81 FR 65307 - Horse Protection; Licensing of Designated Qualified Persons and Other Amendments
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 65307-65307 | |
| FR Document | 2016-22855 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 65307] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22855] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 184 / Thursday, September 22, 2016 / Proposed Rules [[Page 65307]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. APHIS-2011-0009] RIN 0579-AE19 Horse Protection; Licensing of Designated Qualified Persons and Other Amendments AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period and clarification. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule to amend the horse protection regulations to provide that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will train and license inspectors to inspect horses at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions for compliance with the Horse Protection Act. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We are also making a clarification to the proposed regulations pertaining to specific prohibitions concerning exhibitors. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on July 26, 2016 (81 FR 49112) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before October 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0009. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0009, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737- 1238. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011- 0009 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National Policy Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3751. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 26, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 49112-49137, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0009) a proposal to revise the Horse Protection Act regulations in 9 CFR part 11 to improve our enforcement of the Act and regulations. The proposed rule provides that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will train and license inspectors to inspect horses at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions for compliance with the Horse Protection Act. The proposed rule also proposes changes to the list of devices, equipment, substances, and practices that can cause soring or are otherwise prohibited under the Act and regulations, as well as other amendments pertaining to horse inspections and show management. Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or before September 26, 2016. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2011-0009 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested persons more time to prepare and submit comments. Clarification As part of our proposed rule, we proposed to retitle Sec. 11.2 as ``Prohibited actions, practices, devices, and substances'' and to prohibit all action devices, pads, and substances applied to a horse's limbs. Also prohibited is any practice involving a horse, and, as a result of such practice, such horse suffers, or can reasonably be expected to suffer, physical pain or distress, inflammation, or lameness when walking, trotting, or otherwise moving. These proposed changes were intended to successfully and significantly reduce the number of sored horses shown, exhibited, sold, and auctioned. In our proposed changes to Sec. 11.2, we included provisions in proposed paragraph (a)(3) of that section stating that the use of any weight on horses up to 2 years old, except a keg or similar conventional horseshoe is prohibited, as is the use of a horseshoe on horses up to 2 years old that weighs more than 16 ounces. In keeping with the intent of our other proposed changes, we are considering changing proposed paragraph (a)(3) to read ``The use of any weight on horses, except a keg or similar conventional horseshoe, is prohibited.'' We will consider all comments we received on this provision throughout the comment period so that those who have already commented know we will continue to consider their views. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1823-1825 and 1828; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7. Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of September 2016. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2016-22855 Filed 9-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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contains notices to the public of the proposed in our reading room, which is located in exhibited, sold, and auctioned. In our
issuance of rules and regulations. The Room 1141 of the USDA South proposed changes to § 11.2, we included
purpose of these notices is to give interested Building, 14th Street and Independence provisions in proposed paragraph (a)(3)
persons an opportunity to participate in the Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal of that section stating that the use of any
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 weight on horses up to 2 years old,
p.m., Monday through Friday, except except a keg or similar conventional
holidays. To be sure someone is there to horseshoe is prohibited, as is the use of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE help you, please call (202) 799–7039 a horseshoe on horses up to 2 years old
before coming. that weighs more than 16 ounces. In
Animal and Plant Health Inspection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. keeping with the intent of our other
Service Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National proposed changes, we are considering
Policy Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 changing proposed paragraph (a)(3) to
9 CFR Part 11 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD read ‘‘The use of any weight on horses,
20737; (301) 851–3751. except a keg or similar conventional
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0009]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: horseshoe, is prohibited.’’ We will
RIN 0579–AE19 consider all comments we received on
Background this provision throughout the comment
Horse Protection; Licensing of On July 26, 2016, we published in the period so that those who have already
Designated Qualified Persons and Federal Register (81 FR 49112–49137, commented know we will continue to
Other Amendments Docket No. APHIS–2011–0009) a consider their views.
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health proposal to revise the Horse Protection Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1823–1825 and 1828;
Inspection Service, USDA. Act regulations in 9 CFR part 11 to 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.
improve our enforcement of the Act and Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
regulations. The proposed rule provides September 2016.
comment period and clarification.
that the Animal and Plant Health Kevin Shea,
SUMMARY: We are extending the Inspection Service (APHIS) will train Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
comment period for our proposed rule and license inspectors to inspect horses Inspection Service.
to amend the horse protection at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and [FR Doc. 2016–22855 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
regulations to provide that the Animal auctions for compliance with the Horse
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
and Plant Health Inspection Service will Protection Act. The proposed rule also
train and license inspectors to inspect proposes changes to the list of devices,
horses at horse shows, exhibitions, equipment, substances, and practices
that can cause soring or are otherwise DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
sales, and auctions for compliance with
the Horse Protection Act. This action prohibited under the Act and
Federal Aviation Administration
will allow interested persons additional regulations, as well as other
time to prepare and submit comments. amendments pertaining to horse
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We are also making a clarification to the inspections and show management.
proposed regulations pertaining to Comments on the proposed rule were [Docket No. FAA–2016–9111; Directorate
specific prohibitions concerning required to be received on or before Identifier 2016–NM–132–AD]
exhibitors. September 26, 2016. We are extending
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the comment period on Docket No.
DATES: The comment period for the APHIS–2011–0009 for an additional 30
proposed rule published on July 26, Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing
days. This action will allow interested Company Airplanes
2016 (81 FR 49112) is extended. We will persons more time to prepare and
consider all comments that we receive submit comments. AGENCY: Federal Aviation
on or before October 26, 2016. Administration (FAA), DOT.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Clarification
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
by either of the following methods: As part of our proposed rule, we (NPRM).
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to proposed to retitle § 11.2 as ‘‘Prohibited
http://www.regulations.gov/ actions, practices, devices, and SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0009. substances’’ and to prohibit all action airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: devices, pads, and substances applied to The Boeing Company Model 757
Send your comment to Docket No. a horse’s limbs. Also prohibited is any airplanes. This proposed AD was
APHIS–2011–0009, Regulatory Analysis practice involving a horse, and, as a prompted by reports of single and
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3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, suffers, or can reasonably be expected to extensions during flight when there was
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. suffer, physical pain or distress, a hydraulic system failure. This
Supporting documents and any inflammation, or lameness when proposed AD would require replacing
comments we receive on this docket walking, trotting, or otherwise moving. certain spoiler power control units
may be viewed at http:// These proposed changes were intended (PCUs) with new or changed PCUs. We
www.regulations.gov/ to successfully and significantly reduce are proposing this AD to prevent an
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule; extension of comment period and clarification. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the proposed rule published on July 26, 2016 (81 FR 49112) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before October 26, 2016. | |
| Contact | Dr. Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National Policy Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3751. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 65307 | |
| RIN Number | 0579-AE19 |
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