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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AC85 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate Movement Regulations 
Abstract: This rulemaking will establish regulations that designate the State of Florida and one parish in Louisiana as quarantined areas for citrus greening, and Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, 8 parishes in Louisiana, and 32 counties in Texas as quarantined areas for Asian citrus psyllid, a vector of a bacterium that causes citrus greening. It would also establish restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined areas, as well as treatments under which Asian citrus psyllid host material may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. These actions follow the discovery of citrus greening and/or Asian citrus psyllid in the quarantined areas, and are necessary in order to prevent the spread of the disease and its vector to noninfested areas of the United States. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 301    7 CFR 305   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772    7 USC 7781 to 7786    21 USC 136 and 136a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/00/2009    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/00/2009    
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Stephen Poe
Senior Operations Officer, Emergency and Domestic Programs, PPQ
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Unit 134, 4700 River Road, Unit 137,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Phone:301 734-4387