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1The World Organization for Animal Health 

internationally follows a British English spelling of 

‘‘organisation’’ in its name; it was formerly the 

Office International des Epizooties, or OIE, but on 

May 28, 2022, the Organization announced that the 

acronym was changed from OIE to WOAH. 

must provide documentation from their 

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Employees and Medical Providers. 

Number of Respondents: 2,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

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Ruth Brown, 

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BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0077] 

International Sanitary and 

Phytosanitary Standard-Setting 

Activities 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with legislation 

implementing the results of the Uruguay 

Round of negotiations under the General 

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are 

informing the public of the international 

standard-setting activities of the World 

Organization for Animal Health, the 

Secretariat of the International Plant 

Protection Convention, and the North 

American Plant Protection Organization, 

and we are soliciting public comment 

on the standard-setting activities. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2021–0077 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2021–0077, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 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) 7997039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information on the topics 

covered in this notice, contact Mr. Eric 

Nichols, Director, Trade Support Team, 

APHIS–IS, Room 1627–S, USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202) 799–7122. 

For specific information regarding 

standard-setting activities of the World 

Organization for Animal Health, contact 

Dr. Paul Gary Egrie, Office of 

International Affairs, Veterinary 

Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

33, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851– 

3304. 

For specific information regarding the 

standard-setting activities of the 

International Plant Protection 

Convention, contact Dr. Marina Zlotina, 

IPPC Technical Director, International 

Phytosanitary Standards, Plant 

Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 130, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2200. 

For specific information on the North 

American Plant Protection Organization, 

contact Ms. Stephanie Dubon, Acting 

NAPPO Technical Director, 

International Phytosanitary Standards, 

PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 130, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) 

was established as the common 

international institutional framework for 

governing trade relations among its 

members in matters related to the 

Uruguay Round Agreements. The WTO 

is the successor organization to the 

General Agreement on Tariffs and 

Trade. U.S. membership in the WTO 

was approved by Congress when it 

enacted the Uruguay Round Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 103–465), which was 

signed into law on December 8, 1994. 

The WTO Agreements, which 

established the WTO, entered into force 

with respect to the United States on 

January 1, 1995. The Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act amended Title IV of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 

U.S.C. 2531 et seq.). Section 491 of the 

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 2578), requires the 

President to designate an agency to be 

responsible for informing the public of 

the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) 

standard-setting activities of each 

international standard-setting 

organization. The designated agency 

must inform the public by publishing an 

annual notice in the Federal Register 

that provides the following information: 

(1) The SPS standards under 

consideration or planned for 

consideration by the international 

standard-setting organization; and (2) 

for each SPS standard specified, a 

description of the consideration or 

planned consideration of that standard, 

a statement of whether the United States 

is participating or plans to participate in 

the consideration of that standard, the 

agenda for U.S. participation, if any, and 

the agency responsible for representing 

the United States with respect to that 

standard. 

‘‘International standard’’ is defined in 

19 U.S.C. 2578b as any standard, 

guideline, or recommendation: (1) 

Adopted by the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex) regarding food 

safety; (2) developed under the auspices 

of the World Organization for Animal 

Health (WOAH) 1 regarding animal 

health; (3) developed under the auspices 

of the Secretariat of the International 

Plant Protection Convention (IPPC, or 

the Convention) and the North 

American Plant Protection Organization 

(NAPPO) regarding plant health; or (4) 

established by or developed under any 

other international organization agreed 

to by the member countries of the 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement (USMCA) or the member 

countries of the WTO. 

The President, pursuant to 

Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23, 

1995 (60 FR 15845), designated the 

Secretary of Agriculture as the official 

responsible for informing the public of 

the SPS standard-setting activities of 

Codex, WOAH, IPPC, and NAPPO. The 

United States Codex Office (USCO), in 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Trade and 

Foreign Affairs mission area, informs 

the public of standard-setting activities 

of Codex, and USDA’s Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

informs the public of WOAH, IPPC, and 

NAPPO standard-setting activities. 

