[Federal Register: August 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 166)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0136]

 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry 
Diseases; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 
II), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases.

DATES: The meeting sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
September 12 and 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 2A04 (Training Room 1) and 
Room 2A06 (Training Room 2) at the USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River 
Road, Riverdale, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Teachman, Acting Director, 
Interagency Coordination, Emergency Management, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the 
Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to prevent the 
introduction of foreign diseases of livestock and poultry into the 
United States. In addition, the Committee advises the Secretary on 
contingency planning and on maintaining a state of preparedness to deal 
with these diseases, if introduced.
    The meeting will focus on the U.S. animal health emergency 
management system and the foreign animal disease situation worldwide 
and its relevance to the United States. The meeting will be open to the 
public. However, due to time constraints, the public will not be 
allowed to participate in the Committee's discussions.
    You may obtain an agenda for the meeting by contacting Dr. Mark 
Teachman at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    You may file written statements on meeting topics with the 
Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to Dr. Mark 
Teachman at the

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address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. You may also file 
written comments at the time of the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. 
APHIS-2006-0136 when submitting your comments.

Parking and Security Procedures

    Please note that a fee of $2.25 is required to enter the parking 
lot at the USDA Center. The machine accepts $1 bills and quarters.
    Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security 
personnel that they are attending the Advisory Committee Meeting on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases, and contact the APHIS Veterinary 
Services Emergency Management office at (301) 734-8073 from the lobby 
telephone to be ushered to the meeting. Photo identification is 
required. Visitor badges must be worn at all times while inside the 
building.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of August 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-14220 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]

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