[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60639]
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[FR Doc No: 97-29711]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97-036-2]


Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Iowa

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim 
rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate 
movement of cattle by changing the classification of Iowa from Class A 
to Class Free. We have determined that Iowa meets the standards for 
Class Free status. The interim rule was necessary to relieve certain 
restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from Iowa.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was effective on July 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. R. T. Rollo, Jr., Staff 
Veterinarian, National Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, Suite 3B08, 
4700 River Road Unit 36, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-7709; or 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective July 14, 1997, and published in the 
Federal Register on July 18, 1997 (62 FR 38443-38445, Docket No. 97-
036-1), we amended the brucellosis regulations in 9 CFR part 78 by 
removing Iowa from the list of Class A States in Sec. 78.41(b) and 
adding it to the list of Class Free States in Sec. 78.41(a).
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before September 16, 1997. We did not receive any comments. The facts 
presented in the interim rule still provide a basis for the rule.
    This action also affirms the information contained in the interim 
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has 
waived the review process required by Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 78

    Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Hogs, Quarantine, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

PART 78--BRUCELLOSIS

    Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the 
interim rule that amended 9 CFR part 78 and that was published at 62 FR 
38443-38445 on July 18, 1997.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111-114a-1, 114g, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123-
126, 134b, and 134f; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of November 1997.
Terry L. Medley,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29711 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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