Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices 48519 

1To view the notice and the assessment, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0121. 

Tuberculosis Eradication Program, 

which is a national program to eliminate 

bovine tuberculosis from the United 

States. This program is conducted under 

the authorities of the various States 

supplemented by Federal authorities 

regulating interstate movement of 

affected animals. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect the following 

information for zoning, testing and 

animal movement: (1) Submission of a 

Tuberculosis Management Plan for 

eradicating the disease within a State or 

zone, thus avoiding a downgrade in the 

State or zone TB status; (2) submission 

of a formal request that a zone within 

a given State is given a different 

tuberculosis status than the rest of the 

State, (3) an epidemiological review of 

reports of all testing for all zones within 

the State within 30 days of testing, (4) 

the submission of an annual report to 

APHIS in order to qualify for renewal of 

State or zone status, (5) the completion 

of a certificate of tuberculin test that 

must accompany certain regulated 

animals that are moved interstate, (6) 

the retention, for 2 years of any 

certificates documenting the movement 

of regulated animals into and out of 

zones; and (7) a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with APHIS in 

which the States agrees to adhere to any 

conditions for zone recognition 

particular in that request. Without the 

information APHIS would not be able to 

operate an effective tuberculosis 

surveillance, containment, and 

eradication program. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,585. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,807. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–22864 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121] 

Notice of Determination of the Highly 

Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype 

H5N1 Status of Saxony, Germany 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our determination regarding the highly 

pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) 

subtype H5N1 status of Saxony, 

Germany, following an outbreak in 

2008. Based on our assessment of the 

animal health status of Saxony, 

Germany, which we made available to 

the public for review and comment 

through a previous notice, the 

Administrator has determined that the 

importation of live birds, poultry 

carcasses, parts or products of poultry 

carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching 

eggs) of poultry, game birds, and other 

birds from Saxony, Germany, presents a 

low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into 

the United States. 

DATES: Effective Date: This 

determination will be effective on 

October 8, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Julia Punderson, Regionalization 

Evaluation Services Staff, National 

Center for Import and Export, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734– 

4356. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 12, 2009, we published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 28008–28009, 

Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability for review and comment of 

an assessment of the animal health 

status of Saxony, Germany, relative to 

highly pathogenic avian influenza 

(HPAI) subtype H5N1. In the 

assessment, titled ‘‘APHIS’ Evaluation 

of the Status of High Pathogenicity 

Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) in 

Saxony, Germany’’ (February 2009), we 

presented the results of our evaluation 

of the prevalence of HPAI H5N1 in 

domestic poultry in light of the actions 

taken by German animal health 

authorities during and since the 

outbreak of HPAI H5N1 that occurred in 

Saxony in 2008. 

Our assessment concluded that 

Germany had adequate detection and 

control measures in place at the time of 

the outbreak, that they have been able 

to effectively control and eradicate 

HPAI H5N1 in their domestic poultry 

populations at that time, and that 

German animal health authorities have 

control measures in place to rapidly 

identify, control, and eradicate the 

disease should it be reintroduced into 

Germany in either wild birds or 

domestic poultry. 

In our June 2009 notice we stated that 

if, after the close of the comment period, 

we could identify no additional risk 

factors that would indicate that 

domestic poultry in Saxony, Germany, 

continue to be affected with HPAI 

H5N1, we would conclude that the 

importation of live birds, poultry 

carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs 

(other than hatching eggs) of poultry, 

game birds, or other birds from Saxony, 

Germany, presents a low risk of 

introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United 

States. 

We solicited comments on the notice 

for 30 days ending on July 13, 2009. We 

received no comments on our 

assessment by that date. Therefore we 

are removing certain restrictions on the 

importation of these products from 

Saxony, Germany, into the United 

States. Specifically: 

• We are no longer requiring that 

processed poultry products from 

Saxony, Germany, be accompanied by a 

Veterinary Service import permit and 

government certification confirming that 

the products have been treated 

according to APHIS requirements; 

• We are allowing unprocessed 

poultry products from Saxony, 

Germany, to enter the United States in 

passenger luggage; and 

• We are removing restrictions 

regarding Saxony, Germany, from which 

processed poultry products may 

originate in order to be allowed entry 

into the United States in passenger 

luggage. 

However, live birds from Saxony, 

Germany, are still subject to the 

inspections at ports of entry and postimportation quarantines set forth in 9 

CFR part 93, unless granted an 

exemption by the Administrator or 

destined for diagnostic purposes and 

accompanied by a limited permit. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22931 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0015] 

Notice of Determination of the Highly 

Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype 

H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk 

Counties in England 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES

48520 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices 

1To view the notice, the evaluation, and the 

comment we received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0015. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our determination regarding the highly 

pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) 

subtype H5N1 status of Suffolk and 

Norfolk Counties, England, following 

outbreaks in 2007. Based on an 

evaluation of the animal health status of 

Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, 

which we made available to the public 

for review and comment through a 

previous notice, the Administrator has 

determined that the importation of live 

birds, poultry carcasses, parts or 

products of poultry carcasses, and eggs 

(other than hatching eggs) of poultry, 

game birds, and other birds from Suffolk 

and Norfolk Counties, England, presents 

a low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 

into the United States. 

