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            <NAME>Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
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<p>The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (APHIS) is proposing to withdraw a final rule that was on public inspection by the Office of the Federal Register on January 20, 2017, and that amends the Agency&rsquo;s Horse Protection Act regulations (the 2017 HPA final rule).</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>9 CFR Part 11</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 1821 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/21/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 47068</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/21/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Withdrawn - Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/31/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 74336</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Withdrawal Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/30/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Aaron</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Rhyner</LAST_NAME>
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                <TITLE>DVM, Assistant Director, Animal Care</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</NAME>
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                <PHONE>970 494-7484</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>horseprotection@usda.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop 3W11,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Fort Collins</CITY>
                    <STATE>CO</STATE>
                    <ZIP>80526-8117</ZIP>
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