[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08720]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0004]
Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Ohio
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 adding a
portion of Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas and
restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that
area. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread
of the Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United
States.
DATES: Effective on April 17, 2014, we are adopting as a final rule the
interim rule published at 78 FR 27853-27855 on May 13, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior
Regulatory Policy Coordinator, 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 May 13, 2013 (78 FR 27853-27855, Docket No. APHIS-2013-
0004), we amended Sec. 301.51-3(c) by adding a portion of Clermont
County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas.
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\1\ To view the interim rule and its supporting economic
analysis, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-
2013-0004.
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Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before July 12, 2013. We received no comments by that date. 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 Orders 12866, 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.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule affirms an interim rule that amended the regulations by
adding a portion of Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined
areas and restricted the interstate movement of regulated articles from
that area because of ALB.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604, we have performed a final
regulatory flexibility analysis, which is summarized below, regarding
the economic effects of this rule on small entities. Copies of the full
analysis are available on the Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1
in this document for a link to Regulations.gov) or by contacting the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
In Ohio, entities likely to be affected by the interim rule include
landscape companies, tree service companies, and waste haulers. Other
types of businesses that may be impacted could include firewood
dealers, trucking companies, construction companies, excavators, or
property management companies. Additional costs of operating such
businesses under ALB quarantine are small, and principally derive from
self-inspection and certification of regulated material under
compliance agreements. Most if not all of the businesses that were
affected by the interim rule in Ohio are small entities.
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
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Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the
interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and that was published at 78
FR 27853-27855 on May 13, 2013.
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-08720 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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