80 FR 72327 - Amendment of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Areas in Massachusetts and New York

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 223 (November 19, 2015)

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by removing the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City, as well as the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in the State of Massachusetts, from the list of quarantined areas for ALB. The interim rule was necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated articles from areas no longer under ALB quarantine. As a result of the interim rule, movement of such articles from areas no longer under quarantine can proceed while preventing the artificial spread of ALB from infested areas to noninfested areas of the United States.

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 223 / Thursday, November 19, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0016]


Amendment of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Areas in 
Massachusetts and New York

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim 
rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations by 
removing the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City, 
as well as the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in the State of 
Massachusetts, from the list of quarantined areas for ALB. The interim 
rule was necessary to relieve restrictions on the movement of regulated 
articles from areas no longer under ALB quarantine. As a result of the 
interim rule, movement of such articles from areas no longer under 
quarantine can proceed while preventing the artificial spread of ALB 
from infested areas to noninfested areas of the United States.

DATES: Effective on November 19, 2015, we are adopting as a final rule 
the interim rule published at 80 FR 48001-48002 on August 11, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
Imports, Regulations, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2352; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In an interim rule \1\ effective and published in the Federal 
Register on August 11, 2015 (80 FR 48001-48002, Docket No. APHIS-2015-
0016), we amended the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) regulations in 7 
CFR part 301 by removing the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island in 
New York City, as well as the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in the 
State of Massachusetts, from the list of quarantined areas for ALB.
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    \1\ To view the interim rule, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0016.
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    Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or 
before September 10, 2015. We did not receive any comments. Therefore, 
for the reasons given in the interim rule, 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 Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, Executive Orders 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.

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 80 
FR 48001-48002 on August 11, 2015.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of November 2015.
 Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-29542 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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