[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51428-51429]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 77
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0004]
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations;
Minnesota
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim
rule that amended the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State
and zone classifications by removing Minnesota from the list of
accredited-free States and adding it to the list of modified accredited
advanced States. The interim rule was necessary to help prevent the
spread of tuberculosis because Minnesota no longer met the requirements
for accredited-free State status.
DATES: Effective on August 30, 2006, we are adopting as a final rule
the interim rule that became effective on January 24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Dutcher, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, National Tuberculosis Eradication Program, Eradication
and Surveillance Team, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
5467.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In an interim rule \1\ effective January 24, 2006, and published in
the Federal Register on January 30, 2006 (71 FR 4808-4810, Docket No.
APHIS-2006-
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0004), we amended the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State
and zone classifications contained in 9 CFR part 77 by removing
Minnesota from the list of accredited-free States in Sec. 77.7 and
adding it to the list of modified accredited advanced States in Sec.
77.9. The interim rule was necessary to help prevent the spread of
tuberculosis because Minnesota no longer met the requirements for
accredited-free State status.
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\1\ To view the interim rule and the comments we received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``Advanced Search'' tab,
and select ``Docket Search.'' In the Docket ID field, enter APHIS-
2006-0004, then click on ``Submit.'' Clicking on the Docket ID link
in the search results page will produce a list of all documents in
the docket.
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Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before March 31, 2006. We received two comments by that date. The
comments were from private citizens. One commenter stated that no
animals should ever be moved interstate, but did not comment
specifically on the reclassification of Minnesota as a modified
accredited advanced State. A second commenter, responding to the first,
stated support for the interim rule. We are making no changes in
response to these comments.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule and in this
document, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule without
change.
This action also affirms the information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has
waived its review under Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 77
Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation, Tuberculosis.
PART 77--TUBERCULOSIS
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Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the
interim rule that amended 9 CFR part 77 and that was published at 71 FR
4808-4810 on January 30, 2006.
Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of August 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-14481 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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