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do not require restraint or holding

facilities. Sections 92.102(d), 92.203(d),

92.303(d), 92.403(e), 92.503(e), and

98.33(d) of the regulations list the

limited ports having inspection facilities

for the importation of certain birds,

poultry and poultry products, horses

and horse products, ruminants and

ruminant products, swine and swine

products, and germ plasm, respectively.

On February 7, 1995, we published in

the Federal Register (60 FR 7137–7138,

Docket No. 94–110–1), a proposal to

amend §§ 92.102(d), 92.203(d),

92.303(d), 92.403(e), 92.503(e), and

98.33(d) of the regulations by removing

Denver, CO, from the list of limited

ports of entry for animals and animal

products that do not require restraint or

holding facilities.

We solicited comments concerning

our proposal for 60 days ending April

10, 1995. We did not receive any

comments. The facts presented in the

proposed rule still provide the basis for

this final rule.

Therefore, based on the rationale set

forth in the proposed rule, we are

adopting the provisions of the proposal

as a final rule without change. 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.

Only certain animals and animal

products from Canada and germ plasm

have been imported into Denver, CO,

during the past several years. Therefore,

we believe that the primary impact of

this final rule will be on importers of

those animals and animal products from

Canada and importers of animal germ

plasm. These importers will no longer

be able to import these articles through

the Stapleton International Airport,

which is located in Denver, CO.

However, there have been few

shipments of animals, animal products,

or germ plasm imported through

Denver, CO, during the past year. After

removing Denver, CO, as a limited port

of entry, there are still many ports

throughout the United States that will

remain available as alternate ports,

including over 20 limited ports. Because

of the reasons provided above, we

believe that removing Denver, CO, from

the lists of limited ports will have little

if any economic impact on importers or

other entities, large or small. We do not

anticipate any change in the volume or

number of shipments of animals, animal

products, or germ plasm entering the

United States, or in the number of

persons importing them, due to

removing Denver, CO, as a limited port.

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 12778

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State

and local laws and regulations that are

inconsistent 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 rule contains no new

information collection or recordkeeping

requirements under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.).

List of Subjects

9 CFR Part 92

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock,

Poultry and poultry products,

Quarantine, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

9 CFR Part 98

Animal diseases, Imports.

Accordingly, 9 CFR parts 92 and 98

are amended as follows:

PART 92—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN

ANIMALS AND POULTRY AND

CERTAIN ANIMAL AND POULTRY

PRODUCTS; INSPECTION AND OTHER

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AND

SHIPPING CONTAINERS THEREON

1. The authority citation for part 92

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 19 U.S.C. 1306;

21 U.S.C. 102–105, 111, 114a, 134a, 134b,

134c, 134d, 134f, 135, 136, and 136a; 31

U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(d).

§ 92.102 [Amended]

2. In § 92.102, paragraph (d) is

amended by removing ‘‘Denver, CO;’’.

§§ 92.203, 92.303, 92.403, and 92.503

[Amended]

3. Sections 92.203, 92.303, 92.403,

and 92.503 are amended by removing

the words ‘‘Denver, Colorado;’’ in the

following places:

(a) In § 92.203, paragraph (d);

(b) In § 92.303, paragraph (d);

(c) In § 92.403, paragraph (e); and

(d) In § 92.503, paragraph (e).

PART 98—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN

ANIMAL EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL

SEMEN

4. The authority citation for part 98

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 21 U.S.C. 103,

104, 105, 111, 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 134f,

136, and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.17,

2.51, and 371.2(d).

§ 98.33 [Amended]

5. In § 98.33, paragraph (d) is

amended by removing the words

‘‘Denver, Colorado;’’.

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

May 1995.

George O. Winegar,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11562 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

9 CFR Part 94

[Docket No. 94–137–2]

Change in Disease Status of Spain

Because of Swine Vesicular Disease

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are declaring Spain free of

swine vesicular disease. As part of this

action, we are adding Spain to the list

of countries that, although declared free

of swine vesicular disease, are subject to

restrictions on pork and pork products

offered for importation into the United

States. There have been no outbreaks of

swine vesicular disease in Spain since

April 1993. This rule relieves certain

prohibitions and restrictions on the

importation of swine and fresh, chilled,

and frozen meat of swine into the

United States from Spain. However,

because African swine fever continues

to exist in Spain, certain pork and pork

products will continue to be prohibited.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. John Blackwell, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, Import/Export Animals,

National Center for Import and Export,

VS, APHIS, Suite 3B05, 4700 River Road

Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231,

(301) 734–7834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The regulations in 9 CFR part 94

(referred to below as the regulations)

govern the importation into the United

States of specified animals and animal

products in order to prevent the

introduction into the United States of
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various animal diseases, including

rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease

(FMD), bovine spongiform

encephalopathy, African swine fever,

hog cholera, and swine vesicular disease

(SVD). These are dangerous and

destructive communicable diseases of

ruminants and swine.

