Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, New York, 59551-59557 [2015-25099]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59551-59557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25099]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0040]


Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, 
and Suffolk Counties, New York

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.

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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.

DATES: This interim rule is effective October 2, 2015. We will consider 
all comments that we receive on or before December 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0040.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0040, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket

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may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
2015-0040 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan M. Jones, National Policy 
Manager, Pest Management, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The golden nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is a destructive pest 
of potatoes and other solanaceous plants. Potatoes cannot be 
economically grown on land that contains large numbers of the nematode. 
The golden nematode has been determined to occur in the United States 
only in parts of the State of New York.
    In 7 CFR part 301, the golden nematode quarantine regulations 
(Sec. Sec.  301.85 through 301.85-10, referred to below as the 
regulations) set out procedures for determining the areas regulated for 
golden nematode and impose restrictions on the interstate movement of 
regulated articles from regulated areas.
    Paragraph (a) of Sec.  301.85-2 states that the Deputy 
Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), shall list as regulated areas each 
quarantined State or each portion thereof in which golden nematode has 
been found or in which there is reason to believe that golden nematode 
is present, or which it is deemed necessary to regulate because of 
their proximity to infestation or their inseparability for quarantine 
enforcement purposes from infested localities.
    Paragraph (b) of Sec.  301.85-2 states that the Deputy 
Administrator or an authorized inspector may temporarily designate any 
other premises in a quarantined State as a regulated area and a 
suppressive or generally infested area, in accordance with the criteria 
specified in paragraph (a).
    Paragraph (c) of Sec.  301.85-2 states that, in accordance with the 
criteria listed in Sec.  301.852(a), the Deputy Administrator shall 
terminate the designation of any area listed as a regulated area and 
suppressive or generally infested area when he or she determines that 
such designation is no longer required.
    Surveys and other data have revealed that certain areas in Orleans, 
Nassau, and Suffolk Counties of New York are free of golden nematode. 
Accordingly, on September 17, 2014, APHIS issued a Federal Order \1\ to 
terminate the quarantine designation of specified areas within these 
three counties, thereby removing 600,524 acres from the golden nematode 
regulations. As a result, it is no longer necessary to regulate these 
areas or restrict the interstate movement of golden nematode regulated 
articles from these areas.
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    \1\ Domestic Quarantine Notice for Revision of Golden Nematode 
Regulated Area (DA-2014-43), September 17, 2014: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/nematode/downloads/DA-2014-43.pdf.
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    Approximately 509 acres will remain under regulation in Nassau 
County, 68 acres in Orleans County, and 221,504 acres in Suffolk 
County. Further analysis continues in each of these counties that may 
lead to additional acres being eligible to be removed from regulation 
in the future.

Correction

    In an interim rule dated January 9, 2013 (78 FR, 1713-1715, Docket 
No. APHIS-2012-0079), we amended the golden nematode regulations by 
removing areas in Livingston and Steuben Counties in New York from the 
list of generally infested areas. In that rule, the coordinates we used 
to delineate the revised areas under quarantine were formatted in such 
a way that they did not accurately represent the areas we wished to 
lift from restrictions. Therefore, we are publishing the corrected 
coordinates of the areas remaining under quarantine in Livingston and 
Steuben Counties in this rule.

