Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are extending the comment period for our advance notice of proposed rulemaking that solicits public comment on our plan to strengthen regulations regarding the handling of wild and exotic animals for exhibition, as well as the training of personnel involved in the handling of wild and exotic animals, and to establish standards addressing environmental enrichment for all regulated animals. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Parts 1, 2, and 3 [Docket No. APHIS-2022-0022] RIN 0579-AE69 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our advance notice of proposed rulemaking that solicits public comment on our plan to strengthen regulations regarding the handling of wild and exotic animals for exhibition, as well as the training of personnel involved in the handling of wild and exotic animals, and to establish standards addressing environmental enrichment for all regulated animals. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. DATES: The comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published on January 9, 2023 ( 88 FR 1151-1154 ) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: FederaleRulemakingPortal : Go to www.regulations.gov . Enter APHIS-2022-0022 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of documents. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2022-0022, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.10, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be vi…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Citation: 88 FR 14090
