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[FR Doc E9-13840] 51. Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an evaluation of the animal health status of Saxony, Germany, relative to the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The evaluation presents our assessment of the HPAI H5N1 detection, control, and eradication measures in place in Saxony,
Published: 2009-06-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc Z9-13051] 52. Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
Correction
In rule document E913051 beginning on page 26774 in the issue of Thursday, June 4, 2009, make the following correction:
Sec. 301.893 [Corrected]
On page 26776, in Sec. 301.8903(g), in the third column, in the
tenth line from the bottom of the page, ``1114.687198'' should read ``114.687198''
[FR Doc. Z913051 Filed 6909; 8:45 am]
Published: 2009-06-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-13507] 53. Update of Noxious Weed Regulations
We are proposing to make several changes to the regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds. We would add definitions of terms used in the regulations, add details regarding the process of applying for the permits used to import or move noxious weeds, add a requirement for the treatment of niger seed, and add
Published: 2009-06-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-13317] 54. South American Cactus Moth; Quarantine and Regulations
We are amending the domestic quarantine regulations to establish regulations to restrict the interstate movement of South American cactus moth host material, including nursery stock and plant parts for consumption, from infested areas of the United States. This action is intended to help prevent the artificial spread of South American cactus moth
Published: 2009-06-08 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-13154] 55. Notice of Determination of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Subtype
We are advising the public of our determination regarding the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 status of Germany and Poland following outbreaks in 2006 and 2007. Based on assessments of the animal health status of the two countries, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, the
Published: 2009-06-05 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-13053] 56. Notice of Availability of Biotechnology Quality Management System Pilot
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking comments on the draft audit standard developed for its Biotechnology Quality Management System pilot project. The Biotechnology Quality Management System is a voluntary compliance assistance program designed to help regulated entities develop sound management
Published: 2009-06-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-13051] 57. Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to remove certain areas or fields in Riverside County, CA, from the list of regulated areas based on our determination that those areas or fields meet our criteria for release from regulation of Karnal bunt, a fungal disease of wheat. This action is needed to relieve restrictions on certain areas or
Published: 2009-06-04 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-12929] 58. Importation of Eggplant From Israel
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of commercial consignments of fresh eggplant from Israel. As a condition of entry, the eggplant must be grown under a systems approach that includes requirements for pest exclusion at the production site, fruit fly trapping inside and
Published: 2009-06-03 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-11735] 59. Importation of Longan From Taiwan
We are amending the regulations to allow the importation of commercial shipments of fresh longan with stems from Taiwan into the United States. As a condition of entry, the longan will be subject to cold treatment and special portofarrival inspection procedures for certain quarantine pests. In addition, the fruit will have to be accompanied by a
Published: 2009-05-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-11059] 60. Importation of Cattle From Mexico; Addition of Port at San Luis, AZ;
We are correcting an error in the amendatory language in our final rule that added the port of 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 and that removed provisions that limit the admission of cattle that have been
Published: 2009-05-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-10630] 61. Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an evaluation of the animal health status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, relative to the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The evaluation presents our assessment of the HPAI H5N1 detection, control, and eradication
Published: 2009-05-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-9724] 62. Pale Cyst Nematode; Quarantine and Regulations
We are adopting as a final rule, with two changes, an interim rule that amended the regulations by quarantining parts of Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, due to the discovery of the potato cyst nematode there and establishing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. As amended by this document,
Published: 2009-04-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-9102] 63. Importation of Table Eggs From Regions Where Exotic Newcastle Disease Exists
We are amending the regulations to modify the requirements concerning the importation of eggs (other than hatching eggs) from regions where exotic Newcastle disease (END) exists. This action is necessary to provide a more efficient and equally effective testing option for determining the END status of flocks producing eggs (other than hatching
Published: 2009-04-22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-9104] 64. Import/Export User Fees; Correction
We are correcting an error in the rule portion of a final rule that amended the regulations concerning user fees for import and exportrelated services that we provide for animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2009, and is effective on April 29, 2009.
Published: 2009-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-9098] 65. National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions; Correcting
In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2009 (74 FR 1471014719, Docket No. APHIS20070042), and effective on May 1, 2009, we amended the National Poultry Improvement Plan (the Plan) and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and participating flocks.
Published: 2009-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-9100] 66. Importation of Papaya From Colombia and Ecuador
We are proposing to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of commercial shipments of fresh papaya from Colombia and Ecuador into the continental United States. The conditions for the importation of papayas from Colombia and Ecuador include requirements for approved production locations; field sanitation; hot water treatment; procedures
Published: 2009-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc Z9-7233] 67. Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats
Correction
In rule document E97233 beginning on page 14703 in the issue of Wednesday, April 1, 2009, make the following correction:
On page 14706, TABLE 1SHEEP AND GOATS: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 2007 should be corrected as follows:
Table 1Sheep and Goats: Imports and Exports, 2007
Published: 2009-04-15 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-8383] 68. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2008 (73 FR 6132561332, Docket No. APHIS20070033), and effective November 17, 2008, we amended and republished the list of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products, thus implementing the
Published: 2009-04-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-8352] 69. Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment of Certain
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is holding an issuefocused public meeting on April 29 and 30, 2009, on its proposed rule, ``Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms.'' The April 2009 issue meeting will provide an opportunity for
Published: 2009-04-13 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-8101] 70. Potato Cyst Nematode; Update of Quarantined Areas
We are advising the public that we have made changes to the area in the State of Idaho that is quarantined to prevent the spread of potato cyst nematode. The description of the quarantined area was updated on December 9, 2008, when 20 fields were removed from the quarantined area, and on January 14, 2009, when 17 additional fields were removed
Published: 2009-04-10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-8103] 71. Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock From
We are adopting as a final rule, with one change, an interim rule that amended the citrus canker regulations to explicitly prohibit, with limited exceptions, the interstate movement of regulated nursery stock from a quarantined area. The interim rule provided two exceptions to this prohibition, one that allowed nursery stock to be moved interstate
Published: 2009-04-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-8102] 72. Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China
We are proposing to amend the regulations to provide for the importation of wooden handicrafts from China under certain conditions. From 2002 to 2005, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) issued more than 300 emergency action notices and conducted national recalls to remove infested Chineseorigin wooden handicrafts from the U.S.
Published: 2009-04-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-7844] 73. Importation of Sweet Oranges and Grapefruit From Chile
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation, under certain conditions, of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into the continental United States. Based on the evidence in a recent pest risk analysis, we believe these articles can be safely imported from all provinces of Chile, provided certain conditions are
Published: 2009-04-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-7845] 74. Revision of the Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations;
In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2009 (74 FR 27702786, Docket No. APHIS20070052), and effective on February 17, 2009, we revised the regulations governing the interstate movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the territories. Those regulations do not apply to articles whose interstate movement is
Published: 2009-04-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[FR Doc E9-7622] 75. 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 bovine tuberculosis regulations.
Published: 2009-04-06 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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