[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8455]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 330

9 CFR Part 94

[Docket No. 05-002-3]


Interstate Movement of Garbage From Hawaii; Municipal Solid Waste

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that 
would amend the regulations pertaining to certain garbage to provide 
for the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii subject to measures 
designed to protect against the dissemination of plant pests into 
noninfested areas of the continental United States. This action will 
allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit 
comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, 
in the lower ``Search Regulations and Federal Actions'' box, select 
``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-
down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select 
APHIS-2005-0047 to submit or view public comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. Information 
on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing 
documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close 
of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' 
link.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 05-002-2, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. 05-002-2.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket 
No. 05-002-2 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: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shannon Hamm, Assistant Deputy 
Administrator, Policy and Program Development, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 20, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4957.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 19, 2006, we published in the 
Federal Register (71 FR 20030-20041, Docket No. 05-002-2) a proposal to 
amend the regulations pertaining to certain garbage to provide for the 
interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii subject to measures designed 
to protect against the dissemination of plant pests into noninfested 
areas of the continental United States.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before May 19, 2006. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No. 
05-002-2 until June 5, 2006. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments. We will also consider 
all comments received between May 19, 2006, and the date of this 
notice.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, 7781-7786, and 8301-8317; 21 
U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR 
2.22, 2.80, 371.3, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of May 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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