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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2011-03-22.xml --- 76 55 Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Commodity Credit Corporation See Forest Service See Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service RULES National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions, 15791-15798 2011-6539 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Karnal Bunt; Importation of Wheat and Related Articles, 15934-15935 2011-6604 Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Biological Control Agent for Air Potato, 15935 2011-6605 Bonneville Bonneville Power Administration NOTICES Records of Decision; Availability, etc.: Central Ferry to Lower Monumental 500kV Transmission Line Project, 15970 2011-6662 Census Bureau Census Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, 15939-15940 2011-6599 Centers Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Meetings: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel, 15984 2011-6641 Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority, 15984-15985 2011-6515 Commerce Commerce Department See Census Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See Patent and Trademark Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 2011-6647 15938-15939 2011-6715 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Complaint of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, 15939 2011-6612 Commodity Credit Commodity Credit Corporation PROPOSED RULES Tobacco Transition Payment Programs: Cigar and Cigarette Per Unit Assessments, 15859-15864 2011-6668 Community Development Community Development Financial Institutions Fund NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 16037-16038 2011-6610 Consumer Product Consumer Product Safety Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database, 15953 2011-6645 Education Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 2011-6672 15953-15956 2011-6674 2011-6686 2011-6689 2011-6717 Applications for New Awards:

Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education - Comprehensive Program, 15956-15961 2011-6640 Funding Priorities: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, 15961-15968 2011-6711 2011-6713 Energy Department Energy Department See Bonneville Power Administration See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Texas Clean Energy Project, Near Odessa, Ector County, TX; Public Hearing, 15968-15970 2011-6694 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Nebraska; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority and Tailoring Rule Revision, 15852-15855 2011-6419 Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program, 15855-15856 2011-6561 PROPOSED RULES Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Oklahoma; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport of Pollution Affecting Visibility, etc., 16168-16197 2011-5799 Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans and Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes:

AL, GA, and TN; Chattanooga; Determination of Attaining Data for 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Standards, 15895-15898 2011-6669 Georgia; Macon; Determination of Attaining Data for 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Standards, 15892-15895 2011-6664 Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations: Consistency Update for California, 15898-15900 2011-6673 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: SmartWay Transport Partnership, 15972-15974 2011-6687 Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods:

Designation of Four New Equivalent Methods, 15974-15975 2011-6681 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation Authorized Program Revision/Modification Approvals: State of Colorado, 15975-15976 2011-6663 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes, and Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, etc. (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes), 15805-15808 2011-5938 B-N Group Ltd. Model BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2A-2, BN-2A-3, BN-2A-6, BN-2A-8, BN-2A-9, etc.

Airplanes, 15820-15822 2011-5454 Boeing Co. Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER Series Airplanes, 15808-15814 2011-5301 Boeing Co. Model 747 Airplanes, 15814-15818 2011-5172 Boeing Co. Model MD 90-30 Airplanes, 15800-15802 2011-6249 Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 and 440), etc. Airplanes, 15823-15825 2011-5771 Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model EC130 B4 Helicopters, 15802-15805 2011-6212 Reims Aviation S.A. Model F406 Airplanes, 15818-15820 2011-6371 Amendments of Class E Airspace:

Pueblo, CO, 15825-15826 2011-6627 Special Conditions: Boeing 747-468, Installation of Medical Lift, 15798-15800 2011-6618 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes, etc. (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes), 15870-15872 2011-6614 Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 Series Airplanes, 15867-15870, 15872-15874 2011-6643 2011-6644 Boeing Co. Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER Series Airplanes, 15864-15867 2011-6613 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission RULES Radio Broadcasting Services:

Early and Lake Brownwood, TX, 15857 2011-6716 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 15976-15980 2011-6596 2011-6597 2011-6598 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency PROPOSED RULES Flood Elevation Determinations, 15900-15901 C1--2010--31545 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Joint Applications: Liberty Gas Storage, LLC and LA Storage, LLC, 15971 2011-6616 Meetings: Eagle Crest Energy, Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, 15971-15972 2011-6615 Preliminary Permit Applications:

Cascade Creek, LLC, 15972 2011-6617 Preliminary Permit Drawings: Lock Plus Hydro Friends Fund XXXVIII; FFP Missouri 12, LLC; Allegheny 2 Hydro, LLC; Three Rivers Hydro LLC, 15972 2011-6768 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Exemption Renewals: Greyhound Lines, Inc.; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operations, 16034-16035 2011-6710 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration PROPOSED RULES Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Substantive Regulations for Train Employees Providing Commuter and Intercity Rail Passenger Transportation:

Conforming Amendments to Recordkeeping Requirements, 16200-16229 2011-6528 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Changes in Bank Control: Acquisitions of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Company, 15981 2011-6650 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 15981 2011-6651 Federal Retirement Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 15981 2011-6875 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service RULES Injurious Wildlife Species:

Listing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish, 15857-15858 2011-6507 PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or Threatened, 15932-15933 2011-6732 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 12-Month Finding on Petition to List Berry Cave Salamander as Endangered, 15919-15932 2011-6347 Revised Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy Plover, 16046-16165 2011-4906 NOTICES Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, 15992-15993 2011-6634 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration RULES Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food, 15841-15852 2011-6625 NOTICES Denials Without Prejudice of Food Additive Petitions:

Alpha Omega Technology, Inc., 15986 2011-6623 Hartech Corp., 15985 2011-6624 Meetings: Food and Drug Administration/Xavier University Global Medical Device Conference; Public Conference, 15986-15987 2011-6619 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Meetings: Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee, 15935-15936 2011-6629 General Services General Services Administration RULES Standards of Conduct, 15856 2011-6608 PROPOSED RULES Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563, 15859 2011-6657 NOTICES Maximum Per Diem Rates:

