0579-AE37 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions

We are amending the regulations governing the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) by updating and clarifying several provisions, including those concerning NPIP participation, voting requirements, testing procedures, and standards. The changes in this final rule were voted on and approved by the voting delegates at the Plan's 2016 National Plan Conference.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Other 9 CFR 145 to 147 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317 No NPRM 04/09/2018 83 FR 15082 NPRM Comment Period End 05/09/2018 Final Rule 06/19/2018 83 FR 28351 Final Rule Effective 07/19/2018 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No Businesses None No No No Denise Heard Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 770 922-3496 Unit 40, 1506 Klondike Road, Unit 40, Suite 101, Conyers GA 30094-5104