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Charles F. Bolden Jr.,
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BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Part 94
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0094]
RIN 0579–AD45
Importation of Live Birds and Poultry,
Poultry Meat, and Poultry Products
From a Region in the European Union;
Technical Amendment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
In a final rule published in
the Federal Register on March 29, 2013,
and effective on April 15, 2013, we
amended the regulations governing the
importation of animals and animal
products by recognizing 25 Member
States of the European Union (EU) as
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region. In that rule, we
established requirements for the
importation of live birds and poultry,
and poultry meat and products, from the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region. In the final rule, it was not our
intent to prohibit the importation of
birds, poultry, and poultry meat and
products from Member States of the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region
that conduct trade in poultry and
poultry products with other regions that
APHIS recognizes as being free of
Newcastle disease and highly
SUMMARY:
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pathogenic avian influenza. It was also
not our intent that the import
requirements for cooked poultry meat
and products from the APHIS-defined
EU Poultry Trade Region not be
equivalent with the requirements we
apply to other regions whenever an
outbreak of Newcastle disease or highly
pathogenic avian influenza occurs in
those regions. This document amends
the regulations to reflect our original
intentions.
DATES: Effective Date: February 10,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Javier Vargas, Case Manager,
Regionalization and Evaluation,
National Import Export Services,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–3300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final
rule 1 that was published in the Federal
Register on March 29, 2013 (78 FR
19080–19085, Docket No. APHIS–2009–
0094), and effective on April 15, 2013,
we amended the regulations governing
the importation of animals and animal
products by recognizing 25 Member
States of the European Union (EU) as
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region.
The rule was based on our
determination that the region meets our
requirements for being considered free
of Newcastle disease and highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and
established requirements for the
importation of live birds and poultry,
and poultry meat and products, from the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region.
As published, § 94.28(a)(3) requires
that live birds and poultry from which
poultry meat and products are derived
and intended for export to the United
States must only originate from within
the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region, and that the farms of origin
must not have received live birds or
poultry imported from outside the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region. Similarly, § 94.28(b)(3) requires
that live birds and poultry intended for
export to the United States must only
originate from within the APHISdefined EU Poultry Trade Region and
that the farms of origin must not have
received birds or poultry imported from
outside the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region.
These import requirements are not
consistent with how we regulate poultry
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comments we received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2009-0094.
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imports from other countries and
regions that we recognize as being free
of Newcastle disease and HPAI. We
allow such regions to import live birds
and poultry, and poultry meat and
products, from other regions that are
also free of those diseases, and we
intended the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region to be able to do likewise.
Therefore, in keeping with our
original intention, we are removing
paragraphs (a)(3) and (b)(3) in § 94.28.
Paragraph § 94.28(a)(5) will be
redesignated as § 94.28(a)(4) and
paragraph § 94.28(b)(5) will be
redesignated as § 94.28(b)(4). References
to these paragraphs in paragraphs (c)
and (d) of § 94.28 will be amended to
reflect these changes. As a result, farms
within the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region will be able to export to
the United States live birds and poultry
originating from outside their region, as
well as poultry meat and products that
were derived from poultry originating
from outside their region.
However, § 94.28(a)(1) and (b)(1) will
continue to require that live birds and
poultry, and poultry meat and products,
must not have been from regions or
zones in which Newcastle disease or
HPAI are considered to exist. Likewise,
paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(2) of § 94.28
will continue to require that prior to
export to the United States, live birds
and poultry, and poultry meat and
products, are not commingled with live
birds and poultry, or poultry meat and
products, from regions where Newcastle
disease or HPAI are considered to exist.
Additionally, live birds and poultry,
and poultry meat and products,
imported from the APHIS-defined EU
Poultry Trade Region must be
accompanied by a certificate indicating
the zone of origin within that region.
This requirement ensures they do not
originate from restricted zones imposed
within the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region due to outbreaks of
Newcastle disease or HPAI.
In addition, we intended that the
import requirements for cooked poultry
meat and products from the APHISdefined EU Poultry Trade Region be
equivalent with the requirements we
apply to other regions whenever an
outbreak of Newcastle disease or HPAI
occurs in those regions. Therefore, we
are amending § 94.28(a)(1) by adding a
statement that poultry meat and
products are also allowed to be
imported to the United States from the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region
if accompanied by a certificate
specifying that the articles were cooked
and processed in accordance with the
regulations in § 94.6(b)(3) or (b)(4).
