83 FR 15491 - Rinderpest; Update of Communicable Animal Disease Provisions

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 70 (April 11, 2018)

We are amending the regulations concerning communicable diseases of livestock and poultry, interstate transportation and importation of animals (including poultry) and animal products, and permits for biological products to remove references to the animal disease rinderpest. This action reflects recognition by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that rinderpest has been eradicated worldwide, and removes restrictions that are no longer necessary due to eradication of the disease. This action better aligns our regulations with World Organization for Animal Health guidelines for international trade as they pertain to rinderpest.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 53, 71, 91, 93, 94, 95, 98, and 104

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0070]


Rinderpest; Update of Communicable Animal Disease Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations concerning communicable 
diseases of livestock and poultry, interstate transportation and 
importation of animals (including poultry) and animal products, and 
permits for biological products to remove references to the animal 
disease rinderpest. This action reflects recognition by the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service that rinderpest has been eradicated 
worldwide, and removes restrictions that are no longer necessary due to 
eradication of the disease. This action better aligns our regulations 
with World Organization for Animal Health guidelines for international 
trade as they pertain to rinderpest.

DATES: Effective April 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services, National Import Export Services, Veterinary 
Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; 
(919) 855-7732; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The regulations in 9 CFR chapter I, subchapters B through E 
(referred to below as the regulations) govern, among other things, 
cooperative control and eradication of livestock and poultry diseases, 
importation and interstate transportation of animals (including 
poultry) and animal products, and permits for biological products. 
Rinderpest, a communicable animal disease, is referenced in various 
places throughout the regulations. Because rinderpest has been 
eradicated worldwide, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) is removing references to rinderpest where they occur in the 
regulations, except for regulations pertaining to select agents and 
toxins. This action will remove restrictions that are no longer 
necessary due to eradication of the disease, and will better align 
APHIS regulations with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
guidelines for international trade as they pertain to rinderpest. This 
rule does not change the regulations or requirements associated with 
other animal diseases, nor does it make any substantive changes to the 
regulations.

Reference Removal

    Part 53 of the regulations pertains to State and Federal 
cooperative control of certain communicable diseases of livestock or 
poultry. This rule will remove the word ``rinderpest'' from the title 
of part 53, and amends the definition of disease in Sec.  53.1 to 
remove the reference to rinderpest. In part 71, which specifies general 
provisions regarding the interstate transportation of animals 
(including poultry) and animal products, we are amending a paragraph in 
Sec.  71.3 to remove rinderpest from a list of animal diseases 
affecting the interstate movement of livestock or poultry.
    Subchapter D (parts 91 through 99), which pertains to the 
exportation and importation of animals (including poultry) and animal 
products, contains the majority of references to rinderpest that this 
rule will remove. In part 93, references to rinderpest will be removed 
from Sec. Sec.  93.404, 93.405, 93.504, and 93.505, which specify 
requirements for import permits and health certificates. Part 94, which 
concerns prohibited and restricted importations, will be amended to 
remove the word ``rinderpest'' from its title, as well as from 
Sec. Sec.  94.1 through 94.4, 94.11, 94.16, and 94.17. Part 95 pertains 
to sanitary control of animal byproducts (except casings), and hay and 
straw, offered for entry into the United States. This rule amends the 
definition of approved chlorinating equipment in Sec.  95.1 to remove 
its reference to rinderpest, and makes similar editorial adjustments to 
remove references to rinderpest in Sec. Sec.  95.3, 95.16 through 
95.21, 95.23, 95.25 through 95.28, 95.32, 95.34, and 95.37.
    In part 98, which concerns the importation of certain animal 
embryos and animal semen, references to rinderpest will be removed from 
regulations in Sec. Sec.  98.3, 98.12, 98.13, 98.15, 98.16, and 98.34, 
as well as from the titles of subparts A and B. We note that, 
consistent with the removal of rinderpest-related references from APHIS 
animal import regulations, APHIS will no longer display its web-based 
list of regions that APHIS has declared free from rinderpest.
    Finally, part 104 of the regulations specifies requirements for 
permits for biological products. In Sec.  104.2, we are removing the 
reference to rinderpest from a list of exotic diseases that, when 
present in a country, precludes the issuance of permits for biological 
products from that country. We are making an additional nonsubstantive 
change to correct a typographical error in Sec.  104.2(b) by adding a 
comma and space between the words ``influenza'' and ``swine'' in that 
section.