USCO publishes an annual notice in 

the Federal Register to inform the 

public of SPS standard-setting activities 

for Codex (86 FR 29987). Codex was 

established in 1963 by two United 

Nations organizations, the Food and 

Agriculture Organization and the World 

Health Organization. It is the principle 

international organization for 

establishing food standards that protect 

consumer health and promote fair 

practices in food trade. 

APHIS is responsible for publishing 

an annual notice of WOAH, IPPC, and 

NAPPO activities related to 

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animal health and representing the 

United States with respect to these 

standards. Following are descriptions of 

the WOAH, IPPC, and NAPPO 

organizations and the standard-setting 

agenda for each of these organizations. 

We have described the agenda that each 

of these organizations will address at 

their annual general sessions, including 

standards that may be presented for 

adoption or consideration, as well as 

other initiatives that may be underway 

at the WOAH, IPPC, and NAPPO. 

The agendas for these meetings are 

subject to change, and the draft 

standards identified in this notice may 

not be sufficiently developed and ready 

for adoption as indicated. Also, while it 

is the intent of the United States to 

support adoption of international 

standards and to participate actively 

and fully in their development, it 

should be recognized that the U.S. 

position on a specific draft standard will 

depend on the acceptability of the final 

draft. Given the dynamic and interactive 

nature of the standard-setting process, 

we encourage any persons who are 

interested in the most current details 

about a specific draft standard or the 

U.S. position on a particular standardsetting issue, or in providing comments 

on a specific standard that may be under 

development, to contact APHIS. Contact 

information is provided at the beginning 

of this notice under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

WOAH Standard-Setting Activities 

The WOAH was established in Paris, 

France, in 1924 with the signing of an 

international agreement by 28 countries. 

It is currently composed of 182 

Members, each of which is represented 

by a delegate who, in most cases, is the 

chief veterinary officer of that country 

or territory. The WTO has recognized 

the WOAH as the international forum 

for setting animal health standards, 

reporting global animal disease events, 

and presenting guidelines and 

recommendations on sanitary measures 

relating to animal health. 

The WOAH facilitates 

intergovernmental cooperation to 

prevent the spread of contagious 

diseases in animals by sharing scientific 

research among its Members. The major 

functions of the WOAH are to collect 

and disseminate information on the 

distribution and occurrence of animal 

diseases and to ensure that sciencebased standards govern international 

trade in animals and animal products. 

The WOAH aims to achieve these 

through the development and revision 

of international standards for diagnostic 

tests, vaccines, and the safe 

international trade of animals and 

animal products. 

The WOAH provides annual reports 

on the global distribution of animal 

diseases, recognizes the free status of 

Members for certain diseases, 

categorizes animal diseases with respect 

to their international significance, 

publishes bulletins on global disease 

status, and provides animal disease 

control guidelines to Members. Various 

WOAH commissions and working 

groups undertake the development and 

preparation of draft standards, which 

are then circulated to Members for 

consultation (review and comment). 

Draft standards are revised accordingly 

and are presented to the WOAH World 

Assembly of Delegates (all the Members) 

for review and adoption during the 

General Session, which meets annually 

every May. Adoption, as a general rule, 

is based on consensus of the WOAH 

membership. 

The most recent WOAH General 

Session occurred virtually from May 24 

to 28, 2021. The Deputy Administrator 

for APHIS’ Veterinary Services serves as 

the official U.S. Delegate to the WOAH. 

Information about WOAH draft 

Terrestrial and Aquatic Animal Health 

Code chapters may be found at https:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/ 

animalhealth/export/internationalstandard-setting-activities-oie/ 

regionalization/ct_international_

standard_setting_activities_oie or by 

contacting Dr. Paul Gary Egrie (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

The corresponding chapters were 

adopted during the General Session in 

May 2021. 

