[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10460]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
[Docket No. 92-110-5]


Veterinary Services Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement

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 notice that 
advised the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
has prepared a draft programmatic environmental impact statement for 
the Veterinary Services Program, which is responsible for the 
protection of the Nation's livestock and poultry. This extension will 
provide interested persons with additional time to prepare and submit 
comments on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on Docket No. 92-
110-4 that are received on or before June 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to 
Docket No. 92-110-4, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, 
Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please 
state that your comments refer to Docket No. 92-110-4. 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.
    Interested persons may obtain a copy of the draft environmental 
impact statement by writing to the addresses listed below under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The draft environmental impact statement 
may also be viewed on the Internet at www.aphis.usda.gov/bbep.ead/
vsdocs.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Sweeney, Project Leader, 
Environmental Analysis and Documentation, BBEP, APHIS, Suite 5B05, 4700 
River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737-1237, (301) 734-8565; or e-
mail: [email protected]; or Dr. William E. Ketter, Chief Staff 
Veterinarian, Program Evaluations and Planning Staff, VS, APHIS, Suite 
3B08, 4700 River Road Unit 33, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-
4357; or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 29, 1996, we published in the Federal Register (61 FR 
14046-14047, Docket No. 92-110-4) a notice advising the public that the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a draft 
programmatic environmental impact statement for the Veterinary Services 
Program, which is responsible for the protection of the Nation's 
livestock and poultry. The notice also asked for public comment on the 
draft programmatic environmental impact statement.
    Comments on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement 
were required to be received on or before May 28, 1996. We are 
extending the comment period on Docket No. 92-110-4 for an additional 
30 days. This action will allow interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of April 1996.
Lonnie J. King,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-10460 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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