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Proposed collection; comment request, 5923-5924 03-2497 03-2498 Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service RULES Commodity laboratory testing programs: Poultry and egg products— Used farm equipment importation from foot-and-mouth disease affected regions, 5802-5805 03-2682 Hawaiian and territorial quarantine notices: Fruits and vegetables from Hawaii, 5796-5800 03-2681 Gardenia blooms from Hawaii; interstate movement, 5800-5802 03-2683 Plant related quarantine; domestic:
Fire ant, imported, 5794-5796 03-2685 Karnal bunt, 5793 03-2684 Army Army Department PROPOSED RULES Meetings: Environmental Quality Council; Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 5860 03-2776 Arts Arts and Humanities, National Foundation See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Centers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request, 5886-5887 03-2781 03-2782 Meetings: Children and Terrorism Advisory Committee, 5887 03-2651 Cruise ship industry; vessel sanitation, 5888 03-2650 Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens Advisory Committee, 5888 03-2647 Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board, 5888-5889 03-2652 Centers Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency information collection activities:
Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5889-5890 03-2788 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Drawbridge operations: New Jersey, 5832-5833 03-2697 Ports and waterways safety: Hampton Roads, VA; security zone, 5833-5835 03-2695 PROPOSED RULES Drawbridge operations: New Jersey, 5858-5860 03-2696 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 5866-5867 03-2644 Comptroller Comptroller of the Currency NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
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Health effects of chronic exposure to chemical substances; information request and workshop, 5870-5873 03-2768 Meetings: Asbestos Cancer Risk Assessment; peer consultation workshop, 5873-5874 03-2767 Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions: Imidacloprid, 5880-5885 03-2773 Pesticide programs: Organophosphates; risk assessments; availability, etc.— Dicrotophos, 5874-5875 03-2775 Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: Bayer CropScience LP et al., 5875-5876 03-2774 Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. et al., 5876-5880 03-2772 Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
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To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents LISTSERV electronic mailing list, go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov and select Online mailing list archives, FEDREGTOC-L, Join or leave the list (or change settings); then follow the instructions. 68 24 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Part 301 [Docket No. 01-118-2] Karnal Bunt; Restrictions on the Use of Grain Originating in a Regulated Area AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations by prohibiting grain grown in a regulated area from being used as seed outside the regulated areas and by removing the requirement that wheat seed, durum wheat seed, and triticale seed that originates within a regulated area be treated with a fungicide before it may be planted within a regulated area.
The interim rule was necessary to help to prevent the artificial spread of Karnal bunt to fields outside the regulated area and to remove a treatment requirement that we determined to be unnecessary. EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on April 25, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Spaide, Director, Surveillance and Emergency Programs Planning and Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236;
(301)734-7819. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat ( *Triticum aestivum* ), durum wheat ( *Triticum durum* ), and triticale ( *Triticum aestivum* X *Secale cereale* ), a hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is caused by the smut fungus *Tilletia indica* (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread by spores, primarily through the movement of infected seed. In the absence of measures taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA)to prevent its spread, the establishment of Karnal bunt in the United States could have significant consequences with regard to the export of wheat to international markets. The domestic quarantine and regulations regarding Karnal bunt are set forth in “Subpart—Karnal Bunt” (7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16, referred to below as the regulations). Among other things, the regulations define areas regulated for Karnal bunt and restrict the movement of regulated articles, including wheat seed and grain, from the regulated areas. Those movement restrictions are designed to prevent the artificial spread of Karnal bunt. In an interim rule effective April 25, 2002, and published in the **Federal Register** on April 30, 2002 (67 FR 21159-21161, Docket No. 01-118-1), we amended the regulations by prohibiting grain grown in a regulated area from being used as seed outside the regulated areas and by removing the requirement that wheat seed, durum wheat seed, and triticale seed that originates within a regulated area be treated with a fungicide before it may be planted within a regulated area. The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of Karnal bunt to fields outside the regulated area by prohibiting the use of potentially spore-positive grain as seed in those fields and to remove a treatment requirement that we determined to be unnecessary. Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or before July 1, 2002. We received three comments by that date. The comments were from a State agricultural agency and two industry organizations. All three commenters supported the interim rule. One commenter did, however, state that the regulations should provide growers and seed companies in nonregulated areas with the ability to voluntarily test their seed for Karnal bunt without the possibility of regulatory restrictions being imposed on their farms or businesses if the seed is found positive. The regulations are intended to prevent the artificial spread of Karnal bunt into noninfected areas, so their focus is on the movement of regulated articles from and through regulated areas. The seed testing provisions of § 301.89-4 are limited to seed that originates within a regulated area; those provisions do not place any limitations or reporting requirements on the voluntary testing of seed by growers or seed companies located outside the regulated areas. It is not, therefore, necessary to amend the regulations to provide for the voluntary seed testing discussed by the commenter. Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule and in this document, 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 Order 12988, and the Paperwork Reduction Act. Further, this action has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 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 67 FR 21159-21161 on April 30, 2002. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7711, 7712, 7714, 7731, 7735, 7751, 7752, 7753, 7754, and 7760; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Section 301.75-15 also issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L. 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 also issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note). Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of January 2003. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 03-2684 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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