• Chapter 1.1., Notification of 

diseases, infections and infestations, 

and provision of epidemiological 

information. 

• Chapter 1.4.3., Animal health 

surveillance. 

• Chapter 1.6., Procedures for selfdeclaration and for official recognition 

by the OIE. 

• Chapter 3.1., Quality of Veterinary 

Services. 

• Chapter 3.2., Evaluation of 

Veterinary Services. 

• Chapter 3.X., New chapter on 

Veterinary Services. 

• Chapter 3.4., Veterinary legislation. 

• Chapter 4.Y., New chapter on 

official control programmes for listed 

and emerging diseases. 

• Articles 4.4.6 and 4.4.7., Zoning 

and compartmentalization. 

• Chapter 7.Z., New chapter on 

animal welfare and laying hen 

production systems. 

• Chapter 8.Y., New chapter on 

infection with animal trypanosomes of 

African origin. 

• Article 9.4.5., Infestation with 

Aethina tumida (small hive beetle). 

• Chapter 10.4., Infection with avian 

influenza viruses. 

• Chapter 10.5., Avian 

mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma 

gallisepticum). 

• Articles 14.7.3., 14.7.7., 14.7.24., 

and 14.7.34., Infection with peste des 

petits ruminants virus. 

• Chapter 15.2., Infection with 

classical swine fever virus. 

IPPC Standard-Setting Activities 

The IPPC is a multilateral convention 

adopted in 1952 to prevent the spread 

and introduction of pests of plants and 

plant products and to promote 

appropriate measures for their control. 

The WTO recognizes the IPPC as the 

standard setting body for plant health. 

Under the IPPC, the understanding of 

plant protection encompasses the 

protection of both cultivated and noncultivated plants from direct or indirect 

injury by plant pests. The IPPC 

addresses the following activities: 

Developing, adopting, and 

implementing international standards 

for phytosanitary (plant health) 

measures (ISPMs); harmonizing 

phytosanitary activities through adopted 

standards; facilitating the exchange of 

official and scientific information 

among contracting parties; and 

providing technical assistance to 

developing countries that are 

contracting parties to the Convention. 

The IPPC is deposited within the 

Food and Agriculture Organization of 

the United Nations and is an 

international agreement of 184 

contracting parties. National plant 

protection organizations (NPPOs), in 

cooperation with regional plant 

protection organizations, the 

Commission on Phytosanitary Measures 

(CPM), and the Secretariat of the IPPC, 

implement the Convention. The IPPC 

continues to be administered at the 

national level by plant quarantine 

officials, whose primary objective is to 

safeguard plant resources from injurious 

pests. In the United States, the NPPO is 

the APHIS Plant Protection and 

Quarantine (PPQ) program. 

The 15th Session of the CPM was held 

virtually from March 16 to April 1, 

2021. The CPM adopted the IPPC 

Strategic Framework 2020–2030, which 

outlines major work directions for the 

Convention for the ensuing 10 years and 

creates a focus group to develop 

guidance for the framework’s 

implementation by contracting parties. 

The CPM adopted the following 

international phytosanitary standards in 

2021. The United States develops its 

position on each of these draft standards 


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2To sign up for the Stakeholder Registry, go to: 

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ 

USDAAPHIS/subscriber/new. 

3For more information on the IPPC draft ISPM 

consultation: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ 

ourfocus/planthealth/international/sa_

phytostandards/ct_draft_standards. 

4 IPPC list of topics: https://www.ippc.int/en/coreactivities/standards-setting/list-topics-ippcstandards/. 5 IPPC website: https://www.ippc.int/. 

prior to the CPM session based on 

APHIS’ analyses and other relevant 

information from other U.S. 

Government agencies and interested 

stakeholders: 

• ISPM 5: Glossary of phytosanitary 

terms (2018 revisions). 

• Revision of ISPM 8: Determination 

of pest status in an area. 

• ISPM 44: Requirements for the use 

of modified atmosphere treatments as 

phytosanitary measures. 

