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Vol. 71, No. 179 

Friday, September 15, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

7 CFR Parts 700, 702, 711, 729, 752, 

and 755 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 CFR Parts 1413, 1446, 1470, 1479, 

1480, 1481 and 1482 

RIN 0560–AH65 

Removal of Obsolete Regulations 

AGENCIES: Commodity Credit 

Corporation, Farm Service Agency, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes 

regulations rendered obsolete by 

expiration of their statutory authority 

and the ending of their respective 

programs. There are no impacts on past 

or current program operations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phillip Elder, Regulatory Review Group, 

Farm Service Agency, USDA, STOP 

0540, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0540; 

Telephone: (202) 205–5851; e-mail: 

Phillip.Elder@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Final Rule 

This rule removes regulations 

rendered obsolete by expiration of their 

statutory authority and the ending of 

their respective programs. Removal of 

the regulations will not impact any 

remaining disputes, issues or other 

matters regarding those programs. The 

regulations in effect at the time of any 

action governed by the subject 

regulations remain in effect for such 

matters though they are removed from 

the CFR. The regulations being removed 

and a brief description of them are as 

follows: 

Part 700—Experimental Rural Clean 

Water Program 

The Rural Clean Water Program 

(RCWP) was authorized by the 

Agriculture, Rural Development and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

1980, Public Law 96–108. The RCWP 

provided financial and technical 

assistance through contracts of 3 to 10 

years to install best management 

practices in areas which have critical 

water quality problems resulting from 

agricultural activities. This program was 

an experimental program authorized by 

an annual appropriation from Congress. 

The program was not continued and has 

received no funds for several years. 

Water quality problems resulting from 

agricultural activities are now dealt with 

through the Conservation Reserve 

Program (CRP) of CCC and other 

programs of the Department. See 7 CFR 

1410(c). 

Part 702—Colorado River Basin Salinity 

(CRSC) Control Program 

The regulations in this part were 

authorized by section 202 of the 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 

Act, 43 U.S.C. 1592 (2000), which 

authorized FSA to identify salt-source 

areas in the Colorado River Basin, and 

develop plans for implementing 

conservation measures that will reduce 

the salt load in the Colorado River. 

CRSC Contracts had a term of not less 

than 3 nor more than 10 years. CRSC 

was transferred to the USDA, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

by the Department of Agriculture 

Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 

103–354). Therefore, no producer CRSC 

contracts with FSA remain in effect as 

these records were transferred to NRCS. 

Part 711—Marketing Quota Review 

Regulations 

This part provided procedures for the 

review of a producer’s crop marketing 

quota in accordance with the 

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 

U.S.C. 1301 et seq. A farmer who was 

dissatisfied with his quota was provided 

with the right to request a review by the 

review committee within 15 days after 

the date of FSA mailing to him a notice 

of such quota. These marketing quota 

review regulations are now obsolete 

because FSA no longer administers any 

marketing quota programs. 

Part 729—Peanut Marketing Quotas 

Sections 1309 and 1310 of the Farm 

Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 

terminated, beginning with the 2002 

crop, the marketing quota and price 

support program for peanuts (7 U.S.C. 

7271). 

Part 752—Water Bank Program 

The Water Bank Program (WBP) 

provided payments to eligible persons 

for the conservation of water or related 

uses in important migratory waterfowl 

nesting and breeding areas to preserve 

and improve habitat for migratory 

waterfowl, wildlife resources, and 

promote comprehensive water 

management. The agreement period was 

for 10 years, renewable for additional 

periods of 10 years each. The WBP was 

transferred to NRCS by the Department 

of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

1994 (Pub. L. 103–354). Further, certain 

lands subject to a Water Bank contract 

were made eligible for enrollment in the 

FSA Conservation Reserve Program (16 

U.S.C. 3831(c) and 7 CFR part 1410). 

Part 755—Regional Programs— 

Appalachian Land Stabilization And 

Conservation Program 

The Appalachian Land Stabilization 

and Conservation Program (ALSCP) 

authorized by the regulations at 7 CFR 

part 755 promoted economic growth of 

Appalachia and the conservation of its 

soil and water resources by assisting 

landowners, operators, or occupiers 

through contracts requiring changes in 

land use, and the establishment of 

conservation practices. The period to be 

covered by a contract was not less than 

3 years or longer than 10 years. The 

ALSCP was terminated on October 1, 

1982. 

Part 1413—Hard White Wheat Incentive 

Program 

The Hard White Wheat Incentive 

Program was authorized by the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002 to provide funds during the 2003 

through 2005 crop years for producers 

of hard white wheat (7 U.S.C. 7999). 

The intent was to increase the 

production of both spring and winter 

varieties of hard white wheat. This 

program expired after the 2005 crop 

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Part 1446—Peanuts 

Part 1446 contains regulations for the 

receiving, handling, storing, and 

disposition of the 1996 through 2002 

crops of peanuts. Authority for this part 

was repealed by sections 1309 and 1310 

of the Farm Security Rural Investment 

Act of 2002. (7 U.S.C 7271). Current 

peanut loan, handling, and warehousing 

requirements are now contained in 7 

CFR parts 1421 and 1423. 

