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Federal Register | Boll Weevil; Quarantine and Regulations
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0002]
RIN 0579-AB91
SUMMARY: We are proposing to establish domestic boll weevil regulations that would restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles within regulated areas and from regulated areas into or through nonregulated areas in commercial cotton-producing States. The proposed regulations would help prevent the artificial spread of boll weevil into noninfested areas of the United States and the reinfestation of areas from which the boll weevil has been eradicated.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before January 2, 2006.
ADDRESSES: *Federal eRulemaking Portal:Go tohttp://www.regulations.gov, select "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" from the agency drop-down menu, then click "Submit." In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0002 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's "User Tips" link.
*Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0002, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0002.
Reading Room: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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Grefenstette, National Coordinator, Boll Weevil Eradication Program, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 138, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-8676.
The boll weevil,Anthonomus grandis,is a very destructive pest of cotton. This pest can cause serious economic losses by lowering the yield and quality of cotton crops. All portions of the plant may be affected, but the greatest damage occurs to the fruiting structures such as the flower buds, blooms, and bolls. This damage reduces the quality and quantity of the harvested lint or seed. Heavy infestations can result in complete loss of the crop.
We are proposing to amend the domestic quarantine notices in 7 CFR part 301 by adding a new subpart, “Boll Weevil” (§§ 301.54 through 301.54-9, referred to below as the regulations). The regulations would provide for the designation of regulated areas, bothgenerally infested and suppressive areas, within cotton-producing States because of the boll weevil. The regulations would restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles within regulated areas and from regulated areas into or through nonregulated areas in commercial cotton producing States. These proposed provisions are described in detail below.
Restrictions on Interstate Movement of Regulated Articles (Proposed § 301.54)
In § 301.54, paragraph (a) would prohibit the interstate movement of regulated articles from any regulated area into or through any commercial cotton-producing area except in accordance with the regulations. This paragraph would also contain a footnote explaining that any properly identified inspector is authorized, upon probable cause, to stop and inspect persons and means of conveyance moving in interstate commerce and to hold, seize, quarantine, treat, apply other remedial measures to, destroy, or otherwise dispose of regulated articles as provided in section 414 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714, 7731). Paragraph (b) of this section would contain a list of States designated as commercial cotton-producing areas. These States are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Definitions (Proposed § 301.54-1)
Section 301.54-1 would contain definitions of the following terms:Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), boll weevil, certificate, compliance agreement, cotton, cotton lint, cotton products, departmental permit, generally infested area, gin motes, gin trash, gin waste, infestation, inspector, interstate, limited permit, linters, moved (move, movement), oil mill waste, person, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), regulated area, regulated article, seed cotton, State, suppressive area,andused cotton equipment.These terms and their proposed definitions are set out in the proposed regulatory text at the end of this document.
Regulated Articles (Proposed § 301.54-2)
Certain articles present a risk of spreading the boll weevil if they are moved from regulated areas without restrictions. We call these articles regulated articles, and would impose restrictions on their movement because the boll weevil can survive in these materials if present and could possibly be transported to noninfested areas. Paragraphs (a) through (f) of § 301.54-2 list the following as regulated articles:
• The boll weevil, in any living stage of development;
• Cotton, including wild cotton and ornamental cotton, but excluding commercial bales and cottonseed;
• Seed cotton;
• Gin trash;
• Used cotton harvesting or processing equipment; and
• Any other product, article, or means of conveyance when an inspector determines that it presents a risk of spreading the boll weevil and the person in possession of the product, article, or means of conveyance has been notified in writing that it is subject to the restrictions in the regulations.
Regulated Areas (Proposed § 301.54-3)
Paragraph (a) of § 301.54-3 would provide the criteria for the inclusion of States, or portions of States, in the list of regulated areas. Under these criteria, any State or portion of a State in which the boll weevil is found by an inspector, in which the Administrator has reason to believe that the boll weevil is present, or when the Administrator considers it necessary due to the area's inseparability for quarantine enforcement purposes from localities in which the boll weevil has been found, will be listed as a regulated area. These criteria also provide that an area will be designated as a regulated area when the Administrator determines that minimum pest surveillance and control activities are not maintained (see following paragraph for a discussion about these activities). As noted previously, eradication efforts are underway in some States or portions of States. Thus, this paragraph would also provide that the Administrator may designate a part of a regulated area as a suppressive area after determining that eradication of infestation is being undertaken as an objective in that part of the regulated area; any part of a regulated area that is not designated as a suppressive area will be designated as a generally infested area.
