Restrictions on the Importation of Fresh Pork and Pork Products From a Region in Mexico, 37546 [2017-16980]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 154 / Friday, August 11, 2017 / Proposed Rules
Dated July 27, 2017.
Susan A. Poling,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017–16986 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Part 94
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0061]
RIN 0579–AD96
Restrictions on the Importation of
Fresh Pork and Pork Products From a
Region in Mexico
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
We are withdrawing a
proposed rule that would have defined
a low-risk classical swine fever region in
Mexico from which we would have
allowed the importation of fresh pork
and pork products into the United
States under certain conditions. We are
taking this action after reopening our
risk evaluation of the classical swine
fever status of Mexico using updated
information.
DATES: As of August 11, 2017, the
proposed rule published on July 29,
2014, at 79 FR 43974, is withdrawn.
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: On July
29, 2014, we published in the Federal
Register (79 FR 43974–43980, Docket
No. APHIS–2013–0061) a proposal 1 to
amend the regulations by recognizing a
new Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined
low-risk classical swine fever (CSF)
region that would consist of all Mexican
States except the nine States we
currently recognize as CSF-free and the
State of Chiapas, which we did not
propose to recognize as CSF-free or low
risk. We proposed to allow imports of
pork and pork products from the
APHIS-defined Mexican CSF region into
the United States under certain
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conditions. The proposed requirements
were intended to ensure that the pork
and pork products were derived from
swine housed on farms that met strict
biosanitary standards and were not
subject to contamination by means of
commingling with animals or animal
products that did not meet our
requirements.
We solicited comments concerning
our proposal for 60 days ending
September 29, 2014. We received 10
comments by that date. They were from
producers’ associations, the Government
of Mexico, and individuals. The
commenters addressed a number of
issues, including the possible CSF risk
posed by allowing such imports, our
plans for implementing and enforcing
the provisions of the proposed rule, and
whether our requirements for imports
from the proposed CSF low-risk region
in Mexico were equivalent to those in
place for the existing CSF low-risk
region in the European Union.
In 2015, the World Organization for
Animal Health recognized Mexico as
CSF-free. The Government of Mexico
then requested that APHIS suspend its
rulemaking and instead continue
evaluating Mexico for CSF status.
In response to that request, APHIS
reopened its evaluation of the CSF
status of Mexico, conducting a site visit
in 2015. Findings from the resulting
2015 site visit report, along with
updated surveillance data and
information submitted by the
Government of Mexico, led APHIS to
determine that concerns identified in
the earlier risk assessment that
supported the July 2014 proposed rule
had been addressed and that current
conditions would support CSF-free
recognition for all of Mexico.
Therefore, we are withdrawing the
July 29, 2014, proposed rule referenced
above.
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, August 7, 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–16980 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am]
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1 To view the proposed rule, supporting
documents, and the comments we received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0061.
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14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0766; Product
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 94
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0061]
RIN 0579-AD96
Restrictions on the Importation of Fresh Pork and Pork Products
From a Region in Mexico
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: We are withdrawing a proposed rule that would have defined a
low-risk classical swine fever region in Mexico from which we would
have allowed the importation of fresh pork and pork products into the
United States under certain conditions. We are taking this action after
reopening our risk evaluation of the classical swine fever status of
Mexico using updated information.
DATES: As of August 11, 2017, the proposed rule published on July 29,
2014, at 79 FR 43974, is withdrawn.
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: On July 29, 2014, we published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 43974-43980, Docket No. APHIS-2013-0061) a
proposal \1\ to amend the regulations by recognizing a new Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined low-risk classical
swine fever (CSF) region that would consist of all Mexican States
except the nine States we currently recognize as CSF-free and the State
of Chiapas, which we did not propose to recognize as CSF-free or low
risk. We proposed to allow imports of pork and pork products from the
APHIS-defined Mexican CSF region into the United States under certain
conditions. The proposed requirements were intended to ensure that the
pork and pork products were derived from swine housed on farms that met
strict biosanitary standards and were not subject to contamination by
means of commingling with animals or animal products that did not meet
our requirements.
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\1\ To view the proposed rule, supporting documents, and the
comments we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0061.
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We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending
September 29, 2014. We received 10 comments by that date. They were
from producers' associations, the Government of Mexico, and
individuals. The commenters addressed a number of issues, including the
possible CSF risk posed by allowing such imports, our plans for
implementing and enforcing the provisions of the proposed rule, and
whether our requirements for imports from the proposed CSF low-risk
region in Mexico were equivalent to those in place for the existing CSF
low-risk region in the European Union.
In 2015, the World Organization for Animal Health recognized Mexico
as CSF-free. The Government of Mexico then requested that APHIS suspend
its rulemaking and instead continue evaluating Mexico for CSF status.
In response to that request, APHIS reopened its evaluation of the
CSF status of Mexico, conducting a site visit in 2015. Findings from
the resulting 2015 site visit report, along with updated surveillance
data and information submitted by the Government of Mexico, led APHIS
to determine that concerns identified in the earlier risk assessment
that supported the July 2014 proposed rule had been addressed and that
current conditions would support CSF-free recognition for all of
Mexico.
Therefore, we are withdrawing the July 29, 2014, proposed rule
referenced above.
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, August 7, 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16980 Filed 8-10-17; 8:45 am]
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