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Vol. 76, No. 88 

Friday, May 6, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0044] 

Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: This is to inform the public of 

upcoming meetings in Lansing, MI, 

Atlanta, GA, Bozeman, MT, and 

Amarillo, TX, to provide an opportunity 

for stakeholders to offer their input on 

a new framework being developed for 

the bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis 

programs in the United States. The 

meetings are being organized by the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

May 19, May 24, June 1, and June 6, 

2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local time) 

each day. Registration for each meeting 

will begin at 7:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on May 

19, 2011, will be held at the Causeway 

Bay Hotel and Convention Center, 6820 

South Cedar Street, Lansing, MI. The 

public meeting on May 24, 2011, will be 

held at the Renaissance Concourse 

Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1 Hartsfield 

Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA. The 

public meeting on June 1, 2011, will be 

held at the Holiday Inn Bozeman 

Airport, 5 East Baxter Lane, Bozeman, 

MT. The public meeting on June 6, 

2011, will be held at the Holiday Inn 

Airport, 1911 I–40 East, Ext. 71 and 

Ross-Osage, Amarillo, TX. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Lee Ann Thomas, Director, Ruminant 

Health Programs, National Center for 

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 

20737, (301) 734–5256. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

currently developing proposed revisions 

to its programs regarding bovine 

tuberculosis (TB) and bovine brucellosis 

in the United States. In keeping with its 

commitment to partnering with States, 

Tribal Nations, and industry in 

identifying appropriate changes to the 

two programs, USDA is planning to host 

four public meetings to discuss 

potential changes to these programs. 

The meetings will take place in Lansing, 

MI, Atlanta, GA, Bozeman, MT, and 

Amarillo, TX, on May 19, May 24, June 

1, and June 6, 2011, respectively (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Topics to be discussed at the meetings 

are contained in a TB and brucellosis 

regulatory framework developed jointly 

by USDA and State and Tribal 

representatives, and include: 

1. Program (State) requirements; 

2. Surveillance; 

3. Zoning; 

4. Affected herd management and 

epidemiological investigations; 

5. Importation of animals; 

6. Indemnity; 

7. Interstate movement requirements; 

and 

8 Approval of diagnostic tests and 

laboratories. 

The regulatory framework will be 

available as of May 5, 2011, on the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see link 

below) and on the APHIS Web site at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

animal_health/tb_bruc/meetings.html. 

Due to time constraints, public 

discussion at each meeting will be 

limited. Written statements on meeting 

topics may be filed with USDA through 

June 20, 2011, via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=

DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0044 or by 

sending them to the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written statements may also be filed at 

the meetings. Please refer to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0044 when submitting 

your statements. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

May 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11111 Filed 5–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla 

Ranger District, Oregon, Cobbler II 

Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) to the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels 

Reduction Project. 

SUMMARY: On January 27, 2011, Umatilla 

National Forest Supervisor Kevin 

Martin withdrew his October 8, 2010 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels 

Reduction Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS). 

The Umatilla National Forest will 

prepare a Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and 

revise portions of the Cobbler II Timber 

Sale and Fuels Reduction project FEIS 

analysis. 

DATES: There will be no additional 

scoping period for the Cobbler II Timber 

Sale and Fuels Reduction Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). 

This is consistent with regulations 

found at 40 CFR 1509.2 (ii)(4). There 

will be a 45-day public comment period 

held when the Draft SEIS is released. 

The Draft SEIS is expected in June 

2011. The final SEIS is expected in 

October 2011. 

ADDRESSES: This SEIS analysis in being 

overseen by: Michael Rassbach, District 

Ranger; Walla Walla Ranger District; 

1415 W. Rose; Walla Walla, Washington 

99362. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimpton Cooper, 509–522–6290 or 

kmcooper@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

Information concerning the Cobbler II 

Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction 

project FEIS can be found on the 

Umatilla National Forest Web site at 

(http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_test/fsusda-pop.html?project=29678). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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