[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 247 (Monday, December 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68566-68567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30684]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0006]


Notice of Availability of a Bovine Brucellosis Program Concept 
Paper

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments; reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our notice that made a 
concept paper describing a new direction for the bovine brucellosis 
program available for public comment. 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 
January 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0006) to submit or view comments 
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0006, 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-2009-0006.
     Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket 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.

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     Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, Director, Ruminant 
Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 734-6954.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 5, 2009, we published in the 
Federal Register (74 FR 51115-51116, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0006) a 
notice that made a concept paper describing a new direction for the 
bovine brucellosis program available for public review and comment.
    Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before 
December 4, 2009. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No. 
APHIS-2009-0006 for an additional 30 days ending January 4, 2010. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments. We will also consider all comments received between 
December 4, 2009, and the date of this notice.
    Done in Washington, DC, this 16\th\ day of December 2009.

Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-30684 Filed 12-24-09: 12:40 pm]
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