70 FR 155 pgs. 47078-47079 - Brucellosis in Swine; Add Florida to List of Validated Brucellosis-Free States
Type: RULEVolume: 70Number: 155Pages: 47078 - 47079
Docket number: [Docket No. 05-009-2]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-16013 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 78
[Docket No. 05-009-2]
Brucellosis in Swine; Add Florida to List of Validated Brucellosis-Free States
AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
SUMMARY:
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of swine by adding Florida to the list of validated brucellosis-free States. The interim rule was based on our determination that Florida meets the criteria for classification as a validated brucellosis-free State. That action relieved certain restrictions on the interstate movement of breeding swine from Florida.
DATES:
The interim rule became effective on May 2, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. John Korslund, Staff Veterinarian (Swine Health), Aquaculture, Swine, Equine, and Poultry Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5914.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Brucellosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. The disease mainly affects cattle, bison, and swine, but goats, sheep, horses, and even humans are susceptible. In its principal animal hosts, it causes loss of young through spontaneous abortion or birth of weak offspring, reduced milk production, and infertility. There is no economically feasible treatment for brucellosis in livestock. In humans, brucellosis initially causes flu-like symptoms, but the disease may develop into a variety of chronic conditions, including arthritis. Humans can be treated for brucellosis with antibiotics.
The brucellosis regulations in 9 CFR part 78 (referred to below as the regulations) contain specific provisions for cattle, bison, and swine. Under the regulations, States, herds, and individual animals are classified according to their brucellosis status. Interstate movement requirements for animals are based upon the disease status of the individual animals or the herd or State from which the animal originates.
In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2005 (70 FR 22588-22589, Docket No. 05-009-1), we amended the regulations by adding Florida to the list of validated swine brucellosis-free States in § 78.43.
Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or before July 1, 2005. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule.
This action also affirms the information contained in the interim rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review under Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 78
Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Hogs, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
PART 78-BRUCELLOSIS
Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the interim rule that amended 9 CFR part 78 and that was published at 70 FR 22588-22589 on May 2, 2005.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of August 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-16013 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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