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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0005]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation
of the Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of
Hungary
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AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
evaluation of the animal health status of
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two counties (Bacs-Kiskun and
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Csongrad) in Hungary relative to the
H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI). The evaluation
presents our assessment of the HPAI
H5N1 detection, control, and
eradication measures in place in those
two counties in Hungary during
outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in 2006 and
2007. If, after the close of the comment
period, APHIS can identify no
additional risk factors that would
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indicate that domestic poultry in these
two counties continue to be affected
with HPAI H5N1, we would conclude
that the importation of live birds,
poultry carcasses, parts of carcasses, and
eggs (other than hatching eggs) of
poultry, game birds, or other birds from
´
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Bacs-Kiskun and Csongrad Counties in
Hungary presents a low risk of
introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United
States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 15,
2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetial&d=APHIS2009-0005 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0005,
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–
2009–0005.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on the
evaluation 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
house 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: Mr.
Javier Vargas, Case Manager,
Regionalization Evaluation Services
Staff, National Center for Import and
Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;
(301) 734–0756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the Animal Health Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) has the authority to prohibit or
restrict the importation into the United
States of animals, animal products, and
other articles in order to prevent the
introduction of diseases and pests into
the U.S. livestock and poultry
populations.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) is a highly infectious disease of
poultry. The H5N1 subtype of HPAI is
an extremely infectious and fatal form of
the disease. HPAI can strike poultry
quickly without any warning signs of
infection and, once established, can
spread rapidly from flock to flock. HPAI
viruses can also be spread by manure,
equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates,
and people whose clothing or shoes
have come in contact with the virus.
HPAI viruses can remain viable at
moderate temperatures for long periods
in the environment and can survive
indefinitely in frozen material. The
H5N1 subtype of HPAI has been of
particular concern because it has
crossed the species barrier and caused
disease in humans.
From June 9 to July 12, 2006,
Hungary’s Department for Food Chain
Safety and Animal Health (DFCSAH)
reported to the World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) seven outbreaks of
HPAI H5N1 in domestic waterfowl in
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Bacs-Kiskun County.
On January 21 and January 26, 2007,
the DFCSAH detected two outbreaks of
HPAI H5N1 in commercial flocks of
´
geese in Csongrad County.
To prevent the introduction of HPAI
H5N1 into the United States, APHIS
´
designated Hungary’s counties of Bacs´
Kiskun and Csongrad as regions where
HPAI was considered to exist and
prohibited the importation of birds,
poultry, and poultry products from
these regions into the United States.
In a document titled ‘‘APHIS’
Evaluation of the Status of High
Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1
Virus in Hungary’’ (November 2008), we
present the results of our evaluation of
the status of HPAI H5N1 in domestic
poultry in Hungary in light of the
actions taken by Hungarian authorities
since the outbreaks, and document our
analysis of the risk associated with
allowing the importation of birds,
poultry, and poultry products from
´
´
Bacs-Kiskun and Csongrad Counties,
Hungary, into the United States in the
aftermath of the outbreaks.
We based our evaluation of the HPAI
H5N1 status of the two counties in
Hungary on the following critical
factors:
• Hungary had been free of outbreaks
of the H5N1 subtype in its domestic
poultry for at least 3 months as a result
of effective control measures taken by a
competent veterinary infrastructure;
• HPAI H5N1 was a notifiable disease
´
´
in Bacs-Kiskun and Csongrad Counties
at the time of the outbreaks;
• Hungary had an ongoing disease
awareness program in place at the time
of the outbreaks;
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• Hungary investigated notified or
suspected occurrences of the disease;
• Hungary had an effective
surveillance program in place that
supported the detection and
investigation of outbreaks;
• Diagnostic and laboratory
´
capabilities within Bacs-Kiskun and
´
Csongrad Counties were both adequate
and effective;
• Hungary undertook appropriate
eradication and control measures and
movement restrictions in response to
the outbreaks to prevent further spread
of disease; and
• Procedures used for repopulation of
´
affected premises in Bacs-Kiskun and
´
Csongrad Counties included monitoring
to demonstrate that HPAI H5N1 had
been eradicated from the premises.
Based on these factors, which are
consistent with the OIE’s
recommendations for reinstatement of
trade with a country that has
experienced an HPAI H5N1 outbreak,1
our evaluation concludes that DFCSAH
was able to effectively control and
eradicate HPAI H5N1 in the domestic
poultry population and that the
Hungarian authorities have adequate
control measures in place to rapidly
identify, control, and eradicate the
disease should it be reintroduced into
Hungary in either wild birds or
domestic poultry.
We are making the evaluation
available for public comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before the date listed under the
heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
If, after the close of the comment
period, APHIS can identify no
additional risk factors that would
´
indicate that domestic poultry in Bacs´
Kiskun and Csongrad Counties in
Hungary continue to be affected with
HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that
the importation of live birds, poultry
carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs
(other than hatching eggs) of poultry,
game birds, or other birds from Hungary
presents a low risk of introducing HPAI
H5N1 into the United States.
