82_FR_7799 82 FR 7786 - Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

82 FR 7786 - Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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

Page Range7786-7787
FR Document2017-01390

We are advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for seven regions. The OIE recognizes these regions as being of negligible risk for BSE. We are taking this action based on our review of information supporting the OIE's risk designations for these regions.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017) 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0092]


Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with 
the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for seven regions. The OIE 
recognizes these regions as being of negligible risk for BSE. We are 
taking this action based on our review of information supporting the 
OIE's risk designations for these regions.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0092.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0092, 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-2016-
0092 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. Roberta Morales, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import 
Export Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, 
NC 27606; (919) 855-7735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 92 subpart B, 
``Importation of Animals and Animal Products; Procedures for Requesting 
BSE Risk Status Classification With Regard To Bovines'' (referred to 
below as the regulations), set forth the process by which the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) classifies regions for 
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk. Section 92.5 of the 
regulations provides that all countries of the world are considered by 
APHIS to be in one of three BSE risk categories: Negligible risk, 
controlled risk, or undetermined risk. These risk categories are 
defined in Sec.  92.1. Any region that is not classified by APHIS as 
presenting either negligible risk or controlled risk for BSE is 
considered to present an undetermined risk. The list of those regions 
classified by APHIS as having either negligible risk or controlled risk 
can be accessed on the APHIS Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/import-live-animals/ct_bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy. 
The list can also be obtained by writing to APHIS at National Import 
Export Services, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737.
    Under the regulations, APHIS may classify a region for BSE in one 
of two ways. One way is for countries that have not received a risk 
classification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to 
request classification by APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to concur 
with the classification given to a country by the OIE.
    If the OIE has classified a country as either BSE negligible risk 
or BSE controlled risk, APHIS will seek information to support 
concurrence with the OIE classification. This information may be 
publicly available information, or APHIS may request that countries 
supply the same information given to the OIE. APHIS will announce in 
the Federal Register, subject to public comment, its intent to concur 
with an OIE classification.
    In accordance with this process, we are giving notice in this 
document that APHIS intends to concur with the OIE risk classifications 
of the following countries:
     Regions of negligible risk for BSE: Costa Rica, Germany, 
Lithuania, Mexico, Namibia, Romania, and Spain.
    The OIE recommendations regarding each of the above countries can 
be viewed at http://www.oie.int/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/bse/list-of-bse-risk-status/.

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    The conclusions of the OIE scientific commission for these 
countries can be viewed at:
    Costa Rica: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
92).
    Germany: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
93).
    Lithuania: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
95).
    Mexico: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
96).
    Namibia: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
98).
    Romania: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
101).
    Spain: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 
99).
    After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our final 
determination regarding the BSE classification of these countries in 
the Federal Register, along with a discussion of and response to 
pertinent issues raised by commenters. If APHIS recognizes a country as 
either negligible risk or controlled risk for BSE, the Agency will 
include that country on the list of regions of negligible risk or 
controlled risk for BSE, as applicable, that is available to the public 
on the Agency's Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/import-live-animals/ct_bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy.

