Title 7 published on 06-Jun-2018 03:53
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 7 CFR Part 301 after this date.
2017-11-02; vol. 82 # 211 - Thursday, November 2, 2017 82 FR 50801 - Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. The effective date of the direct final rule published September 5, 2017, at 82 FR 41825-41827, is confirmed as November 6, 2017. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary On September 5, 2017, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding 15 varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species and varieties and 2 varieties to the list of rust-resistant Mahonia species and varieties. We received two comments, which are addressed in this document.
2017-09-05; vol. 82 # 170 - Tuesday, September 5, 2017 82 FR 41825 - Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Direct final rule. This rule will be effective on November 6, 2017, unless we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments on or before October 5, 2017. If we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments, we will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before the effective date. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding 15 varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species and varieties and 2 varieties to the list of rust-resistant Mahonia species and varieties. This action will allow for the interstate movement of these newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions.
2017-05-25; vol. 82 # 100 - Thursday, May 25, 2017 82 FR 23999 - Asian Longhorned Beetle: Update List of Regulated Articles
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on May 25, 2017, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 81 FR 39175-39176 on June 16, 2016. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by removing plants of the genus Celtis, which we have determined not to be a host plant of ALB, from the list of regulated articles. As a result of the interim rule, there are no longer any restrictions on the movement of Celtis spp. plants from areas quarantined for ALB.
2016-06-16; vol. 81 # 116 - Thursday, June 16, 2016 81 FR 39175 - Asian Longhorned Beetle: Update List of Regulated Articles
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective June 16, 2016. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before August 15, 2016. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by removing plants of the genus Celtis from the list of regulated articles, which we have determined not to be a host plant of ALB. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated articles that are not hosts of ALB. As a result of this action, there are no longer any restrictions on the movement of Celtis spp. plants from areas quarantined for ALB.
2016-03-22; vol. 81 # 55 - Tuesday, March 22, 2016 81 FR 15153 - Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. The effective date of the direct final rule published January 22, 2016, at 81 FR 3701, is confirmed as March 22, 2016. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary On January 22, 2016, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding nine varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species and varieties. We received two comments, which are addressed in this document.
2016-02-23; vol. 81 # 35 - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 81 FR 8822 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on February 23, 2016, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 80 FR 59551-59557 on October 2, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the golden nematode regulations by removing areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties in the State of New York from the list of generally infested areas. The interim rule was necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated articles from areas no longer under quarantine for golden nematode. As a result of the interim rule, movement of such articles from areas no longer under quarantine can proceed while preventing the spread of golden nematode from infested areas to noninfested areas of the United States.
2016-01-22; vol. 81 # 14 - Friday, January 22, 2016 81 FR 3701 - Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Direct final rule. This rule will be effective on March 22, 2016, unless we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments on or before February 22, 2016. If we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments, we will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before the effective date. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding nine varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species and varieties. This action will allow for the interstate movement of these newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions.
2015-12-23; vol. 80 # 246 - Wednesday, December 23, 2015 80 FR 79655 - Domestic Quarantine Notices
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Part 301 Summary
2015-11-19; vol. 80 # 223 - Thursday, November 19, 2015 80 FR 72327 - Amendment of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Areas in Massachusetts and New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on November 19, 2015, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 80 FR 48001-48002 on August 11, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by removing the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City, as well as the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in the State of Massachusetts, from the list of quarantined areas for ALB. The interim rule was necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated articles from areas no longer under ALB quarantine. As a result of the interim rule, movement of such articles from areas no longer under quarantine can proceed while preventing the artificial spread of ALB from infested areas to noninfested areas of the United States.
2015-10-02; vol. 80 # 191 - Friday, October 2, 2015 80 FR 59551 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective October 2, 2015. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before December 1, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the golden nematode regulations by removing areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties in the State of New York from the list of generally infested areas. Surveys and other data have shown that certain areas in these counties are free of golden nematode, and we have determined that regulation of these areas is no longer necessary. As a result of this action, areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties in the State of New York that have been listed as generally infested will be removed from the list of areas regulated for golden nematode. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.
2015-09-04; vol. 80 # 172 - Friday, September 4, 2015 80 FR 53457 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas; Additions in Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on September 4, 2015, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 80 FR 12916-12917 on March 12, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the gypsy moth regulations by adding areas in Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to the list of generally infested areas based on the detection of infestations of gypsy moth in those areas. As a result of the interim rule, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas was restricted. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the gypsy moth to noninfested areas of the United States.
2015-08-11; vol. 80 # 154 - Tuesday, August 11, 2015 80 FR 48001 - Amendment of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Areas in Massachusetts and New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective August 11, 2015. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 10, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by removing the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City, as well as the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in Massachusetts, from the list of quarantined areas for ALB. These actions are necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated articles from areas no longer under ALB quarantine while preventing the artificial spread of ALB from infested areas to noninfested areas of the United States.
