Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc E5-8028] 1. Importation of Peppers From the Republic of Korea
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of peppers from the Republic of Korea under certain conditions. As a condition of entry, the peppers would have to be grown in approved insectproof, pestfree greenhouses and packed in pestexclusionary packinghouses. In
Published: 2005-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-24423] 2. Importation of Fragrant Pears From China
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of fragrant pears from China under certain conditions. As a condition of entry, fragrant pears from China must be grown in the Korla region of Xinjiang Province in a production site that is registered with the national plant protection organization of China. The
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-7690] 3. Importation of Fruits and Vegetables
We propose to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of fruits and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, under specified conditions, for importation into the United States. Some of the fruits and vegetables are already eligible for importation under permit, but are not specifically listed in the regulations.
Published: 2005-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-24031] 4. Importation of Nursery Stock
We are proposing to amend the regulations on importing nursery stock to eliminate various restrictions on the importation of plants in vitro and kenaf seed; to establish programs for the importation of approved plants from the Canary Islands and from Israel; to require an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate accompanying
Published: 2005-12-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-24057] 5. Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef From Japan
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of meat and other edible animal products by allowing, under certain conditions, the importation of whole cuts of boneless beef from Japan. We are taking this action in response to a request from the Government of Japan and after conducting a risk analysis and considering public comments.
Published: 2005-12-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23995] 6. Karnal Bunt; Addition and Removal of Regulated Areas in Arizona
We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to the list of areas or fields regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat. We are adding certain areas in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, to the list of regulated areas either because they were found during surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or because they are
Published: 2005-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23790] 7. Importation of Fruits and Vegetables
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of fruits and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, under specified conditions, for importation into the United States. Many of these fruits and vegetables have been eligible for importation under permit, but were not specifically listed in the regulations.
Published: 2005-12-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-7064] 8. Wildlife Services; Availability of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment
We are advising the public that we have prepared a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) and proposed decision/ finding of no significant impact (FONSI) relative to oral rabies vaccination programs on National Forest System lands in several States. Since the publication of our original EA and decision/FONSI (2001), a subsequent supplemental
Published: 2005-12-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23531] 9. Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum
We are correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in our final rule that amended the provisions of a certification program for articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 is known to occur. The final rule was effective and published in the Federal Register
Published: 2005-12-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23334] 10. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2005, we amended the regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products to establish a category of regions that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States via live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts, and
Published: 2005-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23329] 11. Flag Smut; Importation of Wheat and Related Products
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of wheat and related articles by removing the prohibitions related to flag smut. Based on a number of considerations, we have concluded that U.S. wheat will not be at risk if those prohibitions are removed. We will, however, continue to prohibit the importation of wheat and related articles
Published: 2005-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-23302] 12. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the Nebraska National
This notice advises the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services program (APHISWS) has prepared a record of decision based on the BlackTailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units final environmental impact statement.
Published: 2005-11-25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-6297] 13. Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Field Testing Canine Melanoma
We are advising 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 Canine Melanoma Vaccine, DNA, for use in dogs. The environmental assessment, which is based on a risk analysis prepared to
Published: 2005-11-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-6293] 14. Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Field Testing West Nile Virus
We are advising 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 West Nile Virus Vaccine, Live Flavivirus Chimera for use in horses. The environmental assessment, which is based on a risk
Published: 2005-11-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-22337] 15. Importation of Cattle From Mexico
We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the importation of cattle from Mexico by adding San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tickborne diseases may be imported into the United States. A new facility for the handling of animals is to be constructed on the
Published: 2005-11-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-22176] 16. Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American Countries; Correction
We are correcting two errors in a proposed rule that would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow certain types of peppers grown in approved registered production sites in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua to be imported into the United States without treatment. The proposed rule was published in the Federal
Published: 2005-11-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-21608] 17. Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas
We are amending the emerald ash borer regulations by adding areas in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio to the list of areas quarantined because of emerald ash borer. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas is restricted. This action is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the emerald ash borer
Published: 2005-10-31 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-5962] 18.Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this [[Page 61936]]
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request approval of a new information collection activity
associated with a national animal identification system.
Published: 2005-10-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-21306] 19. Importation of Meat That Originates in an FMD Region and Is Cured or Cooked
We are proposing to amend the animal and animal product import regulations by adding provisions for the importation of cured or cooked shelfstable meat derived from ruminants or swine that originate in a region where rinderpest or footandmouth disease exists if the meat is cured or cooked in another region. This action would provide for the
Published: 2005-10-25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-21169] 20. Asian Longhorned Beetle; Addition and Removal of Quarantined Areas in New
We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by adding a portion of Middlesex and Union Counties, NJ, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. This action is necessary to prevent the artificial spread of the Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United
Published: 2005-10-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-21168] 21. Certification Program for Imported Articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum
We are adopting as a final rule, with changes, an interim rule that amended the regulations by establishing a certification program for articles of Pelargonium spp. and Solanum spp. imported from countries where the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (R3B2) is known to occur. The interim rule prohibited the importation of articles of
Published: 2005-10-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-5853] 22. 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 World Organization for Animal Health, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, and the North American
Published: 2005-10-24 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-21082] 23. Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations; New Mexico
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State and zone classifications by removing New Mexico from the list of modified accredited advanced States, adding portions of two counties in New Mexico to the list of modified accredited advanced zones, and adding the
Published: 2005-10-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc 05-20974] 24. Tuberculosis; Amend the Definition of Affected Herd
We are amending the regulations by removing the two different definitions of affected herd and replacing them with a single, updated definition. This action is necessary to provide more clarity in the regulations and because the current definitions are outofdate and inconsistent.
Published: 2005-10-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E5-5651] 25. Agricultural Inspector Uniform Allowance
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, is changing the colors of its employees' basic uniform to ensure our inspectors are easy to distinguish from personnel of other Federal agencies who are stationed at ports of entry. To offset the onetime cost to uniformed employees who must replace their existing uniforms, we are increasing,
Published: 2005-10-14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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