0579-AE55 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Amendments to the National Brucellosis Eradication Program

APHIS is proposing to revise its national Brucellosis eradication program so that State statuses would no longer be based on the prevalence of brucellosis within the State, but rather based on whether a State is consistent or inconsistent with regard to standards contained in a Program Standards document. In addition, APHIS proposes to remove the list of brucellosis State classifications for both the cattle and bison and swine programs from the CFR and move the list to the APHIS website, and to revise conditions for interstate movement of cattle, bison, and swine to reflect the new State classification system. Finally, APHIS is proposing to align vaccination and branding requirements in the regulations with current operational practices.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 9 CFR 78 7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq. No NPRM 12/00/2023 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. Undetermined Businesses Federal State No No No Aimee Hunt Dr. National Cattle Health Veterinary Medical Officer, VS 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 515 686-1435 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Fort Collins CO 80526