Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical Swine Fever and Swine Vesicular Disease Status of Japan, 7138 [2018-03369]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0098]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation
of the Classical Swine Fever and Swine
Vesicular Disease Status of Japan
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we are proposing to recognize Japan
as being free of classical swine fever and
swine vesicular disease. This proposed
recognition is based on a risk evaluation
we have prepared in connection with
this action, which we are making
available for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 22,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0098.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0098, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0098 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.
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SUMMARY:
Dr.
Kelly Rhodes, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
National Import Export Services, VS,
APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 38,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; email:
Kelly.Rhodes@aphis.usda.gov; (301)
851–3315.
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
in order to prevent the introduction of
various animal diseases, including
classical swine fever (CSF) and swine
vesicular disease (SVD). These are
dangerous and communicable diseases
of swine.
Within part 94, § 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. Section 94.12
contains requirements governing the
importation of pork or pork products
from regions where SVD exists. Section
94.14 prohibits the importation of
domestic swine which are moved from
or transit any region in which SVD is
known to exist.
In accordance with §§ 94.9(a)(1) and
94.10(a)(1), the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a
web-based list of regions which the
Agency considers free of CSF. Sections
94.9(a)(2) and 94.10(a)(2) state that
APHIS will add a region to this list after
it conducts an evaluation of the region
and finds that CSF is not present.
Similarly, in accordance with
§ 94.12(a)(1), APHIS maintains a webbased list of regions which the Agency
considers free of SVD. Paragraph (a)(2)
of this section states that APHIS will
add a region to this list after it conducts
an evaluation of the region and finds
that SVD is not present.
The regulations in § 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
document published in the Federal
Register.
The Government of Japan has
requested that APHIS evaluate the CSF
and SVD disease status of the country.
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In response to Japan’s request, we have
prepared an evaluation, titled ‘‘APHIS
Evaluation of the Classical Swine Fever
and Swine Vesicular Disease Status of
Japan’’ (September 2017). Based on the
evaluation, we have determined that
Japan is free of both CSF and SVD.
APHIS has also determined that the
surveillance, prevention, and control
measures implemented by Japan are
sufficient to minimize the likelihood of
introducing CSF and SVD into the
United States via imports of species or
products susceptible to these diseases.
Our determination supports adding
Japan to the web-based lists of regions
which APHIS considers free of CSF and
SVD.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 92.2(e), we are announcing the
availability of our evaluation of the CSF
and SVD status of Japan for public
review and comment. We are also
announcing the availability of an
environmental assessment (EA), which
has 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 and EA may be viewed on
the Regulations.gov website 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
Japan’s 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 Japan
with respect to CSF and SVD 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 14th day of
February 2018.
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-2017-0098]
Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Classical Swine
Fever and Swine Vesicular Disease Status of Japan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we are proposing to recognize
Japan as being free of classical swine fever and swine vesicular
disease. This proposed recognition is based on a risk evaluation we
have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making
available for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0098.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0098, 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-2017-
0098 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. Kelly Rhodes, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, National Import
Export Services, VS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1231; email: [email protected]; (301) 851-3315.
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 in order to prevent the
introduction of various animal diseases, including classical swine
fever (CSF) and swine vesicular disease (SVD). These are dangerous and
communicable diseases of swine.
Within part 94, Sec. 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. Section 94.12 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork or pork products from regions where
SVD exists. Section 94.14 prohibits the importation of domestic swine
which are moved from or transit any region in which SVD is known to
exist.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 94.9(a)(1) and 94.10(a)(1), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a web-
based list of regions which the Agency considers free of CSF. Sections
94.9(a)(2) and 94.10(a)(2) state that APHIS will add a region to this
list after it conducts an evaluation of the region and finds that CSF
is not present.
Similarly, in accordance with Sec. 94.12(a)(1), APHIS maintains a
web-based list of regions which the Agency considers free of SVD.
Paragraph (a)(2) of this section states that APHIS will add a region to
this list after it conducts an evaluation of the region and finds that
SVD is not present.
The regulations in 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 document
published in the Federal Register.
The Government of Japan has requested that APHIS evaluate the CSF
and SVD disease status of the country. In response to Japan's request,
we have prepared an evaluation, titled ``APHIS Evaluation of the
Classical Swine Fever and Swine Vesicular Disease Status of Japan''
(September 2017). Based on the evaluation, we have determined that
Japan is free of both CSF and SVD. APHIS has also determined that the
surveillance, prevention, and control measures implemented by Japan are
sufficient to minimize the likelihood of introducing CSF and SVD into
the United States via imports of species or products susceptible to
these diseases. Our determination supports adding Japan to the web-
based lists of regions which APHIS considers free of CSF and SVD.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 92.2(e), we are announcing the
availability of our evaluation of the CSF and SVD status of Japan for
public review and comment. We are also announcing the availability of
an environmental assessment (EA), which has 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 and EA may be viewed on the Regulations.gov website 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 Japan's 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 Japan with respect to CSF and
SVD 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 14th day of February 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03369 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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