[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19847]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 00-103-2]


Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; South 
Dakota

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 South Dakota from 
Class A to Class Free. The interim rule was based on our determination 
that South Dakota meets the standards for Class Free status. The 
interim rule relieved certain restrictions on the interstate movement 
of cattle from South Dakota.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on December 4, 2000.

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 and published in the Federal Register 
on December 4, 2000 (65 FR 75581-75582, Docket No. 00-103-1), we 
amended the brucellosis regulations in 9 CFR part 78 by removing South 
Dakota from the list of Class A States in paragraph (b) of Sec. 78.41 
and adding it to the list of Class Free States in paragraph (a) of that 
section.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before February 2, 2001. 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 65 FR 
75581-75582 on December 4, 2000.

    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 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of April 2001.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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