[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22919]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 02-095-1]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry 
Diseases; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 
II), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases.

DATES: Sessions will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 24-25, 
2002, and from 8 a.m. to noon on September 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the USDA Center at Riverside in 
Conference Center D, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the 
Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to prevent the 
introduction of foreign diseases of livestock and poultry into the 
United States. In addition, the Committee advises the Secretary on 
contingency planning and on maintaining a state of preparedness to deal 
with these diseases, if introduced.
    The meeting will focus on the U.S. animal health emergency 
management system and the foreign animal disease situation worldwide 
and its relevance to the United States. The meeting will be open to the 
public. However, due to the time constraints, the public will not be 
allowed to participate in the Committee's discussions.
    You may obtain an agenda for the meeting by contacting Dr. Joseph 
Annelli at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    You may file written statements on meeting topics with the 
Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to Dr. Joseph 
Annelli at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
You may also file written comments at the time of the meeting. Please 
refer to Docket No. 02-095-1 when submitting your comments.

Parking and Security Procedures at the USDA Center

    Please note that a fee of $2.25 is required to enter the parking 
lot at the USDA Center. The machine accepts $1 bills and quarters.
    Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security 
personnel that they are attending the Advisory Committee Meeting on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. Identification is required. 
Visitor badges must be worn at all times while inside the building.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of September, 2002 .
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-22919 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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