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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. 04-118-1]
Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the Karnal bunt regulations to make changes to
the list of areas or fields regulated because of Karnal bunt, a fungal
disease of wheat. We are adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and
Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated
areas either because they were found during surveys to contain a bunted
wheat kernel, or because they are within the 3-mile-wide buffer zone
around fields or areas affected with Karnal bunt. We are also removing
certain areas or fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and
Imperial County, CA, from the list of regulated areas based on our
determination that those fields or areas meet our criteria for release
from regulation. These actions are necessary to prevent the spread of
Karnal bunt to noninfected areas of the United States and to relieve
restrictions on certain areas that are no longer necessary.
DATES: This interim rule is effective March 28, 2005. We will consider
all comments that we receive on or before May 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
EDOCKET: Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this
document.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 04-118-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. 04-118-1.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for locating this
docket and submitting comments.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related information on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Vedpal Malik, Agriculturalist,
Invasive Species and Pest Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6774.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum
wheat (Triticum durum), and triticale (Triticum aestivum X Secale
cereale), a hybrid of wheat and rye. Karnal bunt is caused by the smut
fungus Tilletia indica (Mitra) Mundkur and is spread primarily through
the movement of infected seed. Some countries in the international
wheat market regulate Karnal bunt as a fungal disease requiring
quarantine; therefore, without measures taken by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of
Agriculture, to prevent its spread, the presence of Karnal bunt in the
United States could have significant consequences with regard to the
export of wheat to international markets.
Upon detection of Karnal bunt in Arizona in March of 1996, Federal
quarantine and emergency actions were imposed to prevent the interstate
spread of the disease to other wheat producing areas in the United
States. The quarantine continues in effect, although it has since been
modified, both in terms of its physical boundaries and in terms of its
restrictions on the production and movement of regulated articles from
regulated areas. The regulations regarding Karnal bunt are set forth in
7 CFR 301.89-1 through 301.89-16 (referred to below as the
regulations).
The regulations in Sec. 301.89-3(e) provide that we will classify
a field or area as a regulated area when it is:
A field planted with seed from a lot found to contain a
bunted wheat kernel;
A distinct definable area that contains at least one field
that was found during survey to contain a bunted wheat kernel. The
distinct definable area may include an area where Karnal bunt is not
known to exist but where intensive surveys are required because of the
areas's proximity to a field found during survey to contain a bunted
kernel; or
A distinct definable area that contains at least one field
that has been determined to be associated with grain at a handling
facility containing a bunted kernel of a host crop. The distinct
definable area may include an area where Karnal bunt is not known to
exist but where intensive surveys are required because of the area's
proximity to the field associated with the bunted kernel at the
handling facility.
The boundaries of distinct definable areas are determined using the
criteria in paragraphs (b) through (d) of Sec. 301.89-3, which provide
for the regulation of less than an entire State, the inclusion of
noninfected acreage in a regulated area, and the temporary designation
of nonregulated areas as regulated areas. Paragraph (c) of Sec.
301.89-3 states that the Administrator may include noninfected acreage
within a regulated area due to its proximity to an infestation or
inseparability from the infected locality for regulatory purposes, as
determined by:
Projections of the spread of Karnal bunt along the
periphery of the infestation;
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The availability of natural habitats and host materials
within the noninfected acreage that are suitable for establishment and
survival of Karnal bunt; and
The necessity of including noninfected acreage within the
regulated area in order to establish readily identifiable boundaries.
When we include noninfected acreage in a regulated area for one or
more of the reasons previously listed, the noninfected acreage, along
with the rest of the acreage in the regulated area, is intensively
surveyed. Negative results from surveys of the noninfected acreage
provide assurance that all infected acreage is within the regulated
area. In effect, the noninfected acreage serves as a buffer zone
between fields or areas affected with Karnal bunt and areas outside of
the regulated area.
