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Washington, DC
July 8, 2003
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is
proposing several changes to its domestic Karnal bunt
regulations following an extensive review.
The proposed changes include the following: clarifying APHIS'
method for determining a Karnal bunt outbreak and the
circumstances under which an area would be regulated or
deregulated; modifying the restrictions surrounding the planting
of wheat, durum wheat and triticale seed originating in
regulated areas; modifying cleaning and disinfection
requirements for certain equipment and storage facilities;
providing for the disposal of chemically treated, spore-positive
seed and adding requirements for treatment of positive host
material and associated articles.
These proposed changes would improve the clarity and
effectiveness of the regulations, thus helping to prevent the
spread of Karnal bunt within the United States.
Notice of this action is published in the July 8 Federal
Register. APHIS documents published in the Federal Register and
related information, including the names of organizations and
individuals who have commented on APHIS dockets, are available
on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
Consideration will be given to comments received on before Sept.
8. Comments may be submitted by post mail, commercial delivery
or by e-mail. Send an original and three copies of postal or
commercial delivery comments to Docket No. 02-056-1, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River
Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, Md. 20737-1238. If you use e-mail,
address your comments to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Comments must be contained in
the body of the message; do not send attached files. Please
include your name and address in the message and use "Docket No.
02-056-1" on the subject line.
Comments may be reviewed at USDA, Room 1141, South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.,
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Persons wishing to review comments are requested to
call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to facilitate entry into the
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