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and U.S. importers of fruits and
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Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–17467 Filed 8–13–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0026]
Addition of Cambodia 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 Cambodia 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 Cambodia.
DATES: Cambodia was added to the
APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on April 4, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;
(919) 855–7732; email: ingrid.kotowski@
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
African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a
highly contagious disease of wild and
domestic swine that can spread rapidly
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in swine populations 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 Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that APHIS will add a region to
that list 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, or upon determining that
there is reason to believe the disease
exists in the region.
On April 3, 2019, the veterinary
authorities of Cambodia reported to the
OIE the occurrence of ASF in that
country. In response to this outbreak, on
April 4, 2019, APHIS added Cambodia
to the list of regions where ASF exists
or is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from
Cambodia, including casings, are subject
to APHIS import restrictions designed to
mitigate the risk of ASF introduction
into the United States.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this action as not a major
rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 8th day of
August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–17468 Filed 8–13–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0020]
Addition of Vietnam to the List of
Regions Affected by African Swine
Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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We are advising the public
that we have added Vietnam 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 Vietnam.
DATES: Vietnam was added to the APHIS
list of regions considered affected with
ASF on February 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Hatim Gubara, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
Strategy and Policy, Veterinary Services,
4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale,
MD 220737; phone: (301) 851–3310;
email: hatim.gubara@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
African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a
highly contagious disease of wild and
domestic swine that can spread rapidly
in swine populations 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 Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that APHIS will add a region to
that list 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, or upon determining that
there is reason to believe the disease
exists in the region.
On February 20, 2019, the veterinary
authorities of Vietnam reported to the
OIE confirmation of an ASF outbreak on
February 18, 2019. In response to this
outbreak, APHIS has added Vietnam to
the list of regions where ASF exists or
is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from
Vietnam, including casings, are subject
to APHIS import restrictions designed to
mitigate the risk of ASF introduction
into the United States.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this action as not a major
rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
SUMMARY:
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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 8th day of
August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–17471 Filed 8–13–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0075]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service proposes to add a
system of records to its inventory of
records systems subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended. The system of
records being proposed is the
Agricultural Quarantine Activity
System, USDA/APHIS–20. This notice
is necessary to meet the requirements of
the Privacy Act to publish in the
Federal Register notice of the existence
and character of record systems
maintained by the agency. Although the
Privacy Act requires only that the
portion of the system which describes
the ‘‘routine uses’’ of the system be
published for comment, we invite
comment on all portions of this notice.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice will
become applicable upon publication,
subject to a 30-day notice and comment
period in which to comment on the
routine uses described below. Please
submit any comments by September 13,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0075.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0075, 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-2014-0075 or in our
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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: For
general questions, please contact Mr.
Emilio Vasquez, Business System
Manager, QPAS, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 60, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–2257. For Privacy Act
questions concerning this system of
records notice, please contact Ms. Tonya
Woods, Director, Freedom of
Information and Privacy Act Staff, 4700
River Road, Unit 50, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–4076. For USDA
Privacy Act questions, please contact
the USDA Chief Privacy Officer,
Information Security Center, Office of
Chief Information Officer, USDA, Jamie
L. Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20250; email: USDAPrivacy@
ocio.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is given that
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to
add a new system of records, entitled
the Agricultural Quarantine Activity
System (AQAS), USDA/APHIS–20,
which would be used to maintain a
record of activities conducted by the
agency pursuant to its mission and
responsibilities authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. and
7 U.S.C. 7781 et seq.); the Honey Bee
Act (7 U.S.C. 281 et seq.); and the
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
8301 et seq.).
APHIS’ Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) program and
Department of Homeland Security’s U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
will use AQAS to record trade-related
activities conducted inside the United
States. The data associated with trade
events includes shipment arrivals,
quarantine activities, invasive pest
interceptions, and other commodity
inspection and pest exclusion actions.
This system aids the free flow of
agricultural goods into the country by
collecting agricultural risk data that
ultimately helps to minimize the impact
of quarantine activities on trade.
Additionally, it records activities
conducted by APHIS within the U.S.
borders pertaining to detecting the
unlawful entry and distribution of
prohibited and/or non-compliant
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products that may harbor exotic plant
and animal pests, diseases, or invasive
species. These activities are captured in
AQAS via subsystems that are
interrelated, web-based systems, and
share a common platform. A complete
listing of the subsystems is included in
the purposes section of the document
published with this notice.
APHIS will share information from
the system pursuant to the requirements
of the Privacy Act and, in the case of its
routine uses, when the disclosure is
compatible with the purpose for which
the information was compiled. A full
list of routine uses is included in the
routine uses section of the document
published with this notice.
A report on the new system of
records, required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), as
implemented by Office of Management
and Budget Circular A–108, was sent to
the Chairman, Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs,
United States Senate; the Chairman,
Committee on Oversight and Reform,
House of Representatives; and the
Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget.
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
August 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
USDA/APHIS–20
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Agricultural Quarantine Activity
System (AQAS), USDA/APHIS–20.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
AQAS servers, files, data, and
software are hosted at the National
Information Technology Center (NITC),
8930 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO.
The AQAS backup system is located at
NITC enterprise data centers at 4300
Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO.
SYSTEM MANAGER:
Director, Quarantine, Policy, Analysis
and Support, Plant Health Programs,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 60,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The Plant Protection Act, 7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 7781 et seq.;
the Honey Bee Act, 7 U.S.C. 281 et seq.;
and the Animal Health Protection Act,
7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.
PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM:
The AQAS records agricultural
quarantine activities conducted by U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0020]
Addition of Vietnam 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 Vietnam 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 Vietnam.
DATES: Vietnam was added to the APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on February 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hatim Gubara, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Strategy and Policy,
Veterinary Services, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 220737;
phone: (301) 851-3310; 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 African swine fever (ASF).
ASF is a highly contagious disease of wild and domestic swine that can
spread rapidly in swine populations 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 Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions/. This list
is referenced in Sec. 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations states that APHIS will add a
region to that list 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, or upon determining that there is reason to believe the
disease exists in the region.
On February 20, 2019, the veterinary authorities of Vietnam
reported to the OIE confirmation of an ASF outbreak on February 18,
2019. In response to this outbreak, APHIS has added Vietnam to the list
of regions where ASF exists or is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from Vietnam, including casings, are
subject to APHIS import restrictions designed to mitigate the risk of
ASF introduction into the United States.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this action
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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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 8th day of August 2019.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-17471 Filed 8-13-19; 8:45 am]
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