• ISPM 45: Requirements for national 

plant protection organizations if 

authorizing entities to perform 

phytosanitary actions. 

The following phytosanitary 

treatments were adopted as Annexes to 

ISPM 28: 

Phytosanitary treatments for regulated 

pests: 

• PT 33: Irradiation treatment for 

Bactrocera dorsalis; 

• PT 34: Cold treatment for Ceratitis 

capitata on Prunus avium, Prunus 

salicina, and Prunus persica; 

• PT 35: Cold treatment for 

Bactrocera tryoni on Prunus avium, 

Prunus salicina, and Prunus persica; 

• PT 36: Cold treatment for Ceratitis 

capitata on Vitis vinifera; 

• PT 37: Cold treatment for 

Bactrocera tryoni on Vitis vinifera; 

• PT 38: Irradiation treatment for 

Carposina sasakii; and 

• PT 39: Irradiation treatment for the 

genus Anastrepha. 

The CPM noted that the Standards 

Committee adopted (on behalf of the 

CPM) Diagnostic Protocol DP–29: 

‘‘Bactrocera dorsalis,’’ as an Annex to 

ISPM 27: Diagnostic protocols for 

regulated pests. The CPM also adopted 

Recommendation R–09,‘‘Safe provision 

of food and other humanitarian aid.’’ 

The IPPC Standards Committee and 

Implementation and Capacity 

Development Committee continued 

working during the pandemic by 

virtually approving draft standards for 

consultation, selecting experts to expert 

drafting groups, and addressing pending 

standard setting and other plant health 

initiatives. 

IPPC Standard-Setting Initiatives, 

Including Those Under Development 

A number of expert working group 

(EWG) meetings and technical 

consultations took place virtually from 

October 2020 through September 2021 

on the topics listed below. These IPPC 

projects are currently under 

development and intended for future 

adoption and publication. APHIS 

participated actively and fully in each of 

these working groups. APHIS developed 

its position on each of the topics prior 

to the working group meeting. The 

APHIS position was based on relevant 

scientific information and technical 

analyses, including information from 

other U.S. Government agencies and 

from interested stakeholders: 

• EWG for revision of ISPM 4: 

Requirements for the establishment of 

Pest Free Areas. 

• EWG for drafting a new Annex to 

ISPM 20 (Guidelines for a phytosanitary 

import regulatory system): ‘‘Use of 

specific import authorization.’’ 

• Developing ‘‘IPPC Guide to support 

the implementation of ISPM 15.’’ 

• Technical Panel on Diagnostic 

Protocols. 

• Technical Panel on Phytosanitary 

Treatments. 

• Technical Panel for the Glossary. 

• Sea Container Task Force. 

The IPPC electronic certification 

system (ePhyto) solution also progressed 

in 2021. There are currently 55 trading 

partners that are connected and actively 

sharing ePhytos through the system; the 

United Nations International Computing 

Centre and the ePhyto Steering 

Committee are developing and 

providing training on ePhyto; and 

preparations are under way to deploy 

features allowing industry systems to 

receive ePhytos. For more detailed 

information on the above, contact Dr. 

Marina Zlotina (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

PPQ actively works to achieve broad 

participation by States, industry, and 

other stakeholders in the development 

and use of international and regional 

plant health standards, including 

through the use of APHIS Stakeholder 

Registry notices 2 and the APHIS public 

website. Plant health stakeholders are 

strongly encouraged to comment on 

draft standards, documents, and 

specifications during the consultation 

periods. 

In 2021, 24 draft documents were 

open for consultation, including 

standards, phytosanitary treatments, a 

diagnostic protocol, a specification, 

outlines for implementation tools, and a 

CPM recommendation. APHIS posts 

links to draft standards on its website as 

they become available and provides 

information on the due dates for 

comments.3 Additional information on 

IPPC standards (including the IPPC 

work program (list of topics),4 calls for 

new standards, experts to serve on 

technical panels and other working 

groups, proposed phytosanitary 

treatments, the standard-setting process, 

and adopted standards) is available on 

the IPPC website.5

For the most current information on 

official U.S. participation in IPPC 

activities, including U.S. positions on 

standards being considered, contact Dr. 

