76916 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

provided or guaranteed by RUS or RTB

(or when obtained through a lien

accommodation or subordination

approved by RUS or RTB).

The Executive Order requires all

Federal agencies to ensure that any new

building which is leased for federal

users or purchased or constructed with

federal assistance is designed and

constructed in accordance with

appropriate seismic design standards.

Those standards must be equivalent to

or exceed the seismic safety levels in the

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Program (NEHRP) recommended

provisions for the development of

seismic regulations for new buildings.

The Executive Order charges the

Interagency Committee on Seismic

Safety in Construction (ICSSC) with

recommending appropriate and costeffective seismic design, construction

standards and practices.

The ICSSC has identified several

model codes and standards that provide

an acceptable level of seismic safety.

The existing regulation in this subpart is

revised to identify new model codes or

standards which are equivalent to the

1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions

for the Development of Seismic

Regulations for New Buildings.

A proposed rule was published May

26, 2000, at 65 FR 34125, with the

comment period ending July 25, 2000.

No comments were received in response

to the proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1792

Buildings and facilities, Electric

power, Grant programs, Loan programs,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Rural area, Seismic safety,

Telephone.

For reasons contained in the

preamble, chapter XVII of title 7 of the

Code of Federal Regulations is amended

to read as follows:

PART 1792—COMPLIANCE WITH

OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES,

REGULATIONS, AND EXECUTIVE

ORDERS

1. The authority citation for this part

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 1921 et

seq., 6941 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.

Subpart C—Seismic Safety

2. Section 1792.101 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) and removing

paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), to read as

follows:

§ 1792.101 General.

* * * * *

(b) This subpart identifies acceptable

seismic standards which must be

employed in new building construction

funded by loans, grants, or guarantees

made by the Rural Utilities Service

(RUS) or the Rural Telephone Bank

(RTB) (or through lien accommodations

or subordinations approved by RUS or

RTB).

3. Section 1792.102 is amended by

revising the definitions for ‘‘RUS’’ and

‘‘Seismic,’’ removing ‘‘REA,’’ and

adding the definition of ‘‘Model Code’’

to read as follows:

§ 1792.102 Definitions.

* * * * *

Model Code—A building code

developed for the adoption of local or

state authorities or to be used as the

basis of a local or state building code.

* * * * *

RUS—Rural Utilities Service, and for

the purposes of this subpart, shall

include the Rural Telephone Bank. For

the purposes of RTB borrowers, as used

in this subpart, RUS means RTB and

Administrator means Governor.

Seismic—Related to or caused by

earthquakes.

* * * * *

4. Sections 1792.103 and 1792.104 are

revised to read as follows:

§ 1792.103 Seismic design and

construction standards for new buildings.

(a) In the design and construction of

federally assisted buildings, the

borrowers and grant recipients must

utilize the seismic provisions of the

most recent edition of those standards

and practices that are substantially

equivalent to or exceed the seismic

safety level in the most recent or

immediately preceding edition of the

NEHRP Recommended Provisions for

the Development of Seismic Regulation

for New Buildings.

(b) Each of the following model codes

or standards has been found to provide

a level of seismic safety substantially

equivalent to that provided by the use

of the 1994 NEHRP Recommended

Provisions and appropriate for federally

assisted new building construction:

(1) 1997 International Conference of

Building Officials (ICBO) Uniform

Building Code. Copies are available

from ICBO, Austin Regional Office, 9300

Jollyville Road, Suite 101, Austin, Texas

78759–7455.

(2) 1995 American Society of Civil

Engineers (ASCE) 7, Minimum Design

Loads for Buildings and Other

Structures. Copies are available from

ASCE, 345 East 47th Street, New York,

New York 10017–2398.

(c) The NEHRP Recommended

Provisions for the Development of

Seismic Regulations for New Buildings

is available from the Office of

Earthquakes and Natural Hazards,

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20472.

§ 1792.104 Seismic acknowledgments.

For each applicable building,

borrowers and grant recipients must

provide RUS a written acknowledgment

from a registered architect or engineer

responsible for the design stating that

seismic provisions pursuant to

§ 1792.103(b) will be used in the design

of the building. This acknowledgement

will include the identification and date

of the model code or standard that is

used for the seismic design of the

seismic design of the building project

and the seismic factor for the building

location.

