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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 04-118-1]


Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to 
the list of areas or fields regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal 
disease of wheat. We are adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and 
Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated 
areas either because they were found during surveys to contain a bunted 
wheat kernel, or because they are within the 3-mile-wide buffer zone 
around fields or areas affected with Karnal bunt. We are also removing 
certain areas or fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and 
Imperial County, CA, from the list of regulated areas based on our 
determination that those fields or areas meet our criteria for release 
from regulation. These actions are necessary to prevent the spread of 
Karnal bunt to noninfected areas of the United States and to relieve 
restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.

DATES: This interim rule is effective March 28, 2005. We will consider 
all comments that we receive on or before May 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     EDOCKET: Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or 
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public 
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered 
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this 
document.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 04-118-1, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. 04-118-1.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for locating this 
docket and submitting comments.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of 
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to 
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the 
Federal Register and related information on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Vedpal Malik, Agriculturalist, 
Invasive Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6774.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum 
wheat (Triticum durum), and triticale (Triticum aestivum X Secale 
cereale), a hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is caused by the smut 
fungus Tilletia indica (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread primarily through 
the movement of infected seed. Some countries in the international 
wheat market regulate Karnal bunt as a fungal disease requiring 
quarantine; therefore, without measures taken by the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of 
Agriculture, to prevent its spread, the presence of Karnal bunt in the 
United States could have significant consequences with regard to the 
export of wheat to international markets.
    Upon detection of Karnal bunt in Arizona in March of 1996, Federal 
quarantine and emergency actions were imposed to prevent the interstate 
spread of the disease to other wheat producing areas in the United 
States. The quarantine continues in effect, although it has since been 
modified, both in terms of its physical boundaries and in terms of its 
restrictions on the production and movement of regulated articles from 
regulated areas. The regulations regarding Karnal bunt are set forth in 
7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16 (referred to below as the 
regulations).
    The regulations in Sec.  301.89-3(e) provide that we will classify 
a field or area as a regulated area when it is:
     A field planted with seed from a lot found to contain a 
bunted wheat kernel;
     A distinct definable area that contains at least one field 
that was found during survey to contain a bunted wheat kernel. The 
distinct definable area may include an area where Karnal bunt is not 
known to exist but where intensive surveys are required because of the 
areas's proximity to a field found during survey to contain a bunted 
kernel; or
     A distinct definable area that contains at least one field 
that has been determined to be associated with grain at a handling 
facility containing a bunted kernel of a host crop. The distinct 
definable area may include an area where Karnal bunt is not known to 
exist but where intensive surveys are required because of the area's 
proximity to the field associated with the bunted kernel at the 
handling facility.
    The boundaries of distinct definable areas are determined using the 
criteria in paragraphs (b) through (d) of Sec.  301.89-3, which provide 
for the regulation of less than an entire State, the inclusion of 
noninfected acreage in a regulated area, and the temporary designation 
of nonregulated areas as regulated areas. Paragraph (c) of Sec.  
301.89-3 states that the Administrator may include noninfected acreage 
within a regulated area due to its proximity to an infestation or 
inseparability from the infected locality for regulatory purposes, as 
determined by:
     Projections of the spread of Karnal bunt along the 
periphery of the infestation;

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     The availability of natural habitats and host materials 
within the noninfected acreage that are suitable for establishment and 
survival of Karnal bunt; and
     The necessity of including noninfected acreage within the 
regulated area in order to establish readily identifiable boundaries.
    When we include noninfected acreage in a regulated area for one or 
more of the reasons previously listed, the noninfected acreage, along 
with the rest of the acreage in the regulated area, is intensively 
surveyed. Negative results from surveys of the noninfected acreage 
provide assurance that all infected acreage is within the regulated 
area. In effect, the noninfected acreage serves as a buffer zone 
between fields or areas affected with Karnal bunt and areas outside of 
the regulated area.
    Under the regulations in Sec.  301.89-3(f), a field known to have 
been infected with Karnal bunt, as well as any non-infected acreage 
surrounding the field, will be released from regulation if:
     The field is no longer being used for crop production; or
     Each year for a period of 5 consecutive years, the field 
is subjected to any one of the following management practices (the 
practice used may vary from year to year): (1) Planted with a 
cultivated non-host crop, (2) tilled once annually, or (3) planted with 
a host crop that tests negative, through the absence of bunted kernels, 
for Karnal bunt.
    The regulations in Sec.  301.89-3(g) describe the boundaries of the 
regulated areas in Arizona, California, and Texas. In this interim 
rule, we are amending Sec.  301.89-3(g) by removing certain areas or 
fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA, 
from the list of regulated areas, based on our determination that these 
fields or areas are eligible for release from regulation under the 
criteria in Sec.  301.89-3(f). This action relieves restrictions on 
fields within those areas that are no longer warranted.
    We are also adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal 
Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated areas 
either because the fields within those areas were found during 
detection and delineating surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or 
because the fields within those areas fall within the 3-mile-wide 
buffer zone around fields affected with Karnal bunt. This action is 
necessary in order to help prevent the spread of Karnal bunt into 
noninfected areas of the United States.

