APHIS Moves Certain Animal Disease/Horse CEM Risk Lists to Web
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective February 9, 2012, to remove lists of (i) regions classified with respect to certain animal diseases and pests and (ii) States approved to receive horses imported from…
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foreign regions where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, from its animal and animal product import regulations. Instead, the lists will be posted on APHIS’ Web site. The regulations will provide the Web address and explain APHIS' criteria and processes for adding a region or a State to, or removing a region or State from, each of the lists. APHIS notes that because the lists will no longer be in the Code of Federal Regulations, changing them will no longer require rulemaking. APHIS states that it will keep the public informed of changes to the lists and provide opportunity for public comment through publications in the Federal Register.