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offset by the benefits derived by the
operation of the order. In addition, the
Committee’s meeting was widely
publicized throughout the Texas orange
and grapefruit industry and all
interested persons were invited to
attend the meeting and participate in
Committee deliberations on all issues.
Like all Committee meetings, the June 9,
2011, meeting was a public meeting and
all entities, both large and small, were
able to express views on this issue.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the order’s information
collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581–0189 (Generic
Fruit Crops—Mandatory). No changes in
those requirements as a result of this
action are necessary. Should any
changes become necessary, they would
be submitted to OMB for approval.
This rule imposes no additional
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
on either small or large Texas orange
and grapefruit handlers. As with all
Federal marketing order programs,
reports and forms are periodically
reviewed to reduce information
requirements and duplication by
industry and public sector agencies. As
noted in the initial regulatory flexibility
analysis, USDA has not identified any
relevant Federal rules that duplicate,
overlap, or conflict with this final rule.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, to promote the
use of the Internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
A proposed rule concerning this
action was published in the Federal
Register on August 10, 2011 (76 FR
49381). Copies of the proposed rule
were also mailed or sent via facsimile to
all orange and grapefruit handlers.
Finally, the proposal was made
available through the Internet by USDA
and the Office of the Federal Register. A
10-day comment period ending August
22, 2011, was provided for interested
persons to respond to the proposal. No
comments were received.
A small business guide on complying
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
marketing agreements and orders may
be viewed at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide.
Any questions about the compliance
guide should be sent to Laurel May at
the previously mentioned address in the
information and recommendation
submitted by the Committee and other
available information, it is hereby found
that this rule, as hereinafter set forth,
will tend to effectuate the declared
policy of the Act.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is also
found and determined that good cause
exists for not postponing the effective
date of this rule until 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register
because: (1) The 2011–12 fiscal period
began on August 1, 2011, and the
marketing order requires that the rate of
assessment for each fiscal period apply
to all assessable oranges and grapefruit
handled during such fiscal period; (2)
the Committee needs to have sufficient
funds to pay its expenses, which are
incurred on a continuous basis; and (3)
handlers are aware of this rule which
was unanimously recommended by the
Committee at a public meeting and is
similar to other assessment rate actions
issued in past years. Also, a 10-day
comment period was provided for in the
proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 906
Grapefruit, Marketing agreements,
Oranges, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 906 is amended as
follows:
PART 906—ORANGES AND
GRAPEFRUIT GROWN IN LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY IN TEXAS
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 906 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
2. Section 906.235 is revised to read
as follows:
■
§ 906.235
Assessment rate.
On and after August 1, 2011, an
assessment rate of $0.14 per 7/10-bushel
carton or equivalent is established for
oranges and grapefruit grown in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Dated: September 29, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Part 77
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0093]
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State
and Zone Designations; New Mexico
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We are amending the bovine
tuberculosis regulations regarding State
and zone classifications by reclassifying
a zone in New Mexico consisting of
Curry and Roosevelt Counties. We have
determined that the zone meets the
criteria for accredited-free status. Since
the remainder of the State is already
classified as accredited free, the entire
State of New Mexico is now classified
as accredited free. This action relieves
certain restrictions on the interstate
movement of cattle and bison from
Curry and Roosevelt Counties in New
Mexico.
SUMMARY:
This interim rule is effective
October 4, 2011. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before
December 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-00930001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0093, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0093 or
in our reading room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kathleen Orloski, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health
Programs, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B3E20,
Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7221.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Background
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious
and infectious granulomatous disease
caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium
bovis. Although commonly defined as a
chronic debilitating disease, bovine
tuberculosis can occasionally assume an
acute, rapidly progressive course. While
any body tissue can be affected, lesions
are most frequently observed in the
lymph nodes, lungs, intestines, liver,
spleen, pleura, and peritoneum.
Although cattle are considered to be the
true hosts of M. bovis, the disease has
been reported in several other species of
both domestic and nondomestic
animals, as well as in humans.
At the beginning of the past century,
tuberculosis caused more losses of
livestock than all other livestock
diseases combined. This prompted the
establishment in the United States of the
National Cooperative State/Federal
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication
Program for tuberculosis in livestock.
In carrying out the national
eradication program, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
issues and enforces regulations. The
regulations require the testing of cattle
and bison for tuberculosis, define the
Federal tuberculosis status levels for
States or zones (accredited-free,
modified accredited advanced, modified
accredited, accreditation preparatory,
and nonaccredited), provide the criteria
for attaining and maintaining those
status levels, and contain testing and
movement requirements for cattle and
bison leaving States or zones of a
particular status level. These regulations
are contained in 9 CFR part 77 and in
the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication
Uniform Methods and Rules, 1999
(UMR), which is incorporated by
reference into the regulations.
