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| 0000762cbf652df5444f1d4092c3507ddf2f8220ee325716bd5006518e566669 | I am Jeff Hazaleus and I own the Durant Stockyards in Durant, OK. We sell approximately 50,000 cattle per year and 10,000 sheep and goats. We are located on the Oklahoma Texas border. More than 60% of our customers come from Texas every week. The proposed rule changes for Approved Livestock Facilities and ADT would be very detrimental to our business if not put us out of business. USDAs proposal to require a health certificate for adult cattle coming to a livestock market across state lines if not coming from a farm of origin will hinder my business and does not increase traceability. Once at my market, necessary information about these cattle is recorded and they are inspected by my market veterinarian. Requiring a health certificate before coming to market is an unnecessary expense for livestock producers. Defining farm of origin as any farm where livestock are produced or maintained for at least four months prior to movement does not work in the real world. This puts an unreasonable duty on me as a market owner to determine how long cattle have been at a specific location. Also, there is no benefit to the four month time frame and it is so long that it includes far more cattle than USDA claims to be targeting. The Livestock Marketing Facility agreement should remain in the regulations rather than a separate document. This agreement outlines my requirements and the formal process for submitting feedback should stay in place if USDA would like to make changes to these requirements. | 1 | 6463dfa7e74fb211629e53327aac3c68ac000cb829363546a069094779211d5c |