Arizona

    The list of regulated areas in Arizona includes individual fields 
and other distinct, definable areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal 
Counties. In this interim rule, we are removing 1,912 acres (77 fields) 
in Pinal County and 11,520 acres (63 fields) in Maricopa County from 
the list of regulated areas. We are taking this action based upon our 
determination that the fields or areas have met one or more of the 
criteria in Sec.  301.89-3(f) of the regulations.
    We are also adding new regulated areas in LaPaz, Maricopa, and 
Pinal Counties, AZ, due to the detection of bunted wheat kernels there 
or the application of the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields 
affected with Karnal bunt. These additional areas in La Paz, Maricopa, 
and Pinal Counties involve approximately 278,453 acres (6,343 fields).

California

    The list of regulated areas in California includes areas in 
Imperial and Riverside Counties. In this interim rule, we are removing 
3,241 acres (85 fields) in eastern Riverside County, and 4,470 acres 
(95 fields) in Imperial County. We are taking this action based upon 
our determination that the fields or areas have met one or more of the 
criteria in Sec.  301.89-3(f). With this action, there are no longer 
any regulated areas in Imperial County.
    We are also adding new regulated areas in Riverside County, CA, due 
to the detection of bunted wheat kernels there or the application of 
the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields affected with Karnal bunt. 
These additional regulated areas in Riverside County involve 
approximately 10,262 acres (186 fields).

