Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, 35826 [2023-11575]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0047]
Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and
Moldova to the List of Regions
Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we added Gabon, Guinea, and
Moldova to the list of regions that the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service considers to be affected with
highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI). These actions follow our
imposition of HPAI-related restrictions
on the importation of avian
commodities originating from or
transiting Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova
as a result of the confirmation of HPAI
in Gabon and Guinea, and reports of
HPAI from the veterinary authorities of
Moldova in the country.
DATES: Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova
were added to the list of regions APHIS
considers to be affected with HPAI,
effective respectively on May 23, 2022;
June 8, 2022; and January 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding HPAI in
Gabon and Moldova, contact Dr. C.
Aaron Monroy, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Strategy and
Policy, VS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Venture II, Raleigh, NC 27606; phone:
(919) 855–7207; email:
AskRegionalization@usda.gov. For
further information regarding HPAI in
Guinea, contact Dr. Ingrid Kotowski,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
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Strategy and Policy, VS, 920 Main
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27606; phone: (919) 855–7732; email:
AskRegionalization@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of certain animals and
animal products into the United States
to prevent the introduction of various
animal diseases, including Newcastle
disease and highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI). The regulations
prohibit or restrict the importation of
live poultry, poultry meat, and other
poultry products from regions where
these diseases are considered to exist.
Section 94.6 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation into the United States of
carcasses, meat, parts or products of
carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching
eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other
birds from regions of the world where
HPAI exists or is reasonably believed to
exist. HPAI is an extremely infectious
and potentially fatal form of avian
influenza in birds and poultry that, once
established, can spread rapidly from
flock to flock. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
maintains a list of restricted regions it
considers to be affected with HPAI of
any subtype on the APHIS website at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/
ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-andanimal-product-import-information/
animal-health-status-of-regions.
APHIS receives notice of HPAI
outbreaks from veterinary officials of the
exporting country, from the World
Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH) or from other sources the
Administrator determines to be reliable.
On May 19, 2022, the veterinary
authorities of Gabon reported to WOAH
an HPAI occurrence in that country. On
May 23, 2022, after confirming that the
HPAI occurred in commercial birds or
poultry, APHIS added Gabon to the list
of regions where HPAI exists. On that
same day, APHIS issued an import alert
notifying stakeholders that APHIS
imposed restrictions on the importation
of poultry, commercial birds, other
types of birds (research, performing),
ratites, any avian hatching eggs,
unprocessed avian products and
byproducts, and certain fresh poultry
products from Gabon to mitigate risk of
HPAI introduction into the United
States.
On June 3, 2022, the veterinary
authorities of Guinea reported to WOAH
an HPAI occurrence in that country. On
June 8, 2022, after confirming that the
HPAI occurred in commercial birds or
poultry, APHIS added Guinea to the list
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of regions where HPAI exists. On that
same day, APHIS issued an import alert
notifying stakeholders that APHIS
imposed restrictions on the importation
of poultry, commercial birds, other
types of birds (research, performing),
ratites, any avian hatching eggs,
unprocessed avian products and
byproducts, and certain fresh poultry
products originating from or transiting
Guinea to mitigate risk of HPAI
introduction into the United States.
On January 24, 2022, the veterinary
authorities of Moldova reported to
WOAH an HPAI occurrence in that
country. On January 31, 2022, APHIS
provisionally added Moldova to the list
of regions where HPAI exists, pending
a request for information. On that same
day, APHIS issued an import alert
notifying stakeholders that APHIS
imposed restrictions on the importation
of poultry, commercial birds, other
types of birds (research, performing),
ratites, any avian hatching eggs,
unprocessed avian products and
byproducts, and certain fresh poultry
products originating from or transiting
Moldova to mitigate risk of HPAI
introduction into the United States. On
February 25, 2022, after receiving
insufficient information from Moldova,
APHIS determined that removal of
Moldova from the list of regions where
HPAI exists would require a formal reevaluation pursuant to § 92.4.
With the publication of this notice,
we are informing the public that we
added: Gabon to the list of regions
APHIS considers to be affected with
HPAI of any subtype, effective May 23,
2022; Guinea to the list of regions
APHIS considers to be affected with
HPAI of any subtype, effective June 8,
2022; and Moldova to the list of regions
APHIS considers to be affected with
HPAI of any subtype, effective January
31, 2022. This notice serves as an
official record and public notification of
these actions.