Dated: December 1, 2000.

Jill Long Thompson,

Under Secretary, Rural Development.

[FR Doc. 00–31296 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. RM86–2–000]

Update of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s Fees

Schedule for Annual Charges for the

Use of Government Lands

November 28, 2000.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; update of Federal

land use fees.

SUMMARY: On May 8, 1987, the

Commission issued its final rule

amending Part 11 of its regulations

(Order No. 469, 52 FR 18201( May 14,

1987)). The final rule revised the billing

procedures for annual charges for

administering Part I of the Federal

Power Act, the billing procedures for

charges for Federal dam and land use,

and the methodology for assessing

Federal land use charges.

In accordance with the Commission’s

regulations, the Commission by its

designee, the Executive Director, is

updating its schedule of fees for the use

of government lands. The yearly update

is based on the most recent schedule of

fees for the use of linear rights-of-way

prepared by the United States Forest

Service. Since the next fiscal year will

cover the period from October 1, 2000,

through September 30, 2001, the fees in

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 76917

this notice will become effective

October 1, 2000. The fees will apply to

fiscal year 2001 annual charges for the

use of government lands.

The Commission has concluded, with

the concurrence of the Administrator of

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs of OMB that this rule is not a

‘‘major rule’’ as defined in section 351

of the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5

U.S.C 804(2).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fannie Kingsberry,Financial Services

Division, Office of the Executive

Director, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 219–2885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Document Availability

In addition to publishing the full text

of this document in the Federal

Register, the Commission provides all

interested persons an opportunity to

view and/or print the contents of this

document via the Internet through

FERC’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.fed.us) and in FERC’s Public

Reference Room during normal business

hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern

time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426.

From FERC’s Home Page on the

Internet, this information is available in

both the Commission Issuance Posting

System (CIPS) and the Records and

Information Management System

(RIMS).

• CIPS provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission since November 14, 1994.

• CIPS can be accessed using the

CIPS link or the Energy Information

Online icon. The full text of this

document is available on CIPS in ASCII

and WordPerfect 8.0 format for viewing,

printing, and/or downloading.

• RIMS contains images of documents

submitted to and issued by the

Commission after November 16, 1981.

Documents from November 1995 to the

present can be viewed and printed from

FERC’s Home Page using the RIMS link

or the Energy Information Online icon.

Descriptions of documents back to

November 16, 1981, are also available

from RIMS-on-the-Web; requests for

copies of these and other older

documents should be submitted to the

Public Reference Room.

User assistance is available for RIMS,

CIPS, and the Website during normal

business hours from our Help line at

(202) 208–2222 (E-Mail to

WebMaster@ferc.fed.us) or the Public

Reference at (202) 208–1371 (E-Mail to

public.referenceroom@ferc.fed.us).

During normal business hours,

documents can also be viewed and/or

printed in FERC’s Public Reference

Room, where RIMS, CIPS, and the FERC

Website are available. User assistance is

also available.

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11

Electric power, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Thomas R. Herlihy,

Executive Director and Chief Financial

Officer.

Accordingly, the Commission,

effective October 1, 2000, amends Part

11 of Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, as follows.

PART 11—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 11

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r; 42 U.S.C.

7101–7352.

2. In Part 11, Appendix A is revised

to read as follows:

Appendix A To Part 11—Fee Schedule for FY 2001

STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

ALABAMA .................................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. $25.35

ARKANSAS ................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

ARIZONA ................................................... APACHE ......................................................................................................................... 6.32

COCHISE

GILA

GRAHAM

LA PAZ

MOHAVE

NAVAJO

PIMA

YAVAPAI

YUMA

COCONINO NORTH OF COLORADO RIVER

COCONINO SOUTH OF COLORADO RIVER .............................................................. 25.35

GREENLEE

MARICOPA

PINAL

SANTA CRUZ

CALIFORNIA .............................................. IMPERIAL ....................................................................................................................... 12.68

INYO

LASSEN

MODOC

RIVERSIDE

SAN BERNARDINO

SISKIYOU ....................................................................................................................... 19.02

ALAMEDA ....................................................................................................................... 31.69

