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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).
Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
We are extending the comment period for our proposed rule that would revise the regulations to establish standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
The comment period for the proposed rule published on February 22, 2022 (87 FR 9880-9913) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 25, 2022.
You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at Regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located in room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
Dr. Cody M. Yager, DVM, Supervisory Animal Care Specialist, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (970) 494-7478; cody.m.yager@usda.gov. Secondary Contact: Dr. David Miller, DVM, Ph.D., National Animal Welfare Specialist, Animal Care, APHIS, 2150 Centre Ave., Building B, Mailstop 3W11, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7478; david.s.miller@usda.gov.
On February 22, 2022, we published in the Federal Register (87 FR 9880-9913, Docket No. APHIS-2020-0068) a proposal [1] to revise the animal welfare regulations by establishing standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or before ( printed page 24073) April 25, 2022. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2020-0068 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of April 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
1. To view the proposal, supporting documents, and public comments, go to www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS-2020-0068 in the Search field.
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