[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51459]
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[FR Doc No: 02-20069]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 02-018-2]


Citrus Canker; 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 citrus canker regulations by removing a portion 
of Hillsborough County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas. The 
regulations require that an area be free from citrus canker for a 
period of at least 2 years before it may be removed from the list of 
quarantined areas. Surveys have shown that the quarantined area in 
Hillsborough County, FL, has been free of citrus canker since December 
1999. The interim rule removed restrictions on the interstate movement 
of regulated articles from that portion of Hillsborough County, FL.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on March 21, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Poe, Operations Officer, 
Surveillance and Emergency Programs Planning and Coordination, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
8899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule effective and published in the Federal Register 
on March 21, 2002 (67 FR 13083-13084, Docket No. 02-018-1), we amended 
the citrus canker regulations in 7 CFR part 301 by removing a portion 
of Hillsborough County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas in 
Sec. 301.75-4(a). The regulations require that an area be free from 
citrus canker for a period of at least 2 years before it may be removed 
from the list of quarantined areas, and surveys have shown that the 
quarantined area in Hillsborough County, FL, has been free of citrus 
canker since December 1999. Therefore, the interim rule removed 
restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that 
area.
    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before May 20, 2002. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, for 
the reason 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 its review under Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301

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

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

    Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the 
interim rule that amended 7 CFR 301 and that was published at 67 FR 
13083-13084 on March 21, 2002.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 166, 7711, 7712, 7714, 7731, 7735, 7751, 
7752, 7753, and 7754; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    Section 301.75-15 also issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L. 
106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 also 
issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7 
U.S.C. 1421 note).


    Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August 2002 .
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-20069 Filed 8-7-02; 8:45 am]
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