82 FR 16336 - Animal Disease Traceability System; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)

Page Range		16336-16336
FR Document		2017-06639

This is to inform the public of upcoming meetings regarding the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) system. These regional meetings will let the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service hear from the public, particularly from the cattle and bison sectors, about the successes and challenges of the current ADT framework and provide a venue for the exchange of ideas about ways to overcome these challenges and fill gaps in the existing system.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 63 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0016]


Animal Disease Traceability System; Public Meetings

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This is to inform the public of upcoming meetings regarding 
the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) system. These regional meetings 
will let the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service hear from the 
public, particularly from the cattle and bison sectors, about the 
successes and challenges of the current ADT framework and provide a 
venue for the exchange of ideas about ways to overcome these challenges 
and fill gaps in the existing system.

DATES: The meetings will be held on April 11, 13, and 20 and May 2, 4, 
11, and 24, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time) each day. We will 
accept written statements regarding the ADT system until May 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held in the following locations:
     April 11: Tower Hotel Oklahoma City, 3233 Northwest 
Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK.
     April 13: USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road, 
Riverdale, MD.
     April 20: Renaissance Nashville Hotel, 611 Commerce 
Street, Nashville, TN.
     May 2: Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th 
Avenue South, Bloomington, MN.
     May 4: Doubletree by Hilton Denver, 3203 Quebec Street, 
Denver, CO.
     May 11: Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova, 11211 Point 
East Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA.
     May 24: Hilton Garden Inn Billings, 2465 Grant Road, 
Billings, MT.
    You may also submit written statements using one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0016.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0016, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sunny Geiser-Novotny, Cattle 
Health Staff/ADT Veterinarian, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response 
Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop 3E13, 
Room 3E97, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (970) 494-7372.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) plans to hold public meetings to receive input, 
particularly from the cattle and bison sectors, on enhancing the 
current Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) system. The original ADT 
framework, as described in the January 6, 2013, final rule \1\ 
establishing the program, provided specific performance requirements 
for an intentionally flexible ADT system. This let States and 
individual producers use personally efficient methods to meet 
requirements to move their livestock between States.
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    \1\ See https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2009-0091.
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    These meetings will let APHIS hear from the public about the 
successes and challenges of the current ADT framework and let attendees 
brainstorm ideas about overcoming these challenges and finding ways to 
fill gaps in the existing system. Although APHIS is especially 
interested during these sessions to hear from cattle and bison industry 
members, we welcome participation from all members of the public.
    Each meeting will start with an overview of the basic principles of 
ADT and progress made to date given by APHIS employees and a panel of 
State and industry representatives. A comment/question and answer 
session will follow. After a break for lunch, attendees will split off 
into breakout sessions to discuss challenge areas and come up with 
solutions. The entire group will reconvene to receive the highlights of 
the breakout sessions, and the meeting will end after some discussion 
of next steps and closing remarks.
    If you are planning to attend a meeting, we ask that you register 
in advance by visiting http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal-health/adt-meeting-registrations. Same-day registration will also be available at 
each meeting site. If you require special accommodations, such as a 
sign language interpreter, please call or write the individual listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements about the 
current ADT system may be filed at the meetings or by using one of the 
methods described under ADDRESSES above.
    For the April 13, 2017, meeting in Riverdale, MD, picture 
identification will be required to gain access to the USDA Center at 
Riverside. Free parking is available next to the building. The nearest 
Metro station is the College Park station on the Green Line, which is 
within walking distance (about \2/3\ of a mile). For the May 4, 2017, 
meeting in Denver, CO, there will be a free hotel shuttle to and from 
Denver International Airport.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06639 Filed 4-3-17; 8:45 am]
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the functions of the Secretary as sectors, about the successes and personally efficient methods to meet
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection challenges of the current ADT requirements to move their livestock
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the framework and provide a venue for the between States.
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) exchange of ideas about ways to These meetings will let APHIS hear
(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg overcome these challenges and fill gaps from the public about the successes and
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 in the existing system.
challenges of the current ADT
U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). These statutes DATES: The meetings will be held on framework and let attendees brainstorm
mandate that FSIS protect the public by April 11, 13, and 20 and May 2, 4, 11,
ensuring that meat and poultry products ideas about overcoming these challenges
