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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. 04-045-1]
Citrus Canker; Quarantined Areas
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the citrus canker regulations by updating the
list of areas in the State of Florida quarantined because of citrus
canker. To reflect the detection of citrus canker in an area adjacent
to but outside of one current quarantined area in Florida, as well as
in eight additional counties, we are expanding the boundaries of one
existing quarantined area and adding several new areas to the list of
quarantined areas. We are also removing portions of three counties from
the list of quarantined areas because regular surveys have shown them
to have been free of citrus canker for at least 2 years. These actions
are necessary to prevent the spread of citrus canker into noninfested
areas of the United States and to relieve restrictions that are no
longer warranted.
DATES: This interim rule is effective September 14, 2004. We will
consider all comments that we receive on or before November 15, 2004.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
EDOCKET: Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this
document.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 04-045-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. 04-045-1.
E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must be contained in the body
of your message; do not send attached files. Please include your name
and address in your message and ``Docket No. 04-045-1'' on the subject
line.
Agency Web Site: Go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/cominst.html
for a form you can use to submit an e-mail comment through
the APHIS Web site.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for locating this
docket and submitting comments.
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.
Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related information, including the names of groups
and individuals who have commented on APHIS dockets, on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, Assistant
Staff Officer, Pest Detection and Management Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236, (301) 734-7228.
Background
Citrus canker is a plant disease that affects plants and plant
parts, including fresh fruit, of citrus and citrus relatives (Family
Rutaceae). Citrus canker can cause defoliation and other serious damage
to the leaves and twigs of susceptible plants. It can also cause
lesions on the fruit of infected plants, which render the fruit
unmarketable, and cause infected fruit to drop from the trees before
reaching maturity. The aggressive A (Asiatic) strain of citrus canker
can infect susceptible plants rapidly and lead to extensive economic
losses in commercial citrus-producing areas.
The regulations to prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker
are contained in 7 CFR 301.75-1 through 301.75-16 (referred to below as
the regulations). The regulations restrict the interstate movement of
regulated articles from and through areas quarantined because of citrus
canker and provide for the designation of survey areas around
quarantined areas. Survey areas undergo close monitoring by Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and State inspectors for citrus
canker and serve as buffer zones against the disease.
Under Sec. 301.75-4(c) of the regulations, any State or portion of
a State where an infestation is detected will be designated as a
quarantined area and will retain that designation until the area has
been free from citrus canker for 2 years.
Paragraph (d) of Sec. 301.75-4 provides that less than an entire
State will be designated as a quarantined area only if certain
conditions are met. The State must, with certain specified exceptions,
enforce restrictions on the intrastate movement of regulated articles
from the quarantined area that are at least as stringent as those being
enforced on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the
quarantined area. The State must also undertake the destruction of all
infected plants and trees. Under the regulations in Sec. 301.75-6(c),
within 7 days after confirmation that a plant or tree is infected, the
State must provide written notice to the owner that the plant or tree
must be destroyed. The owner then has 45 days in which to destroy the
infected plant or tree. These State-conducted eradication activities
within quarantined areas are an integral element of a cooperative
State/Federal citrus canker program that, when successfully completed,
will result in the eradication of citrus canker and the removal of an
area's designation as a quarantined area.
Quarantined Areas
New infestations of citrus canker have been detected on properties
adjacent to
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but outside of one current quarantined area in Florida, as well as in
eight additional counties within the State. Therefore, we are expanding
the quarantined area in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to include
parts of Monroe and Palm Beach Counties, and adding quarantined areas
in DeSoto, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, and
Sarasota Counties. The State of Florida has placed these new areas
under State quarantine and is enforcing restrictions on the intrastate
movement of regulated articles from these quarantined areas. We have
determined that Florida's restrictions on the intrastate movement of
regulated articles from the quarantined areas are at least as stringent
as those on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the
quarantined areas. Therefore, as provided in Sec. 301.75-4(d), we are
designating areas less than the entire State as quarantined areas. An
exact description of the quarantined areas can be found in the rule
portion of this document.
