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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0014]
Potato Cyst Nematode; Update of
Quarantined Areas
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of changes to
quarantined area.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have made changes to the area
in the State of Idaho that is quarantined
to prevent the spread of potato cyst
nematode. The description of the
quarantined area was updated on
November 1, 2007, when the potato cyst
nematode regulations became effective;
on November 28, 2007, when one
additional field was found to be
infested; on January 9, 2008, when some
fields that had been quarantined were
found not to have an association with an
infested field; and on March 21, 2008,
when 24 associated fields were removed
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from the quarantined area after having
been surveyed and found to be free of
potato cyst nematode.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Osama El-Lissy, Director, Invasive
Species and Pest Management, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734–
8676.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The potato cyst nematode (PCN)
(Globodera pallida) is a major pest of
potato crops in cool-temperature areas.
Other solanaceous hosts include
tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos,
and some weeds. The PCN is thought to
have originated in Peru and is now
widely distributed in many potatogrowing regions of the world. PCN
infestations may be expressed as
patches of poor growth. Affected potato
plants may exhibit yellowing, wilting,
or death of foliage. Even with only
minor symptoms on the foliage, potato
tuber size can be affected. Unmanaged
infestations can cause potato yield loss
ranging from 20 to 70 percent. The
spread of this pest in the United States
could result in a loss of domestic or
foreign markets for U.S. potatoes and
other commodities.
In an interim rule published in the
Federal Register on September 12, 2007,
and effective on November 1, 2007 (72
FR 51975–51988, Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0143), we established the PCN
quarantine regulations (§§ 301.86
through 301.86–9, referred to below as
the regulations). These regulations set
out procedures for determining the areas
quarantined for PCN and impose
restrictions on the interstate movement
of regulated articles from quarantined
areas.
Section 301.86–3 of the regulations
sets out the procedures for determining
the areas quarantined for PCN.
Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 states that,
in accordance with the criteria listed in
§ 301.86–3(c), the Administrator will
designate as a quarantined area each
field that has been found to be infested
with PCN, each field that has been
found to be associated with an infested
field, and any area that the
Administrator considers necessary to
quarantine because of its inseparability
for quarantine enforcement purposes
from infested or associated fields.
Paragraph (c) provides that the
Administrator will designate a field as
an infested field when PCN is found in
the field. Paragraph (c) also provides
that the Administrator will designate a
field as an associated field when PCN
host crops, as listed in § 301.86–2(b),
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have been grown in the field in the last
10 years and the field shares a border
with an infested field; the field came
into contact with a regulated article
listed in § 301.86–2 from an infested
field within the last 10 years; or, within
the last 10 years, the field shared
ownership, tenancy, seed, drainage or
runoff, farm machinery, or other
elements of shared cultural practices
with an infested field that could allow
spread of the PCN, as determined by the
Administrator.
Paragraph (b) describes the conditions
for the designation of an area less than
an entire State as a quarantined area.
Less than an entire State will be
designated as a quarantined area only if
the Administrator determines that:
• The State has adopted and is
enforcing restrictions on the intrastate
movement of the regulated articles that
are equivalent to those imposed by the
regulations on the interstate movement
of regulated articles; and
• The designation of less than the
entire State as a quarantined area will
prevent the interstate spread of PCN.
We have determined that it is not
necessary to designate the entire State of
Idaho as a quarantined area. Idaho has
adopted and is enforcing restrictions on
the intrastate movement of regulated
articles from that area that are
equivalent to those we are imposing on
the interstate movement of regulated
articles.
Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 further
provides that the Administrator will
publish the description of the
quarantined area on the Plant Protection
and Quarantine (PPQ) Web site, https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/
plant_pest_info/potato/pcn.shtml. The
description of the quarantined area will
include the date the description was last
updated and a description of the
changes that have been made to the
quarantined area. The description of the
quarantined area may also be obtained
by request from any local office of PPQ;
local offices are listed in telephone
directories. Finally, paragraph (a)
establishes that, after a change is made
to the quarantined area, we will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
informing the public that the change has
occurred and describing the change to
the quarantined area.
We are publishing this notice to
inform the public of changes to the PCN
quarantined area in accordance with
§ 301.86–3(a).
The PCN quarantined area was first
updated when the regulations became
effective on November 1, 2007. That
update to the quarantined area
expanded the list of associated fields
based on new information regarding
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shared cultural practices. This added
associated fields in Jefferson County, ID,
as well as fields in Bonneville and
Bingham Counties, ID.
On November 28, 2007, surveys
confirmed the detection of PCN in one
new field. It was not necessary to add
that field to the quarantined area, as it
had already been listed as an associated
field. However, the finding of an
infestation in that field led to new fields
being designated as associated fields.
These fields were in Bonneville and
Bingham Counties.
On January 9, 2008, the quarantined
area was further updated to remove four
fields from the quarantined area.
Although these fields had appeared to
be associated fields, further
investigation demonstrated that these
fields were not associated with an
infested field. The fields removed from
quarantine were in Bonneville County.
On March 21, 2008, the quarantined
area was updated to remove 24 fields
from the quarantined area. These fields
had been associated fields, and were
found to be free of PCN according to a
survey protocol approved by the
Administrator as sufficient to support
removal from quarantine, under
paragraph (d)(2) of § 301.86–3. The
fields removed from quarantine were in
Bonneville and Bingham Counties.
The current map of the quarantined
area can be viewed on the PPQ Web site
at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
plant_health/plant_pest_info/potato/
pcn.shtml.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of
May 2008.
Cindy Smith,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Room 317, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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fax to the attention of Shawn Jones at
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Form Number: FNS 674.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a
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collect user information required to gain
access to FNS Information Systems.
