Addition of the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Senegal, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
| Published date | 09 August 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 43518 |
| Record Number | 2021-16941 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service |
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43518
Vol. 86, No. 150
Monday, August 9, 2021
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[FR Doc. 2021–16882 Filed 8–6–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0011]
Addition of the Republic of Croatia, the
Republic of Senegal, and the People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria to the
List of Regions Affected With Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza
AGENCY
: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: We are advising the public
that we added the Republic of Croatia,
the Republic of Senegal, and the
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
to the list of regions that the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
considers to be affected by highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
These actions follow our imposition of
HPAI-related restrictions on avian
commodities originating from or
transiting the Republic of Croatia, the
Republic of Senegal, and the People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria, as a
result of the confirmation of HPAI in the
Republic of Croatia, the Republic of
Senegal, and the People’s Democratic
Republic of Algeria.
DATES
: The Republic of Croatia, the
Republic of Senegal, and the People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria were
added to the list of regions APHIS
considers to be affected with HPAI,
effective respectively on November 25,
2020; January 12, 2021; and February
10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
further information regarding HPAI in
the Republic of Croatia, contact Dr.
Michael T. Ray, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Strategy and
Policy, APHIS Veterinary Services, 920
Main Campus Drive, Venture II, Raleigh,
NC 27606; phone: (919) 855–7225;
email: ASKRegionalization@usda.gov.
For further information regarding HPAI
in the Republic of Senegal or the
People’s Democratic Republic of
Algeria, contact Dr. John Grabau,
Regionalization Evaluation Services,
APHIS Veterinary Services, 920 Main
Campus Drive, Venture II, Raleigh, NC
27606; phone: (919) 855–7738; email:
ASKRegionalization@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Notices
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The World Organization for Animal Health
internationally follows a British English spelling of
‘‘organisation’’ in its name; also, it was formerly the
Office International des Epizooties, or OIE, an
acronym still in usage.
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of certain animals and
animal products into the United States
to prevent the introduction of various
animal diseases, including Newcastle
disease and highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI). The regulations
prohibit or restrict the importation of
live poultry, poultry meat, and other
poultry products from regions where
these diseases are considered to exist.
Section 94.6 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation into the United States of
carcasses, meat, parts or products of
carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching
eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other
birds from regions of the world where
HPAI exists or is reasonably believed to
exist. HPAI is an extremely infectious
and potentially fatal form of avian
influenza in birds and poultry that, once
established, can spread rapidly from
flock to flock. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
maintains a restrictions list of regions it
considers affected with HPAI of any
subtype on the APHIS website at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/
ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-
animal-product-import-information/
animal-health-status-of-regions.
APHIS receives notice of HPAI
outbreaks from veterinary officials of the
exporting country, from the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE),
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or from other sources the Administrator
determines to be reliable.
On November 18, 2020, the veterinary
authorities of the Republic of Croatia
reported to the OIE an HPAI occurrence
in that country. On November 25, 2020,
after confirming that HPAI occurred in
commercial birds or poultry, APHIS
added the Republic of Croatia to the list
of regions where HPAI exists. On that
same date, APHIS issued an import alert
notifying stakeholders that effective
November 21, 2020, APHIS imposed
restrictions on the importation of
poultry, commercial birds, other types
of birds (research, performing), ratites,
any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed
avian products and byproducts, and
certain fresh poultry products from the
Republic of Croatia to mitigate risk of
HPAI introduction into the United
States.
On January 7, 2021, the veterinary
authorities of the Republic of Senegal
reported to the OIE an HPAI occurrence
in that country. On January 12, 2021,
after confirming that the HPAI occurred
in commercial birds or poultry, APHIS
added the Republic of Senegal to the list
of regions where HPAI exists. On that
same date, APHIS issued an import alert
notifying stakeholders that effective
December 30, 2020, APHIS imposed
restrictions on the importation of
poultry, commercial birds, other types
of birds (research, performing), ratites,
any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed
avian products and byproducts, and
certain fresh poultry products from the
Republic of Senegal to mitigate risk of
HPAI introduction into the United
States.
On February 8, 2021, the veterinary
authorities of the People’s Democratic
Republic of Algeria reported to the OIE
an HPAI occurrence in that country. On
February 10, 2021, after confirming that
the HPAI occurred in commercial birds
or poultry, APHIS added the People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria to the
list of regions where HPAI exists. On
that same date, APHIS issued an import
alert notifying stakeholders that
effective January 26, 2021, APHIS
imposed restrictions on the importation
of poultry, commercial birds, other
types of birds (research, performing),
ratites, any avian hatching eggs,
unprocessed avian products and
byproducts, and certain fresh poultry
products from the People’s Democratic
Republic of Algeria to mitigate risk of
HPAI introduction into the United
States.
With the publication of this notice,
we are informing the public that we
added: The Republic of Croatia to the
list of regions APHIS considers affected
with HPAI of any subtype, effective
November 25, 2020; the Republic of
Senegal to the list of regions APHIS
considers affected with HPAI of any
subtype, effective January 12, 2021; and
the People’s Democratic Republic of
Algeria to the list of regions APHIS
considers affected with HPAI of any
subtype, effective February 10, 2021.
This notice serves as an official record
and public notification of these actions.
Congressional Review Act
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 23rd day of
July 2021.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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