Areas Removed From Quarantine
In this interim rule, we are removing portions of Collier, Hendry,
and Manatee Counties from the list of quarantined areas. As previously
noted, the regulations provide that any State or portion of a State
where an infestation is detected will be designated as a quarantined
area and will retain that designation until the area has been free from
citrus canker for 2 years. Regular and complete surveys of each of the
areas we are removing from the list of quarantined areas have been
conducted approximately every 90 days over a period of at least 2 years
since citrus canker was first detected. The areas have been free of
citrus canker for a period of at least 2 years and may thus be removed
from the list of quarantined areas.
The necessary surveys for citrus canker have been conducted by
APHIS and State inspectors, including surveys of citrus trees located
in both commercial groves and at residential properties. In addition,
any wild citrus known to be present in the area has also been surveyed.
Although not required as a condition of declaring eradication in an
area, in this case all abandoned citrus orchards have also been
removed. Abandoned citrus groves present a challenge in conducting
surveys; thus the removal of these groves increases our confidence that
citrus canker is no longer present in this area.
Therefore, we are amending the regulations by removing the
Sunniland North area in Collier County, FL, the Seminole East and West
and Siboney areas in Hendry County, FL, and the Bradenton area of
Manatee County, FL, from the list of quarantined areas in Sec. 301.75-
4(a). This action removes restrictions on the interstate movement of
regulated articles from and through these areas of Florida.
Immediate Action
Immediate action is necessary to help prevent the spread of citrus
canker to noninfected areas of the United States. This rule will also
remove restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles
from the portions of Collier, Hendry, and Manatee Counties, FL, that we
are removing from the list of quarantined areas. Under these
circumstances, the Administrator 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 the Federal Register.
We will consider comments we receive during the comment period for
this interim rule (see DATES above). After the comment period closes,
we will publish another document in the Federal Register. The document
will include a discussion of any comments we receive and any amendments
we are making to the rule.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For this
action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review under
Executive Order 12866.
We are amending the citrus canker regulations by updating the list
of areas in the State of Florida quarantined because of citrus canker.
Due to detections of citrus canker adjacent to but outside of one
current quarantined area in Florida, as well as in eight additional
counties, we are expanding the boundaries of some existing quarantined
areas and adding new areas to the list of quarantined areas. We are
also removing portions of three counties from the list of quarantined
areas because regular surveys have shown them to have been free of
citrus canker for at least 2 years. These actions are necessary to
prevent the spread of citrus canker into noninfested areas of the
United States and to relieve restrictions that are no longer warranted.
Economic Analysis
Changes in the list of quarantined areas have the potential to
affect marketing opportunities; however, previous analyses of changes
to the regulations by adding or removing areas from quarantine have not
found any measurable effect on producers or consumers.
In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on September
5, 2000 (65 FR 53528-53531, Docket No. 00-036-1), we amended the
regulations by expanding existing quarantined areas and establishing
new quarantined areas. This action represented a significant increase
in the quarantined area at the time; however, it did not result in any
measurable impact on producers or consumers.
In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2002
(67 FR 30769-30771, Docket No. 02-029-1), we amended the regulations by
removing a 41-square-mile portion of Manatee County, FL, from the list
of quarantined areas. This action did not result in any measurable
impact on producers or consumers.
The presence of citrus canker in Florida threatens the citrus
industry not only in Florida, but in potentially all U.S. citrus
producing areas. Governmental involvement in eradicating a disease
outbreak such as citrus canker benefits the unaffected industry in the
United States. Citrus growers in the areas currently affected also
benefit from the eradication of the disease. Without government-
sponsored quarantine and eradication programs, it is unlikely that
affected individuals on their own could or would provide sufficient
control to prevent the spread of the disease. A recent University of
Florida study (Hodges, et al., Economic Information Report 01-2, July
2001) estimated the value of Florida citrus to be $3.58 billion in
sales of citrus juice and processed citrus products, and $494 million
in sales of fresh citrus fruit. The value of total economic activities
associated with the citrus industry was estimated to be $9.13 billion.
Establishment of citrus canker in Florida would result in an estimated
direct cost to the citrus industry of about $100 million per year. An
estimated 140,000 acres of trees valued at $148 million would be
abandoned. Loss of exports to countries that would not accept fruit
from an area with citrus canker is estimated to be at least $55 million
per year.
