[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2902-2903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-444]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0003]


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 
(HPA) and provide a forum for horse industry members and other 
interested persons to comment on the Horse Protection Program, 
development of the HPA Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond, and other 
Horse Protection matters. This notice provides the meeting's agenda, 
location, and date.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on February 8, 
2006. Registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Blue Ribbon Circle Club, 
1110 Evans Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Darby G. Holladay, APHIS 
Legislative and Public Affairs, 4700 River Road Unit 51, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 734-3265.

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 (HPA). This meeting is designed 
to provide a forum for information dissemination on current initiatives 
by Animal Care. Further, this meeting will provide the opportunity for 
industry members and other interested parties to provide suggestions 
for the HPA Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond and comments on other 
Horse Protection Program matters during the listening session period on 
the agenda. Each speaker will indicate at registration their intention 
to address the Deputy Administrator during the listening session and 
will be allotted a set amount of time. Additional meetings of this type 
are tentatively scheduled to occur on the following dates and times: 
March 13, 2006, in Springfield, MO; April 19, 2006 in Dallas, TX; June 
12, 2006, in Pomona, CA; September 11, 2006, in Chattanooga, TN; and 
December 11, 2006, in Riverdale, MD. These meetings will be announced 
in future Federal Register notices.
    The meeting will, with the exception of possible minor 
modifications, follow the agenda below:

8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.--Registration
9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.--Welcome and Overview
9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.--Horse Protection Program Update
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.--Listening Session
12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m.--Remarks and Closing


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    Meeting notices, copies of the Horse Protection Act, HPA 
regulations, the HPA Operating Plan for 2004-2006, and other relevant 
documents are available on the Animal Care Web site at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/hpainfo.html.
    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.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of January 2006.
Paul R. Eggert,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-444 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]
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