States of California, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, 15981-15982 2011-6659 Grain Inspection Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration NOTICES Designations: Owensboro, KY; Bloomington, IL; Iowa Falls, IA; Casa Grande, AZ; Fargo, ND; Grand Forks, ND; and Plainview, TX Areas, 15936 2011-6592 Designations; Opportunities: Aberdeen, SD; Decatur, IL; Hastings, NE; Fulton, IL; State of Missouri, and State of South Carolina Areas, 15936-15938 2011-6589 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, 15982 2011-6702 Nominations to Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, 15982-15983 2011-6701 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Federal Emergency Management Agency See U.S. Customs and Border Protection Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Evaluation of Office of University Partnerships Programs Telephone Survey, 15990-15991 2011-6607 Funding Availabilities:

FY 2010 Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program; Technical Correction and Extension of Deadline, 15991 2011-6606 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Financial Assistance and Social Services, 15993-15994 2011-6714 Inter-American Inter-American Foundation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 15991-15992 2011-6816 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service See Reclamation Bureau PROPOSED RULES Acquisition Regulation Miscellaneous Changes, 15901-15903 2011-6646 Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Property Traded on Established Market:

Hearing Cancellation, 15887 2011-6603 Sales-Based Royalties and Vendor Allowances: Public Hearing, 15887 2011-6601 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Prepaid Card Marketing Customer Survey, 16038 2011-6602 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping Duty Administrative and Changed-Circumstances Reviews; Extensions of Time Limits for Preliminary Results: Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France;

Germany; Italy; Japan; and United Kingdom, 15940-15941 2011-6746 Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Extensions of Final Results: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Republic of Korea, 15941 2011-6726 Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Final Results: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 15941-15944 2011-6564 Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 15945 2011-6734 2011-6736 Justice Department Justice Department NOTICES Lodging of Consent Decrees Under the Clean Water Act:

United States v. Consol Energy, Inc., et al., 15998-15999 2011-6591 Proposed Consent Decrees: United States of America and State of Alaska v. Unisea, Inc., 15999 2011-6581 Labor Department Labor Department See Labor Statistics Bureau See Occupational Safety and Health Administration Labor Statistics Labor Statistics Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 15999-16000 2011-6600 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Filings of Plats of Survey:

New Mexico, 15994-15995 2011-6642 Meetings: Northeast California Resource Advisory Council, 15995 2011-6639 Northeast California Resource Advisory Council Subcommittee, 15995-15996 2011-6635 National Archives National Archives and Records Administration NOTICES Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments, 16002-16004 2011-6832 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Roof Crush Resistance, 15903-15919 2011-6595 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Reports, Forms, and Record keeping Requirements, 16035-16036 2011-6722 National Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTICES Meetings: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program; Public Workshop, 15945-15946 2011-6688 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Committee Establishments: NCI-Frederick Advisory Committee; Amended, 15987 2011-6742 Meetings: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 15988 2011-6748 National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 15988 2011-6735 National Institute of Mental Health, 15988-15989 2011-6727 2011-6733 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 15989 2011-6730 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Gulf of Alaska License Limitation Program, 15826-15840 2011-6723 PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing of Nine Distinct Population Segments of Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Endangered or Threatened, 15932-15933 2011-6732 NOTICES Endangered and Threatened Species: Take of Anadromous Fish, 15946-15947 2011-6731 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife: Finding on Petition to List Caribbean Electric Ray as Threatened or Endangered, 15947-15952 2011-6692 Meetings: National Marine Fisheries Service, 15952-15953 2011-6594 National Park National Park Service PROPOSED RULES Special Regulations:

Areas of National Park System, Cape Cod National Seashore, 15888-15891 2011-6703 NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Extension of F-Line Historic Streetcar Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, etc., County of San Francisco, CA, 15996-15997 2011-6704 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 16004-16012 2011-6825 License Amendments:

STP Nuclear Operating Co., et al., South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, 16012-16015 2011-6667 Meetings: ACRS Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs, 16016 2011-6652 ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels, 16016 2011-6653 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 16016-16017 2011-6824 Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 8.5, 16017 2011-6665 Occupational Safety Health Adm Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Voluntary Protection Programs Information, 16000-16002 2011-6654 Patent Patent and Trademark Office PROPOSED RULES Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, 15891-15892 2011-6660 Reclamation Reclamation Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 15997-15998 2011-6631 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission RULES General Rules and Regulations, Securities Act of 1933; CFR Correction, 15841 2011-6830 PROPOSED RULES Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements and Security-Based Swaps, 15874-15887 2011-6685 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 2011-6655 16018-16019 2011-6656 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: New York Stock Exchange LLC, 16019-16021 2011-6708 NYSE Amex LLC, 16024-16029 2011-6707 2011-6709 NYSE Arca, Inc., 16021-16024 2011-6750 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declarations: California, 16029 2011-6671 State Department State Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Sports and Culture Evaluation BTL Survey, 16033 2011-6690 Sports and Culture Evaluation Envoys Survey, 16029-16030 2011-6725 Sports and Culture Evaluation IVLP Survey, 16033-16034 2011-6691 Sports and Culture Evaluation IWP Survey, 16032 2011-6693 Sports and Culture Evaluation Kennedy Center Mentor Survey, 16030 2011-6695 Sports and Culture Evaluation Kennedy Center Visitors Survey, 16031-16032 2011-6696 Sports and Culture Evaluation Sports Surveys, 16031 2011-6698 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Meetings:

Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee, 16036-16037 2011-6522 Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor, 16037 2011-6632 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Federal Railroad Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration See Surface Transportation Board Treasury Treasury Department See Community Development Financial Institutions Fund See Internal Revenue Service RULES Entry of Merchandise;

