Karnal Bunt; Movement From Regulated Areas

We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to allow, under certain conditions, commercial lots of seed to move from restricted areas for seed. We are also amending the testing requirements for regulated articles other than seed, removing certain articles from the list of articles regulated because of Karnal bunt, clarifying the terms ``used mechanized harvesting equipment'' and ``used seed conditioning equipment'', and clarifying requirements for soil movement with vegetables. These changes relieve restrictions on the movement of articles from areas regulated because of Karnal bunt. We are also requiring the moist heat treatment of millfeed produced from grain that tests positive for Karnal bunt, adding a moisture condition to the methyl bromide treatment of soil, and removing the methyl bromide treatment alternative for decorative articles. We are also amending the description of surveillance areas to more clearly distinguish between surveillance areas and restricted areas. In addition, we are amending the regulations governing the importation of wheat into the United States to make the definition of the term ``Karnal bunt'' consistent with the definition of that term in the Karnal bunt regulations.