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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10715]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 95

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074]
RIN 0579-AC36

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our interim rule that 
amended the regulations concerning the importation of animals and 
animal products to prohibit or restrict the importation of bird and 
poultry products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza is considered to exist. The interim rule also imposed 
restrictions concerning importation of live poultry and birds that have 
been vaccinated for certain types of avian influenza, or that have 
moved through regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza is considered to exist. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0074 to submit or view comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074, Regulatory Analysis and 
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to 
Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of 
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to 
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Julia Punderson, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, National Center for Import and Export, Animal Health 
Policy and Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 734-4356.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 24, 2011, we published in the Federal Register (76 FR 
4046-4056, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074) an interim rule that amended the 
regulations governing the importation into the United States of 
specified animals and animal products and byproducts in order to 
prohibit or restrict the importation of bird and poultry products from 
regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza is 
considered to exist. The interim rule was effective upon publication.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before March 25, 2011. We are reopening the comment period on Docket 
No. APHIS-2006-0074 for an additional 15 days. This action will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We 
will also consider all comments received between March 26, 2011, and 
the date of this notice.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 1622, 7701-7772, 7781-7786, and 8301-
8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 
371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of April 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-10715 Filed 5-2-11; 8:45 am]
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