Amendments to the Pale Cyst Nematode Regulations

Published date26 June 2019
Record Number2019-13610
SectionProposed rules
CourtAnimal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
                [Proposed Rules]
                [Page 30040]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-13610]
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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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                Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2019 /
                Proposed Rules
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
                7 CFR Part 301
                [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0041]
                RIN 0579-AE48
                Amendments to the Pale Cyst Nematode Regulations
                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 domestic quarantine regulations for pale cyst nematode
                by adding procedures that would allow persons to review and comment on
                the protocols for regulating and deregulating quarantine and associated
                areas. This action will allow interested persons additional time to
                prepare and submit comments.
                DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on March 4,
                2019 (84 FR 7304-7306) is reopened. We will consider all comments that
                we receive on or before July 26, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
                 Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0041.
                 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
                Docket No. APHIS-2018-0041, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
                APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
                1238.
                 Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
                be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
                0041 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Evelia Sosa, Assistant Director,
                Pest Management, PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 137, Riverdale,
                MD 20737; (301) 851-2217; [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 4, 2019, we published in the
                Federal Register (84 FR 7304-7306, Docket No. APHIS-2018-0041) a
                proposal \1\ to amend the domestic quarantine regulations for pale cyst
                nematode by adding procedures that would allow persons to review and
                comment on the protocols for regulating and deregulating quarantine and
                associated areas.
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                 \1\ To view the proposed rule, supporting documents, and
                comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0041.
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                 Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
                before May 3, 2019. However, not all of the protocols were available
                online for review during the entire comment period. In addition, a few
                commenters reported difficulties in accessing the protocols with the
                web link provided in the proposed rule. To ensure that all persons
                wishing to comment on the protocols have that opportunity, we are
                reopening the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2018-0041 for an
                additional 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. The
                protocols are available for review on the Plant Protection and
                Quarantine website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/pcn, and
                on the Regulations.gov website at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2018-0041. This action will allow interested persons
                additional time to review all the protocols and to prepare and submit
                comments. We will also consider all comments received between May 4,
                2019, and the date of this notice.
                 Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,
                and 371.3. Section 301.75-15 issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Public
                Law 106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16
                issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Public Law 106-224, 114 Stat. 400
                (7 U.S.C. 1421 note).
                 Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of June 2019.
                 Kevin Shea,
                Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
                [FR Doc. 2019-13610 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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