Under the regulations in Sec. 301.89-3(f), a field known to have
been infected with Karnal bunt, as well as any non-infected acreage
surrounding the field, will be released from regulation if:
The field is no longer being used for crop production; or
Each year for a period of 5 consecutive years, the field
is subjected to any one of the following management practices (the
practice used may vary from year to year): (1) Planted with a
cultivated non-host crop, (2) tilled once annually, or (3) planted with
a host crop that tests negative, through the absence of bunted kernels,
for Karnal bunt.
The regulations in Sec. 301.89-3(g) describe the boundaries of the
regulated areas in Arizona, California, and Texas. In this interim
rule, we are amending Sec. 301.89-3(g) by removing certain areas or
fields in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial County, CA,
from the list of regulated areas, based on our determination that these
fields or areas are eligible for release from regulation under the
criteria in Sec. 301.89-3(f). This action relieves restrictions on
fields within those areas that are no longer warranted.
We are also adding certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal
Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated areas
either because the fields within those areas were found during
detection and delineating surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or
because the fields within those areas fall within the 3-mile-wide
buffer zone around fields affected with Karnal bunt. This action is
necessary in order to help prevent the spread of Karnal bunt into
noninfected areas of the United States.
Arizona
The list of regulated areas in Arizona includes individual fields
and other distinct, definable areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal
Counties. In this interim rule, we are removing 1,912 acres (77 fields)
in Pinal County and 11,520 acres (63 fields) in Maricopa County from
the list of regulated areas. We are taking this action based upon our
determination that the fields or areas have met one or more of the
criteria in Sec. 301.89-3(f) of the regulations.
We are also adding new regulated areas in LaPaz, Maricopa, and
Pinal Counties, AZ, due to the detection of bunted wheat kernels there
or the application of the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields
affected with Karnal bunt. These additional areas in La Paz, Maricopa,
and Pinal Counties involve approximately 278,453 acres (6,343 fields).
California
The list of regulated areas in California includes areas in
Imperial and Riverside Counties. In this interim rule, we are removing
3,241 acres (85 fields) in eastern Riverside County, and 4,470 acres
(95 fields) in Imperial County. We are taking this action based upon
our determination that the fields or areas have met one or more of the
criteria in Sec. 301.89-3(f). With this action, there are no longer
any regulated areas in Imperial County.
We are also adding new regulated areas in Riverside County, CA, due
to the detection of bunted wheat kernels there or the application of
the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields affected with Karnal bunt.
These additional regulated areas in Riverside County involve
approximately 10,262 acres (186 fields).
Immediate Action
Immediate action is necessary to help prevent Karnal bunt from
spreading to noninfected areas of the United States. This rule will
also relieve restrictions on certain fields or areas that are no longer
warranted. Under these circumstances, the Administrator has determined
that prior notice and opportunity for public comment are contrary to
the public interest and that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553 for
making this action effective less than 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register.
We will consider comments we receive during the comment period for
this interim rule (see DATES above). After the comment period closes,
we will publish another document in the Federal Register. The document
will include a discussion of any comments we receive and any amendments
we are making to the rule.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For this
action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review under
Executive Order 12866.
We are removing certain fields in Arizona and California from the
list of regulated areas. The areas to be deregulated are located in
Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial and Riverside Counties,
CA. These fields are being deregulated based on our determination that
they have met the criteria in Sec. 301.89-3(f) for being released from
regulation.
Additionally, we are adding certain fields in La Paz, Maricopa, and
Pinal Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, to the list of regulated
areas. These areas are being added because they were found during
surveys to contain a bunted wheat kernel, or because they are within
the 3-mile-wide buffer zone around fields or areas affected with Karnal
bunt.
Deregulating certain areas in Arizona and California will benefit
producers in these areas who wish to produce host crops in the future.
Deregulation will allow producers to move wheat grain and seed with no
restrictions. Prior to this rule, any wheat, durum wheat, or triticale
grown in those fields could be moved into or through a non-regulated
area without restriction only if it first tested negative for bunted
kernels. In addition, any wheat, durum wheat, or triticale grown in
those fields could not be used as seed within or outside a regulated
area unless it was tested and found free of bunted kernels and spores.
