[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 58735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16462]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 193 / Thursday, October 5, 2006 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 360 and 361
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0019]
Noxious Weeds; South African Ragwort and Madagascar Ragwort
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 noxious weed and imported seed regulations by
adding South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens DC.) and Madagascar
ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis Poir.) to the list of terrestrial
noxious weeds and to the list of seeds with no tolerances applicable to
their introduction. That action was necessary to prevent the artificial
spread of these noxious weeds into the United States.
DATES: Effective on October 5, 2006, we are adopting as a final rule
the interim rule published at 71 FR 35378-35381, June 20, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Alan V. Tasker, Noxious Weeds
Program Coordinator, Invasive Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1237; (301) 734-5225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of any plant,
plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed, article, or
means of conveyance if the Secretary determines that the prohibition or
restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction of a plant pest or
noxious weed into the United States or the dissemination of a plant
pest or noxious weed within the United States.
In an interim rule \1\ effective June 14, 2006, and published in
the Federal Register on June 20, 2006 (71 FR 35378-35381, Docket No.
APHIS-2006-0019), we amended the noxious weed and imported seed
regulations by adding South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens DC.)
and Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis Poir.) to the list in
Sec. 360.200(c) of terrestrial noxious weeds and to the list in Sec.
361.6(a)(1) of seeds with no tolerances applicable to their
introduction. That action was necessary to prevent the artificial
spread of South African ragwort and Madagascar ragwort into the United
States.
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\1\ To view the interim rule, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``Advanced Search'' tab, and select ``Docket Search.''
In the Docket ID field, enter APHIS-2006-0019, then click on
``Submit.'' Clicking on the Docket ID link in the search results
page will produce a list of all documents in the docket.
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Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before August 21, 2006. 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.
This action also affirms the information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, Executive Order 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
7 CFR Part 360
Imports, Plants (Agriculture), Quarantine, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Transportation, Weeds.
7 CFR Part 361
Agricultural commodities, Imports, Labeling, Quarantine, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Seeds, Vegetables, Weeds.
PART 360--NOXIOUS WEED REGULATIONS
PART 361--IMPORTATION OF SEED AND SCREENINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL SEED
ACT
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Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the
interim rule that amended 7 CFR parts 360 and 361 and that was
published at 71 FR 35378-35381 on June 20, 2006.
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of September 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16462 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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