Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2023. The rule established standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act. The final rule erroneously omitted a word from one paragraph in the amendatory text and included an inaccurate phrase in another paragraph of the amendatory text. This document corrects these errors and amends the regulations to add the appropriate wording.
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-2020-0068] RIN 0579-AE61 ( printed page 16173) AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2023. The rule established standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act. The final rule erroneously omitted a word from one paragraph in the amendatory text and included an inaccurate phrase in another paragraph of the amendatory text. This document corrects these errors and amends the regulations to add the appropriate wording. DATES: This correction is effective March 23, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cody M. Yager, DVM, MPH, Avian Specialist, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; cody.m.yager@usda.gov ; (970) 494-7478. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 21, 2023, we published a final rule ( 88 FR 10654-10721 )  [ 1 ] that will be effective on March 23, 2023, and that established standards in 9 CFR part 3 to govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, excluding birds bred for use in research, covered under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). We also revised the already existing AWA regulations in …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act
Establishing AWA Standards for Birds; Virtual Public Meetings
Citation: 88 FR 16173
