83 FR 44562 - Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18962 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 44562] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18962] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 170 / Friday, August 31, 2018 / Notices [[Page 44562]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0012] Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our decision to concur with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for four 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Rebecca Gordon, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7741. 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 website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions. 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 regions 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 or region by the OIE. If the OIE has recognized a country as either BSE negligible risk or BSE controlled risk, APHIS will seek information to support our 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 that process, we published a notice \1\ in the Federal Register on April 24, 2018 (83 FR 17789, Docket No. APHIS-2018- 0012), in which we announced our intent to concur with the OIE recognition of Croatia, Poland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland as being regions of negligible risk for BSE. We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on June 25, 2018. We received one comment by that date, from a private citizen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ To view the notice and the comment we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0012. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The commenter voiced doubts about the efficacy of the BSE minimal risk region policy, concerns about other prion diseases such as chronic wasting disease circulating in the United States and the world, and skepticism that the ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban has been effectively enforced. The commenter did not, however, address our preliminary concurrence with the OIE's risk designations for the four regions or the documentation made available to support that action. Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 92.5, we are announcing our decision to concur with the OIE risk classifications of the following countries:Regions of negligible risk for BSE: Croatia, Poland, Northern Ireland (region of United Kingdom), and Scotland (region of United Kingdom). 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 27th day of August 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018-18962 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER present an undetermined risk. The list Therefore, in accordance with the
contains documents other than rules or of those regions classified by APHIS as regulations in § 92.5, we are announcing
proposed rules that are applicable to the having either negligible risk or our decision to concur with the OIE risk
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, controlled risk can be accessed on the classifications of the following
committee meetings, agency decisions and APHIS website at https:// countries:
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/ • Regions of negligible risk for BSE:
statements of organization and functions are animalhealth/animal-and-animal- Croatia, Poland, Northern Ireland
examples of documents appearing in this product-import-information/animal- (region of United Kingdom), and
section. health-status-of-regions. The list can Scotland (region of United Kingdom).
also be obtained by writing to APHIS at Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317;
National Import Export Services, 4700 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
20737.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Under the regulations, APHIS may Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
August 2018.
Service classify a region for BSE in one of two
ways. One way is for regions that have Kevin Shea,
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0012] Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
not received a risk classification from
the World Organization for Animal Inspection Service.
Concurrence With OIE Risk [FR Doc. 2018–18962 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am]
Designations for Bovine Spongiform Health (OIE) to request classification by
Encephalopathy APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
concur with the classification given to a
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health country or region by the OIE.
Inspection Service, USDA. If the OIE has recognized a country as DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ACTION: Notice. either BSE negligible risk or BSE
controlled risk, APHIS will seek National Agricultural Statistics Service
SUMMARY: We are advising the public of information to support our concurrence Notice of Intent To Request Revision
our decision to concur with the World with the OIE classification. This and Extension of a Currently Approved
Organization for Animal Health’s (OIE) information may be publicly available Information Collection
bovine spongiform encephalopathy information, or APHIS may request that
(BSE) risk designations for four regions. countries supply the same information AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics
The OIE recognizes these regions as given to the OIE. APHIS will announce Service, USDA.
being of negligible risk for BSE. We are in the Federal Register, subject to ACTION: Notice and request for
taking this action based on our review public comment, its intent to concur comments.
of information supporting the OIE’s risk with an OIE classification.
designations for these regions. In accordance with that process, we SUMMARY: In accordance with the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. published a notice 1 in the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
Rebecca Gordon, Senior Staff Register on April 24, 2018 (83 FR notice announces the intention of the
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation 17789, Docket No. APHIS–2018–0012), National Agricultural Statistics Service
Services, National Import Export in which we announced our intent to (NASS) to request revision and
Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus concur with the OIE recognition of extension of a currently approved
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; Croatia, Poland, Northern Ireland, and information collection, the Stocks
(919) 855–7741. Scotland as being regions of negligible Reports. Revision to burden hours will
risk for BSE. We solicited comments on be needed due to changes in the size of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the notice for 60 days ending on June the target population, sampling design,
regulations in 9 CFR part 92 subpart B,
25, 2018. We received one comment by and/or questionnaire length.
‘‘Importation of Animals and Animal
that date, from a private citizen. DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Products; Procedures for Requesting The commenter voiced doubts about
BSE Risk Status Classification With received by October 30, 2018 to be
the efficacy of the BSE minimal risk assured of consideration.
Regard To Bovines’’ (referred to below region policy, concerns about other
as the regulations), set forth the process prion diseases such as chronic wasting ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
by which the Animal and Plant Health disease circulating in the United States identified by docket number 0535–0007,
Inspection Service (APHIS) classifies and the world, and skepticism that the by any of the following methods:
regions for bovine spongiform ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban has been • Email: OMBofficer@nass.usda.gov.
encephalopathy (BSE) risk. Section 92.5 effectively enforced. The commenter did Include docket number above in the
of the regulations provides that all not, however, address our preliminary subject line of the message.
countries of the world are considered by concurrence with the OIE’s risk • E-fax: (855) 838–6382.
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APHIS to be in one of three BSE risk designations for the four regions or the • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
categories: Negligible risk, controlled documentation made available to ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
risk, or undetermined risk. These risk support that action. NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
categories are defined in § 92.1. Any Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
region that is not classified by APHIS as 1 To view the notice and the comment we South Building, 1400 Independence
presenting either negligible risk or received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#! Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
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