2015-07-21; vol. 80 # 139 - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 80 FR 43007 - Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective July 21, 2015. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 21, 2015. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the emerald ash borer regulations by adding areas in the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia to the list of quarantined areas. In addition, we are adding the States of Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in their entirety to the list of quarantined areas. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer into noninfested areas of the United States.
2014-10-10; vol. 79 # 197 - Friday, October 10, 2014 79 FR 61215 - Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition of Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on October 10, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 79 FR 21595-21597 on April 17, 2014. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding areas in the States of Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York, and Virginia and the States of Indiana and New Jersey in their entirety to the list of quarantined areas. The interim rule also updated the list of regulated articles. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the spread of pine shoot beetle, a pest of pine trees, into noninfested areas of the United States.
2014-07-18; vol. 79 # 138 - Friday, July 18, 2014 79 FR 41877 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in New Jersey
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on July 18, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 79 FR 17387-17388 on March 28, 2014. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by removing portions of Middlesex and Union Counties, NJ, from the list of quarantined areas based on our determination that those areas meet our criteria for removal. The interim rule was necessary to relieve restrictions that are no longer necessary because there are no longer any areas in New Jersey that are quarantined because of Asian longhorned beetle.
2014-04-17; vol. 79 # 74 - Thursday, April 17, 2014 79 FR 21595 - Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition of Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective April 17, 2014. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 16, 2014. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding areas in the States of Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York, and Virginia and the States of Indiana and New Jersey in their entirety to the list of quarantined areas. We are taking this action following the detection of pine shoot beetle in those areas. In addition, we are updating the list of regulated articles. These actions are necessary to prevent the spread of pine shoot beetle, a pest of pine trees, into noninfested areas of the United States.
79 FR 21598 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Ohio
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on April 17, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 78 FR 27853-27855 on May 13, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding a portion of Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States.
2014-03-28; vol. 79 # 60 - Friday, March 28, 2014 79 FR 17387 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in New Jersey
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective March 28, 2014. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 27, 2014. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by removing portions of Middlesex and Union Counties, NJ, from the list of quarantined areas based on our determination that those areas meet our criteria for removal. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions that are no longer necessary. With this change, there are no longer any areas in New Jersey that are quarantined because of Asian longhorned beetle.
2013-10-24; vol. 78 # 206 - Thursday, October 24, 2013 78 FR 63369 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas; Additions in Wisconsin
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on October 24, 2013, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 78 FR 24665-24666 on April 26, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations to add areas in Wisconsin to the list of generally infested areas based on the detection of infestations of gypsy moth in those areas. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the gypsy moth to noninfested areas of the United States.
78 FR 63369 - Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Final rule. Effective Date: November 25, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, with nonsubstantive changes, an interim rule that amended the regulations governing the interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus canker, citrus greening, and/or Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) to allow the movement of regulated nursery stock under a certificate to any area within the United States. In order to be eligible to move regulated nursery stock, a nursery had to enter into a compliance agreement with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that specified the conditions under which the nursery stock must be grown, maintained, and shipped. The interim rule also amended the regulations that allow the movement of regulated nursery stock from an area quarantined for ACP, but not for citrus greening, to amend the existing regulatory requirements for the issuance of limited permits for the interstate movement of the nursery stock. The interim rule was necessary on an immediate basis in order to provide nursery stock producers in areas quarantined for citrus canker, citrus greening, and/or ACP with the ability to ship regulated nursery stock to markets within the United States that would otherwise be unavailable to them due to the prohibitions and restrictions contained in the regulations while continuing to provide adequate safeguards to prevent the spread of the three pests into currently unaffected areas of the United States.
2013-05-13; vol. 78 # 92 - Monday, May 13, 2013 78 FR 27853 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Ohio
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective May 13, 2013. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 12, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding a portion of Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. This action is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States.
78 FR 27855 - Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Direct final rule. This rule will be effective on July 12, 2013, unless we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments on or before June 12, 2013. If we receive written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments, we will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before the effective date. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding two varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species and varieties and one variety to the list of rust-resistant Mahonia species and varieties. This action will allow for the interstate movement of these newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions.
78 FR 27856 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties, NY
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on May 13, 2013, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the interim rule published at 78 FR 1713-1715 on January 9, 2013, and corrected at 78 FR 3827-3828 on January 17, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the golden nematode regulations by removing areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties in New York from the list of generally infested areas. Surveys have shown that certain areas in these two counties are free of golden nematode, and we determined that regulation of these areas was no longer necessary. As a result of that action, areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties in New York that had been listed as generally infested were removed from the list of areas regulated for golden nematode.
2013-04-26; vol. 78 # 81 - Friday, April 26, 2013 78 FR 24665 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas; Additions in Wisconsin
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective April 26, 2013. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 25, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the gypsy moth regulations by adding areas in Wisconsin to the list of generally infested areas based on the detection of infestations of gypsy moth in those areas. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas is restricted. This action is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the gypsy moth to noninfested areas of the United States.
