[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16421]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 53

[Docket No. 01-069-2]
RIN 0579-AB34


Foot-and-Mouth Disease Payment of Indemnity; Update of Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that 
would amend the regulations pertaining to the control and eradication 
of foot-and-mouth disease and other serious diseases by making changes 
to the indemnity provisions primarily related to foot-and-mouth 
disease. This action will allow interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
31, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by postal mail/commercial delivery 
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send 
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to: Docket 
No. 01-069-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 
3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. 01-069-1. If you use e-mail, 
address your comment to [email protected]. Your comment must 
be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files. 
Please include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No. 
01-069-1'' on the subject line.
    You may read any comments that we receive on Docket No. 01-069-1 in 
our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related 
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who 
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark E. Teachman, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Emergency Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2002, we published in the Federal Register (67 FR 21934-
21959, Docket No. 01-069-1) a proposal to amend the regulations 
pertaining to the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease 
(FMD) and other serious diseases, including for both cooperative 
programs and extraordinary emergencies. Specifically, we proposed 
changes in indemnity provisions primarily related to FMD. The proposed 
changes were prompted, in part, by a review of the regulations in light 
of the recent series of outbreaks of FMD in the United Kingdom and 
elsewhere around the world. We believe these changes are necessary to 
ensure the success of a control and eradication program in the event of 
an occurrence of FMD in the United States.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be postmarked, 
delivered, or e-mailed by July 1, 2002. However, a coalition of animal 
and agricultural associations has requested that we extend the comment 
period on Docket No. 01-069-1 to allow additional time for members of 
the public to review the proposed rule and to submit comments due to 
the technical nature of certain regulatory changes contained in the 
proposal. In response to this request, we are extending the comment 
period on Docket No. 01-069-1 for an additional 30 days. We will 
consider all comments that we receive on or before July 31, 2002. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of June, 2002.
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-16421 Filed 6-27-02; 8:45 am]
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