While it is theoretically possible that additions to a quarantined
area could have an adverse effect on a producer within the quarantined
area, the costs that would be imposed on the industry as a whole if the
disease were to spread greatly outweigh the short-term costs incurred
by those producers in a new quarantined area. The areas affected by
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this quarantine are small relative to the whole of the Florida citrus
industry and therefore are unlikely to have any measurable impact.
Trees found to be positive for citrus canker in residential areas
also lead to quarantine measures. Quarantines that encompass
residential areas would not lead to an impact on commercial producers.
The costs to the government of implementing and maintaining the
quarantined areas are small compared to the benefits associated with
preventing the further spread of this disease. In addition to more
losses to producers, the spread of citrus canker would entail more
Federal and State spending for eradication and compensation programs.
Impact on Small Entities
Most of the citrus producers in and around the quarantined area
would qualify as small businesses under Small Business Administration
(SBA) guidelines. The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires that Agencies
specifically consider the economic effects associated with their rules
on small entities. The SBA defines a firm engaged in agriculture as
``small'' if it has less than $750,000 in annual receipts.
Citrus producers in areas released from the quarantine will have
greater choice of where to market their fruit. This will benefit
producers by providing them with more alternatives. The benefits of
removing the quarantine on an area, while positive, are likely to be
small. Likewise, the effect of adding an area to a quarantine is also
likely to be too small to measure through changes in producer or
consumer surplus measures. Producer income or expenses are unlikely to
be affected in a measurable way.
Removing areas from quarantine will not impose any costs on
producers or on government entities. Adding areas to the quarantine may
reduce marketing opportunities for some growers. The costs to the
industry if citrus canker were to spread throughout Florida would
potentially be very high.
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372,
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.)
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no
retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.
National Environmental Policy Act
An environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
were prepared in April 1999 for the citrus canker eradication program.
We have reviewed the environmental assessment and finding of no
significant impact in light of the amendments made by this rule to the
list of quarantined areas and have determined that the analysis and
conclusions in those documents are still applicable. The assessment
provides a basis for the conclusion that implementation of the citrus
canker eradication program will not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment.
The environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
were prepared in accordance with: (1) The National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 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 and finding of no significant impact
may be viewed on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/enviro_docs/cc.html.
Copies of the environmental assessment and finding of no
significant impact are also available for public inspection in our
reading room. (Information on the location and hours of the reading
room is provided under the heading ADDRESSES at the beginning of this
interim rule). In addition, copies may be obtained by writing to the
individual listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
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Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 301 as follows:
PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES
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1. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Section 301.75-15 also issued under sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L.
106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 also
issued under sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7
U.S.C. 1421 note).
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2. In Sec. 301.75-4, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 301.75-4 Quarantined areas.
(a) The following States or portions of States are designated as
quarantined areas:
Florida
Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties. That portion
of the counties bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning in Monroe
County at the southeasternmost point of Key West; then northeast along
the eastern side of the Florida Keys and north along the Atlantic
coastline of Dade and Broward Counties to the Broward/Palm Beach County
line; then north along the Atlantic coastline of Palm Beach County to
the north end of Atlantic Dunes Park in Highland Beach in sec. 33, T.
46 S., R. 43 E.; then west to the Intracoastal Waterway; then south
along the Intracoastal Waterway to the inlet of the C-15 Canal; then
west along the C-15 Canal to Interstate 95; then south and southwest on
Interstate 95 to Glades Road (State Road 808); then west on Glades Road
(State Road 808) to the southeastern corner of sec. 15, T. 47 S., R. 41
E.; then west along the southern boundary of sec. 15, T. 47 S., R. 41
E. to the L-40 Canal; then west, southwest, and south along the L-40
Canal, crossing the Palm Beach/Broward County line, to the Sawgrass
Expressway (State Road 869); then south on the Sawgrass Expressway
(State Road 869) to Interstate 75; then west on Interstate 75 to U.S.
Highway 27; then south on U.S. Highway 27 to Krome Avenue (NW. and SW.
177th Avenue); then southwest and south on Krome Avenue (NW. and SW.
177th Avenue) to U.S. Highway 41 (SW. 8th Street); then west on U.S.
Highway 41 (SW. 8th Street) to the northwestern corner of sec. 11, T.
