[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3169]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0003]


Horse Protection; Public Meeting in Springfield, MO

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 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 13, 
2006. Registration will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the University Plaza Hotel and 
Convention Center, 333 South John Q Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO 
65806.

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: 
April 19, 2006, in Dallas, TX; May 17, 2006, in Somerset, KY; June 12, 
2006, in Pomona, CA; and September 11, 2006, in Chattanooga, TN. These 
meetings will be announced in future Federal Register notices.
    The meeting will, with the exception of possible minor 
modifications, follow the agenda below:
    12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.--Registration.
    1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.--Welcome and Overview.
    1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.--Horse Protection Program Update.
    3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.--Listening Session.
    4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.--Remarks and Closing.
    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 2nd day of March 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-3169 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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