Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/26/2013-09801/updates-to-the-list-of-plant-inspection-stations
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Federal Register :: Updates to the List of Plant Inspection Stations
A Rule by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 04/26/2013
78 FR 24666
24666-24668 (3 pages)
APHIS-2012-0099
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-09801 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-09801
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to remove the entries for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant inspection stations in New Orleans, LA, and Baltimore, MD, and to add an entry for the USDA plant inspection station in Beltsville, MD. We are also updating the addresses provided for the USDA plant inspection stations in Florida, Guam, and Hawaii. This final rule is necessary for the regulations to reflect the most current information regarding USDA plant inspection stations.
Mr. Alan V. Tasker, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2224.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 prohibit or restrict the importation of certain plants and plant products into the United States to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests. The regulations contained in Subpart—Plants for Planting, §§ 319.37-1 through 319.37-14 (referred to below as the regulations), restrict or prohibit the importation of living plants, seeds, Start Printed Page 24667or plant parts intended for propagation. The regulations also describe requirements for the importation of these articles.
PPQ has operated a specialized facility for several years, known as the Plant Germplasm Inspection Station, in Beltsville, MD, that is uniquely designed for handling germplasm and other plant material imported for plant breeding and research programs. The Plant Germplasm Inspection Station satisfies the criteria for being designated as a USDA plant inspection station, therefore, we are adding it to the list in § 319.37-14.
The existing list of ports of entry and plant inspection stations in § 319.37-14 is in need of several updates. Therefore, we are amending the regulations by removing the entries for the USDA plant inspection stations in New Orleans, LA, which has been closed, and Baltimore, MD, which had been listed in error, and by updating the addresses for the USDA plant inspection stations in Florida, Guam, and Hawaii.
We are publishing this rule without prior proposal because it relates to internal agency management. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not required, and this rule may be made effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Further, since this rule relates to internal agency management, it is exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866 and 12988. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus is exempt from the provisions of that Act.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 319 is amended as follows:
2. In § 319.37-14, in the table, the list of USDA plant inspection stations is amended as follows:
§ 319.37-14
Federal plant inspection stations
Florida Miami (Note: Restricted articles may be moved from Fort Lauderdale to Miami under U.S. Customs bond) Plant Inspection Station, 6302 NW 36th Street, Miami, FL 33122.
Orlando Plant Inspection Station, 3951 Centerport St., Orlando, FL 32827.
Guam Agana Plant Inspection Station, 17-3306 Neptune Avenue, Tiyan, Barrigada, GU 96913.
Hawaii Honolulu (Airport) Honolulu Inspection Station, Honolulu International Airport, 300 Rodgers Boulevard, #58, Honolulu, HI 96819-1897.
Maryland Beltsville (Note: Plant germplasm only) National Plant Germplasm Inspection Station, Building 580, BARC East, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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