Interstate Movement of Livestock; Technical Amendment

In a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 22, 1997, and effective June 23, 1997, we amended the regulations governing the interstate movement of livestock by combining the provisions for the approval of livestock markets for cattle and bison, horses, and swine into a single section. We also removed the regulations that restrict the movement of swine and swine products from areas quarantined for hog cholera and the regulations that provide for the payment of compensation to the owners of swine destroyed because of hog cholera. Since the publication of the final rule, three issues arising from omissions or a lack of clarity in the final rule have been brought to our attention. We are publishing this technical amendment to resolve those issues.