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[FR Doc E4-2346] 51. Wildlife Services; Availability of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment
We are advising the public that we have prepared a supplemental environmental assessment and proposed decision/finding of no significant impact relative to oral rabies vaccination programs in several States. Since the publication of our original environmental assessment and decision/finding of no significant impact (2001), a subsequent
Published: 2004-09-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E4-2343] 52. Big Cat Symposia; Animal Care
This is a notice to animal exhibitors, dealers, transporters, researchers, animal protection groups, industry groups, and other interested persons that we are holding a series of educational symposia to present current information on the care and maintenance of exotic big cats. This notice provides the agenda for the symposia and information on
Published: 2004-09-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-21084] 53. Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of Quarantined Area
We are amending the Oriental fruit fly regulations by quarantining a portion of Orange County, CA, and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. This action is necessary on an emergency basis to prevent the spread of the Oriental fruit fly into noninfested areas of the United States. We are also amending the
Published: 2004-09-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-20763] 54. Importation of Wood Packaging Material
We are amending the regulations for the importation of unmanufactured wood articles to adopt an international standard entitled ``Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade'' that was approved by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention on March 15, 2002. The
Published: 2004-09-16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-20671] 55. Citrus Canker; Quarantined Areas
We are amending the citrus canker regulations by updating the list of areas in the State of Florida quarantined because of citrus canker. To reflect the detection of citrus canker in an area adjacent to but outside of one current quarantined area in Florida, as well as in eight additional counties, we are expanding the boundaries of one existing
Published: 2004-09-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19930] 56. Pine Shoot Beetle; Additions to Quarantined Areas
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding Decatur, Jennings, and Ripley Counties, IN, and Franklin County, NY, to the list of quarantined areas. As a result of that action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas is restricted. The interim rule
Published: 2004-09-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19809] 57. Fiscal Year 2005 Reimbursable Overtime Rates and Veterinary Diagnostic
This notice pertains to reimbursable overtime charged for Sunday, holiday, or other overtime work performed in connection with the inspection, laboratory testing, certification, or quarantine of certain articles and to user fees for certain veterinary diagnostic services. The purpose of this notice is to remind the public of the reimbursable
Published: 2004-08-31 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19517] 58. Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area Classifications; Missouri
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 Missouri from Class A to Class Free. The interim rule was based on our determination that Missouri meets the standards for Class Free status. The interim rule
Published: 2004-08-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19519] 59. Importation of Unmanufactured Wood Articles From Mexico
We are amending the regulations to add restrictions on the importation of pine and fir logs and lumber, as well as other unmanufactured wood articles, from Mexican States adjacent to the United States/Mexico border. This rule requires that these wood articles meet certain treatment and handling requirements to be eligible for importation into the
Published: 2004-08-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19516] 60. Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats; Approved Livestock Facilities,
We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the interstate movement of animals to require livestock facilities that handle sheep or goats in interstate commerce to be approved by us. This would include stockyards, livestock markets, buying stations, concentration points, or any other premises where sheep or goats in interstate commerce are
Published: 2004-08-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19518] 61. Pigeonpea Pod Fly; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of
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 the control of pigeonpea pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). The environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of environmental
Published: 2004-08-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19313] 62. Tuberculosis in Cattle; Import Requirements
We are proposing to amend the animal importation regulations to require that steers and spayed heifers with any evidence of horn growth that are entering the United States meet the same tuberculosis testing requirements as sexually intact animals entering the United States. In their current form, the regulations do not distinguish between steers
Published: 2004-08-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19236] 63. 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 associated with the export of poultry and poultry hatching eggs from the United States.
Published: 2004-08-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19237] 64. 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 associated with regulations for the importation of Hass avocados from Mexico.
Published: 2004-08-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19235] 65. Confinement of Genetically Engineered Crops During Field Testing; Workshop
This is to notify parties involved in those fields associated with the confinement of genetically engineered crops, as well as other interested persons, that a workshop will be held to review past results and obtain an update on the most recent scientific results relevant to biological dispersal and confinement of genetically engineered crops
Published: 2004-08-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-19005] 66. International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities
In accordance with legislation implementing the results of the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are informing the public of international standard setting activities of the Office International des Epizooties, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, and the North American
Published: 2004-08-19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18785] 67. Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by adding certain areas in Arizona to the list of regulated areas either because they were found during surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or because they are within the 3milewide buffer zone around fields or areas affected with Karnal
Published: 2004-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18784] 68. Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Oriental fruit fly regulations by removing portions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. The interim rule was necessary to relieve
Published: 2004-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18786] 69. 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 preventing the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from
Published: 2004-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18787] 70. 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 associated with regulations governing the importation of tomatoes from Spain, Chile, France, Morocco, and Western Sahara to prevent the
Published: 2004-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18788] 71. Mycogen c/o Dow; Availability of Environmental Assessment for Extension of
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for a preliminary decision to extend to one additional corn line our determination that a corn line developed by Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow AgroSciences LLC is no longer considered a regulated article under our regulations governing
Published: 2004-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18524] 72. 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 associated with the VirusSerumToxin Act and regulations.
Published: 2004-08-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18523] 73. Mycogen c/o Dow; Availability of Determination of Nonregulated Status for
We are advising the public that the Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow AgroSciences LLC cotton lines designated as Cry1F cotton event 28124 236 and Cry1Ac cotton event 300621023, which have been genetically engineered for insect resistance, are no longer considered regulated articles under our regulations governing the introduction of certain genetically
Published: 2004-08-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18446] 74. Tuberculosis in Cattle; Import Requirements
This document withdraws the interim rule amending the animal importation regulations to require that steers and spayed heifers with any evidence of horn growth that are entering the United States meet the same tuberculosis testing requirements as sexually intact animals entering the United States. That interim rule was published in the Federal
Published: 2004-08-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 04-18445] 75. Methyl Bromide; Official Quarantine Uses
We are proposing to establish regulations to provide for the submission of requests by State, local, or tribal authorities for a determination whether methyl bromide treatments or applications required by the State, local, or tribal authorities to prevent the introduction, establishment, or spread of plant pests or noxious weeds should be
Published: 2004-08-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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