Miscellaneous Changes

    We are updating the authority citations for part 91 and part 94 in 
this document to reflect U.S. Code citations that have been repealed or 
redesignated. In the authority citation for part 91, 46 U.S.C. 3901 and 
3902 will be removed; in the authority citation for part 94, 7 U.S.C. 
450 will be redesignated as 7 U.S.C. 1633.

Effective Date

    This rule relates to internal agency management and makes various 
nonsubstantive changes to the regulations in 9 CFR to reflect the 
worldwide eradication of the animal disease rinderpest. Because the 
changes contained in this rule are nonsubstantive in nature, notice and 
other public procedure on this rule are unnecessary and contrary to the 
public interest. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of 
proposed rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not required, and 
this rule may be made effective less than 30 days after publication in 
the Federal Register. Further, since this rule relates to internal 
agency management, it is

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exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13771. 
Finally, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 501) and, thus, is exempt from the provisions 
of that Act.

Executive Order 12372

    This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372, 
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local 
officials. (See 2 CFR chapter IV.)

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This final rule contains no new reporting, recordkeeping, or third 
party disclosure requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects

9 CFR Part 53

    Animal diseases, Indemnity payments, Livestock, Poultry and poultry 
products.

9 CFR Part 71

    Animal diseases, Livestock, Poultry and poultry products, 
Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

9 CFR Part 91

    Animal diseases, Animal welfare, Exports, Livestock, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

9 CFR Part 93

    Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Poultry and poultry products, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

9 CFR Part 94

    Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Meat and meat products, Milk, 
Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

9 CFR Part 95

    Animal feeds, Hay, Imports, Livestock, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Straw, Transportation.

9 CFR Part 98

    Animal diseases, Imports.

9 CFR Part 104

    Animal biologics, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Transportation.

    Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR parts 53, 71, 91, 93, 94, 95, 
98, and 104 as follows:

PART 53--FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, PLEUROPNEUMONIA, AND CERTAIN OTHER 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY

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1. The authority citation for part 53 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

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2. The heading of part 53 is revised to read as set forth above.

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3. In Sec.  53.1, the definition of disease is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  53.1  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Disease. Foot-and-mouth disease, contagious pleuropneumonia, 
Newcastle disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, infectious salmon 
anemia, spring viremia of carp, or any other communicable disease of 
livestock or poultry that in the opinion of the Secretary constitutes 
an emergency and threatens the livestock or poultry of the United 
States.
* * * * *

PART 71--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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4. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.


Sec.  71.3  [Amended]

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5. In Sec.  71.3, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the word 
``rinderpest,''.

PART 91--EXPORTATION OF LIVE ANIMALS, HATCHING EGGS OR OTHER 
EMBRYONATED EGGS, ANIMAL SEMEN, ANIMAL EMBRYOS, AND GAMETES FROM 
THE UNITED STATES

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6. The authority citation for part 91 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 19 U.S.C. 1644a(c); 21 U.S.C. 
136, 136a, and 618; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

PART 93--IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND POULTRY, 
AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; REQUIREMENTS FOR 
MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS

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7. The authority citation for part 93 continues to read as follows:

    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.


Sec.  93.404  [Amended]

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8. Section 93.404 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing the words ``rinderpest or'';
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b. In the heading for paragraph (c), by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest'';
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c. In paragraph (c) introductory text, by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest exist'' and adding the word ``exists'' in their place; and
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d. In paragraph (c)(4), in the ``Agreement for the Importation, 
Quarantine and Exhibition of Certain Wild Ruminants and Wild Swine'':
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i. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``or rinderpest'';
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ii. In paragraph 1, by removing the word ``rinderpest,'';
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iii. In paragraph 2, by removing the words ``rinderpest or''; and
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iv. In paragraph 6, by removing the word ``rinderpest,'' both times it 
appears.


Sec.  93.405  [Amended]

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9. In Sec.  93.405, paragraph (a)(1) is amended by removing the word 
``rinderpest,''.