Immediate Action

    Immediate action is necessary to help prevent Karnal bunt from 
spreading to noninfected areas of the United States. This rule will 
also relieve restrictions on certain fields or areas that are no longer 
warranted. Under these circumstances, the Administrator has determined 
that prior notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary to 
the public interest and that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553 for 
making this action effective less than 30 days after publication in the 
Federal Register.
    We will consider comments we receive during the comment period for 
this interim rule (see DATES above). After the comment period closes, 
we will publish another document in the Federal Register. The document 
will include a discussion of any comments we receive and any amendments 
we are making to the rule.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For this 
action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review under 
Executive Order 12866.
    We are removing certain fields in Arizona and California from the 
list of regulated areas. The areas to be deregulated are located in 
Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial and Riverside Counties, 
CA. These fields are being deregulated based on our determination that 
they have met the criteria in Sec.  301.89-3(f) for being released from 
regulation.
    Additionally, we are adding certain fields in La Paz, Maricopa, and 
Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated 
areas. These areas are being added because they were found during 
surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or because they are within 
the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields or areas affected with Karnal 
bunt.
    Deregulating certain areas in Arizona and California will benefit 
producers in these areas who wish to produce host crops in the future. 
Deregulation will allow producers to move wheat grain and seed with no 
restrictions. Prior to this rule, any wheat, durum wheat, or triticale 
grown in those fields could be moved into or through a non-regulated 
area without restriction only if it first tested negative for bunted 
kernels. In addition, any wheat, durum wheat, or triticale grown in 
those fields could not be used as seed within or outside a regulated 
area unless it was tested and found free of bunted kernels and spores. 
Thus, deregulation allows for freer movement of grain and seed in those 
areas that are affected by this aspect of the interim rule.
    The impact of this rule on individual producers is not likely to be 
significant. The elimination of restrictions will increase marketing 
opportunities for producers, with impacts on prices those producers may 
set for their wheat, durum wheat, or triticale. Producers whose fields 
are deregulated may enjoy increased market opportunities for any wheat, 
durum wheat, or triticale they grow in the future (e.g. the 
availability of export markets). They may also receive a higher 
commodity price for their wheat, durum wheat, or triticale, although 
any price changes would most likely be small. This is due in part to 
the perceived notion that wheat produced in a regulated area is of 
lower quality. Deregulation may remove this stigma.
    Despite the increased ability to move grain and seed, as well as a 
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increase in the price received for wheat, the benefits to individual 
producers are not likely to be significant. There are several reasons 
for this. First, grain in regulated areas is tested for Karnal bunt at 
no charge to the producer. Thus, removing this testing requirement does 
not translate into a cost savings for producers, but merely eliminates 
an inconvenience. Second, little to no wheat seed will be grown in the 
affected areas of Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial and 
Riverside Counties, CA. In 2003, seed demand accounted for 
approximately 5.2 percent of total domestic wheat production. Given 
such a small percentage and the small size of the area in question 
relative to other wheat producing regions, it is not expected that this 
region will grow a significant amount of wheat for seed. Thus, the 
benefits associated with removing restrictions on the movement of seed 
are expected to be minimal in this area. Finally, as mentioned 
previously, the areas affected by the rule are very small players in 
the overall wheat market. In 2003, Maricopa and Pinal Counties 
accounted for only 0.07 and 0.14 percent of total U.S. wheat 
production, respectively, while Imperial and Riverside Counties 
accounted for 0.22 percent and 0.05 percent, respectively, of total 
production. Therefore, deregulation of these areas would not influence 
the price of wheat to a significant degree if at all.
    Regulation of certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal 
Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, is also unlikely to have a 
profound effect on individual producers. In this case, producers will 
still be allowed to transport and market their grain in non-regulated 
areas if it tests negative for bunted kernels. As stated above, this 
cost is borne by the government and not by individual producers, so 
producers are only affected by the inconvenience of testing. Further, 
little or no wheat seed is expected to be produced in these areas, so 
the restrictions on seed movement should be negligible. Finally, 
although producers may see a more limited market for their product and 
face lower prices, the influence of this wheat producing area is small. 
In 2003, the counties mentioned above together accounted for only 0.3 
percent of total U.S. wheat production. Thus, any price changes would 
be very small.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires that agencies consider the 
economic impact of rule changes on small businesses, organizations, and 
governmental jurisdictions. Those most likely affected by this interim 
rule are producers whose fields have been added to the list of 
regulated areas. Additionally, those farmers whose fields have been 
removed from the list of regulated areas and plan to grow wheat in the 
future will also be affected. The number of producers likely to be 
affected by this interim rule is not expected to be large. Also, it is 
not expected that the interim rule will have a significant impact on 
the affected producers. The reasons for this are presented in the 
preceding paragraphs.
    Producers affected by the interim rule are likely to be small in 
size based on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) standards 
for wheat farmers, with supporting data from the 2002 Census of 
Agriculture (2002 Census), which is the most recent census available. 
The SBA classifies wheat producers with total annual sales of not more 
than $750,000 as small entities. According to 2002 Census data, there 
were a total of 7,294 farms in Arizona in 2002. Of this number, 91 
percent had annual sales in 2002 of less than $500,000, which is well 
below the SBA's small entity threshold of $750,000 for wheat farms. The 
percentage of farms with annual sales of less than $500,000 in 
California out of a total of 79,631 farms was 90 percent. Therefore, 
these findings, in conjunction with those above, demonstrate that 
although most of the entities impacted by the rule are expected to be 
small, the impact on those entities is not expected to be significant.
    Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Executive Order 12372

    This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372, 
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local 
officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.)

Executive Order 12988

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil 
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and 
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no 
retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings 
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This interim rule contains no information collection or 
recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301

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


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Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 301 as follows:

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

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1. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 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).


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2. In Sec.  301.89-3, paragraph (g) is amended as follows:
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a. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' by revising the entry for La Paz 
County to read as set forth below.
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b. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' in the entry for Maricopa County, by 
revising paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) to read as set forth below.
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c. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' by revising the entry for Pinal 
County to read as set forth below.
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d. Under the heading ``California,'' by removing the entry for Imperial 
County and revising the entry for Riverside County to read as set forth 
below.


Sec.  301.89-3  Regulated areas.

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    (g) * * *

ARIZONA

    La Paz County. Beginning at the northeast corner of sec. 19, T. 
8 N., R. 20 W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 31, T. 7 
N., R. 20 W.; then west to the northeast corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N., 
R. 21 W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 
21 W.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 21 
W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 21 
W., then west to the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 22 W.; 
then north to the northwest corner of sec. 24, T. 7 N., R. 22 W.; 
then east to the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 7 N., R. 22 W.; 
then north to the point of intersection with the Colorado River; 
then northeast along the Colorado River to its intersection with the 
northern boundary of sec. 16, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then east to the 
point of beginning.
    Maricopa County. (1) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec. 
20, T. 1S., R. 2 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 24, 
T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 24, T. 
1 S., R. 1 E.; then west

