[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54641]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 302

[Docket No. 00-085-2]


District of Columbia; Movement of Plants and Plant Products

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, with one change, an interim 
rule that established regulations concerning the application for and 
issuance of certificates for the interstate movement of plants and 
plant products from the District of Columbia. The certificates provided 
for by the interim rule address the plant health status of plants and 
plant products moving interstate from the District of Columbia. In this 
final rule, we are revising the contact information for persons seeking 
certification in order to facilitate the application for certificates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 2001.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register 
on January 5, 2001 (66 FR 1015-1016, Docket No. 00-085-1), we 
established regulations in 7 CFR part 302 concerning the application 
for and issuance of certificates for the interstate movement of plants 
and plant products from the District of Columbia. The interim rule was 
necessary to facilitate the interstate movement of plants and plant 
products from the District of Columbia.
    We solicited comments concerning the interim rule for 60 days 
ending March 6, 2001. We did not receive any comments.
    However, in this document, we are revising the contact information 
for persons seeking certification. In the interim rule, we designated 
the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) office at the Port of 
Baltimore, MD, as the point of contact for persons interested in 
obtaining District of Columbia Plant Health Certificates. We have 
determined that the PPQ State Plant Health Director's office in 
Annapolis, MD, is in a better position to serve the needs of persons 
requiring the inspection and certification provided for by the 
regulations. Accordingly, in this final rule we are revising Sec. 302.2 
to designate the Annapolis, MD, PPQ office as the point of contact for 
persons seeking certification.
    Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule and in this 
document, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule, with the 
change discussed in this document.
    This final rule also affirms the information contained in the 
interim rule concerning Executive Orders 12372 and 12988 and the 
economic analysis under Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act.
    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For this 
action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived the review 
process required by Executive Order 12866.

Effective Date

    Pursuant to the administrative procedure provisions in 5 U.S.C. 
553, we find good cause for making this rule effective less than 30 
days after publication in the Federal Register. The interim rule 
adopted as final by this rule was effective on January 5, 2001. This 
final rule revises the point of contact for obtaining inspection or 
documentation of the plant health status of plants or plant products to 
be moved interstate from the District of Columbia. Immediate action is 
necessary to revise the contact information in order to facilitate the 
application for certificates for the interstate movement of plants and 
plant products from the District of Columbia. Therefore, the 
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has 
determined that this rule should be effective upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with section 3507 (j) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information collection and 
recordkeeping requirements included in the interim rule were granted 
emergency approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
control number 0579-0166. OMB has approved the continuation of that 
approval for 3 years.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 302

    Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases, Plant pests, Plants 
(Agriculture), Quarantine, Transportation.

    Accordingly, the interim rule establishing 7 CFR part 302 which was 
published at 66 FR 1015-1016 on January 5, 2001, is adopted as a final 
rule with the following changes:

PART 302--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; MOVEMENT OF PLANTS AND PLANT 
PRODUCTS

    1. The authority citation for part 302 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7712, 7714, 7715, 7731, 7732, 7735, 7736, 
7745, and 7754-7756; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.


    2. Section 302.2 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 302.2  Movement of plants and plant products

    Inspection or documentation of the plant health status of plants or 
plant products to be moved interstate from the District of Columbia may 
be obtained by contacting the State Plant Health Director, Plant 
Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, Wayne A. Cawley, Jr. Building, Room 
350, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401-7080; phone: (410) 
224-3452; fax: (410) 224-1142.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of October 2001.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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