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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
2 CFR Subtitle B, Ch. IV
5 CFR Ch. LXXIII
7 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I–XI,
XIV–XVIII, XX, XXV–XXXVIII, XLII
9 CFR Chs. I–III
36 CFR Ch. II
48 CFR Ch. 4
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall
2018
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This agenda provides
summary descriptions of the significant
and not significant regulatory and
deregulatory actions being developed in
agencies of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) in conformance
with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866,
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’
13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs,’’ 13777,
SUMMARY:
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ and 13563, ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review.’’
The agenda also describes regulations
affecting small entities as required by
section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, Public Law 96–354. This agenda
also identifies regulatory actions that are
being reviewed in compliance with
section 610(c) of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. We invite public
comment on those actions as well as any
regulation consistent with Executive
Order 13563.
USDA has attempted to list all
regulations and regulatory reviews
pending at the time of publication
except for minor and routine or
repetitive actions, but some may have
been inadvertently missed. There is no
legal significance to the omission of an
item from this listing. Also, the dates
shown for the steps of each action are
estimated and are not commitments to
act on or by the date shown.
USDA’s complete regulatory agenda is
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
Because publication in the Federal
Register is mandated for the regulatory
flexibility agendas required by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
602), USDA’s printed agenda entries
include only:
(1) Rules that are likely to have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities;
and
(2) Rules identified for periodic
review under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
For this edition of the USDA
regulatory agenda, the most important
regulatory and deregulatory actions are
summarized in a Statement of
Regulatory Priorities that is included in
the Regulatory Plan, which appears in
both the online regulatory agenda and in
part II of the Federal Register that
includes the abbreviated regulatory
agenda.
For
further information on any specific
entry shown in this agenda, please
contact the person listed for that action.
For general comments or inquiries about
the agenda, please contact Michael Poe,
Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–3257.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: September 4, 2018.
Michael Poe,
Legislative and Regulatory Staff.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
183 ....................
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Reg Plan Seq No. 2) ...................................................
0581–AD54
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
184 ....................
Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations ................................................................
0579–AE42
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE
Title
185 ....................
186 ....................
187 ....................
Scrapie in Sheep and Goats ............................................................................................................................
Plant Pest Regulations; Update of General Provisions ...................................................................................
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Importation of Small Ruminants and Their Germplasm,
Products, and Byproducts.
Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimis Exception ..................................................................................
Branding Requirements for Bovines Imported Into the United States From Mexico ......................................
188 ....................
189 ....................
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
0579–AC92
0579–AC98
0579–AD10
0579–AD44
0579–AE38
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
190 ....................
Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From the Republic of South Africa Into the Continental United States ......
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ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
191 ....................
192 ....................
Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations ....................................................................................
Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits
and Vegetables.
Animal Welfare; Establishing De Minimis Exemptions From Licensing ..........................................................
VSTA Records and Reports Specific to International Standards for Pharmacovigilance ...............................
Conditions for Payment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims ..........................................
193 ....................
194 ....................
195 ....................
0579–AB82
0579–AD71
0579–AD99
0579–AE11
0579–AE14
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
196 ....................
Elimination of Trichina Control Regulations and Consolidation of Thermally Processed, Commercially
Sterile Regulations.
0583–AD59
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
197 ....................
Designation of Biobased Product Categories for Federal Procurement, Round 11 .......................................
deployment of, biological control agents
for emerald ash borer, which would
serve as the primary tool to mitigate and
control the pest.
Timetable:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Final Rule Stage
183. National Bioengineered Food
Disclosure Standard
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 2 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 0581–AD54
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
09/19/18
11/19/18
FR Cite
83 FR 47310
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Robyn Rose, National
Policy Manager, PPQ, Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Road,
Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231,
Phone: 301 851–2283.
