[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9901]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0158]


Animal Welfare; Petition for Rulemaking

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of petition and request for comments; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of petition 
and request for comments concerning the definition of Class ``B'' 
licensee in the Animal Welfare Act regulations. This action will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the 
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0158 to submit or view public 
comments and to view supporting and related materials available 
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including 
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing 
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through 
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
    <bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0158, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0158.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket 
No. APHIS-2006-0158 in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jerry DePoyster, Senior Veterinary 
Medical Officer, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1234; (301) 734-7586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 10, 2007, we published in the 
Federal Register (72 FR 17814, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0158) a notice of 
petition and request for comments. That document notified the public 
that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had received a 
petition from The Hunte Corporation requesting that we replace the 
definition of Class ``B'' licensee in the Animal Welfare Act 
regulations with four new categories of licensees: Pet distributor, 
exhibitor animal distributor, laboratory animal distributor, and other 
distributor.
    Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before 
June 11, 2007. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0158 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of May 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-9901 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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