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not received a risk classification from
the World Organization for Animal
Health (OIE) to request classification by
APHIS. The other way is for APHIS to
concur with the classification given to a
country by the OIE.
If the OIE has recognized a country as
either BSE negligible risk or BSE
controlled risk, APHIS will seek
information to support our concurrence
with the OIE classification. This
information may be publicly available
information, or APHIS may request that
countries supply the same information
given to the OIE. APHIS will announce
in the Federal Register, subject to
public comment, its intent to concur
with an OIE classification.
In accordance with that process, we
published a notice 1 in the Federal
Register on January 23, 2017 (82 FR
7786, Docket No. APHIS–2016–0092), in
which we announced our intent to
concur with the OIE risk designations
for seven regions. The OIE recognizes
these regions as being of negligible risk
for BSE. We solicited comments on the
notice for 60 days ending on March 24,
2017. We received one comment by that
date, from a private citizen.
The commenter expressed concern
that there is no process for verifying
whether ruminant-to-ruminant feed
bans are effectively enforced.
As part of its risk assessment process,
the OIE considers the likelihood that the
BSE agent either could be introduced
into or spread within a country through
contaminated commodities, including
animal feed and feed ingredients. They
consider both the production of
processed animal proteins from
domestic livestock, and the use of
imported processed animal proteins,
animal feed, and feed ingredients when
assessing that risk. APHIS reviews
similar information before concurring
with the OIE designation.
Once recognized as either negligible
or controlled risk for BSE by the OIE, a
country must submit data on
surveillance results and feed controls
for the previous 12 months annually to
maintain that status. If a country fails to
provide that data in a timely manner, or
the data shows changes that increase the
risk of BSE introduction or spread, the
country’s risk designation may be
changed. In the event that a country’s
risk status is demoted by the OIE,
APHIS would also change its risk
designation for the country.
Within the United States, the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) is the
Federal agency responsible for
1 To view the notice and the comment we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0092.
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regulating animal feed. The FDA has
established regulations in 21 CFR part
589 that prohibit mammalian protein in
ruminant feed (which includes a
ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban) and the
use of tissues that have the highest risk
for carrying the BSE agent in all animal
feed. These high risk cattle materials,
known as specified risk materials
(SRM), include the brains and spinal
cords from cattle 30 months of age and
older.
To assess and monitor for compliance
with the feed ban, the FDA established
the ruminant feed ban inspection
program and guidance to assist both the
FDA and State investigators. Feed mill
and rendering plant inspections
conducted since 1998 indicate a very
high level of compliance with the feed
ban. Summaries of inspections can be
viewed on the FDA Web site at https://
www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/
GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/
ComplianceEnforcement/
BovineSpongiformEncephalopathy/
ucm114507.htm. The FDA also
established a feed testing program in
2001. The FDA’s highest priority for
sample selection is given to finished
products intended for ruminants, and
feed ingredients that may reasonably be
expected to be later used in ruminant
feed.
The commenter also expressed
concern that products from cattle
slaughtered at 36 months of age pose a
health risk to consumers.
The commenter is correct that certain
bovine products and live cattle from
specific countries with a higher risk of
BSE release may carry BSE infectivity
and therefore present a health risk to
consumers if no measures are taken to
mitigate that risk. For this reason, the
OIE also describes specific requirements
for certain commodities originating from
regions of controlled and undetermined
risk.
APHIS regulations require
implementation of and compliance with
very similar requirements for both live
bovines and bovine commodities in a
region before we concur with the OIE’s
BSE risk designation. These
requirements mitigate the risk of
exposure to a negligible level. Therefore,
countries with either controlled or
undetermined risk statuses must
demonstrate that they have the authority
to conduct oversight of the compliance
with such requirements.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in § 92.5, we are announcing
our decision to concur with the OIE risk
classifications of the following
countries:
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• Regions of negligible risk for BSE:
Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania,
Mexico, Namibia, Romania, and Spain.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 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 2nd day of
August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0035]
Notice of Availability of Treatment
Evaluation Document for Aircraft
Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking
Pests
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have determined that it is
necessary to immediately add to the
Plant Protection and Quarantine
Treatment Manual two new chemical
treatments for targeting regulated pests
in the cargo holds of aircraft. We have
prepared a treatment evaluation
document that describes the new
treatment schedules and explains why
we have determined that they are
effective at neutralizing certain target
pests. We are making the treatment
evaluation document available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 10,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0035, 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-2016-0035 or
in our reading room, which is located in
Room 1141 of the USDA South
Building, 14th Street and Independence
SUMMARY:
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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.
George Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy
Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are
intended, among other things, to
prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and
noxious weeds into or within the United
States. Under the regulations, certain
plants, fruits, vegetables, and other
articles must be treated before they may
be moved into the United States or
interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in part 305 of 7
CFR chapter III (referred to below as the
regulations) set out standards for
treatments required in parts 301, 318,
and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits,
vegetables, and other articles.
In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that
approved treatment schedules are set
out in the Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1
Section 305.3 sets out the processes for
adding, revising, or removing treatment
schedules in the PPQ Treatment
Manual. In that section, paragraph (b)
sets out the process for adding, revising,
or removing treatment schedules when
there is an immediate need to make a
change. The circumstances in which an
immediate need exists are described in
§ 305.3(b)(1). They are:
• PPQ has determined that an
approved treatment schedule is
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted
plant pest(s).