RIN: 0579–AE42
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)
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Proposed Rule Stage
184. Removal of Emerald Ash Borer
Domestic Quarantine Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to
7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
Abstract: This rulemaking would
remove the domestic quarantine
regulations for the plant pest emerald
ash borer. This action would
discontinue the domestic regulatory
component of the emerald ash borer
program as a means to more effectively
direct available resources toward
management and containment of the
pest. Funding previously allocated to
the implementation and enforcement of
these domestic quarantine regulations
would instead be directed to a nonregulatory option of research into, and
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(USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)
Final Rule Stage
185. Scrapie in Sheep and Goats
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317
Abstract: This rulemaking would
amend the scrapie regulations by
changing the risk groups and categories
established for individual animals and
for flocks. It would simplify, reduce, or
remove certain recordkeeping
requirements. This action would
provide designated scrapie
epidemiologists with more alternatives
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and flexibility when testing animals in
order to determine flock designations
under the regulations. It would also
make the identification and
recordkeeping requirements for goat
owners consistent with those for sheep
owners. These changes would affect
sheep and goat producers and State
governments.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Reopened.
NPRM Comment
Period Reopened End.
Final Rule ............
Date
FR Cite
09/10/15
11/09/15
80 FR 54659
11/16/15
80 FR 70718
12/09/15
11/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Diane Sutton, Sheep,
Goat, Cervid, and Equine Health Center;
Surveillance, Preparedness, and
Response Services, VS, Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Road,
Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737–1235,
Phone: 301 851–3509.
RIN: 0579–AC92
186. Plant Pest Regulations; Update of
General Provisions
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C.
2260; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C.
7781 to 7786; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8817; 21
U.S.C. 111; 21 U.S.C. 114a; 21 U.S.C.
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136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C.
4331 and 4332
Abstract: We are revising our
regulations regarding the movement of
plant pests. We are establishing criteria
regarding the movement and
environmental release of biological
control organisms, and establishing
regulations to allow the importation and
movement in interstate commerce of
certain types of plant pests without
restriction by granting exceptions from
permitting requirements for those pests.
We are also revising our regulations
regarding the movement of soil. This
action clarifies the factors that would be
considered when assessing the risks
associated with the movement of certain
organisms and facilitates the movement
of regulated organisms and articles in a
manner that also protects U.S.
agriculture.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Notice of Intent
To Prepare an
Environmental
Impact Statement.
Notice Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
10/20/09
FR Cite
74 FR 53673
11/19/09
01/19/17
02/13/17
82 FR 6980
82 FR 10444
04/19/17
11/00/18
187. Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy and Scrapie;
Importation of Small Ruminants and
Their Germplasm, Products, and
Byproducts
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Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
07/18/16
09/16/16
FR Cite
81 FR 46619
Action
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Alexandra
MacKenzie, Veterinary Medical Officer,
Animal Permitting and Negotiating
Services, NIES, VS, Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Road,
Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737, Phone:
301 851–3300.
RIN: 0579–AD10
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C.
1622; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C.
7781 to 7786; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 21
U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: This rulemaking amends the
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) and scrapie regulations regarding
the importation of live sheep, goats, and
wild ruminants and their embryos,
semen, products, and byproducts. The
scrapie revisions regarding the
importation of sheep, goats, and
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E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.
Abstract: The Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 amended the
Lacey Act to provide, among other
things, that importers submit a
declaration at the time of importation
for certain plants and plant products.
The declaration requirements of the
Lacey Act became effective on
December 15, 2008, and enforcement of
those requirements is being phased in.
We are proposing to establish an
exception to the declaration
requirement for products containing a
minimal amount of plant materials.
Timetable:
Action
Date
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
FR Cite
06/30/11
08/29/11
76 FR 38330
07/09/18
09/07/18
83 FR 31697
09/00/19
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Robert Baca,
Assistant Director, Compliance and
Environmental Coordination, PPQ,
Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700
River Road, Unit 150, Riverdale, MD
20737, Phone: 301 851–2347.
RIN: 0579–AD44
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189. Branding Requirements for
Bovines Imported Into the United States
From Mexico
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 7
U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: This rulemaking would
amend the regulations regarding the
branding of bovines imported into the
United States from Mexico.
Timetable:
11/00/18
188. Lacey Act Implementation Plan:
De Minimis Exception
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Colin Stewart,
Assistant Director, Pests, Pathogens, and
Biocontrol Permits, PPQ, Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Road,
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236,
Phone: 301 851–2237.