The status of a State or zone is based
on its prevalence of tuberculosis in
cattle and bison, the effectiveness of the
State’s tuberculosis eradication
program, and the degree of the State’s
compliance with standards for cattle
and bison contained in the UMR. The
regulations provide that a State may
request partitioning into specific
geographic regions or zones with
different status designations (commonly
referred to as split-State status) if bovine
tuberculosis is detected in a portion of
a State and the State demonstrates that
it meets certain criteria with regard to
zone classification.
Request for Advancement of Modified
Accredited Advanced Zone
In an interim rule effective and
published in the Federal Register on
March 23, 2009 (74 FR 12055–12058,
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amended the tuberculosis regulations
for cattle and bison by dividing New
Mexico into two zones for tuberculosis.
At the time, the entire State was
classified as modified accredited
advanced. The interim rule established
all of New Mexico except Curry and
Roosevelt Counties as an accredited-free
zone. The area comprising Curry and
Roosevelt Counties, along New Mexico’s
eastern border with Texas, was
recognized as a separate zone that
continued to have modified accredited
advanced status.
We have received from the State of
New Mexico a request to reclassify the
modified accredited advanced zone.
Based on the findings of a review of the
tuberculosis eradication program in
New Mexico conducted during May
through July of 2011, APHIS has
determined that the zone meets the
criteria for advancement of status
contained in the regulations.
State animal health officials in New
Mexico have demonstrated that the
State enforces and complies with the
provisions of the UMR. The State of
New Mexico has demonstrated that the
modified accredited advanced zone has
zero percent prevalence of cattle and
bison herds affected with tuberculosis
and has had no findings of tuberculosis
in any cattle or bison in the zone since
the last affected herd completed a testand-remove herd plan and was released
from quarantine in July 2009. Therefore,
New Mexico has demonstrated that the
zone within the State previously
classified as modified accredited
advanced meets the criteria for
accredited-free status as set forth in the
definition of accredited-free State or
zone in § 77.5 of the regulations.
Based on our evaluation of New
Mexico’s request, we are classifying the
zone composed of Curry and Roosevelt
Counties as accredited free, which
results in the entire State of New
Mexico having an accredited-free
classification.
Immediate Action
Immediate action is warranted to
relieve restrictions on the interstate
movement of cattle and bison from
Curry and Roosevelt Counties in New
Mexico. Under these circumstances, the
Administrator has determined that prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment are contrary to the public
interest and that there is good cause
under 5 U.S.C. 553 for making this
action effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
We will consider comments we
receive during the comment period for
this interim rule (see DATES above).
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After the comment period closes, we
will publish another document in the
Federal Register. The document will
include a discussion of any comments
we receive and any amendments we are
making to the rule.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory
Flexibility Act
This interim rule is subject to
Executive Order 12866. However, for
this action, the Office of Management
and Budget has waived its review under
Executive Order 12866.
In accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, we have analyzed the
potential economic effects of this action
on small entities. The analysis is
summarized below. The full analysis
may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
Web site (see ADDRESSES above for
instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov) or obtained from the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Advancing the status of the former
modified accredited advanced zone in
New Mexico will reduce the interstate
movement restrictions for cattle and
bison originating from Curry and
Roosevelt Counties. Herd owners in the
area will no longer have to test their
cattle and bison for bovine tuberculosis
in order to move them interstate.
Tuberculosis testing, including
veterinary fees, costs about $10 to $15
per head. The annual cost savings
associated with the removal of those
tests for the 1,621 herds in the affected
area are expected to be between
$662,000 and $993,000, or from $408 to
$613 per herd on average. In addition,
tuberculosis testing costs represent no
more than about 1.7 percent of the
average value of the cattle tested ($870
per head on January 1, 2010).
Under these circumstances, the
Administrator of the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has
determined that this action will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
under No. 10.025 and is subject to
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part
3015, subpart V.)
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed under
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform. This rule has no retroactive
effect and does not require
administrative proceedings before
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parties may file suit in court challenging
this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new
information collection or recordkeeping
requirements under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 77
Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation,
Tuberculosis.
Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR
part 77 as follows:
PART 77—TUBERCULOSIS
1. The authority citation for part 77
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.4.
§ 77.7
[Amended]
2. Section 77.7 is amended as follows:
a. In paragraph (a), by adding the
words ‘‘New Mexico,’’ after the words
‘‘New Jersey,’’.
■ b. By removing and reserving
paragraph (b)(2).
■
■
§ 77.9
[Amended]
3. In § 77.9, paragraph (b)(3) is
removed.