Paragraph (a) of § 301.54-3 would also provide that we will designate less than an entire State as a regulated area only if we determine that the State has adopted and is enforcing restrictions on the intrastate movement of regulated articles that are equivalent to those imposed on the interstate movement of regulated articles and that the designation of less than the entire State as a regulated area will prevent the interstate spread of the boll weevil. In practice, the latter determination—that the designation of less than an entire State will prevent the interstate spread of the boll weevil—would be based, at least in part, on our finding that infestations are confined to the regulated areas as a result of natural breaks between infested areas and noninfested areas, known as zones, and would eliminate the need for designating an entire State as a regulated area. APHIS would adopt existing buffer zones that have been established under the States' current eradication programs.
Paragraph (b) of § 301.54-3 would provide that we may temporarily designate any nonregulated area in a State as a regulated area when we determine that the nonregulated area meets the criteria for designation as aregulated area described in § 301.54-3(a). In such cases, we will give the owner or person in possession of the nonregulated area a copy of the regulations along with written notice of the area's temporary designation as a regulated area, after which time the interstate movement of any regulated article from the area will be subject to the regulations. This provision is necessary to prevent the spread of the boll weevil during the time between the detection of the pest and the time a document designating the area as a regulated area can be made effective and published in theFederal Register. In the event that an area's designation as a temporary regulated area is terminated, we will provide written notice of that termination to the owner or person in possession of the area as soon as is practicable.
Paragraph (c) lists the proposed regulated areas. These areas, as noted previously, would be divided into generally infested (areas that do not operate under an area-wide, APHIS-endorsed control program) and suppressive areas (areas engaged in an area-wide eradication program supported by APHIS). The proposed regulated areas, all of which are designated as suppressive areas, are listed in the rule portion of this document and include all or portions of the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The list of regulated areas was derived from information1 provided to APHIS by State regulatory officials and cotton foundation program directors indicating evidence of boll weevil in the areas.
1This information is available from the person listed underFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. It may also be reviewed in our reading room. SeeADDRESSESabove for the location and hours of the reading room.
Conditions Governing the Interstate Movement of Regulated Articles From Regulated Areas (Proposed § 301.54-4)
This section would require most regulated articles moving interstate from regulated areas to be accompanied by a certificate or a limited permit if moved into commercial cotton-producing areas. Specifically, paragraph (a) of proposed § 301.54-4 would provide that a certificate or limited permit issued and attached in accordance with §§ 301.54-5 and 301.54-8 would have to accompany regulated articles moving interstate:
• From any regulated area into or through any nonregulated area that is located in a commercial cotton-producing area listed in § 301.54(b);
• From any generally infested area into or through any suppressive area;2 or
2As defined in proposed § 301.54-1, a suppressive area is that part of a regulated area where eradication of infestation under an area-wide, APHIS-endorsed control program is undertaken as an objective. Generally infested areas (none currently exist) are those regulated areas in which the growers are not currently participating in such a program. Articles moved from a suppressive area would be more likely to qualify for movement based on premises inspection, while each consignment shipped from a generally infested area would have to be individually inspected or treated due to the unchecked presence of weevils within such an area.
• Between any noncontiguous suppressive areas; or
• Between contiguous suppressive areas when it is determined by the inspector that the regulated articles present a hazard of the spread of the boll weevil and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.
Under paragraph (b) of proposed § 301.54-4, a certificate or limited permit would not be required for the movement of regulated articles into areas that are not commercial cotton-producing areas. Given the host specificity of the boll weevil, there would be little, if any, risk associated with the movement of regulated articles into areas that are not commercial cotton-producing areas due to the lack of host material for the pest.
Under paragraph (c) of proposed § 301.54-4, articles that are moved into the regulated area from outside the regulated area and that are accompanied by a waybill that indicates the point of origin may be moved interstate from the regulated area to commercial cotton-producing areas without a certificate or limited permit, provided certain conditions are met. The articles would have to be moved in an enclosed vehicle or be completely enclosed by a covering adequate to prevent access by the boll weevil. The regulated articles would also have to be moved through the regulated area without stopping (except for refueling, rest stops, emergency repairs, and for traffic conditions such as traffic lights and stop signs), and the regulated articles could not be opened, unpacked, or unloaded in the regulated area.
