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Skip Navigation HomeHelpResourcesContact Us Advanced Search Start of Main Content Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas This Rule document was issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)For related information, Open Docket Folder Show agency attachment(s) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0036]
SummaryWe are amending the golden nematode regulations by removing the townships of Elba and Byron in Genesee County, NY, from the list of generally infested areas. Surveys have shown that the fields in these two townships are free of golden nematode, and we have determined that regulation of these areas is no longer necessary. As a result of this action, all the areas in Genesee County, NY, that have been listed as generally infested will be removed from the list of areas regulated for golden nematode.
DatesThis interim rule is effective September 29, 2011. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before November 28, 2011.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0036-0001. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0036, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0036 or in our reading room, which 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.
For Further Information ContactMr. Jonathan M. Jones, National Program Manager, Emergency and Domestic Programs, Plant Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5038.
Supplementary InformationBackgroundThe golden nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is a destructive pest of potatoes and other solanaceous plants. Potatoes cannot be economically grown on land which contains large numbers of the nematode. The golden nematode has been determined to occur in the United States only in parts of the State of New York.
Paragraph (a) of § 301.85-2 states that the Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), shall list as regulated areas each quarantined State or each portion thereof in which golden nematode has been found or in which there is reason to believe that golden nematode is present, or which it is deemed necessaryto regulate because of their proximity to infestation or their inseparability for quarantine enforcement purposes from infested localities. The townships of Elba and Byron in Genesee County, NY, were regulated for golden nematode in 1977 on the basis of their proximity to and association with three fields in Orleans County, NY, in which golden nematode was detected.
Paragraph (c) of § 301.85-2 states that, in accordance with the criteria listed in § 301.85-2(a), the Deputy Administrator shall terminate the designation of any area listed as a regulated area and suppressive or generally infested area when he or she determines that such designation is no longer required. From 1977 until 2010, potato production fields in the townships of Elba and Byron have had a sequence of surveys with negative laboratory results for the detection of golden nematode. As a result, it is no longer necessary to regulate these townships in Genesee County, NY, and restrict interstate movement of golden nematode regulated articles from these townships. This is the first time APHIS has removed an area that had been listed as generally infested with golden nematode from regulation.Immediate ActionImmediate action is warranted to relieve restrictions that are no longer necessary on two townships in Genesee County, NY, that have been regulated for golden nematode. Under these circumstances, the Administrator, APHIS, has determined that prior notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary to the public interest and that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553 for making this action effective less than 30 days after publication in theFederal Register.
This rule codifies a Federal Order issued in December 2010, removing the townships of Elba and Byron in Genesee County, NY, from the areas listed in § 301.85-2a as regulated because of the golden nematode. These two townships are the first areas removed from the golden nematode quarantine.
§ 301.85-2a [Amended]
2. In § 301.85-2a, under the heading New York, in paragraph (1), the entry for Genesee County is removed.
[FR Doc. 2011-25088 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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