73 Fed. Reg. 1198 (January 7, 2008) (notice). This notice advises the public that the Agency intends to prepare an environmental impact statement in connection with making a determination on the status of the Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International alfalfa lines designated as events J101 and J163 as regulated articles. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 1200 (January 7, 2008) (notice). The Agency is giving notice of a meeting of the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan on January 23, 2008. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 839 (January 4, 2008) (notice). The agency is advising the public of its decision to begin issuing permits for the importation into the continental United States of arugula leaves with stems from Panama. View this document.

73 Fed. Reg. 413 (January 3, 2008) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 2 and 3). The agency is proposing to amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations regarding transportation of live animals other than marine mammals by removing the current ambient temperature requirements for various stages in the transportation of those animals. It would replace those requirements with a single performance standard under which the animals would be transported under climatic and environmental conditions that are appropriate for their welfare. This proposal replaces a previously published proposed rule. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 72563 (December 21, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 113). The agency is amending the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations for certain live bacterial and viral vaccines by removing the requirement to retest the Master Seeds for immunogenicity 3 years after the initial qualifying immunogenicity test. In addition, it is amending the requirement concerning mouse safety tests prescribed for a biological product recommended for animals other than poultry. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 72233 (December 20, 2007) (direct final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in the direct final rule, published in the Federal Register on June 12, 2007, that added four varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species or cultivars in the black stem rust quarantine and regulations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 71744 (December 19, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 130). This rule amends the regulations to increase the user fees for the veterinary diagnostic services to reflect changes in operating costs and expenses, and it sets rates for multiple fiscal years. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 71871 (December 19, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that a Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability has been made available for review and comment. It details recommended strategies and actions to enable existing State and Federal regulated and voluntary animal health programs, industry-administered management and marketing programs, and various animal identification methods to work in harmony with the National Animal Identification System. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 71873 (December 19, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that a revised version of the National Animal Identification System User Guide, originally released in draft form in November 2006, is available for review and comment. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70765 (December 13, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 354, 9 C.F.R. Parts 130 and 156). This rule amends the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services user fee regulations to update an address that appears in several places and makes several nonsubstantive changes to the Veterinary Services user fee regulations to correct errors and to clarify the services covered by certain existing user fees. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70763 (December 13, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). This rule amends the gypsy moth regulations by making editorial and nonsubstantive changes to several terms and providing necessary updates throughout the regulations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70817 (December 13, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that the agency has received a petition from the Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for insect-resistant corn derived from a transformation event designated as MON 89034. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70819 (December 13, 2007) (notice). This notice informs producers and users of veterinary biological products, and other interested individuals that the 14th public meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribution, and use of veterinary biological products has been scheduled. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70219 (December 11, 2007) (interim rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 305). The agency is correcting an error in the cold treatment regulations that resulted from the publication of an interim rule on July 2, 2007, effective on August 31, 2007, and the publication of a separate final rule on July 18, 2007, effective on August 17, 2007. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 70237 (December 11, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). This proposed rule would amend the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables to eliminate a treatment requirement for Ya pears imported from Shandong Province, China; to clarify the conditions that apply to the importation of sand pears from the Republic of Korea and Japan; and to clarify the distinction between plant parts that would be considered to be plant litter or debris and those that would not. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 69137 (December 7, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). This rule amends the Mediterranean fruit fly regulations by adding portions of Santa Clara and Solano Counties, CA, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. It also amends the definitions of the terms core area and day degrees and adds blueberries to the list of articles regulated for Mediterranean fruit fly. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 68554 (December 5, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that the agency has made available for review and comment a revised version of the National Animal Identification System Program Standards and Technical Reference document. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 67881 (December 3, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that it has prepared a finding of no significant impact relative to a new Federal order that restricts the interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus greening disease and the Asian citrus psyllid. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 67635 (November 30, 2007) (affirmation of interim rule as final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 78). The agency is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of cattle by changing the classification of Idaho from Class A to Class Free, relieving certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle from Idaho. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 67635 (November 30, 2007) (final rule; technical amendment) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). This amendment clarifies the agency's intent that the amended regulations governing the importation of nursery stock only allow the use of agar or agar-like tissue culture medium. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 67227 (November 28, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 92, 93, 94 and 98). The agency is amending the regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products to add the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to the region of the European Union that is recognized as low risk for classical swine fever. It is also adding the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to the list of regions considered free from swine vesicular disease and adding Latvia and Lithuania to the list of regions considered free from foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 65559 (November 21, 2007) (notice). This notice announces that the Secretary has reestablished the Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period and is soliciting nominations for membership. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 65560 (November 21, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that a pest risk analysis has been prepared that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of dropwort leaves with stems from South Korea into the continental United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 65171 (November 19, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 301 and 305). This rule amends the citrus canker regulations to modify the conditions under which fruit may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 64540 (November 16, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 331 and 9 C.F.R. Part 121). The agency is reopening the comment period for its proposed rule that would amend and republish the list of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 64126 (November 15, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 98). The agency is amending the regulations regarding the importation of animal germplasm by removing specific restrictions on sheep semen from regions where scrapie exists and requiring the inclusion of additional information on the international health certificate accompanying sheep and goat semen. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 64163 (November 15, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 305 and 318). The agency is proposing to amend the Hawaiian fruits and vegetables regulations to allow mangosteen, dragon fruit, melon, pods of cowpea and its relatives, breadfruit, jackfruit, and fresh moringa pods to be moved interstate from Hawaii under certain conditions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 63796 (November 13, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94). The agency adopts as a final rule, with one change, its July 2001 interim rule removing Uruguay from the list of areas considered free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 63874 (November 13, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that a draft environmental assessment has been prepared by the agency relative to the proposed release into areas quarantined for imported fire ant of five additional species of phorid flies for use as biological control agents. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 62798 (November 7, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 88). This proposed rule would amend the regulations regarding the commercial transportation of equines to slaughter to add a definition of equine for slaughter and make other changes that will extend the protections afforded by the regulations to equines bound for slaughter but delivered first to an assembly point, feedlot, or stockyard. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 62409 (November 5, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by expanding the boundaries of the quarantined areas in New Jersey and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 62204 (November 2, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared relative to a new Federal order that restricts the interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus greening disease and the Asian citrus psyllid. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 60759 (October 26, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Oriental fruit fly regulations by removing the Santa Ana area of Orange County, CA, from the list of quarantined areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. As a result of that action, there are no longer any areas in the continental United States quarantined for the Oriental fruit fly. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 60790 (October 26, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). The agency is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule that would amend the regulations on importing nursery stock by providing a new option for the postentry quarantine growing period for articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum and amending the definition of from. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 60533 (October 25, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is amending the imported fire ant regulations by designating as quarantined areas all or portions of 2 counties in Arkansas, 3 in North Carolina, and 3 in Tennessee, by expanding the quarantined area in 1 county in Arkansas and 15 in Tennessee, and by designating the entire State of South Carolina as a quarantined area. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas will be restricted. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 60537 (October 25, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). The agency is amends the regulations governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow fresh Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea to be imported into the State of Alaska under certain conditions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 59239 (October 19, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public of its decision to begin issuing permits for the importation of eggplant and okra from Ghana into all areas of the United States and the importation of peppers from Ghana into the continental United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 59239 (October 19, 2007) (notice). The agency issues permits for the importation into the continental United States of husked, silk-free baby corn from Kenya. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 59240 (October 19, 2007) (notice). The agency issues permits for the importation into the continental United States of peeled baby carrots from Kenya. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 59241 (October 19, 2007) (notice). The agency issues permits for the importation into the continental United States of Ribes species of fruits from South Africa. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 58283 (October 15, 2007) (notice). This notice pertains to user fees charged for agricultural quarantine and inspection services provided in connection with certain commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft, and international airline passengers arriving at ports in the customs territory of the United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 58047 (October 12, 2007) (notice). The agency prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of sweet cherries from Australia into the continental United States and Hawaii. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 57195 (October 8, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts a final rule amending the emerald ash borer regulations by adding Prince George's County, MD, to the list of areas quarantined because of emerald ash borer. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 56981 (October 5, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that it has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for soybean designated as transformation event 356043, which has been genetically engineered for tolerance to glyphosate and acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides. It is soliciting comments on whether this genetically engineered soybean is or could be a plant pest. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 56719 (October 4, 2007) (notice). The agency is advising the public that it has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of arugula leaves with stems from Panama, which is available for review and comment. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 56720 (October 4, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared relative to the release of three insect parasitoid species for the biological control of the emerald ash borer. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 54891 (September 27, 2007) (notice). The agency extends the comment period for our notice of availability and request for comments regarding a draft pest risk assessment that has been prepared relative to our consideration of a request to allow the importation of fresh lemons from Argentina into the continental United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 54420 (September 25, 2007) (notice). The agency informs the public of international standard-setting activities of the World Organization for Animal Health. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 54207 (September 24, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amended the regulations by removing a portion of Webb County, TX, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area, because the restrictions were no longer necessary to prevent the spread of the Mexican fruit fly into noninfested areas of the United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 53101 (September 18, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94). The agency amends the regulations concerning the importation of animals and animal products by adding the Republic of Georgia to the list of regions where African swine fever exists. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 53314 (September 18, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 93, 94, 95 and 96). The agency amends the regulations that establish conditions for the importation of various commodities from regions that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 53171 (September 18, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 301 and 305). The agency proposes to consolidate the domestic regulations regarding exotic fruit flies. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 52776 (September 17, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 305). The agency allows the importation into the continental United States of fresh blueberries from South Africa and Uruguay under certain conditions, and the agency allows the use of cold treatment for blueberries imported into the United States from Argentina. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 52281 (September 13, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding Cumberland County in New Jersey to the list of quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 51975 (September 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 301 and 305). The agency quarantines Parts of Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, due to the discovery of the potato cyst nematode and establishes restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. View this document.

72 Fed Reg. 49231 (August 28, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 331; 9 C.F.R. Part 121). In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, the agency proposes to amend and republish the list of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 48225 (August 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the emerald ash borer regulations by designating the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, in their entirety, as quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 46373 (August 20, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by expanding the boundaries of the quarantined areas in New York and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from these areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 45413 (August 14, 2007) (notice). The agency has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed field test involving two genetically engineered strains of the bacteria, Burkholderia glumae. Burkholderia glumae is a plant pathogen that causes panicle blight in rice (Oryza sativa). View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 45177 (August 13, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94). The rule would amend the regulations regarding the importation of animal products in order to modify the requirements concerning the importation of eggs (other than hatching eggs) from regions where exotic Newcastle disease (END) exists. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 45216 (August 13, 2007) (notice). The agency gives notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 45216 (August 13, 2007) (notice). A draft pest risk assessment has been prepared by the agency relative to its consideration of a request to allow the importation into the continental United States of fresh lemons from Argentina. