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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0129]
Public Meetings; National Tuberculosis
Program Listening Sessions
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will host a series of
public meetings to provide the public
with an opportunity to offer comments
regarding current challenges and new
approaches for future tuberculosis
control methods and eradication in view
of budgetary constraints.
DATES: The public meetings will be held
in Michigan on December 8, 2008; in
Minnesota on December 10, 2008; in
Texas on December 11, 2008; in
California on December 12, 2008; and in
Washington, DC, on December 16, 2008.
The public meetings will be held from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time. Meeting
registration will be from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
prior to each public meeting.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be
held at the following locations:
• Michigan: Holiday Inn South
Convention Center, 6820 South Cedar
Street, Lansing, MI 48911;
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• Minnesota: Hilton Minneapolis,
1001 Marquette Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55403;
• Texas: Hilton Garden Inn Austin
Downtown, 500 North I H 35, Austin,
TX 78701;
• California: Sheraton Grand
Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814; and
• Washington, DC: Washington
Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Alecia L. Naugle, Program Manager,
National Tuberculosis Program, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 734–6954.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) is
announcing a series of meetings to
discuss its National Tuberculosis (TB)
Program. The meetings are designed to
assemble a wide range of producers and
other stakeholders to discuss current
challenges and potential new
approaches for TB control and
eradication in view of budgetary
constraints. The meetings will be held
in various geographical locations to
facilitate attendance. Participants will
have the opportunity to pose questions
and offer written and oral comments.
Tentative topics and questions for
discussion at the upcoming meetings
include:
1. Regulatory Framework. What is the
role of State statuses in the National TB
Program of the future? Are there other
approaches to establishing movement
restrictions and testing requirements
that more effectively reduce the risk(s)
of disease transmission from affected
herds?
2. Wildlife Issues. How should the risk
of TB associated with disease
transmission in wildlife be mitigated?
3. Biosecurity Issues. How could
producers be encouraged to adopt
management and biosecurity practices
that reduce the risk of transmission of
TB and how could the National TB
Program facilitate producers’ adoption
of these practices?
4. Budget Concerns. What alternatives
exist for funding National TB Program
activities?
5. Future of Indemnities. How should
limited indemnity funds be used to
reduce the risk of continued disease
transmission in affected herds?
6. Import Issues. How should the risk
of transmission of bovine tuberculosis
associated with the importation of live
cattle into the United States be
mitigated?
7. Eradication vs. Control. Is
eradication of TB in domestic livestock
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feasible or is control a more appropriate
program objective given the availability
of program funding?
A list of discussion topics, questions,
and meeting details is also available via
the APHIS Web site at: https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/
hot_issuesa/bovine_tuberculosis/
bovine_tb.shtml.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, please see the
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
November 2008.
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-2008-0129]
Public Meetings; National Tuberculosis Program Listening Sessions
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will host a series of public meetings to provide the
public with an opportunity to offer comments regarding current
challenges and new approaches for future tuberculosis control methods
and eradication in view of budgetary constraints.
DATES: The public meetings will be held in Michigan on December 8,
2008; in Minnesota on December 10, 2008; in Texas on December 11, 2008;
in California on December 12, 2008; and in Washington, DC, on December
16, 2008. The public meetings will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
local time. Meeting registration will be from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. prior to
each public meeting.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
Michigan: Holiday Inn South Convention Center, 6820 South
Cedar Street, Lansing, MI 48911;
Minnesota: Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue
South, Minneapolis, MN 55403;
Texas: Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown, 500 North I H
35, Austin, TX 78701;
California: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; and
Washington, DC: Washington Marriott at Metro Center, 775
12th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Alecia L. Naugle, Program Manager,
National Tuberculosis Program, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 734-6954.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
announcing a series of meetings to discuss its National Tuberculosis
(TB) Program. The meetings are designed to assemble a wide range of
producers and other stakeholders to discuss current challenges and
potential new approaches for TB control and eradication in view of
budgetary constraints. The meetings will be held in various
geographical locations to facilitate attendance. Participants will have
the opportunity to pose questions and offer written and oral comments.
Tentative topics and questions for discussion at the upcoming meetings
include:
1. Regulatory Framework. What is the role of State statuses in the
National TB Program of the future? Are there other approaches to
establishing movement restrictions and testing requirements that more
effectively reduce the risk(s) of disease transmission from affected
herds?
2. Wildlife Issues. How should the risk of TB associated with
disease transmission in wildlife be mitigated?
3. Biosecurity Issues. How could producers be encouraged to adopt
management and biosecurity practices that reduce the risk of
transmission of TB and how could the National TB Program facilitate
producers' adoption of these practices?
4. Budget Concerns. What alternatives exist for funding National TB
Program activities?
5. Future of Indemnities. How should limited indemnity funds be
used to reduce the risk of continued disease transmission in affected
herds?
6. Import Issues. How should the risk of transmission of bovine
tuberculosis associated with the importation of live cattle into the
United States be mitigated?
7. Eradication vs. Control. Is eradication of TB in domestic
livestock feasible or is control a more appropriate program objective
given the availability of program funding?
A list of discussion topics, questions, and meeting details is also
available via the APHIS Web site at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
newsroom/hot_issuesa/bovine_tuberculosis/bovine_tb.shtml.
If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language
interpreter, please see the contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of November 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-27620 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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