[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 29, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22005]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 99-044-3]


Oriental Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim 
rule that amended the Oriental fruit fly regulations by removing the 
quarantine on a portion of Hillsborough County, FL, and by removing the 
restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that 
area. The quarantine was necessary to prevent the spread of the 
Oriental fruit fly to noninfested areas of the United States. We have 
determined that the Oriental fruit fly has been eradicated from this 
area and that restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated 
articles from this area are no longer necessary. This portion of 
Hillsborough County, FL, was the last remaining area in Florida 
quarantined for Oriental fruit fly. Therefore, as a result of this 
action, there are no longer any areas in Florida quarantined for 
Oriental fruit fly.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on October 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael B. Stefan, Operations 
Officer, Invasive Species and Pest Management Staff, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-8247.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Background

    In an interim rule effective October 7, 1999, and published in the 
Federal Register on October 15, 1999 (64 FR 55811-55812, Docket No. 99-
044-2), we amended the Oriental fruit fly regulations, contained in 
Sec. 301.93 through 301.93-10, by removing a portion of Hillsborough 
County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas in Sec. 301.93-3(c). 
That action relieved unnecessary restrictions on the interstate 
movement of regulated articles from this area.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before December 14, 1999. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, 
for the reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim 
rule as a final rule.
    This action also affirms the information contained in the interim 
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has 
waived the review process required by Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301

    Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

    Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the 
interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 64 
FR 55811-55812 on October 15, 1999.

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

    Authority: Title IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, U.S.C. 
7701-7772; 7 U.S.C. 166; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of August 20000.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22005 Filed 8-28-00; 8:45 am]
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