[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7110]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 01-054-2]


Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule and notice of public hearings; correction.

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SUMMARY: In an interim rule published in the Federal Register and 
effective on February 14, 2002, we amended the domestic quarantine 
regulations by quarantining 10 counties in the State of California and 
a portion of 1 county in the State of Oregon because of the presence of 
Phytophthora ramorum and by regulating the interstate movement of 
regulated and restricted articles from the quarantined area. The 
interim rule contained errors in the Supplementary Information section 
and in the rule portion. This document corrects those errors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14, 2002.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an interim rule published in the Federal 
Register on February 14, 2002 (67 FR 6827-6837, Docket No. 01-054-1), 
we amended the domestic quarantine regulations in 7 CFR part 301 by 
adding a subpart, ``Phytophthora Ramorum'' (Secs. 301.92 through 
301.92-10, referred to below as the regulations). The regulations 
quarantine portions of the States of California and Oregon because of 
Phytophthora ramorum and restrict the interstate movement of regulated 
and restricted articles from quarantined areas.
    P. ramorum is a harmful fungus that has been found in several 
hosts, including manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita). In the 
Supplementary Information section and the rule portion of the interim 
rule, we incorrectly listed all species of Arctostaphylos as regulated 
and restricted articles by identifying manzanita as Arctostaphylos spp. 
Therefore, in order for the regulations to accurately identify this 
specific host, we are correcting the errors in the rule portion of the 
interim rule by replacing Arctostaphylos spp. with Arctostaphylos 
manzanita.
    In FR Doc. 02-3721, published on February 14, 2002 (67 FR 6827-
6837), make the following corrections:

PART 301--[CORRECTED]

    1. On page 6835, in the first column, in Sec. 301.92-2, in 
paragraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1), correct ``(Arctostaphylos spp.),'' to 
read ``(Arctostaphylos manzanita),''.

    2. On page 6837, in the first column, in Sec. 301.92-10, in 
paragraph (b), correct ``(Arctostaphylos spp.),'' to read 
``(Arctostaphylos manzanita),''.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of March, 2002.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-7110 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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