[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 93-024-2]

 

Brucellosis Surveillance; MCI Reactor Prevalence Rates

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that 
would amend the brucellosis regulations to eliminate the requirement 
that States maintain specified Market Cattle Identification reactor 
prevalence rates to maintain their official classifications. This 
extension will provide interested persons with additional time to 
prepare comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on Docket No. 93-
024-1 that are received on or before March 14, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to 
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, USDA, room 804, 
Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Please 
state that your comments refer to Docket No. 93-024-1. Comments 
received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th 
Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to 
inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to 
facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. M. J. Gilsdorf, National 
Brucellosis Epidemiologist, Cattle Diseases and Surveillance Staff, 
Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, room 731, Federal Building, 6505 
Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, (301) 436-4918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 14, 1994, we published in the Federal Register (59 FR 
2312-2316, Docket No. 93-024-1) a proposal to amend our brucellosis 
regulations in 9 CFR 78.1 to eliminate the requirement that States 
maintain specified Market Cattle Identification (MCI) reactor 
prevalence rates to maintain their official classifications. We also 
proposed that instead of maintaining specified MCI reactor prevalence 
rates, States would have to successfully close (epidemiologically 
investigate and resolve) certain percentages of cases detected through 
the MCI program.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before February 14, 1994. We have received a request from the American 
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to extend the period during which 
comments will be accepted. In response, we are extending the comment 
period on Docket No. 93-024-1 for an additional 30 days. This action 
will allow AVMA and all other interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111-114a-1, 114g, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123-
126, 134b, 134f; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(d).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of February 1994.
Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3300 Filed 2-10-94; 8:45 am]
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