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USDA/APHIS

RIN: 0579-AB91

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Boll Weevil; Quarantine and Regulations
Abstract: This action will establish domestic boll weevil regulations that will restrict the interstate movement of regulated articles within regulated areas and from regulated areas into or through nonregulated areas in commercial cotton producing States. The regulations will help prevent the artificial spread of boll weevil into noninfested areas of the United States and the reinfestation of areas from which the boll weevil has been eradicated.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 301
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772 7 USC 7781 to 7786

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/31/2006	71 FR 63707
NPRM Comment Period End	01/02/2007
NPRM Comment Period Extended	12/20/2006	71 FR 76224
NPRM Comment Period End	02/01/2007
Final Action	12/00/2009

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: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: William Grefenstette National Coordinator, Boll Weevil Eradication Program, PPQ Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road, Unit 138, Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone:301 734-8676