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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0011]
Addition of the Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste to the List of Regions
Affected With African Swine Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have added the Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste to the list of
regions that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service considers to
be affected with African swine fever
(ASF). We have taken this action
because of confirmation of ASF in the
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
DATES: The Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste was added to the APHIS
list of regions considered affected with
ASF on September 30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John Grabau, Regionalization Evaluation
Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200,
Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855–7738;
email: AskRegionalization@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/
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and-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
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,
or upon determining that there is reason
to believe the disease exists in the
region. Section 94.8(a)(1) of the
regulations specifies the criteria on
which the Administrator bases the
reason to believe ASF exists in a region.
Section 94.8(b) prohibits the
importation of pork and pork products
from regions listed in accordance with
§ 94.8, except if processed and treated in
accordance with the provisions
specified in that section or consigned to
an APHIS-approved establishment for
further processing. Section 96.2 restricts
the importation of swine casings that
originated in or were processed in a
region where ASF exists, as listed under
§ 94.8(a).
On September 27, 2019, the veterinary
authorities of the Democratic Republic
of Timor-Leste reported to the OIE the
occurrence of ASF in that country.
Therefore, in response to this outbreak,
on September 30, 2019, APHIS added
the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
to the list of regions where ASF exists
or is reasonably believed to exist. This
notice serves as an official record and
public notification of that action.
As a result, pork and pork products
from the Democratic Republic of TimorLeste, including casings, are subject to
APHIS import restrictions designed to
mitigate the risk of ASF introduction
into the United States.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
March 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
Congressional Review Act
ADDRESSES:
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.
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[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0063]
Notice of Proposed Revision To Import
Requirements for the Importation of
Fresh Sand Pears From the Republic
of Korea Into the United States
Animal and Plant Health
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We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis relative to the importation into
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0011]
Addition of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the List of
Regions Affected With 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 the Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste to the list of regions that the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected with African
swine fever (ASF). We have taken this action because of confirmation of
ASF in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
DATES: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was added to the APHIS
list of regions considered affected with ASF on September 30, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Grabau, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7738; 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 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, or upon determining that
there is reason to believe the disease exists in the region. Section
94.8(a)(1) of the regulations specifies the criteria on which the
Administrator bases the reason to believe ASF exists in a region.
Section 94.8(b) prohibits the importation of pork and pork products
from regions listed in accordance with Sec. 94.8, except if processed
and treated in accordance with the provisions specified in that section
or consigned to an APHIS-approved establishment for further processing.
Section 96.2 restricts the importation of swine casings that originated
in or were processed in a region where ASF exists, as listed under
Sec. 94.8(a).
On September 27, 2019, the veterinary authorities of the Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste reported to the OIE the occurrence of ASF in
that country. Therefore, in response to this outbreak, on September 30,
2019, APHIS added the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the list of
regions where ASF exists or is reasonably believed to exist. This
notice serves as an official record and public notification of that
action.
As a result, pork and pork products from the Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste, including casings, are subject to APHIS import
restrictions designed to mitigate the risk of ASF introduction into the
United States.
Congressional Review Act
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 9th day of March 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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