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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AB84 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats; Approved Livestock Facilities, Identification, and Recordkeeping Requirements 
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the regulations regarding the interstate movement of animals to require livestock facilities that handle sheep or goats in interstate commerce to be approved by APHIS. These will include stockyards, livestock markets, buying stations, concentration points, or any other premises where sheep or goats in interstate commerce are assembled. APHIS' approval will be contingent on the facility operator meeting certain minimum standards and other conditions relating to the receipt, handling, and release of sheep and goats at the facility, as well as complying with certain animal identification and recordkeeping requirements. The standards and other conditions will be based, in part, on recently implemented regulations relating to the interstate movement of sheep and goats in order to control the spread of scrapie, a serious disease of sheep and goats. This rule will provide for the establishment of standards for the approval of livestock facilities that handle sheep or goats in interstate commerce. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 71   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 8301 to 8317   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/26/2004  69 FR 52451   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/25/2004    
Final Action  04/01/2009  74 FR 14703   
Final Action Effective  05/01/2009    
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Diane Sutton
Sheep, Goat, Cervid, and Equine Health Center; Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Unit 43, 4700 River Road, Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1235
Phone:301 851-3509