Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantined Areas in Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2012-05-30 · Effective 2012-05-30 · 77 FR 31720
Document
Document number
2012-13111
Federal Register citation
77 FR 31720
CFR reference
7 CFR 301
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule and request for comments.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2012-05-30
Effective date
2012-05-30
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0003
Abstract
We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations to make changes to the list of quarantined areas by adding portions of Worcester County, MA, and Clermont County, OH, to the list of quarantined areas. We are also removing a portion of Suffolk County, NY, from the list of quarantined areas based on our determination that the area meets our criteria for removal. These actions are necessary to prevent the artificial spread of Asian longhorned beetle to noninfested areas of the United States and to relieve restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.