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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–2011–0089]
Oral Rabies Vaccine Trial; Availability
of an Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that an environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact have
been prepared by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service relative to an
oral rabies vaccination field trial in
West Virginia. Based on its finding of no
significant impact, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has
determined that an environmental
impact statement need not be prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Dennis Slate, Rabies Program
Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS,
59 Chennell Drive, Suite 7, Concord, NH
03301; (603) 223–9623. To obtain copies
of the environmental assessment or
finding of no significant impact, contact
Ms. Beth Kabert, Environmental
Coordinator, Wildlife Services, 140–C
Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867;
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(908) 735–5654, fax (908) 735–0821, or
e-mail beth.e.kabert@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Wildlife Services (WS) program
in the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) cooperates
with Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and private individuals to
research and implement the best
methods of managing conflicts between
wildlife and human health and safety,
agriculture, property, and natural
resources. Wildlife-borne diseases that
can affect domestic animals and humans
are among the types of conflicts that
APHIS–WS addresses. Wildlife is the
dominant reservoir of rabies in the
United States.
On August 8, 2011, we published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 48119–
48120, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0089) a
notice 1 in which we announced the
availability, for public review and
comment, of an environmental
assessment (EA) that examined the
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed field trial
to test the safety and efficacy of an
experimental oral rabies vaccine for
wildlife in West Virginia.
We solicited comments on the EA for
30 days ending September 7, 2011. We
received 13 comments by that date.
They were from private citizens and
representatives of public health,
agriculture, and natural resources
agencies in the United States and
Canada. Nine of the commenters fully
supported the proposed field trial. The
remaining commenters presented
specific questions or suggestions
regarding the field trial or the
experimental vaccine. All the
comments, and APHIS’ responses to
those comments, are presented in an
appendix to the EA (see footnote 1).
In this document, we are advising the
public of our finding of no significant
impact (FONSI) regarding the
implementation of a field trial to test the
safety and efficacy of the AdRG1.3
wildlife rabies vaccine in Greenbrier,
Summers, and Monroe Counties, WV,
including portions of U.S. Forest
Service National Forest System lands,
but excluding Wilderness Areas. The
finding, which is based on the EA,
reflects our determination that the
distribution of this experimental
wildlife rabies vaccine will not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment.
1 To view the notice, EA, risk assessments, the
comments we received, and the FONSI, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–
2011–0089.
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The EA and FONSI may be viewed on
the APHIS Web site at https://www.
aphis.usda.gov/regulations/ws/ws_
nepa_environmental_documents.shtml
and on the Regulations.gov Web site
(see footnote 1). Copies of the EA and
FONSI are also available for public
inspection at USDA, room 1141, South
Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between
8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. Persons
wishing to inspect copies are requested
to call ahead on (202) 690–2817 to
facilitate entry into the reading room. In
addition, copies may be obtained as
described under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
The EA and FONSI have been
prepared in accordance with: (1) The
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
September 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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2011 9 a.m.–14 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0089]
Oral Rabies Vaccine Trial; Availability of an Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that an environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to an oral rabies
vaccination field trial in West Virginia. Based on its finding of no
significant impact, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has
determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dennis Slate, Rabies Program
Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 59 Chennell Drive, Suite 7,
Concord, NH 03301; (603) 223-9623. To obtain copies of the
environmental assessment or finding of no significant impact, contact
Ms. Beth Kabert, Environmental Coordinator, Wildlife Services, 140-C
Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867; (908) 735-5654, fax (908) 735-
0821, or e-mail beth.e.kabert@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Wildlife Services (WS) program in the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) cooperates with Federal agencies, State and
local governments, and private individuals to research and implement
the best methods of managing conflicts between wildlife and human
health and safety, agriculture, property, and natural resources.
Wildlife-borne diseases that can affect domestic animals and humans are
among the types of conflicts that APHIS-WS addresses. Wildlife is the
dominant reservoir of rabies in the United States.
On August 8, 2011, we published in the Federal Register (76 FR
48119-48120, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0089) a notice \1\ in which we
announced the availability, for public review and comment, of an
environmental assessment (EA) that examined the potential environmental
impacts associated with the proposed field trial to test the safety and
efficacy of an experimental oral rabies vaccine for wildlife in West
Virginia.
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\1\ To view the notice, EA, risk assessments, the comments we
received, and the FONSI, go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0089.
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We solicited comments on the EA for 30 days ending September 7,
2011. We received 13 comments by that date. They were from private
citizens and representatives of public health, agriculture, and natural
resources agencies in the United States and Canada. Nine of the
commenters fully supported the proposed field trial. The remaining
commenters presented specific questions or suggestions regarding the
field trial or the experimental vaccine. All the comments, and APHIS'
responses to those comments, are presented in an appendix to the EA
(see footnote 1).
In this document, we are advising the public of our finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) regarding the implementation of a field
trial to test the safety and efficacy of the AdRG1.3 wildlife rabies
vaccine in Greenbrier, Summers, and Monroe Counties, WV, including
portions of U.S. Forest Service National Forest System lands, but
excluding Wilderness Areas. The finding, which is based on the EA,
reflects our determination that the distribution of this experimental
wildlife rabies vaccine will not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment.
The EA and FONSI may be viewed on the APHIS Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/ws/ws_nepa_environmental_documents.shtml and on the Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1).
Copies of the EA and FONSI are also available for public inspection at
USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to inspect copies are
requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to facilitate entry into the
reading room. In addition, copies may be obtained as described under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The EA and FONSI have been prepared in accordance with: (1) The
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality
for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4)
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of September 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23587 Filed 9-13-11; 8:45 am]
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