[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18115-18116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9098]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 145
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0042]
RIN 0579-AC78
National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions;
Correcting Amendment
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on
April 1, 2009 (74 FR 14710-14719, Docket No. APHIS-2007-0042), and
effective on May 1, 2009, we amended the National Poultry Improvement
Plan (the Plan) and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or
modified sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and
participating flocks. In that final rule, we amended a section in the
Plan to include additional tests for avian influenza, but we neglected
to amend the heading of that section to indicate that it now contains
some tests that are not blood tests. This document corrects that error.
DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior
Coordinator, Poultry Improvement Staff, National Poultry Improvement
Plan, Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, 1498 Klondike Road, Suite 101,
Conyers, GA 30094-5104; (770) 922-3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April
1, 2009 (74 FR 14710-14719, Docket No. APHIS-2007-0042), and effective
on May 1, 2009, we amended the National Poultry Improvement Plan (the
Plan) and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified
sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and participating
flocks. The regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and 147 contain the
provisions of the Plan.
We added new tests for avian influenza to the regulations in 9 CFR
part 145, which contains provisions for Plan participation by breeding
flocks. The section that contains these new avian influenza tests and
other tests, Sec. 145.14, has been headed ``Blood testing.'' However,
the section now contains some tests that are not blood tests, meaning
the section heading is no longer accurate. Therefore, we are amending
the section heading to read ``Testing.''
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 145
Animal diseases, Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR part 145 as follows:
PART 145--NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR BREEDING POULTRY
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1. The authority citation for part 145 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
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2. Section 145.14 is amended by revising the section heading to read as
follows:
Sec. 145.14 Testing.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of April 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-9098 Filed 4-20-09; 8:45 am]
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