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Dated: February 28, 1997.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5537 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97–009–1]

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area

Classifications; Tennessee

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: We are amending 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. This

action relieves certain restrictions on

the interstate movement of cattle from

Tennessee.

DATES: Interim rule effective February

28, 1997. Consideration will be given

only to comments received on or before

May 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and

three copies of your comments to

Docket No. 97–009–1, Regulatory

Analysis and Development, PPD,

APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

Please state that your comments refer to

Docket No. 97–009–1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA,

room 1141, South Building, 14th Street

and Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Michael J. Gilsdorf, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, National Animal Health

Programs, VS, APHIS, Suite 3B08, 4700

River Road Unit 36, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231, (301) 734–7708; or e-mail:

mgilsdorf@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Brucellosis is a contagious disease

affecting animals and humans, caused

by bacteria of the genus Brucella.

The brucellosis regulations, contained

in 9 CFR part 78 (referred to below as

the regulations), provide a system for

classifying States or portions of States

according to the rate of Brucella

infection present, and the general

effectiveness of a brucellosis control and

eradication program. The classifications

are Class Free, Class A, Class B, and

Class C. States or areas that do not meet

the minimum standards for Class C are

required to be placed under Federal

quarantine.

The brucellosis Class Free

classification is based on a finding of no

known brucellosis in cattle for the 12

months preceding classification as Class

Free. The Class C classification is for

States or areas with the highest rate of

brucellosis. Class B and Class A fall

between these two extremes.

Restrictions on moving cattle interstate

become less stringent as a State

approaches or achieves Class Free

status.

The standards for the different

classifications of States or areas entail

(1) maintaining a cattle herd infection

rate not to exceed a stated level during

12 consecutive months; (2) tracing back

to the farm of origin and successfully

closing a stated percent of all brucellosis

reactors found in the course of Market

Cattle Identification (MCI) testing; (3)

maintaining a surveillance system that

includes testing of dairy herds,

participation of all recognized

slaughtering establishments in the MCI

program, identification and monitoring

of herds at high risk of infection

(including herds adjacent to infected

herds and herds from which infected

animals have been sold or received),

and having an individual herd plan in

effect within a stated number of days

after the herd owner is notified of the

finding of brucellosis in a herd he or she

owns; and (4) maintaining minimum

procedural standards for administering

the program. Before the effective date of this

interim rule, Tennessee was classified

as a Class A State.

To attain and maintain Class Free

status, a State or area must (1) remain

free from field strain Brucella abortus

infection for 12 consecutive months or

longer; (2) trace back at least 90 percent

of all brucellosis reactors found in the

course of MCI testing to the farm of

origin; (3) successfully close at least 95

percent of the MCI reactor cases traced

to the farm of origin during the 12

consecutive month period immediately

prior to the most recent anniversary of
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the date the State or area was classified

Class Free; and (4) have a specified

surveillance system, as described above,

including an approved individual herd

plan in effect within 15 days of locating

the source herd or recipient herd.

After reviewing the brucellosis

program records for Tennessee, we have

concluded that this State meets the

standards for Class Free status.

Therefore, we are 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). This

action relieves certain restrictions on

moving cattle interstate from Tennessee.

Immediate Action

The Administrator of the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service has

determined that there is good cause for

publishing this interim rule without

prior opportunity for public comment.

Immediate action is warranted to

remove unnecessary restrictions on the

interstate movement of cattle from

Tennessee.

Because prior notice and other public

procedures with respect to this action

are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest under these conditions,

we find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553

to make it effective upon signature. We

will consider comments that are

received within 60 days of publication

of this rule in the Federal Register.

After the comment period closes, we

will publish another document in the

Federal Register. It will include a

discussion of any comments we receive

and any amendments we are making to

the rule as a result of the comments.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory

Flexibility Act

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12866. For this action,

the Office of Management and Budget

has waived its review process required

by Executive Order 12866.

Cattle moved interstate are moved for

slaughter, for use as breeding stock, or

for feeding. Changing the brucellosis

status of Tennessee from Class A to

Class Free will promote economic

growth by reducing certain testing and

other requirements governing the

interstate movement of cattle from this

State. Testing requirements for cattle

moved interstate for immediate

slaughter or to quarantined feedlots are

not affected by this change. Cattle from

certified brucellosis-free herds moving

interstate are not affected by this

change.

The groups affected by this action will

be herd owners in Tennessee, as well as

buyers and importers of cattle from this

State.

There are an estimated 66,000 cattle

herds in Tennessee that would be

affected by this rule. All of these are

owned by small entities. Test-eligible

cattle offered for sale interstate from

other than certified-free herds must

have a negative test under present Class

A status regulations, but not under

regulations concerning Class Free status.

If such testing were distributed equally

among all herds affected by this rule,

Class Free status would save

approximately $5 to $10 per head.

Therefore, we believe that changing

the brucellosis status of Tennessee will

not have a significant economic impact

on the small entities affected by this

interim rule.

Under these circumstances, the

Administrator of the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service has

determined that this action will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

Executive Order 12372

This program/activity is listed in the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

under No. 10.025 and is subject to

Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part

3015, subpart V.)

Executive Order 12988

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State

and local laws and regulations that are

in conflict with this rule; (2) has no

retroactive effect; and (3) does not

require administrative proceedings

before parties may file suit in court

challenging this rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This document contains no

information collection or recordkeeping

requirements under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.).

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 78

Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Hogs,

Quarantine, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements,

Transportation.

Accordingly, 9 CFR part 78 is

amended as follows:

PART 78—BRUCELLOSIS

1. The authority citation for part 78

continues to read as follows:

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).

§ 78.41 [Amended]

2. In § 78.41, paragraph (a) is

amended by adding ‘‘Tennessee,’’

immediately after ‘‘South Carolina,’.

3. In § 78.41, paragraph (b) is

amended by removing ‘‘Tennessee’’.

Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of

February 1997.

Terry L. Medley,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5519 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Part 226

[Regulation Z; Docket No. R–0942]

Truth in Lending

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Final rule; official staff

interpretation.

SUMMARY: The Board is publishing

revisions to the official staff

commentary to Regulation Z (Truth in

Lending). The commentary applies and

interprets the requirements of

Regulation Z. The update provides

guidance on issues relating to the

treatment of certain fees paid in

connection with mortgage loans. It

addresses new tolerances for accuracy

in disclosing the amount of the finance

charge and other affected cost

disclosures. In addition, the update

discusses issues such as the treatment of

debt cancellation agreements and a

creditor’s duties if providing periodic

statements via electronic means.

DATES: This rule is effective February

28, 1997. Compliance is optional until

October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

E. Ahrens or James A. Michaels, Senior

Attorneys, or Sheilah A. Goodman or

Manley Williams, Staff Attorneys,

Division of Consumer and Community

Affairs, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, at (202) 452–

3667 or 452–2412; for users of

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) only, contact Dorothea Thompson

at (202) 452–3544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The purpose of the Truth in Lending

Act (TILA; 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is to

promote the informed use of consumer

credit by requiring disclosures about its

terms and cost. The act requires

creditors to disclose the cost of credit as