[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08651]


 ========================================================================
 Notices
                                                 Federal Register
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
 or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
 and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
 delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
 statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
 appearing in this section.
 
 ========================================================================
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2016 / 
Notices  

[[Page 22208]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0029]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the public of the next meetings of 
the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. The meetings are 
being organized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to 
discuss matters of animal health.

DATES: The meetings will be held May 2, 2016, and June 16, 2016, from 
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. eastern standard time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be conducted as multisite teleconferences. 
Opportunities for public attendance are described in the Supplementary 
Information section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal 
Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 34, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
(301) 851-3478; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal 
Health (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on matters 
of animal health, including means to prevent, conduct surveillance on, 
monitor, control, or eradicate animal diseases of national importance. 
In doing so, the Committee will consider public health, conservation of 
natural resources, and the stability of livestock economies.
    Tentative topics for discussion during the May 2, 2016, meeting 
include:
     One Health
    [cir] U.S. Department of Agriculture Antimicrobial Resistance 
Action Plan; and
    [cir] Zoonotic Diseases.
    Tentative topics for discussion during the June 16, 2016, meeting 
include:
     Emerging Disease Response; and
     Comprehensive Integrated Animal Health Surveillance.
    A final agenda will be posted on the Committee Web site 2 weeks 
prior to each scheduled meeting.
    Those wishing to listen in on the meetings should complete a brief 
registration form by clicking on the ``SACAH Meeting Sign-up'' button 
on the Committee's Web site (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/sacah). Members of the public may join the teleconference in ``listen-
only'' mode by dialing 1-800-619-4086 and then entering the public 
passcode, 4414646# for the May 2 meeting, and 9786716# for the June 16 
meeting.
    Questions and written statements for the Committee's consideration 
may be submitted up to 5 working days before each scheduled meeting. 
They may be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the 
person listed in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Statements filed with the Committee must include the name of the 
individual listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, the docket 
number listed in this notice, and specify the meeting to which they 
pertain.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of April 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08651 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P