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BSE - LIECHTENSTEIN (03)

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Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 23:00:26 -0500

Source: Federal Register, Dec. 24/98, Volume 63, Number 247, Page

71209-71210, [DOCID:fr24de98-1]

CHANGE IN DISEASE STATUS OF LIECHTENSTEIN BECAUSE OF BSE

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.

SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations by adding Liechtenstein to the

list of regions where bovine spongiform encephalopathy exists because the

disease has been detected in two bovine animals in that region. The effect

of this action is to prohibit or restrict the importation of ruminants that

have been in Liechtenstein and meat, meat products, and certain other

edible products of ruminants that have been in Liechtenstein. This action

is necessary to reduce the risk that bovine spongiform encephalopathy could

be introduced into the United States.

DATES: Interim rule effective December 18, 1998. Consideration will be

given only to comments received on or before February 22, 1999. ADDRESSES:

Please send an original and three copies of your comments to Docket No.

98-119-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your

comments refer to Docket No. 98-119-1. Comments received may be inspected

at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on to facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

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