[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23053]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 54
[Docket No. 96-042-1]
Scrapie Indemnification Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the scrapie regulations by removing provisions
describing the scrapie indemnification program. The scrapie
indemnification program provided financial compensation to flock owners
for certain animals destroyed because of scrapie. As provided in the
regulations, this indemnity program was available for only a limited
time, and has now been discontinued. This action will remove provisions
that are no longer in effect from the regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Daniel Harpster, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, National Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-4913; or e-mail:
dharpster@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 9 CFR part 54 (referred to below as the
regulations) include provisions for the payment of Federal indemnity to
owners of certain sheep and goats destroyed because of scrapie. The
scrapie indemnification program was established in a final rule
published on December 9, 1992 (57 FR 58130-58133) and effective on
January 8, 1993. As explained in the regulations, the program was
offered for a limited time only; applications were required to be
received on or before July 7, 1993.
Because this program has ended, we are amending the regulations to
remove the provisions concerning the scrapie indemnification program.
These provisions are contained in subpart A, Secs. 54.2 through 54.6.
This action is not a substantive change to the regulations. It
simply removes provisions related to a program that has been
terminated. Therefore, pursuant to the administrative provisions in 5
U.S.C. 553, we find upon good cause that prior notice and other public
procedure with respect to this rule are unnecessary; we also find good
cause for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication of this document in the Federal Register. Further, this
action is not a rule or regulatory action as defined by either
Executive Order 12866 or the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and is,
therefore, exempt from those provisions. This action contains no
information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Regulatory Reform
This action is part of the President's Regulatory Reform
Initiative, which, among other things, directs agencies to remove
obsolete and unnecessary regulations and to find less burdensome ways
to achieve regulatory goals.
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 54
Animal diseases, Goats, Indemnity payments, Scrapie, Sheep.
Accordingly, 9 CFR part 54 is amended as follows:
PART 54--CONTROL OF SCRAPIE
1. The authority citation for part 54 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111, 114, 114a, and 134a-134h; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.2(d).
2. Subpart A of part 54, consisting of Secs. 54.2 through 54.6, is
removed and reserved.
Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of September 1996.
Terry L. Medley,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-23053 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]
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