RIN: 0579–AC98
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susceptible wild ruminants for other
than immediate slaughter are similar to
those recommended by the World
Organization for Animal Health in
restricting the importation of such
animals to those from scrapie-free
regions or certified scrapie-free flocks.
Timetable:
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NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
04/12/18
06/11/18
FR Cite
83 FR 15756
11/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Betzaida Lopez,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, National
Import Export Services, VS, Department
of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Road,
Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737, Phone:
301 851–3300.
RIN: 0579–AE38
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)
Long-Term Actions
190. Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit
From the Republic of South Africa Into
the Continental United States
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C.
7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786; 21
U.S.C. 136 and 136a
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend
the fruits and vegetables regulations to
allow the importation of several
varieties of fresh citrus fruit, as well as
citrus hybrids, into the continental
United States from areas in the Republic
of South Africa where citrus black spot
has been known to occur. As a
condition of entry, the fruit will have to
be produced in accordance with a
systems approach that includes
shipment traceability, packinghouse
registration and procedures, and
phytosanitary treatment. The fruit will
also be required to be imported in
commercial consignments and
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the national plant
protection organization of the Republic
of South Africa with an additional
declaration confirming that the fruit has
been produced in accordance with the
systems approach. This action will
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allow for the importation of fresh citrus
fruit, including citrus hybrids, from the
Republic of South Africa while
continuing to provide protection against
the introduction of plant pests into the
United States.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Next Action Undetermined.
08/28/14
10/27/14
FR Cite
79 FR 51273
................
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Tony Roma´n, Phone:
301 851–2242.
RIN: 0579–AD95
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)
Completed Actions
191. Phytophthora Ramorum;
Quarantine and Regulations
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E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to
7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
Abstract: The interim rule amended
the Phytophthora ramorum regulations
to make the regulations consistent with
a Federal Order issued by APHIS in
December 2004 that established
restrictions on the interstate movement
of nursery stock from nurseries in
nonquarantined counties in California,
Oregon, and Washington. This action
also updated conditions for the
movement of regulated articles of
nursery stock from quarantined areas, as
well as restricted the interstate
movement of all other nursery stock
from nurseries in quarantined areas. We
also updated the list of plants regulated
because of P. ramorum and the list of
areas that are quarantined for P.
ramorum and made other miscellaneous
revisions to the regulations. This action
was superseded by 0579–AE30.
Completed:
Reason
Date
Withdrawn ...........
FR Cite
07/16/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Prakash Hebbar,
Phone: 301 734–5717.
RIN: 0579–AB82
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192. Establishing a Performance
Standard for Authorizing the
Importation and Interstate Movement
of Fruits and Vegetables
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C.
7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786; 21
U.S.C. 136 and 136(a)
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend
our regulations governing the
importations of fruits and vegetables by
broadening our existing performance
standard to provide for consideration of
all new fruits and vegetables for
importation into the United States using
a notice-based process. Rather than
authorizing new imports through
proposed and final rules and specifying
import conditions in the regulations, the
notice-based process uses Federal
Register notices to make risk analyses
available to the public for review and
comment, with authorized commodities
and their conditions of entry
subsequently being listed on the
internet. It also will remove the regionor commodity-specific phytosanitary
requirements currently found in these
regulations. Likewise, we are proposing
an equivalent revision of the
performance standard in our regulations
governing the interstate movements of
fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and
the U.S. territories (Guam, Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands) and the removal of
commodity-specific phytosanitary
requirements from those regulations.
This action will allow for the
consideration of requests to authorize
the importation or interstate movement
of new fruits and vegetables in a manner
that enables a more flexible and
responsive regulatory approach to
evolving pest situations in both the
United States and exporting countries. It
will not, however, alter the sciencebased process in which the risk
associated with importation or interstate
movement of a given fruit or vegetable
is evaluated or the manner in which
risks associated with the importation or
interstate movement of a fruit or
vegetable are mitigated.
Completed:
Reason
Date
Final Rule ............
