Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013Pages: 12
[FR Doc 2013-07345] 1.and Poultry Products From a Region in the European Union
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products by recognizing 25 Member States of the European Union (EU) as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)defined EU poultry trade region and adding it to the list of regions we consider to be free of Newcastle disease. We are taking this action
Published: 2013-03-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-05566] 2.Meetings:
We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is soliciting feedback from our stakeholders regarding crossAgency strategic priorities. We are also announcing that APHIS is hosting a public meeting to share information about the Agency's budget and program restructuring, as well as to provide an opportunity
Published: 2013-03-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-05142] 3.Notice of Affirmation of Addition of a Treatment Schedule for Methyl Bromide
We are affirming our earlier determination that it was necessary to immediately add to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual a treatment schedule for methyl bromide fumigation of cottonseed for the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV). In a previous notice, we made available to the public for review and
Published: 2013-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-05138] 4.Notice of Availability of New Guidelines for Pest Risk Assessments of Imported
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a document that describes the revised methodology that APHIS will use to conduct plant health pest risk assessments for imported fruit and vegetable commodities. These new guidelines are necessary to incorporate advancements in pest risk assessment
Published: 2013-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-05140] 5.Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact relative to the release of Aphelinus glycinis for the biological control of soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, in the continental United States. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the
Published: 2013-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-05139] 6.Treatment Evaluation Documents and Environmental Assessments:
We are advising the public that we have determined that it is necessary to add and revise certain treatment schedules for the Imported Fire Ant Program in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. Thus, we have prepared a treatment evaluation document that discusses the existing treatment schedules, describes the new treatment
Published: 2013-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04495] 7.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importation of certain fruits and vegetables into the United States.
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04517] 8.Determinations of Nonregulated Status; Availability:
We are advising the public of our determination that a corn line developed by the Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., designated as event SYN053071, which has been genetically engineered for resistance to corn rootworm, an insect pest of corn, is no longer considered a regulated article under our regulations governing the introduction of certain
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04520] 9.Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a preliminary decision regarding a request from Stine Seed Farm, Inc., to extend to maize line HCEM485, which has been genetically engineered to be tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate, our determination of nonregulated status of Roundup Ready[supreg] corn
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04475] 10.Permits:
We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or more
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04521] 11.Petitions for Determination of Nonregulated Status; Availability:
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has received a petition from Syngenta Seeds, Inc., and Bayer CropScience AG seeking a determination of nonregulated status of soybean designated as event SYHTOH2, which has been genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicides glufosinate and mesotrione.
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-04478] 12.Sharing Certain Business Information with State and Tribal Government
We are proposing to amend our regulations regarding genetically engineered organisms regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture by adding provisions for sharing certain business information with State and Tribal government agencies. The proposed provisions would govern the sharing of certain information contained in permit
Published: 2013-02-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-03584] 13.OMB Approval Received
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Office of Management and Budget's approval of a collection of information contained in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's final rule regarding the possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins.
Published: 2013-02-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-03058] 14.Importation of Plants for Planting
We are proposing to amend the regulations on importing plants
for planting to add Turkey to the list of countries from which the importation of restricted articles of Chrysanthemum spp.,
Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum into the United States is prohibited due to the presence of white rust of
Chrysanthemum; to require permits
Published: 2013-02-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-03024] 15.Affected Countries
We are adopting as a final rule, with changes, an interim rule that amended the regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM) by incorporating an additional certification requirement for imported horses 731 days of age or less and adding new testing protocols for test mares and
Published: 2013-02-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02776] 16.Import Authorizations:
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States of fresh litchi, longan, and rambutan fruit from the Philippines. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we believe that the application of one or
Published: 2013-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02772] 17.Proposed Action Plans; Availability, etc.:
We are making a proposed action plan describing a potential new approach to managing swine brucellosis and pseudorabies available for public review and comment. Swine brucellosis and pseudorabies have been eliminated from commercial swine herds within the United States, but potential sources of introduction of these diseases exist and we believe
Published: 2013-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02781] 18.Interstate Movement of Sharwil Avocados From Hawaii
We are proposing to amend the Hawaii quarantine regulations to allow the interstate movement of untreated Sharwil avocados from Hawaii into the continental United States. As a condition of movement, Sharwil avocados from Hawaii would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include requirements for registration and
Published: 2013-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02775] 19.Importation of Fresh Bananas From the Philippines into the Continental United
We are amending the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of fresh bananas from the Philippines into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, the bananas will have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that will include requirements for importation of commercial
Published: 2013-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02784] 20.Fever in Cattle
We are amending the Texas (Splenetic) Fever regulations by updating the scientific names for the ticks that transmit the disease, listing additional names for the disease, and removing all products except coumaphos from the list of dips permitted for use on cattle in interstate movement. These actions are necessary to update and clarify the
Published: 2013-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02647] 21.Including Citrus Hybrids and Fortunella
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of several varieties of fresh citrus fruit, as well as Citrus hybrids and the Citrusrelated genus Fortunella, from Uruguay into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, the fruit would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach
Published: 2013-02-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02355] 22.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for a certification program for imported articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. to prevent
Published: 2013-02-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02017] 23.Importation of Avocados From Continental Spain
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of avocados from continental Spain (excluding the Balaeric Islands and Canary Islands) into the United States. As a condition of entry, avocados from Spain would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include requirements for
Published: 2013-01-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-02021] 24.Importation of Fresh Apricots From Continental Spain
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United States of fresh apricots from continental Spain. As a condition of entry, fresh apricots from continental Spain would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include registration of production locations and
Published: 2013-01-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2013-01021] 25.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for tuberculosis testing of imported cattle from Mexico.
Published: 2013-01-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
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