[Federal Register: October 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 207)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60790]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 319
[Docket No. 03-002-5]
RIN 0579-AC55
Importation of Nursery Stock; Postentry Quarantine Requirements
for Potential Hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust and Definition of From
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that
would amend the regulations on importing nursery stock by providing a
new option for the postentry quarantine growing period for articles of
Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum
nipponicum and amending the definition of from. This action will allow
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://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-2005-0081 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. 03-002-4,
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. 03-002-4.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket
No. 03-002-4 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: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Arnold T. Tschanz, Senior Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2007, we published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 44425-44433, Docket No. 03-002-4) a proposed
rule that would amend the regulations on importing nursery stock by
providing an option in which the postentry quarantine growing period
for articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and
Nipponanthemum nipponicum that are imported from certain locations
would be reduced from 6 months to 2 months, provided that the grower of
those plants has implemented a systems approach to prevent the imported
articles from being infected with chrysanthemum white rust. The
proposed rule would also amend the definition of from.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before October 9, 2007. We are reopening the comment period on Docket
No. 03-002-4 until November 26, 2007. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We will also
consider all comments received between October 9, 2007, and the date of
this notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136
and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of October 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-21136 Filed 10-25-07; 8:45 am]
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