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USDA/APHIS

RIN: 0579-AC72

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Official Animal Identification Numbering Systems
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the domestic livestock regulations to phase out use of animal identification numbers beginning with a prefix other than 840 as official for use on eartags as of a specific date. In addition, the rule would phase out use of premises identification numbers that do not use the seven-character alphanumeric code format. It would also set a date for requiring all official eartags to bear the U.S. shield. These changes are intended to achieve greater standardization and uniformity of official numbering systems and eartags used in the National Animal Identification System and in animal disease programs and to enhance animal traceability.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 71    9 CFR 77 to 80    9 CFR 85
Legal Authority: 7 USC 8301 to 8317

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  11/00/2008     NPRM Comment Period End  01/00/2009

Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John Wiemers Senior Staff Officer, National Animal Identification Staff, VS Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2100 S. Lake Storey Road, Galesburg, IL 61401 Phone:309 344-1942