Horse Protection; Public Meeting in Springfield, MO, 11373 [E6-3169]
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Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of
March 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0003]
Horse Protection; Public Meeting in
Springfield, MO
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service’s Animal Care
program will host a meeting to present
current information on the enforcement
of the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and
provide a forum for horse industry
members and other interested persons to
comment on the Horse Protection
Program, development of the HPA
Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond,
and other Horse Protection matters. This
notice provides the meeting’s agenda,
location, and date.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 13, 2006.
Registration will take place from 12:30
p.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the University Plaza Hotel and
Convention Center, 333 South John Q
Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO
65806.
Mr.
Darby G. Holladay, APHIS Legislative
and Public Affairs, 4700 River Road
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Unit 51, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is
announcing a meeting to discuss the
enforcement of the Horse Protection Act
(HPA). This meeting is designed to
provide a forum for information
dissemination on current initiatives by
Animal Care. Further, this meeting will
provide the opportunity for industry
members and other interested parties to
provide suggestions for the HPA
Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond and
comments on other Horse Protection
Program matters during the listening
session period on the agenda. Each
speaker will indicate at registration their
intention to address the Deputy
Administrator during the listening
session and will be allotted a set amount
of time. Additional meetings of this type
are tentatively scheduled to occur on
the following dates and times: April 19,
2006, in Dallas, TX; May 17, 2006, in
Somerset, KY; June 12, 2006, in
Pomona, CA; and September 11, 2006,
in Chattanooga, TN. These meetings will
be announced in future Federal Register
notices.
The meeting will, with the exception
of possible minor modifications, follow
the agenda below:
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.—Registration.
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.—Welcome and
Overview.
1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.—Horse Protection
Program Update.
3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.—Listening
Session.
4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.—Remarks and
Closing.
Meeting notices, copies of the Horse
Protection Act, HPA regulations, the
HPA Operating Plan for 2004–2006, and
other relevant documents are available
on the Animal Care Web site at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/hpainfo.html.
Please note that this meeting is being
held to provide for the exchange of
information on the enforcement of the
Horse Protection Act and is not an
opportunity to submit formal comments
on proposed rules or other regulatory
initiatives. Written comments will be
accepted and should be mailed to:
USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, 4700 River
Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737.
Food and Nutrition Service
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
March 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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[FR Doc No: E6-3169]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0003]
Horse Protection; Public Meeting in Springfield, MO
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service's Animal Care program will host a meeting to present
current information on the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act
(HPA) and provide a forum for horse industry members and other
interested persons to comment on the Horse Protection Program,
development of the HPA Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond, and other
Horse Protection matters. This notice provides the meeting's agenda,
location, and date.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 13,
2006. Registration will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the University Plaza Hotel and
Convention Center, 333 South John Q Hammons Parkway, Springfield, MO
65806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Darby G. Holladay, APHIS
Legislative and Public Affairs, 4700 River Road Unit 51, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734-3265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), Animal Care, is announcing a meeting to discuss the
enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). This meeting is designed
to provide a forum for information dissemination on current initiatives
by Animal Care. Further, this meeting will provide the opportunity for
industry members and other interested parties to provide suggestions
for the HPA Operating Plan for 2007 and beyond and comments on other
Horse Protection Program matters during the listening session period on
the agenda. Each speaker will indicate at registration their intention
to address the Deputy Administrator during the listening session and
will be allotted a set amount of time. Additional meetings of this type
are tentatively scheduled to occur on the following dates and times:
April 19, 2006, in Dallas, TX; May 17, 2006, in Somerset, KY; June 12,
2006, in Pomona, CA; and September 11, 2006, in Chattanooga, TN. These
meetings will be announced in future Federal Register notices.
The meeting will, with the exception of possible minor
modifications, follow the agenda below:
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.--Registration.
1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.--Welcome and Overview.
1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.--Horse Protection Program Update.
3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.--Listening Session.
4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.--Remarks and Closing.
Meeting notices, copies of the Horse Protection Act, HPA
regulations, the HPA Operating Plan for 2004-2006, and other relevant
documents are available on the Animal Care Web site at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/hpainfo.html.
Please note that this meeting is being held to provide for the
exchange of information on the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act
and is not an opportunity to submit formal comments on proposed rules
or other regulatory initiatives. Written comments will be accepted and
should be mailed to: USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of March 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3169 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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