DATES: Effective Date: This 

determination will be effective on 

October 8, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Ingrid Kotowski, Import Risk Analyst, 

Regionalization Evaluation Services 

International, National Center for Import 

and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 Main 

Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 

27606; (919) 855–7732. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 7, 2009, we published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 21312–21313, 

Docket No. APHIS–2009–0015) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability, for review and comment, of 

an evaluation of the animal health status 

of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, 

England, relative to highly pathogenic 

avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1. 

In the evaluation, titled ‘‘Evaluation of 

the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 

H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk 

Counties, England’’ (January 2009), we 

presented the results of our evaluation 

of the status of HPAI H5N1 in domestic 

poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, 

England, in light of the actions taken by 

the United Kingdom’s (UK) animal 

health authorities since the outbreaks in 

2007. 

Our evaluation concluded that the UK 

was able to effectively control and 

eradicate HPAI H5N1 in their domestic 

poultry populations and that animal 

health authorities have adequate control 

measures in place to rapidly identify, 

control, and eradicate the disease 

should it be reintroduced into the UK’s 

wild birds or domestic poultry 

population. 

In our May 2009 notice, we stated that 

if after the close of the comment period 

we could identify no additional risk 

factors that would indicate that 

domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk 

Counties, England, continue to be 

affected with HPAI H5N1, we would 

conclude that the importation of live 

birds, poultry carcasses, parts of 

carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching 

eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other 

birds from regions of Suffolk and 

Norfolk Counties, England, presents a 

low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into 

the United States. 

We solicited comments on the 

evaluation for 30 days ending on June 

9, 2009. We received one comment by 

that date, from a poultry breeding and 

genetics firm. The commenter agreed 

with the findings of our assessment. 

Therefore we are removing our 

prohibition on the importation of these 

products from Suffolk and Norfolk 

Counties, England, into the United 

States. Specifically: 

• We are no longer requiring that 

processed poultry products from Suffolk 

and Norfolk Counties, England, be 

accompanied by a Veterinary Service 

import permit and government 

certification confirming that the 

products have been treated according to 

APHIS requirements; 

• We are allowing unprocessed 

poultry products from Suffolk and 

Norfolk Counties, England, to enter the 

United States in passenger luggage; and 

• We are removing restrictions 

regarding the regions of Suffolk and 

Norfolk Counties, England, from which 

processed poultry products may 

originate in order to be allowed entry 

into the United States in passenger 

luggage. 

However, live birds from Suffolk and 

Norfolk Counties, England, are still 

subject to the inspections at ports of 

entry and post-importation quarantines 

set forth in 9 CFR part 93, unless 

granted an exemption by the 

Administrator or destined for diagnostic 

purposes and accompanied by a limited 

permit. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22929 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Application No. 84–20A12] 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

ACTION: Notice of Issuance (#84–20A12) 

of an Amended Export Trade Certificate 

of Review to Northwest Fruit Exporters. 

SUMMARY: On September 16, 2009, the 

Export Trading Company Affairs Office, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, issued 

an amended Export Trade Certificate of 

Review (‘‘Certificate’’) to Northwest 

Fruit Exporters (‘‘NFE’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Anspacher, Acting Director, 

Office of Competition and Economic 

Analysis, International Trade 

Administration, (202) 482–5131 (this is 

not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at 

oetca@ita.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Export Trading Company Act of 

1982 (15 U.S.C. sections 4001–21) 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 

issue Export Trade Certificates of 

Review. The regulations implementing 

Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325 

(2006). 

Export Trading Company Affairs 

(‘‘ETCA’’) is issuing this notice pursuant 

to 15 CFR section 325.6(b), which 

requires the Secretary of Commerce to 

publish a summary of the certification 

in the Federal Register. Under section 

305(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. sections 

4001–21) and 15 CFR section 325.11(a), 

any person aggrieved by the Secretary’s 

determination may, within 30 days of 

the date of this notice, bring an action 

in any appropriate district court of the 

United States to set aside the 

determination on the ground that the 

determination is erroneous. 

Description of Amended Certificate: 

The original NFE Certificate (No. 84– 

00012) was issued on June 11, 1984 (49 

FR 24581, June 14, 1984), and last 

amended on September 18, 2008 (73 FR 

54561, September 22, 2008). 

NFE’s Export Trade Certificate of 

Review has been amended to: 

1. Add the following companies as 

new Members of the Certificate within 

the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the 

Regulations (15 CFR 325.(1)): Cervantes 

Orchards & Vineyards LLC, Grandview, 

WA; Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C., 

Yakima, WA; Conrad & Gilbert Fruit, 

Grandview, WA; Diamond Fruit 

Growers, Odell, OR; Orchard View 

Farms, Inc., The Dalles, OR; and 

Wenoka Sales LLC, Wenatchee, WA. 

2. Delete the following companies as 

Members of the Certificate: Clasen Fruit 

mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES