[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Department of Agriculture Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part IIIDepartment of Agriculture ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 79710]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary 7 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-XI, XIV-XVIII, XX, XXVI-XXXVIII, XLI-XLII, L 9 CFR Chs. I-III 36 CFR Ch. II 41 CFR Ch. 4 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2010 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The agenda also describes regulations affecting small entities as required by section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354. This agenda also identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed in compliance with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We invite public comment on those actions. USDA has attempted to list all regulations and regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication except for minor and routine or repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently missed. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing. Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and are not commitments to act on or by the date shown. USDA's complete regulatory agenda is available online at www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), USDA's printed agenda entries include only: (1) Rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and (2) Rules identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. For this edition of the USDA regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in the Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online regulatory agenda and in part II of the Federal Register that includes the abbreviated regulatory agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on any specific entry shown in this agenda, please contact the person listed for that action. For general comments or inquiries about the agenda, please contact Michael Poe, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-1272. Dated: September 21, 2010. Michael Poe, Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Staff. Agricultural Marketing Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 175 National Organic Program, Sunset (2011) (Crops and Processing) (TM-07-0136)........... 0581-AC77 176 Wholesale Pork Reporting Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 1)................................. 0581-AD07 177 National Organic Program, Periodic Pesticide Residue Testing.......................... 0581-AD10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Agricultural Marketing Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 178 National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Dairy Import Assessments, DA-08-0050 0581-AC87 (Reg Plan Seq No. 2).................................................................. 179 National Organic Program: Amendments to the National List (Crops, Livestock, and 0581-AC91 Processing) TM-09-0003................................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Farm Service Agency--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 180 Emergency Forest Restoration Program.................................................. 0560-AH89 181 Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities............................................. 0560-AI03 182 Conservation Loan Guarantee Program................................................... 0560-AI04 183 Loan Servicing; Farm Loan Programs.................................................... 0560-AI05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 79711]] Farm Service Agency--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 184 Biomass Crop Assistance Program....................................................... 0560-AH92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 185 Animal Welfare: Marine Mammals; Nonconsensus Language, and Interactive Programs 0579-AB24 (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review)...................................... 186 Animal Welfare; Regulations and Standards for Birds (Reg Plan Seq No. 3).............. 0579-AC02 187 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Bovines and Bovine Products.......... 0579-AC68 188 Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain 0579-AC74 Live Fish............................................................................. 189 Scrapie in Sheep and Goats............................................................ 0579-AC92 190 Plant Pest Regulations; Update of General Provisions (Reg Plan Seq No. 4)............. 0579-AC98 191 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Scrapie; Importation of Small Ruminants and Their 0579-AD10 Germplasm, Products, and Byproducts................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 192 Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a New Category of Plants for Planting 0579-AC03 Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 7).............................................. 193 Citrus Canker; Compensation for Certified Citrus Nursery Stock........................ 0579-AC05 194 Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products From Regions Affected With Highly 0579-AC36 Pathogenic Avian Influenza............................................................ 195 Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans................................................ 0579-AC69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 196 Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations...................................... 0579-AB82 197 Boll Weevil; Quarantine and Regulations............................................... 0579-AB91 198 Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering 0579-AC31 199 Animal Welfare; Climatic and Environmental Conditions for Transportation of Warm- 0579-AC41 Blooded Animals Other Than Marine Mammals............................................. 200 Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine..................................................... 0579-AC71 201 Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement 0579-AC85 Regulations........................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 202 Phytosanitary Certificates for Imported Fruits and Vegetables......................... 0579-AB18 203 Citrus Canker; Quarantine of the State of Florida..................................... 0579-AC07 204 Minimum Age Requirements for the Transport of Animals................................. 0579-AC14 205 Importation of Lemons From Northwest Argentina........................................ 0579-AC79 206 Sirex Woodwasp; Quarantine and Regulations............................................ 0579-AC86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 79712]] Rural Housing Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 207 Guaranteed Single-Family Housing...................................................... 