Immediate Action

    Immediate action is warranted to relieve restrictions that are no 
longer necessary on the specified areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk 
Counties in New York that have been regulated for golden nematode. 
Under these circumstances, the Administrator has determined that prior 
notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary to the public 
interest and that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553 for making 
this action effective less than 30 days after publication in the 
Federal Register.
    We will consider comments we receive during the comment period for 
this interim rule (see DATES above). After the comment period closes, 
we will publish another document in the Federal Register. The document 
will include a discussion of any comments we receive and any amendments 
we are making to the rule.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This interim rule is subject to Executive Order 12866. However, for 
this action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review 
under Executive Order 12866.
    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we have analyzed 
the potential economic effects of this action on small entities. The 
analysis is summarized below. The full analysis may be viewed on the 
Regulations.gov Web site (see ADDRESSES above for instructions for 
accessing Regulations.gov) or obtained from the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    APHIS has removed 600,524 acres from the golden nematode 
regulations in specific areas in three New York counties: Orleans, 
Nassau, and Suffolk. Of the areas remaining under regulation, 221,504 
acres are in Suffolk County, 509 acres are in Nassau County, and 68 
acres are in Orleans County.
    Golden nematode is a major pest of potato and other many other 
solanaceous plants. Sale of many soil-related products is negatively 
impacted in areas under quarantine for golden nematode. We impose 
sanitation requirements on movement of agricultural equipment and non-
agricultural entities that use earth-moving equipment. The pest is 
spread by the transport of cysts in soil, in particular through the 
inadvertent movement of infested soil attached to agricultural 
products, farming equipment, and other regulated articles.
    In 2014, the State of New York harvested 15,800 acres of potatoes 
valued at approximately $55 million, with Suffolk County being the 
number one county in potato production. While there are no detailed 
potato data published by county, 42 entities in Suffolk County have 
been affected by the deregulation and of these 18 entities are potato 
growers. One potato farm has been affected by the deregulation in 
Nassau County. Deregulation of quarantine areas in Orleans County is 
not known to have affected any entities.
    The 43 affected entities will benefit from no longer needing to 
satisfy compliance requirements of the quarantine. They may also find 
improved export opportunities. While the potato farmers as well as the 
rest of the affected entities may qualify as small entities, they are 
few in number and their share of the nation's potato industry is small. 
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York ranks 12th in volume among the States that produce potatoes, the 
value of its production is only 1.7 percent of the value of all U.S. 
production.
    Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Executive Order 12372

    This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372, 
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local 
officials. (See 2 CFR chapter IV.)

Executive Order 12988

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil 
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and 
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no 
retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings 
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301

    Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

    Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 301 as follows:

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

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1. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, 
and 371.3.
    Section 301.75-15 issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L. 106-
113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 issued 
under Sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7 U.S.C. 
1421 note).


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2. In Sec.  301.85-2a, under the heading ``New York,'' in paragraph 
(1), the entries for Livingston County, Nassau County, Orleans County, 
Steuben County, and Suffolk County are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  301.85-2a  Regulated areas; suppressive and generally infested 
areas.