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to the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to 
the northwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R.1 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 1 W.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1 S., R. 1 W.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 3 W.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 3 W.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 5 W.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 N., R. 5 W.; then east to the 
southwest corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R, 2 W.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 N., R, 2 W.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 28, T. 2 N., R 2 W.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 3 N., R. 2 W.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 1 W.; then south to the 
northwest corner of sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the 
northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 27, 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 35, T. 3N., R. 1E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the 
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
northwest corner of sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the 
point of beginning.
    (2) Beginning at the intersection of the Maricopa/Pinal County 
line and the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then 
west along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the southwest corner of 
sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the southeast corner of 
sec. 25, T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 
25, T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then north to the southwest corner of sec. 13, 
T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 15, T. 2 
S., R. 4 E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 2 S., 
R. 4 E., then east to the southwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 4 
E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 4 E.; 
then east to the northeast corner of sec. 33, T. 1 S., R. 5 E.; then 
north to the northwest corner of sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 5 E.; then 
east to the northeast corner of sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then 
north to the northwest corner of sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then east 
to the southwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then north to 
the northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 6 E; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1S., R. 7E.; then south to the 
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 7 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 36, T. 1 S, R. 7 E. and the Maricopa/Pinal 
County line; then south along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the 
point of beginning.
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    (4) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 N., R. 5 
E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; 
then north to the northwest corner of sec. 7, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; then 
east to the northeast corner of sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; then 
south to the point of beginning.
    Pinal County: (1) Beginning at the intersection of the Maricopa/
Pinal County line and the northwest corner of sec. 31, T. 1 S., R. 8 
E.; then east to the northeast corner of sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 8 E.; 
then south to the northwest corner of sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then 
east to the northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., then south 
to the southeast corner of sec. 16, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then east to 
the northeast corner of sec. 22, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the 
southeast corner of sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 4, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 8, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 8, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 7 E.; then north to the 
southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 7 E.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 6 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 5, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the 
northwest corner of sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 5 E. and the intersection of 
the Maricopa/Pinal County line; then east along the Maricopa/Pinal 
County line to the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; 
then north along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the point of 
beginning.
    (2) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 4 
E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; 
then south to the southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; 
then west to the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then 
south to the southeast corner of sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then 
west to the southwest corner of sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then 
north to the southeast corner of sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 2 E.; then 
west to the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 2 E.; then 
north to the southwest corner of sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 2 E.; then 
west to the southwest corner of sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 2 E.; then 
north to the northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then 
east to the northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then 
north to the northwest corner of sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then 
east to the southwest corner of sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then 
north to the northwest corner of sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then 
east to the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then 
south to the northeast corner of sec. 25, T. 4S., R. 3E.; then east 
to the northeast corner of sec. 28, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then south to 
the northwest corner of sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
northwest corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then east to the 
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 12, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 24, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the 
southwest corner of sec. 24, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the 
northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 37, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the 
northwest corner of sec. 50, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
southeast corner of sec. 49, T. 6 S., R. 4 E.: then west to the 
northeast corner of sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the 
point of beginning.
    (3) The following individual fields in Pinal County are 
regulated areas: 309021804, 309042601, 309050104, 309050109, 
309050122, 309050209.

CALIFORNIA

    Riverside County. That portion of Riverside County known as the 
Palo Verde Valley (in part) bounded by a line drawn as follows: 
Beginning at the intersection of Neighbours Boulevard and West 
Hobson Way; then east on West Hobson Way to Arrowhead Boulevard; 
then north on Arrowhead Boulevard to West 11th Avenue; then east on 
West 11th Avenue to Defrain Boulevard; then north on Defrain 
Boulevard to 10th Avenue; then east on 10th Avenue to the southern 
boundary line of secs. 23 and 24, T. 6 S., R. 23 E.; then east along 
that boundary line to the California/Arizona State line; then south 
along the State line to the southern boundary line of secs. 25, 26, 
and 27, T. 8 S., R. 22 E.; then west along that boundary line to 
36th Avenue; then west on 36th Avenue to Stephenson Boulevard; then 
north on Stephenson Boulevard to 34th Avenue; then west on 34th 
Avenue to Keim Boulevard; then north along an imaginary line to the 
intersection of 28th Avenue and Keim Boulevard; then north on Keim 
Boulevard to its northernmost point; then from that point northeast 
along an imaginary line to the intersection of Stephenson Boulevard 
and West 14th Avenue; then east along West 14th Avenue to Neighbours 
Boulevard; then north on Neighbours Boulevard to the point of 
beginning.
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of March 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6029 Filed 3-25-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P