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Rules and Regulations Federal Register

8957 

Vol. 78, No. 26 

Thursday, February 7, 2013 

1To view the proposed rule and the comments 

we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0028. 

2The notice and EA are also available at the Web 

address in footnote 1. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 319 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0028] 

RIN 0579–AD61 

Importation of Fresh Bananas From 

the Philippines into the Continental 

United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are amending the 

regulations concerning the importation 

of fruits and vegetables to allow the 

importation of fresh bananas from the 

Philippines into the continental United 

States. As a condition of entry, the 

bananas will have to be produced in 

accordance with a systems approach 

that will include requirements for 

importation of commercial 

consignments, monitoring of fruit flies 

to establish low-prevalence places of 

production, harvesting only of hard 

green bananas, and inspection for 

quarantine pests by the national plant 

protection organization of the 

Philippines. The bananas will also have 

to be accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate with an additional 

declaration stating that they were 

grown, packed, and inspected and 

found to be free of quarantine pests in 

accordance with the proposed 

requirements. This action will allow the 

importation of bananas from the 

Philippines while continuing to protect 

against the introduction of plant pests 

into the United States. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 7, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Meredith Jones, Regulatory 

Coordination Specialist, PPQ, RPM, 

RCC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits 

and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 

through 319.56–57, referred to below as 

the regulations) prohibit or restrict the 

importation of fruits and vegetables into 

the United States from certain parts of 

the world to prevent the introduction 

and dissemination of plant pests within 

the United States. 

On April 16, 2012, we published in 

the Federal Register (77 FR 22510– 

22514, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0028) a 

proposal 1 to amend the regulations to 

allow the importation of bananas from 

the Philippines into the continental 

United States. We proposed to allow the 

importation of bananas from the 

Philippines into the continental United 

States only if they were produced in 

accordance with a systems approach. 

The proposed systems approach 

included requirements for: 

• Registration, monitoring, and 

oversight of places of production; 

• Trapping for the fruit flies 

Bactrocera musae, B. occipitalis, and B. 

philippinensis to establish lowprevalence places of production; 

• Covering bananas with pesticide 

bags during the growing season; 

• Harvesting only of hard green 

bananas; 

• Requirements for culling, 

safeguarding, and identifying the fruit; 

and 

• Inspection by the NPPO of the 

Philippines for quarantine pests. 

We also proposed to require bananas 

from the Philippines to be accompanied 

by a phytosanitary certificate with an 

additional declaration stating that the 

bananas were grown, packed, and 

inspected in accordance with the 

proposed requirements. 

On May 30, 2012, we published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 31829–31830, 

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0028) a 

notice 2 of availability of an 

environmental assessment (EA) entitled 

‘‘Importation of Bananas (Musa spp.) 

from the Philippines into the 

Continental United States’’ (April 2012). 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

allowing the importation of fresh 

bananas from the Philippines into the 

continental United States. 

We solicited comments concerning 

our proposal for 60 days ending June 15, 

2012, and concerning the EA for 30 days 

ending June 29, 2012. We received four 

comments by the close of those 

comment periods. They were from a 

representative of a State government, an 

organization of State plant regulatory 

officials, and private citizens. One of the 

commenters supported the proposed 

rule. Another commenter opposed the 

importation of bananas from the 

Philippines, but did not present any 

specific concerns or identify any 

particular reasons for opposing the 

importation. The issues raised by the 

other commenters are discussed below. 

One commenter requested that the 

bananas from the Philippines be 

inspected carefully at the port of entry 

for all 16 pests of concern identified in 

the pest risk assessment (PRA) that 

accompanied the proposed rule. 

Under paragraph (b) of § 319.56–3, all 

consignments of fruits and vegetables 

are subject to inspection at the port of 

entry. Inspectors will monitor for all 

pests listed in the PRA. In addition, 

bananas will be inspected at the port of 

entry to verify that they are at the proper 

stage of ripeness. 

One commenter opposed the 

importation of bananas from the 

Philippines, stating that it would 

increase the risk of accidental or 

incidental introduction of the fruit flies 

B. musae, B. occipitalis, and B. 

philippinensis into the United States. 

APHIS considers the multiple layers 

of safeguards sufficient to mitigate the 

risk posed by the fruit flies B. musae, B. 

occipitalis, and B. philippinensis. These 

mitigations are based on those currently 

used in Central and South America for 

export of bananas to the United States. 

