[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21738]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 330

[Docket No. 02-011-2]


Redelivery of Cargo for Inspection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our 
proposed rule amending the regulations pertaining to cargo entering the 
United States. The proposed rule would provide that inspectors from the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) may require that 
cargo that has entered the United States and been moved from the port 
of first arrival prior to inspection by an APHIS inspector be returned 
to the port of first arrival or, if convenient, another location, as 
specified by APHIS, for inspection when necessary. 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 
September 16, 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. 02-011-1, 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. 02-011-1. 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. 
02-011-1'' on the subject line.
    You may read any comments that we receive on this docket 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: Ms. Pamela Byrne, Senior Staff 
Officer, Port Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 20, 2002, we published in the Federal Register (67 FR 
41868-41869, Docket No. 02-011-1) a proposal to amend the regulations 
pertaining to inspection of cargo entering the United States. The 
proposed rule would provide that inspectors from the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) may require that cargo that has been 
moved from the port of first arrival prior to inspection by APHIS be 
returned to the port of first arrival or, if convenient, another 
location, as specified by APHIS, for inspection when necessary.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before August 19, 2002. We are reopening and extending the comment 
period on Docket No. 02-011-1 for an additional 30 days ending 
September 16, 2002. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 2260, 7711, 7712, 7714, 7718, 7731, 
7734, 7751, and 7754; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 111, 114a, 136, and 
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 
371.3.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of August, 2002.
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21738 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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