[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12832-12833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05534]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 50, 51, 71, 76, 77, 78, 86, 93, and 161

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0044]
RIN 0579-AD65


Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis; Update of General Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that 
would consolidate the domestic regulations governing bovine 
tuberculosis and those governing brucellosis and revise the bovine 
tuberculosis- and brucellosis-related import requirements for cattle 
and bison to make these requirements clearer and assure that they more 
effectively mitigate the risk of introduction of these diseases into 
the United States. This action will allow interested persons additional 
time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on December 
16, 2015 (80 FR 78462) is extended. We will consider all comments that 
we receive on or before May 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0044.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0044, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0044 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domestic regulatory provisions: Dr. C. 
William Hench, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, VS, 
APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B-3E20, Fort Collins, CO 80526-
8117; (970) 4947378. Import-related regulatory provisions: Dr. Langston 
Hull, Director, Cattle Health Center, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3363.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 16, 2015, we published in the 
Federal Register (80 FR 78462-78520, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0044) a 
proposal to consolidate the domestic regulations governing bovine 
tuberculosis and those governing brucellosis, as well as to revise the 
bovine tuberculosis- and brucellosis-related import requirements for 
cattle and bison to make these requirements clearer and assure that 
they more effectively mitigate the risk of

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introduction of these diseases into the United States.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before March 15, 2016. We are extending the comment period on Docket 
No. APHIS-2011-0044 to May 16, 2016. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of March 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05534 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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