Part 1470—Apple Market Loss 

Assistance Payment Program 

The Apple Market Loss Assistance 

Payment Program (AMLAP) provided 

income assistance to the producers of 

the 1998, 1999, and 2000 crop of apples 

to compensate them for the loss of 

markets in the applicable years. 

Authority for AMLAP has expired. 

Part 1479—2003–2005 Crop Disaster 

Program 

Part 1479 governed the 2003, 2004, 

and 2005–Crop Disaster Program (CDP) 

of CCC. The CDP made disaster 

assistance payments to producers on 

eligible 2003, 2004, or 2005 crops due 

to disasters as provided under Division 

B of the Military Construction 

Appropriations and Emergency 

Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2005, Public Law 108–324. 

Authority for CDP has expired. 

Part 1480—2001 and 2002–Crop 

Disaster Program 

Part 1480 set forth the regulations of 

the 2001 and 2002–CDP which made 

disaster payments to producers with 

eligible losses in 2001 or 2002 due to 

disasters under the Agricultural 

Assistance Act of 2003, Public Law 108–

007. Authority for CDP has expired. 

Part 1481—Sugar Beet Disaster Program 

The Sugar Beet Disaster Program 

provided payments to sugar beet 

producers who were prevented from 

planting, or who otherwise suffered 

required levels of losses in 2001 or 2002 

due to adverse weather. Authority for 

the Sugar Beet Disaster Program has 

expired. 

Part 1482—Value-Added Wheat Gluten 

And Wheat Starch Product Market 

Development Program 

The Value-Added Wheat Gluten and 

Wheat Starch Product Market 

Development Program made payments 

to U.S. producers for wheat gluten and 

wheat starch products to promote 

activities aimed at improving the 

economic viability of producers of such 

products. Authority for this program 

expired on June 5, 2003. 

Informal Rulemaking Requirements 

This rule relates to internal agency 

management. Therefore, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required, and 

this rule may be made effective less than 

30 days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Also, because this rule relates 

to internal agency management, it is 

exempt from the provisions of Executive 

Order Nos. 12630, 12866, 12988, 13045, 

13132, 13175, 13211, and 13272. 

Further, this action is not a rule as 

defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., and is 

therefore exempt from the provisions of 

that Act. In addition, this rule is not 

subject to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C 

4321 et seq., Title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 

Ch. 17A, 25, or the E-Government Act 

of 2002, 44 U.S.C. 3501, note. 

Accordingly, as authorized by section 

808 of the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 

U.S.C. 808, this rule may be made 

effective upon publication. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not affect any 

information collections. 

List of Subjects 

7 CFR Part 700 

Agriculture, Rural areas, Soil 

conservation, Water pollution control, 

Water resources, Water supply, 

Watersheds. 

7 CFR Part 702 

Agriculture, Soil conservation, Water 

pollution control, Water resources, 

Water supply, Watersheds. 

7 CFR Part 711 

Agriculture, Marketing quotas, 

Oilseeds, Price support programs, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

7 CFR Part 729 

Agriculture, Agricultural 

commodities, Marketing quotas, 

Oilseeds, Price support programs. 

7 CFR Part 752 

Agriculture, Soil conservation, Water 

pollution control, Water resources, 

Water supply, Watersheds, Wildlife. 

7 CFR Part 755 

Agriculture, Rural areas, Soil 

conservation. 

7 CFR Part 1413 

Agriculture, Agricultural 

commodities, Grains, Price support 

programs. 

7 CFR Part 1446 

Agriculture, Agricultural 

commodities, Marketing quotas, 

Oilseeds, Price support programs. 

7 CFR Part 1470 

Agriculture, Agricultural 

commodities, Fruits, Price support 

programs. 

7 CFR Part 1479 

Agriculture, Agricultural 

commodities, Crop Insurance, Grains, 

Fruits. 

7 CFR Part 1480 

Agricultural commodities, 

Aquaculture, Crop Insurance, Grains. 

7 CFR Part 1481 

Agricultural commodities, Sugar. 

7 CFR Part 1482 

Agricultural commodities, Grains. 

CHAPTER VII—[AMENDED] 

■ Accordingly, under the authorities 

cited in the preamble, and the general 

rulemaking authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 7 

CFR Chapter VII is amended by 

removing parts 700, 702, 711, 729, 752, 

755, 1413, 1446, 1470, 1479, 1480, 1481 

and 1482. 

Signed at Washington, DC on September 6, 

2006. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 06–7678 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 78 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0138] 

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 

Classifications; Wyoming 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Interim rule and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are amending the 

brucellosis regulations concerning the 

interstate movement of cattle by 

changing the classification of Wyoming 

from Class A to Class Free. We have 


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