[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65758-65759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19042]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 95
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0026]
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions,
Identification of Ruminants and Processing and Importation of
Commodities
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that
would remove several restrictions regarding the identification of
animals and the processing of ruminant materials from BSE minimal-risk
regions, as well as BSE-based restrictions on gelatin derived from
bovine hides. This action will allow interested persons additional time
to prepare and submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0026 to submit or view public
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comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0026, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0026.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket
No. APHIS-2006-0026 in our reading room. The reading room is located in
room 1141 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding ruminant
products, contact Dr. Karen James-Preston, Director, Technical Trade
Services, Animal Products, National Center for Import and Export, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
4356.
For information concerning live ruminants, contact Dr. Lee Ann
Thomas, Director, Technical Trade Services, Animals, Organisms and
Vectors, and Select Agents, National Center for Import and Export, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
4356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 9, 2006, we published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 45439-45444, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0026) a
proposal to remove several restrictions regarding the identification of
animals and the processing of ruminant materials from BSE minimal-risk
regions, as well as BSE-based restrictions on gelatin derived from
bovine hides.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before October 10, 2006. We are reopening the comment period on Docket
No. APHIS-2006-0026 for an additional 14 days. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We
will also consider all comments received between October 11, 2006, and
the date of this notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 1622, 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 3rd of November 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-19042 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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