54 S., R. 38 E.; then south along the western boundaries of secs. 11,
14, 23, 26, 35, and 52, T. 54 S., R. 38 E. and secs. 2 and 11, T. 55
S., R. 38 E. to the southwestern corner of sec. 11, T. 55 S., R. 38 E.;
then west along the northern boundaries of secs. 15 and 16, T. 55 S.,
R. 38 E. to the northwestern corner of
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sec. 16, T. 55 E., R. 38 E.; then south along western boundaries of
secs. 16, 21, 28, and 33, T. 55 S., R. 38 E. and sec. 4, T. 56 S., R.
38 E. to the southwestern corner of sec. 4, T. 56 S., R. 38 E.; then
west along the northern boundaries of secs. 8 and 7, T. 56 S., R. 38 E.
to northwestern corner of sec. 7, T. 56 S., R. 38 E.; then south along
the western boundaries of secs. 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31, T. 56 S., R. 38
E. to the southwestern corner of sec. 31, T. 56 S., R. 38 E.; then east
along the southern boundary of sec. 31, T. 56 S., R. 38 E. to the L-31
N Canal; then south along the L-31 N Canal to the southwestern corner
of sec. 8, T. 58 S., R. 38 E.; then south along the western boundaries
of secs. 17, 20, 29, and 32, T. 58 S., R. 38 E. and secs. 5, 8, and 17,
T. 59 S., R. 38 E. to the eastern boundary of the Everglades National
Park; then east along the eastern boundary of the Everglades National
Park to U.S. Highway 1; then southeast on U.S. Highway 1 to Jew Fish
Creek at the Florida Keys; then south along the western shoreline of
the Florida Keys to the southeasternmost point of Key West, the point
of beginning.
DeSoto County. (1) DeSoto A quarantined area. That portion of the
county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the
northeastern corner of sec. 22, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.; then south along
the eastern boundaries of secs. 22 and 27, T. 37 S., R. 25 E. to
Whiddon Branch; then south and southwest along Whiddon Branch to the
southern boundary of sec. 27, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.; then west along the
southern boundary of secs. 27 and 28, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.; then north
along the western boundaries of secs. 28 and 21, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.;
then east along the northern boundaries of secs. 21 and 22, T. 37 S.,
R. 25 E. to the point of beginning.
(2) DeSoto B quarantined area. That portion of the county bounded
by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the northeastern corner of
sec. 16, T. 37 S., R. 26 E.; then south along the eastern boundary of
sec. 16, T. 37 S., R. 26 E. to the southeastern corner of sec. 16, T.
37 S., R. 26 E.; then west along the southern boundary of sec. 16, T.
37 S., R. 26 E. for approximately 0.5 mile; then south into sec. 21, T.
37 S., R. 26 E. for approximately 0.5 mile; then west through secs. 21,
20, and 19, T. 37 S., R. 26 E. to the western boundary of sec. 19, T.
37 S., R. 26 E.; then north along the western boundaries of secs. 19
and 18, T. 37 S., R. 26 E. to the northeastern corner of sec. 18, T. 37
S., R. 26 E.; then east along the northern boundaries of secs. 18, 17,
and 16, T. 37 S., R. 26 E. to the point of beginning.
(3) DeSoto C quarantined area. That portion of the county bounded
by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the northwestern corner of
sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 25 E.; then east along the northern boundary of
sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 25 E. to Walston Avenue; then south on Walston
Avenue to Joshua Creek; then south and southwest along Joshua Creek to
a point approximately 0.5 mile into sec. 9, T. 38 S., R. 25 E.; then
north from that point through secs. 9 and 4, T. 38 S., R. 25 E. to the
northern boundary of sec. 4, T. 38 S., R. 25 E.; then east along the
northern boundary of sec. 4, T. 38 S., R. 25 E. to the southwestern
corner of sec. 34, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.; then north along the western
boundary of sec. 34, T. 37 S., R. 25 E. for approximately 0.25 mile;
then east to the eastern boundary of sec. 34, T. 37 S., R. 25 E.; then
south to the northwestern corner of sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 25 E., the
point of beginning.