    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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7786 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 13 / Monday, January 23, 2017 / Notices 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/. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jan 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 13 / Monday, January 23, 2017 / Notices 7787 The conclusions of the OIE scientific DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE exporting country, from the World commission for these countries can be Organization for Animal Health (OIE), viewed at: Animal and Plant Health Inspection or from other sources the Administrator Service determines to be reliable. On April 23, Costa Rica: http://www.oie.int/ fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_ [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0072] 2016, the veterinary authorities of Lebanon reported to the OIE that an Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_ Addition of Lebanon to the List of HPAI outbreak had been confirmed in SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 92). Regions Affected by Highly Pathogenic the Bekaa region on April 22, 2016. The Germany: http://www.oie.int/ Avian Influenza outbreak affected a farm of fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_ approximately 20,000 birds. Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_ AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health In response to this outbreak, APHIS SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 93). Inspection Service, USDA. added Lebanon to the list of regions ACTION: Notice. where HPAI exists or is reasonably Lithuania: http://www.oie.int/ fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_ SUMMARY: We are advising the public believed to exist. As a result, live Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_ that we added Lebanon to the Animal poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 95). and Plant Health Inspection Service products from Lebanon are subject to (APHIS) list maintained on the APHIS APHIS import restrictions designed to Mexico: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/ mitigate risk of HPAI introduction into Web site of regions considered affected Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_ the United States. These restrictions are with highly pathogenic avian influenza Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_ effective retroactively to April 22, 2016. (HPAI). We are taking this action Feb2016.pdf (page 96). because of the confirmation of HPAI Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– Namibia: http://www.oie.int/ detection in Lebanon. 7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_ DATES: Effective Date: The addition of 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_ Lebanon to the APHIS list of regions 371.4. SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 98). considered affected with HPAI is Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of effective retroactively to April 22, 2016. January 2017. Romania: http://www.oie.int/ fileadmin/Home/eng/Internationa_ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Shea, Standard_Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_ Javier Vargas, Import Risk Analyst, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health National Import Export Services, VS, Inspection Service. SCAD_Feb2016.pdf (page 101). APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, [FR Doc. 2017–01392 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] Spain: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/ Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300; BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Home/eng/Internationa_Standard_ Javier.Vargas@aphis.usda.gov. Setting/docs/pdf/SCAD/A_SCAD_ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Feb2016.pdf (page 99). regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE After reviewing any comments we below as the regulations) govern the receive, we will announce our final importation of certain animals and Animal and Plant Health Inspection animal products into the United States Service determination regarding the BSE classification of these countries in the to prevent the introduction of various [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0101] Federal Register, along with a animal diseases, including Newcastle discussion of and response to pertinent disease and highly pathogenic avian Notice of Request for Reinstatement of issues raised by commenters. If APHIS influenza (HPAI). The regulations an Information Collection; National recognizes a country as either negligible prohibit or restrict the importation of Veterinary Accreditation Program live poultry, poultry meat, and other Application Form risk or controlled risk for BSE, the Agency will include that country on the poultry products from regions where AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health these diseases are considered to exist. list of regions of negligible risk or Section 94.6 of part 94 of the Inspection Service, USDA. controlled risk for BSE, as applicable, regulations contain requirements ACTION: Reinstatement of an information that is available to the public on the governing the importation into the collection; comment request. Agency’s Web site at https:// United States of carcasses, meat, parts or www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/ products of carcasses, and eggs (other SUMMARY: In accordance with the animalhealth/animal-and-animal- than hatching eggs) of poultry, game Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this product-import-information/import-live- birds, or other birds from regions of the notice announces the Animal and Plant animals/ct_bovine_spongiform_ world where HPAI exists or is Health Inspection Service’s intention to encephalopathy. reasonably believed to exist. HPAI is an request a reinstatement of an extremely infectious and potentially information collection associated with Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; the National Veterinary Accreditation 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 fatal form of avian influenza in birds and poultry that, once established, can Program application form. CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. spread rapidly from flock to flock. A list DATES: We will consider all comments Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of of regions that the Animal and Plant that we receive on or before March 24, January 2017. Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 2017. Kevin Shea, considers affected with HPAI of any ADDRESSES: You may submit comments mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Administrator, Animal and Plant Health subtype is maintained on the APHIS by either of the following methods: Inspection Service. Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to [FR Doc. 2017–01390 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal- http://www.regulations.gov/ BILLING CODE 3410–34–P and-animal-product-import- #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0101. information/ct_animal_disease_status. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: APHIS receives notice of HPAI Send your comment to Docket No. outbreaks from veterinary officials of the APHIS–2016–0101, Regulatory Analysis VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jan 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 24, 2017.
ContactDr. Roberta Morales, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7735.
FR Citation82 FR 7786 
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