[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 78332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32295]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 93 and 98

[Docket No. 02-064-2]


Canadian Border Ports; Blaine and Lynden, WA

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On November 8, 2002, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service published a direct final rule in the Federal Register. (See 67 
FR 68021-68022, Docket No. 02-064-1.) The direct final rule notified 
the public of our intention to amend the regulations by removing Blaine 
and Lynden, WA, from the lists of Canadian border ports designated as 
ports of entry for the importation of certain animals, birds, poultry, 
and animal germ plasm into the United States. We did not receive any 
written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse 
comments in response to the direct final rule.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the direct final rule is 
confirmed as January 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gary Colgrove, Chief Staff 
Veterinarian, Sanitary Issues Management Staff, National Center for 
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 734-4356.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622, 8303, 8306-8308, 8310, 8313, and 8315; 
21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of December 2002.
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-32295 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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