[Federal Register: July 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 144)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-053-2]
Horse Protection Technology Meeting; Animal Care
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice to horse industry members and other
interested persons that Animal Care will host a series of educational
meetings to present current information on new technology being
explored for use in the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. This
notice provides the agenda for the meetings, information on the
location and dates of the second meeting, and general information on
subsequent meetings.
DATES: The second meeting will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on
August 4, 2004. Registration will take place from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Additional meetings
are being planned for September through October 2004, for Missouri, and
the Pacific Northwest.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the James Union Building,
Tennessee Room, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
37132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Tuck, Management Analyst,
PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is announcing a series of educational
meetings on the new technology being tested to enforce the Horse
Protection Act. The meetings are designed to provide a forum for
information dissemination on various topics that are important for the
horse industry to understand. This series of meetings will be held in
various geographical locations to facilitate attendance by most of our
regulated parties that maintain horses.
The second meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at
the Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Additional
meetings are being planned for September through October 2004, for
Missouri, and the Pacific Northwest.
The series of meetings have been developed to provide current
information and ideas on a variety of technological innovations Animal
Care is testing to assist in the enforcement of the Horse Protection
Act. Each meeting will, with the exception of possible minor
modifications, follow the same agenda:
8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Welcome Overview
9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Thermography Technology
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Sniffer Technology
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Other Horse Protection Enforcement Issues
Meeting notices are also available on the Animal Care Web site at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac.
Please note that these meetings are being held to provide and
disseminate information on the technology being tested by Animal Care
to enforce the Horse Protection Act and are not an opportunity to
submit formal comments on proposed rules or other regulatory
initiatives.
Pre-registration is requested by calling (301) 734-7833, or e-
mailing Animal Care at ACE@aphis.usda.gov and providing your name,
number of attendees, phone number, e-mail address or other contact
address. This information is needed in the event of any changes to the
meeting schedule so we may inform registrants in a timely manner.
Please pre-register for the meeting by August 3, 2004.
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of July, 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-17152 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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