[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41877]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-16924]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0078]


Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in New Jersey

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 Asian longhorned beetle regulations by removing 
portions of Middlesex and Union Counties, NJ, from the list of 
quarantined areas based on our determination that those areas meet our 
criteria for removal. The interim rule was necessary to relieve 
restrictions that are no longer necessary because there are no longer 
any areas in New Jersey that are quarantined because of Asian 
longhorned beetle.

DATES: Effective on July 18, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the 
interim rule published at 79 FR 17387-17388 on March 28, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 
851-2352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis), an 
insect native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan, is a 
destructive pest of hardwood trees. The ALB regulations in 7 CFR 
301.51-1 through 301.51-9 (referred to below as the regulations) 
restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined 
areas to prevent the artificial spread of ALB to noninfested areas of 
the United States.
    In an interim rule \1\ effective and published in the Federal 
Register on March 28, 2014 (79 FR 17387-17388, Docket No. APHIS-2013-
0078), we amended the regulations by removing the entry for Middlesex 
and Union Counties, NJ. That action relieved restrictions on the 
movement of regulated articles from those areas that are no longer 
warranted. With that change, there are no longer any areas in New 
Jersey that are quarantined because of ALB.
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    \1\ To view the interim rule, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0078.
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    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before May 27, 2014. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, for 
the reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim rule 
as a final rule without change.
    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, Transportation.

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

    Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the 
interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 79 
FR 17387-17388 on March 28, 2014.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of July 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-16924 Filed 7-17-14; 8:45 am]
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