Thus, deregulation allows for freer movement of grain and seed in those
areas that are affected by this aspect of the interim rule.
The impact of this rule on individual producers is not likely to be
significant. The elimination of restrictions will increase marketing
opportunities for producers, with impacts on prices those producers may
set for their wheat, durum wheat, or triticale. Producers whose fields
are deregulated may enjoy increased market opportunities for any wheat,
durum wheat, or triticale they grow in the future (e.g. the
availability of export markets). They may also receive a higher
commodity price for their wheat, durum wheat, or triticale, although
any price changes would most likely be small. This is due in part to
the perceived notion that wheat produced in a regulated area is of
lower quality. Deregulation may remove this stigma.
Despite the increased ability to move grain and seed, as well as a
potential
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increase in the price received for wheat, the benefits to individual
producers are not likely to be significant. There are several reasons
for this. First, grain in regulated areas is tested for Karnal bunt at
no charge to the producer. Thus, removing this testing requirement does
not translate into a cost savings for producers, but merely eliminates
an inconvenience. Second, little to no wheat seed will be grown in the
affected areas of Maricopa and Pinal Counties, AZ, and Imperial and
Riverside Counties, CA. In 2003, seed demand accounted for
approximately 5.2 percent of total domestic wheat production. Given
such a small percentage and the small size of the area in question
relative to other wheat producing regions, it is not expected that this
region will grow a significant amount of wheat for seed. Thus, the
benefits associated with removing restrictions on the movement of seed
are expected to be minimal in this area. Finally, as mentioned
previously, the areas affected by the rule are very small players in
the overall wheat market. In 2003, Maricopa and Pinal Counties
accounted for only 0.07 and 0.14 percent of total U.S. wheat
production, respectively, while Imperial and Riverside Counties
accounted for 0.22 percent and 0.05 percent, respectively, of total
production. Therefore, deregulation of these areas would not influence
the price of wheat to a significant degree if at all.
Regulation of certain areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal
Counties, AZ, and Riverside County, CA, is also unlikely to have a
profound effect on individual producers. In this case, producers will
still be allowed to transport and market their grain in non-regulated
areas if it tests negative for bunted kernels. As stated above, this
cost is borne by the government and not by individual producers, so
producers are only affected by the inconvenience of testing. Further,
little or no wheat seed is expected to be produced in these areas, so
the restrictions on seed movement should be negligible. Finally,
although producers may see a more limited market for their product and
face lower prices, the influence of this wheat producing area is small.
In 2003, the counties mentioned above together accounted for only 0.3
percent of total U.S. wheat production. Thus, any price changes would
be very small.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires that agencies consider the
economic impact of rule changes on small businesses, organizations, and
governmental jurisdictions. Those most likely affected by this interim
rule are producers whose fields have been added to the list of
regulated areas. Additionally, those farmers whose fields have been
removed from the list of regulated areas and plan to grow wheat in the
future will also be affected. The number of producers likely to be
affected by this interim rule is not expected to be large. Also, it is
not expected that the interim rule will have a significant impact on
the affected producers. The reasons for this are presented in the
preceding paragraphs.
Producers affected by the interim rule are likely to be small in
size based on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) standards
for wheat farmers, with supporting data from the 2002 Census of
Agriculture (2002 Census), which is the most recent census available.
The SBA classifies wheat producers with total annual sales of not more
than $750,000 as small entities. According to 2002 Census data, there
were a total of 7,294 farms in Arizona in 2002. Of this number, 91
percent had annual sales in 2002 of less than $500,000, which is well
below the SBA's small entity threshold of $750,000 for wheat farms. The
percentage of farms with annual sales of less than $500,000 in
California out of a total of 79,631 farms was 90 percent. Therefore,
these findings, in conjunction with those above, demonstrate that
although most of the entities impacted by the rule are expected to be
small, the impact on those entities is not expected to be significant.
