[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 45004]
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[FR Doc No: 04-17152]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 04-053-2]


Horse Protection Technology Meeting; Animal Care

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice to horse industry members and other 
interested persons that Animal Care will host a series of educational 
meetings to present current information on new technology being 
explored for use in the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. This 
notice provides the agenda for the meetings, information on the 
location and dates of the second meeting, and general information on 
subsequent meetings.

DATES: The second meeting will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on 
August 4, 2004. Registration will take place from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Additional meetings 
are being planned for September through October 2004, for Missouri, and 
the Pacific Northwest.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the James Union Building, 
Tennessee Room, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 
37132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Tuck, Management Analyst, 
PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5819.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is announcing a series of educational 
meetings on the new technology being tested to enforce the Horse 
Protection Act. The meetings are designed to provide a forum for 
information dissemination on various topics that are important for the 
horse industry to understand. This series of meetings will be held in 
various geographical locations to facilitate attendance by most of our 
regulated parties that maintain horses.
    The second meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at 
the Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Additional 
meetings are being planned for September through October 2004, for 
Missouri, and the Pacific Northwest.
    The series of meetings have been developed to provide current 
information and ideas on a variety of technological innovations Animal 
Care is testing to assist in the enforcement of the Horse Protection 
Act. Each meeting will, with the exception of possible minor 
modifications, follow the same agenda:

8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Welcome Overview
9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Thermography Technology
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Sniffer Technology
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Other Horse Protection Enforcement Issues

    Meeting notices are also available on the Animal Care Web site at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac.
    Please note that these meetings are being held to provide and 
disseminate information on the technology being tested by Animal Care 
to enforce the Horse Protection Act and are not an opportunity to 
submit formal comments on proposed rules or other regulatory 
initiatives.
    Pre-registration is requested by calling (301) 734-7833, or e-
mailing Animal Care at [email protected] and providing your name, 
number of attendees, phone number, e-mail address or other contact 
address. This information is needed in the event of any changes to the 
meeting schedule so we may inform registrants in a timely manner. 
Please pre-register for the meeting by August 3, 2004.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of July, 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-17152 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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