0579-AE30 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Phytophthora Ramorum; Regulated Areas, Regulated Establishments, and Testing Protocols

This rulemaking would amend the Phytophthora ramorum regulations to remove regulated areas for Phytophthora ramorum from the regulations, as well as all regulatory requirements specific to such areas. The rule would also amend the regulations to revise inspection and sampling requirements for certain nurseries that are in areas quarantined for Phytophthora ramorum and that ship regulated nursery stock interstate. It would change the nature of the inspection and sampling requirements to have them take into consideration additional potential sources of Phytophthora ramorum inoculum at the nurseries. Finally, it would establish conditions under which we will regulate nurseries that are located outside of the quarantined areas for Phytophthora ramorum, if sources of Phytophthora ramorum inoculum are detected at those nurseries and the nurseries ship certain articles interstate.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 7 CFR 301 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786 No NPRM 06/00/2018 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No Federal State No No No Karen Maguylo National Policy Manager, Pest Management, PPQ 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 851-3128 4700 River Road, Riverdale MD 20737-1238