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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0172]
Interstate Movement of Garbage From
Hawaii; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and a Pest
Risk Assessment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a sitespecific environmental assessment and
a pest risk assessment relative to a
request to allow the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to a
landfill in the State of Washington. The
environmental assessment contains a
general assessment of the potential
environmental effects associated with
moving garbage interstate from Hawaii
to Washington, subject to certain pest
risk mitigation measures and documents
our review and analysis of the
environmental impacts associated with,
and alternatives to, the proposed action.
The pest risk assessment evaluates the
risks associated with the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to
Washington. We are making these
assessments available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
8, 2006.
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You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select Docket No.
APHIS–2006–0172 to submit or view
public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0172,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0172.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on the
assessments in our reading room. The
reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Shannon Hamm, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, Policy and Program
Development, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 20, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;
(301) 734–4957.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The importation and interstate
movement of garbage is regulated by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) under 7 CFR 330.400
and 9 CFR 94.5 (referred to below as the
regulations) in order to protect against
the introduction into and dissemination
within the United States of plant and
animal pests and diseases.
APHIS is advising the public that we
have prepared a site-specific
environmental assessment and a pest
risk assessment relative to a request to
allow the interstate movement of
garbage from Hawaii to the State of
Washington.
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The environmental assessment, titled
‘‘Movement of Plastic-baled Municipal
Solid Waste from Honolulu, Hawaii to
Roosevelt Regional Landfill,
Washington’’ (October 2006), contains a
general assessment of the potential
environmental effects associated with
moving garbage interstate from Hawaii
to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill in
Klickitat County, WA, subject to certain
pest risk mitigation measures. The
environmental assessment documents
our review and analysis of
environmental impacts associated with,
and alternatives to, the proposed action.
The pest risk assessment, titled ‘‘The
Risk of Introduction of Pests to
Washington State via Plastic-Baled
Municipal Solid Waste from Hawaii’’
(September 2006), evaluates the plant
pest risks associated with the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to the
Roosevelt Regional Landfill.
We are making these assessments
available to the public for review and
comment. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before
the date listed under the heading DATES
at the beginning of this notice. The
environmental assessment and pest risk
assessment may be viewed on the
Internet on the Regulations.gov Web site
or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES
above for instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may request paper copies of the
documents by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
title of the document(s) you wish to
receive when requesting copies.
The environmental assessment has
been prepared in accordance with: (1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
November 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6–19027 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172]
Interstate Movement of Garbage From Hawaii; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and a Pest Risk Assessment
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a site-specific environmental
assessment and a pest risk assessment relative to a request to allow
the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to a landfill in the
State of Washington. The environmental assessment contains a general
assessment of the potential environmental effects associated with
moving garbage interstate from Hawaii to Washington, subject to certain
pest risk mitigation measures and documents our review and analysis of
the environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, the
proposed action. The pest risk assessment evaluates the risks
associated with the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to
Washington. We are making these assessments available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172 to submit or view
public comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0172, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on the
assessments in our reading room. The reading room is located in room
1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon Hamm, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, Policy and Program Development, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 20, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4957.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The importation and interstate movement of garbage is regulated by
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under 7 CFR
330.400 and 9 CFR 94.5 (referred to below as the regulations) in order
to protect against the introduction into and dissemination within the
United States of plant and animal pests and diseases.
APHIS is advising the public that we have prepared a site-specific
environmental assessment and a pest risk assessment relative to a
request to allow the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to the
State of Washington.
The environmental assessment, titled ``Movement of Plastic-baled
Municipal Solid Waste from Honolulu, Hawaii to Roosevelt Regional
Landfill, Washington'' (October 2006), contains a general assessment of
the potential environmental effects associated with moving garbage
interstate from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill in Klickitat
County, WA, subject to certain pest risk mitigation measures. The
environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of
environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, the
proposed action.
The pest risk assessment, titled ``The Risk of Introduction of
Pests to Washington State via Plastic-Baled Municipal Solid Waste from
Hawaii'' (September 2006), evaluates the plant pest risks associated
with the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to the Roosevelt
Regional Landfill.
We are making these assessments available to the public for review
and comment. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
the date listed under the heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice. The environmental assessment and pest risk assessment may be
viewed on the Internet on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the
reading room). You may request paper copies of the documents by calling
or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Please refer to the title of the document(s) you wish to receive when
requesting copies.
The environmental assessment has been prepared in accordance with:
(1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions of
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1), and (4) APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of November 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-19027 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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