Sec.  93.504  [Amended]

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10. Section 93.504 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing the words ``rinderpest or'';
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b. In the heading for paragraph (c), by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest'';
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c. In paragraph (c) introductory text, by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest exist'' and adding the word ``exists'' in their place; and
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d. In paragraph (c)(4), in the ``Agreement for the Importation, 
Quarantine and Exhibition of Certain Wild Ruminants and Wild Swine'':
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i. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``or rinderpest'';
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ii. In paragraph 1, by removing the word ``rinderpest,'';
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iii. In paragraph 2, by removing the words ``rinderpest or''; and
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iv. In paragraph 6, by removing the word ``rinderpest,'' both times it 
appears.


Sec.  93.505  [Amended]

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11. In Sec.  93.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the word 
``rinderpest,''.

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PART 94--FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, NEWCASTLE DISEASE, HIGHLY 
PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE 
FEVER, SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM 
ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS

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12. The authority citation for part 94 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 1633, 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.


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13. The heading of part 94 is revised to read as set forth above.

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14. Section 94.1 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising the section heading;
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b. By revising paragraph (a) introductory text;
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c. In paragraph (a)(1):
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i. By removing the words ``rinderpest and a list of regions APHIS has 
declared free of'';
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ii. By removing the words ``foot and mouth'' and adding the words 
``foot-and-mouth'' in their place; and
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iii. By removing the word ``are'' immediately before the word 
``maintained'' and adding the word ``is'' in its place;
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d. By revising paragraph (a)(2);
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e. In paragraphs (b) and (c), by removing the words ``rinderpest or'' 
each time they appear; and
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f. In paragraph (d) introductory text, by removing the words ``and 
rinderpest'' and ``rinderpest or''.
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  94.1  Regions where foot-and-mouth disease exists; importations 
prohibited.

    (a) APHIS considers foot-and-mouth disease to exist in all regions 
of the world except those declared free of the disease by APHIS.
* * * * *
    (2) APHIS will add a region to the list of those it has declared 
free of foot-and-mouth disease after it conducts an evaluation of the 
region in accordance with Sec.  92.2 of this subchapter and finds that 
the disease is not present. In the case of a region formerly on this 
list that is removed due to an outbreak, the region may be returned to 
the list in accordance with the procedures for reestablishment of a 
region's disease-free status in Sec.  92.4 of this subchapter. APHIS 
will remove a region from the list of those it has declared free of 
foot-and-mouth disease upon determining that the disease exists in the 
region based on reports APHIS receives of outbreaks of the disease 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.
* * * * *


Sec.  94.2  [Amended]

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15. Section 94.2 is amended by removing the words ``rinderpest or'' 
both times they appear.


Sec.  94.3  [Amended]

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16. Section 94.3 is amended by removing the words ``rinderpest or''.

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17. Section 94.4 is amended by revising the section heading and by 
removing the words ``rinderpest or'' each time they appear.
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  94.4  Cured or cooked meat from regions where foot-and-mouth 
disease exists.

* * * * *

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18. Section 94.11 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising paragraph (a)(1);
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b. In paragraph (a)(3), by removing the words ``rinderpest or''; and
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c. In paragraph (c), by removing the words ``rinderpest or'' and 
``rinderpest and'' each time they appear.
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  94.11  Restrictions on importation of meat and other animal 
products from specific regions.

    (a) * * *
    (1) The regions listed under paragraph (a)(2) of this section have 
been declared free of foot-and-mouth disease by APHIS as provided in 
Sec.  94.1(a) but supplement their national meat supply by the 
importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) meat of ruminants or swine 
from regions that APHIS considers to be affected with foot-and-mouth 
disease as provided in Sec.  94.1(a); or have a common land border with 
regions considered to be affected with foot-and-mouth disease; or 
import ruminants or swine from regions considered to be affected with 
foot-and-mouth disease under conditions less restrictive than would be 
acceptable for importation into the United States. Thus, the meat may 
be commingled with the fresh (chilled or frozen) meat of animals from 
an affected region, resulting in an undue risk of introducing foot-and-
mouth disease into the United States.
* * * * *


Sec.  94.16  [Amended]

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19. Section 94.16 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (b) introductory text, by removing the words 
``rinderpest or'';
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b. In paragraph (c) introductory text, by removing the words 
``rinderpest and'' and by removing the word ``either'' and adding the 
word ``the'' in its place; and
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c. In paragraph (d), by removing the words ``rinderpest and'' and 
``rinderpest or'' each time they appear.

