Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine and Regulations

We are adopting as a final rule, with two changes, an interim rule that amended the Japanese beetle quarantine and regulations by adding Minnesota and Wisconsin to the list of quarantined States and by providing greater specificity about what actions must be taken to prevent the spread of Japanese beetle by aircraft from regulated airports. This action was necessary to prevent the spread of Japanese beetle into noninfested areas of the United States. The interim rule also amended the regulations to allow carriers at regulated airports the option of performing some activities under a compliance agreement with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, rather than in the presence of an inspector.