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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. 04–118–2]
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as
final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final
rule, without change, an interim rule
that amended the Karnal bunt
regulations by adding certain areas in La
Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, AZ,
and Riverside County, CA, to the list of
regulated areas and by removing certain
areas or fields in Maricopa and Pinal
Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA,
from the list of regulated areas. Those
actions were necessary to prevent the
spread of Karnal bunt to noninfected
areas of the United States and to relieve
restrictions on certain areas that are no
longer necessary
EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule
became effective on March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Vedpal Malik, Agriculturalist, Invasive
Species and Pest Management, PPQ,
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APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734–
6774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of
wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum
wheat (Triticum durum), and triticale
(Triticum aestivum X Secale cereale), a
hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is
caused by the fungus Tilletia indica
(Mitra) Mundkur and is spread
primarily through the planting of
infected seed. Some countries in the
international wheat market regulate
Karnal bunt as a fungal disease
requiring quarantine; therefore, without
measures taken by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
United States Department of
Agriculture, to prevent its spread, the
presence of Karnal bunt in the United
States could have significant
consequences with regard to the export
of wheat to international markets. The
regulations regarding Karnal bunt are set
forth in 7 CFR 301.89–1 through
301.89–16 (referred to below as the
regulations).
In an interim rule effective and
published in the Federal Register on
March 28, 2005 (70 FR 15553–15557,
Docket No. 04–118–1), we amended the
regulations by adding certain areas in La
Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, AZ,
and Riverside County, CA, to the list of
regulated areas either because they were
found during surveys to contain a
bunted wheat kernel, or because they
are within the 3-mile-wide buffer zone
around fields or areas affected with
Karnal bunt. In the same interim rule,
we also amended the regulations by
removing certain areas or fields in
Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and
Imperial County, CA, from the list of
regulated areas based on our
determination that those fields or areas
had met our criteria for release from
regulation.
Comments on the interim rule were
required to be received on or before May
27, 2005. We did not receive any
comments. Therefore, for the reasons
given in the interim rule, we are
adopting the interim rule as a final rule.
This action also affirms the
information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12866
and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of
Management and Budget has waived its
review under Executive Order 12866.
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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301
Agricultural commodities, Plant
diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation.
PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE
NOTICES
Accordingly, we are adopting as a final
rule, without change, the interim rule
that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that
was published at 70 FR 15553–15557 on
March 28, 2005.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
July 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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7 CFR Part 400
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General Administrative Regulations,
Submission of Policies, Provisions of
Policies, Rates of Premium, and
Premium Reduction Plans
Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation (FCIC) amends the General
Administrative Regulations, which
implement the statutory mandates of the
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000
(ARPA) related to the submission of
policies for approval for reinsurance
and the reimbursement of research and
development costs and maintenance
costs.
DATES:
Effective September 1, 2005.
For
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Cost-Benefit Analysis, contact Louise
Narber, Risk Management Specialist,
Research and Development, Product
Development Division, Risk
Management Agency, United States
Department of Agriculture, 6501 Beacon
Drive, Stop 0812, Room 421, Kansas
City, MO 64133–4676, telephone (816)
926–7730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Executive Order 12866
This rule has been determined to be
not significant for the purposes of
Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, it
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. 04-118-2]
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim
rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by adding certain areas
in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA,
to the list of regulated areas and by removing certain areas or fields
in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA, from the
list of regulated areas. Those actions were necessary to prevent the
spread of Karnal bunt to noninfected areas of the United States and to
relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary
EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Vedpal Malik, Agriculturalist,
Invasive Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum
wheat (Triticum durum), and triticale (Triticum aestivum X Secale
cereale), a hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is caused by the
fungus Tilletia indica (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread primarily through
the planting of infected seed. Some countries in the international
wheat market regulate Karnal bunt as a fungal disease requiring
quarantine; therefore, without measures taken by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of
Agriculture, to prevent its spread, the presence of Karnal bunt in the
United States could have significant consequences with regard to the
export of wheat to international markets. The regulations regarding
Karnal bunt are set forth in 7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16 (referred
to below as the regulations).
In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register
on March 28, 2005 (70 FR 15553-15557, Docket No. 04-118-1), we amended
the regulations by adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal
Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated areas
either because they were found during surveys to contain a bunted wheat
kernel, or because they are within the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around
fields or areas affected with Karnal bunt. In the same interim rule, we
also amended the regulations by removing certain areas or fields in
Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA, from the list
of regulated areas based on our determination that those fields or
areas had met our criteria for release from regulation.
Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before May 27, 2005. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, for
the reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim rule
as a final rule.
This action also affirms the information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has
waived its review under Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301
Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES
0
Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the
interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 70
FR 15553-15557 on March 28, 2005.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of July 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-15166 Filed 8-1-05; 8:45 am]
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