Finally, paragraph (d) of proposed § 301.54-4 would provide that APHIS or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (the Department) may move regulated articles interstate without a certificate or limited permit if the articles are moved for experimental or scientific purposes. However, the articles would have to be moved in accordance with a departmental permit issued by the Administrator, under conditions specified on the permit to prevent the spread of the boll weevil, and with a tag or label bearing the number of the departmental permit attached to the regulated article or to the outside of its container.
Issuance and Cancellation of Certificates and Limited Permits (Proposed § 301.54-5)
Specifically, § 301.54-5(a) would provide that a certificate may be issued by an inspector for the interstate movement of a regulated article if the inspector determines that the article: (1) Is free of the boll weevil, has been treated under the direction of an inspector in accordance with the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual, or comes from a premises of origin that is free of the boll weevil; (2) will be moved through the regulated area in an enclosed vehicle or will be completely covered to prevent access by the boll weevil; (3) will be moved in compliance with any additional remedial conditions deemed necessary to prevent the spread of the boll weevil under section 414 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714); and (4) is eligible for unrestricted movement under all other Federal domestic plant quarantines and regulations applicable to that article.
We have included a footnote that provides an address for securing the addresses and telephone numbers of the local Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) offices at which services of inspectors may be requested. We have also included a footnote that explains that the Secretary of Agriculture may, under the Plant Protection Act, take remedial actions to hold, seize, quarantine, treat, destroy, apply other remedial measures to, or otherwise dispose of articles that he or she hasreason to believe are a plant pest or are infested with a plant pest.
Paragraph (b) of § 301.54-5 would provide for the issuance of a limited permit (rather than a certificate) by an inspector for interstate movement of a regulated article if the inspector determines that the article is to be moved interstate to a specified destination for specified handling, utilization, or processing, and that the movement will not result in the spread of the boll weevil because life stages of the boll weevil will be destroyed by the specified handling, utilization, or processing. A limited permit will only be issued if the regulated article: (1) Will be moved in an enclosed vehicle or completely covered to prevent access by, and escape of, the boll weevil; (2) will be moved in compliance with any additional remedial conditions imposed by the Administrator under sections 414 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714) to prevent the spread of the boll weevil; and (3) if the regulated article is eligible for interstate movement under all other Federal domestic plant quarantines and regulations applicable to the regulated article.
Paragraph (c) of § 301.54-5 would provide that any person who has entered into and is operating under a compliance agreement may issue a certificate or limited permit for the interstate movement of a regulated article after determining that the article is otherwise eligible for a certificate or limited permit under § 301.54-5(a) or (b), respectively.
Also, § 301.54-5(d) would contain provisions for the withdrawal of a certificate or limited permit by an inspector if the inspector determines that the holder of the certificate or limited permit has not complied with conditions for the use of the document. This paragraph would also contain provisions for notifying the holder of the reasons for the withdrawal and for holding a hearing if there is any conflict concerning any material fact in the event that the person wishes to appeal the cancellation.
Compliance Agreements and Cancellation (Proposed § 301.54-6)
Assembly and Inspection of Regulated Articles (Proposed § 301.54-7)
Section 301.54-7 would provide that any person (other than a person authorized to issue certificates or limited permits under § 301.54-5(c)) who desires a certificate or limited permit to move regulated articles interstate must request, at least 48 hours before the desired movement, that an inspector issue a certificate or limited permit. The regulated articles would have to be assembled in a place and manner directed by the inspector.
Attachment and Disposition of Certificates and Limited Permits (Proposed § 301.54-8)
Costs and Charges (Proposed § 301.54-9)
Therefore, all cotton-producing areas in the United States are now categorized as either pest-free or suppressive areas, and all areas where the pest is present are involved in eradication. Most areas have already eliminated the boll weevil. The remaining areas that are in the process of doing so are expected to achieve eradication over the next few years. States with suppressive areas impose controls on the intrastate movement of regulated material to pest free areas. These intrastate controls areessentially the same as the proposed interstate regulations.
