[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22646]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 97-076-1]


Procedures for Importing Animals Through the Harry S Truman 
Animal Import Center

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of the date and location of the lottery 
for authorization of the use of the Harry S Truman Animal Import Center 
(HSTAIC) in calendar year 1998. We are also giving notice of the period 
during which applications must reach the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service in order to be included in the lottery.

DATES: To be included in the lottery for authorization to use HSTAIC in 
calendar year 1998, applications must be received no earlier than 
October 1, 1997, and no later than October 15, 1997. Deposits must be 
received by November 26, 1997. The lottery for authorization to use 
HSTAIC during 1998 will be held on December 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications and deposits must be sent to the 
Administrator, c/o Import-Export Animal Staff, National Center for 
Import-Export, VS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231. Application forms may be obtained by writing to the same 
address, or by calling the telephone number provided under the heading 
``For Further Information Contact''. The lottery will be held at USDA, 
APHIS, Conference Room 3B01CN, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Vogt, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Animals Program, National Center for Import-Export, VS, 
APHIS, suite 3B30, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, 
(301) 734-8423.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, 
Secs. 92.430, 92.431, 92.522, and 92.523 (referred to below as the 
regulations), set forth the conditions under which importers may 
qualify animals to enter the United States through the Harry S Truman 
Animal Import Center (HSTAIC) in Fleming Key, FL.
    Because the demand for quarantine space at HSTAIC has traditionally 
exceeded the space available, the regulations provide that a lottery 
will be held each year during the first 7 days of December, to 
determine the priority of applications for the following calendar year. 
To be included in the December lottery, applications must reach the 
Import-Export Animals Staff of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) no earlier than October 1, and no later than October 15 
of the year of the lottery. Additionally, applicants must send a 
deposit in the form of a certified check or money order in the amount 
of $32,000, payable to the United States Department of Agriculture, 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for each application. APHIS 
will not consider an application unless we receive this deposit from 
the applicant on or before November 26, 1997. In the event that the 
Import-Export Animals Staff receives no more than one application 
between October 1, 1997, and October 15, 1997, the lottery will not be 
held, and APHIS will grant exclusive right to use HSTAIC during the 
calendar year 1998 in the order applications are received.
    Applicants should be aware that the HSTAIC facility must meet 
standards set by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 
The availability of HSTAIC for use for 1998 lottery applicants will be 
dependent upon HSTAIC meeting these standards.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 102-105, 
111, 114a, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31 
U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of August 1997.
Terry L. Medley,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 97-22646 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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