(4) DeSoto D quarantined area. That portion of the county bounded
by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the northeastern corner of
sec. 7, T. 38 S., R. 26 E.; then west along the northern boundary of
sec. 7, T. 38 S., R. 26 E. to State Road 760; then north on State Road
760 to Joshua Creek; then west and southwest along Joshua Creek to the
point where it intersects the northern boundary of sec. 12, T. 38 S.,
R. 25 E.; then south from that point to State Road 760; then southwest
on State Road 760 to the western boundary of sec. 12, T. 38 S., R. 25
E.; then south along the western boundaries of secs. 12 and 13, T. 38
S., R. 25 E.; then east along the southern boundaries of secs. 13 and
18, T. 38 S., R. 26 E.; then north along the eastern boundaries of
secs. 18 and 7, T. 38 S., R. 26 E. to the point of beginning.
Hendry County. (1) Sears quarantined area. That portion of the
county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the
northeastern corner of Multiblocks (MB) 69, 70, 92, 98, and 154 in sec.
9, T. 44 S., R. 30 E.; then south to the northwestern corner of MB 16,
37, 46, 64, and 91; then east to the northeastern corner of MB 16, 37,
46, 64, and 91; then south to the southern boundary of MB 4, 46, 81,
84, 101, and 164; then west to the southeastern corner of MB 3, 45, 97,
and 123; then south to the southern boundary of MB 4, 9, 21, 54, and 55
in sec. 16, T. 44 S., R. 30 E.; then west to the southwestern corner of
MB 8, 22, 23, 39, 46, and 53; then southwest across Goodno Canal to the
southeastern corner of MB 12, 15, 33, 36, 44, 45, and 82 in sec. 17, T.
44 S., R. 30 E.; then west to the southwestern corner of MB 10, 20, 48,
49, and 83; then north to the southern boundary of MB 30, 58, and 98 in
sec. 8, T. 44 S., R. 30 E.; then west to a point on the southern
boundary of MB 32, 57, 88, and 100 at longitude N. 26.66013, latitude
W. -81.35380; then north to the southern boundary of MB 1, 39, 54, 70,
and 124; then east to the southwestern corner of MB 16, 40, 55, 71, and
123; then north to the northwestern corner of MB 16, 40, 55, 71, and
123; then east to the northeastern corner of MB 3, 14, 52, 68, and 97;
then northeast across the Goodno Canal to the northwestern corner of MB
12, 61, 67, 115, 116, 117, and 155 in sec. 9, T. 44 S., R. 30 E.; then
east to the point of beginning.
(2) West Hendry quarantined area. That portion of the county
described as follows: All of secs. 7, 8, 18, and 17, T. 47 S., R. 31 E.
Highlands County. Naranja quarantined area. That portion of the
county described as follows: All of sec. 36, T. 36 S., R. 32 E.; secs.
31 and 32, T. 36 S., R. 33 E.; secs. 1, 12, and 13, T. 37 S., R. 32 E.;
and secs. 6, 5, 4, 7, 8, 9, 18, 17, 16, 15, 21, and 22, T. 37 S., R. 33
E.
Highlands/De Soto Counties. Venus quarantined area. That portion of
the county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning in sec. 18, T.
39 S., R. 28 E. at the northwestern corner of SF Block A-1 on 11 Mile
Grade Road; then south on 11 Mile Grade Road to Betty Drive; then west
on Betty Drive to the northwestern corner of SP Block 111; then south
along the western boundaries of SP Blocks 111, 109, 107, 105, 103, 101
to the southwestern corner of SP Block 101; then east along the
southern boundaries of SP Blocks 101 and 102 to the southeastern corner
of SP Block 102; then east along SP Block 102 to 11 Mile Grade Road;
then south on 11 Mile Grade Road to the southwestern corner of SF Block
L-1; then east along the southern boundaries (along canal) of SF Blocks
L-1, L-2, L-3, and L-4 to the southeastern corner of SF Block L-4; then
north along the eastern boundaries of SF Blocks L-4, K-4, J-4, and I-4
to the northeastern corner of SF Block I-4; then north through the
retention pond to the southeastern corner of SF Block D-4 in sec. 16,
T. 39 S., R. 28 E.; then north along the eastern boundaries of SF
Blocks D-4 and C-4 to the northeastern corner of SF Block C-4; then
west along the northern boundary of SF Block C-4 to the retention pond;
then north along the western boundaries of SF Blocks B-5 and A-5 to the
northern boundary of sec. 17, T. 39 S., R. 28 E.; then west along the
northern boundaries of SF Blocks A-3, A-2, and A-1 to 11 Mile Grade
Road, the point of beginning.