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List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 94
Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock,
Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry
and poultry products, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR
part 94 as follows:
PART 94—RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, NEWCASTLE
DISEASE, HIGHLY PATHOGENIC
AVIAN INFLUENZA, AFRICAN SWINE
FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER,
SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, AND
BOVINE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED
AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 94
continues to read as follows:
■
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.
2. Section 94.28 is amended as
follows:
■ a. By revising the introductory text of
paragraph (a)(1);
■ b. By removing paragraph (a)(3) and
redesignating paragraphs (a)(4) and
(a)(5) as paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4),
respectively;
■ c. In newly designated paragraph
(a)(4), by removing the reference ‘‘(a)(4)’’
and adding the reference ‘‘(a)(3)’’ in its
place;
■ d. By removing paragraph (b)(3) and
redesignating paragraphs (b)(4) and
(b)(5) as paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4),
respectively;
■ e. In newly designated paragraph
(b)(4), by removing the reference
‘‘(b)(4)’’ and adding the reference
‘‘(b)(3)’’ in its place;
■ f. By withdrawing the amendment to
paragraph (c) published December 4,
2013 (78 FR 73001);
■ g. In paragraph (c), by removing the
citation ‘‘§ 94.28(b)(5)’’ and adding
‘‘paragraph (b)(4) of this section’’ in its
place; and
■ h. In paragraph (d), by removing the
references ‘‘(a)(5)’’ and ‘‘(b)(5)’’ and
adding the references ‘‘(a)(4)’’ and
‘‘(b)(4)’’ in their place, respectively.
The revision reads as follows:
■
§ 94.28 Restrictions on the importation of
poultry meat and products, and live birds
and poultry, from the APHIS-defined EU
Poultry Trade Region.
(a) * * *
(1) The poultry meat and products
must not have been derived from birds
and poultry that were in any of the
following regions or zones, unless the
birds and poultry were slaughtered after
the periods described, or unless the
poultry meat and products are
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accompanied by a certificate specifying
that the articles were cooked and
processed in accordance with the
regulations in § 94.6(b)(3) or (b)(4):
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Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
12 CFR Part 1071
[Docket No: CFPB–2012–0020]
RIN 3170–AA27
Equal Access to Justice Act
Implementation Rule
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On June 29, 2012, the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Bureau) published in the Federal
Register an interim final rule
implementing the Equal Access to
Justice Act (EAJA or the Act). EAJA
requires agencies that conduct adversary
adjudications to award attorney fees and
other litigation expenses to certain
parties other than the United States in
certain circumstances. EAJA also
requires agencies that conduct adversary
adjudications to establish procedures for
the submission and consideration of
applications for the award of fees and
other expenses. After reviewing and
considering the single public comment
offered on its interim final rule, the
Bureau adopts the interim final rule
without change.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 12, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
R. Coleman, Senior Counsel, Legal
Division, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552; (202) 435–7254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Originally enacted in 1980, EAJA
provides that ‘‘[a]n agency that conducts
an adversary adjudication shall award,
to a prevailing party other than the
United States, fees and other expenses
incurred by that party in connection
with that proceeding, unless the
adjudicative officer of the agency finds
that the position of the agency was
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substantially justified or that special
circumstances make an award unjust.’’ 5
U.S.C. 504(a)(1). The Administrative
Conference of the United States (ACUS)
was charged with coordination of the
procedural rules adopted by various
agencies to implement EAJA. To carry
out this responsibility, ACUS issued
model rules implementing EAJA (46 FR
32900, June 25, 1981), after receiving
public comment on draft model rules
(46 FR 15895, March 10, 1981). ACUS
published revised model rules in 1986
that reflected the amendments Congress
made when it re-authorized the Act in
1985. 51 FR 16659 (May 6, 1986),
previously codified at 1 CFR part 315
(1995); see Administrative Conference
of the U.S., Federal Administrative
Procedure Sourcebook at 419 (2d ed.
1992). ACUS did not publish model
rules reflecting amendments to the Act
made since 1985 before ACUS was
temporarily defunded in 1996.
