Notice of Determination of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties in England, 48519-48520 [E9-22929]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121]
Notice of Determination of the Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype
H5N1 Status of Saxony, Germany
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of
our determination regarding the highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
subtype H5N1 status of Saxony,
Germany, following an outbreak in
2008. Based on our assessment of the
animal health status of Saxony,
Germany, which we made available to
the public for review and comment
through a previous notice, the
Administrator has determined that the
importation of live birds, poultry
carcasses, parts or products of poultry
carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching
eggs) of poultry, game birds, and other
birds from Saxony, Germany, presents a
low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into
the United States.
DATES: Effective Date: This
determination will be effective on
October 8, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Julia Punderson, Regionalization
Evaluation Services Staff, National
Center for Import and Export, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
4356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 12, 2009, we published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 28008–28009,
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121) a
notice 1 in which we announced the
availability for review and comment of
an assessment of the animal health
status of Saxony, Germany, relative to
highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) subtype H5N1. In the
assessment, titled ‘‘APHIS’ Evaluation
of the Status of High Pathogenicity
Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) in
Saxony, Germany’’ (February 2009), we
presented the results of our evaluation
of the prevalence of HPAI H5N1 in
domestic poultry in light of the actions
taken by German animal health
authorities during and since the
outbreak of HPAI H5N1 that occurred in
Saxony in 2008.
Our assessment concluded that
Germany had adequate detection and
control measures in place at the time of
the outbreak, that they have been able
to effectively control and eradicate
HPAI H5N1 in their domestic poultry
populations at that time, and that
German animal health authorities have
control measures in place to rapidly
identify, control, and eradicate the
disease should it be reintroduced into
Germany in either wild birds or
domestic poultry.
1 To view the notice and the assessment, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0121.
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In our June 2009 notice we stated that
if, after the close of the comment period,
we could identify no additional risk
factors that would indicate that
domestic poultry in Saxony, Germany,
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 Saxony,
Germany, presents a low risk of
introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United
States.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 30 days ending on July 13, 2009. We
received no comments on our
assessment by that date. Therefore we
are removing certain restrictions on the
importation of these products from
Saxony, Germany, into the United
States. Specifically:
• We are no longer requiring that
processed poultry products from
Saxony, Germany, be accompanied by a
Veterinary Service import permit and
government certification confirming that
the products have been treated
according to APHIS requirements;
• We are allowing unprocessed
poultry products from Saxony,
Germany, to enter the United States in
passenger luggage; and
• We are removing restrictions
regarding Saxony, Germany, from which
processed poultry products may
originate in order to be allowed entry
into the United States in passenger
luggage.
However, live birds from Saxony,
Germany, are still subject to the
inspections at ports of entry and postimportation quarantines set forth in 9
CFR part 93, unless granted an
exemption by the Administrator or
destined for diagnostic purposes and
accompanied by a limited permit.
Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of
September 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–2009–0015]
Notice of Determination of the Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype
H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties in England
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
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Notice.
We are advising the public of
our determination regarding the highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
subtype H5N1 status of Suffolk and
Norfolk Counties, England, following
outbreaks in 2007. Based on an
evaluation of the animal health status of
Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England,
which we made available to the public
for review and comment through a
previous notice, the Administrator has
determined that the importation of live
birds, poultry carcasses, parts or
products of poultry carcasses, and eggs
(other than hatching eggs) of poultry,
game birds, and other birds from Suffolk
and Norfolk Counties, England, presents
a low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1
into the United States.
DATES: Effective Date: This
determination will be effective on
October 8, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ingrid Kotowski, Import Risk Analyst,
Regionalization Evaluation Services
International, National Center for Import
and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 Main
Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC
27606; (919) 855–7732.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
On May 7, 2009, we published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 21312–21313,
Docket No. APHIS–2009–0015) a
notice 1 in which we announced the
availability, for review and comment, of
an evaluation of the animal health status
of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties,
England, relative to highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1.
In the evaluation, titled ‘‘Evaluation of
the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties, England’’ (January 2009), we
presented the results of our evaluation
of the status of HPAI H5N1 in domestic
poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties,
England, in light of the actions taken by
the United Kingdom’s (UK) animal
health authorities since the outbreaks in
2007.
Our evaluation concluded that the UK
was able to effectively control and
eradicate HPAI H5N1 in their domestic
poultry populations and that animal
health authorities have adequate control
measures in place to rapidly identify,
control, and eradicate the disease
should it be reintroduced into the UK’s
wild birds or domestic poultry
population.
1 To view the notice, the evaluation, and the
comment we received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0015.
VerDate Nov<24>2008
17:06 Sep 22, 2009
Jkt 217001
In our May 2009 notice, we stated that
if after the close of the comment period
we could identify no additional risk
factors that would indicate that
domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties, England, 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 regions of Suffolk and
Norfolk Counties, England, presents a
low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into
the United States.
We solicited comments on the
evaluation for 30 days ending on June
9, 2009. We received one comment by
that date, from a poultry breeding and
genetics firm. The commenter agreed
with the findings of our assessment.
