82 FR 21187 - Notice of Determination; Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 86 (May 5, 2017)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 86 (May 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-09141 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 21187-21188] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09141] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2016-0103] Notice of Determination; Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are updating the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Program Standards document. In a previous notice, we made available to the public for review and comment proposed changes to the NPIP Program Standards document to establish new biosecurity principles, amend testing procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify laboratory procedures for Salmonella, add new diagnostic tests for Mycoplasma and Salmonella, and reduce confusion between references to the regulations and the Program Standards. DATES: Effective July 5, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094-5104; (770) 922-3496. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and 147 (referred to below as the regulations) contain the provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), a cooperative Federal- State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture amends these provisions from time to time to incorporate new scientific information and technologies within the Plan. In Sec. 147.53, paragraph (b) states that approved tests and sanitation procedures used to qualify flocks for NPIP classifications are set out in the NPIP Program Standards.\1\ In that section, paragraphs (d) and (e) set out the process for adding or revising tests or sanitation procedures. Paragraph (e)(1) states that APHIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register making the test or sanitation procedure available for public comment. Paragraph (e)(2)(i) states that, at the end of the comment period, the test or sanitation procedure will be added to the NPIP Program Standards, or the NPIP Program Standards will be updated to reflect changes to an existing test or sanitation procedure, if: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Program Standards may be viewed on the NPIP Web site at http://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------No comments were received on the notice; The comments on the notice supported the action described in the notice; or The comments on the notice were evaluated but did not change the Administrator's determination that approval of the test or sanitation procedure is appropriate based on the standards in paragraph (a) of Sec. 147.53. On February 13, 2017, we published a notice \2\ in the Federal Register (82 FR 10452-10453, Docket No. APHIS-2016-0103) advising the public that we had prepared updates to the NPIP Program Standards document. The proposed updates would amend the Program Standards by establishing new standards for biosecurity principles. They also would amend the hemagglutination inhibition test procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify the laboratory procedure recommended for the bacteriological examination of Salmonella in birds, amend the laboratory procedure recommended for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae, and add new diagnostic tests for Mycoplasma and Salmonella. Finally, we noted that the Program Standards are currently divided into subparts in the same way the regulations are. Therefore, we proposed to change the use of the word ``Subpart'' to ``Standard'' in the Program Standards for ease of distinguishing between references to the regulations and references to the Program Standards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ To view the notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0103. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We solicited comments on the notice for 30 days ending on March 15, 2017. We did not receive any comments by that date. Therefore, in accordance with our regulations in Sec. 147.53(e)(2)(i)(A), we are revising the NPIP Program Standards as described in our previous notice. We are also making a minor change to the NPIP Program Standards document due to a change in company ownership of one of the approved diagnostic test kits. The diagnostic test kit is the Bax[supreg] PCR assays for Salmonella 1 and 2, which was previously owned by Dupont Qualicon. The test kit is now owned by [[Page 21188]] Qualicon Diagnostics LLC, a Hygiena Company. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of May 2017. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2017-09141 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the test or sanitation procedure
the collection of information unless it available for public comment. Paragraph
displays a currently valid OMB control Animal and Plant Health Inspection (e)(2)(i) states that, at the end of the
number. Service comment period, the test or sanitation
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0103] procedure will be added to the NPIP
Farm Service Agency Program Standards, or the NPIP Program
Title: 7 CFR 765, Direct Loan Notice of Determination; Changes to Standards will be updated to reflect
the National Poultry Improvement Plan changes to an existing test or sanitation
Servicing—Regular.
Program Standards procedure, if:
OMB Control Number: 0560–0236. • No comments were received on the
Summary of Collection: Authority to AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health notice;
establish the regulatory requirements Inspection Service, USDA. • The comments on the notice
contained in 7 CFR 765 is provided ACTION: Notice. supported the action described in the
under 5 U.S.C. 301, which provides that notice; or
SUMMARY: We are updating the National • The comments on the notice were
‘‘The Head of an Executive department Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) evaluated but did not change the
or military department may prescribe Program Standards document. In a Administrator’s determination that
regulations for the government of his previous notice, we made available to approval of the test or sanitation
department, the distribution and the public for review and comment procedure is appropriate based on the
performance of its business . . .’’ The proposed changes to the NPIP Program standards in paragraph (a) of § 147.53.