CFR Correction, 15841 2011-6840 Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection RULES Entry of Merchandise; CFR Correction, 15841 2011-6840 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase, 15989-15990 2011-6648 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance, 16043-16044 2011-6683 Statement in Support of Claim for Service Connection for PTSD, 16039-16040 2011-6677 Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent, 16039 2011-6676 VAAR Clause 852.236.89, Buy American Act, 16044 2011-6684 VAAR Clause 852.236.91, Special Notes, 16038-16039 2011-6675 VAAR Clauses 852.236-72, 852.236-82, 852.236-83, 852.236-84 and 852.236-88, 16041-16043 2011-6682 VAAR Part 813, 16040 2011-6679 VAAR Sections 809.106 1, 809.504(d), and Clause 852.209-70, 16041 2011-6680 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service, 16046-16165 2011-4906 Part III Environmental Protection Agency, 16168-16197 2011-5799 Part IV Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration, 16200-16229 2011-6528 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this page for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents LISTSERV electronic mailing list, go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov and select Online mailing list archives, FEDREGTOC-L, Join or leave the list (or change settings); then follow the instructions. 76 55 Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Parts 56, 145, 146, and 147 [Docket No. APHIS-2009-0031] RIN 0579-AD21 National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions AGENCY:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We are amending the National Poultry Improvement Plan (the Plan) and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and participating flocks. The changes were voted on and approved by the voting delegates at the Plan's 2008 National Plan Conference. These changes will keep the provisions of the Plan current with changes in the poultry industry and provide for the use of new sampling and testing procedures.

DATES: *Effective Date:* April 21, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. C. Stephen Roney, DVM, Senior Staff Officer, NPIP, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300, Conyers, GA 30094-5104;

(770)922-3496. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP, also referred to below as “the Plan”) is a cooperative Federal-State-industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. The Plan consists of a variety of programs intended to prevent and control poultry diseases. Participation in all Plan programs is voluntary, but breeding flocks, hatcheries, and dealers must first qualify as “U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean” as a condition for participating in the other Plan programs. The Plan identifies States, flocks, hatcheries, dealers, and slaughter plants that meet certain disease control standards specified in the Plan's various programs. As a result, customers can buy poultry that has tested clean of certain diseases or that has been produced under disease-prevention conditions. The regulations in 9 CFR parts 145, 146, and 147 (referred to below as the regulations) contain the provisions of the Plan. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA)amends these provisions from time to time to incorporate new scientific information and technologies within the Plan. On September 20, 2010, we published in the **Federal Register** (75 FR 57200-57215, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0031) a proposal 1 to amend the Plan and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and participating flocks. The proposed changes were voted on and approved by the voting delegates at the Plan's 2008 National Plan Conference. These changes were intended to keep the provisions of the Plan current with changes in the poultry industry and provide for the use of new sampling and testing procedures. 1 To view the proposed rule and the comments we received, go to *http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0031.* We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending November 19, 2010. We received three comments by that date. They were from a producer and two citizens. One commenter supported the proposed rule, and one did not raise any issues related to the proposed rule. One commenter generally objected to our proposed addition of provisions under which a flock could be designated “ *Salmonella* negative” to the regulations in § 145.83(f) for the U.S. Salmonella Monitored classification for primary meat-type chicken breeding flocks. However, this commenter did not raise any specific concerns. We continue to believe that the *Salmonella* negative designation will provide an effective means for flock owners to demonstrate their flocks' freedom from *Salmonella* based on regular testing. We are not making any changes to the proposed rule in response to this comment. We are, however, amending the proposed provisions in paragraph

(f)of § 145.83 to capitalize the word *Salmonella* each time it is used. In addition, our proposed changes to paragraph

(b)of § 145.14 indicated that the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test is an official blood test for *Mycoplasma gallisepticum, M. meleagridis,* and *M. synoviae.* As the PCR-based test is not a blood test, we are changing proposed paragraph

(b)to refer simply to official tests. Finally, we are updating the footnote to the shoe cover sampling technique we proposed to add in § 147.12 to give the NPIP's current address. It has changed since the publication of the proposal. We are also updating the NPIP's address in the other footnotes to § 147.12 and the footnote to § 147.5. Therefore, for the reasons given in the proposed rule and in this document, we are adopting the proposed rule as a final rule, with the changes discussed in this document. Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act This final rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we have analyzed the potential economic effects of this action on small entities. The analysis is summarized below. Copies of the full analysis are available on the Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1 in this document for a link to Regulations.gov) or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . This rule will introduce a set of minor changes to the NPIP and will not involve significant changes in program operations. These changes are in line with the industry's best practices and would likely involve no additional costs in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, the NPIP is a voluntary program established between the industry and State and Federal governments. Any person producing or dealing in products may participate in the NPIP when he or she has demonstrated that his or her facilities, personnel, and practices are adequate for carrying out the applicable provisions of the NPIP. NPIP participation allows for greater ease in moving hatching eggs/live birds within a State, across State lines, and into other countries. Most countries will not accept hatching eggs/live birds and commercial poultry from a U.S. operation unless it can be shown to be a NPIP participant. The poultry industry plays a very important role in the U.S. economy, and these amendments will help to ensure the safety of the industry and benefit the economy. Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Executive Order 12372 This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. ( *See* 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.) Executive Order 12988 This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule:

(1)Has no retroactive effect; and

(2)does not require administrative proceedings before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule. Paperwork Reduction Act This final rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). List of Subjects 9 CFR Part 56 Animal diseases, Indemnity payments, Low pathogenic avian influenza, Poultry. 9 CFR Parts 145, 146, and 147 Animal diseases, Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146, and 147 as follows: PART 56—CONTROL OF H5/H7 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA 1. The authority citation for 9 CFR part 56 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 2. Section 56.1 is amended as follows: a. By removing the definitions of *commercial meat-type flock, commercial table-egg layer flock, commercial table-egg layer premises, meat-type chicken,* and *meat-type turkey.* b. By adding a definition of *commercial flock or slaughter plant,* in alphabetical order, to read as set forth below. § 56.1 Definitions. *Commercial flock or slaughter plant.* A commercial poultry flock or slaughter plant that is required because of its size to participate in the special provisions in part 146 of this chapter in order to participate in the Plan. 3. Section 56.3 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph

(b)introductory text, by removing the word “(b)(7)” each time it occurs and adding the word “(b)(3)” in its place. b. By revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) to read as set forth below. c. By removing paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(6). d. By redesignating paragraph (b)(7) as paragraph (b)(3). § 56.3 Payment of indemnity.

