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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06358]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0105]

Notice of Availability of Evaluations of the Foot-and-Mouth 
Disease and Rinderpest Status of a Region of Patagonia, Argentina

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice that 
announced our determination that a region of Argentina, consisting of 
the areas of Patagonia South and Patagonia North B, is free of foot-
and-mouth disease. In that notice we also announced the availability of 
an evaluation assessing the rinderpest status of South America, which 
includes Argentina, and our determination, based on our evaluation, 
that rinderpest is not present in the entirety of Argentina. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published on January 23, 2014 
(79 FR 3775) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive 
on or before April 23, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0105-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0105, 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-2013-
0105 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. Silvia Kreindel, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import 
Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 851-3308.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 23, 2014, we published in the 
Federal Register (79 FR 3775-3777, Docket No. APHIS-2013-0105) a notice 
announcing the availability of our evaluation of the foot-and-mouth 
disease status of a region of Argentina, consisting of the areas of 
Patagonia South and Patagonia North B, as well as an evaluation 
assessing the rinderpest status of South America, for public review and 
comment.
    Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before 
March 24, 2014. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. 
APHIS-2013-0105 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    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 19th day of March 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06358 Filed 3-21-14; 8:45 am]
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