ALPINE

AMADOR

BUTTE

CALAVERAS

COLUSA

CONTRA COSTA

DEL NORTE

EL DORADO

76918 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

FRESNO

GLENN

HUMBOLDT

KERN

KINGS

LAKE

MADERA

MARIPOSA

MENDICINO

MERCED

MONO

NAPA

NEVADA

PLACER

PLUMAS

SACRAMENTO

SAN BENITO

SAN JOAQUIN

SANTA CLARA

SHASTA

SIERRA

SOLANO

SONOMA

STANISLAUS

SUTTER

TEHAMA

TRINITY

TULARE KINGS

TUOLUMNE

YOLO

YUBA

LOS ANGELES ............................................................................................................... 38.05

MARIN

MONTEREY

ORANGE

SAN DIEGO

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN LUIS OBISPO

SAN MATEO

SANTA BARBARA

COLORADO ............................................... ADAMS ........................................................................................................................... 6.32

ARAPAHOE

BENT

CHEYENNE

CROWLEY

ELBERT

EL PASO

HUERFANO

KIOWA

KIT CARSON

LINCOLN

LOGAN

MOFFAT

MONTEZUMA

MORGAN

PUEBLO

SEDGEWICK

WASHINGTON

WELD

YUMA

BACA .............................................................................................................................. 12.68

DOLORES

GARFIELD

LAS ANIMAS

MESA

MONTROSE

OTERO

PROWERS

RIO BLANCO

ROUTT

SAN MIGUEL

ALAMOSA ....................................................................................................................... 25.35

ARCHULETA

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

BOULDER

CHAFFEE

CLEAR CREEK

CONEJOS

COSTILLA

CUSTER

DENVER

DELTA

DOUGLAS

EAGLE

FREMONT

GILPIN

GRAND

GUNNISON

HINSDALE

JACKSON

JEFFERSON

LAKE

LA PLATA

LARIMER

MINERAL

OURAY

PARK

PITKIN

RIO GRANDE

SAGUACHE

SAN JUAN

SUMMIT

TELLER

CONNECTICUT ......................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 6.32

FLORIDA .................................................... BAKER ............................................................................................................................ 38.05

BAY

BRADFORD

CALHOUN

CLAY

COLUMBIA

DIXIE

DUVAL

ESCAMBIA

FRANKLIN

GADSDEN

GILCHRIST

GULF

HAMILTON

HOLMES

JACKSON

JEFFERSON

LAFAYETTE

LEON

LIBERTY

MADISON

NASSAU

OKALOOSA

SANTA ROSA

SUWANNEE

TAYLOR

UNION

WAKULLA

WALTON

WASHINGTON

ALL OTHERS COUNTIES .............................................................................................. 63.38

GEORGIA ................................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 38.05

IDAHO ........................................................ CASSIA ........................................................................................................................... 6.32

GOODING

JEROME

LINCOLN

MINIDOKA

ONEIDA

OWYHEE

POWER

TWIN FALLS ................................................................................................................... 19.02

ADA

ADAMS

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

BANNOCK

BEAR LAKE

BENEWAH

BINGHAM

BLAINE

BOISE

BONNER

BONNEVILLE

BOUNDARY

BUTTE

CAMAS

CANYON

CARIBOU

CLARK

CLEARWATER

CUSTER

ELMORE

FRANKLIN

FREMONT

GEM

IDAHO

JEFFERSON

KOOTENAI

LATAH

LEMHI

LEWIS

MADISON

NEZ PERCE

PAYETTE

SHOSHONE

TETON

VALLEY

WASHINGTON

ILLINOIS ..................................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

INDIANA ..................................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 31.69

KANSAS ..................................................... MORTON ........................................................................................................................ 12.68

ALL OTHER COUNTIES ................................................................................................ 6.32

KENTUCKY ................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

LOUISIANA ................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 38.05

MAINE ........................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

MICHIGAN ................................................. ALGER ............................................................................................................................ 19.02

BARAGA

CHIPPEWA

DELTA

DICKINSON

GOGEBIC

HOUGHTON

IRON

KEWEENAW

LUCE

MACKING

MARQUETTE

MENOMINEE

ONTONAGON

SCHOOLCRAFT

ALL OTHER COUNTIES ................................................................................................ 25.35

MINNESOTA .............................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

MISSISSIPPI .............................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

MISSOURI .................................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

MONTANA ................................................. BIG HORN ...................................................................................................................... 6.32

