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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products
Document ID: APHIS-2005-0003-0023
Document Type: Rule
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on January
4, 2005, we amended the regulations regarding the importation of
animals and animal products to establish a category of regions that
present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy
into the United States via live ruminants and ruminant products and
byproducts, and added Canada to this category. We also established
conditions for the importation of certain live ruminants and ruminant
products and byproducts from such regions. In this document, we are
amending the regulations to broaden who is authorized to break seals on
means of conveyances carrying certain ruminants of Canadian origin.
Additionally, we are amending the regulations regarding the transiting
through the United States of certain ruminant products from Canada to
allow for direct transloading of the products from one means of
conveyance to another in the United States under Federal supervision.
These actions will contribute to the humane treatment of ruminants
shipped to the United States from Canada and remove an impediment to
international trade, without increasing the risk of the BSE disease
agent entering the United States.
Document Subtype:
Final rule
Received Date:
November 28 2005, at 07:13 AM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:
71213 - 71218
Comment Start Date:
November 28 2005, at 11:57 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:
January 27 2006, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products
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Comments
Submitter: sachau, barb Posted: 12/05/2005 ID: APHIS-2005-0003-0024
Jan 27,2006 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Stott, Rick Posted: 12/28/2005 ID: APHIS-2005-0003-0026
Jan 27,2006 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Bauston, Gene Posted: 01/25/2006 ID: APHIS-2005-0003-0028
Jan 27,2006 11:59 PM ET
Submitter: Russell, Jeremy Posted: 01/27/2006 ID: APHIS-2005-0003-0029
Jan 27,2006 11:59 PM ET
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