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[FR Doc 03-25256] 51. Big Cat Symposia; Animal Care
This is a notice to animal exhibitors, dealers, transporters, researchers, animal protection groups, industry groups, and other interested persons that we are holding a series of educational symposia to present current information on the care and maintenance of exotic big cats. This notice provides the agenda for the symposia and information on
Published: 2003-10-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-25255] 52. Fiscal Year 2004 Reimbursable Overtime Charges and Veterinary Services User
This notice pertains to reimbursable overtime charged for Sunday, holiday, or other overtime work performed in connection with the inspection, laboratory testing, certification, or quarantine of certain articles and to user fees for import and exportrelated services provided for animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors.
Published: 2003-10-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-24874] 53. Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by adding certain areas in Arizona and Texas to the list of regulated areas either because they were found during detection and delineating surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or because they fell within the 3milewide buffer zone around
Published: 2003-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23953] 54. Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of Areas From Quarantine
We are amending the exotic Newcastle disease regulations by removing portions of Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties, CA, from the list of quarantined areas. This action removes restrictions on the movement of birds, poultry, and certain other articles from those areas. With this action, there are no longer
Published: 2003-09-19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23431] 55. Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of pork and pork products from regions affected with swine vesicular disease by establishing procedures for the importation of porkfilled pasta into the United States. The procedures require that the product contain only cooked or drycured pork otherwise eligible to enter the United States
Published: 2003-09-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23354] 56. Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding portions of New York City, NY, and Hudson County, NJ, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. The interim rule also updated the list of regulated
Published: 2003-09-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23432] 57. Importation of Eucalyptus Logs, Lumber, and Wood Chips From South America
We are proposing to amend the regulations that govern the
importation of logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood articles
into the United States to require that logs and lumber of tropical
species of Eucalyptus from South America be fumigated with methyl bromide or heat treated prior to
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importation and that wood chips of tropical
Published: 2003-09-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23545] 58. Importation of Artificially Dwarfed Plants in Growing Media From the People's
We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposal to allow the importation of specific species of artificially dwarfed (penjing) plants of the genera Buxus, Ehretia (Carmona), Podocarpus, Sageretia, and Serissa to be imported into the United States from the
Published: 2003-09-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23127] 59.National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal
We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee for a 2year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
Published: 2003-09-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-23126] 60.Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases
We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has reestablished the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for a 2year period. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
Published: 2003-09-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-22652] 61. Public Meeting; Plant Protection and Quarantine Stakeholders
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will hold a public meeting for the purpose of exchanging information on our Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program. We are planning the meeting agenda and are requesting suggestions for topics of general interest to PPQ stakeholders.
Published: 2003-09-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-22142] 62. Witchweed; Regulated Areas
We are adopting as a final rule, with several changes, an interim rule that amended the witchweed quarantine and regulations by updating the list of regulated areas to add or remove areas in North Carolina and South Carolina. Based on information received from the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, this final rule adds two farms and
Published: 2003-08-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-22143] 63. Mexican Fruit Fly; Removal of Regulated Area
We are amending the Mexican fruit fly regulations by removing a portion of Los Angeles County, CA, from the list of regulated areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions that are no longer necessary to prevent the spread of the Mexican fruit fly
Published: 2003-08-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-22141] 64. Veterinary Services User Fees; Fees for Endorsing Export Certificates for
We are amending the user fees for endorsing export health certificates by establishing a separate user fee that covers the cost of endorsing certificates that do not require verification of tests or vaccinations for ruminants. We are making this change to ensure that we recover all of the costs associated with providing that service. We are also
Published: 2003-08-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-21991] 65. Cost-Sharing for Animal and Plant Health Emergency Programs
We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that would establish criteria to determine the Federal share of financial responsibility relative to States and other cooperators in an emergency in which an animal or plant pest or disease threatens the agricultural production of the United States. This action will allow interested persons
Published: 2003-08-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-21857] 66. Standards for Privately Owned Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants
We are proposing to amend the regulations for the importation of ruminants into the United States to establish standards for privately owned quarantine facilities. The regulations authorize the establishment of privately operated quarantine facilities for ruminants, which are subject to approval and oversight by the Animal and Plant Health
Published: 2003-08-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-21421] 67. International Plant Protection Convention Draft Standard on the Plant Pest
We are giving notice of a public meeting to solicit comments on a draft international standard concerning the plant pest risks associated with living modified organisms.
Published: 2003-08-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-21305] 68. Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions
We are amending the regulations that set out our procedures
for recognizing the animal health status of regions. Specifically, we are requiring regions that have been granted status
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under the regulations to provide information, or allow us to access
information, to confirm the regions' animal health status when we
request it. This
Published: 2003-08-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-21304] 69. Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
We are amending the regulations for importing nursery stock to require additional certifications for imported niger seed and lilac, to reflect changes in plant taxonomy and pest distributions, and to make various changes to the requirements for postentry quarantine of imported plants. We are also making several other changes to update and clarify
Published: 2003-08-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-20732] 70. Availability of a Draft Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Hass
We are extending the comment period for a draft pest risk analysis prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a proposed rule currently under consideration that would allow the importation of Hass avocados from Mexico into the entire United States and during all months of the year. This action will allow interested
Published: 2003-08-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-20488] 71. Classical Swine Fever Status of Mexican States of Baja California, Baja
We are amending the regulations by adding the Mexican States of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa to the lists of regions considered free of classical swine fever. We have conducted a series of risk evaluations and have determined that these four States have met our requirements for being recognized as free of this
Published: 2003-08-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-20375] 72. Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases; Notice
We are giving notice that the Secretary anticipates reestablishing the Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for a 2year period. The Secretary is soliciting nominations for membership for this Committee.
Published: 2003-08-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-20248] 73. Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations; Delay of
When we amended the bovine tuberculosis regulations to classify the States of Texas, California, and New Mexico as modified accredited advanced, we delayed the date for compliance with certain identification and certification requirements in those regulations until September 30, 2003. In this action, we are further delaying the date for compliance
Published: 2003-08-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-20247] 74. International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities
In accordance with legislation implementing the results of the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are informing the public of international standard setting activities of the Office International des Epizooties, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, and the North American
Published: 2003-08-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 03-19877] 75. Introductions of Plants Genetically Engineered to Produce Industrial
We are amending our regulations regarding genetically engineered organisms to require that introductions of plants genetically engineered to encode compounds for industrial use be conducted only under permit. Prior to this interim rule, such introductions could be accomplished under notification, an expedited permitting procedure. This action is
Published: 2003-08-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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