(b)* * *

(1)The poultry are from a breeding flock that participates in any Plan program in part 145 of this chapter but that does not participate in the U.S. Avian Influenza Clean or the U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean program of the Plan available to the flock in part 145 of this chapter; or

(2)The poultry are from a commercial flock or slaughter plant, but the flock or slaughter plant does not participate in the U.S. Avian Influenza Monitored program available to the commercial flock or slaughter plant in part 146 of this chapter; or PART 145—NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR BREEDING POULTRY 4. The authority citation for part 145 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 5. Section 145.1 is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a new definition of *avian influenza* to read as follows: § 145.1 Definitions. *Avian influenza.* An infection or disease of poultry caused by viruses in the family *Orthomyxoviridae,* genus *Influenzavirus* A. 6. Section 145.10 is amended as follows: a. By revising the introductory text to read as set forth below. b. In paragraph (r), by removing the words “and 145.53(e)” and adding the words “145.63(b), 145.73(f), and 145.83(g)” in their place. c. In paragraph (t), by removing the citation “§ 145.43(g)” and adding the words “§§ 145.43(g), 145.53(e), and 145.93(b)” in its place. § 145.10 Terminology and classification; flocks, products, and States. Participating flocks, products produced from them, and States that have met the requirements of a classification in this part may be designated by the corresponding illustrative design in this section. 7. Section 145.14 is amended as follows: a. In the introductory text, in the first sentence, by removing the word “blood” each time it occurs. b. In the introductory text, in the second sentence, by removing the words “Blood samples” and adding the word “Samples” in its place; and by removing the word “drawn” and adding the word “collected” in its place. c. By revising the heading of paragraph

(b)and paragraph (b)(1) to read as set forth below. d. In paragraph (b)(2), by adding the word “serological” before the word “tests”; and by adding the words “, *M. meleagridis,”* after the word “ *gallisepticum”.* e. By revising paragraph (b)(5) to read as set forth below. f. By removing and reserving paragraph (c). § 145.14 Testing.

(b)*For Mycoplasma gallisepticum, M. meleagridis, and M. synoviae.*

(1)The official tests for *M. gallisepticum, M. meleagridis,* and *M. synoviae* shall be the serum plate agglutination test, the tube agglutination test, the hemagglutination inhibition

(HI)test, the microhemagglutination inhibition test, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, 3 a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test, or a combination of two or more of these tests. The HI test or the microhemagglutination inhibition test shall be used to confirm the positive results of other serological tests. HI titers of 1:40 or more may be interpreted as suspicious, and final judgment must be based on further samplings and/or culture of reactors. 3 Procedures for the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test are set forth in the following publications: A.A. Ansari, R.F. Taylor, T.S. Chang, “Application of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infections in Poultry,” *Avian Diseases,* Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 21-35, January-March 1983; and H.M. Opitz, J.B. Duplessis, and M.J. Cyr, “Indirect Micro-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Antibodies to Mycoplasma synoviae and M. gallisepticum,” *Avian Diseases,* Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 773-786, July-September 1983; and H.B. Ortmayer and R. Yamamoto, “Mycoplasma Meleagridis Antibody Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA),” *Proceedings, 30th Western Poultry Disease Conference,* pp. 63-66, March 1981.

(5)The official molecular examination procedures for *M. gallisepticum* are the PCR test described in § 147.30 of this subchapter and the real-time PCR test described in § 147.31 of this subchapter. The official molecular examination procedure for *M. synoviae* is the PCR test described in § 147.30 of this subchapter. 8. Section 145.23 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the first sentence, by removing the words “either no poultry or”, and by removing the word “were” and adding the word “was” in its place. b. In paragraph

(h)introductory text, by removing the words “serological” and “one of”. c. By adding a new paragraph (h)(1) and revising paragraph (h)(2) to read as set forth below. § 145.23 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(h)* * *

(1)It is a multiplier breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative for antibodies to avian influenza when more than 4 months of age. To retain this classification:

(i)A sample of at least 30 birds must be tested negative at intervals of 90 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 30 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds is tested within each 90-day period; or

(iii)The flock is tested as provided in § 145.14(d) at intervals of 30 days or less and found to be negative, and a total of 30 samples are collected and tested within each 90-day period; and

(2)During each 90-day period, all multiplier spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. § 145.24 [Amended] 9. In § 145.24, paragraph (a)(1)(i) is amended by removing the word “and” and by adding the words “, and § 145.93(b)(3)(i) through (vii)” before the period at the end of the paragraph. 10. Section 145.33 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the first sentence, by removing the words “either no poultry or”, and by removing the word “were” and adding the word “was” in its place. b. In paragraph

(l)introductory text, by removing the words “serological” and “one of”. c. By adding a new paragraph (l)(1) and revising paragraph (l)(2) to read as set forth below. § 145.33 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(l)* * *

(1)It is a multiplier breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative for antibodies to avian influenza when more than 4 months of age. To retain this classification:

(i)A sample of at least 15 birds must be tested negative at intervals of 90 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 15 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds is tested within each 90-day period; or

(iii)The flock is tested as provided in § 145.14(d) at intervals of 30 days or less and found to be negative, and a total of 15 samples are collected and tested within each 90-day period; and

