Public comments accepted thru November 10
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the USDA has created new rules restricting the Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish.
APHIS is establishing new regulations to restrict the interstate movement and importation into the U.S. of live fish that are susceptible to VHS, a highly contagious disease of certain fresh and saltwater fish. The disease has been responsible for several large-scale die-offs of wild fish in the Great Lakes region.
Comments on the interim rule are due on or before November 10, 2008.
You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
►Federal eRulemaking Portal: To submit or view comments and to view related materials available electronically go to:
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0038,
► Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0038, Regulatory Analysis and Development, \PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 2007–0038
For further information contact:
Dr. P. Gary Egrie, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–0695; or Dr. Peter L. Merrill, Senior Staff Veterinarian, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737– 1231; (301) 734–8364.
For more info, Federal Register, Vol. 73, No 175, Sept 9, 2008 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20852.pdf "Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish"²
Source: Great Lakes Basin Report
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