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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Part 3
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0044]
Animal Welfare; Elephants
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of petition and request
for comments; extension of comment
period.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are extending the
comment period for our notice of
petition and request for comments
concerning the handling, care,
treatment, and transport of elephants
covered by the Animal Welfare Act.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS–2006–
0044 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0044,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
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comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0044.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on Docket
No. APHIS–2006–0044 in our reading
room. The reading room 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) 690–2817
before coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737–1234;
(301) 734–7833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
9, 2006, we published in the Federal
Register (71 FR 45438–45439, Docket
No. APHIS–2006–0044) a notice of
petition and request for comments. That
document notified the public that the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service had received a petition from In
Defense of Animals requesting that we
issue an interpretive rule or policy to
clarify the space and living conditions
required for captive elephants, and that
we enforce the Animal Welfare Act and
its implementing regulations by
requiring that exhibitors fully comply
with the regulations. We solicited
comments from the public regarding the
petition, and whether we should
continue to regulate the handling, care,
treatment, and transport of elephants
covered by the Animal Welfare Act
under the general standards in the
regulations or promulgate specific
standards for elephants. We also
requested comments regarding what
should be included in such standards.
Comments on the notice were
required to be received on or before
October 10, 2006. On September 15,
2006, we published in the Federal
Register (71 FR 54438, Docket No.
APHIS–2006–0044) a document
extending the comment period for an
additional 30 days. Comments on the
notice of petition were required to be
received on or before November 9, 2006.
We are extending the comment period
on Docket No. APHIS–2006–0044 for an
additional 30 days. This action will
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allow interested persons additional time
to prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.7.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of
October 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 3
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044]
Animal Welfare; Elephants
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of petition and request for comments; extension of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of petition
and request for comments concerning the handling, care, treatment, and
transport of elephants covered by the Animal Welfare Act. This action
will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit
comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0044 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0044, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket
No. APHIS-2006-0044 in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1234; (301) 734-7833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 9, 2006, we published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 45438-45439, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044) a
notice of petition and request for comments. That document notified the
public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had received
a petition from In Defense of Animals requesting that we issue an
interpretive rule or policy to clarify the space and living conditions
required for captive elephants, and that we enforce the Animal Welfare
Act and its implementing regulations by requiring that exhibitors fully
comply with the regulations. We solicited comments from the public
regarding the petition, and whether we should continue to regulate the
handling, care, treatment, and transport of elephants covered by the
Animal Welfare Act under the general standards in the regulations or
promulgate specific standards for elephants. We also requested comments
regarding what should be included in such standards.
Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before
October 10, 2006. On September 15, 2006, we published in the Federal
Register (71 FR 54438, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044) a document extending
the comment period for an additional 30 days. Comments on the notice of
petition were required to be received on or before November 9, 2006.
We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2006-0044
for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested persons
additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of October 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17775 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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