(2)During each 90-day period, all multiplier spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. § 145.34 [Amended] 11. In § 145.34, paragraph (a)(1)(i) is amended by removing the word “and” and by adding the words “, and § 145.93(b)(3)(i) through (vii)” before the period at the end of the paragraph. 12. Section 145.43 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the first sentence, by removing the words “either no poultry or”, and by removing the word “were” and adding the word “was” in its place. b. By removing and reserving paragraphs (d)(2) and (d)(3). c. In paragraph (f)(5), by redesignating footnote 6 as footnote 5. d. In paragraph

(g)introductory text, by removing the words “H5 and H7” and adding the word “H5/H7” in their place each time they appear; and by removing the word “serological”. e. By revising paragraph (g)(1) introductory text and paragraph (g)(2) introductory text to read as set forth below. f. In paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (g)(2)(i), by removing the words “ *Provided,* that primary spent fowl be tested within 30 days prior to movement to disposal;”. g. By redesignating paragraph (g)(3) as paragraph (g)(4). h. By adding a new paragraph (g)(3) to read as set forth below. § 145.43 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(g)* * *

(1)It is a primary breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative to the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 145.14(d) when more than 4 months of age and prior to the onset of egg production. To retain this classification:

(2)It is a multiplier breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative to the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 145.14(d) when more than 4 months of age and prior to the onset of egg production. To retain this classification:

(3)During each 90-day period, all spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. § 145.44 [Amended] 13. In § 145.44, paragraph (a)(1)(i) is amended by removing the word “and”; and by adding the words “, § 145.73(b)(2)(i), § 145.83(b)(2)(i), and § 145.93(b)(3)(i) through (vii)” before the period at the end of the paragraph. Subpart E—Special Provisions for Hobbyist and Exhibition Waterfowl, Exhibition Poultry, and Game Bird Breeding Flocks and Products 14. The heading for subpart E is revised to read as set forth above. 15. In § 145.52, the introductory text is revised to read as follows: § 145.52 Participation. Participating flocks of hobbyist and exhibition waterfowl, exhibition poultry, and game birds, and the eggs and baby poultry produced from them shall comply with the applicable general provisions of subpart A of this part and the special provisions of this subpart E. The special provisions that apply to meat-type waterfowl flocks are found in subpart I of this part. 16. Section 145.53 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the first sentence, by removing the words “either no poultry or”, and by removing the word “were” and adding the word “was” in its place. b. In paragraph (b)(5), by adding the words “hobbyist or exhibition” before the word “waterfowl”. c. In paragraph

(e)in the introductory text, second sentence, by adding the words “hobbyist or exhibition” before the word “waterfowl”; and by removing the word “serological”. d. In the introductory text of paragraph (e)(1), by removing the words “for antibodies”; and by removing the words “by the agar gel immunodiffusion test specified in § 147.9 of this chapter” and adding the words “as provided in § 145.14(d)” in their place. e. In the introductory text of paragraph (e)(2), by removing the words “for antibodies”; and by removing the words “by the agar gel immunodiffusion test specified in § 147.9 of this chapter” and adding the words “as provided in § 145.14(d)” in their place. f. By adding a new paragraph (e)(3) to read as set forth below. § 145.53 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(e)* * *

(3)During each 90-day period, all spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. § 145.54 [Amended] 17. In § 145.54, paragraph (a)(1)(i) is amended by removing the word “and”; and by adding the words “, § 145.73(b)(2)(i), § 145.83(b)(2)(i), and § 145.93(b)(3)(i) through (vii)” before the period at the end of the paragraph. 18. Section 145.73 is amended as follows: a. In the introductory text of paragraph (f), second sentence, by removing the word “serological.” b. By revising paragraph (f)(1) and adding a new paragraph (f)(2) to read as set forth below. § 145.73 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(f)* * *

(1)It is a primary breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative for antibodies to avian influenza when more than 4 months of age. To retain this classification:

(i)A sample of at least 30 birds must be tested negative at intervals of 90 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 30 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds is tested within each 90-day period; or

(iii)The flock is tested as provided in § 145.14(d) at intervals of 30 days or less and found to be negative, and a total of 30 samples are collected and tested within each 90-day period; and

(2)During each 90-day period, all primary spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested serologically and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. 19. Section 145.83 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (f)(1)(vi), by removing the semicolon at the end of the paragraph and adding a period in its place; and by adding a new sentence at the end of the paragraph to read as set forth below. b. In paragraph (f)(1)(vii), by adding the words “to allow for the serological testing required under paragraph (f)(1)(vi) of this section” after the word “age”. c. By adding a new paragraph (f)(1)(viii) to read as set forth below. d. In paragraph (f)(3), by removing the words “this classification” and adding the words “paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (f)(1)(vii) of this section” in their place. e. In the introductory text of paragraph (g), second sentence, by removing the word “serological.” f. By revising paragraph (g)(1) and adding a new paragraph (g)(2) to read as set forth below. § 145.83 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(f)* * *

(1)* * *

(vi)* * * All *Salmonella* isolates from a flock shall be serogrouped and shall be reported to the Official State Agency on a monthly basis;

(viii)Any flock entering the production period that is in compliance with all the requirements of § 145.83(f) with no history of *Salmonella* isolations shall be considered “ *Salmonella* negative” and may retain this definition as long as no environmental or bird *Salmonella* isolations are identified and confirmed from the flock or flock environment by sampling on 4 separate collection dates over a minimum of a 2-week period. Sampling and testing must be performed as described in paragraph (f)(1)(vi) of this section. An unconfirmed environmental *Salmonella* isolation shall not change this *Salmonella* negative status.