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20. Section 94.17 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising the section heading;
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b. In paragraphs (b) and (c), by removing the word ``rinderpest,''; and
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c. By revising paragraph (m)(1).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  94.17  Dry-cured pork products from regions where foot-and-mouth 
disease, African swine fever, classical swine fever, or swine vesicular 
disease exists.

* * * * *
    (m) * * *
    (1) The ham, if it is an Italian-type ham processed in accordance 
with paragraph (i)(1) of this section, was processed in a region which 
has submitted, through its veterinary services, to the Administrator, a 
written statement stating that it conducts a program to authorize 
persons to supervise activities specified under this section;
* * * * *

PART 95--SANITARY CONTROL OF ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS (EXCEPT CASINGS), 
AND HAY AND STRAW, OFFERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES

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21. The authority for part 95 continues to read as follows:

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


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22. In Sec.  95.1, the definition of approved chlorinating equipment is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  95.1  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Approved chlorinating equipment means equipment approved by 
Veterinary Services as efficient for the disinfection of effluents 
against the contagion of foot-and-mouth disease.
* * * * *

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23. Section 95.3 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  95.3  Byproducts from diseased animals prohibited.

    The importation of any animal byproduct taken or removed from an 
animal affected with anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic 
avian influenza, or Newcastle disease is prohibited.


Sec.  95.16  [Amended]

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24. Section 95.16 is amended as follows:

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a. In paragraph (a)(1), by removing the words ``rinderpest and'' and 
``, rinderpest,''; and
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b. In paragraph (a)(3)(ii), by removing the comma after the word 
``anthrax'' and adding the word ``and'' in its place and by removing 
the words ``, and rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.17  [Amended]

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25. In Sec.  95.17, paragraph (c) is amended by removing the word 
``rinderpest,''.

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26. Section 95.18 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a), by removing the words ``or rinderpest''; and
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b. By revising paragraph (c).
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  95.18  Wool, hair, and bristles; requirements for unrestricted 
entry.

* * * * *
    (c) Wool, hair, or bristles taken from sheep, goats, cattle, or 
swine, when such animals have been slaughtered under national 
government inspection in a region \3\ and in an abattoir in which is 
maintained an inspection service determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to be adequate to assure that such materials have been 
removed from animals found at time of slaughter to be free from anthrax 
and foot-and-mouth disease, and to assure further the identity of such 
materials until loaded upon the transporting vessel, may be imported 
without other restriction if accompanied by a certificate bearing the 
seal of the proper department of said national government and signed by 
an official veterinary inspector of such region showing that the 
therein described wool, hair, or bristles were taken from animals 
slaughtered in such specified abattoir and found free from anthrax and 
foot-and-mouth disease.
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    \3\ See footnote 2 in Sec.  95.16.
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Sec.  95.19  [Amended]

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27. In Sec.  95.19, paragraph (c) is amended by removing the words 
``and rinderpest''.

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28. Section 95.20 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a), by removing the words ``or rinderpest''; and
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b. By revising paragraph (c).
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  95.20  Glue stock; requirements for unrestricted entry.

* * * * *
    (c) Glue stock taken from cattle, sheep, goats, or swine 
slaughtered under national government inspection in a region \4\ and in 
an abattoir in which is maintained an inspection service determined by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to be adequate to assure that such 
materials have been removed from animals found at time of slaughter to 
be free from anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease, and to assure further 
the identity of such materials until loaded upon the transporting 
vessel, may be imported without other restriction if accompanied by a 
certificate bearing the seal of the proper department of said national 
government and signed by an official veterinary inspector of such 
region showing that the therein described glue stock was taken from 
animals slaughtered in such specified abattoir and found free from 
anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease.
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    \4\ See footnote 2 in Sec.  95.16.
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Sec.  95.21  [Amended]

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29. In Sec.  95.21, paragraph (c) is amended by removing the words 
``and rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.23  [Amended]

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30. In Sec.  95.23, paragraph (c) is amended by removing the word 
``rinderpest,''.


