Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 189 / Monday, October 1, 2007 / Proposed Rules 55729 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 21, 2007. 

Alan J. Steinberg, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

[FR Doc. E7–19346 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

42 CFR Part 71 

RIN 0920–AA03 

Foreign Quarantine Regulations, 

Proposed Revision of HHS/CDC 

Animal-Importation Regulations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 31, 2007, CDC 

published an advanced notice of 

proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), 

‘‘Foreign Quarantine regulations, 

Proposed Revision of HHS/CDC AnimalImportation Regulations,’’ (72 FR 41676) 

to begin the process of revising HHS/ 

CDC Animal Importation Regulations 

that cover dogs and cats (42 CFR 71.51), 

and to consider extending these 

regulations to cover domesticated 

ferrets. The ANPRM will also address 

the importation of African rodents (42 

CFR 71.56) into the United States. HHS/ 

CDC is also considering the need for 

additional regulations to prevent the 

introduction of zoonotic diseases into 

the United States. CDC provided a 60- 

day pubic comment period, with written 

comments to be received on or before 

October 1, 2007. CC has received 

requests asking for an extension of the 

comment period. In consideration of 

these requests, CDC is extending the 

comment period an additional 60 days, 

with a new closing date of December 1, 

2007. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

advance notice of proposed revision of 

HHS/CDC Animal Importation 

Regulations must be submitted on or 

before December 1, 2007. Please refer to 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional information. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may 

submitted to the following address: U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Division of Global 

Migration and Quarantine, ATTN: 

Animal Importation Regulations, 1600 

Clifton Road, NE., (E03), Atlanta, GA 

30333. Comments will be available for 

public inspection Monday through 

Friday, except for legal holidays, from 9 

a.m. until 5 p.m. at 1600 Clifton Road, 

NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. Please call 

ahead to 1–866–694–4867 and ask for a 

representative in the Division of Global 

Migration and Quarantine to schedule 

your visit. 

Written comments may also be 

submitted electronically via the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to 

animalimportcomments@cdc.gov. 

Electronic comments may be viewed at 

http://www.cdc.gov/publiccomments/. 

An electronic copy of the rule can be 

found at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Mullan, M.D., Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, Division of 

Global Migration and Quarantine, (404) 

639–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2007, CDC published an advanced 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

(ANPRM), ‘‘Foreign Quarantine 

Regulations, Proposed Revision of HHS/ 

CDC Animal-Importation Regulations’’

(72 FR 41676). In that Federal Register 

Notice, CDC provided a 60-day public 

comment period. Written comments 

were to be received on or before October 

1, 2007. Since the Notice was published, 

CDC has received requests asking for an 

extension of the public comment period 

beyond the 60 days originally provided. 

These requests have been made by 

national groups that represent 

organizations that will be affected by the 

proposed rule. In consideration of these 

concerns, CDC is extending the 

comment period by 60 days (until 

December 1, 2007) to give all interested 

organizations and persons the 

opportunity to comment fully. 

Commenters should be aware that 

CDC’s general policy for comments and 

other submissions from members of the 

public is to make these submissions 

available for public viewing on the 

Internet as they are received and 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers or contact information. 

CDC has posted the ANPRM and 

related materials on its Web site at 

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod.dq. 

Dated: September 20, 2007. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–4852 Filed 9–27–07; 12:07 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 070803437–7439–01] 

RIN 0648–AV93 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Commercial Shark 

Management Measures 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

establish the 2008 first trimester season 

quotas for large coastal sharks (LCS), 

small coastal sharks (SCS), and pelagic 

sharks based on over- or underharvests 

from the 2007 first trimester season. 

This proposed action would provide 

advance notice of quotas and season 

dates for the Atlantic commercial shark 

fishery. It would also ensure the 

measures in this action are in place 

until they are replaced by those 

implemented under Amendment 2 to 

the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 

Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) even 

if Amendment 2 is finalized after the 

start of the second trimester season 

(May 1, 2008). As such, this action 

constitutes the regulatory action to 

determine quotas and season lengths for 

LCS, SCS and pelagic sharks for the 

2008 second trimester season. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule 

may be submitted at the public hearing 

(oral or written), via email, mail, or fax 

by October 31, 2007. 

A public hearing will be held from 7–

9 p.m. on October 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by [0648–AV93], by any one 

of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov 

• Fax: 301–713–1917, Attn:[LeAnn 

Southward Hogan] 

• Mail: 1315 East West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 

Please mark on the outside of the 

envelope ‘‘Comments on Proposed Rule 

for 2008 First Trimester Season Lengths 

and Quotas’’. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All Personal Identifying Information (for 


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