[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5597]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97-108-2]


Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Arkansas

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on December 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. R. T. Rollo, Jr., Staff 
Veterinarian, National Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 36, Riverdale, MD 20737-1237; (301) 734-7709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective December 3, 1997, and published in the 
Federal Register on December 4, 1997 (62 FR 64134-64135, Docket No. 97-
108-1), we amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the 
interstate movement of cattle, contained in Sec. 78.41, by changing the 
classification of Arkansas from Class A to Class Free. The interim rule 
relieved certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from 
Arkansas.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before February 2, 1998. 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 62 FR 
64134-64135 on December 4, 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 2nd day of March 2000.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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