Therefore we are removing our
prohibition on the importation of these
products from Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties, England, into the United
States. Specifically:
• We are no longer requiring that
processed poultry products from Suffolk
and Norfolk Counties, England, be
accompanied by a Veterinary Service
import permit and government
certification confirming that the
products have been treated according to
APHIS requirements;
• We are allowing unprocessed
poultry products from Suffolk and
Norfolk Counties, England, to enter the
United States in passenger luggage; and
• We are removing restrictions
regarding the regions of Suffolk and
Norfolk Counties, England, from which
processed poultry products may
originate in order to be allowed entry
into the United States in passenger
luggage.
However, live birds from Suffolk and
Norfolk Counties, England, are still
subject to the inspections at ports of
entry and post-importation quarantines
set forth in 9 CFR part 93, unless
granted an exemption by the
Administrator or destined for diagnostic
purposes and accompanied by a limited
permit.
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 17th day of
September 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Application No. 84–20A12]
Export Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION: Notice of Issuance (#84–20A12)
of an Amended Export Trade Certificate
of Review to Northwest Fruit Exporters.
SUMMARY: On September 16, 2009, the
Export Trading Company Affairs Office,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, issued
an amended Export Trade Certificate of
Review (‘‘Certificate’’) to Northwest
Fruit Exporters (‘‘NFE’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Anspacher, Acting Director,
Office of Competition and Economic
Analysis, International Trade
Administration, (202) 482–5131 (this is
not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at
oetca@ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
1982 (15 U.S.C. sections 4001–21)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to
issue Export Trade Certificates of
Review. The regulations implementing
Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325
(2006).
Export Trading Company Affairs
(‘‘ETCA’’) is issuing this notice pursuant
to 15 CFR section 325.6(b), which
requires the Secretary of Commerce to
publish a summary of the certification
in the Federal Register. Under section
305(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. sections
4001–21) and 15 CFR section 325.11(a),
any person aggrieved by the Secretary’s
determination may, within 30 days of
the date of this notice, bring an action
in any appropriate district court of the
United States to set aside the
determination on the ground that the
determination is erroneous.
Description of Amended Certificate:
The original NFE Certificate (No. 84–
00012) was issued on June 11, 1984 (49
FR 24581, June 14, 1984), and last
amended on September 18, 2008 (73 FR
54561, September 22, 2008).
NFE’s Export Trade Certificate of
Review has been amended to:
1. Add the following companies as
new Members of the Certificate within
the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the
Regulations (15 CFR 325.(1)): Cervantes
Orchards & Vineyards LLC, Grandview,
WA; Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C.,
Yakima, WA; Conrad & Gilbert Fruit,
Grandview, WA; Diamond Fruit
Growers, Odell, OR; Orchard View
Farms, Inc., The Dalles, OR; and
Wenoka Sales LLC, Wenatchee, WA.
2. Delete the following companies as
Members of the Certificate: Clasen Fruit
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0015]
Notice of Determination of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Subtype H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties in England
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our determination regarding the
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 status of Suffolk
and Norfolk Counties, England, following outbreaks in 2007. Based on an
evaluation of the animal health status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties,
England, which we made available to the public for review and comment
through a previous notice, the Administrator has determined that the
importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, parts or products of
poultry carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry, game
birds, and other birds from Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England,
presents a low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United States.
DATES: Effective Date: This determination will be effective on October
8, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ingrid Kotowski, Import Risk
Analyst, Regionalization Evaluation Services International, National
Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite
200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7732.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 7, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74 FR 21312-
21313, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0015) a notice \1\ in which we announced
the availability, for review and comment, of an evaluation of the
animal health status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, relative
to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1. In the
evaluation, titled ``Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England''
(January 2009), we presented the results of our evaluation of the
status of HPAI H5N1 in domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties, England, in light of the actions taken by the United
Kingdom's (UK) animal health authorities since the outbreaks in 2007.
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\1\ To view the notice, the evaluation, and the comment we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0015.
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Our evaluation concluded that the UK was able to effectively
control and eradicate HPAI H5N1 in their domestic poultry populations
and that animal health authorities have adequate control measures in
place to rapidly identify, control, and eradicate the disease should it
be reintroduced into the UK's wild birds or domestic poultry
population.
In our May 2009 notice, we stated that if after the close of the
comment period we could identify no additional risk factors that would
indicate that domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties,
England, 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 regions of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, presents a
low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United States.
We solicited comments on the evaluation for 30 days ending on June
9, 2009. We received one comment by that date, from a poultry breeding
and genetics firm. The commenter agreed with the findings of our
assessment.
Therefore we are removing our prohibition on the importation of
these products from Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, into the
United States. Specifically:
We are no longer requiring that processed poultry products
from Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, be accompanied by a
Veterinary Service import permit and government certification
confirming that the products have been treated according to APHIS
requirements;
We are allowing unprocessed poultry products from Suffolk
and Norfolk Counties, England, to enter the United States in passenger
luggage; and
We are removing restrictions regarding the regions of
Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, from which processed poultry
products may originate in order to be allowed entry into the United
States in passenger luggage.
However, live birds from Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, are
still subject to the inspections at ports of entry and post-importation
quarantines set forth in 9 CFR part 93, unless granted an exemption by
the Administrator or destined for diagnostic purposes and accompanied
by a limited permit.
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 17th day of September 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-22929 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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