BLAINE

CARTER

CASCADE

CHOUTEAU

CUSTER

DANIELS

MECONE

MEAGHER

DAWSON ........................................................................................................................ 6.32

FALLON

FERGUS

GARFIELD

GLACIER

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

GOLDEN VALLEY

HILL

JUDITH BASIN

LIBERTY

MUSSELSHELL

PETROLEUM

PHILLIPS

PONDERA

POWER RIVER

PRAIRIE

RICHLAND

ROOSEVELT

ROSEBUD

SHERIDAN

TETON

TOOLE

TREASURE

VALLEY

WHEATLAND

WIBAUX

YELLOWSTONE

BEAVERHEAD ................................................................................................................ 19.02

BROADWATER

CARBON

DEER LODGE

FLATHEAD

GALLATIN

GRANITE

JEFFERSON

LAKE

LEWIS & CLARK

LINCOLN

MADISON

MINERAL

MISSOULA

PARK

POWELL

RAVALLI

SANDERS

SILVER BOW

STILLWATER

SWEET GRASS

NEBRASKA ................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 6.32

NEVADA ..................................................... CHURCHILL .................................................................................................................... 3.16

CLARK

ELKO

ESMERALDA

EUREKA

HUMBOLDT

LANDER

LINCOLN

LYON

MINERAL

NYE

PERSHING

WASHOE

WHITE PINE

CARSON CITY ............................................................................................................... 31.69

DOUGLAS

STORY

NEW HAMPSHIRE .................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

NEW MEXICO ............................................ CHAVES ......................................................................................................................... 6.32

CURRY

DE BACA

DONA ANA

EDDY

GRANT

GUADALUPE

HARDING

HIDALGO

LEA

LUNA

MCKINLEY

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

OTERO

QUAY

ROOSEVELT

SAN JUAN

SOCORRO

TORRENCE .................................................................................................................... 12.68

RIO ARRIBA

SANDOUAL

UNION

BERNALILLO .................................................................................................................. 25.35

CATRON

CIBOLA

COLFAX

LINCOLN

LOS ALAMOS

MORA

SAN MIGUEL

SANTA FE

SIERRA

TAOS

VALENCIA

NEW YORK ................................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

NORTH CAROLINA ................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 38.05

NORTH DAKOTA ....................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 6.32

OHIO .......................................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

OKLAHOMA ............................................... BEAVER .......................................................................................................................... 12.68

CIMARRON

ROGER MILLS

TEXAS

LE FLORE ....................................................................................................................... 19.02

MC CURTAIN

ALL OTHER COUNTIES ................................................................................................ 6.32

PENNSYLVANIA ........................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

OREGON ................................................... HARNEY LAKE ............................................................................................................... 6.32

MALHEUR

BAKER ............................................................................................................................ 12.68

CROOK

DESCHUTES

GILLAM

GRANT

JEFFERSON

KLAMATH

MORROW

SHERMAN

UMATILLA

UNION

WALLOWA

WASCO

WHEELER

COOS .............................................................................................................................. 19.02

CURRY

DOUGLAS

JACKSON

JOSEPHINE

BENTON ......................................................................................................................... 25.35

CLACKAMAS

CLATSOP

COLUMBIA

HOOD RIVER

LANE

LINCOLN

LINN

MARION

MULTNOMAH

POLK

TILLAMOOK

WASHINGTON

YAMHILL

PENNSYLVANIA ........................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

PUERTO RICO .......................................... ALL .................................................................................................................................. 38.05

SOUTH DAKOTA ....................................... BUTTE ............................................................................................................................ 19.02

CUSTER

FALL RIVER

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

LAWRENCE

MEAD

PENNINGTON

ALL OTHER COUNTIES ................................................................................................ 6.32

SOUTH CAROLINA ................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 38.05

TENNESSEE .............................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

TEXAS ........................................................ CULBERSON .................................................................................................................. 6.32

EL PASO

HUDSPETH

ALL OTHER COUNTIES ................................................................................................ 38.05

UTAH .......................................................... BEAVER .......................................................................................................................... 6.32

BOX ELDER

CARBON

DUCHESNE

EMERY

GARFIELD

GRAND

IRON

JUAB

KANE

MILLARD

SAN JUAN

TOOELE

UINTAH

WAYNE

WASHINGTON ............................................................................................................... 12.68