Lee County. (1) Cape Coral quarantined area. That portion of the
county bounded by a line drawn as
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follows: Beginning at the intersection of the western shoreline of the
Caloosahatchee River and the Plato Canal; then west along the Plato
Canal to Del Prado Boulevard; then north on Del Prado Boulevard to
northern side of 3616 Del Prado Boulevard; then west along the property
line of 3616 Del Prado Boulevard to the Groton Canal; then west along
the Groton Canal to the Rubicon Canal; then north along the Rubicon
Canal to the Allegro Canal; then west along the Allegro Canal to 3523
Country Club Boulevard; then west along the southern side of 3523
Country Club Boulevard to Country Club Boulevard; then south on Country
Club Boulevard to Wildwood Parkway; then west on Wildwood Parkway to
Palm Tree Boulevard; then south on Palm Tree Boulevard to SE. 40th
Street; then west on SE. 40th Street to Santa Barbara Boulevard; then
south on Santa Barbara Boulevard to SW. 40th Street; then west on SW.
40th Street to Pelican Boulevard; then south on Pelican Boulevard to
SW. 40th Terrace; then west on SW. 40th Terrace to SW. 5th Place; then
south on SW. 5th Place to a point in Thunderbird Lake at longitude N.
26.555818, latitude W. -81.984898; then east from that point to SW.
49th Lane; then east on SW. 49th Lane to Pelican Boulevard; then south
on Pelican Boulevard to longitude N. 26.54878, latitude W. -81.98239;
then east from that point to longitude N. 26.54866, latitude W. -
81.97834; then south from that point to the Caloosahatchee River; then
north, east, and north along the Caloosahatchee River shoreline to the
point of beginning.
(2) Pine Island quarantined area. That portion of the county
bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning on the eastern Pine
Island shoreline at a point on Cubles Drive at longitude N. 26.639400,
latitude W. -82.106568; then south from that point along the eastern
Pine Island shoreline to a point defined by longitude N. 26.619100, W.
-82.105556; then west from that point to Birdsong Lane; then west on
Birdsong Lane to Stringfellow Road; then north on Stringfellow Road to
longitude N. 26.619628, latitude W. -82.118863; then west from that
point to longitude N. 26.319436, latitude W. -82.123956; then north
from that point to longitude N. 26.624970, latitude W. -82.123990; then
west from that point to longitude N. 26.624978, latitude W. -82.124627;
then north from that point to longitude N. 26.626005, latitude W. -
82.124567; then west from that point to longitude N. 26.626088,
latitude W. -82.125245; then north from that point to longitude N.
26.634922, latitude W. -82.125165; then east from that point to Harry
Street; then north on Harry Street to longitude N. 26.649310, latitude
W. -82.125209; then east from that point to Stringfellow Road; then
north on Stringfellow Road to Sailfish Road; then east on Sailfish Road
to Marlin Road; then north on Marlin Road to Porpoise Road; then east
on Porpoise Road to Dolphin Road; then north on Dolphin Road to Tarpon
Road; then east on Tarpon Road to a point on Cristi Way at longitude N.
26.638367, latitude W. -82.118612; then north from that point to
longitude N. 26.638860, latitude W. -82.118562; then east from that
point to a point on Sherwood Road at longitude N. 26.638865, latitude
W. -82.109475; then north from that point to the intersection of
Sherwood Road and Cubles Drive; then east on Cubles Drive to the point
of beginning.
Manatee County. Duette quarantined area. That portion of the county
bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the northeastern
corner of sec. 26, T. 33 S., R. 21 E.; then south along the eastern
boundary of sec. 26, T. 33 S., R. 21 E.; then east along the northern
boundary of sec. 36, T. 33 S., R. 21 E.; then south along the eastern
boundaries of sec. 36, T. 33 S., R. 21 E. and sec. 1, T. 34 S., R. 21
E.; then west along the southern boundaries of secs. 1, 2, and 3, T. 34
S., R. 21 E.; then north along the western boundaries of sec. 3, T. 34
S., R. 21 E. and secs. 34 and 27, T. 33 S., R. 21 E. to State Road 62;
then east on State Road 62 to the northern boundary of sec. 26, T. 33
S., R. 21 E.; then east along the northern boundary of sec. 26, T. 33
S., R. 21 E. to the point of beginning.
