ArticleAPHIS Adds Two Treatment Options For Use In Controlling Imported Fire AntAdditionally, APHIS prepared treatment evaluation documents and a supplemental environmental assessment. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Amends Animal Import/Export RegulationsThe rule amends the regulations to provide the flexibility needed for persons to take advantage of electronic systems when a regulation has a limiting requirement. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Amends Virus-Serum-Toxin Act To Require Single Label Format For Veterinary Biological ProductsA simpler label format, along with publicly available safety and efficacy data, will help biologics producers to more clearly communicate product performance to customers. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Announces Meeting To Discuss Matters Of Animal HealthThe meeting will be held in Riverdale, Maryland on April 28–29, 2015.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Announces Pilot Plan To Test And Assess ITDS For Electronic Submission Of Lacey Act Import Declaration Data For Plants And Paper ProductsIn the August 6, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") announced that it and CBP have developed a pilot plan to test and assess the ITDS for the electronic submission of Lacey Act import declaration data in certain ports. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Announces Preliminary Concurrence With The World Organization For Animal Health's Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Designations For 16 RegionsAPHIS is taking this action based on its review of information supporting OIE's risk designations for these regions.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Finds No Significant Impact For Field Use Of Vaccines Against Avian Influenza H5 Virus StrainsBased on the environmental assessment, the agency has concluded that the use of vaccines will not have a significant impact on the human environment. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Finds That Field Testing Swine Influenza Vaccine, H1N1 & H3N2, Modified Live Virus Has No Significant Environmental ImpactIn the September 4, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Increases Fees For Overtime ServicesIn the October 2, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS announced an increase for fiscal years 2016 through 2018 of the hourly rates charged for Sundays, holidays, or other overtime work...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Issues Environmental Assessment For Highly Pathogenic Avian InfluenzaBased on the EA, APHIS concluded that such approach will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes Alteration To Inventory Record SystemIn the May 12, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") proposed an alternative to the existing system of records, titled Veterinary Services—Records of Accredited Veterinarians. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes Amending Virus-Serum-Toxin Act RegulationsIn the September 4, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to amend the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes Amendments To Select Agent And Toxin RegulationsThese changes would increase the usability of the select agent regulations as well as provide for enhanced program oversight.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes Rule For Importation Of Lemons From Northwest ArgentinaIn the May 10, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") proposed to allow the importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the continental United States.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes To Amend The Animal Welfare Act RegulationsIn the February 3, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations concerning the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of marine mammals...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes To Implement Animal Disease Traceability Information SystemIn the September 16, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to add to its inventory of records a system of records titled the "Animal Disease Traceability Information System.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes To Revise Phytosanitary Treatment RegulationsIn the June 30, 2016, Federal Register, APHIS proposed to amend the phytosanitary treatment regulations criteria to establish generic criteria. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Proposes To Revise Regulations For Bone-In Ovine Meat From UruguayThe Agency determined that this meat can be safely imported under certain conditions to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease to the United States.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Publishes FEIS Regarding Feral Swine Damage ManagementIn addition, APHIS announces the availability of the record of decision to implement the preferred alternative of the FEIS. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day
ArticleAPHIS Releases Supplemental Environmental Assessment For Oral Rabies Vaccine TrialIn the July 17, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS released the supplemental environmental assessment ("EA") relative to an oral rabies vaccination field trial in New Hampshire.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJones Day