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Vol. 86, No. 112 

Monday, June 14, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0082] 

Addition of Thailand to the List of 

Regions Considered Affected With 

African Horse Sickness 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have added Thailand to the list 

of regions that the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service considers to 

be affected with African horse sickness 

(AHS). We have taken this action 

because of confirmation of AHS in 

Thailand. 

DATES: Thailand was added to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service list of regions considered 

affected with African horse sickness on 

March 31, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kari Coulson, Regionalization 

Evaluation Services, Veterinary 

Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus 

Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; 

Phone: (919) 480–9876; email: 

AskRegionalization@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 93 govern the 

importation of live animals into the 

United States. Within part 93, § 93.308 

(referred to below as the regulations) 

governs, among other things, the 

importation of horses, mules, zebras, 

and other equids from regions where 

African horse sickness (AHS) exists in 

order to prevent the introduction of 

AHS into the United States. AHS is a 

fatal viral equine disease that is not 

known to exist in the United States. A 

list of regions where AHS 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 

§ 93.308 of the regulations. 

Section 93.308(a)(2)(ii) of the 

regulations states that APHIS will add a 

region to the list referenced in 

§ 93.308(a)(2) upon determining AHS 

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. 

On March 27, 2020, the veterinary 

authorities of Thailand reported to the 

OIE the occurrence of AHS in that 

country. In response to that report, on 

March 31, 2020, APHIS added Thailand 

to the list of regions where AHS exists. 

On that same date, APHIS issued an 

import alert notifying stakeholders that 

effective March 27, 2020, APHIS 

imposed restrictions on importation of 

equine and equine-derived commodities 

from Thailand due to AHS. This notice 

serves as an official record and public 

notification of that action. 

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. 1622 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 9th day of 

June 2021. 

Mark Davidson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12419 Filed 6–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0025] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Bison 2022 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request the reinstatement of an 

information collection to conduct the 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System Bison 2022 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 13, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2021–0025 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–2021–0025, 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 www.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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the NAHMS Bison 2022 

Study, contact Dr. Lynn EllistonGittings, Management Analyst, Program 

Coordination and Implementation, 

Center for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, 2150 Centre Avenue, 

Building B, Fort Collins, CO 80524; 

(970) 305–6636. For information on the 

information collection process, contact 

Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 

851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Bison 2022 Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0420. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Secretary of Agriculture is 


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