{"abstract":"We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will host a series of public meetings to solicit data and information from the public to aid in the development of criteria for recognizing the use of third-party inspection and certification programs as a positive factor when determining APHIS inspection frequencies at facilities licensed or registered under the Animal Welfare Act.","action":"Notice of public meetings.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","id":22,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/22","parent_id":12,"slug":"animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/01/22/2018-00966.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"83 FR 2959","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The meetings will be held in Santa Clara, CA, on January 18, 2018; Riverdale, MD, on February 8, 2018; Kansas City, MO, on February 22, 2018, and Tampa, FL, on March 8, 2018. The public meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., local time, except for the meeting in Maryland, which will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., local time. A virtual listening session will be held on March 14, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. We will accept written statements regarding the use of third-party inspection and certification programs until March 21, 2018.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. APHIS-2017-0102"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2018-00966","effective_on":null,"end_page":2960,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/01/22/2018-00966.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/22/2018-00966/third-party-inspection-programs-under-the-animal-welfare-act-public-meetings","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-00966?publication_date=2018-01-22","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-01-22/2018-00966/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":1770,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-22/pdf/2018-00966.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-00966.pdf?1516369541","publication_date":"2018-01-22","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/01/22/2018-00966.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=APHIS-2017-0102","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"APHIS-2017-0102","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Animal Welfare; Request for Comment and Notice of Listening Sessions; Recognizing Third-Party Inspection Programs","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2018-03-22T09:00:37Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":2959,"subtype":null,"title":"Third-Party Inspection Programs Under the Animal Welfare Act; Public Meetings","toc_doc":"Third-Party Inspection Programs Under Animal Welfare Act","toc_subject":"Meetings:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":83}