Final Action Effective.
09/14/18
10/15/18
FR Cite
83 FR 46627
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin
Kaczmarski, Phone: 301 851–2127.
RIN: 0579–AD71
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193. Animal Welfare; Establishing de
Minimis Exemptions From Licensing
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131 to 2159
Abstract: We are amending the
Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations
to implement amendments to the Act
that broadened the scope of the
exemptions from the licensing
requirements for dealers and exhibitors.
Specifically, we are broadening the
licensing exemption for any person who
maintains four or fewer breeding female
dogs, cats, and/or small exotic or wild
mammals and only sells the offspring of
these animals for pets or exhibition to
include additional types of pet animals
and domesticated farm-type animals. In
addition, we are adding a new licensing
exemption for any person who
maintains eight or fewer pet animals,
small exotic or wild animals, and/or
domesticated farm-type animals for
exhibition. These actions will allow the
Agency to focus its limited resources on
situations that pose a higher risk to
animal welfare and public safety.
Finally, we are making conforming
changes to the definitions of dealer and
exhibitor to reflect the amendments to
the Act and making several
miscellaneous changes to the
regulations for consistency and to
remove redundant and obsolete
requirements.
Completed:
Reason
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
Date
06/04/18
06/04/18
FR Cite
83 FR 25549
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kay Carter-Corker,
Phone: 301 851–3748.
RIN: 0579–AD99
194. VSTA Records and Reports
Specific to International Standards for
Pharmacovigilance
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151 to 159
Abstract: We are amending the VirusSerum-Toxin Act regulations
concerning records and reports. This
change requires veterinary biologics
licensees and permittees to record and
submit reports concerning adverse
events associated with the use of
biological products they produce or
distribute. The information that must be
included in the adverse event reports
submitted to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will
be provided in separate guidance
documents. These records and reports
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will help ensure that APHIS can provide
complete and accurate information to
consumers regarding adverse reactions
or other problems associated with the
use of licensed biological products.
Completed:
Reason
Date
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
05/17/18
06/18/18
FR Cite
83 FR 22832
195. Conditions for Payment of Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity
Claims
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317
Abstract: We are adopting as a final
rule, with changes, an interim rule that
amended the regulations pertaining to
certain diseases of livestock and poultry
to specify conditions for payment of
indemnity claims for highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI). The interim rule
provided a formula allowing us to split
such payments between poultry and egg
owners and parties with which the
owners enter into contracts to raise or
care for the eggs or poultry based on the
proportion of the production cycle
completed. That action was necessary to
ensure that all contractors are
compensated appropriately. The interim
rule also clarified an existing policy
regarding the payment of indemnity for
eggs destroyed due to HPAI and
required a statement from owners and
contractors, unless specifically
exempted, indicating that at the time of
detection of HPAI in their facilities, they
had in place and were following a
biosecurity plan aimed at keeping HPAI
from spreading to commercial premises.
Completed:
Date
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Final Rule ............
Final Action Effective.
08/15/18
08/15/18
FR Cite
83 FR 40433
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS)
196. Elimination of Trichina Control
Regulations and Consolidation of
Thermally Processed, Commercially
Sterile Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.
Abstract: The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed to
amend the Federal meat inspection
regulations to eliminate the
requirements for both ready-to-eat (RTE)
and not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pork and
pork products to be treated to destroy
trichina (Trichinella spiralis) because
the regulations are inconsistent with the
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) regulations, and these
prescriptive regulations are no longer
necessary.
Completed:
Reason
Date
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
05/31/18
07/30/18
FR Cite
83 FR 25302
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Matthew Michael,
Phone: 202 720–0345, Fax: 202 690–
0486, Email: matthew.michael@
fsis.usda.gov.
