[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37243]
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[FR Doc No: 98-18435]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 98-036-2]


Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Alabama

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 Alabama from Class 
A to Class Free. We have determined that Alabama meets the standards 
for Class Free status. The interim rule was necessary to relieve 
certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from Alabama.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was effective on April 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. R.T. Rollo, Jr., Staff 
Veterinarian, National Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-7709; or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective April 14, 1998, and published in the 
Federal Register on April 17, 1998 (63 FR 19169-19170, Docket No. 98-
036-1), we amended the brucellosis regulations in 9 CFR part 78 by 
removing Alabama 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 June 16, 1998. 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 78 and that was published at 63 FR 
19169-19170 on April 17, 1998.

    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 2nd day of July 1998.
Charles P. Schwalbe,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18435 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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