Respondents: FNS Employees,
Contractors, FNS Regions, State
Agencies, Field Offices, Partners and
Compliance Offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Two hundred twenty-five (225).
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Number of Responses per
Respondent: One (1).
Estimated Time per Response:
0.1666667 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 75.50145 hours.
Dated: May 30, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0014]
Potato Cyst Nematode; Update of Quarantined Areas
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of changes to quarantined area.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have made changes to the
area in the State of Idaho that is quarantined to prevent the spread of
potato cyst nematode. The description of the quarantined area was
updated on November 1, 2007, when the potato cyst nematode regulations
became effective; on November 28, 2007, when one additional field was
found to be infested; on January 9, 2008, when some fields that had
been quarantined were found not to have an association with an infested
field; and on March 21, 2008, when 24 associated fields were removed
from the quarantined area after having been surveyed and found to be
free of potato cyst nematode.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Osama El-Lissy, Director, Invasive
Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-8676.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The potato cyst nematode (PCN) (Globodera pallida) is a major pest
of potato crops in cool-temperature areas. Other solanaceous hosts
include tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos, and some weeds. The
PCN is thought to have originated in Peru and is now widely distributed
in many potato-growing regions of the world. PCN infestations may be
expressed as patches of poor growth. Affected potato plants may exhibit
yellowing, wilting, or death of foliage. Even with only minor symptoms
on the foliage, potato tuber size can be affected. Unmanaged
infestations can cause potato yield loss ranging from 20 to 70 percent.
The spread of this pest in the United States could result in a loss of
domestic or foreign markets for U.S. potatoes and other commodities.
In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on September
12, 2007, and effective on November 1, 2007 (72 FR 51975-51988, Docket
No. APHIS-2006-0143), we established the PCN quarantine regulations
(Sec. Sec. 301.86 through 301.86-9, referred to below as the
regulations). These regulations set out procedures for determining the
areas quarantined for PCN and impose restrictions on the interstate
movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas.
Section 301.86-3 of the regulations sets out the procedures for
determining the areas quarantined for PCN. Paragraph (a) of Sec.
301.86-3 states that, in accordance with the criteria listed in Sec.
301.86-3(c), the Administrator will designate as a quarantined area
each field that has been found to be infested with PCN, each field that
has been found to be associated with an infested field, and any area
that the Administrator considers necessary to quarantine because of its
inseparability for quarantine enforcement purposes from infested or
associated fields.
Paragraph (c) provides that the Administrator will designate a
field as an infested field when PCN is found in the field. Paragraph
(c) also provides that the Administrator will designate a field as an
associated field when PCN host crops, as listed in Sec. 301.86-2(b),
have been grown in the field in the last 10 years and the field shares
a border with an infested field; the field came into contact with a
regulated article listed in Sec. 301.86-2 from an infested field
within the last 10 years; or, within the last 10 years, the field
shared ownership, tenancy, seed, drainage or runoff, farm machinery, or
other elements of shared cultural practices with an infested field that
could allow spread of the PCN, as determined by the Administrator.
Paragraph (b) describes the conditions for the designation of an
area less than an entire State as a quarantined area. Less than an
entire State will be designated as a quarantined area only if the
Administrator determines that:
The State has adopted and is enforcing restrictions on the
intrastate movement of the regulated articles that are equivalent to
those imposed by the regulations on the interstate movement of
regulated articles; and
The designation of less than the entire State as a
quarantined area will prevent the interstate spread of PCN.
We have determined that it is not necessary to designate the entire
State of Idaho as a quarantined area. Idaho has adopted and is
enforcing restrictions on the intrastate movement of regulated articles
from that area that are equivalent to those we are imposing on the
interstate movement of regulated articles.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 301.86-3 further provides that the
Administrator will publish the description of the quarantined area on
the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Web site, https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/potato/pcn.shtml.
The description of the quarantined area will include the date the
description was last updated and a description of the changes that have
been made to the quarantined area. The description of the quarantined
area may also be obtained by request from any local office of PPQ;
local offices are listed in telephone directories. Finally, paragraph
(a) establishes that, after a change is made to the quarantined area,
we will publish a notice in the Federal Register informing the public
that the change has occurred and describing the change to the
quarantined area.
We are publishing this notice to inform the public of changes to
the PCN quarantined area in accordance with Sec. 301.86-3(a).
The PCN quarantined area was first updated when the regulations
became effective on November 1, 2007. That update to the quarantined
area expanded the list of associated fields based on new information
regarding
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shared cultural practices. This added associated fields in Jefferson
County, ID, as well as fields in Bonneville and Bingham Counties, ID.
On November 28, 2007, surveys confirmed the detection of PCN in one
new field. It was not necessary to add that field to the quarantined
area, as it had already been listed as an associated field. However,
the finding of an infestation in that field led to new fields being
designated as associated fields. These fields were in Bonneville and
Bingham Counties.
On January 9, 2008, the quarantined area was further updated to
remove four fields from the quarantined area. Although these fields had
appeared to be associated fields, further investigation demonstrated
that these fields were not associated with an infested field. The
fields removed from quarantine were in Bonneville County.
On March 21, 2008, the quarantined area was updated to remove 24
fields from the quarantined area. These fields had been associated
fields, and were found to be free of PCN according to a survey protocol
approved by the Administrator as sufficient to support removal from
quarantine, under paragraph (d)(2) of Sec. 301.86-3. The fields
removed from quarantine were in Bonneville and Bingham Counties.
The current map of the quarantined area can be viewed on the PPQ
Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/
potato/pcn.shtml.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,
and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of May 2008.
Cindy Smith,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12625 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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