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Vol. 79, No. 197 

Friday, October 10, 2014 

1To view the interim rule, its supporting 

economic analysis, and the comment we received, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS-2010-0031. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 301 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0031] 

Pine Shoot Beetle; Addition of 

Quarantined Areas and Regulated 

Articles 

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 pine shoot beetle 

regulations by adding areas in the States 

of Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New 

York, and Virginia and the States of 

Indiana and New Jersey in their entirety 

to the list of quarantined areas. The 

interim rule also updated the list of 

regulated articles. The interim rule was 

necessary to prevent the spread of pine 

shoot beetle, a pest of pine trees, into 

noninfested areas of the United States. 

DATES: Effective on October 10, 2014, 

we are adopting as a final rule the 

interim rule published at 79 FR 21595– 

21597 on April 17, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Maguylo, National Policy 

Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 851–3128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Pine 

Shoot Beetle,’’ (7 CFR 301.50 through 

301.50–10, referred to below as the 

regulations) restrict the interstate 

movement of certain regulated articles 

from quarantined areas in order to 

prevent the spread of pine shoot beetle 

(PSB) into noninfested areas of the 

United States. 

In an interim rule 1 effective and 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 17, 2014 (79 FR 21595–21597, 

Docket No. APHIS–2010–0031), we 

amended the regulations by adding the 

following counties to the area 

quarantined for PSB: Cumberland, 

Effingham, Fayette, Knox, Mercer, Rock 

Island, and Warren Counties, IL; 

Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard 

Counties, MD; Adair, Clark, Lewis, 

Macon, and Marion Counties, MO; 

Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester 

Counties, NY; and Loudon County, VA. 

We also added the States of Indiana and 

New Jersey in their entirety to the list 

of quarantined areas. In addition, to 

clarify that firewood is a regulated 

article, we updated the list of regulated 

articles to include firewood. 

We solicited public comments for 60 

days, ending June 16, 2014. We received 

one comment by that date from a private 

citizen, who supported the rule. 

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 Orders 

12866, 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. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule affirms an interim rule that 

amended the regulations by adding 

areas to the list of quarantined areas and 

regulated articles for PSB. We took that 

action based on the detection of PSB in 

areas not previously infested. As a result 

of the interim rule, there are additional 

restrictions on the interstate movement 

of regulated articles to prevent the 

spread of PSB to noninfested areas. 

The following analysis addresses the 

economic effects of the interim rule on 

small entities, as required by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 603, we 

have performed a final regulatory 

flexibility analysis, which is 

summarized below, regarding the 

economic effects of this rule on small 

entities. The full analysis may be 

viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site 

(see footnote 1 above for a link to 

Regulations.gov) or obtained from the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Tip feeding by PSB causes various 

malformations that reduce the value of 

the tree. This kind of damage is 

especially severe in Christmas tree 

plantations, where tree form is the 

primary consideration. PSB generally 

infests weakened, stressed, or dying 

trees, but will also attack and kill 

apparently healthy trees. 

In 2007, there were at least 137 

Christmas tree farms and 288 nurseries 

and greenhouses in the affected counties 

that may be impacted by this rule. These 

figures understate the number of 

potentially affected entities because the 

number of these businesses was not 

disclosed for several of the counties. 

Moreover, data on the number of 

entities other than nurseries and 

Christmas tree farms that may be 

affected, such as sawmills and logging 

operations, are not available. 

Based on our review of available 

information, APHIS does not expect the 

interim rule to have a significant 

economic impact on small entities. In 

the absence of significant economic 

impacts, we have not identified 

alternatives that would minimize such 

impacts. 

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 79 FR 21595– 

21597 on April 17, 2014. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

October 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

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