CACHE ............................................................................................................................ 19.02

DAGGETT

DAVIS

MORGAN

PIUTE

RICH

SALT LAKE

SANPETE

SEVIER

SUMMIT

UTAH

WASATCH

WEBER

VERMONT ................................................. ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

VIRGINIA .................................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

WASHINGTON ........................................... ADAMS ........................................................................................................................... 12.68

ASOTIN

BENTON

CHELAN

COLUMBIA

DOUGLAS

FRANKLIN

GARFIELD ...................................................................................................................... 12.68

GRANT

KITTITAS

KLICKITAT

LINCOLN

OKANOGAN

SPOKANE

WALLA WALLA

WHITMAN

YAKIMA

FERRY ............................................................................................................................ 19.02

PEND OREILLE

STEVENS

CLALLAM ........................................................................................................................ 25.35

CLARK

COWLITZ

GRAYS HARBOR

ISLAND

JEFFERSON

KING

KITSAP

LEWIS

MASON

PACIFIC

PIERCE

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STATE COUNTY RATE PER

ACRE

SAN JUAN

SKAGIT

SKAMANIA

SNOHOMISH

THURSTON

WAHKIAKUM

WHATCOM

WEST VIRGINIA ........................................ ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 25.35

WISCONSIN ............................................... ALL COUNTIES .............................................................................................................. 19.02

WYOMING ................................................. ALBANY .......................................................................................................................... 6.32

CAMPBELL

CARBON

CONVERSE

GOSHEN

HOT SPRINGS

JOHNSON

LARAMIE

LINCOLN

NATRONA

NIOBRARA

PLATTE

SHERIDAN

SWEETWATER

FREMONT

SUBLETTE

UINTA

WASHAKIE ..................................................................................................................... 19.02

BIG HORN

CROOK

PARK

TETON

WESTON

ALL OTHER ZONES .................................. ......................................................................................................................................... 6.35

[FR Doc. 00–31277 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 510, 514, and 558

[Docket No. 99N–1591]

Animal Drug Availability Act;

Veterinary Feed Directive

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

new animal drug regulations to

implement the veterinary feed directive

(VFD) drugs section of the Animal Drug

Availability Act of 1996 (ADAA). A VFD

drug is intended for use in animal feed.

Its use is permitted only under the

professional supervision of a licensed

veterinarian in the course of the

veterinarian’s professional practice.

This new regulation states the

requirements for distribution and use of

a VFD drug and animal feed containing

a VFD drug.

DATES: This rule is effective January 8,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Graber, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–220), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–827–6651, email: ggraber@cvm.fda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In the Federal Register of July 2, l999

(64 FR 35966), FDA proposed

regulations to establish the requirements

relating to distribution and use of VFD

drugs and animal feeds containing VFD

drugs. We provided 90 days for

comment on the proposed rule.

Prior to 1996, we had only two

options for regulating the distribution of

animal drugs: (1) Over-the-counter

(OTC), and (2) prescription. However,

we determined that certain new animal

drugs, vital to animal health, should be

approved for use in animal feed, only if

these medicated feeds were

administered under a veterinarian’s

order and professional supervision. For

example, veterinarians are needed to

control the use of certain antimicrobials.

This control is critical to reducing

unnecessary use of such drugs in

animals and to slowing or preventing

any potential for the development of

bacterial resistance to antimicrobial

drugs. Safety concerns relating to

difficulty of diagnosis of disease

conditions, high toxicity, or other

reasons may also dictate that the use of

a medicated feed be limited to use by

order and under the supervision of a

licensed veterinarian.

Regulation of animal drugs for use in

medicated feeds under traditional

prescription systems has proven

unworkable. The prescription legend

invokes the application of State

pharmacy laws. As a practical matter,

the application of State pharmacy laws

to medicated feeds would burden State

pharmacy boards and impose costs on

animal feed manufacturers to such an

extent that it would be impractical to

make these critically needed new

animal drugs available for animal

therapy.

After considerable deliberation with,

and support from, the Coalition for

Animal Health, an organization that

represents major sectors of animal

agriculture, and with support from State

regulatory agencies, Congress enacted

legislation in 1996 that amended the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(the act) in ways intended to facilitate

the approval and marketing of new