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Florfenicol in grams/ton of 

feed Indications for use Limitations 

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(ii) 182 to 2,724 ............... Freshwater-reared salmonids: for the control of mortality due to coldwater disease associated with 

Flavobacterium psychrophilum and furunculosis associated with Aeromonas salmonicida.

Feed as a sole ration for 10 consecutive days to deliver 10 to 15 mg florfenicol 

per kg of fish. Feed containing florfenicol shall not be fed for more than 10 

days. Following administration, fish should be reevaluated by a licensed veterinarian before initiating a further course of therapy. The effects of florfenicol on 

reproductive performance have not been determined. Feeds containing 

florfenicol must be withdrawn 15 days prior to slaughter. 

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■ 34. In § 558.450, revise paragraphs 

(e)(5)(iv), (v), and (vi) to read as follows: 

§ 558.450 Oxytetracycline. 

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(5) * * * 

Oxytetracycline amount Indications for use Limitations Sponsor 

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(iv) 333 to 7,500 g/ton to 

provide 2.5 to 3.75 g/ 

100 lb of fish/day.

1. Freshwater-reared salmonids: for control of ulcer disease 

caused by Haemophilus piscium, furunculosis caused by 

Aeromonas salmonicida, bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia 

caused by A. hydrophila, and pseudomonas disease.

Administer in mixed ration for 10 days. Do not liberate fish or 

slaughter fish for food for 21 days following the last administration of medicated feed.

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2. Catfish: for control of bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia 

caused by A. hydrophila and pseudomonas disease.

Administer in mixed ration for 10 days. Do not liberate fish or 

slaughter fish for food for 21 days following the last administration of medicated feed. Do not administer when water 

temperature is below 16.7 °C (62 °F).

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(v) 500 to 7,500 g/ton to 

provide 3.75 g/100 lb of 

fish/day.

1. Freshwater-reared salmonids: for control of mortality due to 

coldwater disease associated with Flavobacterium 

psychrophilum or for control of mortality due to columnaris 

disease associated with Flavobacterium columnare.

Administer in mixed ration for 10 days. Do not liberate fish or 

slaughter fish for food for 21 days following the last administration of medicated feed.

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2. Freshwater-reared salmonids weighing up to 55 grams: for 

marking of the skeletal tissue.

Feed for 10 days. Immediate release is permitted following 

last feeding of medicated feed.

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3. Catfish: for control of mortality due to columnaris disease 

associated with Flavobacterium columnare.

Administer in mixed ration for 10 days. Do not liberate fish or 

slaughter fish for food for 21 days following the last administration of medicated feed. Do not administer when water 

temperature is below 16.7 °C (62 °F).

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(vi) 1.25 to 25 g/kg to 

provide 11.35 g/100 lb 

of fish/day.

Pacific salmon not over 30 grams body weight: for marking of 

the skeletal tissue.

Administer medicated feed as the sole ration for 4 consecutive days. Do not liberate for at least 7 days following last 

feeding of medicated feed.

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Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Eric Flamm, 

Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 92 

[Public Notice: 12553] 

RIN 1400–AF89 

Notarial and Related Services 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consular 

Affairs amends its notarial rules to 

reflect that the Director, Deputy 

Directors, and regional Division Chiefs 

of the Office of American Citizens 

Services and Crisis Management, 

Overseas Citizens Services will 

designate U.S. citizen employees of the 

Department of State abroad, who are not 

diplomatic or consular officers, to 

perform notarial services. This change 

will streamline the designation process 

allowing expedited designation to 

provide this and expedite notarial 

service where needed at U.S. embassies 

and consulates abroad. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

November 27, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thales Dus, U.S. Department of State, 

CA/OCS/MSU, SA–17, 10th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20522–1707, 

OCSRegs@state.gov, 202–485–6020. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule modifies the Department’s 

regulations on Notarial and Related 

Services in 22 CFR part 92. 

Amendments to § 92.1 authorize the 

Director, Deputy Directors and regional 

Division Chiefs of the Office of 

American Citizens Services and Crisis 

Management, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, to designate U.S. citizen 

employees of the U.S. Department of 

State abroad, who are not diplomatic or 

consular officers, to perform notarial 

services at U.S. diplomatic and consular 

offices abroad. This change will replace 

the authorization for the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Overseas 

Citizens Services as the sole Department 

official able to designate U.S. citizen 

employees of the Department abroad as 

notarizing officers. 

