[Federal Register: June 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 122)]
[Notices]
[Page 35575]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr25jn04-47]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-053-1]
Horse Protection Technology Meeting; Animal Care
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We are giving notice to horse industry members and other
interested persons that Animal Care will host a series of educational
meetings to present current information on new technology being
explored for use in the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. This
notice provides the agenda for the meetings, information on the
location and dates of the first meeting, and general information on
subsequent meetings.
DATES: The first meeting will be held in Lexington, KY, on June 29,
2004. Registration will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The
meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at noon. Additional meetings are
being planned for July through October 2004, for Tennessee, Missouri,
and Oregon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, 1938
Stanton Way, Lexington, KY 40511, (859) 259-1311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Tuck, Management Analyst,
PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is announcing a series of educational
meetings on the new technology being tested to enforce the Horse
Protection Act. The meetings are designed to provide a forum for
information dissemination on various topics that are important for the
horse industry to understand. This series of meetings will be held in
various geographical locations to facilitate attendance by most of our
regulated parties that maintain horses.
The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at the
Four Points Sheraton, Lexington, KY. Additional meetings are being
planned for July through October 2004, for Tennessee, Missouri, and
Oregon.
The series of meetings have been developed to provide current
information and ideas on a variety of technological innovations Animal
Care is testing to assist in the enforcement of the Horse Protection
Act. Each meeting will, with the exception of possible minor
modifications, follow the same agenda:
7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.--Registration
8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.--Welcome Overview
8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Thermography Technology
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Sniffer Technology
10:45 a.m.-Noon--Other Horse Protection Enforcement Issues
Meeting notices are also available on the Animal Care Web site at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac.
Please note that these meetings are being held to provide and
disseminate information on the technology being tested by Animal Care
to enforce the Horse Protection Act and is not an opportunity to submit
formal comments on proposed rules or other regulatory initiatives.
Pre-registration is requested by calling (301) 734-7833, or
emailing Animal Care at ACE@aphis.usda.gov and providing your name,
number of attendees, phone number, email address or other contact
address. This information is needed in the event of any changes to the
meeting schedule so we may inform registrants in a timely manner.
Please pre-register for the meeting by June 28, 2004.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of June, 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-14434 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P