[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31372]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 99-051-2]


Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Kansas

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

DATES: The interim rule became effective on July 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Valerie Ragan, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, National Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-7708.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective July 1, 1999, and published in the 
Federal Register on July 8, 1999 (64 FR 36775-36777, Docket No. 99-051-
1), we amended the brucellosis regulations in 9 CFR part 78 by removing 
Kansas from the list of Class A States or areas in Sec. 78.41(b) and 
adding it to the list of Class Free States or areas in Sec. 78.41(a).
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before September 7, 1999. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, 
for the reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim 
rule as a final 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 64 FR 
36775-36777 on July 8, 1999.

    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 29th day of November 1999.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 99-31372 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]
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