Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 48751

7 CFR Part 998

Marketing agreements, Peanuts,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 7 CFR parts 997 and 998 are

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR

parts 997 and 998 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.

PART 997—PROVISIONS

REGULATING THE QUALITY OF

DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED

PEANUTS HANDLED BY PERSONS

NOT SUBJECT TO THE PEANUT

MARKETING AGREEMENT

§ 997.101 [Amended]

2. Section 997.101 is amended by

removing ‘‘July 1, 1996,’’ and adding in

its place ‘‘July 1, 1997,’’ and by

removing ‘‘$0.70’’ and adding in its

place ‘‘$0.35.’’

PART 998—MARKETING AGREEMENT

REGULATING THE QUALITY OF

DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED

PEANUTS

§ 998.409 [Amended]

3. Section 998.409 is amended by

removing ‘‘July 1, 1996,’’ and adding in

its place ‘‘July 1, 1997,’’ and by

removing ‘‘$0.70’’ and by adding in its

place ‘‘$0.35.’’

Dated: September 12, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.

[FR Doc. 97–24689 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97–009–2]

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area

Classifications; Tennessee

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

rule, without change, an interim rule

that amended the brucellosis regulations

concerning the interstate movement of

cattle by changing the classification of

Tennessee from Class A to Class Free.

We have determined that Tennessee

meets the standards for Class Free

status. The interim rule was necessary

to relieve certain restrictions on the

interstate movement of cattle from

Tennessee.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was

effective on February 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

R.T. Rollo, Jr., Staff Veterinarian,

National Animal Health Programs, VS,

APHIS, Suite 3B08, 4700 River Road

Unit 36, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231,

(301) 734–7709; or e-mail:

rrollo@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In an interim rule effective February

28, 1997, and published in the Federal

Register on March 6, 1997 (62 FR

10192–10193, Docket No. 97–009–1), we

amended the brucellosis regulations in

9 CFR part 78 by removing Tennessee

from the list of Class A States in

§ 78.41(b) and adding it to the list of

Class Free States in § 78.41(a).

Comments on the interim rule were

required to be received on or before May

5, 1997. We did not receive any

comments. The facts presented in the

interim rule still provide a basis for the

rule.

This action also affirms the

information contained in the interim

rule concerning Executive Order 12866

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Further, for this action, the Office of

Management and Budget has waived the

review process required by Executive

Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 78

Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Hogs,

Quarantine, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements,

Transportation.

PART 78—BRUCELLOSIS

Accordingly, we are adopting as a

final rule, without change, the interim

rule that amended 9 CFR part 78 and

that was published at 62 FR 10192–

10193 on March 6, 1997.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111–114a–1, 114g,

115, 117, 120, 121, 123–126, 134b, and 134f;

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of

September 1997.

Terry L. Medley,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–24668 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 94

[Docket No. 97–021–2]

Change in Disease Status of Northern

Ireland and Norway Because of Exotic

Newcastle Disease

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

rule, without change, an interim rule

that amended the regulations by

removing Northern Ireland and Norway

from the list of countries that are

considered to be free of exotic

Newcastle disease. We took this action

based on reports we received from the

Office International des Epizooties and

the Governments of Northern Ireland

and Norway that outbreaks of exotic

Newcastle disease have occurred in

Northern Ireland and Norway. This

action restricts the importation of live

birds, poultry, and poultry products into

the United States from Northern Ireland

and Norway.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was

effective on April 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

John Cougill, Staff Veterinarian, Animal

Products Program, National Center for

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700

River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231, (301) 734–3399; or e-mail:

jcougill@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In an interim rule effective April 15,

1997, and published in the Federal

Register on April 18, 1997 (62 FR

19032–19033, Docket No. 97–021–1), we

amended the regulations in 9 CFR part

94 by removing Northern Ireland and

Norway from the list of countries in

§ 94.6(a)(2) that are considered to be free

of exotic Newcastle disease.

Comments on the interim rule were

required to be received on or before June

17, 1997. We did not receive any

comments. The facts presented in the

interim rule still provide a basis for the

rule.

This action also affirms the

information contained in the interim

rule concerning Executive Order 12866

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

Executive Order 12988, and the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

Further, for this action, the Office of

Management and Budget has waived the