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[Federal Register: September 30, 1994]


                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 189

                                         Friday, September 30, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 53, 71, 82, 92, 94, and 161

[Docket No. 87-090-2]
RIN 0579-AA22

 

Exotic Newcastle Disease in Birds and Poultry; Chlamydiosis in 
Poultry

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our 
proposed rule that would revise completely subpart A of part 82 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, concerning exotic Newcastle 
disease in birds and poultry, and psittacosis or ornithosis in poultry. 
The proposed rule also would amend parts 53, 71, 92, 94, and 161 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the proposed 
amendments to part 82. This extension will provide interested persons 
with additional time in which to prepare comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to written comments on Docket 
No. 87-090-1 that are received on or before November 29, 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. 87-090-1. 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. C. M. Groocock, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Emergency Programs Staff, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 
USDA, room 746, Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 
20872, (301) 436-8240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 28, 1994, we published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 33214-33233, Docket No. 87-090-1) a proposed 
rule that would revise completely 9 CFR part 82, subpart A, concerning 
exotic Newcastle disease in birds and poultry, and psittacosis or 
ornithosis in poultry. The proposed rule would also amend 9 CFR parts 
53, 71, 92, 94, and 161 to reflect the proposed amendments to part 82. 
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or before 
August 29, 1994. During the comment period, we received a request from 
a State Department of Agriculture that we extend the comment period. 
The commenter stated that additional time was necessary to allow 
interested parties and agencies within the State to evaluate fully and 
respond to the proposed rule. In response to this comment, and so that 
we may consider comments received after August 29, 1994, we are 
reopening and extending the public comment period on Docket No. 87-090-
1 until 60 days after the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register. This action will allow the requestor and all other 
interested persons additional time to prepare comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150ee, 161, 162, 450, and 1622; 15 
U.S.C. 1828; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105, 111-114, 114a, 114a-
1, 115-117, 120-126, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, 136a, 
612, and 613; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331, 4332; 7 CFR 2.17, 
2.51, and 371.2(d).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of September.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-24231 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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