2013-01-17; vol. 78 # 12 - Thursday, January 17, 2013 78 FR 3827 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties, NY
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Part 301 Summary
2013-01-09; vol. 78 # 6 - Wednesday, January 9, 2013 78 FR 1713 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties, NY
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective January 9, 2013. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 11, 2013. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the golden nematode regulations by removing areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties in New York from the list of generally infested areas. Surveys and other data have shown that certain areas in these two counties are free of golden nematode, and we have determined that regulation of these areas is no longer necessary. As a result of this action, areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties in New York that have been listed as generally infested will be removed from the list of areas regulated for golden nematode. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.
2012-10-01; vol. 77 # 190 - Monday, October 1, 2012 77 FR 59709 - Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Final rule. Effective October 31, 2012. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, with several changes, an interim rule that quarantined the States of Florida and Georgia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, two parishes in Louisiana, and two counties in South Carolina due to the presence of citrus greening and quarantined Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, three counties in South Carolina, portions of one county in Arizona, and all of three and portions of an additional three counties in California due to the presence of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), a vector of the bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening. The rule also established restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined areas. In this final rule, we are making several nonsubstantive editorial amendments to the interim rule to improve its clarity and facilitate regulatory compliance. This final rule also provides notice that we have quarantined American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands for ACP, have extended the boundaries of the quarantined area for ACP in California to incorporate all of one and portions of another additional county, and have quarantined portions of one county in Texas and an area comprising portions of two counties in California for citrus greening.
2012-09-21; vol. 77 # 184 - Friday, September 21, 2012 77 FR 58469 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on September 21, 2012, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 77 FR 31720-31722 on May 30, 2012. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding portions of Worcester County, MA, and Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas and by removing a portion of Suffolk County, NY, from the list of quarantined areas. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States and to relieve restrictions on certain areas that were no longer necessary.
77 FR 58469 - Plum Pox Compensation
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule. Effective on September 21, 2012, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 77 FR 5381-5385 on February 3, 2012. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the plum pox regulations to provide for the payment of compensation to eligible owners of non-fruit-bearing ornamental tree nurseries and to increase the amount of compensation that may be paid to eligible owners of commercial stone fruit orchards and fruit tree nurseries whose trees are required to be destroyed in order to prevent the spread of plum pox. The interim rule also provided updated instructions for the submission of claims for compensation. These changes were necessary to provide adequate compensation to persons who are economically affected by the plum pox quarantine and the associated State and Federal eradication efforts.
2012-05-30; vol. 77 # 104 - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 77 FR 31720 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective May 30, 2012. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 30, 2012. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations to make changes to the list of quarantined areas by adding portions of Worcester County, MA, and Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas. We are also removing a portion of Suffolk County, NY, from the list of quarantined areas based on our determination that the area meets our criteria for removal. These actions are necessary to prevent the artificial spread of Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States and to relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.
2012-04-17; vol. 77 # 74 - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 77 FR 22663 - Asian Longhorned Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on April 17, 2012, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 76 FR 52541-52543 on August 23, 2011. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by quarantining portions of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, MA, and expanding the quarantined area in Worcester County, MA. The interim rule also amended the regulations to add plants of the genus Koelreuteria (golden raintree) to the list of regulated articles. The interim rule, which restricted the interstate movement of regulated articles from these areas, was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of ALB to noninfested areas of the United States.
2012-04-13; vol. 77 # 72 - Friday, April 13, 2012 77 FR 22185 - Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas in California
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on April 13, 2012, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 76 FR 72081-72082 on November 22, 2011. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to the list of areas or fields regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat. Specifically, we removed areas and fields in Riverside County, CA, from the list of regulated areas based on our determination that those fields or areas meet our criteria for release from regulation. The interim rule was necessary to relieve restrictions on certain areas that were no longer necessary.
77 FR 22185 - Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. Effective on April 13, 2012, we are adopting as a final rule the interim rule published at 76 FR 60357-60358 on September 29, 2011. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the golden nematode regulations by removing the townships of Elba and Byron in Genesee County, NY, from the list of generally infested areas. Surveys have shown that the fields in these two townships are free of golden nematode, and we determined that regulation of these areas was no longer necessary. As a result of that action, all the areas in Genesee County, NY, that were listed as generally infested were removed from the list of areas regulated for golden nematode.
2012-02-03; vol. 77 # 23 - Friday, February 3, 2012 77 FR 5381 - Plum Pox Compensation
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Interim rule and request for comments. This interim rule is effective upon February 3, 2012. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 3, 2012. 7 CFR Part 301 Summary We are amending the plum pox regulations to provide for the payment of compensation to eligible owners of non-fruit-bearing ornamental tree nurseries and to increase the amount of compensation that may be paid to eligible owners of commercial stone fruit orchards and fruit tree nurseries whose trees are required to be destroyed in order to prevent the spread of plum pox. We are also providing updated instructions for the submission of claims for compensation. These changes are necessary to provide adequate compensation to persons who are economically affected by the plum pox quarantine and the associated State and Federal eradication efforts. This action will assist our efforts to eradicate plum pox in the United States.
