82 FR 6482 - Addition of Moldova to the List of Regions Affected by African Swine Fever

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

Page Range		6482-6482
FR Document		2017-01270

We are advising the public that we have added Moldova to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list maintained on the APHIS Web site of regions considered affected with African swine fever (ASF). We are taking this action because of the confirmation of ASF in Moldova.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0093]


Addition of Moldova to the List of Regions Affected by African 
Swine Fever

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have added Moldova to the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list maintained on 
the APHIS Web site of regions considered affected with African swine 
fever (ASF). We are taking this action because of the confirmation of 
ASF in Moldova.

DATES: Effective Date: The addition of Moldova to the APHIS list of 
regions considered affected with ASF is effective retroactively to 
October 4, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Donald Link, Microbiologist/Import 
Risk Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, 920 Main Campus 
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7731; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred 
to below as the regulations) govern the importation of specified 
animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into the United 
States of various animal diseases, including rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 
disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, swine vesicular disease, 
classical swine fever, and African swine fever (ASF). These are 
dangerous and destructive diseases of ruminants and swine.
    Sections 94.8 and 94.17 of part 94 of the regulations contain 
requirements governing the importation into the United States of pork 
and pork products from regions of the world where ASF exists or is 
reasonably believed to exist and imposes restrictions on the 
importation of pork and pork products into the United States from those 
regions. ASF is a highly contagious disease of wild and domestic swine 
that can spread rapidly in swine populations with extremely high rates 
of morbidity and mortality. A list of regions where ASF exists or is 
reasonably believed to exist is maintained on the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/ct_animal_disease_status.
    APHIS receives notice of ASF outbreaks from veterinary officials of 
the exporting country, from the World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), or from other publically available sources the Administrator 
determines to be reliable. In a report dated October 4, 2016, the 
veterinary authorities of Moldova reported to the OIE confirmation of 
an ASF outbreak in the Donduseni District of Moldova.
    Although Moldova does not currently export pork or pork products to 
the United States, APHIS has determined that it is necessary to impose 
restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from Moldova 
into the United States. Therefore, in response to this outbreak, APHIS 
added Moldova to the list of regions where ASF exists or is reasonably 
believed to exist.
    As a result, pork and pork products from Moldova are subject to 
APHIS import restrictions designed to mitigate the risk of ASF 
introduction into the United States. These restrictions are effective 
retroactively to October 4, 2016.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, 7781-7786, and 8301-8317; 21 
U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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proposed rules that are applicable to the CFR 404.7. importation of pork and pork products
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
Mojdeh Bahar, into the United States from those
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Assistant Administrator.
regions. ASF is a highly contagious
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section. and mortality. A list of regions where
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ASF exists or is reasonably believed to
exist is maintained on the Animal and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Agricultural Research Service Service Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0093] aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive and-animal-product-import-
License Addition of Moldova to the List of information/ct_animal_disease_status.
Regions Affected by African Swine APHIS receives notice of ASF
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,
Fever outbreaks from veterinary officials of the
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health exporting country, from the World
Inspection Service, USDA. Organization for Animal Health (OIE),
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that ACTION: Notice. or from other publically available
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sources the Administrator determines to
Agricultural Research Service, intends SUMMARY: We are advising the public be reliable. In a report dated October 4,
to grant to BioWorks, Inc. of Victor, New that we have added Moldova to the 2016, the veterinary authorities of
York, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Animal and Plant Health Inspection Moldova reported to the OIE
No. 9,320,283, ‘‘TRICHODERMA Service (APHIS) list maintained on the confirmation of an ASF outbreak in the
ASPERELLUM TO REMEDIATE APHIS Web site of regions considered Donduseni District of Moldova.
PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM- affected with African swine fever (ASF).
INFESTED SOIL’’, issued on April 26, Although Moldova does not currently
We are taking this action because of the
2016. confirmation of ASF in Moldova. export pork or pork products to the
United States, APHIS has determined
DATES: Comments must be received on DATES: Effective Date: The addition of
that it is necessary to impose
or before February 21, 2017. Moldova to the APHIS list of regions
restrictions on the importation of pork
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, considered affected with ASF is
effective retroactively to October 4, and pork products from Moldova into
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5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 2016.
response to this outbreak, APHIS added
Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Moldova to the list of regions where
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Link, Microbiologist/Import ASF exists or is reasonably believed to
Mojdeh Bahar of the Office of Risk Analyst, National Import Export exist.
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville Services, VS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
address given above; telephone: 301– Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) As a result, pork and pork products
504–5989. 855–7731; Donald.B.Link@ from Moldova are subject to APHIS
aphis.usda.gov. import restrictions designed to mitigate
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the risk of ASF introduction into the
Federal Government’s patent rights in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States. These restrictions are
this invention are assigned to the United regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
States of America, as represented by the effective retroactively to October 4,
below as the regulations) govern the
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the importation of specified animals and 2016.
public interest to so license this animal products to prevent the Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781–
invention as BioWorks, Inc. of Victor, introduction into the United States of 7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
New York has submitted a complete and various animal diseases, including 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
sufficient application for a license. The rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, 371.4.
prospective exclusive license will be bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
royalty-bearing and will comply with swine vesicular disease, classical swine January 2017.
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. fever, and African swine fever (ASF).
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209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective These are dangerous and destructive
exclusive license may be granted unless, diseases of ruminants and swine. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
within thirty (30) days from the date of Sections 94.8 and 94.17 of part 94 of
this published Notice, the Agricultural the regulations contain requirements [FR Doc. 2017–01270 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]
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evidence and argument which United States of pork and pork products
establishes that the grant of the license from regions of the world where ASF

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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.
Dates		Effective Date: The addition of Moldova to the APHIS list of regions considered affected with ASF is effective retroactively to October 4, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Donald Link, Microbiologist/Import Risk Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7731; [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 6482

82 FR 6482 - Addition of Moldova to the List of Regions Affected by African Swine Fever

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service