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 25th day of
May 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–11575 Filed 5–31–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0047]
Addition of Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova to the List of Regions
Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we added Gabon, Guinea, and
Moldova to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service considers to be affected with highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI). These actions follow our imposition of HPAI-
related restrictions on the importation of avian commodities
originating from or transiting Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova as a result
of the confirmation of HPAI in Gabon and Guinea, and reports of HPAI
from the veterinary authorities of Moldova in the country.
DATES: Gabon, Guinea, and Moldova were added to the list of regions
APHIS considers to be affected with HPAI, effective respectively on May
23, 2022; June 8, 2022; and January 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding HPAI
in Gabon and Moldova, contact Dr. C. Aaron Monroy, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Strategy and Policy, VS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Venture II, Raleigh, NC 27606; phone: (919) 855-7207; email:
[email protected]. For further information regarding HPAI in
Guinea, contact Dr. Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization Evaluation
Services, Strategy and Policy, VS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Venture II,
Raleigh, NC 27606; phone: (919) 855-7732; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred
to below as the regulations) govern the importation of certain animals
and animal products into the United States to prevent the introduction
of various animal diseases, including Newcastle disease and highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The regulations prohibit or restrict
the importation of live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry
products from regions where these diseases are considered to exist.
Section 94.6 of the regulations contains requirements governing the
importation into the United States of carcasses, meat, parts or
products of carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry,
game birds, or other birds from regions of the world where HPAI exists
or is reasonably believed to exist. HPAI is an extremely infectious and
potentially fatal form of avian influenza in birds and poultry that,
once established, can spread rapidly from flock to flock. The Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a list of
restricted regions it considers to be affected with HPAI of any subtype
on the APHIS website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions.
APHIS receives notice of HPAI outbreaks from veterinary officials
of the exporting country, from the World Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH) or from other sources the Administrator determines to be
reliable.
On May 19, 2022, the veterinary authorities of Gabon reported to
WOAH an HPAI occurrence in that country. On May 23, 2022, after
confirming that the HPAI occurred in commercial birds or poultry, APHIS
added Gabon to the list of regions where HPAI exists. On that same day,
APHIS issued an import alert notifying stakeholders that APHIS imposed
restrictions on the importation of poultry, commercial birds, other
types of birds (research, performing), ratites, any avian hatching
eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh
poultry products from Gabon to mitigate risk of HPAI introduction into
the United States.
On June 3, 2022, the veterinary authorities of Guinea reported to
WOAH an HPAI occurrence in that country. On June 8, 2022, after
confirming that the HPAI occurred in commercial birds or poultry, APHIS
added Guinea to the list of regions where HPAI exists. On that same
day, APHIS issued an import alert notifying stakeholders that APHIS
imposed restrictions on the importation of poultry, commercial birds,
other types of birds (research, performing), ratites, any avian
hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain
fresh poultry products originating from or transiting Guinea to
mitigate risk of HPAI introduction into the United States.
On January 24, 2022, the veterinary authorities of Moldova reported
to WOAH an HPAI occurrence in that country. On January 31, 2022, APHIS
provisionally added Moldova to the list of regions where HPAI exists,
pending a request for information. On that same day, APHIS issued an
import alert notifying stakeholders that APHIS imposed restrictions on
the importation of poultry, commercial birds, other types of birds
(research, performing), ratites, any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed
avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products
originating from or transiting Moldova to mitigate risk of HPAI
introduction into the United States. On February 25, 2022, after
receiving insufficient information from Moldova, APHIS determined that
removal of Moldova from the list of regions where HPAI exists would
require a formal re-evaluation pursuant to Sec. 92.4.
With the publication of this notice, we are informing the public
that we added: Gabon to the list of regions APHIS considers to be
affected with HPAI of any subtype, effective May 23, 2022; Guinea to
the list of regions APHIS considers to be affected with HPAI of any
subtype, effective June 8, 2022; and Moldova to the list of regions
APHIS considers to be affected with HPAI of any subtype, effective
January 31, 2022. This notice serves as an official record and public
notification of these actions.
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 25th day of May 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11575 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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