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New York
    (1) Generally infested area:
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    Livingston County. (A) That portion of land in the area of South 
Lima North Muck in the town of Lima bounded as follows: Beginning at a 
point along the north side of South Lima Rd. marked by latitude/
longitude coordinates 42.8553, -77.6738; then north along a farm road 
to coordinates 42.8588, -77.6712; then east along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8596, -77.6678; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8624, -77.6683; then east along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8624, -77.6648; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates number 42.8735, -77.6651; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates number 42.8735, -77.6684; then south along Little Conesus 
Creek to coordinates 42.8712, -77.6693; then west to include a portion 
of an access road and gravel clean off site to coordinates 42.8712, -
77.6705; then south to coordinates 42.8711, -77.6704; then east to 
coordinates 42.8711, -77.6699; then north to coordinates 42.8712, -
77.6698; then east to coordinates 42.8711, -77.6693; then south along 
Little Conesus Creek to coordinates 42.8688, -77.6702; then west along 
a farm road to coordinates 42.8688, -77.6713; then south along a farm 
road to coordinates 42.8659, -77.6733; then south along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8642, -77.6740; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8643, -77.6761; then south along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8567, -77.6802; then east to coordinates 42.8564, -
77.6741; then south along Little Conesus Creek to coordinates 42.8553, 
-77.6745; then east to point of beginning at coordinates 42.8553, -
77.6738;
    (B) That portion of land in the area of South Lima South Muck in 
the town of Lima bounded as follows: Beginning at a point along the 
south side of South Lima Rd. marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 
42.8552, -77.6774; then south to coordinates 42.8548, -77.6774; then 
east to coordinates 42.8548, -77.6767; then south to coordinates 
42.8509, -77.6770; then south to coordinates 42.8447, -77.6772; then 
east to coordinates 42.8446, -77.6739; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8477, -77.6728; then east along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8488, -77.6700; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8512, -77.6701; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8512, -77.6720; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8516, -77.6720; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8518, -77.6740; then north to coordinates 42.8541, -
77.6740; then west to coordinates 42.8545, -77.6766; then north to 
coordinates 42.8552, -77.6765; then west to point of beginning at 
coordinates 42.8552, -77.6774;
    (C) That portion of land in the area of Wiggle Muck in the town of 
Livonia bounded as follows: Beginning at a point along the west side of 
Plank Rd. (State highway 15A) marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 
42.8489, -77.6136; then west to coordinates 42.8491, -77.6203; then 
south along a farm road to coordinates 42.8468, -77.6192; then south 
along a farm road to coordinates 42.8419, -77.6188; then east to 
coordinates 42.8422, -77.6161; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.8487, -77.6168; then east to the west side of Plank Rd. 
marked by coordinates 42.8487, -77.6135; then north to point of 
beginning at coordinates 42.8489, -77.6136; and
    (D) That portion of land in the town of Avon bounded as follows: 
Beginning at a point marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 42.9056, 
-77.6872; then east along a farm road to coordinates 42.9054, -77.6850; 
then east along a farm road to coordinates 42.9060, -77.6825; then 
north along a drainage ditch to coordinates 42.9069, -77.6823; then 
north along a drainage ditch to coordinates 42.9079, -77.6847; then 
north to coordinates 42.9103, -77.6844; then west along the south side 
of a farm road to coordinates 42.9103, -77.6857; then south along a 
farm road to point of beginning at coordinates 42.9056, -77.6872.
    Nassau County. (A) That portion of land in the town of Oyster Bay 
and the village of Old Brookville bounded as follows: Beginning at a 
point marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 40.8312 -73.5917; then 
proceeding north-northwest 152' along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 
40.8317, -73.5917; continuing north-northwest 581' along Hegemans Lane 
to coordinates 40.8332, -73.5920; then heading north 473' along 
Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8345, -73.5921; continuing north 461' 
along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8358, -73.5921; continuing north 
182' along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8363, -73.5921; continuing 
north 1227' along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8397, -73.5920; 
continuing north 718' along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8416, -
73.5919; then heading west 188' to Chicken Valley Road at coordinates 
40.8416, -73.5926: then heading southwest 70' along Chicken Valley Road 
to coordinates 40.8415, -73.5928; continuing southwest 297' along 
Chicken Valley Road to coordinates

