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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0042]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation
of the Classical Swine Fever, Foot-andMouth Disease, Swine Vesicular
Disease, and Rinderpest Status of
Croatia
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we determined that the Republic of
Croatia is free of foot-and-mouth
disease, swine vesicular disease, and
rinderpest and is low risk for classical
swine fever. We are making our
determinations, as well as an evaluation
we have prepared in connection with
this action, available for review and
comment.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 6,
2015.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0042.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0042, 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-2014-0042 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
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sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799–7039 before
coming.
Mr.
Donald Link, Import Risk Analyst,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
National Import Export Services,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main
Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC
27606; (919) 855–7731; Donald.B.Link@
aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of certain animals and
animal products into the United States
to prevent the introduction of various
animal diseases, including classical
swine fever (CSF), foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD), swine vesicular disease
(SVD), and rinderpest. The regulations
prohibit or restrict the importation of
live ruminants and swine, and products
from these animals, from regions where
these diseases are considered to exist.
Within part 94, § 94.1 contains
requirements governing the importation
of ruminants and swine from regions
where rinderpest or FMD exists and the
importation of the meat of any
ruminants or swine from regions where
rinderpest or FMD exists to prevent the
introduction of either disease into the
United States. We consider rinderpest
and FMD to exist in all regions except
those listed in accordance with
paragraph (a) of that section as free of
rinderpest and FMD.
Section 94.9 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork and
pork products from regions where CSF
exists. Section 94.10 contains
importation requirements for swine
from regions where CSF is considered to
exist and designates the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS)-defined European CSF region
as a single region of low-risk for CSF.
Section 94.31 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork, pork
products, and swine from the APHISdefined European CSF region. We
consider CSF to exist in all regions of
the world except those listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of § 94.9 1
as free of the disease.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1 The list of regions comprising the APHISdefined European CSF region and the lists of
regions considered free of FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest are located on the APHIS Web site at:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/
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Section 94.11 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation of meat of any ruminants or
swine from regions that have been
determined to be free of rinderpest and
FMD, but that are subject to certain
restrictions because of their proximity to
or trading relationships with rinderpestor FMD-affected regions. Such regions
are listed in accordance with paragraph
(a) of that section.
Section 94.12 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation of pork or pork products
from regions where SVD exists. We
consider SVD to exist in all regions of
the world except those listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of that
section as free of SVD.
Section 94.13 contains importation
requirements governing the importation
of pork or pork products from regions
that have been declared free of SVD as
provided in § 94.12(a) but supplement
their national pork supply by the
importation of fresh (chilled or frozen)
meat of animals from regions where
SVD is considered to exist, or have a
common border with such regions, or
have trade practices that are less
restrictive than are acceptable to the
United States. Such regions are listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of
§ 94.13.
Section 94.14 states that no swine
which are moved from or transit any
region in which SVD is known to exist
may be imported into the United States
except wild swine imported in
accordance with § 94.14(b).
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92,
§ 92.2, contain requirements for
requesting the recognition of the animal
health status of a region (as well as for
the approval of the export of a particular
type of animal or animal product to the
United States from a foreign region). If,
after review and evaluation of the
information submitted in support of the
request, APHIS believes the request can
be safely granted, APHIS will make its
evaluation available for public comment
through a document published in the
Federal Register. Following the close of
the comment period, APHIS will review
all comments received and will make a
final determination regarding the
request that will be detailed in another
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document published in the Federal
Register.
The Republic of Croatia submitted a
request to APHIS to evaluate the CSF,
FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status of the
country. In response to this request,
APHIS conducted a qualitative risk
assessment to evaluate Croatia with
respect to these diseases. Based on this
evaluation, APHIS recognizes Croatia to
be free of FMD, SVD, and rinderpest,
and low risk for CSF. APHIS has also
determined that the surveillance,
prevention, and control measures
implemented by the European Union
(EU) and Croatia, an EU Member State,
are sufficient to minimize the likelihood
of introducing CSF, FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest into the United States via
imports of species or products
susceptible to these diseases. Our
determinations support adding Croatia
to the Web-based list of regions
comprising the APHIS-defined
European CSF region, which APHIS
considers to be low risk for CSF, and to
the respective Web-based lists of regions
APHIS considers free of FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 92.2(e), we are announcing the
availability of our evaluation of the CSF,
FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status of
Croatia for public review and comment.
