Department of Agriculture November 5, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition to Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts and New York
Document Number: E9-26679
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding a portion of Worcester County, MA, to the list of quarantined areas and updating the description of the quarantined area in the Borough of Staten Island in the City of New York, NY. This action will restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles from these areas. This interim rule is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States.
Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Montana
Document Number: E9-26678
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-05
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 Montana from Class A to Class Free. We determined that Montana met the standards for Class Free status. The interim rule relieved certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from Montana.
Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of Quarantined Areas
Document Number: E9-26676
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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 pale cyst nematode. The description of the quarantined area was updated on May 22, 2009, when 1,834 acres were removed from the quarantined area, and on June 3, 2009, when an additional 283 acres were removed from the quarantined area.
Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey
Document Number: E9-26666
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a previously approved information collection, the National Woodland Owner Survey, which the Forest Service is seeking to reinstate.
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Proposed New System of Records; Incident Suite (I-Suite) Database Application
Document Number: E9-26657
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-05
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a new Forest Service (FS) Privacy Act system of records to its inventory of records systems. USDA invites public comment on this new records system.
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