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New Rule Rollout: Contingency Planning

April 6, 2022

Docket: APHIS-2019-0001: Animal Welfare Act

Handling of Animals, Contingency Plans

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Background

Requirements

Resources

Objectives
 

 

 

 

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Planning to account for adverse, emergencies,

and unexpected events

What is Contingency Planning?
 

 

 

 

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What is Contingency Planning?

Backup Planning

Emergency Planning

Adverse Event Planning

Disaster Planning

Disaster Management

Resiliency Planning

Example: School building fire safety planning

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Hurricane Katrina (2005)

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Better planning for

emergencies, adverse

events, or disasters

safeguards the health

and welfare of the

animals.

Background

Healthy

Animal

Business

Strong

Contingency

Planning

Good

Animal

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Milestones

12/31/2012: Rule approved

7/13/2013: Stay imposed to further study the rule impact

6/1/2018: APHIS issued de minimis exemptions to address stay concerns

7/25 to 8/24/2021: Proposal to lift the stay (60-day public comment)

01/03/2022: Final rule in effect

07/05/2022: Facilities are to have plan

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Background

Requirements

Resources

Objectives
 

 

 

 

 

 

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§ 2.134 and § 2.38(l) Contingency planning

Provide for the humane care of their animals in

the event of an emergency or disaster (one which

could reasonably be anticipated and expected to

be detrimental to good health and well-being)

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§ 2.102 Holding facility

The other person or premises must either be

directly included in the dealer’s or exhibitor’s

contingency plan required under § 2.134 or must

develop its own contingency plan in accordance

with § 2.134

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Rule Summary, Part 1

Contingency Plans to be in place on 7/5/2022 (within 180 days

of the final rule going into effect)

Plan must:

• Identify when the plan is put into action (when),

• Outline the specific tasks to be carried out (what),

• Identify a chain of command and responsibility for the tasks

(who),

• Address materials, resources, and training needed (how).

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Rule Summary, Part 2

• Plan is available for inspection (plans go with traveling

entities),

• Entities review plan annually, and document review and

interim modifications,

• Optional form APHIS 7093,

• Training must be provided to personnel within 60 days of the

plan being put in place.

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Planning Must Answer the 4 Questions

Identify situations the licensee or registrant might experience that would trigger the need for the measures When identified in a contingency plan to be put into action including, but not limited to, emergencies such as

electrical outages, faulty HVAC systems, fires, mechanical breakdowns, and animal escapes, as well as

natural disasters most likely to be experienced;

Outline specific tasks requiredWhat to be carried out in response to the identified emergencies or disasters

including, but not limited to, detailed animal evacuation instructions or shelter-in-place instructions and

provisions for providing backup sources of food and water as well as sanitation, ventilation, bedding,

veterinary care, etc.; Who

Identify a chain of command and who (by name or by position title) will be responsible for fulfilling these

tasks; and

Address how response and recovery will be handled in terms of materials, resources, andHowtraining needed.

(from § 2.134)

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When?

§ 2.134(a)(1) and § 2.38(l)(1)(i) Identify situations the licensee or

registrant might experience that would trigger the need for the measures

identified in a contingency plan to be put into action including, but not

limited to, emergencies such as electrical outages, faulty HVAC systems,

fires, mechanical breakdowns, and animal escapes, as well as natural

disasters most likely to be experienced;

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What?

§ 2.134 (a)(2) and § 2.38(l)(1)(ii) Outline specific tasks required to be

carried out in response to the identified emergencies or disasters

including, but not limited to, detailed animal evacuation instructions or

shelter-in-place instructions and provisions for providing backup sources

of food and water as well as sanitation, ventilation, bedding, veterinary

care, etc.;

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Who?

§ 2.134 (a)(3) and § 2.38(l)(1)(iii) Identify a chain of command and who

(by name or by position title) will be responsible for fulfilling these tasks;

and

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How?

How will you do it successfully?

§ 2.134 (a)(4) and § 2.38(l)(1)(iv) Address how response and recovery will

be handled in terms of materials, resources, and training needed.

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A plan is a living document

It changes as your animals,

staff, and vendors change

Planning

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Training on roles and responsibilities

§ 2.134(c) & § 2.38(l)(3)

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30 Days

60 Days

7/05/22

Plan in place

(Day Zero)

All personnel on board up to 30 days (8/4/22) of plan being in place must be trained within 60 days (9/3/22) of plan being in place

Personnel hired after 30 days (8/4/22) of plan being in place

must be trained within 30 days of hiring

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Optional Form APHIS 7093
 

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Optional Form
 

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Optional Form
 

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Optional Form
 

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Optional Form
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Background

Requirements

Resources

 
 

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https://www.thenasaaep.com/

https://zahp.org/

https://avma.org/

https://www.nacanet.org/disaster-portal/

https://thenarsc.org/

https://www.ready.gov/

https://www.ready.gov/business

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK464307

Resources
 

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare/new-contingency-planning-rule/aphis-2020-0101

Resources
 

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/

ourfocus/animalwelfare/

sa_publications/ct_publications_and_

guidance_documents

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Resources https://www.ready.gov/business

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Resources https://zahp.org/

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Report Sick Birds: 866-536-7593

www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/

defendtheflock

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Animal Care

animalcare@usda.gov

Dawn Barksdale, DVM

Randall Wagner

Questions?