We are also announcing the availability
of an environmental assessment (EA)
and a finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) 2 which 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 provision
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). The evaluation, EA, and FONSI
may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
Web site or in our reading room.
(Instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room
are provided under the heading
ADDRESSES at the beginning of this
notice.) The documents are also
available by contacting the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Information submitted in support of
Croatia’s original request is available by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
2 The FONSI for Croatia incorporates by reference
an EA prepared for Slovakia that addresses the
potential environmental impacts of CSF, FMD,
SVD, and rinderpest for Slovakia and other EU
Member States.
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After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the disease status of Croatia
under consideration with respect to
CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest and the
import status of susceptible animals and
products of such animals in a
subsequent notice.
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 28th day of
January 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0047]
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stakeholder Workshop on Coexistence
Notice of workshop listening
session and request for comments.
ACTION:
We are advising the public
that the U.S. Department of Agriculture
is holding a 2-day, invitation-only
workshop on agricultural coexistence,
the concurrent cultivation of
conventional, organic, identitypreserved, and genetically engineered
crops consistent with farmer choices
and consumer preferences. The
objective of the workshop is to advance
an understanding of agricultural
coexistence and discuss how to make
coexistence achievable and a basic
consideration for all stakeholders.
Workshop participants will represent a
broad range of interests and experience
relating to agricultural coexistence. The
public is invited to listen to or watch
the workshop sessions via phone and/or
Webcast, after which they will have the
opportunity to provide comments on the
proposals discussed.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
March 12–13, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. Comments on the workshop will be
accepted from March 13, 2015, through
March 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Call-in and Webcast
information is available at the
agricultural coexistence workshop Web
page at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
wps/portal/aphis/newsroom/
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You may submit comments following
the workshop by either of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0047.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0047, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Any comments we receive on this
docket may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
D=APHIS-2013-0047 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) 799–7039 before
coming.
Mr.
Michael Tadle, Program Analyst,
Planning, Evaluation, and Decision
Support, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 120, Riverdale, MD 20737, (301)
851–3140; Michael.A.Tadle@
aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Over the
past decade, the number of acres on
which American farmers are growing
genetically engineered (GE) plants has
increased significantly, and GE crop
production continues to rise in output
and variety. At the same time, farmers
across the United States are producing
greater quantities of identity-preserved
non-GE and organic crops to meet
growing consumer demand. As a result,
the interactions of GE and identitypreserved non-GE production chains are
becoming more significant for American
farmers and consumers, the agriculture
industry, and the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA or the
Department). USDA supports the
successful coexistence of these different
forms of agricultural production and
recognizes that each contributes to the
overall health of farming and rural
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0042]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical Swine
Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Swine Vesicular Disease, and Rinderpest
Status of Croatia
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we determined that the
Republic of Croatia is free of foot-and-mouth disease, swine vesicular
disease, and rinderpest and is low risk for classical swine fever. We
are making our determinations, as well as an evaluation we have
prepared in connection with this action, available for review and
comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0042.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0042, 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-2014-
0042 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Donald Link, Import Risk Analyst,
Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import Export Services,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh,
NC 27606; (919) 855-7731; Donald.B.Link@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred
to below as the regulations) govern the importation of certain animals
and animal products into the United States to prevent the introduction
of various animal diseases, including classical swine fever (CSF),
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), swine vesicular disease (SVD), and
rinderpest. The regulations prohibit or restrict the importation of
live ruminants and swine, and products from these animals, from regions
where these diseases are considered to exist.
Within part 94, Sec. 94.1 contains requirements governing the
importation of ruminants and swine from regions where rinderpest or FMD
exists and the importation of the meat of any ruminants or swine from
regions where rinderpest or FMD exists to prevent the introduction of
either disease into the United States. We consider rinderpest and FMD
to exist in all regions except those listed in accordance with
paragraph (a) of that section as free of rinderpest and FMD.
