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mustiness and off odors, and must be of 

sufficient strength and durability to 

adequately protect the eggs during 

normal distribution. When packed in 

other than fiber packing material, the 

containers must be of sound 

construction and maintained in a 

reasonably clean manner. 

(h) Use of approved chemicals and 

compounds. (1) All egg washing and 

equipment cleaning compounds, 

defoamers, destainers, sanitizers, inks, 

oils, lubricants, or any other compound 

that comes into contact with the shell 

eggs shall be approved by the national 

supervisor for their specified use and 

handled in accordance with the 

manufacturer’s instructions. 

(2) All pesticides, insecticides, and 

rodenticides shall be approved for their 

specified use and handled in 

accordance with the manufacturer’s 

instructions.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

A.J. Yates, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–27906 Filed 12–20–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 04–045–2] 

Citrus Canker; Quarantined Areas

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 citrus canker 

regulations by updating the list of areas 

in the State of Florida quarantined 

because of citrus canker. The interim 

rule was necessary to prevent the spread 

of citrus canker into noninfested areas 

of the United States and to relieve 

restrictions that were no longer 

warranted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule 

became effective on September 14, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lynn Evans-Goldner, Assistant Staff 

Officer, Pest Detection and Management 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236, 

(301) 734–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

In an interim rule effective and 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 14, 2004 (69 FR 55315–

55320, Docket No. 04–045–1), we 

amended the regulations in ‘‘subpart—

Citrus Canker’’ (7 CFR 301.75 through 

301.75–16) by updating the list in 

§ 301.75–4 of areas in the State of 

Florida quarantined because of citrus 

canker. Specifically, to reflect the 

detection of citrus canker in an area 

adjacent to but outside of one current 

quarantined area in Florida, as well as 

in eight additional counties, we 

expanded the boundaries of one existing 

quarantined area and added several new 

areas to the list of quarantined areas. We 

also removed portions of three counties 

from the list of quarantined areas 

because regular surveys showed them to 

have been free of citrus canker for at 

least 2 years. These actions were 

necessary to prevent the spread of citrus 

canker into noninfested areas of the 

United States and to relieve restrictions 

that were no longer warranted. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

required to be received on or before 

November 15, 2004. 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 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 69 FR 55315–55320 on 

September 14, 2004.

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of 

December, 2004. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 04–27878 Filed 12–20–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 371

[Docket No. 04–120–1] 

Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document delegates the 

authority given to the Administrator of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service to administer section 101(k) of 

the Rural Development, Agriculture, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act of 1988, more commonly known as 

the Act of December 22, 1987. Authority 

is delegated from the Administrator of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service to the Deputy Administrator of 

Wildlife Services. This delegation has 

already been made, however it is not 

reflected in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. Therefore, this document 

corrects that oversight.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John A. Sinclair, Staff Officer, 

Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1231; (301) 734–7921.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On January 10, 2000, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (65 FR 1298–1302, Docket No. 

97–025–1) that revised the statement of 

organization, functions, and delegations 

of authority of APHIS in 7 CFR part 371 

to reflect changes in internal APHIS 

organization. The rule included 

delegations of authority from the 

Administrator of APHIS to the Deputy 

Administrator of Wildlife Services. 

However, we inadvertently omitted the 

delegation of authority from the 

Administrator to the Deputy 

Administrator of Wildlife Services for 

section 101(k) of the Rural 

Development, Agriculture, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988, 

also known as the Act of December 22, 

1987. This delegation of authority had 

already been made, however it is not 

reflected in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. Therefore we are amending 

7 CFR 371.6(b)(2) to correct this 

oversight. 

This rule relates to internal agency 

management. Therefore, this rule is 

exempt from the provisions of Executive