APHIS interception records going back 

to 1983 indicate that there have been no 

interceptions of fruit flies in 

commercially produced bananas from 

Central and South America. Two 

additional mitigations (fruit fly trapping 

and population control) were added 

specifically for the Philippine bananas 

program to address fruit fly risk. We 

have determined, for the reasons 

specified in the risk management 

document that accompanied the 

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3The EA and finding of no significant impact are 

available at the Web address in footnote 1. 

proposed rule, that these measures will 

effectively mitigate the risk of accidental 

or incidental introduction of the fruit 

flies or any pest of concern identified in 

the PRA. 

We are making two editorial changes 

to § 319.56–58 in order to increase the 

clarity of the requirements. Proposed 

paragraph (d) stated that during the 

growing period, if a pesticide bag falls 

off or is torn, the fruit in that bag may 

not be exported to the United States. We 

are adding the words ‘‘that had been’’ 

after ‘‘fruit’’ to clarify that the fruit that 

is no longer in the bag cannot be 

exported from the Philippines to the 

United States. 

Proposed paragraph (e)(2) stated that 

harvested bananas must be placed in 

field cartons or containers that are 

marked to show the official registration 

number of the production site. However, 

paragraph (a)(2) refers to ‘‘places of 

production’’ rather than production 

sites. Thus, we are amending paragraph 

(e)(2) to indicate that cartons or 

containers should be marked with the 

official registration number of the place 

of production. 

Therefore, for the reasons given in the 

proposed rule, we are adopting the 

proposed rule as a final rule, with the 

two editorial changes discussed above. 

Note: In our April 2012 proposed rule, we 

proposed to add the conditions governing the 

importation of bananas from the Philippines 

as § 319.56–57. In this final rule, those 

conditions are added as § 319.56–58. 

Effective Date 

This is a substantive rule that relieves 

restrictions and, pursuant to the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, may be made 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Immediate implementation of this 

rule is necessary to provide relief to 

those persons who are adversely 

affected by restrictions we no longer 

find warranted. Making this rule 

effective immediately will allow 

interested producers and others in the 

marketing chain to benefit from the 

availability of bananas from an 

additional source. Therefore, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service has 

determined that this rule should be 

effective upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 

This final rule 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. 

In accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, we have analyzed the 

potential economic effects of this action 

on small entities. The analysis is 

summarized below. Copies of the full 

analysis are available on the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1 

in this document for a link to 

Regulations.gov) or by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The analysis examines impacts for 

U.S. small entities if fresh bananas are 

imported from the Philippines into the 

continental United States. Commercial 

production of bananas in the United 

States takes place in Hawaii, where 

most if not all of the banana farms are 

small entities. These producers will be 

little affected by the final rule given the 

large quantity of bananas already 

imported by the United States and the 

relatively small quantity expected to be 

imported from the Philippines. The 

United States is clearly a minor 

producer but a major importer of 

bananas. Compared to the volume of 

current imports, the quantity of bananas 

expected to be imported from the 

Philippines is negligible. In addition, 

bananas from the Philippines will not 

be allowed entry into Hawaii. 

Under these circumstances, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service has 

determined that this action will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Executive Order 12988 

This final rule allows bananas to be 

imported into the United States from the 

Philippines. State and local laws and 

regulations regarding bananas imported 

under this rule will be preempted while 

the fruit is in foreign commerce. Fresh 

fruits are generally imported for 

immediate distribution and sale to the 

consuming public, and remain in 

foreign commerce until sold to the 

ultimate consumer. The question of 

when foreign commerce ceases in other 

cases must be addressed on a case-bycase basis. No retroactive effect will be 

given to this rule, and this rule will not 

require administrative proceedings 

before parties may file suit in court 

challenging this rule. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

An EA and finding of no significant 

impact have been prepared for this final 

rule. The environmental assessment 

provides a basis for the conclusion that 

the importation of bananas from the 

Philippines into the continental United 

States, under the conditions specified in 

this rule, will not have a significant 

impact on the quality of the human 

environment. Based on the finding of no 

significant impact, the Administrator of 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service has determined that an 

environmental impact statement need 

not be prepared. 