When drafting the interim final rule,
the Bureau used the 1986 ACUS model
rules as a point of departure, modifying
them to put them in plain language, to
reflect more recent amendments to the
Act, and to make certain changes the
Bureau believed were warranted for
reasons explained in the section-bysection analysis published with the
interim final rule.
On June 29, 2012, the Bureau
published its interim final rule
implementing EAJA with a request for
comment. 77 FR 39117. The interim
final rule described each section of the
rule and explained the basis of the rule
with reference to the ACUS model rules,
or those of other agencies, as
appropriate. The comment period on the
interim final rule ended on August 28,
2012. After reviewing and considering
the single public comment offered, the
Bureau is now promulgating its final
rule implementing EAJA.
II. Legal Authority
The Bureau promulgates the final rule
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1).
III. Public Comment on the Interim
Final Rule
In response to the interim final rule,
the Bureau received one letter from an
individual consumer. The comment
letter from the consumer did not contain
any specific comments or suggestions
pertaining to the interim final rule.
Accordingly, the Bureau is adopting the
interim final rule without change.
IV. Regulatory Requirements
As noted in publishing the Interim
Final Rule, under the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), notice
and comment is not required for rules
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of agency organization, procedure, or
practice. As discussed in the preamble
to the Interim Final Rule, the Bureau
confirms its finding that this is a
procedural rule for which notice and
comment is not required. Because no
notice of proposed rulemaking is
required, the Regulatory Flexibility Act
does not require an initial or final
regulatory flexibility analysis. 5 U.S.C.
603(a), 604(a).
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
According to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) the Bureau may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information as defined by the PRA and,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, persons are not required to respond
to a collection of information unless it
displays a current valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. The collections of information
contained in this rule, and identified as
such, have been approved by OMB and
assigned the control number 3170–0040.
A. Information Collection Requirements
EAJA provides for payment of fees
and expenses to eligible parties who
have prevailed against the Bureau in
certain administrative proceedings. In
order to obtain an award, the statute and
associated regulations (12 CFR part
1071) require the filing of an application
that shows that the party is a prevailing
party and is eligible to receive an award
under the Act. The Bureau regulations
implementing the EAJA require
applicants to submit certain information
in their applications, as detailed in 12
CFR part 1071, subparts B, C. The
Bureau estimates that as many as 3
applications may be filed annually with
the Bureau and that it will take on
average about 5 hours to complete and
file an application for an award in
accordance with the requirements of 12
CFR part 1071, subparts B, C, for a total
estimated annual burden of 15 hours.
B. Comments
The Bureau published a 60-day
Federal Register notice on August 23,
2013 (78 FR 52513). Comments were
solicited on: (a) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the Bureau, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 94
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0094]
RIN 0579-AD45
Importation of Live Birds and Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Poultry
Products From a Region in the European Union; Technical Amendment
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: In a final rule published in the Federal Register on March 29,
2013, and effective on April 15, 2013, we amended the regulations
governing the importation of animals and animal products by recognizing
25 Member States of the European Union (EU) as the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined EU Poultry Trade Region. In
that rule, we established requirements for the importation of live
birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, from the APHIS-
defined EU Poultry Trade Region. In the final rule, it was not our
intent to prohibit the importation of birds, poultry, and poultry meat
and products from Member States of the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region that conduct trade in poultry and poultry products with other
regions that APHIS recognizes as being free of Newcastle disease and
highly
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pathogenic avian influenza. It was also not our intent that the import
requirements for cooked poultry meat and products from the APHIS-
defined EU Poultry Trade Region not be equivalent with the requirements
we apply to other regions whenever an outbreak of Newcastle disease or
highly pathogenic avian influenza occurs in those regions. This
document amends the regulations to reflect our original intentions.
DATES: Effective Date: February 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Javier Vargas, Case Manager,
Regionalization and Evaluation, National Import Export Services,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 851-3300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule \1\ that was published in
the Federal Register on March 29, 2013 (78 FR 19080-19085, Docket No.
APHIS-2009-0094), and effective on April 15, 2013, we amended the
regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products by
recognizing 25 Member States of the European Union (EU) as the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region.
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\1\ To view the rule, supporting analyses, and comments we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
2009-0094.
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The rule was based on our determination that the region meets our
requirements for being considered free of Newcastle disease and highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and established requirements for the
importation of live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products,
from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region.
