[Federal Register: May 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 96)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 03-056-1]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry
Diseases; Meeting
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
II), we are giving notice of a meeting of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases.
DATES: Sessions will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 3, 2003, and
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 4 and 5, 2003.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Conference Center at the
USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Joseph Annelli, Chief Staff
Veterinarian, Emergency Programs Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
41, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the
Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to prevent the
introduction of foreign diseases of livestock and poultry into the
United States. In addition, the Committee advises the Secretary on
contingency planning and on maintaining a state of preparedness to deal
with these diseases, if introduced.
The meeting will focus on the U.S. animal health emergency
management system and the foreign animal disease situation worldwide
and its relevance to the United States. The meeting will be open to the
public. However, due to the time constraints, the public will not be
allowed to participate in the Committee's discussions.
You may obtain an agenda for the meeting by contacting Dr. Joseph
Annelli at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
You may file written statements on meeting topics with the
Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to Dr. Joseph
Annelli at the address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
You may also file written comments at the time of the meeting. Please
refer to Docket No. 03-056-1 when submitting your comments.
Parking and Security Procedures
Please note that a fee of $2.25 is required to enter the parking
lot at the USDA Center. The machine accepts $1 bills and quarters.
Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security
personnel that they are attending the Advisory Committee Meeting on
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. Identification is required.
Visitor badges must be worn at all times while inside the building.
Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of May 2003.
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-12433 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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