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Thursday, November 2, 2017
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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5 CFR Part 532
Prevailing Rate Systems
CFR Correction
In Title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Parts 1 to 699, revised as of
January 1, 2017, in Appendix C to
Subpart B of part 532: On page 469,
under NEW YORK, the wage area listing
for Newburgh is removed; and on page
482, under WASHINGTON, in the
Southeastern Washington-Eastern
Oregon wage area listing, Area of
application. Survey area plus:, under
Washington, Columbia is added.
[FR Doc. 2017–23913 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0049]
Black Stem Rust; Additions of RustResistant Species and Varieties
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of
effective date.
AGENCY:
On September 5, 2017, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service published a direct final rule.
The direct final rule notified the public
of our intention to amend the black stem
rust quarantine and regulations by
adding 15 varieties to the list of rustresistant Berberis species and varieties
and 2 varieties to the list of rustresistant Mahonia species and varieties.
We received two comments, which are
addressed in this document.
DATES: The effective date of the direct
final rule published September 5, 2017,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Richard N. Johnson, National Policy
Manager, Black Stem Rust, Pest
Management, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 26, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 851–2109.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Black
stem rust is one of the most destructive
plant diseases of small grains that is
known to exist in the United States. The
disease is caused by a fungus (Puccinia
graminis) that reduces the quality and
yield of infected wheat, oat, barley, and
rye crops. In addition to infecting small
grains, the fungus lives on a variety of
alternate host plants that are species of
the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and
Mahonia. The fungus is spread from
host to host by windborne spores.
The black stem rust quarantine and
regulations, which are contained in 7
CFR 301.38 through 301.38–8 (referred
to below as the regulations), quarantine
the conterminous 48 States and the
District of Columbia and govern the
interstate movement of certain plants of
the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and
Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The
species of these plants are categorized as
either rust-resistant or rust-susceptible.
Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk
of spreading black stem rust or of
contributing to the development of new
races of the rust; rust-susceptible plants
do pose such risks.
On September 5, 2017, the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) published in the Federal
Register (82 FR 41825–41827, Docket
No. APHIS–2017–0049) a direct final
rule 1 to amend the black stem rust
quarantine and regulations by adding 15
varieties to the list of rust-resistant
Berberis species and varieties and 2
varieties to the list of rust-resistant
Mahonia species and varieties.
We solicited comments on the rule for
30 days ending October 5, 2017, and
indicated that, if we received written
adverse comments or written notice of
intent to submit adverse comments, we
would publish a document in the
Federal Register withdrawing the direct
final rule before the effective date.
We received two comments by that
date, neither of which we consider to be
adverse. One commenter questioned
1 To view the direct final rule and the comments
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0049.
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why rust-resistant plants must be
regulated—including being added to the
black stem rust quarantine and
regulations list, as well as being
accompanied by a certificate if moved
interstate—if they do not pose a risk of
spreading black stem rust.
APHIS’ quarantine of the 48
conterminous States and the District of
Columbia and restrictions on the
interstate movement of Berberis,
Mahoberberis, and Mahonia spp. plants
are imposed to ensure that those plants
do not pose a risk of spreading black
stem rust or contributing to the
development of new races of the rust.
All plants of the genera Berberis,
Mahoberberis, and Mahonia are
considered regulated articles, though
aspects of their regulation may vary
depending on their designation as either
rust-resistant or rust-susceptible.
Certificates that accompany rustresistant species of barberry plants serve
as a means to identify them and allow
for their interstate movement into or
through designated protected areas as
defined in the regulations; rustsusceptible species of barberry plants
are prohibited from such movement
interstate.
The other commenter questioned the
reliability of testing protocols to
determine a plant’s rust resistance, and
requested assurance based on evidence
that the sample size used to determine
rust resistance is adequate to determine
an overall species’ resistance.
Testing performed by the Agricultural
Research Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its
Cereal Disease Laboratory in St. Paul,
MN has been used to effectively
determine rust resistance for more than
50 years. Based on our extensive
experience with this test, we believe
that 12—in any of the combinations
described in the direct final rule—is the
reliable test sample size on which
USDA can make its determination. We
do not know of any plant that was
subsequently discovered to be rustsusceptible after undergoing the test
procedure 12 times and being
determined by USDA to be rustresistant.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the
direct final rule and in this document,
we are confirming the effective date as
November 6, 2017.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
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[FR Doc No: 2017-23913]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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Rules and Regulations
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
Prevailing Rate Systems
CFR Correction
In Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 699,
revised as of January 1, 2017, in Appendix C to Subpart B of part 532:
On page 469, under NEW YORK, the wage area listing for Newburgh is
removed; and on page 482, under WASHINGTON, in the Southeastern
Washington-Eastern Oregon wage area listing, Area of application.
Survey area plus:, under Washington, Columbia is added.
[FR Doc. 2017-23913 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am]
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