[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3313]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-008-1]


Public Meeting; Animal Care

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Advance notice of public meeting and request for agenda topics.

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SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to hold a 
public meeting to discuss the animal welfare program and initiatives. 
This notice solicits suggestions for the agenda for this meeting.

PLACE, DATES, AND TIME OF MEETING: The public meeting will be held at 
the USDA Conference Center, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737, on 
Tuesday, May 12, 1998. Registration will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 
a.m. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on agenda 
topics contact Dr. Ron DeHaven, Acting Deputy Administrator, Animal 
Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737, (301) 734-
4981, FAX (301) 734-4328 or 734-4978.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) will hold a public meeting in Riverdale, MD, on May 12, 
1998, to exchange information with the public about the animal welfare 
program and initiatives.
    The meeting will include a general information session followed by 
individual workshops on a variety of topics. APHIS is seeking 
suggestions for meeting topics from the general public, animal 
researchers, exhibitors, dealers, transporters, and animal protection 
groups.
    Please submit, on or before March 16, 1998, suggestions regarding 
animal welfare issues of common concern to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please note that this is not an 
opportunity to submit formal comments on proposed rules or other 
regulatory initiatives, but rather is intended to help determine which 
animal welfare issues and initiatives should be addressed at the public 
meeting.
    After the agenda is finalized, APHIS will announce the schedule in 
the Federal Register.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of February 1998.
Terry L. Medley,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 98-3313 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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