■
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
September 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Service
9 CFR Part 77
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0100]
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State
and Zone Designations; Minnesota
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We are amending the bovine
tuberculosis regulations regarding State
and zone classifications by reclassifying
a zone in Minnesota consisting of
portions of Lake of the Woods, Roseau,
Marshall, and Beltrami Counties. We
have determined that the zone meets the
criteria for accredited-free status. Since
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the remainder of the State is already
classified as accredited free, the entire
State of Minnesota is now classified as
accredited free. This action relieves
certain restrictions on the interstate
movement of cattle and bison from the
area of Minnesota that was previously
classified as modified accredited
advanced for tuberculosis.
DATES: This interim rule is effective
October 4, 2011. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before
December 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01000001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0100, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0100 or
in our reading room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. C. William Hench, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health
Programs, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B–3E20,
Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious
and infectious granulomatous disease
caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium
bovis. Although commonly defined as a
chronic debilitating disease, bovine
tuberculosis can occasionally assume an
acute, rapidly progressive course. While
any body tissue can be affected, lesions
are most frequently observed in the
lymph nodes, lungs, intestines, liver,
spleen, pleura, and peritoneum.
Although cattle are considered to be the
true hosts of M. bovis, the disease has
been reported in several other species of
both domestic and nondomestic
animals, as well as in humans.
At the beginning of the past century,
tuberculosis caused more losses of
livestock than all other livestock
diseases combined. This prompted the
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establishment in the United States of the
National Cooperative State/Federal
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication
Program for tuberculosis in livestock.
In carrying out the national
eradication program, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
issues and enforces regulations. The
regulations require the testing of cattle
and bison for tuberculosis, define the
Federal tuberculosis status levels for
States or zones (accredited-free,
modified accredited advanced, modified
accredited, accreditation preparatory,
and nonaccredited), provide the criteria
for attaining and maintaining those
status levels, and contain testing and
movement requirements for cattle and
bison leaving States or zones of a
particular status level. These regulations
are contained in 9 CFR part 77 and in
the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication
Uniform Methods and Rules, 1999
(UMR), which is incorporated by
reference into the regulations.
The status of a State or zone is based
on its prevalence of tuberculosis in
cattle and bison, the effectiveness of the
State’s tuberculosis eradication
program, and the degree of the State’s
compliance with standards for cattle
and bison contained in the UMR. The
regulations provide that a State may
request partitioning into specific
geographic regions or zones with
different status designations (commonly
referred to as split-State status) if bovine
tuberculosis is detected in a portion of
a State and the State demonstrates that
it meets certain criteria with regard to
zone classification.
Request for Advancement of Modified
Accredited Advanced Zone
In an interim rule effective and
published in the Federal Register on
October 10, 2008 (73 FR 60099–60102,
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0117), we
amended the tuberculosis regulations
for cattle and bison by dividing
Minnesota into two zones for
tuberculosis. We classified the zone in
the northwest corner of the State
consisting of portions of Lake of the
Woods, Roseau, Marshall, and Beltrami
Counties as modified accredited, and
the remainder of the State as modified
accredited advanced.
Subsequently, in an interim rule
effective and published in the Federal
Register on October 1, 2010 (75 FR
60586–60588, Docket No. APHIS–2010–
0097), we reclassified the modified
accredited zone as modified accredited
advanced, and the remainder of the
State as accredited free.
We have received from the State of
Minnesota a request to reclassify the
modified accredited advanced zone as
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 77
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0093]
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations;
New Mexico
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding
State and zone classifications by reclassifying a zone in New Mexico
consisting of Curry and Roosevelt Counties. We have determined that the
zone meets the criteria for accredited-free status. Since the remainder
of the State is already classified as accredited free, the entire State
of New Mexico is now classified as accredited free. This action
relieves certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle and
bison from Curry and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico.
DATES: This interim rule is effective October 4, 2011. We will consider
all comments that we receive on or before December 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0093-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0093, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0093 or in our reading room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathleen Orloski, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B3E20, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-
7221.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious and infectious granulomatous
disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis. Although commonly
defined as a chronic debilitating disease, bovine tuberculosis can
occasionally assume an acute, rapidly progressive course. While any
body tissue can be affected, lesions are most frequently observed in
the lymph nodes, lungs, intestines, liver, spleen, pleura, and
peritoneum. Although cattle are considered to be the true hosts of M.
bovis, the disease has been reported in several other species of both
domestic and nondomestic animals, as well as in humans.
At the beginning of the past century, tuberculosis caused more
losses of livestock than all other livestock diseases combined. This
prompted the establishment in the United States of the National
Cooperative State/Federal Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program for
tuberculosis in livestock.