APHIS is proposing that each cotton-producing State, or legally defined zone within a State, would be designated as a regulated area when growers fail to maintain minimum pest surveillance and control activities to prevent reinfestation of that area as well as surrounding areas by the boll weevil. These activities would consist of the annual installation and monitoring of boll weevil pheromone traps, and the application of effective control measures if boll weevils are detected. Failure by cotton growers within a State or zone where boll weevil is not known to be present to maintain prescribed minimum standards of detection and control would result in the area being listed as a regulated area. The cost of these activities should be less than $2 per acre, but may vary depending on proximity to regulated areas. Under the current boll weevil eradication program, surveillance and control activities are already required in areas from which the pest has been eradicated. We expect that these surveillance and control costs would continue to be incurred even without promulgation of this rule.
In accordance with the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture has the authority to promulgate regulations and take measures to prevent the spread of plant pests within the United States, which includes regulating the interstate movement of any product, article, or means of conveyance that presents a risk of spreading the boll weevil.
Table 1.—Small Entity Representation in Industries That May Be Affected by the Proposed Rule Industry (NAICS code)1 Small entity definition2 Number of
Number of small
establishments that are small entities
Cotton farming3(111920) Less than or equal to $0.75 million annual receipts 24,721 Fewer than 20,042 Less than 81. Cotton ginning4(115111) Less than or equal to $6.5 million annual receipts 887 Fewer than 671 Less than 76. Soil preparation, planting, and cultivating5(115112) Less than or equal to $6.5 million annual receipts 2,394 Not known Not known. Crop harvesting, primarily by machine5(115113) Less than or equal to $6.5 million annual receipts 368 Not known Not known. 1North American Industry Classification System. 2 http://www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html. 3NASS, 2002 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Table 56. The 20,042 cotton and cottonseed farms sold agricultural products valued at less than $500,000 in 2002. 4NASS, Cotton Ginnings 2005 Summary, May 2006, and 2005 Agricultural Statistics. In the 2005 crop year, there were 671 active gins that ginned fewer than 20,000 running bales. (A running bale is approximately equal to 1.03 ginned bales.) The average value of a ginned bale in 2004 was $230. Thus, annual receipts per establishment for the 671 gins were less than $4.6 million. 5Census Bureau, 2003 County Business Patterns for the United States,http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/us03.txt.Size distributions for industries are described by the Census Bureau in terms of number of employees, not annual receipts. The employment patterns for these industries suggest that they are primarily composed of small entities. For the soil preparation, planting, and cultivating industry, 96 percent of establishments (2,294) had fewer than 20 employees in 2003. For the crop harvesting, primarily by machine, industry, 92 percent of establishments (337) had fewer than 20 employees in 2003.
Relatively few cotton growers or gin operators are expected to be affected by the proposed rule, since most cotton is grown and ginned within the same area, and baled cotton and cottonseed are not regulated articles. The largest treatment cost may be borne by operators of harvesters and other major machinery. Based on a unit fumigation cost for harvesting equipment of $800, and a single movement per season from a regulated to a nonregulated area, the cost per harvester would be $800, and industry-wide, $80,000, assuming 100 harvesting equipment operators would be affected.3 The fumigation cost per harvester and the single movement per season requiring fumigation are APHIS estimates based on information provided by industry. This annual cost of $800 is estimated to be less than 1 percent of annual receipts for a representative operator. APHIS welcomes public comment that would enable us to more fully understand possible costs associated with the proposed rule's compliance requirements.
3The fumigation cost per harvester and the single movement per season requiring fumigation are APHIS estimates based on information provided by industry.
To provide the public with documentation of APHIS' review and analysis of any potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed domestic boll weevil quarantine program, we have prepared an environmental assessment. The environmental assessment was prepared in accordance with: (1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321et 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 environmental assessment may be viewed on theRegulations.govWeb site or in our reading room. (Instructions for accessingRegulations.govand information on the location and hours of the reading room are provided under the headingADDRESSESat the beginning of this proposed rule). In addition, copies may be obtained by calling or writing to the individual listed underFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
In accordance with section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.), the information collection or recordkeeping requirements included in this proposed rule have been submitted for approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Please send written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for APHIS, Washington, DC 20503. Please state that your comments refer to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0002. Please send a copy of your comments to: (1) Docket No. APHIS-2006-0002, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238, and (2) Clearance Officer, OCIO, USDA, Room 404-W, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this proposed rule.
Estimate of burden:Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
Respondents:Cotton growers, cotton gin operators, custom harvesters.