The EA and finding of no significant 

impact were prepared in accordance 

with: (1) The National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (2) regulations 

of the Council on Environmental 

Quality for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508); (3) USDA regulations 

implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), 

and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (7 CFR part 372). 

The EA and finding of no significant 

impact may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site.3 Copies of the 

environmental assessment and finding 

of no significant impact are also 

available for public inspection at USDA, 

room 1141, South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Persons wishing to 

inspect copies are requested to call 

ahead on (202) 799–7039 to facilitate 

entry into the reading room. In addition, 

copies may be obtained by writing to the 

individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with section 3507(d) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information 

collection or recordkeeping 

requirements included in this final rule, 

which were filed under 0579–0394, 

have been submitted for approval to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). When OMB notifies us of its 

decision, if approval is denied, we will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register providing notice of what action 

we plan to take. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is committed to 

compliance with the E-Government Act 

to promote the use of the Internet and 

other information technologies, to 

provide increased opportunities for 

citizen access to Government 

information and services, and for other 

purposes. For information pertinent to 

E-Government Act compliance related 

to this rule, please contact Mrs. Celeste 

Sickles, APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. 

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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319 

Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, 

Nursery stock, Plant diseases and pests, 

Quarantine, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Rice, 

Vegetables. 

Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR 

part 319 as follows: 

PART 319—FOREIGN QUARANTINE 

NOTICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 319 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

■ 2. A new § 319.56–58 is added to read 

as follows: 

§ 319.56–58 Bananas from the Philippines. 

Bananas (Musa spp., which include 

M. acuminate cultivars and M. 

acuminate x M. balbisiana hybrids) may 

be imported into the continental United 

States from the Philippines only under 

the conditions described in this section. 

These conditions are designed to 

prevent the introduction of the 

following quarantine pests: Bactrocera 

musae (Tryon), Bactrocera occipitalis 

(Bezzi), and Bactrocera philippinensis 

(Drew and Hancock), fruit flies; 

Ceroplastes rubens (Maskell), the red 

wax scale; Coccus viridis (Green), the 

green scale; Sybra alternans 

(Wiedemann), a longhorned beetle; 

Dymicoccus neobrevipes (Beardsley), 

the gray pineapple mealybug; 

Geococcus coffeae (Green), the coffee 

root mealybug; Maconellicoccus 

hirsutus (Green), the hibiscus mealybug; 

Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell), the 

coffee mealybug; Planococcus minor 

(Maskell), the pacific mealybug; 

Pseudococcus cryptus (Hempel), the 

cryptic mealybug; Rastrococcus 

invadens (Williams), the mango 

mealybug; and Rastrococcus spinosus 

(Robinson), the Philippine mango 

mealybug. 

(a) General requirements. (1) The 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) of the Philippines must provide 

an operational workplan to APHIS that 

details the activities that the NPPO of 

the Philippines will, subject to APHIS’ 

approval of the workplan, carry out to 

meet the requirements of this section. 

(2) Bananas must be grown at places 

of production that are registered with 

the NPPO of the Philippines and that 

meet the requirements of this section. 

Registration must be renewed annually. 

(3) Bananas must be packed for export 

to the United States in packinghouses 

that meet the requirements of this 

section. 

(4) Bananas from the Philippines may 

be imported in commercial 

consignments only. 

(b) Monitoring and oversight. (1) The 

NPPO of the Philippines must visit and 

inspect registered places of production 

monthly, starting at least 3 months 

before harvest begins and continuing 

through the end of the shipping season, 

to verify that the growers are complying 

with the requirements of this section 

and follow pest control guidelines, 

when necessary, to reduce quarantine 

pest populations. When trapping is 

required under paragraph (c) of this 

section, the NPPO of the Philippines 

must also verify that the growers are 

complying with the requirements in that 

paragraph and must certify that each 

place of production has an effective fruit 

fly trapping program. Any personnel 

conducting trapping under paragraphs 

(c) of this section must be trained and 

supervised by the NPPO of the 

Philippines. APHIS may monitor the 

places of production as necessary to 

ensure compliance. 

(2) If the NPPO of the Philippines 

finds that a place of production or 

packinghouse is not complying with the 

requirements of this section, no fruit 

from the place of production or 

packinghouse will be eligible for export 

to the United States until APHIS and the 

NPPO of the Philippines conduct an 

investigation and appropriate remedial 

actions have been implemented. 