On February 7, 1995, we published in

the Federal Register (60 FR 7138–7139,

Docket No. 94–137–1) a proposal to

amend the regulations by adding Spain

to the list in § 94.12(a) of countries

declared free of SVD. We further

proposed to add Spain to the list in

§ 94.13 of countries that have been

declared free of SVD, but from which

the importation of pork and pork

products is restricted.

We solicited comments concerning

our proposal for 60 days ending April

10, 1995. We did not receive any

comments. The facts presented in the

proposed rule still provide a basis for

this final rule.

Therefore, based on the rationale set

forth in the proposed rule, we are

adopting the provisions of the proposal

as a final rule without change.

Effective Date

This is a substantive rule that relieves

restrictions and, pursuant to the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, may be made

effective less than 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register.

This rule relieves certain prohibitions

and restrictions on the importation of

swine and fresh, chilled, and frozen

meat of swine into the United States

from Spain. We have determined that

approximately 2 weeks are needed to

ensure that Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service personnel at ports of

entry receive official notice of this

change in the regulations. Therefore, the

Administrator of the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service has

determined that this rule should be

made effective 15 days after publication

in the Federal Register.

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.

This final rule amends the regulations

in part 94 by adding Spain to the list of

countries that have been declared free of

SVD. This action relieves certain

prohibitions and restrictions on the

importation of swine and fresh, chilled,

and frozen meat of swine into the

United States from Spain. However,

other requirements will continue to

restrict the importation of live swine

and pork and pork products.

Even without considering the exportconstraining effects of the restrictions

that will remain in effect, it is unlikely

that the change in Spain’s disease status

will noticeably affect U.S. markets for

swine and fresh, chilled, and frozen

meat of swine. Due to current

restrictions, the United States does not

import any uncooked pork or pork

products from Spain. In 1991, the

United States did not import any pork

or pork products from Spain. In 1992,

the United States imported only 21

metric tons of prepared and preserved

pork products from Spain, valued at

approximately $69,000, and

representing only 0.008 percent of total

U.S. pork imports for that year.

Further, Spain has historically

imported significantly larger amounts of

pork and pork products than it exports.

During 1991 and 1992, Spain imported

66,300 metric tons of pork while

exporting only 13,000 metric tons

(‘‘FAO, Production Yearbook, 1992,’’

1992, and ‘‘FAO, Trade Yearbook,’’

1992). Given Spain’s negative trade

balance for pork and pork products, and

since it is unlikely that Spain would

export a significant portion of its pork

exports exclusively to the United States,

the effect of this final rule on U.S.

domestic prices or supplies or on U.S.

businesses, including small entities,

will be negligible.

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 12778

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State

and local laws and regulations that are

inconsistent 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

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), the information collection or

recordkeeping requirements included in

this final rule have been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), and there are no new

requirements. The assigned OMB

control number is 0579–0015.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 94

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock,

Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry

and poultry products, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Accordingly, 9 CFR part 94 is

amended as follows:

PART 94—RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL

PLAGUE), VELOGENIC

VISCEROTROPIC NEWCASTLE

DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER,

HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE

SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY:

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED

IMPORTATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 94

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150ee, 161, 162,

and 450; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 111, 114a,

134a, 134b, 134c, 134f, 136, and 136a; 31

U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331, and 4332; 7 CFR

2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(d).

§ 94.12 [Amended]

2. In § 94.12, paragraph (a) is

amended by removing the word

‘‘Rumania’’ and adding the word

‘‘Romania’’ in its place, and by adding

‘‘Spain,’’ immediately after ‘‘Romania,’’.

§ 94.13 [Amended]

3. In § 94.13, the introductory text, the

first sentence is amended by adding

‘‘Spain,’’ immediately after ‘‘Republic of

Ireland,’’.

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

May 1995.

George O. Winegar,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11559 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 707

Truth in Savings

AGENCY: National Credit Union

Administration.

ACTION: Final rule; extension of

compliance date.

SUMMARY: The NCUA Board is

publishing a change to the compliance

date of Appendix C to NCUA’s Truth in

Savings regulation. This document

extends the compliance date for all

credit unions until January 1, 1996. This

extension gives credit unions more time

to come into compliance with the

technicalities of the Truth in Savings

regulation.

DATES: Effective Date: This document is

effective May 11, 1995.