The evaluation may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of
the reading room). You may request
paper copies of the evaluation by calling
or writing to the person listed under FOR
1 OIE (2008). Risk Analysis. In Terrestrial Animal
Health Code, 17th edition. Paris, World
Organization for Animal Health: Chapter 2.2 on
Import Risk Analysis; Chapter 10.4 on Avian
Influenza. To view the document on the Internet,
go to https://www.oie.int/emg/normes/mcode/Asummry.htm?e1d11.
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Please
refer to the title of the evaluation when
requesting copies.
Dated in Washington, DC, June 9, 2009.
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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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June 2009.
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-2009-0005]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic
Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Hungary
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an evaluation of the animal health
status of two counties (B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d) in
Hungary relative to the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI). The evaluation presents our assessment of the HPAI
H5N1 detection, control, and eradication measures in place in those two
counties in Hungary during outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in 2006 and 2007. If,
after the close of the comment period, APHIS can identify no additional
risk factors that would indicate that domestic poultry in these two
counties continue to be affected with HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that
the importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, parts of carcasses,
and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other
birds from B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d Counties in Hungary
presents a low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetial&d=APHIS-2009-0005 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0005, 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-2009-0005.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on the
evaluation 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 house 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: Mr. Javier Vargas, Case Manager,
Regionalization Evaluation Services Staff, National Center for Import
and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1231; (301) 734-0756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has the authority to
prohibit or restrict the importation into the United States of animals,
animal products, and other articles in order to prevent the
introduction of diseases and pests into the U.S. livestock and poultry
populations.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a highly infectious
disease of poultry. The H5N1 subtype of HPAI is an extremely infectious
and fatal form of the disease. HPAI can strike poultry quickly without
any warning signs of infection and, once established, can spread
rapidly from flock to flock. HPAI viruses can also be spread by manure,
equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, and people whose clothing or
shoes have come in contact with the virus. HPAI viruses can remain
viable at moderate temperatures for long periods in the environment and
can survive indefinitely in frozen material. The H5N1 subtype of HPAI
has been of particular concern because it has crossed the species
barrier and caused disease in humans.
From June 9 to July 12, 2006, Hungary's Department for Food Chain
Safety and Animal Health (DFCSAH) reported to the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE) seven outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in domestic
waterfowl in B[aacute]cs-Kiskun County.
On January 21 and January 26, 2007, the DFCSAH detected two
outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in commercial flocks of geese in Csongr[aacute]d
County.
To prevent the introduction of HPAI H5N1 into the United States,
APHIS designated Hungary's counties of B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and
Csongr[aacute]d as regions where HPAI was considered to exist and
prohibited the importation of birds, poultry, and poultry products from
these regions into the United States.
In a document titled ``APHIS' Evaluation of the Status of High
Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus in Hungary'' (November 2008),
we present the results of our evaluation of the status of HPAI H5N1 in
domestic poultry in Hungary in light of the actions taken by Hungarian
authorities since the outbreaks, and document our analysis of the risk
associated with allowing the importation of birds, poultry, and poultry
products from B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d Counties, Hungary,
into the United States in the aftermath of the outbreaks.
We based our evaluation of the HPAI H5N1 status of the two counties
in Hungary on the following critical factors:
Hungary had been free of outbreaks of the H5N1 subtype in
its domestic poultry for at least 3 months as a result of effective
control measures taken by a competent veterinary infrastructure;
HPAI H5N1 was a notifiable disease in B[aacute]cs-Kiskun
and Csongr[aacute]d Counties at the time of the outbreaks;
Hungary had an ongoing disease awareness program in place
at the time of the outbreaks;
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Hungary investigated notified or suspected occurrences of
the disease;
Hungary had an effective surveillance program in place
that supported the detection and investigation of outbreaks;
Diagnostic and laboratory capabilities within B[aacute]cs-
Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d Counties were both adequate and effective;
Hungary undertook appropriate eradication and control
measures and movement restrictions in response to the outbreaks to
prevent further spread of disease; and
Procedures used for repopulation of affected premises in
B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d Counties included monitoring to
demonstrate that HPAI H5N1 had been eradicated from the premises.
Based on these factors, which are consistent with the OIE's
recommendations for reinstatement of trade with a country that has
experienced an HPAI H5N1 outbreak,\1\ our evaluation concludes that
DFCSAH was able to effectively control and eradicate HPAI H5N1 in the
domestic poultry population and that the Hungarian authorities have
adequate control measures in place to rapidly identify, control, and
eradicate the disease should it be reintroduced into Hungary in either
wild birds or domestic poultry.
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\1\ OIE (2008). Risk Analysis. In Terrestrial Animal Health
Code, 17th edition. Paris, World Organization for Animal Health:
Chapter 2.2 on Import Risk Analysis; Chapter 10.4 on Avian
Influenza. To view the document on the Internet, go to https://www.oie.int/emg/normes/mcode/A-summry.htm?e1d11.
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We are making the evaluation available for public comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive on or before the date listed
under the heading DATES at the beginning of this notice.
If, after the close of the comment period, APHIS can identify no
additional risk factors that would indicate that domestic poultry in
B[aacute]cs-Kiskun and Csongr[aacute]d Counties in Hungary continue to
be affected with HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that the importation of
live birds, poultry carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs (other than
hatching eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other birds from Hungary
presents a low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United States.
The evaluation may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in
our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may
request paper copies of the evaluation by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to
the title of the evaluation when requesting copies.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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