(g)* * *

(1)It is a primary breeding flock in which a minimum of 30 birds have been tested negative for antibodies to avian influenza when more than 4 months of age. To retain this classification:

(i)A sample of at least 30 birds must be tested negative at intervals of 90 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 30 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds is tested within each 90-day period; or

(iii)The flock is tested as provided in § 145.14(d) at intervals of 30 days or less and found to be negative, and a total of 30 samples are collected and tested within each 90-day period; and

(2)During each 90-day period, all primary spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested serologically and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. 20. A new subpart I, consisting of §§ 145.91 through 145.94, is added to read as follows: Subpart I—Special Provisions for Meat-Type Waterfowl Breeding Flocks and Products Sec. 145.91 Definitions. 145.92 Participation. 145.93 Terminology and classification; flocks and products. 145.94 Terminology and classification; States. Subpart I—Special Provisions for Meat-Type Waterfowl Breeding Flocks and Products § 145.91 Definitions. Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this subpart the following term shall be construed to mean: *Meat-type waterfowl breeding flocks.* Flocks of domesticated duck or goose that are composed of stock that has been developed and is maintained for the primary purpose of producing baby poultry that will be raised under confinement for the primary purpose of producing meat for human consumption. § 145.92 Participation. Participating flocks of meat-type waterfowl and the eggs and baby poultry produced from them shall comply with the applicable general provisions of subpart A of this part and the special provisions of this subpart I.

(a)Started poultry shall lose their identity under Plan terminology when not maintained by Plan participants under the conditions prescribed in § 145.5(a).

(b)Hatching eggs produced by primary breeding flocks shall be fumigated (see § 147.25 of this chapter) or otherwise sanitized.

(c)Any nutritive material provided to baby poultry must be free of the avian pathogens that are officially represented in the Plan disease classifications listed in § 145.10. § 145.93 Terminology and classification; flocks and products. Participating flocks, and the eggs and baby poultry produced from them, that have met the respective requirements specified in this section may be designated by the following terms and the corresponding designs illustrated in § 145.10.

(a)[Reserved]

(b)*U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean.* A flock in which freedom from pullorum and typhoid has been demonstrated to the Official State Agency under the criteria in one of the following paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section ( *See* § 145.14 relating to the official blood test where applicable.):

(1)It has been officially blood tested within the past 12 months with no reactors.

(2)It is a multiplier breeding flock, or a breeding flock composed of progeny of a primary breeding flock which is intended solely for the production of multiplier breeding flocks, and meets the following specifications as determined by the Official State Agency and the Service:

(i)The flock is located in a State where all persons performing poultry disease diagnostic services within the State are required to report to the Official State Agency within 48 hours the source of all poultry specimens from which *S. pullorum* or *S. gallinarum* is isolated;

(ii)The flock is composed entirely of birds that originated from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean breeding flocks or from flocks that met equivalent requirements under official supervision; and

(iii)The flock is located on a premises where a flock not classified as U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean was located the previous year; *Provided,* that an Authorized Testing Agent must blood test up to 300 birds per flock, as described in § 145.14, if the Official State Agency determines that the flock has been exposed to pullorum-typhoid. In making determinations of exposure and setting the number of birds to be blood tested, the Official State Agency shall evaluate the results of any blood tests, described in § 145.14(a)(1), that were performed on an unclassified flock located on the premises during the previous year; the origins of the unclassified flock; and the probability of contacts between the flock for which qualification is being sought and infected wild birds, contaminated feed or waste, or birds, equipment, supplies, or personnel from flocks infected with pullorum-typhoid.

(3)It is a multiplier breeding flock that originated from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean breeding flocks or from flocks that met equivalent requirements under official supervision, and is located in a State in which it has been determined by the Service that:

(i)All hatcheries within the State are qualified as “National Plan Hatcheries” or have met equivalent requirements for pullorum-typhoid control under official supervision;

(ii)All hatchery supply flocks within the State are qualified as U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or have met equivalent requirements for pullorum-typhoid control under official supervision: *Provided,* That if other domesticated fowl are maintained on the same premises as the participating flock, freedom from pullorum-typhoid infection shall be demonstrated by an official blood test of each of these fowl;

(iii)All shipments of products other than U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean, or equivalent, into the State are prohibited;

(iv)All persons performing poultry disease diagnostic services within the State are required to report to the Official State Agency within 48 hours the source of all poultry specimens from which *S. pullorum* or *S. gallinarum* is isolated;

(v)All reports of any disease outbreak involving a disease covered under the Plan are promptly followed by an investigation by the Official State Agency to determine the origin of the infection; *Provided,* That if the origin of the infection involves another State, or if there is exposure to poultry in another State from the infected flock, then the National Poultry Improvement Plan will conduct an investigation;

(vi)All flocks found to be infected with pullorum or typhoid are quarantined until marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the Official State Agency, or until subsequently blood tested, following the procedure for reacting flocks as contained in § 145.14(a)(5), and all birds fail to demonstrate pullorum or typhoid infection;

(vii)All poultry, including exhibition, exotic, and game birds, but excluding waterfowl, going to public exhibition shall come from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks, or have had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days of going to public exhibition;

(viii)Discontinuation of any of the conditions or procedures described in paragraphs (a)(3)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), and

(vii)of this section, or the occurrence of repeated outbreaks of pullorum or typhoid in poultry breeding flocks within or originating within the State shall be grounds for the Service to revoke its determination that such conditions and procedures have been met or complied with. Such action shall not be taken until a thorough investigation has been made by the Service and the Official State Agency has been given an opportunity to present its views.

(4)It is a multiplier breeding flock located in a State which has been determined by the Service to be in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (a)(3) of this section, and in which pullorum disease or fowl typhoid is not known to exist nor to have existed in hatchery supply flocks within the State during the preceding 24 months.

