United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2016-07-16 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f58aeb D09002ee1c7f58b85 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are proposing to amend the regulations that govern the importation of animals and animal products to revise the conditions for the importation of live sheep, goats, and certain other non-bovine ruminants, and products derived from sheep and goats, with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie. We are proposing to remove BSE- related import restrictions on sheep and goats and most of their products, and to add import restrictions related to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies for certain wild, zoological, or other non- bovine ruminant species. The conditions we are proposing for the importation of specified commodities are based on internationally accepted scientific literature and will in general align our regulations with guidelines set out in the World Organization for Animal Health's Terrestrial Animal Health Code. 81 FR 46619 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-18/2016-16816 2016-16816 fr18jy16-21 RIN 0579-AD10 3410-34-P Docket No. APHIS-2009-0095 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-18/2016-16816 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-18/html/2016-16816.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-18/pdf/2016-16816.pdf Animal Diseases Imports Livestock Poultry and Poultry Products Quarantine Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Meat and Meat Products Milk Animal Feeds Hay Straw Transportation 21 p. 46619 46639 81 FR 46619 Title 9 Part 93 9 CFR Part 93 Title 9 Part 94 9 CFR Part 94 Title 9 Part 95 9 CFR Part 95 Title 9 Part 96 9 CFR Part 96 Title 9 Part 98 9 CFR Part 98 RIN 0579-AD10 Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue PRORULE 2016-16816 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2016-09-16 Docket No. APHIS-2009-0095 3410-34-P 2016-16816 Proposed rule.

We are proposing to amend the regulations that govern the importation of animals and animal products to revise the conditions for the importation of live sheep, goats, and certain other non-bovine ruminants, and products derived from sheep and goats, with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie. We are proposing to remove BSE- related import restrictions on sheep and goats and most of their products, and to add import restrictions related to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies for certain wild, zoological, or other non- bovine ruminant species. The conditions we are proposing for the importation of specified commodities are based on internationally accepted scientific literature and will in general align our regulations with guidelines set out in the World Organization for Animal Health's Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 16, 2016. For information concerning live animals, contact Dr. Oriana Beemer, Veterinary Medical Officer, Animal Permitting and Negotiating Services, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-3300. Animal Diseases Imports Livestock Poultry and Poultry Products Quarantine Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Meat and Meat Products Milk Animal Feeds Hay Straw Transportation Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants , oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/permits/ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_disease_status.shtml http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/live_animals.shtml http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/reg_request.shtml http://www.iucnredlist.org/ http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/contact-us Regulations.gov Vol. 81, no. 137 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 270 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-18 P0b002ee1904aaff3 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18jy16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-18/pdf/FR-2016-07-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-18/xml/FR-2016-07-18.xml fdlp 46567 46826 DGPO 2016-07-16 2024-06-01 FR-2016-07-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-07-18 81 137