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Inspection Service (APHIS). On March 

10, 2004, CDC lifted the embargo of 

birds and bird products from Hong Kong 

Special Administrative Region because 

of the documented public health and 

animal health measures taken by Hong 

Kong officials to prevent spread of the 

outbreak within Hong Kong and the 

absence of avian influenza cases in 

Hong Kong’s domestic and wild bird 

populations. APHIS took a similar 

action. CDC and APHIS are now 

imposing an embargo on birds and bird 

products from Malaysia because of the 

documented cases of Influenza A 

(H5N1) in poultry in Malaysia. All other 

portions of the February 4, 2004, order 

and March 10, 2004, amendment remain 

in effect until further notice.

DATES: This action is effective on 

September 28, 2004 and will remain in 

effect until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Arguin, National Center for Infectious 

Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Mailstop C–14, 1600 

Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30330, 

telephone, 404–498–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On August 19, 2004, the Office of 

International Epizootics (OIE), an 

international organization that reports 

the occurrence of animal diseases 

detected worldwide, listed Malaysia 

among the countries in which an 

outbreak of avian influenza was 

occurring. According to the OIE 

emergency report, there was a 

laboratory-confirmed report of H5N1 

influenza virus on one farm in Malaysia 

at Kelantan State, Tumpat district, Pasir 

Pekan village. The initial flock of village 

chickens consisted of 60 birds of mixed 

ages, reared free range. Within a 1-km 

radius of the affected flock there are 

another 103 village chickens, 62 birds of 

mixed species and 8 ducks (173 birds 

total). On September 9, 2004, OIE 

reported a second laboratory-confirmed 

occurrence of H5N1 influenza in a flock 

of birds located in an area 5 kilometers 

from the previously infected flock. The 

susceptible avian population within the 

village included 1,608 chickens, 68 

bantam chickens, 4 turkeys, 93 ducks, 9 

geese, 60 quail, and 193 other species 

(2,035 birds total). 

The government of Malaysia has 

instituted a number of control measures, 

including depopulation of poultry and 

birds within a one-kilometer radius of 

the infective flock; quarantine and 

clinical surveillance within a 10-

kilometer radius of the inflected flock; 

and restrictions on the movement of 

birds and their products to other states 

within Malaysia. 

Introduction of influenza A (H5N1)-

infected birds into the United States 

could lead to outbreaks of disease in the 

human population, a significant public 

health threat. Banning the importation 

of all avian species from affected 

countries, including Malaysia, is an 

effective means of limiting this threat. 

CDC is therefore taking this action to 

reduce the chance of introduction or 

spread of influenza A (H5N1). 

Immediate Action 

Therefore, pursuant to 42 CFR 

71.32(b), the February 4, 2004, order is 

amended to add Malaysia to the list of 

countries subject to that order’s embargo 

of birds and products derived from birds 

(including hatching eggs). All other 

portions of the February 4, 2004 order 

(69 FR 7165, Feb. 13, 2004) and the 

March 10, 2004 amendment (69 FR 

12975, Mar. 19, 2004) shall remain in 

effect until further notice.

Julie Louise Gerberding, 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

[FR Doc. 04–22258 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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47 CFR Parts 0, 1, and 54 

[CC Docket No. 02–6; FCC 04–190] 

Schools and Libraries Universal 

Service Support Mechanism

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule, correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects an 

error in the dates and final rules 

sections of a Federal Register document 

regarding the Commission adopting 

measures to protect against waste, fraud, 

and abuse in the administration of the 

schools and libraries universal service 

support mechanism. In addition, the 

Commission resolved a number of 

issues that have arisen from audit 

activities conducted as part of ongoing 

oversight over the administration of the 

universal service fund, and the 

Commission addressed programmatic 

concerns raised by our Office of 

Inspector General. The summary was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 13, 2004.

DATES: Effective October 4, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Schneider, Attorney, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

(202) 418–7400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

summary contains a correction to the 

dates and final rules sections of a 

Federal Register summary, 69 FR 55097 

(September 13, 2004). The full text of 

the Commission’s Fifth Report and 

Order and Order in CC Docket No. 02–

6, FCC 04–190 released on August 13, 

2004 is available for public inspection 

during regular business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center, Room CY–A257, 

445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554.

■ In rule FR Doc. 04–20363 published 

September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55097) make 

the following corrections.

■ 1. On page 55097, in the second 

column, in the dates section, remove 

‘‘54.504(f)’’ and add in its place 

‘‘54.504(h).’’

PART 54—[CORRECTED]

■ 2. On page 55109, in the third column, 

in paragraph 8, third line, remove ‘‘(f)’’

and add in its place ‘‘(h).’’

§ 54.504 [Corrected]

■ 3. On page 55110, in the third column, 

in the twentieth line, remove ‘‘(f)’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘(h).’’

■ 4. On page 55110, in the third column, 

in paragraph 9, remove ‘‘E’’ and add in 

its place ‘‘F.’’

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–22228 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

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47 CFR Part 101 

[ET Docket No. 98–206; RM–9147; RM–9245; 

DA 04–3007] 

Amendment of the Commission’s 

Rules Governing Multichannel Video 

Distribution and Data Service in the 

12.2–12.7 GHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

SUMMARY: On April 11, 2002, the 

Commission adopted rules to establish 

technical, service and licensing rules 

governing Multichannel Video 

Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) 

in the 12 GHz band. Because an error 

was made in the final rules, this 

document contains correcting 

amendments to the final rules that were 

published in the Federal Register.