The Department is making this change 

to improve efficiencies in the process of 

designating Department employees as 

notarizing officers at U.S. embassies and 

consulates abroad. Demand for notarial 

services at 230 diplomatic and consular 

posts abroad varies from year to year but 

the trend line for requests for notarial 

services is ever increasing. The 

authority to designate U.S. citizen 

Department employees as notarizing 

officers has been a key resource for 

addressing increasing demand at posts 

abroad. The changes to this regulation 

authorizing an increase in the number of 

persons able to make such designations 

will place the Department on a more 


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nimble, efficient footing able to better 

manage capacity demands. 

Regulatory Findings 

Administrative Procedure Act 

This rule is a rule of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice, and 

thus is exempt from the ‘‘notice and 

comment’’ requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act. 5 U.S.C. 

553(b). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), this 

rule will be effective 30 days after 

publication. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Department of State, in 

accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has 

reviewed this regulation and, by 

approving it, certifies that this rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995 

This rule will not result in the 

expenditure by State, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any year and it will not significantly 

or uniquely affect small governments. 

Therefore, no actions were deemed 

necessary under the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995. 

Congressional Review Act 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804. This rule will 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more; a 

major increase in costs or prices; or 

significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

companies to compete with foreign 

based companies in domestic and 

import markets. 

Executive Order 12866, 14094, and 

13563 

The Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has designated this 

rulemaking as not significant under 

Executive Order 12866, section 3(f), 

Regulatory Planning and Review. The 

Department has reviewed the regulation 

to ensure its consistency with the 

regulatory philosophy and principles set 

forth in Executive Order 12866, as 

amended by Executive Order 14094. 

The Department of State has 

considered this rule in light of 

Executive Order 13563, dated January 

18, 2011, and affirms that this regulation 

is consistent with the guidance therein. 

Global notarial service volume in recent 

years was as follows: 

2024–212,142 (as of August 2024) 

2023–233,923 

2022–263,036 

The number of Designations of 

Notarizing Officers approved by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas 

Citizens Services in recent years are: 

2024–130 (as of September 2024) 

2023–114 

2022–90 

This rule will authorize more 

individuals than the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary to make designations of 

Notarizing Officers. The Department 

believes this will benefit both the public 

and the Department, and any cost 

associated with this change is 

outweighed by the efficiency this 

should add to the notary process. 

Executive Orders 12372 and 13132 

This regulation will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, in 

accordance with section 6 of Executive 

Order 13132, it is determined that this 

rule does not have sufficient federalism 

implications to require consultations or 

warrant the preparation of a federalism 

summary impact statement. The 

regulations implementing Executive 

Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities do not 

apply to this regulation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose any new 

reporting or record-keeping 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 92 

Notarial and related services. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 22 CFR part 92 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 92—NOTARIAL AND RELATED 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 92 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2656, 4215 

and 4221. 

§ 92.1 [AMENDED] 

■ 2. Amend § 92.1 by revising paragraph 

(d) and removing the undesignated 

paragraph following paragraph (d) to 

read as follows: 

§ 92.1 Definitions. 

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(d) For purposes of this part, except 

§§ 92.36 through 92.42 relating to the 

authentication of documents, the term 

‘‘notarizing officer’’ includes consular 

officers, officers of the Foreign Service 

who are secretaries of embassy or 

legation under section 24 of the Act of 

August 18, 1856, 11 Stat. 61, as 

amended (22 U.S.C. 4221), and such 

U.S. citizen Department of State 

employees as the Director or Deputy 

Directors, and regional Division Chiefs, 

Office of American Citizens Services 

and Crisis Management, Overseas 

Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, U.S. Department of State may 

designate for the purpose of performing 

notarial acts overseas pursuant to 

Section 127(b) of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994– 

1995, Public Law 103–236, April 30, 

1994 (‘‘designated employees’’). The 

authority of designated employees to 

perform notarial services shall not 

include the authority to perform 

authentications, to notarize patent 

applications, or take testimony in a 

criminal action or proceeding pursuant 

to a commission issued by a court in the 

United States, but shall otherwise 

encompass all notarial acts, including 

but not limited to administering or 

taking oaths, affirmations, affidavits or 

depositions. The notarial authority of a 

designated employee shall expire upon 

termination of the employee’s 

assignment to such duty and may also 

be terminated at any time by the 

Director or Deputy Directors, or regional 

Division Chiefs of the Office of 

American Citizen Services and Crisis 

Management, Overseas Citizens 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State. 

Angela M. Kerwin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs/Office of Overseas Citizen 

Services, Department of State. 

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