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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0036]
Golden Nematode; Removal of
Regulated Areas
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as
final rule.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jonathan M. Jones, National
Program Manager, Emergency and
Domestic Programs, Plant Protection
and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1 To view the interim rule and the comment we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!
docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0036.
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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301
published at 76 FR 60357 on September
29, 2011.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
April 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0074]
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas in
California
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as
final rule.
AGENCY:
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.
SUMMARY:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, Karnal Bunt
Program Manager, Forest Pest and Plant
Pathogen Programs, EDP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 26, Riverdale,
MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–2286.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Agricultural commodities, Plant
diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation.
Background
PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE
NOTICES
Background
In an interim rule 1 effective and
published in the Federal Register on
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September 29, 2011 (76 FR 60357–
60358, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0036),
we amended the golden nematode
regulations in 7 CFR part 301 by
removing the townships of Elba and
Byron in Genesee County, NY, from the
list of generally infested areas.
Comments on the interim rule were
required to be received on or before
November 28, 2011. We received one
comment from a State agriculture
department opposing the removal of the
townships of Byron and Elba in Genesee
County from the list of areas generally
infested with golden nematode. The
commenter stated that APHIS did not
provide sufficient biological information
to support the action.
As discussed in the September 2011
interim rule, the townships of Elba and
Byron were regulated for nematode on
the basis of their proximity to and
association with three fields in Orleans
County, NY, in which golden nematode
was detected. Golden nematode had not
been detected in these townships prior
to them being regulated. Surveys
conducted in the townships of Elba and
Byron from 1977 to 2010 had negative
laboratory results for the detection of
golden nematode. Because golden
nematode was not detected in these
townships during the 33 years surveys
were conducted and had not been
detected prior to the surveys, we have
concluded that this pest was not and is
not present in these areas.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the
interim rule and in this document, we
are adopting the interim rule as a final
rule without change.
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.
In an interim rule 1 effective and
published on November 22, 2011, in the
Accordingly, we are adopting as final,
without change, the interim rule that
amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was
1 To view the interim rule and the comment we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0074.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0036]
Golden Nematode; Removal of 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 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.
DATES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan M. Jones, National
Program Manager, Emergency and Domestic Programs, Plant Protection and
Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In an interim rule \1\ effective and published in the Federal
Register on September 29, 2011 (76 FR 60357-60358, Docket No. APHIS-
2011-0036), we amended the golden nematode regulations in 7 CFR part
301 by removing the townships of Elba and Byron in Genesee County, NY,
from the list of generally infested areas.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ To view the interim rule and the comment we received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0036.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before November 28, 2011. We received one comment from a State
agriculture department opposing the removal of the townships of Byron
and Elba in Genesee County from the list of areas generally infested
with golden nematode. The commenter stated that APHIS did not provide
sufficient biological information to support the action.
As discussed in the September 2011 interim rule, the townships of
Elba and Byron were regulated for nematode on the basis of their
proximity to and association with three fields in Orleans County, NY,
in which golden nematode was detected. Golden nematode had not been
detected in these townships prior to them being regulated. Surveys
conducted in the townships of Elba and Byron from 1977 to 2010 had
negative laboratory results for the detection of golden nematode.
Because golden nematode was not detected in these townships during the
33 years surveys were conducted and had not been detected prior to the
surveys, we have concluded that this pest was not and is not present in
these areas.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule and in this
document, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule without
change.
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
Accordingly, we are adopting as final, without change, the interim
rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 76 FR 60357
on September 29, 2011.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of April 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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