Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations
plant-animal-health · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 2020-12-15 · Effective 2021-01-14 · 85 FR 81085
Document
Document number
2020-26734
Federal Register citation
85 FR 81085
CFR reference
7 CFR 301
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
plant-animal-health
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
2020-12-15
Effective date
2021-01-14
USDA docket
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0056
Abstract
We are removing the domestic quarantine regulations for the plant pest emerald ash borer. This action will discontinue the domestic regulatory component of the emerald ash borer program as a means to more effectively direct available resources toward management and containment of the pest. Funding previously allocated to the implementation and enforcement of these domestic quarantine regulations will instead be directed to nonregulatory options to mitigate and control the pest.