Marina Zlotina (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). Those 

wishing to provide comments on any of 

the areas of work being undertaken by 

the IPPC may do so at any time by 

responding to this notice (see 

ADDRESSES above) or by providing 

comments through Dr. Zlotina. 

NAPPO Standard-Setting Activities 

NAPPO, a regional plant protection 

organization created in 1976 under the 

IPPC, coordinates the efforts among the 

United States, Canada, and Mexico to 

protect their plant resources from the 

entry, establishment, and spread of 

harmful plant pests, while facilitating 

safe intra- and inter-regional trade. As 

the NPPO of the United States, APHIS 

PPQ is the organization officially 

identified to participate in NAPPO. 

Through NAPPO, APHIS works closely 

with its regional counterparts and 

industries to develop harmonized 

regional standards and approaches for 

managing pest threats. 

This critical work facilitates the safe 

movement of plants and plant products 

into and within the region. NAPPO 

conducts its work through prioritydriven projects approved by the NAPPO 

Executive Committee via an annual 

work program. These projects are 

completed by expert groups, including 

subject matter experts from each 

member country and regional industry 

representatives. Project results and 

updates are provided during the NAPPO 

annual meeting as well as NAPPO 

governance meetings. Projects can 

include the development of positions, 

policies, technical documents, or the 

development or revision of regional 

standards for phytosanitary measures 

(RSPMs). Projects can also include 

implementation of standards or other 

capacity development activities such as 

workshops. 

The PPQ Assistant Deputy 

Administrator, as the official U.S. 

delegate to NAPPO, intends to 

participate in the adoption of these 

regional plant health standards and 

projects on the work program once they 

are completed and ready for 

consideration. 


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6NAPPO work program: https://nappo.org/ 

english/governance/work-program. 

7To sign up for the Stakeholder Registry, go to: 

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ 

USDAAPHIS/subscriber/new. 

8For more information on the IPPC draft ISPM 

consultation: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ 

ourfocus/planthealth/international/sa_

phytostandards/ct_draft_standards. 

9NAPPO website: http://nappo.org. 

Because of the COVID–19 pandemic, 

there was no annual meeting held in 

2020. Despite the pandemic, NAPPO’s 

Secretariat and its member countries, 

including regulatory, plant health, and 

industry officials, continue to actively 

progress on projects and initiatives 

under the NAPPO work program, taking 

advantage of teleconferencing and other 

virtual meeting tools. NAPPO 

governance committees, including 

NAPPO’s Executive Committee and the 

Advisory and Management Committee, 

as well as expert groups, continue to 

communicate and meet virtually on a 

regular basis to actively progress on 

NAPPO strategic and work program 

initiatives. The PPQ Deputy 

Administrator is the U.S. member of the 

NAPPO Executive Committee. The 

NAPPO Executive Committee adopted 

three regional standards between 

October 1, 2020, and September 30, 

2021: Revisions to RSPM 9 

(Authorization of labs for phytosanitary 

testing), Revisions to RSPM 5 (NAPPO 

Glossary of phytosanitary terms), and 

Science and Technology Document 7 

(Risks associated with the introduction 

of exotic tussock moth species 

(Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) of 

potential concern to the NAPPO region). 

NAPPO’s Advisory and Management 

Committee continued working during 

the pandemic by virtually approving 

draft standards for consultation, 

selecting and onboarding experts to 

newly launched NAPPO expert groups, 

and addressing pending work program 

initiatives. 

