[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22635]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 00-034-2]


Plum Pox

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 established regulations to quarantine portions of Adams 
County, PA, due to the detection of plum pox and restrict the 
interstate movement of articles from the quarantined area that present 
a risk of transmitting plum pox. We took this action to prevent the 
spread of plum pox to noninfested areas of the United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on June 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Poe, Operations Officer, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-
8899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register 
on June 2, 2000 (65 FR 35261-35265, Docket No. 00-034-1), we amended 
the ``Domestic Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR part 301 by adding a new 
subpart, ``Plum Pox,'' composed of new Secs. 301.74 through 301.74-4 
and referred to below as the regulations. These regulations quarantine 
portions of Adams County, PA, due to the detection of plum pox and 
restrict the interstate movement of stone fruit budwood, root stock, 
and other plant material from the quarantined area that present a risk 
of transmitting plum pox. We took this action to prevent the spread of 
plum pox to noninfested areas of the United States.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before August 1, 2000. 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.

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

    Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the 
interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 65 
FR 35261-35265 on June 2, 2000.

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

    Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2000.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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