Notice of Determination; Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards, 21187-21188 [2017-09141]
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Notice of Determination; Changes to
the National Poultry Improvement Plan
Program Standards
Ruth Brown,
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are updating the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Program Standards document. In a
previous notice, we made available to
the public for review and comment
proposed changes to the NPIP Program
Standards document to establish new
biosecurity principles, amend testing
procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify
laboratory procedures for Salmonella,
add new diagnostic tests for
Mycoplasma and Salmonella, and
reduce confusion between references to
the regulations and the Program
Standards.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective July 5, 2017.
Dr.
Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry
Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA,
1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101,
Conyers, GA 30094–5104; (770) 922–
3496.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and
147 (referred to below as the
regulations) contain the provisions of
the National Poultry Improvement Plan
(NPIP), a cooperative Federal-StateIndustry mechanism for controlling
certain poultry diseases. The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture amends these provisions
from time to time to incorporate new
scientific information and technologies
within the Plan.
In § 147.53, paragraph (b) states that
approved tests and sanitation
procedures used to qualify flocks for
NPIP classifications are set out in the
NPIP Program Standards.1 In that
section, paragraphs (d) and (e) set out
the process for adding or revising tests
or sanitation procedures. Paragraph
(e)(1) states that APHIS will publish a
notice in the Federal Register making
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The Program Standards may be viewed on the
NPIP Web site at https://
www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/
ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to
the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan,
APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101,
Conyers, GA 30094.
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the test or sanitation procedure
available for public comment. Paragraph
(e)(2)(i) states that, at the end of the
comment period, the test or sanitation
procedure will be added to the NPIP
Program Standards, or the NPIP Program
Standards will be updated to reflect
changes to an existing test or sanitation
procedure, if:
• No comments were received on the
notice;
• The comments on the notice
supported the action described in the
notice; or
• The comments on the notice were
evaluated but did not change the
Administrator’s determination that
approval of the test or sanitation
procedure is appropriate based on the
standards in paragraph (a) of § 147.53.
On February 13, 2017, we published
a notice 2 in the Federal Register (82 FR
10452–10453, Docket No. APHIS–2016–
0103) advising the public that we had
prepared updates to the NPIP Program
Standards document. The proposed
updates would amend the Program
Standards by establishing new
standards for biosecurity principles.
They also would amend the
hemagglutination inhibition test
procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify the
laboratory procedure recommended for
the bacteriological examination of
Salmonella in birds, amend the
laboratory procedure recommended for
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests
for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M.
synoviae, and add new diagnostic tests
for Mycoplasma and Salmonella.
Finally, we noted that the Program
Standards are currently divided into
subparts in the same way the
regulations are. Therefore, we proposed
to change the use of the word ‘‘Subpart’’
to ‘‘Standard’’ in the Program Standards
for ease of distinguishing between
references to the regulations and
references to the Program Standards.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 30 days ending on March 15, 2017.
We did not receive any comments by
that date.
Therefore, in accordance with our
regulations in § 147.53(e)(2)(i)(A), we
are revising the NPIP Program Standards
as described in our previous notice. We
are also making a minor change to the
NPIP Program Standards document due
to a change in company ownership of
one of the approved diagnostic test kits.
The diagnostic test kit is the Bax® PCR
assays for Salmonella 1 and 2, which
was previously owned by Dupont
Qualicon. The test kit is now owned by
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0103]
Notice of Determination; Changes to the National Poultry
Improvement Plan Program Standards
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are updating the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Program Standards document. In a previous notice, we made available to
the public for review and comment proposed changes to the NPIP Program
Standards document to establish new biosecurity principles, amend
testing procedures for Mycoplasma, clarify laboratory procedures for
Salmonella, add new diagnostic tests for Mycoplasma and Salmonella, and
reduce confusion between references to the regulations and the Program
Standards.
DATES: Effective July 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise Brinson, DVM, Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094-5104; (770) 922-3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and
147 (referred to below as the regulations) contain the provisions of
the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), a cooperative Federal-
State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture amends these provisions from time to time to
incorporate new scientific information and technologies within the
Plan.
In Sec. 147.53, paragraph (b) states that approved tests and
sanitation procedures used to qualify flocks for NPIP classifications
are set out in the NPIP Program Standards.\1\ In that section,
paragraphs (d) and (e) set out the process for adding or revising tests
or sanitation procedures. Paragraph (e)(1) states that APHIS will
publish a notice in the Federal Register making the test or sanitation
procedure available for public comment. Paragraph (e)(2)(i) states
that, at the end of the comment period, the test or sanitation
procedure will be added to the NPIP Program Standards, or the NPIP
Program Standards will be updated to reflect changes to an existing
test or sanitation procedure, if:
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\1\ The Program Standards may be viewed on the NPIP Web site at
https://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to the Service at
National Poultry Improvement Plan, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road,
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094.
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No comments were received on the notice;
The comments on the notice supported the action described
in the notice; or
The comments on the notice were evaluated but did not
change the Administrator's determination that approval of the test or
sanitation procedure is appropriate based on the standards in paragraph
(a) of Sec. 147.53.
On February 13, 2017, we published a notice \2\ in the Federal
Register (82 FR 10452-10453, Docket No. APHIS-2016-0103) advising the
public that we had prepared updates to the NPIP Program Standards
document. The proposed updates would amend the Program Standards by
establishing new standards for biosecurity principles. They also would
amend the hemagglutination inhibition test procedures for Mycoplasma,
clarify the laboratory procedure recommended for the bacteriological
examination of Salmonella in birds, amend the laboratory procedure
recommended for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Mycoplasma
gallisepticum and M. synoviae, and add new diagnostic tests for
Mycoplasma and Salmonella. Finally, we noted that the Program Standards
are currently divided into subparts in the same way the regulations
are. Therefore, we proposed to change the use of the word ``Subpart''
to ``Standard'' in the Program Standards for ease of distinguishing
between references to the regulations and references to the Program
Standards.
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\2\ To view the notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0103.
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We solicited comments on the notice for 30 days ending on March 15,
2017. We did not receive any comments by that date.
Therefore, in accordance with our regulations in Sec.
147.53(e)(2)(i)(A), we are revising the NPIP Program Standards as
described in our previous notice. We are also making a minor change to
the NPIP Program Standards document due to a change in company
ownership of one of the approved diagnostic test kits. The diagnostic
test kit is the Bax[supreg] PCR assays for Salmonella 1 and 2, which
was previously owned by Dupont Qualicon. The test kit is now owned by
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Qualicon Diagnostics LLC, a Hygiena Company.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of May 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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