Secretary delegated authority to Standards document to establish new On February 13, 2017, we published
administer the provisions of the Act biosecurity principles, amend testing a notice 2 in the Federal Register (82 FR
applicable to the Farm Loan Program procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify 10452–10453, Docket No. APHIS–2016–
(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm laboratory procedures for Salmonella, 0103) advising the public that we had
and Foreign Agricultural Service in add new diagnostic tests for prepared updates to the NPIP Program
section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP Mycoplasma and Salmonella, and Standards document. The proposed
provides loans to family farmers to reduce confusion between references to updates would amend the Program
purchase real estate equipment and the regulations and the Program Standards by establishing new
finance agricultural production. The Standards. standards for biosecurity principles.
regulations covered by this information DATES: Effective July 5, 2017. They also would amend the
collection package describes, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. hemagglutination inhibition test
policies and procedures the agency uses Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify the
to service most FLP loans to ensure Coordinator, National Poultry laboratory procedure recommended for
borrowers are meeting the requirements Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, the bacteriological examination of
of their loan agreements. 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Salmonella in birds, amend the
Conyers, GA 30094–5104; (770) 922– laboratory procedure recommended for
Need and Use of the Information: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests
Information requested under this 3496.
for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M.
collection is submitted by borrowers to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The synoviae, and add new diagnostic tests
the local agency office serving the regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and for Mycoplasma and Salmonella.
county in which their business is 147 (referred to below as the Finally, we noted that the Program
headquartered. The information is used regulations) contain the provisions of Standards are currently divided into
by the agency to manage application of the National Poultry Improvement Plan subparts in the same way the
proceeds from the sale of agency (NPIP), a cooperative Federal-State- regulations are. Therefore, we proposed
security, consider whether a borrower is Industry mechanism for controlling to change the use of the word ‘‘Subpart’’
in compliance with their loan certain poultry diseases. The Animal to ‘‘Standard’’ in the Program Standards
covenants, assist the borrower in and Plant Health Inspection Service for ease of distinguishing between
achieving their business goals, conduct (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of references to the regulations and
day-to-day management of the agency’s Agriculture amends these provisions references to the Program Standards.
loan portfolio, and ensure that the from time to time to incorporate new We solicited comments on the notice
agency’s interests are protected. Failure scientific information and technologies for 30 days ending on March 15, 2017.
to collect the information or collecting within the Plan. We did not receive any comments by
it less frequently could result in the In § 147.53, paragraph (b) states that that date.
failure of the farm operation or loss of approved tests and sanitation Therefore, in accordance with our
agency security property or position. procedures used to qualify flocks for regulations in § 147.53(e)(2)(i)(A), we
NPIP classifications are set out in the are revising the NPIP Program Standards
Description of Respondents: Business NPIP Program Standards.1 In that as described in our previous notice. We
or other for-profit; Farms. section, paragraphs (d) and (e) set out are also making a minor change to the
Number of Respondents: 54,524. the process for adding or revising tests NPIP Program Standards document due
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: or sanitation procedures. Paragraph to a change in company ownership of
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(e)(1) states that APHIS will publish a one of the approved diagnostic test kits.
On occasion; Annually.
notice in the Federal Register making The diagnostic test kit is the Bax® PCR
Total Burden Hours: 82,565. assays for Salmonella 1 and 2, which
1 The Program Standards may be viewed on the
Ruth Brown, was previously owned by Dupont
NPIP Web site at http://
Departmental Information Collection www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/ Qualicon. The test kit is now owned by
Clearance Officer. ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to
the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan, 2 To view the notice, go to http://
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APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
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| Contact | Dr. Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094-5104; (770) 922-3496. | |
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