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 48547 (August 24, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). In a final rule published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2007, the agency revised and reorganized the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 44951 (August 10, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts as a final rule, with one change, an interim rule that amended the witchweed regulations by adding or removing areas in North Carolina and South Carolina from the list of regulated areas. Based on information provided by the State of South Carolina, this final rule removes one farm from the list of suppressive areas that appeared in the interim rule. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 44425 (August 8, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at7 C.F.R. Part 319). The agency proposes to amend the regulations on importing nursery stock by providing an option in which the post entry quarantine growing period for articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum that are imported from certain locations would be reduced from 6 months to2 months, provided that the grower of those plants has implemented a systems approach to prevent the imported articles from being infected with chrysanthemum white rust. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 43503 (August 6, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 319, 330, and 340). The agency amends the regulations on importing nursery stock to eliminate various restrictions on the importation of kenaf seed; to establish programs for the importation of approved plants from the Canary Islands and from Israel; to require an additional declaration on the phytosanitary certificate accompanying blueberry plants imported from Canada; to require that phytosanitary certificates include the genus names of the restricted articles they accompany, and the species names when restrictions apply to species within a genus; to change the phytosanitary certificate requirements for several restricted articles; to reduce the post entry quarantine growing period for Hydrangea spp.; and to update the list of ports of entry and Federal plant inspection stations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 43222 (August 3, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that on August 6, 2007, the agency will begin operating a toll-free telephone number for use by conventional and organic alfalfa farmers and prospective alfalfa farmers to inquire about the proximity of their farms or fields to Roundup Ready alfalfa. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 42318 (August 2, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 93). The agency proposes to amend the regulations to allow noncompetitive entertainment horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis to be temporarily imported into the United States under certain conditions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 42373 (August 2, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public of our determination that a soybean line developed by the MonsantoCompany, designated as transformation event MON 89788, which has been genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, is no longer considered a regulated article under our regulations governing the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 42375 (August 2, 2007) (notice). This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 41611 (July 31, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). On June 12, 2007, the agency published a direct final rule that notified the public of the agency's intention to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding four varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species or cultivars in the regulations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 41611 (July 31, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at7 C.F.R. Part 319). The agency corrects an error in the amendatory instructions in our final rule that revised and reorganized the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 41216 (July 27, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the gypsy moth regulations by adding Delaware and Franklin Counties in Ohio and Monroe County in West Virginia to the list of generally infested areas based upon the detection of infestations of gypsy moth in those counties. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 41239 (July 27, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency reopens the comment period for its proposed rule that would amend the citrus canker regulations by modifying the conditions under which fruit may be moved interstate from quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 40270 (July 24, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the availability of a Web site that will list significant guidance documents issued by the agency and provides related information. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 40064 (July 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 91). The agency amends the livestock exportation regulations to eliminate the requirement for pre-export tuberculosis and brucellosis testing of certain cattle being exported to countries that do not require such testing. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 40062 (July 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 78). The agency amends the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of cattle by changing the classification of Idaho from Class A to Class Free. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 40061 (July 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the Oriental fruit fly regulations by removing the Santa Ana area of Orange County, California, from the list of quarantined areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 40111 (July 23, 2007) (notice). The agency will be holding four public forums to gather public comment on a draft environmental impact statement related to its consideration of revisions to its regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of genetically engineered organisms. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39901 (July 20, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 340). In proposed rule document 07-3474 beginning on page 39021 in the issue of Tuesday, July 17, 2007, make the following correction: On page 39021, in the third column, in the second and third lines, "September 17, 2007" should read "September 11, 2007." View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39301 (July 18, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 71, 77, 78, 79, and 80). The agency adopts as a final rule, with several changes, an interim rule that, among other things, amended the regulations to allow for the use of additional numbering systems for purposes of animal and premises identification. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39482 (July 18, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 305, 319, and 352). The agency revises and reorganizes the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables to consolidate requirements of general applicability and eliminate redundant requirements, update terms and remove outdated requirements and references, update the regulations that apply to importations into territories under U.S. administration, make various editorial and nonsubstantive changes to regulations, and to make substantive changes to the regulations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39378 (July 18, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared for a proposed controlled field release of genetically engineered clones of Populus species and hybrids. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39379 (July 18, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that it has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of eggplant and okra from Ghana into all areas of the United States and the importation of peppers from Ghana into the continental United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39380 (July 18, 2007) (notice). The agency has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of husked, silk-free baby corn from Kenya. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39381 (July 18, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that it has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of peeled baby carrots from Kenya. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39382 (July 18, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that it has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of Ribes species fruits (i.e., currants and gooseberries) from South Africa. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39025 (July 17, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 354; 9 C.F.R. Parts 130 and 156). The agency proposes to amend its Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services user fee regulations to update an address that appears in several places. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 39021 (July 17, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 340). The agency evaluates its regulatory program to determine whether it should revise its regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of genetically engineered organisms. APHIS is seeking public comment on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) it prepared relative to the regulatory revisions it is considering. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 36629 (July 5, 2007) (proposed rule) (To be codified at7 C.F.R. Part 305). The agency proposes to amend the regulations for the treatment of plant pests by removing two treatment options that it now believes to be ineffective at neutralizing their target plant pests. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35915 (July 2, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 353). The agency amends the export certification regulations to clarify that an International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) quality/treatment mark is an industry-issued certificate within the meaning of 7 C.F.R. Part 353 and thus may only be issued when the organization applying the certification mark has entered into an agreement with the agency. The agency also removes all references to a certificate of heat treatment from the regulations because those certificates have been replaced by the ISPM 15 quality/treatment mark. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35909 (July 2, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 305). The agency amends the phytosanitary treatment regulations by making several changes to the requirements for cold treatment enclosures and the requirements for conducting cold treatment. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35909 (July 2, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency adopts as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended Asian longhorned beetle regulations by removing the Oz Park area in Cook County, Illinois, from the list of quarantined areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35215 (June 27, 2007) (notice). The agency has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed controlled field release of genetically engineered clones of Eucalyptus hybrids. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the agency has determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared for this field release. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 35216 (June 27, 2007) (notice). This notice advises the public of the agency's Record of Decision for the Resident Canada Goose Management Final Environmental Impact Statement. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34595 (June 25, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the Mexican fruit fly regulations by removing a portion of Webb County, Texas, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from this area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34664 (June 25, 2007) (notice). An environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the agency relative to the release of a nonindigenous gall mite, Floracarus perrepae, for the biological control of Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum, in the continental United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34426 (June 22, 2007) (notice). The agency prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed field release involving a transgenic safflower line that has been genetically engineered to express, within the seeds, human proinsulin fused to an Arabidopsis oleosin molecule. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34161 (June 21, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding Cumberland County in New Jersey to the list of quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34163 (June 21, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 305 and 319). The agency amends the fruits and vegetables regulations to allowthe importation into the United States of litchi, longan, mango, mangosteen, pineapple, and rambutan from Thailand. Additionally, under this final rule, litchi and longan imported from Thailand may not be imported into or distributed to the State of Florida, due to the presence of litchi rust mite in Thailand. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 34180 (June 21, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency proposes to amend the citrus canker regulations to modify the conditions under which fruit may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. The proposed rule would eliminate the requirement that the groves in which the fruit is produced be inspected and found free of citrus canker, and instead require that fruit produced in the quarantined area be treated with a surface disinfectant treatment in a packinghouse operating under a compliance agreement and that each lot of finished fruit be inspected at the packinghouse and found free of visible symptoms of citrus canker. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 33735 (June 19, 2007) (notice). The agency has prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed field trial involving two genetically engineered strains of the bacterium Burkholderia glumae. