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Vol. 86, No. 126 

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0023] 

Addition of Malaysia to the List of 

Regions Affected With African Swine 

Fever 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have added Malaysia to the list 

of regions that the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service considers to 

be affected with African swine fever 

(ASF). We have taken this action 

because of confirmation of ASF in 

Malaysia. 

DATES: Malaysia was added to the 

APHIS list of regions considered 

affected with ASF on March 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

John Grabau, Regionalization Evaluation 

Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 

920 Main Campus Drive, Venture II, 

Raleigh, NC 27606; Phone: (919) 855– 

7738; email: AskRegionalization@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to 

below as the regulations) govern the 

importation of specified animals and 

animal products to prevent introduction 

into the United States of various animal 

diseases, including African swine fever 

(ASF). ASF is a highly contagious 

animal disease of wild and domestic 

swine. It can spread rapidly in swine 

populations with extremely high rates of 

morbidity and mortality. A list of 

regions where ASF exists or is 

reasonably believed to exist is 

maintained on the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in 

§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations. 

Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations 

states that APHIS will add a region to 

the list referenced in § 94.8(a)(2) upon 

determining ASF exists in the region, 

based on reports APHIS receives of 

outbreaks of the disease from veterinary 

officials of the exporting country, from 

the World Organization for Animal 

Health (OIE), or from other sources the 

Administrator determines to be reliable, 

or upon determining that there is reason 

to believe the disease exists in the 

region. Section 94.8(a)(1) of the 

regulations specifies the criteria on 

which the Administrator bases the 

reason to believe ASF exists in a region. 

Section 94.8(b) prohibits importation of 

pork and pork products from regions 

listed in accordance with § 94.8, except 

if processed and treated in accordance 

with the provisions specified in that 

section or consigned to an APHISapproved establishment for further 

processing. Section 96.2 restricts the 

importation of swine casings that 

originated in or were processed in a 

region where ASF exists, as listed under 

§ 94.8(a). 

On February 19, 2021, the veterinary 

authorities of Malaysia reported to the 

OIE the occurrence of ASF in that 

country. Therefore, in response to this 

outbreak, on March 2, 2021, APHIS 

added Malaysia to the list of regions 

where ASF exists or is reasonably 

believed to exist. This notice serves as 

an official record and public notification 

of that action. 

As a result, pork and pork products 

from Malaysia, including casings, are 

subject to APHIS import restrictions 

designed to mitigate the risk of ASF 

introduction into the United States. 

Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this action as not a major 

rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 16th day of 

June 2021. 

Jack Shere, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14255 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Codex Office 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labelling 

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S Codex Office is 

sponsoring a public meeting on 

September 1, 2021. The objective of the 

public meeting is to provide information 

and receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft United States (U.S.) 

positions to be discussed at the 46th 

Session of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labelling (CCFL) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission, to be held 

virtually, September 27–October 1, 2021 

with the report adoption on October 7, 

2021. The U.S. Manager for Codex 

Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy 

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs recognize the 

importance of providing interested 

parties the opportunity to obtain 

background information on the 46th 

Session of the CCFL and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for September 1, 2021, from 2:00–4:00 

p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place via Video Teleconference 

only. Documents related to the 46th 

Session of the CCFL will be accessible 

via the internet at the following address: 

http://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/

?meeting=CCFL&session=46. 

Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate 

to the 46th Session of the CCFL, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: 

douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov. 

Registration: Attendees must register 

to attend the public meeting by emailing 

uscodex@usda.gov by August 30, 2021. 

Early registration is encouraged. 


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