Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas; Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2011-01-10 · Effective 2011-01-10 · 76 FR 1338
Document
Document number
2011-227
Federal Register citation
76 FR 1338
CFR reference
7 CFR 301
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2011-01-10
Effective date
2011-01-10
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0072
Abstract
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations to add areas in Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to the list of areas quarantined because of emerald ash borer (EAB). The interim rule was necessary to prevent the artificial spread of EAB into noninfested areas of the United States. As a result of the interim rule, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas is restricted.