APHIS Reopens Comment Period for Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Proposed Action Plan

June 19, 2013 — 

Veterinary Services is reopening the comment period on the concept paper for A New Approach for Managing Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Virus to allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. The concept paper describes the agency's current thinking about changes being considered for the pseudorabies and swine brucellosis programs. (The concept paper can be found by viewing the regulations.gov website as described in the Federal Register notice or by viewing http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/swine/.) Stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments before the closing period expires on July 22, 2013. All comments submitted through closing will be considered.

You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0086-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0086, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.

Supporting documents and any comments received on this docket may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0086 or in the USDA reading room which is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Please call (202) 799-7039 before visiting the reading room.