[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21386-21387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08081]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0013]
Addition of Indonesia 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 Indonesia 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 Indonesia.
DATES: Indonesia was added to the APHIS list of regions considered
affected with ASF on December 13, 2019.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Grabau, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive,
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606. Phone: (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 introduction into the United
States of various animal diseases, including African swine fever (ASF).
ASF is a highly contagious animal disease of wild and domestic swine.
It 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 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 December 17, 2019, the veterinary authorities of the Republic of
Indonesia reported to the OIE the occurrence of ASF in that country.
This confirmation of the ASF outbreak supported APHIS' action on
December 13, 2019, adding the Republic of Indonesia 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 Indonesia, including
casings, are subject to APHIS import restrictions designed to mitigate
the risk of ASF introduction into the United States.
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 13th day of April 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08081 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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