RIN: 0583–AD59
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(USDA)
Office of Procurement and Property
Management (OPPM)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113–79
Abstract: On January 13, 2017,
Departmental Management (DM)
published a proposed rule in the
Federal Register (82 FR 4206) to amend
the BioPreferred Program (Program)
Guidelines at 7 CFR 3201 to add 12
sections that designate product
categories within which biobased
products will be afforded Federal
procurement preference by Federal
agencies and their contractors. This
final rule will add 12 sections that
designate the following product
categories: Intermediates—Plastic
Resins; Intermediates—Chemicals;
Intermediates—Paint and Coating
Components; Intermediates—Textile
Processing Materials; Intermediates—
Foams; Intermediates—Fibers and
Fabrics; Intermediates—Lubricant
Components; Intermediates—Binders;
Intermediates—Cleaner Components;
Intermediates—Personal Care Product
Components; Intermediates—Oils, Fats,
and Waxes; and Intermediates—Rubber
Materials.
Timetable:
Action
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Agriculture, Office of Procurement and
Property Management, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250, Phone: 202 401–4747, Email:
karen.zhang@dm.usda.gov.
RIN: 0599–AA27
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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515 284–4121.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
2 CFR Subtitle B, Ch. IV
5 CFR Ch. LXXIII
7 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I-XI, XIV-XVIII, XX, XXV-
XXXVIII, XLII
9 CFR Chs. I-III
36 CFR Ch. II
48 CFR Ch. 4
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2018
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This agenda provides summary descriptions of the significant
and not significant regulatory and deregulatory actions being developed
in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance
with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,''
13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' 13777,
``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' and 13563, ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' The agenda also describes
regulations affecting small entities as required by section 602 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354. This agenda also
identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed in compliance
with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We invite public
comment on those actions as well as any regulation consistent with
Executive Order 13563.
USDA has attempted to list all regulations and regulatory reviews
pending at the time of publication except for minor and routine or
repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently missed. There
is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing.
Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and
are not commitments to act on or by the date shown.
USDA's complete regulatory agenda is available online at
www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is
mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), USDA's printed agenda
entries include only:
(1) Rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities; and
(2) Rules identified for periodic review under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
For this edition of the USDA regulatory agenda, the most important
regulatory and deregulatory actions are summarized in a Statement of
Regulatory Priorities that is included in the Regulatory Plan, which
appears in both the online regulatory agenda and in part II of the
Federal Register that includes the abbreviated regulatory agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on any
specific entry shown in this agenda, please contact the person listed
for that action. For general comments or inquiries about the agenda,
please contact Michael Poe, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-3257.
Dated: September 4, 2018.
Michael Poe,
Legislative and Regulatory Staff.
Agricultural Marketing Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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183....................... National Bioengineered 0581-AD54
Food Disclosure Standard
(Reg Plan Seq No. 2).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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184....................... Removal of Emerald Ash 0579-AE42
Borer Domestic Quarantine
Regulations.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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185....................... Scrapie in Sheep and Goats 0579-AC92
186....................... Plant Pest Regulations; 0579-AC98
Update of General
Provisions.
187....................... Bovine Spongiform 0579-AD10
Encephalopathy and
Scrapie; Importation of
Small Ruminants and Their
Germplasm, Products, and
Byproducts.
188....................... Lacey Act Implementation 0579-AD44
Plan: De Minimis
Exception.
189....................... Branding Requirements for 0579-AE38
Bovines Imported Into the
United States From Mexico.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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190....................... Importation of Fresh 0579-AD95
Citrus Fruit From the
Republic of South Africa
Into the Continental
United States.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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191....................... Phytophthora Ramorum; 0579-AB82
Quarantine and
Regulations.
192....................... Establishing a Performance 0579-AD71
Standard for Authorizing
the Importation and
Interstate Movement of
Fruits and Vegetables.
193....................... Animal Welfare; 0579-AD99
Establishing De Minimis
Exemptions From Licensing.
194....................... VSTA Records and Reports 0579-AE11
Specific to International
Standards for
Pharmacovigilance.
195....................... Conditions for Payment of 0579-AE14
Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza Indemnity
Claims.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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196....................... Elimination of Trichina 0583-AD59
Control Regulations and
Consolidation of
Thermally Processed,
Commercially Sterile
Regulations.