(3) The NPPO of the Philippines must 

retain all forms and documents related 

to export program activities in places of 

production and packinghouses for at 

least 1 year and, as requested, provide 

them to APHIS for review. 

(c) Fruit fly trapping to establish 

places of production with low pest 

prevalence. Beginning at least 3 months 

before harvest begins and continuing 

through the end of the harvest, trapping 

must be conducted in registered places 

of production with at least 1 trap per 0.2 

square kilometers to demonstrate that 

the places of production have a low 

prevalence of Bactrocera spp. fruit flies. 

APHIS-approved traps baited with 

APHIS-approved plugs must be used 

and serviced at least once every 2 

weeks. During the trapping, when traps 

are serviced, if fruit flies are trapped at 

a particular place of production at 

cumulative levels above 2 flies per trap 

per day, pesticide bait treatments must 

be applied in the affected place of 

production in order for the place of 

production to remain eligible to export 

bananas to the United States. The NPPO 

of the Philippines must keep records of 

fruit fly detections for each trap, update 

the records each time the traps are 

checked, and make the records available 

to APHIS inspectors upon request. If no 

Bactrocera spp. larvae have been found 

in the inspections required in paragraph 

(h) of this section by February 9, 2015, 

the activities described in this 

paragraph are no longer required. 

(d) Bagging requirements. Plastic bags 

impregnated with pesticides must cover 

the bananas. During the growing period, 

if a pesticide bag falls off or is torn, the 

fruit that had been in that bag may not 

be exported to the United States. 

(e) Harvesting requirements. (1) 

Bananas must be harvested at a hard 

green stage and inspected at the port of 

entry to determine that: 

(i) Bananas shipped by air are still 

green upon arrival in the United States; 

(ii) Bananas shipped by sea are either 

green upon arrival in the United States 

or yellow but firm. 

(2) Harvested bananas must be placed 

in field cartons or containers that are 

marked to show the official registration 

number of the place of production. The 

identification of the place of production 

must be maintained from the time when 

the fruit leaves the place of production 

until the fruit is released for entry into 

the United States. 

(f) Post-harvest processing. After 

harvest, all damaged or diseased fruit 

must be culled at the packinghouse. 

Fruit must be washed with a high 

pressure water spray, and washed with 

soap and water. 

(g) Packinghouse requirements. (1) 

Packinghouses must prevent the entry of 

pests with a double-door entry system 

designed to exclude quarantine pests of 

concern. 

(2) Bananas for export must be packed 

into new, clean boxes, crates or other 

packing materials. Bananas intended for 

export to the United States must be 

labeled with the name and location for 

the packinghouse, and segregated from 

bananas intended for other markets. 

(3) The shipping documents 

accompanying the consignment of 

bananas from the Philippines that are 

exported to the United States must 

include the official registration number 

of the place of production at which the 

bananas were grown and must identify 

the packinghouse in which the fruit was 

processed and packed. This 

identification must be maintained until 

the fruit is released for entry into the 

United States. 

(4) The packinghouse operations for 

export of bananas must be monitored by 

the NPPO of the Philippines. 

(h) NPPO of the Philippines 

inspection. (1) Following any postharvest processing, inspectors from the 

NPPO of the Philippines must certify 

that bananas were harvested at the hard 

green stage. 

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(2) Inspectors from the NPPO of the 

Philippines must inspect a biometric 

sample of the fruit from each place of 

production at a rate to be determined by 

APHIS. The inspectors must visually 

inspect for quarantine pests listed in the 

introductory text of this section and 

must cut fruit to inspect for quarantine 

pests that are internal feeders. If 

Bactrocera spp. fruit flies are found 

upon inspection, the export program 

will be suspended until an investigation 

has been conducted by APHIS and the 

NPPO of the Philippines and 

appropriate mitigations have been 

implemented. If other quarantine pests 

are detected in this inspection, the 

consignment will be destroyed and the 

registered place of production will be 

rejected from the export program. 

(i) Phytosanitary certificate. Each 

consignment of fruit must be 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate issued by the NPPO of the 

Philippines that contains an additional 

declaration stating that the bananas in 

the consignment were grown, packed, 

and inspected in accordance with the 

systems approach in 7 CFR 319.56–58. 