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40.8409, -73.5936; continuing southwest 106' along Chicken Valley Road 
to coordinates 40.8407, -73.5938; continuing southwest 155' along 
Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8404, -73.5914; continuing 
southwest 142' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8400, -
73.5944; continuing southwest 125' along Chicken Valley Road to 
coordinates 40.8397, -73.5946; continuing southwest 36' along Chicken 
Valley Road to coordinates 40.8397, -73.5947: continuing southwest 38' 
along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8396, -73.5948; continuing 
southwest 201' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8392, -
73.5953; continuing southwest 98' along Chicken Valley Road to 
coordinates 40.8390, -73.5955; continuing southwest 61' along Chicken 
Valley Road to coordinates 40.8389, -73.5957; continuing southwest 187' 
along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8384, -73.5960; continuing 
southwest 62' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8383, -
73.5962; continuing southwest 142' along Chicken Valley Road to 
coordinates 40.8380, -73.5965; continuing southwest 252' along Chicken 
Valley Road to coordinates 40.8375, -73.5971; then heading southeast 
254' along a wood line to coordinates 40.8370, -73.5965; then heading 
south-southeast 269' along a wood line to coordinates 40.8363, -
73.5963; continuing south-southeast 182' along a wood line to 
coordinates 40.8358, -73.5962; then heading south 303' along a wood 
line to coordinates 40.8350, -73.5961; then heading south-southeast 
175' along a wood line to coordinates 40.8346, -73.5958; then heading 
south 329' along a farm road to coordinates 40.8337, -73.5957; then 
heading southwest 76' along a farm road to coordinates 40.8335, -
73.5958; then heading west-southwest 104' along a farm road to 
coordinates 40.8334, -73.5962; then heading south-southwest 278' along 
a farm road to coordinates 40.8327, -73.5965; then heading southeast 
1441' along the south boundary of the Young's Farm to the starting 
point at coordinates 40.8312, -73.5917;
    (B) That portion of land in the town of Oyster Bay and in the 
village of Old Brookville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point 
marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 40.8343, -73.5921; then 
heading south 399' along Hegemans Lane to coordinates 40.8332, -
73.5920; then heading 403' northeast along a tree line to coordinates 
40.8335, -73.5906; then heading 263' north to coordinates 40.8342, -
73.5906; then heading northwest 6' along Linden Lane to coordinates 
40.8342, -73.5906; continuing northwest 98' along Linden Lane to 
coordinates 40.8343, -73.5909; continuing northwest 52' along Linden 
Lane to coordinates 40.8344, -73.5911; then continuing 54' northwest 
along Linden Lane to coordinates 40.8344, -73.5913; then heading 
southwest 43' along Linden Lane to coordinates 40.8344, -73.5915; then 
continuing southwest 170' to the starting point at coordinates 40.8343, 
-73.5921;
    (C) That portion of land in the town of Oyster Bay and the village 
of Old Brookville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by 
latitude-longitude coordinates 40.8365, -73.5874; then heading south 
452' to coordinates 40.8352, -73.5873; then proceeding northeast 583' 
to coordinates 40.8356, -73.5853; then heading north-northwest 400' to 
coordinates 40.8367, -73.5855; then heading 529' southwest to the 
starting point at coordinates 40.8365, -73.5874;
    (D) That portion of land in the town of Oyster Bay in the villages 
of Upper Brookville and Matinecock bounded as follows: Beginning at a 
point marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 40.8631, -73.5671; 