0575-AC18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Food Safety and Inspection Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 208 Mandatory Inspection of Catfish and Catfish Products (Reg Plan Seq No. 18)............ 0583-AD36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Food Safety and Inspection Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 209 Performance Standards for the Production of Processed Meat and Poultry Products; 0583-AC46 Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products (Reg Plan Seq No. 21)........................................................................... 210 Federal-State Interstate Shipment Cooperative Inspection Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 24) 0583-AD37 211 New Formulas for Calculating the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services 0583-AD40 Rates; Rate Changes Based on the Formulas; and Increased Fees for the Accredited Laboratory Program.................................................................... 212 Changes to the Schedule of Operations Regulations..................................... 0583-AD42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Forest Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 213 Special Areas; State-Specific Inventoried Roadless Area Management: Colorado.......... 0596-AC74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 214 Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement, Round 7........................ 0503-AA36 215 Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement, Round 8........................ 0503-AA39 216 Revised Program Guidelines............................................................ 0503-AA40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 217 Voluntary Labeling Program for Designated Biobased Products........................... 0503-AA35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BILLING CODE 3410--90--S [[Page 79713]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Proposed Rule Stage Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 175. NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM, SUNSET (2011) (CROPS AND PROCESSING) (TM- 07-0136) Legal Authority: 7 USC 6501 Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending regulations pertaining to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. As required by the National Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, the allowed use of the 12 synthetic and non-synthetic substances in organic production and handling will expire on September 12, 2011. The AMS published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to make the public aware of this requirement. AMS believes that public comment is essential in the review process to determine whether these substances should continue to be allowed or prohibited in the production and handling of organic agricultural products. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 03/14/08 73 FR 13795 ANPRM Comment Period End 05/13/08 NPRM 12/00/10 Final Action 08/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Melissa R. Bailey, Director, Standards Division, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-3252 Fax: 202 205-7808 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0581-AC77 _______________________________________________________________________ 176. WHOLESALE PORK REPORTING PROGRAM Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 1 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0581-AD07 _______________________________________________________________________ 177. NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM, PERIODIC PESTICIDE RESIDUE TESTING Legal Authority: 7 USC 6501 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend sections of the NOP regulations which pertain to the inspection and testing of agricultural products to be sold or labeled as ``organic''. Specifically, this action would incorporate provisions to require that certifying agents conduct periodic residue testing of organic products to determine if the products contain pesticides in violation of the NOP regulations and, if so, the process by which violations are reported and enforcement actions should be taken. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Melissa R. Bailey, Director, Standards Division, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-3252 Fax: 202 205-7808 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0581-AD10 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 178. NATIONAL DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM; DAIRY IMPORT ASSESSMENTS, DA-08-0050 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 2 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0581-AC87 _______________________________________________________________________ 179. NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM: AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LIST (CROPS, LIVESTOCK, AND PROCESSING) TM-09-0003 Legal Authority: 7 USC 6517 and 6518 Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Service is amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances contained in the National Organic Program regulations. This rule would add six new substances and remove one from the list. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/03/09 74 FR 26591 NPRM Comment Period End 08/03/09 Final Action 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Melissa R. Bailey, Director, Standards Division, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-3252 Fax: 202 205-7808 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0581-AC91 BILLING CODE 3410--02--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Farm Service Agency (FSA) _______________________________________________________________________ 180. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: A new subpart will be added to the regulations in 7 CFR part 701 to implement the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP), which was authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. EFRP will provide cost-share funding to owners of nonindustrial private forest land to restore the land after the land is damaged by a natural disaster. The damaged land must have had a tree cover immediately before the natural disaster. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Rule 11/17/10 75 FR 70083 [[Page 79714]] Interim Final Rule Effective 11/17/10 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 01/18/11 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder, Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone: 202 205-5851 Fax: 202 720-5233 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0560-AH89 _______________________________________________________________________ 181. FARM LOAN PROGRAMS LOAN MAKING ACTIVITIES Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: The rule will implement the provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill that affect Farm Loan Programs (FLP) Loan Making Division (LMD); there is discretion involved in the implementation. The sections being implemented are: 5001, Direct Loans; 5005, Beginning Farmer or Rancher and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher Contract Land Sales Program Down Payment Loan Program; 5101, Farming Experience as an Eligibility Requirement; 5201, Eligibility of Equine Farmers and Ranchers for Emergency Loans; 5301, Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Accounts Pilot Program; and 5501, Loans to Purchase Highly Fractionated Land. A Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Accounts five- year pilot program will be established in at least 15 States. The program entails FSA making grants to qualified nonprofit organizations who then deliver the program to eligible participants. Grantees must match 50 percent of the grant received. Under the program, qualified, low-income beginning farmers or prospective beginning farmers would establish saving accounts with a monthly deposit plan administered by the grantees. The program funds must match the participants' deposits at a minimum of 100 percent and a maximum of 200 percent. Participants must use the savings account funds toward the purchase of farmland, livestock, or similar farm start-up/operating expenses. The program must be operated by and in conjunction with FSA farm loan programs. The initial applications for the program must be approved no more than one year after the law is enacted. The program is not mandatory; an appropriation of up to $5 million annually is authorized to fund the program. Individual tribal members will be allowed to qualify for Indian Land Acquisition loans. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/23/10 75 FR 57866 NPRM Comment Period End 11/22/10 Final Rule 05/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder, Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone: 202 205-5851 Fax: 202 720-5233 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0560-AI03 _______________________________________________________________________ 182. CONSERVATION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: The rule will implement the provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill that affect Farm Loan Programs (FLP) Loan Making Division (LMD); there is discretion in how several of the provisions are implemented. The section being implemented is 5002, Conservation Loan and Loan Guarantee. Implementation of this provision will create a new direct and guaranteed loan program directed at assisting farmers in implementing conservation practices. The rule establishes a new loan and loan guarantee program to finance qualifying conservation projects. All guarantees will be at 75 percent of the loan amount. The applicant must have an acceptable conservation plan that includes the project(s) to be financed. Preference is given to beginning farmer and socially disadvantaged applicants, conversion to sustainable or organic production practices, and compliance with highly erodible land conservation requirements. Eligibility for the program is not restricted to those who cannot get credit elsewhere. The program is not mandatory; appropriations are authorized. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Rule 09/03/10 75 FR 54005 Interim Rule Comment Period End 11/02/10 Final Rule 05/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder, Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone: 202 205-5851 Fax: 202 720-5233 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0560-AI04 _______________________________________________________________________ 183. LOAN SERVICING; FARM LOAN PROGRAMS Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: The 2008 Farm Bill requires several changes to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan Program (FLP) loan servicing regulations. An overall plan will be established to insure that borrowers can be transitioned to private credit in the shortest timeframe practicable. At present, FSA monitors the status of all borrowers to determine if graduation is possible. The 2008 Farm Bill emphasizes this responsibility and insures that FSA uses all the tools available to graduate borrowers to commercial credit as soon as they can financially do so. In 2007, over 2,500 direct borrowers (about 3.7 percent of the portfolio) graduated to commercial credit. FSA believes graduation will continue in the 3 to 5 percent range and is dependant on the overall farm economy. The right of an FSA borrower-owner to purchase leased property under Homestead Protection will be extended beyond the borrower-owner to the immediate family. Currently, FSA only has 38 properties in Homestead Protection. Acceleration and foreclosure will be suspended on borrowers who file a claim of program discrimination against the Department or have a claim [[Page 79715]] pending. Interest accrual and offset will also be suspended during the time of the moratorium. If the borrower does not prevail in the claim, the interest, which would have accrued during the moratorium, will be due and offset on the account will be reestablished. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/07/09 74 FR 39565 NPRM Comment Period End 10/06/09 Final Rule 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder, Director, Regulatory Review Group, Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone: 202 205-5851 Fax: 202 720-5233 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0560-AI05 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Completed Actions Farm Service Agency (FSA) _______________________________________________________________________ 184. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: A new regulation was added to implement the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) as required by the 2008 Farm Bill. We will collaborate with USDA/Rural Development (RD), private industry and agricultural and forest land owners to support the evaluation and selection of BCAP project areas. BCAP project areas must include a commitment to use local production; evidence of sufficient equity (if the facility is not operational at the time of proposal); anticipated economic impacts; opportunities for local ownership; the participation rate by beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; the impact on soil, water, and related resources; and the variety in biomass production approaches. FSA will partner with RD, which has capability and responsibility, including the potential for providing funding for proposed biomass conversion facility, regarding BCAP project area evaluation and selection. After BCAP project area selection, FSA, acting on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), may enter into contracts with BCAP project area producers for a term of up to 5 years for annual and perennial crops, and up to 15 years for woody biomass. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 10/27/10 75 FR 66201 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder Phone: 202 205-5851 Fax: 202 720-5233 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0560-AH92 BILLING CODE 3410--05--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Proposed Rule Stage Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 185. ANIMAL WELFARE: MARINE MAMMALS; NONCONSENSUS LANGUAGE, AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS (RULEMAKING RESULTING FROM A SECTION 610 REVIEW) Legal Authority: 7 USC 2131 to 2159 Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of certain marine mammals under the Animal Welfare Act. The present standards for these animals have been in effect since 1979 and amended in 1984. During this time, advances have been made and new information has been developed with regard to the housing and care of marine mammals. This rulemaking addresses marine mammal standards on which consensus was not reached during negotiated rulemaking conducted between September 1995 and July 1996. These include standards affecting variances, indoor facilities, outdoor facilities, space requirements, and water quality, as well as swim-with-the-dolphin programs. These actions appear necessary to ensure that the minimum standards for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of marine mammals in captivity are based on current general, industry, and scientific knowledge and experience. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 05/30/02 67 FR 37731 ANPRM Comment Period End 07/29/02 NPRM 12/00/10 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737-1234 Phone: 301 734-7833 RIN: 0579-AB24 _______________________________________________________________________ 186. ANIMAL WELFARE; REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR BIRDS Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 3 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0579-AC02 _______________________________________________________________________ 187. BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; IMPORTATION OF BOVINES AND BOVINE PRODUCTS Legal Authority: 7 USC 450; 7 USC 1622; 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 8301 to 8317; 21 USC 136 and 136a; 31 USC 9701 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the regulations regarding the [[Page 79716]] importation of bovines and bovine products. Under this rulemaking, countries would be classified as either negligible risk, controlled risk, or undetermined risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Some commodities would be allowed importation into the United States regardless of the BSE classification of the country of export. Other commodities would be subject to importation restrictions or prohibitions based on the type of commodity and the BSE classification of the country. The criteria for country classification and commodity import would be closely aligned with those of the World Organization for Animal Health. This rulemaking would also address public comments received in response to a September 2008 request for comments regarding certain provisions of an APHIS January 2005 final rule. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/11 NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Christopher Robinson, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services, National Center for Import and Export, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 Phone: 301 734-7837 RIN: 0579-AC68 _______________________________________________________________________ 188. VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA; INTERSTATE MOVEMENT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN LIVE FISH Legal Authority: 7 USC 1622; 7 USC 8301 to 8317; 21 USC 136 and 136a; 31 USC 9701 Abstract: We are establishing regulations to restrict the interstate movement and importation into the United States of live fish that are susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a highly contagious disease of certain fresh and saltwater fish. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been detected in freshwater fish in several of the Great Lakes and related tributaries. The disease has been responsible for several large-scale die-offs of wild fish in the Great Lakes region. This action is necessary to prevent further introductions into, and dissemination within, the United States of viral hemorrhagic septicemia. This proposed rule replaces a previously published but not effective interim rule that contained substantially different restrictions on the interstate movement and importation of VHS- susceptible live fish. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 09/09/08 73 FR 52173 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/10/08 Interim Final Rule: Delay of Effective Date 10/28/08 73 FR 63867 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/09/09 Interim Final Rule: Delay of Effective Date 01/02/09 74 FR 1 NPRM 12/00/10 NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Christa Speekmann, Import/Export Specialist, Aquaculture, National Center for Import and Export, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236 Phone: 301 734-8695 RIN: 0579-AC74 _______________________________________________________________________ 189. SCRAPIE IN SHEEP AND GOATS Legal Authority: 7 USC 8301 to 8317 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the scrapie regulations by changing the risk groups and categories established for individual animals and for flocks, increasing the use of genetic testing as a means of assigning risk levels to animals, reducing movement restrictions for animals found to be genetically less susceptible or resistant to scrapie, and simplifying, reducing, or removing certain recordkeeping requirements. This action would provide designated scrapie epidemiologists with more alternatives and flexibility when testing animals in order to determine flock designations under the regulations. It would change the definition of high-risk animal, which will change the types of animals eligible for indemnity, and to pay higher indemnity for certain pregnant ewes and early maturing ewes. It would also make the identification and recordkeeping requirements for goat owners consistent with those for sheep owners. These changes would affect sheep and goat producers and State governments. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/11 NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Diane Sutton, National Scrapie Program Coordinator, Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1235 Phone: 301 734-6954 RIN: 0579-AC92 _______________________________________________________________________ 190. PLANT PEST REGULATIONS; UPDATE OF GENERAL PROVISIONS Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 4 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0579-AC98 _______________________________________________________________________ 191. BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY AND SCRAPIE; IMPORTATION OF SMALL RUMINANTS AND THEIR GERMPLASM, PRODUCTS, AND BYPRODUCTS Legal Authority: 7 USC 450; 7 USC 1622; 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 7 USC 8301 to 8317; 21 USC 136 and 136a; 31 USC 9701 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie regulations regarding the importation of live sheep, goats, and wild ruminants and their embryos, semen, products, and byproducts. Some countries from which such imports would be allowed under this rule are currently those from which the importation of live sheep, goats, wild ruminants, their embryos, and ruminant products and byproducts are prohibited under existing BSE regulations. Some products would be allowed importation without restriction due to the inherent lack of BSE risk regarding the product. Certain other products and live animals would be [[Page 79717]] allowed importation if it can be certified that the live animals or the animals from which the products were derived were born after implementation of an effective feed ban. The proposed scrapie revisions regarding the importation of sheep, goats, and susceptible wild ruminants for other than immediate slaughter are similar to those recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health in restricting the importation of such animals to those from scrapie-free regions or certified scrapie-free flocks. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/11 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Betzaida Lopez, Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services, National Center for Import and Export, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 Phone: 301 734-5677 RIN: 0579-AD10 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 192. IMPORTATION OF PLANTS FOR PLANTING; ESTABLISHING A NEW CATEGORY OF PLANTS FOR PLANTING NOT AUTHORIZED FOR IMPORTATION PENDING PEST RISK ANALYSIS (RULEMAKING RESULTING FROM A SECTION 610 REVIEW) Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 7 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0579-AC03 _______________________________________________________________________ 193. CITRUS CANKER; COMPENSATION FOR CERTIFIED CITRUS NURSERY STOCK Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786 Abstract: This action follows a rulemaking that established provisions under which eligible commercial citrus nurseries may, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, receive payments for certified citrus nursery stock destroyed to eradicate or control citrus canker. The payment of these funds is necessary in order to reduce the economic effects on affected commercial citrus nurseries that have had certified citrus nursery stock destroyed to control citrus canker. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 06/08/06 71 FR 33168 Interim Final Rule Effective 06/08/06 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/07/06 Final Action 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Lynn E. Goldner, National Program Manager, Emergency and Domestic Programs, PPQ, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 Phone: 301 734-7228 RIN: 0579-AC05 _______________________________________________________________________ 194. IMPORTATION OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM REGIONS AFFECTED WITH HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA Legal Authority: 7 USC 1622; 7 USC 8301 to 8317; 21 USC 136 and 136a Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the regulations concerning the importation of animals and animal products to prohibit or restrict the importation of birds, poultry, and bird and poultry products from regions that have reported the presence in commercial birds or poultry of highly pathogenic avian influenza other than subtype H5N1. This action will supplement existing prohibitions and restrictions on articles from regions that have reported the presence of exotic Newcastle disease or highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1. The new restrictions will be almost identical to those imposed on articles from regions with exotic Newcastle disease. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 12/00/10 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Julia Punderson, Senior Staff Veterinarian, NCIE, Animal Health Policy and Programs, VS, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301 734-4356 RIN: 0579-AC36 _______________________________________________________________________ 195. HANDLING OF ANIMALS; CONTINGENCY PLANS Legal Authority: 7 USC 2131 to 2159 Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations to add requirements for contingency planning and training of personnel by research facilities and by dealers, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and carriers. These requirements are necessary because we believe all licensees and registrants should develop a contingency plan for all animals regulated under the Animal Welfare Act in an effort to better prepare for potential disasters. This action will heighten the awareness of licensees and registrants regarding their responsibilities and help ensure a timely and appropriate response should an emergency or disaster occur. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/23/08 73 FR 63085 NPRM Comment Period End 12/22/08 NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/19/08 73 FR 77554 NPRM Comment Period End 02/20/09 Final Action 01/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jeanie Lin, National Emergency Programs Manager, Animal Care, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection [[Page 79718]] Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: 301 734-7833 RIN: 0579-AC69 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Long-Term Actions Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 196. PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; QUARANTINE AND REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786 Abstract: The interim rule amended the Phytophthora ramorum regulations to make the regulations consistent with a Federal Order issued by APHIS in December 2004 that established restrictions on the interstate movement of nursery stock from nurseries in nonquarantined counties in California, Oregon, and Washington. This action also updated conditions for the movement of regulated articles of nursery stock from quarantined areas, as well as restricted the interstate movement of all other nursery stock from nurseries in quarantined areas. We also updated the list of plants regulated because of P. ramorum and the list of areas that are quarantined for P. ramorum and made other miscellaneous revisions to the regulations. These actions are necessary to prevent the spread of P. ramorum to noninfested areas of the United States. We will continue to update the regulations through additional rulemakings as new scientific information on this pathogen becomes available. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 02/27/07 72 FR 8585 Interim Final Rule Effective 02/27/07 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/30/07 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Prakash Hebbar Phone: 301 734-5717 RIN: 0579-AB82 _______________________________________________________________________ 197. BOLL WEEVIL; QUARANTINE AND REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786 Abstract: This action would establish domestic boll weevil regulations that would restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles within regulated areas and from regulated areas into or through nonregulated areas in commercial cotton-producing States. The regulations would help prevent the artificial spread of boll weevil into noninfested areas of the United States and the reinfestation of areas from which the boll weevil has been eradicated. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/31/06 71 FR 63707 NPRM Comment Period End 01/02/07 NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/20/06 71 FR 76224 NPRM Comment Period End 02/01/07 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: William Grefenstette Phone: 301 734-8676 RIN: 0579-AB91 _______________________________________________________________________ 198. INTRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS AND PRODUCTS ALTERED OR PRODUCED THROUGH GENETIC ENGINEERING Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 31 USC 9701 Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically engineered organisms in order to bring the regulations into alignment with provisions of the Plant Protection Act. The revisions would also update the regulations in response to advances in genetic science and technology and our accumulated experience in implementing the current regulations. This is the first comprehensive review and revision of the regulations since they were established in 1987. This rule would affect persons involved in the importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment of genetically engineered plants and certain other genetically engineered organisms. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 01/23/04 69 FR 3271 Comment Period End 03/23/04 Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement 07/17/07 72 FR 39021 Comment Period End 09/11/07 NPRM 10/09/08 73 FR 60007 NPRM Comment Period End 11/24/08 Correction 11/10/08 73 FR 66563 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 01/16/09 74 FR 2907 NPRM Comment Period End 03/17/09 NPRM; Notice of Public Scoping Session 03/11/09 74 FR 10517 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/13/09 74 FR 16797 NPRM Comment Period End 06/29/09 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: John Turner Phone: 301 734-5720 RIN: 0579-AC31 _______________________________________________________________________ 199. ANIMAL WELFARE; CLIMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS OTHER THAN MARINE MAMMALS Legal Authority: 7 USC 2131 to 2159 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations regarding transportation of live animals other than marine mammals by removing the current ambient temperature requirements for various stages in the transportation of those animals. The action would replace those requirements with a single performance standard under which the animals would be transported under climatic and environmental conditions that are [[Page 79719]] appropriate for their welfare. The regulations currently require that ambient temperatures be maintained within certain ranges during transportation, but animals may be transported at ambient temperatures below the minimum temperatures if their consignor provides a certificate signed by a veterinarian certifying that the animals are acclimated to temperatures lower than the minimum temperature. This proposal would make acclimation certificates for live animals other than marine mammals unnecessary. This rulemaking does not address marine mammals due to their unique requirements for care and handling. We believe that establishing a single performance standard would ensure that warm-blooded animals other than marine mammals are transported in climatic and environmental conditions that are not detrimental to their welfare while allowing for variations in climatic and environmental conditions that are suitable for individual animals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/03/08 73 FR 413 NPRM Comment Period End 03/03/08 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 03/18/08 73 FR 14403 NPRM Comment Period End 04/17/08 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Gerald Rushin Phone: 301 734-0954 RIN: 0579-AC41 _______________________________________________________________________ 200. LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH QUARANTINE Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786 Abstract: We are quarantining 16 counties in California and the entire State of Hawaii because of the light brown apple moth and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined areas. This action is necessary on an emergency basis to prevent the spread of the light brown apple moth into noninfested areas of the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Andrea Simao Phone: 301 734-0930 RIN: 0579-AC71 _______________________________________________________________________ 201. CITRUS GREENING AND ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID; QUARANTINE AND INTERSTATE MOVEMENT REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 21 USC 136 and 136a Abstract: This rulemaking establishes regulations that designate the States of Florida and Georgia, Puerto Rico, two parishes in Louisiana, and two counties in South Carolina as quarantined areas for citrus greening and Alabama, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, three counties in South Carolina, portions of one county in Arizona, and all of three and portions of an additional three counties in California as quarantined areas for Asian citrus psyllid, a vector of a bacterium that causes citrus greening. It also establishes restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined areas, as well as treatments under which Asian Citrus psyllid host material may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. These actions follow the discovery of citrus greening and/or Asian citrus psyllid in the quarantined areas, and are necessary in order to prevent the spread of the disease and its vector to noninfested areas of the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Availability of an Environmental Assessment 09/09/09 74 FR 46409 Environmental Assessment Comment Period End 11/09/09 Interim Final Rule 06/17/10 75 FR 34322 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/16/10 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Patrick J. Gomes Phone: 919 855-7313 RIN: 0579-AC85 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Completed Actions Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 202. PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATES FOR IMPORTED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Legal Authority: 7 USC 450; 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 21 USC 136 and 136a Abstract: Currently APHIS does not require a phytosanitary certificate to accompany fruits and vegetables imported into the United States except for certain fruits and vegetables grown in designated foreign regions. This rule will require that a phytosanitary certificate accompany noncommercial consignments of fresh fruits and vegetables imported into the United States by air passengers. