[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12436]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 17, 2000 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 360

[Docket No. 98-064-2]
RIN 0579-AB07


Noxious Weed Regulations; Update of Current Provisions

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for an advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking that considers revising the noxious weed 
regulations issued under the Federal Noxious Weed Act. This action will 
allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit 
comments.

DATES: We invite you to comment on Docket No. 98-064-1. We will 
consider all comments that we receive by June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comment and three copies to: Docket No. 98-
064-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03, 
4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.
    Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 98-064-1.
    You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our 
reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related 
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who 
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Polly Lehtonen, Botanist, Permits 
and Risk Assessment, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-8896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 20, 2000, we published in the Federal Register (65 FR 
14927-14931, Docket No. 98-064-1) an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking that considers revising the noxious weed regulations issued 
under the Federal Noxious Weed Act.
    Comments on the advance notice were required to be received on or 
before May 19, 2000. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. 
98-064-1 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2803 and 2809; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 
371.2(c).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of May 2000.
Craig A. Reed,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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