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[FR Doc 05-20387] 26. Black Stem Rust; Movement Restrictions and Addition of Rust- Resistant

We are proposing to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by changing the movement restrictions in order to allow clonally propagated offspring of rustresistant Berberis cultivars to move into or through a protected area without completing the currently required 2year growth period. This change would lessen an
unnecessarily strict

Published: 2005-10-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-20388] 27. Importation of Peppers From Certain Central American Countries

We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables in order 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 conditions to which the proposed

Published: 2005-10-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc E5-5579] 28. Environmental Impact Statement; Petition for Deregulation of Genetically

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking information to develop an environmental impact statement as part of its consideration of a petition received from Monsanto Company and The Scotts Company. The petition requests a determination of nonregulated status for engineered creeping bentgrass (Agrostis

Published: 2005-10-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-20194] 29. Mycogen Seeds/Dow AgroSciences LLC and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.;

We are advising the public of our determination that the Mycogen Seeds/Dow AgroSciences LLC and Pioneer HiBred International Inc. corn designated as corn line DAS591227, which has been genetically engineered for resistance to a corn rootworm complex and for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate, is no longer considered a regulated article under

Published: 2005-10-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-20195] 30. University of Kentucky; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and a

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for a field trial of genetically engineered strains of an endophytic fungus of perennial ryegrass, Neotyphodium sp. isolate Lp1. The fungi have been genetically engineered to disrupt the ergovaline synthesis pathway. The

Published: 2005-10-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-20098] 31. Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations; Michigan

We are amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations to designate the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan as an accreditedfree zone. We have determined that Michigan meets the requirements for zone recognition and that the Upper Peninsula meets the criteria for designation as an accreditedfree zone. This action relieves restrictions on the

Published: 2005-10-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19945] 32.353, 354, 360, 371, and 380

We are amending the authority citations in title 7, chapter III, and title 9, part 94, to reflect the enactment of the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108412, 118 Stat. 2320, 7 U.S.C. 77817786), which amended the Plant Protection Act.

Published: 2005-10-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19944] 33. Protected Plant Permits

We are amending the endangered species regulations concerning terrestrial plants by replacing all references to ``general permits'' with references to ``protected plant permits.'' This final rule is necessary for the regulations to reflect the change in the name of the permit. We are also updating a mailing address in the regulations and making

Published: 2005-10-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19943] 34. Karnal Bunt; Criteria for Releasing Fields From Regulation

We are proposing to amend the Karnal bunt regulations regarding the requirements that must be met in order for a field or area to be removed from the list of regulated areas. The proposed changes would allow a field to qualify for release after 5 cumulative years of specified management practices, rather than 5 consecutive years as the current

Published: 2005-10-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19689] 35. Stall Reservations at Import Quarantine Facilities

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations regarding the importation of horses into the United States by requiring persons who cancel reservations for stall space at import quarantine facilities to notify us earlier and by increasing the fee for canceling reservations.

Published: 2005-10-03 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19575] 36. Mexican Fruit Fly; Quarantined Areas and Treatments for Regulated Articles

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Mexican fruit fly regulations to provide for the use of irradiation as a treatment for fruits listed as regulated articles. We are also adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended those regulations by removing a portion of San Diego County,

Published: 2005-09-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19576] 37. West Indian Fruit Fly; Regulated Articles

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the West Indian fruit fly regulations by removing grapefruit, sweet lime, sour orange, and sweet orange from the list of regulated articles. A review of available scientific literature and other information led us to conclude that these citrus fruits do not present a

Published: 2005-09-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19574] 38. Citrus From Peru

We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation, under certain conditions, of fresh commercial citrus fruit (grapefruit, limes, mandarin oranges or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from approved areas of Peru into the United States. Based on the evidence in a recent pest risk analysis, we believe

Published: 2005-09-30 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19453] 39. Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; Voluntary ``Do

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request approval of a new information collection activity associated with a voluntary ``do not sell'' list of invasive plant species for Florida nurseries.

Published: 2005-09-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc E5-5178] 40. Monsanto Company; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Monsanto Company, seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn designated as transformation event LY038, which has been genetically engineered to express a lysineinsensitive dihydrodipicolinate synthase (cDHDPS) enzyme, which

Published: 2005-09-27 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-19044] 41.Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

This document delegates the authority given to the Secretary of Agriculture under the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 to establish a program to provide financial and technical assistance to control or eradicate noxious weeds. Authority is delegated from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Under Secretary for Marketing and

Published: 2005-09-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-18742] 42. Animal Welfare; Standards for Ferrets: Extension of Comment Period

We are extending the comment period for our notice announcing the receipt of a petition requesting that specific standards be promulgated for the humane handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of domestic ferrets. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Published: 2005-09-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-18604] 43. Cut Flowers From Countries With Chrysanthemum White Rust

We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that would amend the cut flowers regulations to establish specific requirements for the importation of cut flowers that are hosts of chrysanthemum white rust (CWR) from countries where the disease is known to occur. We also proposed to amend the nursery stock regulations to update lists of

Published: 2005-09-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-18760] 44. Public Meeting; National Animal Identification System

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will hold a public meeting concerning the animal movement tracking database component for the National Animal Identification System. The purpose of the meeting is to initiate dialogue about this initiative with industry stakeholders, including representatives of national organizations that represent

Published: 2005-09-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-17799] 45. Add Argentina to the List of Regions Considered Free of Exotic Newcastle

In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2005 (Docket No. 040831), we proposed to amend the regulations by adding Argentina to the list of regions considered free of exotic Newcastle disease (END) and announced the availability of a qualitative evaluation regarding the END status of Argentina. The proposed rule contained

Published: 2005-09-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc C5-16422] 46. Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan

Correction

In proposed rule document 0516422 beginning on page 48494 in the issue of Thursday, August 18, 2005, make the following correction:

On page 48497, in the second column, in the last line, Footnote 9 is corrected to read as set forth below:

``\9\See FSIS Notice 1004.

FSIS. Verification instructions for the interim final rule

Published: 2005-09-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-16982] 47. Fiscal Year 2006 Reimbursable Overtime Rates, Veterinary Diagnostic Services

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, to user fees for certain veterinary diagnostic services, and to fees charged for agricultural quarantine and inspection services that

Published: 2005-08-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-16689] 48. Add Argentina to the List of Regions Considered Free of Exotic Newcastle

We are proposing to amend the regulations by adding Argentina to the list of regions considered free of exotic Newcastle disease. We have conducted a risk evaluation and have determined that Argentina has met our requirements for being recognized as free of this disease. This proposed action would eliminate certain restrictions on the importation

Published: 2005-08-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-16422] 49. Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan

We are proposing to amend 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 proposing this action in response to a request from the Government of Japan and after conducting an analysis of the risk that indicates

Published: 2005-08-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

[FR Doc 05-16377] 50. 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 regulations issued under the Animal Welfare Act governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of certain

Published: 2005-08-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

 

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