[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 65335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22742]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0046]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Intent To 
Reestablish

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends 
to reestablish the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health for 
a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is 
necessary and in the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Diane L. Sutton, Designated 
Federal Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 851-3509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of 
Agriculture intends to reestablish the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
on Animal Health (the Committee) for 2 years.
    The Committee advises the Secretary on strategies, policies, and 
programs to prevent, control, or eradicate animal diseases. The 
Committee considers agricultural initiatives of national scope and 
significance and advises on matters of public health, conservation of 
national resources, stability of livestock economies, livestock disease 
management and traceability strategies, prioritizing animal health 
imperatives, and other related aspects of agriculture. The Committee 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the Committee from 
among its members.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of September 2016.
Kevin Shea,
 Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-22742 Filed 9-21-16; 8:45 am]
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