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  <title><![CDATA[  Recordkeeping for Approved Livestock Facilities and Slaughtering  and Rendering Establishments]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-07-E8-15289</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the 
interstate movement of livestock to require approved livestock 
facilities and listed slaughtering and rendering establishments to 
maintain certain records for 5 years. Currently, approved livestock 
facilities are required to retain certain records for 2 years, and 
there are no record retention provisions that apply to listed 
slaughtering and rendering establishments. Requiring the retention of 
certain records for 5 years would allow us to trace the prior movements 
of diseased livestock further into the past than is currently possible, 
thus providing the opportunity to locate potentially infected or 
exposed livestock that might otherwise remain unidentified. We are also 
proposing to require the operators of slaughtering and rendering 
establishments to sign listing agreements to document their agreement 
to comply with the requirements of the regulations for listed 
slaughtering and rendering establishments. Such agreements are 
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