82 FR 7785 - Addition of the Republic of Korea to the List of Regions Affected by Contagious Equine Metritis

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range		7785-7786
FR Document		2017-01394

We are advising the public that we have added the Republic of Korea to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list maintained on the APHIS Web site of regions considered affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). We took this action because of the confirmation of CEM in the Republic of Korea.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0048]


Addition of the Republic of Korea to the List of Regions Affected 
by Contagious Equine Metritis

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have added the Republic of 
Korea to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list 
maintained on the APHIS Web site of regions considered affected with 
contagious equine metritis (CEM). We took this action because of the 
confirmation of CEM in the Republic of Korea.

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DATES: Effective Date: The addition of the Republic of Korea to the 
APHIS list of regions considered affected with CEM is effective 
retroactively to May 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Javier Vargas, Import Risk 
Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3300; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 (referred 
to below as the regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of 
certain animals into the United States to prevent the introduction of 
communicable diseases of livestock. Subpart C--Horses, Sec. Sec.  
93.300 through 93.326, pertains to the importation of horses into the 
United States. Sections 93.301 and 93.304 of the regulations contain 
specific provisions for the importation of horses from regions affected 
with contagious equine metritis (CEM), which is a highly contagious 
venereal disease of horses and other equines caused by an infection 
with the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis. A list of regions that the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) considers to be 
affected with CEM or that trade horses freely with a region in which 
CEM exists without testing for CEM is maintained on the 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 CEM outbreaks from veterinary officials of 
the exporting country, from the World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), or from other sources the Administrator determines to be 
reliable. On June 19, 2015, the veterinary authorities of the Republic 
of Korea reported to the OIE that subclinical infections of T. 
equigenitalis had been confirmed in 17 horses held in 7 locations in 
Jejudo on May 7, 2015.
    In response to this outbreak, APHIS added the Republic of Korea to 
the list of regions where CEM exists or is reasonably believed to 
exist. As a result, horses and other equines from the Republic of Korea 
are subject to APHIS import restrictions designed to mitigate risk of 
CEM introduction into the United States. These restrictions are 
effective retroactively to May 7, 2015.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 1622 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 13th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of Environmental Coordination Branch, of information, including the validity of
January 2017. PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, the methodology and assumptions used;
Kevin Shea, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health For copies of more detailed information clarity of the information to be
Inspection Service. on the information collection, contact collected; and
[FR Doc. 2017–01388 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ (4) Minimize the burden of the
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Information Collection Coordinator, at collection of information on those who
(301) 851–2483. are to respond, through use, as
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: appropriate, of automated, electronic,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Importation of Unshu Oranges. mechanical, and other collection
OMB Control Number: 0579–0173. technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Animal and Plant Health Inspection submission of responses.
Type of Request: Revision to and
Service Estimate of burden: The public
extension of approval of an information
collection. reporting burden for this collection of
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0112]
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act information is estimated to average 0.08
Notice of Request for Revision to and (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes hours per response.
Extension of Approval of an the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict Respondents: Growers and
Information Collection; Importation of the importation, entry, or interstate packinghouses of Unshu oranges, and
Unshu Oranges movement of plants, plant products, and the national plant protection
other articles to prevent the organization of the exporting region.
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Estimated annual number of
introduction of plant pests into the
Inspection Service, USDA. respondents: 27.
United States or their dissemination Estimated annual number of
ACTION: Revision to and extension of within the United States. As authorized
approval of an information collection; responses per respondent: 2,469.
by the PPA, the United States Estimated annual number of
comment request. Department of Agriculture, Animal and responses: 66,663.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Estimated total annual burden on
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this regulates the importation of citrus fruit respondents: 5,585 hours. (Due to
notice announces the Animal and Plant from certain parts of the world as averaging, the total annual burden hours
Health Inspection Service’s intention to provided in ‘‘Subpart—Citrus Fruit’’ (7 may not equal the product of the annual
request a revision to and extension of CFR 319.28). number of responses multiplied by the
approval of an information collection In accordance with these regulations, reporting burden per response.)
associated with the regulations for the APHIS allows the importation of Unshu All responses to this notice will be
importation of Unshu oranges. oranges from certain regions into the summarized and included in the request
United States under certain conditions for OMB approval. All comments will
DATES: We will consider all comments
to prevent the introduction of plant also become a matter of public record.
that we receive on or before March 24, pests into the United States. These
2017. conditions involve the use of Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments January 2017.
information collection activities,
by either of the following methods: Kevin Shea,
including markings, registrations,
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to permits, and certificates. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
http://www.regulations.gov/ Inspection Service.
The information collection
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0112. requirements above are currently [FR Doc. 2017–01389 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: approved by the Office of Management BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
Send your comment to Docket No. and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control
APHIS–2016–0112, Regulatory Analysis Number 0579–0173, Importation of
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Unshu Oranges, and OMB Control DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Number 0579–0418, Importation of
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Fresh Unshu Oranges From Japan into Service
Supporting documents and any the United States. After OMB approves
comments we receive on this docket this combined information collection [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0048]
may be viewed at http:// package (0579–0173), APHIS will retire
www.regulations.gov/ OMB Control Number 0579–0418. Addition of the Republic of Korea to
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0112 or We are asking OMB to approve our the List of Regions Affected by
in our reading room, which is located in use of these information collection Contagious Equine Metritis
room 1141 of the USDA South Building, activities, as described, for an additional AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
14th Street and Independence Avenue 3 years. Inspection Service, USDA.
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading The purpose of this notice is to solicit ACTION: Notice.
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., comments from the public (as well as
Monday through Friday, except affected agencies) concerning our SUMMARY: We are advising the public
holidays. To be sure someone is there to information collection. These comments that we have added the Republic of
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 will help us: Korea to the Animal and Plant Health
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

before coming. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Inspection Service (APHIS) list
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information is necessary for the proper maintained on the APHIS Web site of
information on the regulations for the performance of the functions of the regions considered affected with
importation of Unshu oranges, contact Agency, including whether the contagious equine metritis (CEM). We
Dr. Robert Baca, Assistant Director, information will have practical utility; took this action because of the
Permitting and Compliance (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our confirmation of CEM in the Republic of
Coordination, Compliance and estimate of the burden of the collection Korea.

