[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13120-13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. CDC-2011-0001]
RIN 0920-AA23


Requirements for Importers of Nonhuman Primates

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 5, 2011 HHS/CDC published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (76 FR 678) proposing to 
amend its regulations (42 CFR 71.53) for the importation of live 
nonhuman primates (NHPs). Written comments were to be received on or 
before March 7, 2011. We have received a request asking for a 45 day 
extension of the comment period. In consideration of that request, HHS/
CDC is extending the comment period by 45 days to April 25, 2011.

DATES: Written or electronic comments must be received on or before 
April 25, 2011. Written or electronic comments on the proposed 
information collection requirements must also be submitted on or before 
April 25, 2011. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2011-0001, 
may be submitted to the following address: Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, ATTN: NHP 
Rule Comments, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E03), Atlanta, GA 30333. 
Comments will be available for public inspection Monday through Friday, 
except for legal holidays, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern Time, at 
1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. Please call ahead to 1-866-
694-4867 and ask for a representative in the Division of Global 
Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) to schedule your visit. Comments also 
may be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq. Written comments may be 
submitted electronically via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 
or via e-mail to [email protected]. All comments received will 
be posted publicly without change, including any personal or 
proprietary information provided. To download an electronic version of 
the rule, access http://www.regulations.gov.
    Mail written comments on the proposed information collection 
requirements to the following address: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, NW., rm. 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for 
CDC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley A. Marrone, J.D., U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-03, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone, 404-
498-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2011 HHS/CDC published a 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (76 FR 
678) proposing to amend its regulations (42 CFR 71.53) for the 
imporation of live nonhuman primates (NHPs) by extending existing 
requirements for the importation of Macaca fascicularis (cyanmologus), 
Chlororcebus aethlops (African green) and Macaca mulatta (rhesus) 
monkeys to all NHPs. Filovirus testing would continue to be required 
only for Old World NHPs. In the NPRM, HHS/CDC also proposed to reduce 
the frequency at which importers of cynomolgus, African green, and 
rhesus monkeys are required to renew their registrations, from every 
180 days to every two years. HHS/CDC proposed to incorporate existing 
guidelines into the regulations and add new provisions to address: (1) 
NHPs imported as part of a trained animal act; (2) NHPs imported or 
transferred by zoological societies; (3) The transfer of NHPs from 
approved laboratories; and (4) Non-live imported NHP products. Finally, 
HHS/CDC proposed that all NHPs be imported only through ports of entry 
where a CDC quarantine station is located. HHS/CDC provided a 60 day 
public comment period. Written comments were to be received on or 
before March 7, 2011. We have received a request asking for a 45 day 
extension of the comment period. In consideration of that request, HHS/
CDC is extending the comment period by 45 days to April 25, 2011.
    HHS/CDC's general policy for comments and other submissions from 
members of the public is to make these submissions available for public 
viewing on the Internet as they are received and without change, 
including

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any personal identifiers or contact information.
    HHS/CDC has posted the NPRM and related materials on their Web site 
found at http://www.cdc.gov/ncpdcid/dgmq/index.html.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5457 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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