Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 01-31945] 1. Hot Water Treatment for Limes
On November 8, 2001, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. (See 66 FR 5642756428, Docket No. 990811.) The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference into the regulations, to allow limes that are
Published: 2001-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-31602] 2. Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
We are proposing to amend the regulations for importing nursery stock to require additional certifications for imported niger seed and lilac, to reflect recent changes in plant taxonomy and pest distributions, and to make various changes to the requirements for postentry quarantine of imported plants. We are also proposing several other amendments
Published: 2001-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-31946] 3. Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Field Testing Avian
We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an unlicensed avian encephalomyelitisfowl poxmycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine for use in poultry. The environmental assessment, which is
Published: 2001-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-31355] 4. Interstate Movement of Swine Within a Production System
We are amending the regulations to establish an alternative to the current requirements for moving swine interstate. Under this alternative, persons may move swine interstate without meeting individual swine identification and certain other requirements if they move the swine within a single swine production system, and if each swine production
Published: 2001-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30897] 5. Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
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 in support of the gypsy moth program.
Published: 2001-12-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30896] 6. Availability of an Environmental Assessment
We are advising the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to the control of Melaleuca quinquenervia. The environmental assessment considers the effects of, and alternatives to, the release of two nonindigenous organisms into the environment for use as biological control
Published: 2001-12-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30599] 7. Change in Disease Status of Germany, Italy, and Spain Because of BSE
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that added Germany, Italy, and Spain to the list of regions where bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) exists because the disease had been detected in nativeborn animals in those regions. Germany, Italy, and Spain had already been listed among the regions that present an undue risk
Published: 2001-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30601] 8. Change in Disease Status of the Republic of San Marino and the Independent
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations by adding the Republic of San Marino and the independent principalities of Andorra and Monaco to the list of regions that present an undue risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States because their import requirements are
Published: 2001-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30602] 9. Prohibition of Beef From Argentina
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations by removing the provisions for the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Argentina and by removing the exemptions that allowed cured or cooked beef to be imported from Argentina under certain conditions without meeting the requirements of the
Published: 2001-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30600] 10. Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Florida
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 Florida from Class A to Class Free. The interim rule was based on our determination that Florida meets the standards for Class Free Status. The interim rule
Published: 2001-12-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30463] 11. Change in Disease Status of Portugal Because of African Swine Fever
We are proposing to remove Portugal from the list of regions where African swine fever exists. We are proposing this action because Portugal is now free of African swine fever. This action would relieve restrictions due to African swine fever on the importation of pork and pork products into the United States from Portugal. However, because
Published: 2001-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30258] 12. Protection of Sunflowers From Red-Winged Blackbird Damage in North Dakota and
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services program has developed a scoping document for an environmental impact statement being prepared to analyze the potential environmental effects of reducing blackbird damage to ripening sunflowers in North Dakota and South Dakota. This scoping document
Published: 2001-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30108] 13. Draft Guidelines on Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products:
The International Cooperation on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for the Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH) has developed two draft guidelines titled ``Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products: Management of Periodic Summary Update Reports (PSUs)'' and ``Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products:
Published: 2001-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30105] 14. Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
We are amending the regulations by adding new areas to the list of areas regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat, due to the detection during the 2000 harvest of bunted kernels in grain grown in these areas. We are also removing certain fields from regulation because wheat is no longer grown in those fields or because fields
Published: 2001-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30107] 15. Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
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 in support of regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables.
Published: 2001-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30109] 16. Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a reinstatement of an information collection in support of activities to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees.
Published: 2001-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30106] 17. Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a demonstration project to eradicate and prevent the spread of the aquatic weed giant salvinia in the Toledo Bend Reservoir and surrounding areas in Louisiana and eastern
Published: 2001-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30001] 18. Change in Disease Status of the Czech Republic Because of BSE
We are amending the regulations by adding the Czech Republic to the list of regions where bovine spongiform encephalopathy exists because the disease has been detected in nativeborn animals in that region. The Czech Republic is currently listed among the regions that present an undue risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the
Published: 2001-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30000] 19. Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and Grapefruit from Mexico Transiting the
We are proposing to allow untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from Mexico to be moved overland by truck or rail to Corpus Christi and Houston, TX, for export to another country by water. We are proposing this action in response to requests by the port authorities of Corpus Christi and Houston, TX. We are also proposing to require that
Published: 2001-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-30002] 20. Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection
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 that is used to evaluate the plant pest risk posed by the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms and products.
Published: 2001-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-29725] 21. Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics
We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of veterinary biological products and other interested individuals that we will be holding our 11th annual public meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, and use of veterinary biological products. We are planning the meeting agenda and are
Published: 2001-11-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-29724] 22. Veterinary Services; Availability of an Environmental Assessment
We are informing the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed study to determine the disappearance rate of bison fetuses in the environment. The environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of environmental impacts associated with the proposed study. We are
Published: 2001-11-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-29473] 23. Citrus Canker; Quarantined Areas
We are proposing to amend the citrus canker regulations by removing a portion of the quarantined area in Manatee County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas. The regulations require that an area be free from citrus canker for a period of at least 2 years before it may be removed from the list of quarantined areas. Surveys have shown that a
Published: 2001-11-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-28727] 24. Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Systems of Records
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating three systems of records managed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The systems of records being updated are: Plant Protection and QuarantineRegulatory Actions; Veterinary Services Animal Quarantine
Published: 2001-11-16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 01-28065] 25. Hot Water Treatment for Limes
We are amending the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations, to allow limes that are found to be infested with mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) and other surface pests to be treated with a hot water treatment. This action will provide an additional option for treating
Published: 2001-11-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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