Estimated annual number of respondents:1,025
Estimated annual number of respondents:1,025.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents:1,025 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)
2. Part 301 would be amended by adding a new Subpart—Boll Weevil, §§ 301.54 through 301.54-9, to read as follows:
Subpart—Boll Weevil Sec. 301.54 Restrictions on interstate movement of regulated articles. 301.54-1 Definitions. 301.54-2 Regulated articles. 301.54-3 Regulated areas. 301.54-4 Conditions governing the interstate movement of regulated articles from regulated areas. 301.54-5 Issuance and cancellation of certificates and limited permits. 301.54-6 Compliance agreements and cancellation. 301.54-7 Assembly and inspection of regulated articles. 301.54-8 Attachment and disposition of certificates and limited permits. 301.54-9 Costs and charges. Subpart—Boll Weevil
§ 301.54 Restrictions on interstate movement of regulated articles.
(a) No person may move any regulated article interstate from any regulated area into or through any commercial cotton-producing area except in accordance with this subpart.1
1Any properly identified inspector is authorized, upon probable cause, to stop and inspect persons and means of conveyance moving in interstate commerce and to hold, seize, quarantine, treat, apply other remedial measures to, destroy, or otherwise dispose of regulated articles as provided in sections 414 and 421 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714, 7731).
§ 301.54-1 Definitions.
Administrator.The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health InspectionService, or any person authorized to act for the Administrator.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Boll weevil.The insect known as the boll weevil,Anthonomus grandis, in any stage of development.
Certificate.A document in which an inspector or person operating under a compliance agreement affirms that a specified regulated article is free of boll weevil and may be moved interstate to any destination.
Compliance agreement.A written agreement between APHIS and a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles, wherein the person agrees to comply with this subpart.
Cotton.All parts of cotton and wild cotton plants of the generaGossypiumandThurberia, except baled cotton and cotton products.
Cotton lint.All forms of raw ginned cotton except linters and gin waste.
Cotton products.Seed cotton, cotton lint, linters, oil mill waste, gin waste, gin trash, cottonseed, cottonseed hulls, and all other forms of unmanufactured cotton fiber.
Departmental permit.A document issued by the Administrator in which he or she affirms that interstate movement of the regulated article identified on the document is for scientific or experimental purposes and that the regulated article is eligible for interstate movement in accordance with § 301.54-4(d) of this subpart.
Generally infested area.Any part of a regulated area not designated as a suppressive area.
Gin motes.Short fragments of unmanufactured cotton fiber removed from lint cleaners after ginning cotton.
Gin trash.All materials produced during the cleaning and ginning of seed cotton, bollies, or snapped cotton. It does not include the lint, cottonseed, or gin waste.
Gin waste.All forms of unmanufactured waste cotton fiber, including gin motes, resulting from the ginning of seed cotton, other than baled cotton lint.
Infestation.The presence of the boll weevil or the existence of circumstances that makes it reasonable to believe that the boll weevil may be present.
Inspector.Any employee of APHIS or other person authorized by the Administrator to perform the duties required under this subpart.
Interstate.From any State into or through any other State.
Limited permit.A document in which an inspector or person operating under a compliance agreement affirms that the regulated article identified on the document is eligible for interstate movement in accordance with § 301.54-5(b) only to a specified destination and only in accordance with specified conditions.
Linters.Residual unmanufactured cotton fiber separated from cottonseed after the lint has been removed.
Moved (move, movement).Shipped, offered for shipment, received for transportation, transported, carried, or allowed to be moved, shipped, transported, or carried.
Oil mill waste.Waste product, including linters, derived from the milling of cottonseed.
Person.Any association, company, corporation, firm, individual, joint stock company, partnership, society, or other entity.
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ).The Plant Protection and Quarantine program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Regulated area.Any State, or any portion of a State, listed in § 301.54-3(c) or otherwise designated as a regulated area in accordance with § 301.54-3(b).
Regulated article.Any article listed in § 301.54-2(a) through (e), or otherwise designated as a regulated article in accordance with § 301.54-2(f).
Seed cotton.All forms of unginned cotton from which the seed has not been separated.
State.The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any State, territory, or possession of the United States.
Suppressive area.That part of a regulated area where an APHIS-endorsed area-wide control program is operating, with the objective of eradicating the boll weevil.
Used cotton equipment.Any cotton equipment previously used to harvest, strip, transport, destroy, or process cotton.
§ 301.54-2 Regulated articles.
(a) The boll weevil, in any living stage of development.2
2Permit and other requirements for the interstate movement of boll weevils are contained in part 330 of this chapter.