Import-Export Animals Staff receives no more than one application 
    between October 1, 1995, and October 15, 1995, the lottery will not be 
    held, and APHIS will grant exclusive right to use HSTAIC during the 
    calendar year 1996 in the order applications are received.
        Applicants should be aware that certain improvements are being made 
    to the HSTAIC facility in order to meet standards set by the Florida 
    Department of Environmental Protection. The availability of HSTAIC for 
    use for 1996 lottery applicants will be dependent upon satisfactory 
    completion of these projects.
    
        Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 136; 21 U.S.C. 102-105, 111, 
    114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 
    9701; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(d).
    
        Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of July 1995.
    Lonnie J. King,
    Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
    [FR Doc. 95-19185 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/04/1995
Department:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
95-19185
Dates:
To be included in the lottery for authorization to use HSTAIC in calendar year 1996, applications must be received no earlier than October 1, 1995, and no later than October 15, 1995. Deposits must be received by November 29, 1995. The lottery for authorization to use HSTAIC during 1996 will be held on December 6, 1995.
Pages:
39926-39927 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. 95-060-1
PDF File:
95-19185.pdf