Section 94.9 contains requirements governing the importation of
pork and pork products from regions where CSF exists. Section 94.10
contains importation requirements for swine from regions where CSF is
considered to exist and designates the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined European CSF region as a single
region of low-risk for CSF. Section 94.31 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork, pork products, and swine from the
APHIS-defined European CSF region. We consider CSF to exist in all
regions of the world except those listed in accordance with paragraph
(a) of Sec. 94.9 \1\ as free of the disease.
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\1\ The list of regions comprising the APHIS-defined European
CSF region and the lists of regions considered free of FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest are located on the APHIS Web site at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/importexport?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2Faphis_content_library%2Fsa_our_focus%2Fsa_animal_health%2Fsa_import_into_us%2Fct_animal_disease_status.
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Section 94.11 of the regulations contains requirements governing
the importation of meat of any ruminants or swine from regions that
have been determined to be free of rinderpest and FMD, but that are
subject to certain restrictions because of their proximity to or
trading relationships with rinderpest- or FMD-affected regions. Such
regions are listed in accordance with paragraph (a) of that section.
Section 94.12 of the regulations contains requirements governing
the importation of pork or pork products from regions where SVD exists.
We consider SVD to exist in all regions of the world except those
listed in accordance with paragraph (a) of that section as free of SVD.
Section 94.13 contains importation requirements governing the
importation of pork or pork products from regions that have been
declared free of SVD as provided in Sec. 94.12(a) but supplement their
national pork supply by the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen)
meat of animals from regions where SVD is considered to exist, or have
a common border with such regions, or have trade practices that are
less restrictive than are acceptable to the United States. Such regions
are listed in accordance with paragraph (a) of Sec. 94.13.
Section 94.14 states that no swine which are moved from or transit
any region in which SVD is known to exist may be imported into the
United States except wild swine imported in accordance with Sec.
94.14(b).
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, Sec. 92.2, contain requirements
for requesting the recognition of the animal health status of a region
(as well as for the approval of the export of a particular type of
animal or animal product to the United States from a foreign region).
If, after review and evaluation of the information submitted in support
of the request, APHIS believes the request can be safely granted, APHIS
will make its evaluation available for public comment through a
document published in the Federal Register. Following the close of the
comment period, APHIS will review all comments received and will make a
final determination regarding the request that will be detailed in
another
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document published in the Federal Register.
The Republic of Croatia submitted a request to APHIS to evaluate
the CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status of the country. In response to
this request, APHIS conducted a qualitative risk assessment to evaluate
Croatia with respect to these diseases. Based on this evaluation, APHIS
recognizes Croatia to be free of FMD, SVD, and rinderpest, and low risk
for CSF. APHIS has also determined that the surveillance, prevention,
and control measures implemented by the European Union (EU) and
Croatia, an EU Member State, are sufficient to minimize the likelihood
of introducing CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest into the United States via
imports of species or products susceptible to these diseases. Our
determinations support adding Croatia to the Web-based list of regions
comprising the APHIS-defined European CSF region, which APHIS considers
to be low risk for CSF, and to the respective Web-based lists of
regions APHIS considers free of FMD, SVD, and rinderpest.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 92.2(e), we are announcing the
availability of our evaluation of the CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest
status of Croatia for public review and comment. We are also announcing
the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of
no significant impact (FONSI) \2\ which 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
provision 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). The evaluation, EA, and FONSI may be
viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room.
(Instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room are provided under the heading
ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice.) The documents are also
available by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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\2\ The FONSI for Croatia incorporates by reference an EA
prepared for Slovakia that addresses the potential environmental
impacts of CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest for Slovakia and other EU
Member States.
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Information submitted in support of Croatia's original request is
available by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding the disease status of Croatia under consideration
with respect to CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest and the import status of
susceptible animals and products of such animals in a subsequent
notice.
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 28th day of January 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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