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Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of
June 2019.
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–2019–0016]
Addition of Mongolia to the List of
Regions Affected by African Swine
Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have added Mongolia to the list
of regions that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service considers to
be affected with African swine fever
(ASF). We are taking this action because
of the confirmation of ASF in Mongolia.
DATES: Mongolia was added to the
APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on January 10, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Rebecca Gordon, Import Risk Analyst,
Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 920
Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh,
NC 27606; (919) 855–7741; email:
Rebecca.k.gordon@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of specified animals and
animal products to prevent the
introduction into the United States of
various animal diseases, including footand-mouth disease, bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, swine vesicular
disease, classical swine fever, and
African swine fever (ASF). These are
dangerous and destructive diseases of
ruminants and swine.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) will
consider a region to have ASF and add
it to the list referenced in § 94.8(a)(2)
upon determining ASF exists in the
region, based on reports APHIS receives
of outbreaks of the disease from
veterinary officials of the exporting
country, from the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE), or from other
sources the Administrator determines to
be reliable.
ASF is a highly contagious disease of
wild and domestic swine that can
spread rapidly in swine populations
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with extremely high rates of morbidity
and mortality. A list of regions where
ASF exists or is reasonably believed to
exist is maintained on the APHIS
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/.
In a report dated January 15, 2019, the
veterinary authorities of Mongolia
reported to the OIE confirmation of an
ASF outbreak on January 10, 2019.
Therefore, in response to this outbreak,
APHIS has added Mongolia to the list of
regions where ASF exists or is
reasonably believed to exist.
Although the importation of most
swine commodities from Mongolia into
the United States is already restricted
based on that country’s classical swine
fever, foot-and-mouth disease, and
swine vesicular disease status, APHIS
has determined that it is necessary to
impose ASF-related restrictions on the
importation of pork and pork products
from Mongolia into the United States.
As a result, pork and pork products
from Mongolia, including casings, are
subject to APHIS import restrictions
designed to mitigate the risk of ASF
introduction into the United States.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 4th day of
June 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Agenda:
Thursday, June 27, 2019 (12:00 p.m.–
MDT)
• Roll-call
• Review and vote on Advisory
Memorandum
• Public Comment
• Adjourn
Dated: June 5, 2019.
David Mussatt,
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[FR Doc No: 2019-12067]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0016]
Addition of Mongolia to the List of Regions Affected by African
Swine Fever
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have added Mongolia to the
list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). We are taking
this action because of the confirmation of ASF in Mongolia.
DATES: Mongolia was added to the APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on January 10, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Rebecca Gordon, Import Risk
Analyst, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite
200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7741; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred
to below as the regulations) govern the importation of specified
animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into the United
States of various animal diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease,
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, swine vesicular disease, classical
swine fever, and African swine fever (ASF). These are dangerous and
destructive diseases of ruminants and swine.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations states that the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will consider a region to have
ASF and add it to the list referenced in Sec. 94.8(a)(2) upon
determining ASF exists in the region, based on reports APHIS receives
of outbreaks of the disease from veterinary officials of the exporting
country, from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), or from
other sources the Administrator determines to be reliable.
ASF is a highly contagious disease of wild and domestic swine that
can spread rapidly in swine populations
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with extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality. A list of regions
where ASF exists or is reasonably believed to exist is maintained on
the APHIS website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions/.
In a report dated January 15, 2019, the veterinary authorities of
Mongolia reported to the OIE confirmation of an ASF outbreak on January
10, 2019. Therefore, in response to this outbreak, APHIS has added
Mongolia to the list of regions where ASF exists or is reasonably
believed to exist.
Although the importation of most swine commodities from Mongolia
into the United States is already restricted based on that country's
classical swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, and swine vesicular
disease status, APHIS has determined that it is necessary to impose
ASF-related restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products
from Mongolia into the United States.
As a result, pork and pork products from Mongolia, including
casings, are subject to APHIS import restrictions designed to mitigate
the risk of ASF introduction into the United States.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 4th day of June 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-12067 Filed 6-7-19; 8:45 am]
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