[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49783]
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[FR Doc No: 04-18446]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 93

[Docket No. 03-081-2]


Tuberculosis in Cattle; Import Requirements

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: This document withdraws the interim rule amending the animal 
importation regulations to require that steers and spayed heifers with 
any evidence of horn growth that are entering the United States meet 
the same tuberculosis testing requirements as sexually intact animals 
entering the United States. That interim rule was published in the 
Federal Register on July 20, 2004, and was scheduled to become 
effective on August 19, 2004. We have decided to publish a proposed 
rule in place of the interim rule. The proposed rule will be published 
in the Federal Register in the near future.

DATES: This withdrawal is effective August 12, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Terry Beals, National Tuberculosis 
Program Coordinator, Eradication and Surveillance Team, National Center 
for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4020 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 
101, Oklahoma City, OK 73105; (405) 427-2998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit or restrict the 
importation of certain animals, birds, and poultry into the United 
States to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases of 
livestock and poultry. Subpart D of part 93 (Sec. Sec.  93.400 through 
93.435, referred to below as the regulations) governs the importation 
of ruminants. Section 93.406 of the regulations contains requirements 
for diagnostic tests for brucellosis and tuberculosis. Section 93.427 
contains some additional safeguards against tick-borne diseases, 
brucellosis, and tuberculosis for cattle imported into the United 
States from Mexico.
    On July 20, 2004 (69 FR 43283-43285, Docket No. 03-081-1), APHIS 
published in the Federal Register an interim rule amending Sec. Sec.  
93.406 and 93.427 to require that steers and spayed heifers with any 
evidence of horn growth that are entering the United States meet the 
same tuberculosis testing requirements as sexually intact animals 
entering the United States. The interim rule was scheduled to become 
effective on August 19, 2004.
    We have decided to publish a proposed rule in place of the interim 
rule. Therefore, we are withdrawing the interim rule and will publish 
the proposed rule in the Federal Register in the near future.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 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 4th day of August 2004.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-18446 Filed 8-11-04; 8:45 am]
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