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Contact:
Joelle Hayden (301) 734-0595
Suzanne Bond (301) 734-5175
USDA Seeks Comment on Scope of an Environmental Impact Statement on Cattle Fever Ticks, Public Meetings will be Held in South Texas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed cattle fever tick control barrier in south Texas, and is seeking public comment to help identify or confirm potential alternatives and issues to examine.
As a part of the public comment process, APHIS plans to hold four public meetings. The public meetings will be held in the following locations:
Monday, March 7: Rio Grande City, Texas, Holiday Inn, 5274 East Highway 83 and Blanco Road;
Tuesday, March 8: Zapata, Texas, Zapata Community Center, 607 North U.S. Highway 83;
Wednesday, March 9: Laredo, Texas, Laredo Civic Center, 2400 San Bernardo Avenue; and
Thursday, March 10: Eagle Pass, Texas, Hampton Inn, 3301 East Main Street. The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon local time in Rio Grande City, Zapata and Eagle Pass, and from 9 a.m. to noon local time in Laredo. Registration for providing oral comments will begin 30 minutes prior to the opening of each meeting.
This notice is published in today's Feb. 15 Federal Register.
Consideration will be given to comments received on or before March 17. You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0100 to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
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Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0100, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0100.
Comments are posted on the Regulations.gov website and also can be reviewed at USDA, Room 1411, South Building 14th St. and Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C., between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. To facilitate entry into the comment reading room, please call (202) 690-2817.
Note to Reporters: USDA news releases, program announcements and media advisories are available on the Internet and through Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. Go to the APHIS news release page at www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom and click on the RSS feed link.
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