Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are proposing to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by requiring that persons who request the addition of Berberis, Mahoberberis, or Mahonia spp. plants to the list of rust- resistant varieties in the regulations must provide the Agency with a description of the variety that can be used by State nursery inspectors to clearly identify the variety and distinguish it from others. We are proposing to require that inspectors verify, prior to interstate movement, that varieties match their description. In addition, we are also proposing to add 32 new varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia species. These proposed changes replace a previously published proposed rule, which we are withdrawing as part of this document, that would have added 15 new varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia species without requiring the submission of descriptions of those varieties to the Agency. This proposed rule would help prevent the spread of black stem rust by providing for and requiring the accurate identification of rust-resistant varieties by inspectors and would provide for the interstate movement of newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Part 301 [Docket No. 97-053-2] AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal and reproposal. SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by requiring that persons who request the addition of Berberis , Mahoberberis , or Mahonia spp. plants to the list of rust-resistant varieties in the regulations must provide the Agency with a description of the variety that can be used by State nursery inspectors to clearly identify the variety and distinguish it from others. We are proposing to require that inspectors verify, prior to interstate movement, that varieties match their description. In addition, we are also proposing to add 32 new varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis , Mahoberberis , and Mahonia species. These proposed changes replace a previously published proposed rule, which we are withdrawing as part of this document, that would have added 15 new varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis , Mahoberberis , and Mahonia species without requiring the submission of descriptions of those varieties to the Agency. This proposed rule would help prevent the spread of black stem rust by providing for and requiring the accurate identification of rust-resistant varieties by inspectors and would provide for the interstate movement of newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions. DATES: We invite you …
Citation: 66 FR 32268