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Office of Procurement and Property Management--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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197....................... Designation of Biobased 0599-AA27
Product Categories for
Federal Procurement,
Round 11.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Final Rule Stage
183. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 2 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 0581-AD54
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
184. Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
Abstract: This rulemaking would remove the domestic quarantine
regulations for the plant pest emerald ash borer. This action would
discontinue the domestic regulatory component of the emerald ash borer
program as a means to more effectively direct available resources
toward management and containment of the pest. Funding previously
allocated to the implementation and enforcement of these domestic
quarantine regulations would instead be directed to a non-regulatory
option of research into, and deployment of, biological control agents
for emerald ash borer, which would serve as the primary tool to
mitigate and control the pest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/19/18 83 FR 47310
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/19/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Robyn Rose, National Policy Manager, PPQ,
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, Phone: 301 851-
2283.
RIN: 0579-AE42
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Final Rule Stage
185. Scrapie in Sheep and Goats
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the scrapie regulations by
changing the risk groups and categories established for individual
animals and for flocks. It would simplify, reduce, or remove certain
recordkeeping requirements. This action would provide designated
scrapie epidemiologists with more alternatives and flexibility when
testing animals in order to determine flock designations under the
regulations. It would also make the identification and recordkeeping
requirements for goat owners consistent with those for sheep owners.
These changes would affect sheep and goat producers and State
governments.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/10/15 80 FR 54659
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/09/15 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 11/16/15 80 FR 70718
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 12/09/15 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Diane Sutton, Sheep, Goat, Cervid, and Equine
Health Center; Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS,
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1235, Phone: 301 851-
3509.
RIN: 0579-AC92
186. Plant Pest Regulations; Update of General Provisions
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 2260; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to
7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8817; 21 U.S.C. 111; 21
U.S.C. 114a; 21 U.S.C.
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136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332
Abstract: We are revising our regulations regarding the movement of
plant pests. We are establishing criteria regarding the movement and
environmental release of biological control organisms, and establishing
regulations to allow the importation and movement in interstate
commerce of certain types of plant pests without restriction by
granting exceptions from permitting requirements for those pests. We
are also revising our regulations regarding the movement of soil. This
action clarifies the factors that would be considered when assessing
the risks associated with the movement of certain organisms and
facilitates the movement of regulated organisms and articles in a
manner that also protects U.S. agriculture.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an 10/20/09 74 FR 53673
Environmental Impact Statement.
Notice Comment Period End........... 11/19/09 .......................
NPRM................................ 01/19/17 82 FR 6980
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 02/13/17 82 FR 10444
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/19/17 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Colin Stewart, Assistant Director, Pests,
Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits, PPQ, Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236, Phone: 301 851-2237.
RIN: 0579-AC98
187. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Importation of Small
Ruminants and Their Germplasm, Products, and Byproducts
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 1622; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to
7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: This rulemaking amends the bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie regulations regarding the importation
of live sheep, goats, and wild ruminants and their embryos, semen,
products, and byproducts. The scrapie revisions regarding the
importation of sheep, goats, and susceptible wild ruminants for other
than immediate slaughter are similar to those recommended by the World
Organization for Animal Health in restricting the importation of such
animals to those from scrapie-free regions or certified scrapie-free
flocks.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/18/16 81 FR 46619
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/16/16 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Alexandra MacKenzie, Veterinary Medical Officer,
Animal Permitting and Negotiating Services, NIES, VS, Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River
Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737, Phone: 301 851-3300.
RIN: 0579-AD10
188. Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimis Exception
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.
Abstract: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended
the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a
declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant
products. The declaration requirements of the Lacey Act became
effective on December 15, 2008, and enforcement of those requirements
is being phased in. We are proposing to establish an exception to the
declaration requirement for products containing a minimal amount of
plant materials.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 06/30/11 76 FR 38330
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 08/29/11 .......................
NPRM................................ 07/09/18 83 FR 31697
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/07/18 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 09/00/19 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Compliance and
Environmental Coordination, PPQ, Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 150, Riverdale,
MD 20737, Phone: 301 851-2347.