The NAPPO expert groups, including 

member countries’ subject matter 

experts, in collaboration with NAPPO’s 

Secretariat, significantly progressed or 

finalized the following regional 

standards from October 2020 through 

September 2021: 

• Completed the development or 

revision and consultation of the 

following five regional standards: 

Revision of RSPM 22: Guidelines for 

construction and operation of a 

containment facility for insects and 

mites used as biological control agents; 

Revision of RSPM 35: Guidelines for the 

movement of propagative plant material 

of stone fruit, pome fruit, and grapevine 

into a NAPPO member country; 

Revision of RSPM 38: Importation of 

certain wooden and bamboo 

commodities into a NAPPO member 

country; Science & Technology 

document on Contaminating organisms 

affecting trade in wood commodities 

and forestry products; and a Position 

Document on Asian gypsy moth 

specified risk periods in Japan, Russia, 

Republic of Korea, and China. 

• Issued via NAPPO’s Phytosanitary 

Alert System: 24 Official Pest Reports 

from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 

2021. 

New NAPPO Standard-Setting 

Initiatives, Including Those in 

Development 

The 2021 work program 6 includes 

topics being worked on by NAPPO 

expert groups and NAPPO’s Advisory 

and Management Committee. APHIS 

actively and fully participates in the 

development and approval of the 

NAPPO work program. The APHIS 

position on each topic is guided and 

informed by the best technical and 

scientific information available, as well 

as on relevant input from stakeholders. 

The United States will consider its 

position on any draft standard after it 

reviews a prepared draft. 

The information in this notice 

contains all the information available to 

APHIS PPQ on NAPPO standards or 

projects under development or 

consideration. For updates on meeting 

times and for information on the expert 

groups that may become available 

following publication of this notice, 

visit the NAPPO website or contact Ms. 

Stephanie Dubon (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

PPQ actively works to achieve broad 

participation by States, industry, and 

other stakeholders in the development 

and use of international and regional 

plant health standards, including 

through the use of APHIS Stakeholder 

Registry notices 7 and the APHIS public 

website. Plant health stakeholders are 

strongly encouraged to comment on 

draft standards, documents, and 

specifications during consultation 

periods. APHIS posts links to draft 

standards on its website as they become 

available and provides information on 

the due dates for comments.8 Additional 

information on NAPPO standards 

(including the NAPPO work program, 

calls for projects, expert groups, the 

standard-setting process, and adopted 

standards) is available on the NAPPO 

website.9

For the most current information on 

official U.S. participation in NAPPO 

activities, including U.S. positions on 

standards being considered, contact Ms. 

Stephanie Dubon (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). Those 

wishing to provide comments on any of 

the areas of work being undertaken at 

NAPPO may do so at any time by 

responding to this notice (see 

ADDRESSES above) or by providing 

comments through Ms. Dubon. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

June 2022. 

Anthony Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13530 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0007] 

Concurrence With WOAH Risk 

Designations for Bovine Spongiform 

Encephalopathy 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to concur with the World 

Organization for Animal Health’s 

(WOAH) bovine spongiform 

encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations 

for Bolivia and the United Kingdom’s 

zone of Jersey. WOAH recognizes the 

country of Bolivia and the United 

Kingdom’s zone of Jersey as being of 

negligible risk for BSE. We are taking 

this action based on our review of 

information supporting the WOAH’s 

risk designations for these regions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Javier Vargas, Senior Staff Officer, 

Regionalization Evaluation Services, 

Strategy and Policy, Veterinary Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3316; 

email: AskRegionalization@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 92 subpart B, 

‘‘Importation of Animals and Animal 

Products; Procedures for Requesting 

BSE Risk Status Classification With 

Regard To Bovines’’ (referred to below 

as the regulations), set forth the process 

by which the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) classifies 

regions for bovine spongiform 

encephalopathy (BSE) risk. Section 92.5 

of the regulations provides that all 

countries of the world are considered by 

APHIS to be in one of three BSE risk 

categories: Negligible risk, controlled 

risk, or undetermined risk. These risk 

categories are defined in § 92.1. Any 

region that is not classified by APHIS as 


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