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 33736 (June 19, 2007) (notice). The agency advises the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared for a proposed field release involving a transgenic safflower line that has been genetically engineered to express, within the seeds, a carp growth hormone fused to an Arabidopsis oleosin. The agency has completed the environmental assessment and have concluded that this field release will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 33166 (June 15, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Parts 305 and 319). The agency corrects an error in its proposed rule to amend the regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of fresh blueberries from South Africa and Uruguay under certain conditions and to allow the use of cold treatment for blueberries imported into the United States from Argentina. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 32607 (June 13, 2007) (notice). The agency prepared an environmental assessment for a proposed field release involving a Nicotiana hybrid line that has been genetically engineered to produce an antimicrobial antibody that binds to a bacterium (Streptococcus mutans) associated with tooth decay in humans. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 32165 (June 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding four varieties to the list of rust-resistant Berberis species or cultivars in the regulations. This action will allow for the interstate movement of these newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 32165 (June 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). Amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding the entire State of Iowa and two counties in New Jersey, Morris and Somerset, to the list of quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 32223 (June 12, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 354). Proposes to amend the user fee regulations by adjusting the fees charged for export certification of plants and plant products. The agency proposes to increase these user fees for fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to reflect the anticipated costs associated with providing these services during each year. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 32057 (June 11, 2007) (notice). The agency has lifted restrictions placed on Tiffany Creek Preserve in Nassau County, New York. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 30979 (June 5, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified 7 C.F.R. Part 981). APHIS is proposing to allow the importation into the continental United States of fresh blueberries from South Africa and Uruguay under certain conditions. APHIS is also proposing to allow the use of cold treatment for blueberries imported into the United States from Argentina. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 30468 (June 1, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94) The agency amends the regulations for importing animals and animal products by adding the Mexican State of Nayarit to the list of regions considered free of classical swine fever. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 30458 (June 1, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency amends the emerald ash borer regulations by adding Prince George's County, MD, to the list of areas quarantined because of emerald ash borer. As a result of this action, the interstate movement of regulated articles from that county is restricted. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 30462 (June 1, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). The agency establishes regulations to prohibit or restrict the importation of certain articles from Canada that present a risk of being infested with emerald ash borer. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 30460 (June 1, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 319). Agency amends the regulations for the importation of unmanufactured wood articles to bring the methyl bromide treatment schedule into alignment with current international phytosanitary standards. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 29294 (May 25, 2007) (notice). The agency is reopening the comment period for the supplemental environmental impact statement prepared for the Importation of Solid Wood Packing Material Final Environmental Impact Statement. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28827 (May 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). This final rule extends the comment period for the interim rule that amended the citrus canker quarantine regulations to explicitly prohibit, with limited exceptions, the interstate movement of regulated nursery stock from a quarantined area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28902 (May 23, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified 9 C.F.R. Part 1). This proposed rule extends the comment period for the notice of petition and request for comments concerning the definition of Class "B" licensee in the Animal Welfare Act regulations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28947 (May 23, 3007) (notice). APHIS advises the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared relative to the release of three insect parasitoid species for the biological control of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 28948 (May 23, 3007) (notice). Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Plum Pox Virus. An exotic plant virus, plum pox virus, has been confirmed in New York and Michigan. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 27949 (May 18, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). This final rule amends the Mexican fruit fly regulations by adding a portion of Webb County, Texas, to the existing quarantined area and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area; and by amending the definitions for core area and day degrees. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 27656 (May 16, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified 9 C.F.R. Part 149, 160, and 161). APHIS proposes to establish a voluntary Trichinae Certification Program for U.S. pork that has been produced under disease-prevention conditions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 27539 (May 16, 2007) (notice). APHIS advises the public that it has prepared an environmental assessment for confined field release of rice plants genetically engineered to express the human proteins lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum albumin. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 26711 (May 11, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. part 319). The agency is staying a portion of the amended regulations for 30 days from the effective date of a recently published final rule amending the cut flowers regulations to establish specific requirements for the importation of cut flowers that are hosts of chrysanthemum white rust from countries where the disease is known to occur. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 18620 (April 9, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine infectious anemia. View this document.

