DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION
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NUMBER: DR 1043-031 |
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SUBJECT: Reestablishment
of Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases |
DATE:
August
7, 2007 |
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OPI: Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service |
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1. PURPOSE
a. This regulation reestablishes the
Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (Committee). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on means to prevent, suppress, control, or eradicate an
outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or other destructive foreign animal or
poultry diseases in the event such diseases should enter the
b. The reestablishment of this Committee
is in the public interest and provides an essential function concerning duties
and responsibilities imposed on the
U.
S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
2. SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS/CANCELLATIONS
a. The purpose of the Committee could not
be accomplished in less than 2 years. This
regulation will terminate 2 years from the date of filing.
b. Departmental Regulation No. 1043-31
dated May 10, 2005, is hereby superseded.
3. OFFICERS
AND MEMBERSHIP
a. The
Committee Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Committee
from among its members. A representative
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will serve as
Executive Secretary and will provide the necessary staff support for the
Committee. Members of the Committee will
be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
b. Equal opportunity practices in line
with USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. Membership will be composed of persons representing
a broad spectrum of farmers, scientists, trade association representatives, the
university community, and other related interests. To ensure that the recommendations of the
Committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by
USDA, membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
4. DUTIES
The duties of the Committee involve
advising and counseling USDA on: (a)
plans and recommendations for regulatory actions in the event of a foreign
animal or poultry disease outbreak; (b) problems associated with control and/or
eradication measures to cope with an outbreak of a foreign animal or poultry
disease; (c) changing practices in the production and marketing of livestock,
poultry, and recent developments in research and regulatory veterinary
medicine; (d) developing effective measures for informing livestock and poultry
producers concerning the handling and treatment of unusual or suspicious animal
or poultry disease problems; and (e) regulations pertaining to imports of
animals, poultry, and their products.
5. ESTIMATED
ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS
The
annual costs are estimated at $20,913 and .13 staff years.
6. NUMBER
AND FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
Meetings
will be held annually or as the Secretary of Agriculture deems necessary.
7. REPORTS/SUPPORT
The Committee will report to
the Secretary of Agriculture through the Under Secretary, Marketing and
Regulatory Programs. A representative of
APHIS will provide the necessary staff support for the Committee.
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