proceeding south 240' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8625, 
-73.5670; continuing south 293' along Chicken Valley Road to 
coordinates 40.8617, -73.5670; continuing south 131' along Chicken 
Valley Road to coordinates 40.8613, -73.5670; proceeding south-
southwest 116' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8610, -
73.5671; continuing south-southwest 113' along Chicken Valley Road to 
coordinates 40.8670, -73.5672; proceeding southwest 116' along Chicken 
Valley Road to coordinates 40.8604, -3.5674; continuing southwest 337' 
along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8596, -73.5679; continuing 
southwest 82' along Chicken Valley Road to coordinates 40.8594, -
73.5680; then heading east-northeast 819' through a wooded area to 
coordinates 40.8596, -73.5651; then heading southeast 1462' through a 
wooded area to coordinates 40.8558, -73.5634; continuing southeast 
1065' through a wooded area to coordinates 40.8531, -73.5618; then 
heading northeast 1167' along the border with a golf course to 
coordinates 40.8547, -73.5581; continuing northeast 317' along the 
border with the golf course to coordinates 40.8552, -73.5573; then 
heading east-northeast 1278' along the border with a golf course to 
coordinates 40.8557, -73.5527; then heading south 275' along the border 
with a golf course to coordinates 40.8549, -73.5526; then heading 
northeast 873' along the golf course boundary to coordinates 40.8564, -
73.5501; then heading northwest 1463' through a wooded area to 
coordinates 40.8602, -73.5519; then heading 615' southwest along the 
border of a residential area to coordinates 40.8599, -73.5541; then 
heading 280' northwest through a wooded area to coordinates 40.8604, -
73.5548; then heading north-northwest 188' along a residential driveway 
to coordinates 40.8609, -73.5549; then heading west 337' along a 
residential driveway to coordinates 40.8609, -73.5561; then heading 
northwest 309' along a residential driveway to coordinates 40.8617, -
73.5565; then heading north-northwest 103' along a residential driveway 
to coordinates 40.8620, -73.5566; continuing north-northwest 38' along 
a residential driveway to coordinates 40.8621, -73.5566; then heading 
north 108' along a residential driveway to coordinates 40.8624, -
73.5566; then heading northwest 135' along a residential driveway to 
coordinates 40.8627, -73.5567; continuing northwest 95' along a 
residential driveway to coordinates 40.8630, -73.5568; then heading 
east 106' to a residential driveway at coordinates 40.8630, -73.5565; 
then heading northeast 172' along a residential driveway to coordinates 
40.8631, -73.5558; continuing northeast 160' along a residential 
driveway to coordinates 40.8633, -73.5553; continuing northeast 20' 
along a residential driveway to coordinates 40.8633, -73.5552; 
continuing northeast 141' along a residential driveway to coordinates 
40.8636, -73.5549; continuing northeast 106' along a residential 
driveway to coordinates 40.8639, -73.5547; then heading north-northeast 
20' along a residential driveway to coordinates 40.8639, -73.5547; 
continuing north-northeast 107' along a residential driveway to 
coordinates 40.8642, -73.5546; continuing north-northeast 111' along a 
residential driveway to coordinates 40.8645, -73.5545; continuing 
north-northeast 207' along a residential driveway to coordinates 
40.8650, -73.5545; then heading north 53' along a residential driveway 
to coordinates 40.8652, -73.5545; then heading northeast 153' along a 
paved driveway to coordinates 40.8655, -73.5540; continuing northeast 
173' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8657, -73.5535; 
continuing northeast 71' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8658, 
-73.5533; then heading north-northeast