Sec.  95.25  [Amended]

0
31. In Sec.  95.25, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.26  [Amended]

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32. Section 95.26 is amended by removing the words ``or rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.27  [Amended]

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33. In Sec.  95.27, paragraph (c) is amended by removing the words 
``and rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.28  [Amended]

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34. Section 95.28 is amended by removing the words ``or rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.32  [Amended]

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35. Section 95.32 is amended by removing the words ``or rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.34  [Amended]

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36. Section 95.34 is amended as follows:
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a. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``rinderpest or''; 
and
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b. In paragraph (c), by removing the words ``and rinderpest''.


Sec.  95.37  [Amended]

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37. Section 95.37 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (c) introductory text, by removing the words ``and 
rinderpest''; and
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b. In paragraph (d), by removing the words ``rinder-pest or''.

PART 98--IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN ANIMAL EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN

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38. The authority citation for part 98 continues to read as follows:

    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.

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39. The heading for subpart A is revised to read as follows:

Subpart A--Ruminant and Swine Embryos From Regions Free of Foot-
and-Mouth Disease; and Embryos of Horses and Asses


Sec.  98.3  [Amended]

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40. In Sec.  98.3, the introductory text is amended by removing the 
words ``rinderpest and''.

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41. The heading for subpart B is revised to read as follows:

Subpart B--Ruminant and Swine Embryos From Regions Where Foot-and-
Mouth Disease Exists


Sec.  98.12   [Amended]

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42. In Sec.  98.12, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words 
``rinderpest or''.


Sec.  98.13   [Amended]

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43. In Sec.  98.13, paragraph (a) is amended by removing the words ``or 
rinderpest''.


Sec.  98.15   [Amended]

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44. Section 98.15 is amended as follows:
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a. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``rinderpest or'';
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b. In paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) and (a)(2)(i) and (ii), by removing 
the word ``rinderpest,'';
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c. In paragraph (a)(3), by removing the words ``either rinderpest or''; 
and
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d. In paragraphs (a)(5)(ii)(A) and (B), (a)(7)(i)(A) and (B), and 
(a)(8)(i)(A) and (B), by removing the word ``rinderpest,''.


Sec.  98.16  [Amended]

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45. In Sec.  98.16, the introductory text is amended by removing the 
words ``rinderpest or''.

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46. Section 98.34 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing the words ``or rinderpest'';
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b. In the heading and introductory text of paragraph (c), by removing 
the words ``rinderpest or'';
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c. By revising paragraph (c)(1)(i);
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d. In paragraph (c)(1)(ii), by removing the words ``rinderpest or'' 
both times they appear;

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e. In paragraph (c)(1)(iii), by removing the word ``rinderpest,'';
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f. In paragraphs (c)(1)(v) and (c)(5) and (6), by removing the words 
``rinderpest or''; and
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g. In paragraph (c)(7), by removing the word ``rinderpest,''.
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  98.34  Import permits for poultry semen and animal semen.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) The donor animal shall have been inspected on the farm of 
origin or on another premises (the inspection may be on another 
premises only if a veterinarian of the Department has traced the donor 
animal back to its farm of origin) by a veterinarian of the United 
States Department of Agriculture who, in cooperation with the 
veterinary service of the region of origin of the donor animal, shall 
have determined, insofar as possible, that the donor animal was never 
infected with foot-and-mouth disease; that the donor animal was never 
on a farm or other premises where foot-and-mouth disease then existed; 
that the donor animal has not been on a premises that had an animal 
that was susceptible to the virus of foot-and-mouth disease and that 
was exposed to the disease during the 12 months immediately prior to 
the date of inspection of the donor animal; that the donor animal, if a 
swine, has never been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease; and 
that the donor animal was free from evidence of other communicable 
disease;
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PART 104--PERMITS FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS

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47. The authority for part 104 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 151-159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.


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48. Section 104.2 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  104.2  Permit authorized.

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    (b) A permit shall not be issued for a biological product from 
countries known to have exotic diseases, including but not limited to 
foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, swine 
vesicular disease, Newcastle disease, and African swine fever, if in 
the opinion of the Administrator, such products may endanger the 
livestock or poultry of this country.
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of April 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-07232 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
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