[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5807]



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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 1 and 3

[Docket No. 93-076-5]
RIN 0579-AA59


Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule 
regarding the establishment of standards for ``swim-with-the-dolphin'' 
interactive programs. This extension will provide interested persons 
with additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on Docket No. 3-
076-2 that are received on or before March 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to 
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, USDA, P.O. 
Drawer 810, Riverdale, MD 20738. Please state that your comments refer 
to Docket No. 93-076-2. Comments received may be inspected at USDA, 
room 1141, South Building, 14th Street and Independence Ave. 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. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Animal Care Staff, Regulatory Enforcement and Animal 
Care, APHIS, USDA, P.O. Drawer 810, Riverdale, MD 20738, (301) 734-
8699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 23, 1995, we published in the 
Federal Register (60 FR 4383-4389, Docket No. 93-076-2) a proposal to 
amend the Animal Welfare regulations to establish standards for ``swim-
with-the-dolphin'' interactive programs.
    Comments regarding the proposed rule were required to be received 
on or before February 22, 1995. During the comment period, we received 
a request that we extend the comment period beyond February 22. The 
requestor, a marine mammal industry association, stated that additional 
time was necessary to allow its members to meet and to formulate 
comments.
    In response to this request, on February 28, 1995, we published a 
notice in the Federal Register (60 FR 10810, Docket No. 93-076-4), 
reopening and extending the comment period for Docket No. 93-076-2 
through March 9, 1995. However, the March 9 date was an error. We had 
intended to extend the comment period through March 13, 1995. 
Therefore, in this notice, we are extending the comment period for 
Docket No. 93-076-2 through March 13, 1995. This will allow time for 
the requestor and other interested persons to develop comments on the 
proposed rule.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(g).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of March 1995.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-5807 Filed 3-8-95; 8:45 am]
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