In carrying out the national eradication program, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issues and enforces
regulations. The regulations require the testing of cattle and bison
for tuberculosis, define the Federal tuberculosis status levels for
States or zones (accredited-free, modified accredited advanced,
modified accredited, accreditation preparatory, and nonaccredited),
provide the criteria for attaining and maintaining those status levels,
and contain testing and movement requirements for cattle and bison
leaving States or zones of a particular status level. These regulations
are contained in 9 CFR part 77 and in the Bovine Tuberculosis
Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules, 1999 (UMR), which is
incorporated by reference into the regulations.
The status of a State or zone is based on its prevalence of
tuberculosis in cattle and bison, the effectiveness of the State's
tuberculosis eradication program, and the degree of the State's
compliance with standards for cattle and bison contained in the UMR.
The regulations provide that a State may request partitioning into
specific geographic regions or zones with different status designations
(commonly referred to as split-State status) if bovine tuberculosis is
detected in a portion of a State and the State demonstrates that it
meets certain criteria with regard to zone classification.
Request for Advancement of Modified Accredited Advanced Zone
In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register
on March 23, 2009 (74 FR 12055-12058, Docket No. APHIS-2008-0124), we
amended the tuberculosis regulations for cattle and bison by dividing
New Mexico into two zones for tuberculosis. At the time, the entire
State was classified as modified accredited advanced. The interim rule
established all of New Mexico except Curry and Roosevelt Counties as an
accredited-free zone. The area comprising Curry and Roosevelt Counties,
along New Mexico's eastern border with Texas, was recognized as a
separate zone that continued to have modified accredited advanced
status.
We have received from the State of New Mexico a request to
reclassify the modified accredited advanced zone. Based on the findings
of a review of the tuberculosis eradication program in New Mexico
conducted during May through July of 2011, APHIS has determined that
the zone meets the criteria for advancement of status contained in the
regulations.
State animal health officials in New Mexico have demonstrated that
the State enforces and complies with the provisions of the UMR. The
State of New Mexico has demonstrated that the modified accredited
advanced zone has zero percent prevalence of cattle and bison herds
affected with tuberculosis and has had no findings of tuberculosis in
any cattle or bison in the zone since the last affected herd completed
a test-and-remove herd plan and was released from quarantine in July
2009. Therefore, New Mexico has demonstrated that the zone within the
State previously classified as modified accredited advanced meets the
criteria for accredited-free status as set forth in the definition of
accredited-free State or zone in Sec. 77.5 of the regulations.
Based on our evaluation of New Mexico's request, we are classifying
the zone composed of Curry and Roosevelt Counties as accredited free,
which results in the entire State of New Mexico having an accredited-
free classification.
Immediate Action
Immediate action is warranted to relieve restrictions on the
interstate movement of cattle and bison from Curry and Roosevelt
Counties in New Mexico. Under these circumstances, the Administrator
has determined that prior notice and opportunity for public comment are
contrary to the public interest and that there is good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553 for making this action effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
We will consider comments we receive during the comment period for
this interim rule (see DATES above). After the comment period closes,
we will publish another document in the Federal Register. The document
will include a discussion of any comments we receive and any amendments
we are making to the rule.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This interim rule is subject to Executive Order 12866. However, for
this action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review
under Executive Order 12866.
In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we have analyzed
the potential economic effects of this action on small entities. The
analysis is summarized below. The full analysis may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site (see ADDRESSES above for instructions for
accessing Regulations.gov) or obtained from the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Advancing the status of the former modified accredited advanced
zone in New Mexico will reduce the interstate movement restrictions for
cattle and bison originating from Curry and Roosevelt Counties. Herd
owners in the area will no longer have to test their cattle and bison
for bovine tuberculosis in order to move them interstate. Tuberculosis
testing, including veterinary fees, costs about $10 to $15 per head.
The annual cost savings associated with the removal of those tests for
the 1,621 herds in the affected area are expected to be between
$662,000 and $993,000, or from $408 to $613 per herd on average. In
addition, tuberculosis testing costs represent no more than about 1.7
percent of the average value of the cattle tested ($870 per head on
January 1, 2010).
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372,
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.)
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule has no retroactive effect and does not
require administrative proceedings before
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parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 77
Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation, Tuberculosis.
Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR part 77 as follows:
PART 77--TUBERCULOSIS
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1. The authority citation for part 77 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Sec. 77.7 [Amended]
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2. Section 77.7 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a), by adding the words ``New Mexico,'' after the
words ``New Jersey,''.
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b. By removing and reserving paragraph (b)(2).
Sec. 77.9 [Amended]
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3. In Sec. 77.9, paragraph (b)(3) is removed.
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of September 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25687 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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