RIN: 0579-AD44
189. Branding Requirements for Bovines Imported Into the United States
From Mexico
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622; 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317; 21 U.S.C.
136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations regarding the
branding of bovines imported into the United States from Mexico.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/12/18 83 FR 15756
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/11/18 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Betzaida Lopez, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National
Import Export Services, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737, Phone: 301 851-3300.
RIN: 0579-AE38
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Long-Term Actions
190. Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From the Republic of South
Africa Into the Continental United States
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781
to 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the fruits and vegetables
regulations to allow the importation of several varieties of fresh
citrus fruit, as well as citrus hybrids, into the continental United
States from areas in the Republic of South Africa where citrus black
spot has been known to occur. As a condition of entry, the fruit will
have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes
shipment traceability, packinghouse registration and procedures, and
phytosanitary treatment. The fruit will also be required to be imported
in commercial consignments and accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of the
Republic of South Africa with an additional declaration confirming that
the fruit has been produced in accordance with the systems approach.
This action will
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allow for the importation of fresh citrus fruit, including citrus
hybrids, from the Republic of South Africa while continuing to provide
protection against the introduction of plant pests into the United
States.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/28/14 79 FR 51273
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/27/14 .......................
Next Action Undetermined............ ......... .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Tony Rom[aacute]n, Phone: 301 851-2242.
RIN: 0579-AD95
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Completed Actions
191. Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786
Abstract: The interim rule amended the Phytophthora ramorum
regulations to make the regulations consistent with a Federal Order
issued by APHIS in December 2004 that established restrictions on the
interstate movement of nursery stock from nurseries in nonquarantined
counties in California, Oregon, and Washington. This action also
updated conditions for the movement of regulated articles of nursery
stock from quarantined areas, as well as restricted the interstate
movement of all other nursery stock from nurseries in quarantined
areas. We also updated the list of plants regulated because of P.
ramorum and the list of areas that are quarantined for P. ramorum and
made other miscellaneous revisions to the regulations. This action was
superseded by 0579-AE30.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn........................... 07/16/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Prakash Hebbar, Phone: 301 734-5717.
RIN: 0579-AB82
192. Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the
Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450; 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772; 7 U.S.C. 7781
to 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136(a)
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend our regulations governing the
importations of fruits and vegetables by broadening our existing
performance standard to provide for consideration of all new fruits and
vegetables for importation into the United States using a notice-based
process. Rather than authorizing new imports through proposed and final
rules and specifying import conditions in the regulations, the notice-
based process uses Federal Register notices to make risk analyses
available to the public for review and comment, with authorized
commodities and their conditions of entry subsequently being listed on
the internet. It also will remove the region- or commodity-specific
phytosanitary requirements currently found in these regulations.
Likewise, we are proposing an equivalent revision of the performance
standard in our regulations governing the interstate movements of
fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the U.S. territories (Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and
the removal of commodity-specific phytosanitary requirements from those
regulations. This action will allow for the consideration of requests
to authorize the importation or interstate movement of new fruits and
vegetables in a manner that enables a more flexible and responsive
regulatory approach to evolving pest situations in both the United
States and exporting countries. It will not, however, alter the
science-based process in which the risk associated with importation or
interstate movement of a given fruit or vegetable is evaluated or the
manner in which risks associated with the importation or interstate
movement of a fruit or vegetable are mitigated.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 09/14/18 83 FR 46627
Final Action Effective.............. 10/15/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin Kaczmarski, Phone: 301 851-2127.
RIN: 0579-AD71
193. Animal Welfare; Establishing de Minimis Exemptions From Licensing
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131 to 2159
Abstract: We are amending the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations
to implement amendments to the Act that broadened the scope of the
exemptions from the licensing requirements for dealers and exhibitors.
