[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16038]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 122 / Wednesday, June 25, 2003 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 37774]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 77

[Docket No. 02-112-2]


Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for a proposed rule that 
would amend the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State and 
zone classifications by establishing two separate zones with different 
risk classifications in the State of Michigan and would raise the 
designation of one of those zones from modified accredited to modified 
accredited advanced. 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 
25, 2003.

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. 02-112-1, 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. 02-112-1. 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. 
02-112-1'' on the subject line.
    You may read any comments that we receive on Docket No. 02-112-1 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. Terry Beals, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Eradication and Surveillance Team, National Center for 
Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5467.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 7, 2003, we published in the Federal Register (68 FR 
16733-16735, Docket No. 02-112-1) a proposal to amend the bovine 
tuberculosis regulations regarding State and zone classifications by 
splitting the State of Michigan into two zones and raising the 
classification of one of those zones from modified accredited to 
modified accredited advanced.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before June 6, 2003. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No. 
02-112-1 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We will also 
consider all comments received between June 7, 2003 (the day after the 
close of the original comment period) and the date of this notice.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of June, 2003.
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-16038 Filed 6-24-03; 8:45 am]
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