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[Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)]
[Notices]
[Page 26019-26020]
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. APHIS-2006-0047]
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Availability of an Estimate of
Prevalence in the United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that an analysis of the prevalence
of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States has been
prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. We are
making the analysis of BSE prevalence in this country available to the
public.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the analysis are available for review on the
Internet (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below) and in our reading room.
The reading room is located in room 1141 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) 690-2817 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian McCluskey, National
Surveillance Coordinator, National Surveillance Unit, Center for Animal
Health Surveillance, VS, APHIS, USDA, 2150 Centre Avenue, Fort Collins,
CO 80526-8177; 970-494-7589.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a
progressive and fatal neurological disorder of cattle that results from
an unconventional transmissible agent. BSE belongs to the family of
diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
Since 1990, the United States has conducted surveillance for BSE in
this country with increasing intensity, including an enhanced
surveillance effort implemented following the diagnosis of BSE in a cow
of Canadian origin in Washington State in December 2003.
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has
conducted an analysis of the BSE surveillance data collected in the
United States. Based on this analysis, APHIS has arrived at an estimate
of BSE prevalence in this country. This information will help to guide
and support any future requests for consideration of the overall BSE
status of the United States.
We are making our analysis of BSE prevalence in the United States
available to the public. This report is considered a draft and will
undergo peer r0eview.
The analysis may be viewed on the APHIS Web site at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse/bse_in_usa.shtml.
Click on the document titled ``An Estimate of the Prevalence of BSE in the
United States.''
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse/content/printable_version/BSEprevalence-estimate4-26-06.pdf
The analysis may be also viewed on the Regulations.gov
Web site. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``Advanced
Search'' tab and select ``Docket Search.'' In the Docket ID field,
enter APHIS-2006-0047, click on ``Submit,'' then click on the Docket ID
link in the search results page. The analysis will appear in the
resulting list of documents.
You may request paper copies of the analysis by calling or writing
to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the analysis (``An Estimate of the Prevalence of
BSE in the United States'') when requesting copies. The analysis is
also available for review in our reading room (information on the
location and hours of the reading room is provided under the heading
ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice).
Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of May 2006.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-6728 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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