Orange County. Orange County Nos. 2 and 3 quarantined areas. That
portion of the county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at
the intersection of Turkey Lake Road and Lake Marsha Drive; then south
on Turkey Lake Road to Sand Lake Road; then west on Sand Lake Road to
Apopka Vineland Road; then south on Apopka Vineland Road to Point
Cypress Drive; then west on Point Cypress Drive to the point where Lone
Tree Lane begins; then north to the shoreline of Lake Tibet; then
northeast and north along the eastern shoreline of Lake Tibet to the
tip of the peninsula north of Bay Point Drive; then east across Lake
Tibet to the western side of 9151 Houston Place; then south, east, and
north along the property line of 9151 Houston Place to Houston Place;
then east on Houston Place to Masters Boulevard; then north on Masters
Boulevard to Osprey Isle Lane; then north on Osprey Isle Lane to Bay
Side Drive; then north on Bay Side Drive to Apopka Vineland Road; then
south on Apopka Vineland Road to Palm Lake Drive; then east on Palm
Lake Drive to Palm Lake Circle; then east on Palm Lake Circle to Palm
Lake Drive; then east on Palm Lake Drive to Dr. Phillips Boulevard;
then north on Dr. Phillips Boulevard to Pine Springs Drive; then east
on Pine Springs Drive to Lake Marsha Drive; then northeast on Lake
Marsha Drive to the point of beginning.
Palm Beach County. (1) Boynton Beach quarantined area. That portion
of the county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the
eastern end of the Boynton Inlet at the Atlantic Ocean; then south
along the Atlantic Ocean coastline to the eastern end of Briny Breezes
Road; then west on Briny Breezes Road to its western end; then west to
the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway; then west across the
Intracoastal Waterway to 23rd Avenue; then west on 23rd Avenue to
Interstate 95; then south on Interstate 95 to the L-30 Canal; then west
along the L-30 Canal to Military Trail; then north on Military Trail to
Woolbright Road; then east on Woolbright Road to Quail Covey Road; then
north on Quail Covey Road to West Boynton Beach Boulevard; then east on
West Boynton Beach Boulevard to Knuth Road; then north on Knuth Road to
Old Boynton West Road; then north across Old Boynton West Road to
Javertz Street; then north on Javertz Street to the Boynton Canal; then
east along the Boynton Canal to the E-4 Canal; then north along the E-4
Canal to Hypoluxo Road; then east on Hypoluxo Road to its eastern end;
then east to the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway; then south to
the western end of the Boynton Inlet; then east along the Boynton Inlet
to the point of beginning.
(2) West Palm Beach quarantined area. That portion of the county
bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the western end of the
Royal Park Bridge; then north along the western shoreline of the
Intracoastal Waterway to the southern boundary of Gettler Park at 45th
Street; then west on 45th Street to Interstate 95; then south on
Interstate 95 to Okeechobee Boulevard; then east on Okeechobee
Boulevard to Lakeview Avenue; then east on Lakeview Avenue to the point
of beginning.
Sarasota County. Englewood quarantined area. That portion of the
county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the
northeastern corner of sec. 13, T. 40 S., R. 19 E.; then south along
the eastern boundaries of secs. 13, 24, and 25, T. 40 S., R. 19 E. to
Artists Avenue; then west on Artists Avenue to Kilbourne Avenue; then
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north on Kilbourne Avenue to Ohio Avenue; then west on Ohio Avenue to
the eastern shoreline of Lemon Bay; then north along the eastern
shoreline of Lemon Bay to the western boundary of sec. 15, T. 40 S., R.
19 E. at Forked Creek.; then northwest and north along Forked Creek to
Keyway Road; then east on Keyway Road to the northern boundary of sec.
13, T. 40 S., R. 19 E.; then east along the northern boundary of sec.
13, T. 40 S., R. 19 E. to the point of beginning.
* * * * *
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of September 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-20671 Filed 9-13-04; 8:45 am]
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