Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service August 25, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Texas
Document Number: E8-19624
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-08-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of cattle by changing the classification of Texas from Class A to Class Free. We determined that Texas meets the standards for Class Free status. The interim rule relieved certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from Texas.
Control of Russian Knapweed; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Number: E8-19623
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to the environmental release of the gall wasp Aulacidea acroptilonica for the biological control of Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens). The environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of environmental impact associated with, and alternatives to, the release of this biological control agent. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared.
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