(5)It is a primary breeding flock located in a State determined to be in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (a)(4) of this section, and in which a sample of 300 birds from flocks of more than 300, and each bird in flocks of 300 or less, has been officially tested for pullorum-typhoid within the past 12 months with no reactors: *Provided,* That when a flock is a primary breeding flock located in a State which has been deemed to be a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean State for the past 3 years, and during which time no isolation of pullorum or typhoid has been made that can be traced to a source in that State, a bacteriological examination monitoring program or a serological examination monitoring program acceptable to the Official State Agency and approved by the Service may be used in lieu of annual blood testing.

(c)*U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Clean.* This program is intended to be the basis from which the breeding-hatchery industry may conduct a program for the prevention and control of the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza. It is intended to determine the presence of the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza in meat-type waterfowl breeding flocks through routine surveillance of each participating breeding flock. A flock, and the hatching eggs and baby poultry produced from it, will qualify for this classification when the Official State Agency determines that it has met one of the following requirements:

(i)A sample of at least 30 birds must be tested and found to be negative at intervals of 90 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 30 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds are tested within each 90-day period.

(i)A sample of at least 30 birds must be tested negative at intervals of 180 days; or

(ii)A sample of fewer than 30 birds may be tested, and found to be negative, at any one time if all pens are equally represented and a total of 30 birds are tested within each 180-day period.

(3)During each 90-day period, all spent fowl, up to a maximum of 30, must be tested serologically and found negative within 21 days prior to movement to slaughter. § 145.94 Terminology and classification; States.

(a)*U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean State.*

(1)A State will be declared a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean State when it has been determined by the Service that:

(i)The State is in compliance with the provisions contained in §§ 145.23(b)(3)(i) through (vii), 145.33(b)(3)(i) through (vii), 145.43(b)(3)(i) through (vi), 145.53(b)(3)(i) through (vii), 145.73(b)(2)(i), 145.83(b)(2)(i), and 145.93(b)(3)(i) through (vii).

(ii)No pullorum disease or fowl typhoid is known to exist nor to have existed in hatchery supply flocks within the State during the preceding 12 months: *Provided,* That pullorum disease or fowl typhoid found within the preceding 24 months in waterfowl, exhibition poultry, and game bird breeding flocks will not prevent a State that is otherwise eligible from qualifying.

(2)Discontinuation of any of the conditions described in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, or repeated outbreaks of pullorum or typhoid occur in hatchery supply flocks described in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, or if an infection spreads from the originating premises, the Service shall have grounds to revoke its determination that the State is entitled to this classification. Such action shall not be taken until a thorough investigation has been made by the Service and the Official State Agency has been given an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with rules of practice adopted by the Administrator.

(b)[Reserved] PART 146—NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL POULTRY 21. The authority citation for part 146 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 22. Section 146.1 is amended as follows: a. By revising the definitions of *commercial table-egg layer flock* and *H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI)* to read as set forth below. b. By adding, in alphabetical order, a new definition of *commercial table-egg layer pullet flock* to read as set forth below. § 146.1 Definitions. *Commercial table-egg layer flock.* All table-egg layers of common age or pullet source on one premises. *Commercial table-egg layer pullet flock.* A table-egg layer flock prior to the onset of egg production. *H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI).* An infection of poultry caused by an influenza A virus of H5 or H7 subtype that has an intravenous pathogenicity index in 6-week-old chickens less than 1.2 or less than 75 percent mortality in 4- to 8-week-old chickens infected intravenously, or an infection with influenza A viruses of H5 or H7 subtype with a cleavage site that is not consistent with a previously identified highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. 23. Section 146.9 is amended by revising the introductory text to read as follows: § 146.9 Terminology and classification; flocks, products, and States. Participating flocks, products produced from them, and States that have met the requirements of a classification in this part may be designated by the corresponding illustrative design in this section. 24. Section 146.21 is amended by adding a new definition of *table-egg layer pullet* in alphabetical order to read as follows: § 146.21 Definitions. *Table-egg layer pullet.* A sexually immature domesticated chicken grown for the primary purpose of producing eggs for human consumption. 25. In § 146.23, paragraph

(a)is revised to read as follows: § 146.23 Terminology and classification; flocks and products.

(a)*U.S. H5/H7 Avian Influenza Monitored.* This program is intended to be the basis from which the table-egg layer industry may conduct a program to monitor for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza. It is intended to determine the presence of the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza in table-egg layers and table-egg layer pullets through routine surveillance of each participating commercial table-egg layer and table-egg layer pullet flock. A flock will qualify for this classification when the Official State Agency determines that it has met one of the following requirements:

(1)*Table-egg layer pullet flocks.*

(i)It is a commercial table-egg layer pullet flock in which a minimum of 11 birds have been tested negative to the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 146.13(b) within 30 days prior to movement; or

(ii)It is a commercial table-egg layer pullet flock that has an ongoing active and diagnostic surveillance program for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza in which the number of birds tested is equivalent to the number required in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section and that is approved by the Official State Agency and the Service.

(2)*Table-egg layer flocks.*

(i)It is a commercial table-egg layer flock in which a minimum of 11 birds have been tested negative to the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 146.13(b) within 30 days prior to disposal;

(ii)It is a commercial table-egg layer flock in which a minimum of 11 birds have been tested negative for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza as provided in § 146.13(b) within a 12-month period; or