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DATES: Effective Date: The addition of Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the Republic of Korea to the APHIS list January 2017. regulations in 9 CFR part 92 subpart B,
of regions considered affected with CEM Kevin Shea, ‘‘Importation of Animals and Animal
is effective retroactively to May 7, 2015. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Products; Procedures for Requesting
Inspection Service. BSE Risk Status Classification With
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. [FR Doc. 2017–01394 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] Regard To Bovines’’ (referred to below
Javier Vargas, Import Risk Analyst, BILLING CODE 3410–34–P as the regulations), set forth the process
National Import Export Services, VS, by which the Animal and Plant Health
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Inspection Service (APHIS) classifies
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE regions for bovine spongiform
Javier.Vargas@aphis.usda.gov. encephalopathy (BSE) risk. Section 92.5
Animal and Plant Health Inspection of the regulations provides that all
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service
regulations in 9 CFR part 93 (referred to countries of the world are considered by
below as the regulations) prohibit or [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0092] APHIS to be in one of three BSE risk
categories: Negligible risk, controlled
restrict the importation of certain Concurrence With OIE Risk risk, or undetermined risk. These risk
animals into the United States to Designations for Bovine Spongiform categories are defined in § 92.1. Any
prevent the introduction of Encephalopathy region that is not classified by APHIS as
communicable diseases of livestock. presenting either negligible risk or
Subpart C—Horses, §§ 93.300 through AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA. controlled risk for BSE is considered to
93.326, pertains to the importation of present an undetermined risk. The list
horses into the United States. Sections ACTION: Notice.
of those regions classified by APHIS as
93.301 and 93.304 of the regulations SUMMARY: We are advising the public of having either negligible risk or
contain specific provisions for the our preliminary concurrence with the controlled risk can be accessed on the
importation of horses from regions World Organization for Animal Health’s APHIS Web site at https://
affected with contagious equine metritis (OIE) bovine spongiform www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/
(CEM), which is a highly contagious encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations animalhealth/animal-and-animal-
venereal disease of horses and other for seven regions. The OIE recognizes product-import-information/import-live-
equines caused by an infection with the these regions as being of negligible risk animals/ct_bovine_spongiform_
bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis. A for BSE. We are taking this action based encephalopathy. The list can also be
list of regions that the Animal and Plant on our review of information supporting obtained by writing to APHIS at
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the OIE’s risk designations for these National Import Export Services, 4700
considers to be affected with CEM or regions. River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
that trade horses freely with a region in DATES: We will consider all comments 20737.
which CEM exists without testing for that we receive on or before March 24, Under the regulations, APHIS may
CEM is maintained on the APHIS Web 2017. classify a region for BSE in one of two
site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ ADDRESSES: You may submit comments ways. One way is for countries that have
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal- by either of the following methods: not received a risk classification from
and-animal-product-import- • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to the World Organization for Animal
information/ct_animal_disease_status. http://www.regulations.gov/ Health (OIE) to request classification by
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0092. APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to
APHIS receives notice of CEM • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: concur with the classification given to a
outbreaks from veterinary officials of the Send your comment to Docket No. country by the OIE.
exporting country, from the World APHIS–2016–0092, Regulatory Analysis If the OIE has classified a country as
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station either BSE negligible risk or BSE
or from other sources the Administrator 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, controlled risk, APHIS will seek
determines to be reliable. On June 19, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. information to support concurrence
2015, the veterinary authorities of the Supporting documents and any with the OIE classification. This
Republic of Korea reported to the OIE comments we receive on this docket information may be publicly available
that subclinical infections of T. may be viewed at http:// information, or APHIS may request that
equigenitalis had been confirmed in 17 www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= countries supply the same information
horses held in 7 locations in Jejudo on APHIS-2016-0092 or in our reading given to the OIE. APHIS will announce
May 7, 2015. room, which is located in Room 1141 of in the Federal Register, subject to
the USDA South Building, 14th Street public comment, its intent to concur
In response to this outbreak, APHIS and Independence Avenue SW., with an OIE classification.
added the Republic of Korea to the list Washington, DC. Normal reading room In accordance with this process, we
of regions where CEM exists or is hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday are giving notice in this document that
reasonably believed to exist. As a result, through Friday, except holidays. To be APHIS intends to concur with the OIE
horses and other equines from the sure someone is there to help you, risk classifications of the following
Republic of Korea are subject to APHIS please call (202) 799–7039 before countries:
import restrictions designed to mitigate coming. • Regions of negligible risk for BSE:
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

risk of CEM introduction into the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania,
United States. These restrictions are Roberta Morales, Senior Staff Mexico, Namibia, Romania, and Spain.
effective retroactively to May 7, 2015. Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation The OIE recommendations regarding
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; Services, National Import Export each of the above countries can be
21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus viewed at http://www.oie.int/animal-
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; health-in-the-world/official-disease-
(919) 855–7735. status/bse/list-of-bse-risk-status/.

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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		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Effective Date: The addition of the Republic of Korea to the APHIS list of regions considered affected with CEM is effective retroactively to May 7, 2015.
Contact		Mr. Javier Vargas, Import Risk Analyst, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3300; [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 7785

82 FR 7785 - Addition of the Republic of Korea to the List of Regions Affected by Contagious Equine Metritis

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service