[Federal Register: June 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 122)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37774]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 77
[Docket No. 02-112-2]
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for a proposed rule that
would amend the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State and
zone classifications by establishing two separate zones with different
risk classifications in the State of Michigan and would raise the
designation of one of those zones from modified accredited to modified
accredited advanced. This action will allow interested persons
additional time to prepare and submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
25, 2003.
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. 02-112-1, 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. 02-112-1. 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.
02-112-1'' on the subject line.
You may read any comments that we receive on Docket No. 02-112-1 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.
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. Terry Beals, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Eradication and Surveillance Team, National Center for
Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5467.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 7, 2003, we published in the Federal Register (68 FR
16733-16735, Docket No. 02-112-1) a proposal to amend the bovine
tuberculosis regulations regarding State and zone classifications by
splitting the State of Michigan into two zones and raising the
classification of one of those zones from modified accredited to
modified accredited advanced.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before June 6, 2003. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No.
02-112-1 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We will also
consider all comments received between June 7, 2003 (the day after the
close of the original comment period) and the date of this notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of June, 2003.
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-16038 Filed 6-24-03; 8:45 am]
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