(Approved by the Office of Management and 

Budget under control number 0579–0394) 

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

February 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02775 Filed 2–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 72 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0069] 

Texas (Splenetic) Fever in Cattle 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are amending the Texas 

(Splenetic) Fever regulations by 

updating the scientific names for the 

ticks that transmit the disease, listing 

additional names for the disease, and 

removing all products except 

coumaphos from the list of dips 

permitted for use on cattle in interstate 

movement. These actions are necessary 

to update and clarify the regulations. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 7, 2013 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Matthew T. Messenger, Staff 

Entomologist, Cattle Fever Tick 

Eradication Program Manager, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

3421. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 72, 

‘‘Texas (Splenetic) Fever in Cattle’’ 

(referred to below as the regulations), 

restrict the interstate movement of cattle 

from areas of the United States that are 

quarantined because of ticks that are 

vectors for bovine babesiosis. The 

disease is referred to in the regulations 

as splenetic or tick fever. Splenetic or 

tick fever is a contagious, infectious, 

and communicable disease of cattle that 

causes cattle to become weak and 

dehydrated and can cause death. 

Section 72.1 lists the scientific names 

for ticks capable of transmitting 

microscopic parasites (Babesia) that 

cause bovine babesiosis. We are 

amending the list by clarifying that 

Margaropus annulatus is now 

considered a distinct species, and the 

genus Boophilus has been reclassified as 

a subgenus of the genus Rhipicephalus. 

In addition, we are removing R. evertsi 

evertsi from the list since this species is 

endemic to Africa and does not have 

established populations in North 

America. 

Section 72.2 lists areas of the United 

States where splenetic or tick fever 

exists in cattle. We are amending this 

section to indicate that the terms 

southern fever, cattle fever, Texas fever, 

bovine piroplasmosis, redwater, and 

bovine babesiosis all refer to the same 

disease. 

Section 72.13 concerns tickicidal dips 

for cattle and dipping procedures. 

Paragraph (b) lists the dips permitted for 

use on cattle in interstate movement. 

We are amending paragraph (b) by 

removing all dips except coumaphos, 

which is the only product being used 

currently. All other products have been 

removed from the market and their 

Environmental Protection Agency 

registration canceled by the 

manufacturers. 

Currently, the title of part 72 is 

‘‘Texas (Splenetic) Tick Fever in Cattle.’’ 

We are changing the title of the part to 

‘‘Bovine Babesiosis’’ for the sake of 

clarity and technical accuracy. 

Executive Orders 12866 and 12988 and 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule relates to internal agency 

management. Therefore, this rule is 

exempt from the provisions of Executive 

Orders 12866 and 12988. Moreover, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of 

proposed rulemaking and opportunity 

for comment are not required for this 

rule, and it may be made effective less 

than 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. In addition, under 5 

U.S.C. 804, this rule is not subject to 

Congressional review under the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104– 

121. Finally, this action is not a rule as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus is 

exempt from the provisions of that Act. 

Executive Order 12372 

This program/activity is listed in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

under No. 10.025 and is subject to 

Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part 

3015, subpart V.) 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule contains no new 

information collection or recordkeeping 

requirements under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 72 

Animal diseases, Cattle, Quarantine, 

Transportation. 

Accordingly, 9 CFR part 72 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 72—BOVINE BABESIOSIS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.4. 

■ 2. The heading of part 72 is revised to 

read as set forth above. 

■ 3. Section 72.1 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 72.1 Interstate movement of infested or 

exposed animals prohibited. 

No animals infested with ticks 

[Boophilus annulatus or Rhipicephalus 

(Boophilus) annulatus, Margaropus 

annulatus, Boophilus microplus or 

Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, 

or Babesiasis (Babesiosis) species 

vectors of Margaropus, Rhipicephalus, 

Amblyomma, Demacentor, or Ixodes] or 

exposed to tick infestation may be 

moved interstate, except as provided in 

this part. 

■ 4. Section 72.2 is amended as follows: 

■ a. By revising the section heading to 

read as set forth below. 

■ b. In the first sentence of the section, 

by removing the word ‘‘splenetic’’ and 

adding the words ‘‘bovine 

piroplasmosis, bovine babesiosis, 

redwater, or splenetic, southern, cattle, 

Texas’’ in its place. 

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