VMD, Director, National Policy Staff, Animal Care

0579-AE69 202410 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 Amendments to Wild and Exotic Animal Handling, Enrichment and Training Regulations

APHIS is proposing to strengthen the regulations regarding the handling of animals regulated under the Animal Welfare Act, as well as the training of personnel involved in the handling of animals. APHIS is also proposing to establish standards addressing environmental enhancement for all regulated animals; the current regulations regarding environmental enhancement are limited to addressing the needs of non-human primates, birds, and marine mammals. This action follows an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in which APHIS solicited feedback on the possible changes to handling, training, and environmental enhancement regulations contained in 9 CFR parts 2 and 3.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 9 CFR 1 to 3 7 U.S.C. 2131 to 2159 No ANPRM 01/09/2023 88 FR 1151 ANPRM Comment Period End 03/10/2023 ANPRM Comment Period Extended 03/07/2023 88 FR 14090 ANPRM Comment Period Extended End 04/10/2023 NPRM 09/00/2025 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No None No No No Lance Bassage VMD, Director, National Policy Staff, Animal Care 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 851-3748 lance.h.bassage@usda.gov 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale MD 20737