Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service February 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Swine Health Protection
Document Number: 2023-03967
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the swine health protection program.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations
Document Number: 2023-03832
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the interstate movement of regulated articles to prevent the spread of Phytophthora ramorum.
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Document Number: C1-2023-03357
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Alignment of Canned Meat and Canned Product Requirements
Document Number: 2023-03559
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are revising the regulations for cured or cooked meat from regions where foot-and-mouth disease exists to reflect changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulations regarding thermally processed, commercially sterile meat. This action will remove from our regulations reference to a section in FSIS' regulations that was eliminated when FSIS consolidated their regulations regarding thermally processed, commercially sterile meat. This action will align the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's animal product regulations with the current FSIS regulations.
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Document Number: 2023-03357
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are amending the regulations to establish standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act. This action will ensure the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds not bred for use in research and covered under the Act.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Export Health Certificate for Animal Products
Document Number: 2023-03137
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the export of animal products from the United States.
Notice of Decision to Authorize the Importation of Fresh Oha Leaves (Pterocarpus mildbraedii) From Nigeria Into the Continental United States
Document Number: 2023-03136
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation of fresh Oha leaves (Pterocarpus mildbraedii) from Nigeria into the continental United States. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh Oha leaves from Nigeria.
Addition of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of North Macedonia to the List of Regions Affected With African Swine Fever
Document Number: 2023-03134
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that we added the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of North Macedonia to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by African swine fever (ASF). We have taken these actions because of confirmation of ASF in the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of North Macedonia.
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit From Grenada Into the United States
Document Number: 2023-03133
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the United States of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit from Grenada. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit from Grenada.
Notice of Availability of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Release of Aphalara itadori From Murakami, Japan for the Biological Control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian Knotweeds in the Contiguous United States
Document Number: 2023-02812
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) relative to a 2020 EA for the release of Aphalara itadori for the biological control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian knotweeds (Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinensis, and F. x bohemica), significant invasive weeds, within the contiguous United States. This supplement analyzes the potential impacts of the release of A. itadori from Murakami, Japan, that may be more effective than the present Hokkaido and Kyushu lines of A. itadori in reducing infestations of knotweeds, particularly hybrid knotweed, which is the most abundant type of knotweed in the United States. We are making the supplemental EA available to the public for review and comment.
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Environmental Monitoring
Document Number: 2023-02814
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with environmental monitoring.
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program
Document Number: 2023-02444
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-06
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with Federal recognition of a State's plant pest containment, eradication, or exclusion program as a Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program.
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