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47' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8659, -73.5532; continuing 
north-northeast 70' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8661, -
73.5531; continuing north-northeast 79' along a paved driveway to 
coordinates 40.8663, -73.5530; then heading north-northeast 109' along 
a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8666, -73.5530; then heading north 
129' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8669, -73.5529; 
continuing north 122' along a paved driveway to coordinates 40.8673, -
73.5529; then heading north-northeast 182' along a paved driveway to 
coordinates 40.8678, -73.5527; then heading north 23' along a paved 
driveway to coordinates 40.8678, -73.5527; then heading north-northwest 
36' along a paved driveway to Planting Fields Road at coordinates 
40.8679, -73.5528; then heading southwest 6' along Planting Fields Road 
to coordinates 40.8679, -73.5528; continuing southwest 48' along 
Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8679, -73.5530; then heading 
west 339' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8679, -73.5542; 
then heading west-southwest 93' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8679, -73.5545; then heading southwest 69' along 
Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8678, -73.5548; continuing 
southwest 79' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8677, -
73.5550; continuing southwest 133' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8675, -73.5554; continuing southwest 60' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8674, -73.5556; continuing southwest 71' 
along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8674, -73.5558; heading 
west-southwest 225' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8672, 
-73.5566; continuing west-southwest 89' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8672, -73.5570; continuing west-southwest 132' along 
Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8671, -73.5574, then heading 
southwest 91' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8670, -
73.5577; continuing southwest 59' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8669, -73.5579; continuing southwest 240' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8665, -73.5586; continuing southwest 219' 
along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8661, -73.5592; continuing 
southwest 89' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8660, -
73.5594; continuing southwest 132' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8658, -73.5598; continuing southwest 93' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8657, -73.5602; continuing southwest 97' 
along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8655, -73.5605; continuing 
southwest 90' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8654, -
73.5608; continuing southwest 131' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8653, -73.5612; continuing southwest 80' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8652, -73.5614; continuing southwest 257' 
along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8649, -73.5623; continuing 
southwest 133' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8647, -
73.5627; continuing southwest 59' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8646, -73.5629; continuing southwest 85' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8645, -73.5632; then heading west-
southwest 177' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8644, -
73.5638; continuing west-southwest 213' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8643, -73.5646; then heading southwest 89' along 
Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8642, -73.5649; continuing 
southwest 58' along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8642, -
73.5651; continuing southwest 133' along Planting Fields Road to 
coordinates 40.8639, -73.5654; continuing southwest 325' along Planting 
Fields Road to coordinates 40.8635, -73.5664; continuing southwest 116' 
along Planting Fields Road to coordinates 40.8633, -73.5668; continuing 
southwest 100' along Planting Fields Road to the intersection with 
Chicken Valley Road at starting point coordinates 40.8631, -73.5671; 
and
    (E) That portion of land in the town of Oyster Bay and in the 
hamlet of Old Bethpage bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked 
by latitude-longitude coordinates 40.7703, -73.4460; then proceeding 
southwest 1997' through a wood line to Winding Road at coordinates 
40.7655, -73.4493; then heading southeast 102' along Winding Road to 
coordinates 40.7653, -73.4490; continuing southeast 57' along Winding 
Road to coordinates 40.7652, -73.4488; then heading south-southeast 52' 
along Winding Road to coordinates 40.7650, -73.4488; continuing south-
southeast 99' along Winding Road to coordinates 40.7648, -73.4487; then 
heading south 654' along Winding Road to coordinates 40.7630, -73.4485; 
then heading southeast 24' along a ramp to coordinates 40.7629, -
73.4485; then heading northeast 2134' through a wood line to 
coordinates 40.7644, -73.4411; then heading north-northwest 1197' along 
the Nassau County-Suffolk County Border to coordinates 40.7677, -
73.4417; then heading southwest 250' through a wood line to coordinates 
40.7676, -73.4426; then heading 132' north-northwest along Restoration 
Road to coordinates 40.7679, -73.4426; then heading northeast 311' 
along Restoration Road to coordinates 40.7687, -73.4422; then heading 
northwest 96' along Restoration Road to coordinates 40.7689, -73.44245; 
continuing northwest 262' along Restoration Road to coordinates 
40.7695, -73.4430; continuing northwest 173' along Restoration Road to 
coordinates 40.7699,-73.4433; continuing northwest 33' along 
Restoration Road to coordinates 40.7699, -73.4434; then heading 
southwest 275' along Restoration Road to coordinates 40.76942, -
73.4440; continuing southwest 194' along Restoration Road to 
coordinates 40.76900, -73.4445; then heading north-northwest 334' along 
a gravel path to coordinates 40.7698, -73.4448; then heading northwest 
364' along a gravel path to the starting point at coordinates 40.7703, 
-73.4460.
    Orleans County. (A) That portion of land in the town of Barre 
bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on the north side of Spoil 
Bank Road marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 43.1327, -78.1234; 
then east along a farm road running parallel to Spoil Bank Road to 
coordinates 43.1327, -78.1191; then north along a willow hedge row to 
coordinates 43.1354, -78.1191; then west along a drainage ditch to 
coordinates 43.1353, -78.1227; then northwest along a drainage ditch to 
coordinates 43.1354, -78.1230; then northwest to coordinates 43.1355, -
78.1232; then west to coordinates 43.1355, -78.1233; then southwest to 
coordinates 43.1354, -78.1234; then south along a drainage ditch to the 
point of beginning at coordinates 43.1327, -78.1234;
    (B) That portion of land in the town of Barre bounded as follows: 
Beginning at a point marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 43.1548, 
-078.1199; then east along a farm road to coordinates 43.1548, -
078.1166; then south to coordinates 43.1524, -078.1167; then west to 
coordinates 43.1524, -078.1199; then north along a willow hedgerow to 
the point beginning at coordinates 43.1548, -078.1199; and
    (C) That portion of land in the town of Barre bounded as follows: 
Beginning at a point marked by latitude-longitude coordinates 43.1551, 
-78.1240; then west to coordinates 43.1551, -78.1244; then southwest to 
coordinates 43.1550, -78.1245; then southwest to coordinates 43.1550, -
78.1245; then south to coordinates 43.1549, -78.1245;

