[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3507-3508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1312]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 05-001-1]


Horse Protection; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service's Animal Care program will host a meeting to present 
current information on the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act and 
provide a forum for listening to concerns from horse industry members 
and other interested persons about the Horse Protection Program. This 
notice provides the meeting's agenda, location, and date.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 7, 2005. 
Registration information is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Tuck, Management Analyst, 
PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-
5819.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is announcing a meeting to discuss the 
enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. This meeting is designed to 
provide a forum for discussion on current initiatives by Animal Care. 
During the meeting, industry members and other interested parties will 
be given the opportunity to provide information and comments to Animal 
Care about the Horse Protection Program. At the time of registration, 
participants may sign up to speak and will be allotted a set amount of 
time.
    The meeting will, with possible minor modifications, follow the 
agenda below:

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.--Registration
2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.--Welcome and Overview
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.--Horse Protection Program Update
2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.--Listening Session

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4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.--Remarks and Closing

    Please note that this meeting is being held to provide for the 
exchange of information on the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act 
and is not an opportunity to submit formal comments on proposed rules 
or other regulatory initiatives. Written comments will be accepted and 
should be mailed to: USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, 4700 River Road Unit 84, 
Riverdale, MD 20737.

Registration

    We request that you preregister for the meeting by calling (301) 
734-7833 or e-mailing Animal Care at [email protected]. Please provide 
your name, number of attendees, telephone number, and e-mail address or 
other contact address and indicate whether or not you wish to speak at 
the meeting. This information is needed so we may inform registrants in 
a timely manner in the event of any changes to the meeting schedule. 
Please preregister for the meeting by March 1, 2005. On-site 
registration will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the date of the 
meeting.

Parking and Security Procedures

    Please note that a fee of $2.25 is required to enter the parking 
lot at the USDA Center at Riverside. The machine accepts $1 bills or 
quarters. Picture identification is required to be admitted to the 
building. Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security 
personnel that they are attending the Horse Protection meeting.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of January 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1312 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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