Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 1 and 3

[Docket No. 93-076-6]

RIN 0579-AA59

Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our

proposed rule regarding the establishment of standards for ``swim-with-

the-dolphin'' interactive programs. This extension will provide

interested persons with additional time to prepare comments on the

proposed rule.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to written comments on Docket

No. 93-076-2 that are received on or before March 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to

Docket No. 93-076-2, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS,

Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.

Comments received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building,

14th Street and Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing

to inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to

facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, Animal Care Staff, REAC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,

Riverdale, MD 20737-1228, (301) 734-8699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 23, 1995, we published in the

Federal Register (60 FR 4383-4389, Docket No. 93-076-2) a proposal to

[[Page 15525]] amend the Animal Welfare regulations to establish

standards for ``swim-with-the-dolphin'' interactive programs.

Comments regarding the proposed rule were required to be received

on or before February 22, 1995. On February 28, 1995, we published a

notice in the Federal Register (60 FR 10810, Docket No. 93-076-4),

reopening and extending the comment period for Docket No. 93-076-2

through March 9, 1995. On March 9, 1995, we published a notice in the

Federal Register (60 FR 12908, Docket 93-076-5) further extending the

comment period through March 13, 1995. However, several Federal

agencies have indicated the need for additional time to develop and

submit comments on the proposed rule.

So that we may consider comments received after March 13, we are

reopening and extending the comment period for Docket No. 93-076-2

through March 24, 1995. During this period, other interested persons

may also submit their comments for our consideration.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(g).

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of March 1995.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 95-7333 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]

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