72 Fed Reg. 18621 (April 9, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the commercial transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 17814 (April 10, 2007) (notice). APHIS is notifying the public of its receipt of a petition for rulemaking, and is soliciting public comment on that petition. The petition requests that APHIS replace the definition of Class "B" licensee in the Animal Welfare Act regulations with four new categories of licensees: Pet distributor, exhibitor animal distributor, laboratory animal distributor, and other distributor. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 17476 (April 9, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the export of animal products from the United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 14649 (March 29, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 340). This notice describes the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's policy for responding to low-levels of regulated genetically engineered plant materials which may occur in commercial seeds or grain. This notice is intended to provide clarification for the public and developers of genetically engineered plants on APHIS' response to such situations. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 14235 (March 27, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). APHIS is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations by adding the Cities of Roanoke and Salem and the Counties of Craig, Giles, and Roanoke in Virginia to the list of generally infested areas based on the detection of infestations of gypsy moth in those areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 13428 (March 22, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 78). APHIS is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of cattle by changing the classification of Wyoming from Class A to Class Free. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 12753 (March 19, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for a voluntary control program for the H5/H7 subtypes of low pathogenic avian influenza in poultry and the payment of indemnity for costs associated with eradication of the disease. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 12754 (March 19, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for blood and tissue collection at slaughtering and rendering establishments to enhance animal disease surveillance. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 12755 (March 19, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection related to the export of animals and animal products from the United States. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 11823 (March 13, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity for collection of species data by State as part of the National Animal Identification System. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 10902 (March 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Parts 305 and 319). The agency is amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of mangoes from India under certain conditions. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 10593 (March 9, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Karnal bunt regulations to remove certain areas or fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona, and Archer, Baylor, Knox, McCulloch, San Saba, Throckmorton, and Young Counties, Texas, from the list of regulated areas based on our determination that those fields or areas meet our criteria for release from regulation. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 10630 (March 9, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity for Tribal participants in premises registration for the National Animal Identification System. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 10631 (March 9, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection for Plant Protection and Quarantine Customer Satisfaction Surveys. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8959 (February 28, 2007) (notice). The agency is advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for confined field plantings of rice plants genetically engineered to express the human proteins lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum albumin. This environmental assessment is available for public review and comment. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8960 (February 28, 2007) (notice). This is a notice to inform interested stakeholders of upcoming public meetings to discuss the implementation of private/State animal identification number device distribution databases for the animal identification component of the National Animal Identification System, which is a voluntary program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8585 (February 27, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is amending the Phytophthora ramorum regulations to establish restrictions on the interstate movement of nursery stock from nurseries in nonquarantined areas in California, Oregon, and Washington. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8634 (February 27, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 161). The agency is proposing four changes related to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 1, 2006, that would amend the regulations regarding the National Veterinary Accreditation Program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8261 (February 26, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Parts 319 and 354). The agency is further delaying the effective date of amendments to the foreign quarantine and user fee regulations. The amendments remove the exemptions from inspection for imported fruits and vegetables grown in Canada and the exemptions from user feeds for commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft, and international air passengers entering the United States from Canada. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 8087 (February 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Parts 305 and 318). The agency is amending the regulations to remove vapor heat treatment as an approved treatment for bell pepper, eggplant, Italian squash, and tomato moved interstate from Hawaii. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7923 (February 22, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is amending the list of regulated areas in the witchweed quarantine and regulations by adding or removing areas in North Carolina and South Carolina. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7934 (February 22, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94). The agency is correcting an error in the proposed rule to amend the regulations for importing animals and animal products by adding the Mexican State of Nayarit to the list of regions considered free of classical swine fever (CSF). View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7952 (February 22, 2007) (notice). The agency is reopening the comment period for a draft environmental assessment prepared with respect to a petition from Syngenta Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn rootworm-resistant corn derived from a transformation event designated as MIR604. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7594 (February 16, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection in support of the Animal Welfare Act regulations for inspection, licensing, and procurement of animals. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7595 (February 16, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity associated with the Agency's Animal Care program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7596 (February 16, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate an information collection associated with the Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 7597 (February 16, 2007) (notice). This notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to initiate a new information collection activity associated with the Agency's Animal Care program. