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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AC65 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Tuberculosis; Require Approved Herd Plans Prior To Payment of Indemnity 
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations regarding the payment of indemnity for animals destroyed because of bovine tuberculosis to provide that an approved herd plan must be in place prior to the payment of indemnity, and to provide that 10 percent of the gross indemnity payment be withheld by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service until the conditions of an approved herd plan have been implemented. It would also amend the regulations to deny any payments of Federal indemnity for a herd whose owner has failed to follow the provisions of an approved herd plan, or has violated the conditions of an approved herd plan. We believe these proposed changes would further tuberculosis eradication efforts in the United States and protect livestock not affected with tuberculosis from the disease. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 50   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 8301 to 8317   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/24/2008  73 FR 43171   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/22/2008    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
C. William Hench
Senior Cattle Health Specialist, Cattle Health Center, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response, VS
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B-3E20,
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone:970 494-7378