Notice of Availability of Assessment of the Newcastle Disease Status of the Cantons of Neuchâtel and Ticino of Switzerland, 67705 [2020-23664]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0033]
Notice of Availability of Assessment of
the Newcastle Disease Status of the
Cantons of Neuchaˆtel and Ticino of
Switzerland
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our intention to reinstate the animal
health status of the Cantons of
Neuchaˆtel and Ticino in Switzerland as
free of Newcastle disease. This
recognition is based on an assessment
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 December
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0033.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0033, 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-2020-0033 or in
our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 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.
SUMMARY:
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Dr.
Rebecca Gordon, Import Risk Analyst,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
Strategy & Policy, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, USDA, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;
AskRegionalization@usda.gov; (919)
855–7741.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 govern the
importation of animal products into the
United States in order to ensure that the
products do not introduce or spread
diseases or pests of livestock. Section
94.6 contains regulations governing the
importation of carcasses, meat, parts or
products of carcasses, and eggs (other
than hatching eggs) of poultry, game
birds, or other birds from areas in which
Newcastle disease (ND) is known to
exist. The section provides that the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) will maintain a list on
the internet of regions in which ND is
not known to exist. It further provides
that, should a region be removed from
the list due to an outbreak, APHIS will
reinstate the region to the list in
accordance with the procedures in 9
CFR 92.4.
Section 92.4 provides that after
removing disease-free status from all or
part of a region, APHIS may reassess the
disease situation in that region to
determine whether it is necessary to
continue import prohibitions or
restrictions. When reassessing the
region’s disease status, APHIS considers
the standards of the World Organization
for Animal Health for reinstatement of
disease-free status, as well as all
relevant information obtained through
publicly available means or collected by
or submitted to APHIS through other
means. Prior to removing import
prohibitions or restrictions, APHIS
makes the information regarding its
assessment of the region’s disease status
available to the public for comment
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
APHIS previously issued an import
alert on November 22, 2017, notifying
trade partners that the Canton of Ticino,
in Switzerland, which had previously
been considered to be a region in which
ND is not known to exist, was now
affected with ND. APHIS had previously
determined that the Canton of
Neuchaˆtel was affected with ND in
2011. In accordance with the regulations
in § 94.6, concurrent to these
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determinations, APHIS placed
restrictions on the importation of
poultry products for commodities from
the two cantons.
APHIS completed a Report for
Reassessment of Cantons Neuchaˆtel and
Ticino in Switzerland as Free of
Newcastle Disease in January 2020. This
document presents the results of APHIS’
reassessment of the ND status of the
Cantons of Neuchaˆtel and Ticino. As a
result of this reassessment, APHIS
concludes that Switzerland has
effectively controlled and eradicated ND
in its domestic poultry population in
the Cantons of Neuchaˆtel and Ticino
and that competent veterinary
authorities of the cantons have adequate
disease control measures in place to
rapidly identify, control, and eradicate
the disease should it be reintroduced
into Switzerland. Based on the results of
the reassessment, APHIS recommends
reinstating the Cantons Neuchaˆtel and
Ticino onto the list of regions in which
ND is not known to exist.
The report 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 document is also available
by contacting the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Information submitted in support of this
notice is also 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 the
Cantons of Neuchaˆtel and Ticino with
respect to ND in a subsequent notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 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 21st day of
October 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0033]
Notice of Availability of Assessment of the Newcastle Disease
Status of the Cantons of Neuch[acirc]tel and Ticino of Switzerland
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our intention to reinstate the
animal health status of the Cantons of Neuch[acirc]tel and Ticino in
Switzerland as free of Newcastle disease. This recognition is based on
an assessment 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
December 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0033.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0033, 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-2020-0033
or in our reading room, which is located in room 1620 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. Rebecca Gordon, Import Risk
Analyst, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Strategy & Policy,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200,
Raleigh, NC 27606; [email protected]; (919) 855-7741.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 govern the
importation of animal products into the United States in order to
ensure that the products do not introduce or spread diseases or pests
of livestock. Section 94.6 contains regulations governing the
importation of carcasses, meat, parts or products of carcasses, and
eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other birds
from areas in which Newcastle disease (ND) is known to exist. The
section provides that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) will maintain a list on the internet of regions in which ND is
not known to exist. It further provides that, should a region be
removed from the list due to an outbreak, APHIS will reinstate the
region to the list in accordance with the procedures in 9 CFR 92.4.
Section 92.4 provides that after removing disease-free status from
all or part of a region, APHIS may reassess the disease situation in
that region to determine whether it is necessary to continue import
prohibitions or restrictions. When reassessing the region's disease
status, APHIS considers the standards of the World Organization for
Animal Health for reinstatement of disease-free status, as well as all
relevant information obtained through publicly available means or
collected by or submitted to APHIS through other means. Prior to
removing import prohibitions or restrictions, APHIS makes the
information regarding its assessment of the region's disease status
available to the public for comment through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
APHIS previously issued an import alert on November 22, 2017,
notifying trade partners that the Canton of Ticino, in Switzerland,
which had previously been considered to be a region in which ND is not
known to exist, was now affected with ND. APHIS had previously
determined that the Canton of Neuch[acirc]tel was affected with ND in
2011. In accordance with the regulations in Sec. 94.6, concurrent to
these determinations, APHIS placed restrictions on the importation of
poultry products for commodities from the two cantons.
APHIS completed a Report for Reassessment of Cantons
Neuch[acirc]tel and Ticino in Switzerland as Free of Newcastle Disease
in January 2020. This document presents the results of APHIS'
reassessment of the ND status of the Cantons of Neuch[acirc]tel and
Ticino. As a result of this reassessment, APHIS concludes that
Switzerland has effectively controlled and eradicated ND in its
domestic poultry population in the Cantons of Neuch[acirc]tel and
Ticino and that competent veterinary authorities of the cantons have
adequate disease control measures in place to rapidly identify,
control, and eradicate the disease should it be reintroduced into
Switzerland. Based on the results of the reassessment, APHIS recommends
reinstating the Cantons Neuch[acirc]tel and Ticino onto the list of
regions in which ND is not known to exist.
The report 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
document is also available by contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Information submitted in support of this
notice is also 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 the Cantons of Neuch[acirc]tel
and Ticino with respect to ND in a subsequent notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 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 21st day of October 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-23664 Filed 10-23-20; 8:45 am]
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