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 6433 (February 12, 2007) (interim rule) (to be codified as 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The agency is amending the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding the entire State of Iowa and two counties, Morris and Somerset, in New Jersey to the list of quarantined areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 6490 (February 12, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified as 9 C.F.R. Parts 92, 93, 94, and 98). The agency is proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of animals and animal products to add the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to the region of the European Union that we recognize as low risk for classical swine fever (CSF). APHIS also proposes to add the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to the list of regions considered free from swine vesicular disease (SVD) and to add Latvia and Lithuania to the list of regions considered free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and rinderpest. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 5261 (February 5, 2007) (notice). The agency is advising the public that it has received a petition from Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for soybean designated as MON 89788, which has been genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 4945 (February 2, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified 7 C.F.R. Part 301). This rule amended the emerald ash borer regulations by adding areas in Michigan to the list of areas quarantined because of emerald ash borer. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 4680 (February 1, 2007) (notice). The agency is advising the public that it is making available for review and comment three documents related to the National Animal Identification System: A Draft User Guide, a Program Standards and Technical Reference document, and a technical specification document for the animal tracking databases. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 4463 (January 31, 2007) (proposed rule). The agency is proposing to amend regulations for importing animals and animal products by adding the Mexican State of Nayarit to the list of regions considered free of classical swine fever. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 4467 (January 31, 2007) (proposed rule). The agency is proposing to amend the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulation concerning testing for avian lymphoid leucosis in veterinary biologics. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 4470 (January 31, 2007) (proposed rule). The agency is proposing to amend the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations for certain live bacterial and viral vaccines by removing the requirement to retest the Master Seeds for immunogenicity 3 years after the initial qualifying immunogenicity test. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 3916 (January 26, 2007) (final rule; correction) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). In rule document E7-801 beginning on page 2597 in the issue of Monday, January 22, 2007 APHIS makes the following correction: On page 2597, in the first column, under the DATES heading, in the second line "January 22, 2006" should read "January 22, 2007". View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 2597 (January 23, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the Oriental fruit fly regulations by adding the Santa Ana area of Orange County, California, to the list of quarantined areas and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. In addition, APHIS is removing a portion of San Bernardino County, California, from the list of quarantined areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1912 (January 17, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding counties in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio to the list of quarantined areas and by designating the States of Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, in their entirety, as quarantined areas based on their decision not to enforce intrastate movement restrictions. View this document.

72 Fed Reg. 1415 (January 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2006, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection amended the citrus canker regulations to list the entire State of Florida as a quarantined area for citrus canker and to amend the requirements for the movement of regulated articles from Florida now that the eradication of citrus canker in Florida is no longer being carried out as an objective. APHIS also amended the regulations to allow regulated articles that would not otherwise be eligible for interstate movement to be moved to a port for immediate export. In this amendment, APHIS is clarifying that, if citrus canker is found in any grove during the preharvest inspection or afterward, fruit from that grove will be ineligible to move interstate for that entire shipping season. View this document.

72 Fed Reg. 1416 (January 12, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 145 and 147). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the National Poultry Improvement Plan and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified sampling and testing procedures for Plan participants and participating flocks. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1135 (January 10, 2007) (final rule) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. Part 301). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Mediterranean fruit fly regulations by removing portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Santa Clara Counties, California, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1192 (January 10, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 91). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the livestock exportation regulations to eliminate the requirement for pre-export tuberculosis and brucellosis testing of certain cattle being exported to countries that do not require such testing. This action would facilitate the exportation of certain cattle by eliminating the need to conduct pre- export tuberculosis and brucellosis testing when the receiving country does not require such testing. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1212 (January 10, 2007) (notice). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public that it has received a petition from Syngenta Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn rootworm-resistant corn derived from a transformation event designated as MIR604. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 1102 (January 9, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Parts 93, 94, 95, and 96). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the regulations regarding the importation of animals and animal products to establish conditions for the importation of the following commodities from regions that present a minimal risk of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) into the United States: Live bovines for any use born on or after a date determined by APHIS to be the date of effective enforcement of a ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban in the region of export; blood and blood products derived from bovines; and casings and part of the small intestine derived from bovines. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 475 (January 5, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 945). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the regulations to add that portion of the Patagonia region of Argentina located south of latitude 42[deg] south (Patagonia South) to the list of regions considered free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 471 (January 5, 2007) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 9 C.F.R. Part 94). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the regulations for importing animal products to allow the importation of uncooked pork and pork products from regions where classical swine fever (CSF) is considered to exist if the uncooked pork and pork products originate in a region free of CSF and meet certain other conditions with respect to processing and shipping. View this document.

72 Fed. Reg. 525 (January 5, 2007) (notice). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is extending the submission period for our notice that requests information from interested persons regarding potential sites for the production of sterile fr