and 24, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and finding ways to fill gaps in the
are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and (local time) each day. We will accept
properly labeled and packaged. FSIS existing system. Although APHIS is
written statements regarding the ADT
established flexible procedures to especially interested during these
system until May 31, 2017.
actively encourage the development and sessions to hear from cattle and bison
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be
use of new technologies in meat and industry members, we welcome
held in the following locations:
poultry establishments and egg products participation from all members of the
• April 11: Tower Hotel Oklahoma
plants. These procedures facilitate public.
City, 3233 Northwest Expressway,
notification to the Agency of any new Oklahoma City, OK. Each meeting will start with an
technology that is intended for use in • April 13: USDA Center at Riverside, overview of the basic principles of ADT
meat and poultry establishments and 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD. and progress made to date given by
egg products plants so that the Agency • April 20: Renaissance Nashville APHIS employees and a panel of State
can decide whether the new technology Hotel, 611 Commerce Street, Nashville, and industry representatives. A
requires a pre-use review. A pre-use TN. comment/question and answer session
review often includes an in-plant trail. • May 2: Embassy Suites Minneapolis will follow. After a break for lunch,
Need and Use of the Information: Airport, 7901 34th Avenue South, attendees will split off into breakout
FSIS will collect information to Bloomington, MN. sessions to discuss challenge areas and
determine if a pre-use review is needed, • May 4: Doubletree by Hilton come up with solutions. The entire
FSIS will request that the firm submit a Denver, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver,
protocol for an in-plant trial of the new group will reconvene to receive the
CO. highlights of the breakout sessions, and
technology. The firm then must submit • May 11: Sacramento Marriott
a protocol that is designed to collect the meeting will end after some
Rancho Cordova, 11211 Point East
relevant data to support the use of the discussion of next steps and closing
Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA.
new technology. To not collect this • May 24: Hilton Garden Inn Billings, remarks.
information would reduce the 2465 Grant Road, Billings, MT. If you are planning to attend a
effectiveness of the meat, poultry, and You may also submit written meeting, we ask that you register in
egg products inspection program. statements using one of the following advance by visiting http://
Description of Respondents: Business methods: www.aphis.usda.gov/animal-health/adt-
or other for-profit. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to meeting-registrations. Same-day
Number of Respondents: 210. http://www.regulations.gov/ registration will also be available at each
Frequency of Responses: #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0016. meeting site. If you require special
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: accommodations, such as a sign
Total Burden Hours: 12,800. Send your comment to Docket No. language interpreter, please call or write
Ruth Brown,
APHIS–2017–0016, Regulatory Analysis the individual listed under FOR FURTHER
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station INFORMATION CONTACT. Written
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, statements about the current ADT
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. system may be filed at the meetings or
[FR Doc. 2017–06582 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. by using one of the methods described
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Sunny Geiser-Novotny, Cattle Health under ADDRESSES above.
Staff/ADT Veterinarian, Surveillance,
Preparedness, and Response Services, For the April 13, 2017, meeting in
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Riverdale, MD, picture identification
VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Building B, Mailstop 3E13, Room 3E97, will be required to gain access to the
Service Fort Collins, CO 80526, (970) 494–7372. USDA Center at Riverside. Free parking
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
is available next to the building. The
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0016] nearest Metro station is the College Park
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) plans to hold public station on the Green Line, which is
Animal Disease Traceability System;
meetings to receive input, particularly within walking distance (about 2⁄3 of a
Public Meetings
from the cattle and bison sectors, on mile). For the May 4, 2017, meeting in
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health enhancing the current Animal Disease Denver, CO, there will be a free hotel
Inspection Service, USDA. Traceability (ADT) system. The original shuttle to and from Denver International
Airport.
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ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ADT framework, as described in the
January 6, 2013, final rule 1 establishing Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
SUMMARY: This is to inform the public of the program, provided specific March 2017.
upcoming meetings regarding the performance requirements for an
Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Jere L. Dick,
intentionally flexible ADT system. This
system. These regional meetings will let Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
let States and individual producers use
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Health Inspection Service.
Service hear from the public, 1 See https://www.regulations.gov/ [FR Doc. 2017–06639 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meetings.
Dates		The meetings will be held on April 11, 13, and 20 and May 2, 4, 11, and 24, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (local time) each day. We will accept written statements regarding the ADT system until May 31, 2017.
Contact		Dr. Sunny Geiser-Novotny, Cattle Health Staff/ADT Veterinarian, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop 3E13, Room 3E97, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (970) 494-7372.
FR Citation		82 FR 16336

82 FR 16336 - Animal Disease Traceability System; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service