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then west along a drainage ditch to coordinates 43.1548, -78.1264, then 
north to coordinates 43.1596, -78.1266; then east along a farm road to 
coordinates 43.1597, -78.1243; then south along a willow hedge to the 
point of beginning at coordinates 43.1551, -78.1240.
* * * * *
    Steuben County. (A) The towns of Prattsburgh and Wheeler.
    (B) The area known as ``Arkport Muck North'' located in the town of 
Dansville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point along the west bank 
of the Marsh Ditch that intersects a farm road marked by latitude/
longitude coordinates 42.4230, -77.7121; then north along the Marsh 
Ditch to coordinates 42.4314, -77.7158; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4307, -77.7204; then south along the edge of a forest to 
coordinates 42.4284, -77.7194; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4282, -77.7201; then south along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4255, -77.7189; then east along a tree line to 
coordinates 42.4254, -77.7180; then south along a tree line to 
coordinates 42.4230, -77.7157; then east to point of beginning at 
coordinates 42.4230, -77.7121;
    (C) The area known as ``Arkport Muck South'' located in the town of 
Dansville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point along the west side 
of New York Route 36 marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 42.4034, 
-77.6986; then north along the west side of New York Route 36 to 
coordinates 42.4145, -77.6999; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4145, -77.7029; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4160, -77.7036; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4162, -77.7083; then north along the west bank of the 
Marsh Ditch to coordinates 42.4186, -77.7097; then west along a farm 
road to coordinates 42.4181, -77.7121; then north along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4214, -77.7140; then west along a farm road to 
coordinates 42.4211, -77.7198; then south along the east side of the 
Conrail right-of-way (Erie Lackawanna Railroad) to coordinates 42.4050, 
-77.7107; then east along a farm road to coordinates 42.4049, -77.7038; 
then south along a farm road to coordinates 42.4034, -77.7030; then 
east to point of beginning at coordinates 42.4034, -77.6986;
    (D) That portion of land in the town of Cohocton (formerly known as 
the ``Werthwhile Farm'') on the north side of County Road 5 (known as 
Brown Hill Road), and 0.2 mile west of the junction of County Road 5 
with County Road 58 (known as Wager Road); and
    (E) That portion of land in the town of Fremont that is bounded as 
follows: Beginning at a point on Babcock Road that intersects a farm 
road marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 42.4368, -77.5751; then 
west along the farm road to coordinates 42.4367, -77.5780; then south 
to coordinates 42.4360, -77.5780; then west to coordinates 42.4359, -
77.5807; then south to coordinates 42.4335, -77.5806; then east to 
coordinates 42.4333, -77.5778; then south to coordinates 42.4318, -
77.5777; then east to coordinates 42.4323, -77.5771; then north to 
coordinates 42.4330, -77.5763; then east to coordinates 42.4330, -
77.5761; then north to coordinates 42.4349, -77.5756; then east to 
coordinates 42.4349, -77.5749; then north to the point of beginning at 
coordinates 42.4368, -77.5751.
    Suffolk County. (A) Towns of Riverhead, East Hampton, Southampton, 
Southold, and Shelter Island in their entirety in Suffolk County;
    (B) That portion of land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet 
of Melville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by 
latitude-longitude coordinates 40.7767, -72.4202; then proceeding 
southwest 788' along Broad Hollow Rd. to coordinates 40.7746, -72.4210; 
then heading east 2354' along Huntington Quadrangle Rd. to coordinates 
40.7748, -72.4125; then heading south 2095' parallel to Maxess Rd. to 
coordinates 40.7691, -72.4121; then heading southeast 250' along 
Bayliss Rd. to coordinates 40.7689, -72.4113; then heading 2734' north 
to coordinates 40.7764, -72.4114; then heading east 1820' to 
coordinates 40.7767, -72.4049; then heading north 233' along Pinelawn 
Rd. to coordinates 40.7773, -72.4048; then heading west 4267' to the 
starting point at coordinates 40.7767, -72.4202;
    (C) That portion of land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet 
of Melville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by 
