[Federal Register: May 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 86)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-090-2]
RIN 0579-AB03
Classical Swine Fever: Availability of Risk Analysis Related to
the Importation of Swine and Swine Products from the European Union
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of the availability of, and are
requesting comments on, a revised analysis of the risk of introducing
classical swine fever virus in swine and swine products imported from
the European Union.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive that are postmarked,
delivered, or e-mailed by July 2, 2002.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by postal mail/commercial delivery
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to: Docket
No. 98-090-2, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. 98-090-2. If you use e-mail,
address your comment to regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must
be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files.
Please include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No.
98-090-2'' on the subject line.
You may read the revised risk analysis and any comments that we
receive on that document in our reading room. The reading room is
located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
You may request a copy of ``Risk Analysis for Importation of
Classical Swine Fever Virus in Swine and Swine Products from the
European Union--December 2000'' by writing to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The risk analysis is also available on
the Internet. Instructions for electronic access are included below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Anne Goodman, Supervisory Staff
Officer, Regionalization Evaluation Services Staff, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 734-4356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (the Department) regulates the importation of
animals and animal products to guard against the introduction of animal
diseases into this country. The regulations pertaining to the
importation of animals and animal products are set forth in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), title 9, chapter I, subchapter D (9 CFR
parts 91 through 99).
On June 25, 1999, we published in the Federal Register (64 FR
34155-34168, Docket No. 98-090-1) a proposal to, among other things,
amend the regulations regarding the importation of swine and swine
products from the European Union (EU).
Before developing our proposed rule, we conducted an analysis to
determine the likelihood of introducing classical swine fever (which we
referred to in the proposed rule as hog cholera) from the EU, and to
determine what, if any, mitigation measures we considered necessary. We
assessed the likelihood of introducing classical swine fever through
the importation of live breeding swine, swine semen, and pork and pork
products. We made the risk analysis available to the public during the
comment period for the proposed rule.
We solicited comments concerning our proposed rule for 60 days
ending August 24, 1999, and received five comments by that date. One of
the comments expressed concerns with several aspects of our risk
analysis. Based on that comment, and as recommended by the Department's
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis, we revised the
initial risk analysis and included a supplement that presented in more
detail specific information about classical swine fever outbreaks in
the EU. The revised risk analysis is titled ``Risk Analysis for
Importation of Classical Swine Fever Virus in Swine and Swine Products
from the European Union--December 2000.''
We are giving notice that the revised risk analysis is available
for public review and are requesting comments on the revised document.
We will address any comments we receive on the revised risk analysis
when we address the comments received on our June 1999 proposed rule.
Accessing the Revised Risk Analysis on the Internet
The Internet address for accessing the revised risk analysis is
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/reg-request.html. At the bottom of that
website page, click on ``Information previously submitted by Regions
requesting export approval and their supporting documentation.'' At the
next screen, click on the triangle beside ``European Union/Not
Specified/Classical Swine Fever,'' then on the triangle beside
``Response by APHIS.'' A link will then appear for ``Risk Analysis for
Importation of Classical Swine Fever Virus in Swine and Swine Products
from the European Union--December 2000.'' Following that link will
allow you to view the revised risk analysis.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 1622, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7751, and
7754; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105, 111, 114a, 134a-134d, 134f,
136, and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.4.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of April, 2002.
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-11009 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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