41716 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 136 / Monday, July 16, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

(ii) Multiplying the result of section 

10(d)(2)(i) by the applicable Fresh Fruit 

Factor located in the Special Provisions; 

and 

(iii) Adding the result of section 

10(d)(2)(ii) to the result of section 

10(d)(1)(ii). 

(e) Notwithstanding section 10(d), for 

citrus fruit insured as fresh that do not 

have a default juice content or a Fresh 

Fruit Factor provided in the Special 

Provisions, any individual citrus fruit 

not meeting the United States standards 

for packing as fresh fruit due to an 

insured cause of loss, will be considered 

100 percent damaged. 

* * * * * 

Signed in Washington, DC, on July 10, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17235 Filed 7–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Parts 1 and 2 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0003] 

RIN 0579–AC36 

Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores and 

Licensing Exemptions 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our proposed rule 

that would revise the definition of retail 

pet store and related regulations to bring 

more pet animals sold at retail under the 

protection of the Animal Welfare Act 

(AWA). We are also announcing the 

availability of a revised factsheet 

regarding our proposal. These actions 

will allow interested persons additional 

time to prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 15, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0003. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0003, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;

D=APHIS-2011-0003 or in our reading 

room, which is located in room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Gerald Rushin, Veterinary Medical 

Officer, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–3740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 16, 2012, we published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 28799–28805, 

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0003) a 

proposal to revise the definition of retail 

pet store and related regulations to bring 

more pet animals sold at retail under the 

protection of the Animal Welfare Act 

(AWA). 

‘‘Retail pet stores’’ are not required to 

obtain a license under the AWA or 

comply with the AWA regulations and 

standards. Currently, anyone selling, at 

retail, the following animals for use as 

pets are considered retail pet stores: 

Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, 

hamsters, gerbils, rats, mice, gophers, 

chinchilla, domestic ferrets, domestic 

farm animals, birds, and cold-blooded 

species. 

Under the proposed rule, ‘‘retail pet 

store’’ status would not apply to such 

retailers if buyers do not physically 

enter the seller’s place of business or 

residence in order to personally observe 

the animals available for sale prior to 

purchase and/or to take custody of the 

animals after purchase. Unless 

otherwise exempt under the regulations, 

these entities would be required to 

obtain a license from APHIS and would 

become subject to the requirements of 

the AWA. The proposed rule would 

exempt from regulation anyone who 

sells or negotiates the sale or purchase 

of any animal, except wild or exotic 

animals, dogs, or cats, and who derives 

no more than $500 gross income from 

the sale of such animals. In addition, the 

proposed rule would increase from 

three to four the number of breeding 

female dogs, cats, and/or small exotic or 

wild mammals that a person may 

maintain on his or her premises and be 

exempt from licensing and inspection if 

he or she sells only the offspring of 

those animals born and raised on his or 

her premises for use as pets or 

exhibition, regardless of whether those 

animals are sold at retail or wholesale. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before July 

16, 2012. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0003 for an additional 30 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

We are also announcing the 

availability of a revised factsheet to 

clarify our proposed actions. The 

revised factsheet is available on the Web 

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

publications/animal_welfare/2012/

retail_pets_faq.pdf. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.7. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

July 2012. 

Edward Avalos, 

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17283 Filed 7–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 2550 

RIN 1210–AB54 

Amendment Relating to Reasonable 

Contract or Arrangement Under 

Section 408(b)(2)—Fee Disclosure/Web 

Page 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule is a 

companion to the Department of Labor 

(Department) Employee Benefits 

Security Administration’s direct final 

rule (published today in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of the Federal 

Register) amending the Department’s 

fiduciary-level fee disclosure regulation 

under section 408(b)(2) of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(ERISA) to revise the mailing address 

and enhance the web-based submission 

procedure for notices filed under the 

regulation’s fiduciary class exemption 

provision. 

The Department is publishing this 

amendment as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Department views this as highly 

technical and anticipates no significant 

adverse comment. The Department has 

explained its reasons in the preamble to 


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