As published, Sec. 94.28(a)(3) requires that live birds and
poultry from which poultry meat and products are derived and intended
for export to the United States must only originate from within the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region, and that the farms of origin
must not have received live birds or poultry imported from outside the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region. Similarly, Sec. 94.28(b)(3)
requires that live birds and poultry intended for export to the United
States must only originate from within the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region and that the farms of origin must not have received birds
or poultry imported from outside the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region.
These import requirements are not consistent with how we regulate
poultry imports from other countries and regions that we recognize as
being free of Newcastle disease and HPAI. We allow such regions to
import live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, from
other regions that are also free of those diseases, and we intended the
APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region to be able to do likewise.
Therefore, in keeping with our original intention, we are removing
paragraphs (a)(3) and (b)(3) in Sec. 94.28. Paragraph Sec.
94.28(a)(5) will be redesignated as Sec. 94.28(a)(4) and paragraph
Sec. 94.28(b)(5) will be redesignated as Sec. 94.28(b)(4). References
to these paragraphs in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Sec. 94.28 will be
amended to reflect these changes. As a result, farms within the APHIS-
defined EU Poultry Trade Region will be able to export to the United
States live birds and poultry originating from outside their region, as
well as poultry meat and products that were derived from poultry
originating from outside their region.
However, Sec. 94.28(a)(1) and (b)(1) will continue to require that
live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, must not have
been from regions or zones in which Newcastle disease or HPAI are
considered to exist. Likewise, paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(2) of Sec.
94.28 will continue to require that prior to export to the United
States, live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products, are not
commingled with live birds and poultry, or poultry meat and products,
from regions where Newcastle disease or HPAI are considered to exist.
Additionally, live birds and poultry, and poultry meat and products,
imported from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region must be
accompanied by a certificate indicating the zone of origin within that
region. This requirement ensures they do not originate from restricted
zones imposed within the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade Region due to
outbreaks of Newcastle disease or HPAI.
In addition, we intended that the import requirements for cooked
poultry meat and products from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region be equivalent with the requirements we apply to other regions
whenever an outbreak of Newcastle disease or HPAI occurs in those
regions. Therefore, we are amending Sec. 94.28(a)(1) by adding a
statement that poultry meat and products are also allowed to be
imported to the United States from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry Trade
Region if accompanied by a certificate specifying that the articles
were cooked and processed in accordance with the regulations in Sec.
94.6(b)(3) or (b)(4).
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 94
Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Meat and meat products, Milk,
Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR part 94 as follows:
PART 94--RINDERPEST, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, NEWCASTLE DISEASE,
HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL
SWINE FEVER, SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 94 continues to read as follows:
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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2. Section 94.28 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising the introductory text of paragraph (a)(1);
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b. By removing paragraph (a)(3) and redesignating paragraphs (a)(4) and
(a)(5) as paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4), respectively;
0
c. In newly designated paragraph (a)(4), by removing the reference
``(a)(4)'' and adding the reference ``(a)(3)'' in its place;
0
d. By removing paragraph (b)(3) and redesignating paragraphs (b)(4) and
(b)(5) as paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4), respectively;
0
e. In newly designated paragraph (b)(4), by removing the reference
``(b)(4)'' and adding the reference ``(b)(3)'' in its place;
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f. By withdrawing the amendment to paragraph (c) published December 4,
2013 (78 FR 73001);
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g. In paragraph (c), by removing the citation ``Sec. 94.28(b)(5)'' and
adding ``paragraph (b)(4) of this section'' in its place; and
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h. In paragraph (d), by removing the references ``(a)(5)'' and
``(b)(5)'' and adding the references ``(a)(4)'' and ``(b)(4)'' in their
place, respectively.
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 94.28 Restrictions on the importation of poultry meat and
products, and live birds and poultry, from the APHIS-defined EU Poultry
Trade Region.
(a) * * *
(1) The poultry meat and products must not have been derived from
birds and poultry that were in any of the following regions or zones,
unless the birds and poultry were slaughtered after the periods
described, or unless the poultry meat and products are
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accompanied by a certificate specifying that the articles were cooked
and processed in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 94.6(b)(3) or
(b)(4):
* * * * *
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of February 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-02768 Filed 2-7-14; 8:45 am]
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