Notice2021-18788
Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
August 31, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
We are advising the public of our decision to concur with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for Ecuador and Serbia. The OIE recognizes Ecuador as being of controlled risk for BSE and Serbia as being of negligible risk for BSE. We are taking this action based on our review of information supporting the OIE's risk designations for these regions.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18788]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0053]
Concurrence With OIE 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 (OIE) bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for Ecuador and Serbia. The OIE
recognizes Ecuador as being of controlled risk for BSE and Serbia as
being of negligible risk for BSE. We are taking this action based on
our review of information supporting the OIE's risk designations for
these regions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kari Coulson, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 480-9876; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4d7f675e696b6563626d6065766d786563624c797f686d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcfdcfd7eed9dbd5d3d2ddd0d5c6ddc8d5d3d2fcc9cfd8dd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Sec. 92.1. Any region that is not classified by APHIS as
presenting either negligible risk or controlled risk for BSE is
considered to present an undetermined risk. The list of those regions
classified by APHIS as having either negligible risk or controlled risk
can be accessed on the APHIS website at <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions</a>. The list can also be
obtained by writing to APHIS at Regionalization Evaluation Services,
4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737.
Under the regulations, APHIS may classify a region for BSE in one
of two ways. One way is for regions that have not received a risk
classification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to
request classification by APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to concur
with the classification given to a country or region by the OIE.
If the OIE has classified a region as either BSE negligible risk or
BSE controlled risk, APHIS will seek information to support concurrence
with the OIE classification. This information may be publicly available
information, or APHIS may request that regions supply the same
information given to the OIE. APHIS will announce in the Federal
Register, subject to public comment, its intent to concur with an OIE
classification.
In accordance with this process, we published a notice \1\ in the
Federal Register on October 25, 2019 (84 FR 57384-57385, Docket No.
APHIS 2019-0053), in which we announced our intent to concur with the
OIE risk classifications of the following regions:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ To view the notice, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and enter
APHIS-2019-0053 in the Search field.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<bullet> Regions of negligible risk for BSE: Serbia.
<bullet> Regions of controlled risk for BSE: Ecuador.
We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on December
24, 2019. We did not receive any comments by this date.
Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 92.5, we are
announcing our decision to concur with the OIE risk classifications for
Ecuador and Serbia.
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 25th day of August 2021.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-18788 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on August 31, 2021.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.