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn: Canceled by the Program 07/09/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Evelia Sosa Phone: 301 734-8295 RIN: 0579-AB18 _______________________________________________________________________ 203. CITRUS CANKER; QUARANTINE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786 Abstract: This action follows an interim rule that amended the citrus canker regulations to list the entire State of Florida as a quarantined area for citrus canker and amended the requirements for the movement of regulated articles from Florida now that the eradication of citrus canker in Florida is no longer being carried out as an objective. It also amended the regulations to allow regulated articles [[Page 79720]] that would not otherwise be eligible for interstate movement to be moved to a port for immediate export. These changes were necessary in light of the Department's determination that the established eradication program was no longer a scientifically feasible option to address citrus canker. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn: No Action Anticipated Within the Next 12 Months 08/10/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Stephen Poe Phone: 301 734-4387 RIN: 0579-AC07 _______________________________________________________________________ 204. MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS Legal Authority: 7 USC 2131 to 2159 Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations by adding minimum age and weaning requirements for the transport in commerce of animals. The regulations currently contain such requirements for dogs and cats, but no corresponding ones for other regulated animals, despite the risks associated with the early transport of these species. The rule would also provide an exemption to allow animals to be transported without their mothers for medical treatment and for scientific research before reaching the minimum age and weaning requirement, provided certain conditions are met. Establishing minimum age requirements for the transport of animals and providing for the transport of animals that have not met the minimum age requirements are necessary to help ensure the humane treatment of these animals. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn: No Action Anticipated Within the Next 12 Months 08/10/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Barbara Kohn Phone: 301 734-7833 RIN: 0579-AC14 _______________________________________________________________________ 205. IMPORTATION OF LEMONS FROM NORTHWEST ARGENTINA Legal Authority: 7 USC 450; 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 21 USC 136 and 136a Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the continental United States. Lemons from northwest Argentina would be required to be imported in commercial consignments, produced and packed under specified conditions, treated with a surface disinfectant and inspected for quarantine pests before shipping, and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. This action would allow for the importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn: No Action Anticipated Within the Next 12 Months 08/18/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Meredith Jones Phone: 301 734-7467 RIN: 0579-AC79 _______________________________________________________________________ 206. SIREX WOODWASP; QUARANTINE AND REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786; 21 USC 136 and 136a Abstract: This rulemaking will quarantine counties in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont because of the Sirex woodwasp and establish restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from these quarantined areas. This action is necessary on an emergency basis to prevent the artificial spread of this plant pest to noninfested areas of the United States. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn: Canceled by the Program 07/09/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Lynn Evans-Goldner Phone: 301 734-7228 RIN: 0579-AC86 BILLING CODE 3410--34--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Rural Housing Service (RHS) _______________________________________________________________________ 207. GUARANTEED SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 7 USC 1989; 42 USC 1480 Abstract: The Guaranteed Single-Family Housing program will provide better clarity and consistency within the program. The action is taken to update the regulations to current mortgage industry standards and provide more guidance on program oversight and monitoring. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/15/99 64 FR 70124 NPRM Comment Period End 02/14/00 Final Action 12/00/10 Final Action Effective 01/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Joaquin Tremols, Acting Director, Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0784, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-1465 Fax: 202 205-2476 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0575-AC18 BILLING CODE 3410--XV--S [[Page 79721]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Proposed Rule Stage Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 208. MANDATORY INSPECTION OF CATFISH AND CATFISH PRODUCTS Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 18 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0583-AD36 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 209. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; CONTROL OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN READY-TO-EAT MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 21 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0583-AC46 _______________________________________________________________________ 210. FEDERAL-STATE INTERSTATE SHIPMENT COOPERATIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 24 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 0583-AD37 _______________________________________________________________________ 211. NEW FORMULAS FOR CALCULATING THE BASETIME, OVERTIME, HOLIDAY, AND LABORATORY SERVICES RATES; RATE CHANGES BASED ON THE FORMULAS; AND INCREASED FEES FOR THE ACCREDITED LABORATORY PROGRAM Legal Authority: 7 USC 1621 et seq; 21 USC 601 et seq; 21 USC 451 et seq; 21 USC 1031 et seq Abstract: FSIS is amending its regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates that it charges meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection, and identification, certification, and laboratory services. FSIS will publish the rates annually in Federal Register notices prior to the start of each calendar year and will apply them on the first FSIS pay period at the beginning of the calendar year. The Agency is also increasing the codified flat annual fee for its Accredited Laboratory Program for FY 2012 and FY 2013. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/08/09 74 FR 51800 NPRM Comment Period End 11/09/09 Final Action 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Rachel Edelstein, Director, Policy Issuances Division, Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-0399 Fax: 202 690-0486 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0583-AD40 _______________________________________________________________________ 212. CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS REGULATIONS Legal Authority: 21 USC 601 ; 21 USC 451 Abstract: FSIS is proposing to amend the meat, poultry products, and egg products regulations pertaining to the schedule of operations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/09/10 75 FR 47726 NPRM Comment Period End 09/08/10 Final Action 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Rachel Edelstein, Director, Policy Issuances Division, Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 720-0399 Fax: 202 690-0486 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0583-AD42 BILLING CODE 3410--DM--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Proposed Rule Stage Forest Service (FS) _______________________________________________________________________ 213. SPECIAL AREAS; STATE-SPECIFIC INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA MANAGEMENT: COLORADO Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined Abstract: On April 11, 2007, Governor of Colorado Ritter submitted a petition under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(e)) and Agriculture Department regulation (7 CFR 1.28) to promulgate regulations, in cooperation with the State, for the management of inventoried roadless areas within the State of Colorado. After review and recommendation by the Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee, the Secretary accepted the Governor's petition and initiated a proposed rulemaking for inventoried roadless areas in Colorado. The proposed rulemaking would manage Colorado's inventoried roadless areas by prohibiting road building and tree cutting, with some exceptions, on 4.1 million acres of inventoried roadless areas in Colorado. The 4.1 million acres reflect the most updated IRA boundaries for Colorado, which incorporate planning rule revisions since 2001 on several Colorado national forests. Inventoried roadless areas that [[Page 79722]] are allocated to ski area special uses (approximately 10,000 acres) would also be removed from roadless designation. Road construction and reconstruction plus timber harvesting would be prohibited in inventoried roadless areas, with some exceptions, on the Arapaho- Roosevelt, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre, Gunnison, Manti-La Sal, Pike-San Isabel, Rio Grande, Routt, San Juan, and White River National Forests in Colorado. Exceptions to the prohibitions would be allowed for certain health, safety, valid existing rights, resource protection, and ecological management needs. Web site: http://roadless.fs.fed.us Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/25/08 73 FR 43544 NPRM Comment Period End 10/23/08 Second NPRM 01/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Lorrie Parker, Regulatory Analyst, Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, ATTN: ORMS, D&R Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0003 Phone: 202 205-6560 Fax: 202 205-6539 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0596-AC74 BILLING CODE 3410--11--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Proposed Rule Stage Office of the Secretary (AgSEC) _______________________________________________________________________ 214. DESIGNATION OF BIOBASED ITEMS FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT, ROUND 7 Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: Designates bath products; concrete and asphalt cleaners, including microbial and non-microbial concrete and asphalt cleaners as subcategories; corrosion removers; dishwashing detergents; floor cleaners and protectors; hair cleaning products, including shampoos and conditioners as subcategories; microbial cleaners; oven and grill cleaners; slide way lubricants; and thermal shipping containers, including durable and non-durable thermal shipping containers as subcategories. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/23/10 75 FR 71492 NPRM Comment Period End 01/24/11 Final Action 06/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Ron Buckhalt, Manager, BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Policy Management, Department of Agriculture, 361 Reporters Building, 300 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 205-4008 Fax: 202 720-8972 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0503-AA36 _______________________________________________________________________ 215. DESIGNATION OF BIOBASED ITEMS FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT, ROUND 8 Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: Designates an additional 15 groups of biobased products for preferred procurement. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Ron Buckhalt, Manager, BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Policy Management, Department of Agriculture, 361 Reporters Building, 300 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 205-4008 Fax: 202 720-8972 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0503-AA39 _______________________________________________________________________ 216. REVISED PROGRAM GUIDELINES Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: The 2008 Farm Bill requires USDA to address how the BioPreferred Program will designate complex products and intermediate materials and feed stocks and make other changes to update program guidelines. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Ron Buckhalt, Manager, BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Policy Management, Department of Agriculture, 361 Reporters Building, 300 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 205-4008 Fax: 202 720-8972 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0503-AA40 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Rule Stage Office of the Secretary (AgSEC) _______________________________________________________________________ 217. VOLUNTARY LABELING PROGRAM FOR DESIGNATED BIOBASED PRODUCTS Legal Authority: PL 110-246 Abstract: The purpose of the program is to provide a ``USDA Certified Biobased Product'' label for use on biobased products meeting certain criteria to be established in the proposed rule, to specify those criteria for gaining use of the label, establish a system to make the label available to manufacturers and vendors of biobased products, and to establish the labeling program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/31/09 74 FR 38296 [[Page 79723]] NPRM Comment Period End 09/29/09 Final Action 12/00/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Ron Buckhalt, Manager, BioPreferred Program, Office of Procurement and Policy Management, Department of Agriculture, 361 Reporters Building, 300 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202 205-4008 Fax: 202 720-8972 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0503-AA35 [FR Doc. 2010-30451 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-90-S