• PPQ has determined that, in order
to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s),
the treatment schedule must be
administered using a different process
than was previously used.
• PPQ has determined that a new
treatment schedule is effective, based on
efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in
a commodity or commodities may be
adversely impacted unless the new
treatment schedule is approved for use.
• The use of a treatment schedule is
no longer authorized by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency or by
any other Federal entity.
1 The Treatment Manual is available at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/
manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92
Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD
21702.
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In accordance with § 305.3(b)(1), we
are providing notice that we have
determined that it is necessary to add
two new treatments to the PPQ
Treatment Manual: T409–a, a surface
spray with deltamethrin 4.75 percent
active ingredient to mitigate the risk of
Khapra beetle on aircraft; and T409–b–
3, an aerosol spray with ‘1-Shot’
treatment containing 2 percent dphenothrin and 2 percent permethrin to
mitigate the risk of Japanese beetle and
other hitchhiking pests, except Khapra
beetle, on aircraft.
To accommodate the addition of
treatment T409–b–3, we have
redesignated treatment schedule T409–
b as T409–b–1.
The reasons for these additions to the
treatment manual are described in detail
in the treatment evaluation document
(TED) we have prepared to support this
action. The TED may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may also request paper copies of
the TED by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the TED when requesting
copies.
After reviewing the comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the new treatment schedules
described in the TED in a subsequent
notice. If we do not receive any
comments, or the comments we receive
do not change our determination that
the proposed changes are effective, we
will affirm these changes to the PPQ
Treatment Manual and make available a
new version of the PPQ Treatment
Manual reflecting these changes. If we
receive comments that cause us to
determine that additional changes need
to be made to one or more of the
treatment schedules discussed above,
we will make available a new version of
the PPQ Treatment Manual that reflects
the changes.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0038]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation
of the Classical Swine Fever Status of
Mexico
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we are proposing to recognize
Mexico as free of classical swine fever,
subject to conditions in the regulations
governing the importation of live swine,
pork, and pork products from certain
regions into the United States. We are
proposing this action based on a risk
evaluation that we have prepared in
connection with this action and that we
are making available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 10,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0038.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0038, 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-2016-0038 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: Dr.
Chip Wells, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
National Import Export Services, VS,
APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit
38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;
Chip.J.Wells@aphis.usda.gov; (301) 851–
3317.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0035]
Notice of Availability of Treatment Evaluation Document for
Aircraft Treatments for Certain Hitchhiking Pests
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have determined that it is
necessary to immediately add to the Plant Protection and Quarantine
Treatment Manual two new chemical treatments for targeting regulated
pests in the cargo holds of aircraft. We have prepared a treatment
evaluation document that describes the new treatment schedules and
explains why we have determined that they are effective at neutralizing
certain target pests. We are making the treatment evaluation document
available to the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0035, 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-2016-
0035 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence
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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. George Balady, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 851-2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are
intended, among other things, to prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within the
United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits,
vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved
into the United States or interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in part 305 of 7 CFR chapter III (referred to
below as the regulations) set out standards for treatments required in
parts 301, 318, and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, vegetables,
and other articles.
In Sec. 305.2, paragraph (b) states that approved treatment
schedules are set out in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Treatment Manual.\1\ Section 305.3 sets out the processes for adding,
revising, or removing treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual.
In that section, paragraph (b) sets out the process for adding,
revising, or removing treatment schedules when there is an immediate
need to make a change. The circumstances in which an immediate need
exists are described in Sec. 305.3(b)(1). They are:
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\1\ The Treatment Manual is available at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/index.shtml or by
contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive,
Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702.
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PPQ has determined that an approved treatment schedule is
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted plant pest(s).
PPQ has determined that, in order to neutralize the
targeted plant pest(s), the treatment schedule must be administered
using a different process than was previously used.
PPQ has determined that a new treatment schedule is
effective, based on efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in a
commodity or commodities may be adversely impacted unless the new
treatment schedule is approved for use.
The use of a treatment schedule is no longer authorized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by any other Federal
entity.
In accordance with Sec. 305.3(b)(1), we are providing notice that
we have determined that it is necessary to add two new treatments to
the PPQ Treatment Manual: T409-a, a surface spray with deltamethrin
4.75 percent active ingredient to mitigate the risk of Khapra beetle on
aircraft; and T409-b-3, an aerosol spray with `1-Shot' treatment
containing 2 percent d-phenothrin and 2 percent permethrin to mitigate
the risk of Japanese beetle and other hitchhiking pests, except Khapra
beetle, on aircraft.
To accommodate the addition of treatment T409-b-3, we have
redesignated treatment schedule T409-b as T409-b-1.
The reasons for these additions to the treatment manual are
described in detail in the treatment evaluation document (TED) we have
prepared to support this action. The TED may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above
for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room). You may also request paper
copies of the TED by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the TED
when requesting copies.
After reviewing the comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding the new treatment schedules described in the TED in
a subsequent notice. If we do not receive any comments, or the comments
we receive do not change our determination that the proposed changes
are effective, we will affirm these changes to the PPQ Treatment Manual
and make available a new version of the PPQ Treatment Manual reflecting
these changes. If we receive comments that cause us to determine that
additional changes need to be made to one or more of the treatment
schedules discussed above, we will make available a new version of the
PPQ Treatment Manual that reflects the changes.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16676 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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