latitude-longitude coordinates 40.7954, -72.4080; then proceeding south 
1645' along the west boundary of White Post Farms to coordinates 
40.7909, -72.4073; then proceeding east 1110' along the south boundary 
of White Post Farms and a housing development to coordinates 40.7910, -
72.4033; then heading north 2033' parallel to Bedell Place to 
coordinates 40.7965, -72.4041; then heading southwest 1170' along Old 
Country Road to the starting point at coordinates 40.7954, -72.4080;
    (D) That portion of land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet 
of Dix Hills bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by 
latitude-longitude coordinates 40.7904, -72.3410; then proceeding 
southeast 306' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 40.7896, -72.3407; 
continuing southeast 272' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 40.7888, 
-72.3404; continuing southeast 530' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 
40.7874, -72.3399; then proceeding northeast 1002' along the south 
boundary of the DeLalio Sod Company to coordinates 40.7883, -72.3364; 
then proceeding northwest 541' along the east boundary of the DeLalio 
Sod Company and the Garden Depot to coordinates 40.7897, -72.3371; 
continuing northwest 554' along the east boundary of field 15-C-21 to 
coordinates 40.7911, -72.3377; then proceeding southwest 952' along the 
north boundary of field 15-C-21 to the starting point at coordinates 
40.7904, -72.3410; and
    (E) That portion of land in the town of Brookhaven and the hamlet 
of Manorville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by 
latitude-longitude coordinates 40.8542, -72.8240; then proceeding 
northeast 442' along South Street to coordinates 40.8545, -72.8225; 
continuing northeast 1086' along South Street to coordinates 40.8550, -
72.8186; then proceeding east 413' to coordinates 40.8551, -72.8171 at 
the intersection of South Street and Wading River Rd.; then proceeding 
northwest 714' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.8568, -
72.8183; then continuing northwest 695' along Wading River Road to 
coordinates 40.8586, -72.8194; continuing northwest 497' along Wading 
River Road to coordinates 40.8598, -72.8202; continuing northwest 221' 
along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.8603, -72.8205; continuing 
northwest 203' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.8608, -
72.8209; continuing 194' along Wading River Road to coordinates 
40.8613, -72.8212; continuing 212' along Wading River Road to 
coordinates 40.8618, -72.8215; proceeding northwest 30' to coordinates 
40.8618, -72.8216; then heading 45' west to coordinates 40.8618, -
72.8218; then heading 183' southwest along the south ramp of the Long 
Island Expressway to coordinates 40.8617, -72.8224; then heading west 
179' parallel with the south ramp of the Long Island Expressway to 
coordinates 40.8617, -72.8231; then continuing west 182' to coordinates 
40.8617, -72.8237; continuing west 299' parallel with the south ramp of 
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Expressway to coordinates 40.8618, -72.8248; then proceeding 201' 
southeast to coordinates 40.8617, -72.8255; continuing southwest 88' to 
coordinates 40.8615, -72.8257; then south 83' along a wood line to 
coordinates 40.8613, -72.8257; continuing south 116' along a wood line 
to coordinates 40.8610, -72.8257; continuing southeast 96' along a wood 
line to coordinates 40.8607, -72.8256; then heading 92' southwest along 
the wood line to coordinates 40.8605, -72.8257; then heading 47' south 
along the wood line to coordinates 40.8603, -72.8257; then heading 
southeast 194' along the wood line to coordinates 40.8599, -72.8261; 
continuing 87' southwest along the wood line to coordinates 40.8597, -
72.8262; continuing 200' southwest along the wood line to coordinates 
40.8592, -72.8265; then heading southeast 112' along the wood line to 
coordinates 40.8589, -72.8264; then heading east 232' along the wood 
line to coordinates 40.8589, -72.8256; then heading south 828' along 
the wood line to coordinates 40.8566, -72.8253; then heading east 246' 
along the northern boundary of a horse farm to coordinates 40.8567, -
72.8244; then heading south 940' along the boundary of a horse farm to 
the starting point at coordinates 40.8542, -72.8240.
* * * * *

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of September 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-25099 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P