Specifically, we are broadening the licensing exemption for any person
who maintains four or fewer breeding female dogs, cats, and/or small
exotic or wild mammals and only sells the offspring of these animals
for pets or exhibition to include additional types of pet animals and
domesticated farm-type animals. In addition, we are adding a new
licensing exemption for any person who maintains eight or fewer pet
animals, small exotic or wild animals, and/or domesticated farm-type
animals for exhibition. These actions will allow the Agency to focus
its limited resources on situations that pose a higher risk to animal
welfare and public safety. Finally, we are making conforming changes to
the definitions of dealer and exhibitor to reflect the amendments to
the Act and making several miscellaneous changes to the regulations for
consistency and to remove redundant and obsolete requirements.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 06/04/18 83 FR 25549
Final Rule Effective................ 06/04/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kay Carter-Corker, Phone: 301 851-3748.
RIN: 0579-AD99
194. VSTA Records and Reports Specific to International Standards for
Pharmacovigilance
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151 to 159
Abstract: We are amending the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations
concerning records and reports. This change requires veterinary
biologics licensees and permittees to record and submit reports
concerning adverse events associated with the use of biological
products they produce or distribute. The information that must be
included in the adverse event reports submitted to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be provided in separate guidance
documents. These records and reports
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will help ensure that APHIS can provide complete and accurate
information to consumers regarding adverse reactions or other problems
associated with the use of licensed biological products.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 05/17/18 83 FR 22832
Final Rule Effective................ 06/18/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Donna L. Malloy, Phone: 301 851-3426.
RIN: 0579-AE11
195. Conditions for Payment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Indemnity Claims
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317
Abstract: We are adopting as a final rule, with changes, an interim
rule that amended the regulations pertaining to certain diseases of
livestock and poultry to specify conditions for payment of indemnity
claims for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The interim rule
provided a formula allowing us to split such payments between poultry
and egg owners and parties with which the owners enter into contracts
to raise or care for the eggs or poultry based on the proportion of the
production cycle completed. That action was necessary to ensure that
all contractors are compensated appropriately. The interim rule also
clarified an existing policy regarding the payment of indemnity for
eggs destroyed due to HPAI and required a statement from owners and
contractors, unless specifically exempted, indicating that at the time
of detection of HPAI in their facilities, they had in place and were
following a biosecurity plan aimed at keeping HPAI from spreading to
commercial premises.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 08/15/18 83 FR 40433
Final Action Effective.............. 08/15/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Troy Bigelow, Phone: 515 284-4121.
RIN: 0579-AE14
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Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Completed Actions
196. Elimination of Trichina Control Regulations and Consolidation of
Thermally Processed, Commercially Sterile Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.
Abstract: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed to
amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to eliminate the
requirements for both ready-to-eat (RTE) and not-ready-to-eat (NRTE)
pork and pork products to be treated to destroy trichina (Trichinella
spiralis) because the regulations are inconsistent with the Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations, and these
prescriptive regulations are no longer necessary.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 05/31/18 83 FR 25302
Final Action Effective.............. 07/30/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Matthew Michael, Phone: 202 720-0345, Fax: 202 690-
0486, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0583-AD59
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Office of Procurement and Property Management (OPPM)
Completed Actions
197. Designation of Biobased Product Categories for Federal
Procurement, Round 11
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-79
Abstract: On January 13, 2017, Departmental Management (DM)
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (82 FR 4206) to amend
the BioPreferred Program (Program) Guidelines at 7 CFR 3201 to add 12
sections that designate product categories within which biobased
products will be afforded Federal procurement preference by Federal
agencies and their contractors. This final rule will add 12 sections
that designate the following product categories: Intermediates--Plastic
Resins; Intermediates--Chemicals; Intermediates--Paint and Coating
Components; Intermediates--Textile Processing Materials;
Intermediates--Foams; Intermediates--Fibers and Fabrics;
Intermediates--Lubricant Components; Intermediates--Binders;
Intermediates--Cleaner Components; Intermediates--Personal Care Product
Components; Intermediates--Oils, Fats, and Waxes; and Intermediates--
Rubber Materials.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/13/17 82 FR 4206
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/14/17 .......................
Final Action........................ 07/10/18 83 FR 31841
Final Action Effective.............. 08/09/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Karen Zhang, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Department of Agriculture, Office of Procurement and
Property Management, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250,
Phone: 202 401-4747, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0599-AA27
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