(iii)It is a commercial table-egg layer flock that has an ongoing active and diagnostic surveillance program for the H5/H7 subtypes of avian influenza in which the number of birds tested is equivalent to the number required in paragraph (a)(2)(i) or paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section and that is approved by the Official State Agency and the Service. § 146.24 [Amended] 26. Section 146.24 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (a)(1)(i), by adding the words “and all commercial table-egg layer pullet flocks that supply those flocks” after the word “flocks”. b. In paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) through (a)(1)(v), by adding the words “and table-egg layer pullet” after the word “layer” each time it occurs. § 146.33 [Amended] 27. In § 146.33, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) are amended by adding the words “, as provided in § 146.13(b),” after the word “influenza,” each time it occurs. § 146.43 [Amended] 28. In § 146.43, paragraph (a)(1) is amended by adding the words “, as provided in § 146.13(b),” after the word “influenza” and by removing the word “virus”. § 146.53 [Amended] 29. Section 146.53 is amended as follows: a. In paragraph (a)(1), by adding the words “, as provided in § 146.13(b),” after the word “influenza.” b. In paragraph (a)(2), by removing the words “antibodies to” and by adding the words “, as provided in § 146.13(b),” after the word “influenza.” c. In paragraph (b), in the last sentence, by adding the words “, as provided in § 146.13(b),” after the word “influenza.” PART 147—AUXILIARY PROVISIONS ON NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN 30. The authority citation for part 147 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. § 147.5 [Amended] 31. In § 147.5, footnote 4 to paragraph

(b)is amended by removing the words “1498 Klondike Road, Suite 200” and adding the words “1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300” in their place. 32. Section 147.6 is amended as follows: a. By revising the introductory text and paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) to read as set forth below. b. By removing paragraphs (a)(5) through (a)(15). § 147.6 Procedures for determining the status of flocks reacting to test for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma synoviae, and Mycoplasma melagridis. Procedures for isolation and identification of Mycoplasma may be found in Isolation and Identification of Avian Pathogens, published by the American Association of Avian Pathologists; Kleven, S.H., F.T.W. Jordan, and J.M. Bradbury, *Avian Mycoplasmosis* ( *Mycoplasma gallisepticum* ), Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, Fifth Ed., Office International des Epizooties, pp 842-855, 2004; and §§ 147.15 and 147.16.

(a)* * *

(1)If the tube agglutination test, enzyme-labeled immunosorbent assay (ELISA), official molecular examination procedure, or serum plate test is negative, the flock qualifies for the classification for which it was tested.

(2)If the tube agglutination, ELISA, or serum plate test is positive, the hemaglutination inhibition

(HI)test or a molecular examination procedure shall be conducted: *Provided,* for the HI test, that if more than 50 percent of the samples are positive for *M. gallisepticum, M. meleagridis,* or *M. synoviae,* the HI test shall be conducted on 10 percent of the positive samples or 25 positive samples, whichever is greater. HI titers of 1:40 or more may be interpreted as suspicious and appropriate antigen detection samples should be taken promptly (within 7 days of the original sampling) from 30 clinically affected birds and examined by an approved cultural technique individually, or pooled (up to 5 swabs per test) and used in a molecular examination procedure or in vivo bioassay.

(3)If the in vivo bioassay, molecular examination procedure, or culture procedure is negative, the Official State Agency may qualify the flock for the classification for which it was tested. In the event of contaminated cultures, the molecular examination technique must be used to make a final determination.

(4)If the in vivo bioassay, molecular examination procedure, or culture procedure is positive, the flock will be considered infected. §§ 147.12, 147.14, 147.15, 147.16, 147.30, and 147.31 [Amended] 33. In §§ 147.12, 147.14, 147.15, 147.16, 147.30, and 147.31, footnotes 9 through 21 are redesignated as footnotes 10 through 22, respectively. 34. Section 147.12 is amended as follows: a. In footnote 8 to paragraph (a)(3), by removing the words “1498 Klondike Road, Suite 200” and adding the words “1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300” in their place. b. By adding a new paragraph (a)(6) and a new footnote 9 to read as set forth below. c. In newly redesignated footnote 10 to paragraph (c)(3)(ii)(A), by removing the words “1498 Klondike Road, Suite 200” and adding the words “1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300” in their place. § 147.12 Procedures for collection, isolation, and identification of Salmonella from environmental samples, cloacal swabs, chick box papers, and meconium samples.

(a)* * *

(6)*Shoe cover sampling technique.* Absorbable fabric shoe covers involve the exposure of the bottom surface of shoe covers to the surface of floor litter and slat areas. Wearing clean latex gloves, place the shoe covers over footwear that is only worn inside the poultry house. This can be footwear dedicated to the facility or disposable overshoes. Each pair of shoe covers should be worn while walking at a normal pace over a distance of 305 meters (1,000 feet). For flocks with fewer than 500 breeders, at least 1 pair of shoe covers should be worn to sample the floor of the bird area. For flocks with 500 or more breeders, at least 2 pairs of shoe covers should be worn to sample the floor of the bird area. After sampling, place each shoe cover in a sterile container with 30 ml of double strength skim milk. 9 Seal the sterile containers and promptly refrigerate them at 2 to 4 °C or place in a cooler with ice or ice packs. Do not freeze. Samples should be stored at refrigerator temperatures of 2 to 4 °C no more than 5 days prior to culturing. 9 Obtain procedure for preparing double strength skim milk from USDA-APHIS “Recommended Sample Collection Methods for Environmental Samples,” available from the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300, Conyers, GA 30094. 35. In § 147.45, the first sentence is revised to read as follows: § 147.45 Official delegates. Each cooperating State shall be entitled to one official delegate for each of the programs prescribed in parts 145 and 146 of this chapter in which it has one or more participants at the time of the Conference. * * * 36. In § 147.52, a new paragraph

(c)is added to read as follows: § 147.52 Approved tests.

(c)The following diagnostic test kits that are not licensed by the Service (e.g., bacteriological culturing kits) are approved for use in the NPIP:

(2)ADIAFOOD Rapid Pathogen Detection System for *Salmonella* spp., AES Chemunex Canada. Laval, QC (Canada) H7L4S3.

(3)DuPont Qualicon BAX Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based assay for *Salmonella,* DuPont Qualicon, Wilmington, DE 19810. Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of March 2011. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2011-6539 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]

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