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372,
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials. (See 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.)
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and
regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no
retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This interim rule contains no information collection or
recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301
Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
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Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 301 as follows:
PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES
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1. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Section 301.75-15 also issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L.
106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 also
issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7
U.S.C. 1421 note).
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2. In Sec. 301.89-3, paragraph (g) is amended as follows:
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a. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' by revising the entry for La Paz
County to read as set forth below.
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b. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' in the entry for Maricopa County, by
revising paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) to read as set forth below.
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c. Under the heading ``Arizona,'' by revising the entry for Pinal
County to read as set forth below.
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d. Under the heading ``California,'' by removing the entry for Imperial
County and revising the entry for Riverside County to read as set forth
below.
Sec. 301.89-3 Regulated areas.
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(g) * * *
ARIZONA
La Paz County. Beginning at the northeast corner of sec. 19, T.
8 N., R. 20 W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 31, T. 7
N., R. 20 W.; then west to the northeast corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N.,
R. 21 W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N., R.
21 W.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 21
W.; then south to the southeast corner of sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 21
W., then west to the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 22 W.;
then north to the northwest corner of sec. 24, T. 7 N., R. 22 W.;
then east to the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 7 N., R. 22 W.;
then north to the point of intersection with the Colorado River;
then northeast along the Colorado River to its intersection with the
northern boundary of sec. 16, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 21 W.; then east to the
point of beginning.
Maricopa County. (1) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec.
20, T. 1S., R. 2 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 24,
T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 24, T.
1 S., R. 1 E.; then west
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to the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to
the northwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R.1 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 1 W.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1 S., R. 1 W.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 2 W.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 3 W.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 3 W.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 5 W.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 14, T. 1 N., R. 5 W.; then east to the
southwest corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R, 2 W.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 1 N., R, 2 W.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 28, T. 2 N., R 2 W.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 2 W.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 3 N., R. 2 W.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 1 W.; then south to the
northwest corner of sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the
northeast corner of sec. 29, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 27, 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 35, T. 3N., R. 1E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E.; then south to the
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 1 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the
northwest corner of sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then south to the
southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 2 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.; then south to the
point of beginning.
(2) Beginning at the intersection of the Maricopa/Pinal County
line and the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then
west along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the southwest corner of
sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the southeast corner of
sec. 25, T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec.
25, T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then north to the southwest corner of sec. 13,
T. 2 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 15, T. 2
S., R. 4 E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 2 S.,
R. 4 E., then east to the southwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 4
E.; then north to the northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 4 E.;
then east to the northeast corner of sec. 33, T. 1 S., R. 5 E.; then
north to the northwest corner of sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 5 E.; then
east to the northeast corner of sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then
north to the northwest corner of sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then east
to the southwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then north to
the northwest corner of sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 6 E; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 6 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 7, T. 1S., R. 7E.; then south to the
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 7 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 36, T. 1 S, R. 7 E. and the Maricopa/Pinal
County line; then south along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the
point of beginning.
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(4) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 N., R. 5
E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.;
then north to the northwest corner of sec. 7, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; then
east to the northeast corner of sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 5 E.; then
south to the point of beginning.
Pinal County: (1) Beginning at the intersection of the Maricopa/
Pinal County line and the northwest corner of sec. 31, T. 1 S., R. 8
E.; then east to the northeast corner of sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 8 E.;
then south to the northwest corner of sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then
east to the northeast corner of sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., then south
to the southeast corner of sec. 16, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then east to
the northeast corner of sec. 22, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the
southeast corner of sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 4, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 8, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 8, T. 3 S., R. 8 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 7 E.; then north to the
southeast corner of sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 7 E.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 6 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 5, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 5, T. 4 S., R. 6 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 5 E.; then north to the
northwest corner of sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 5 E. and the intersection of
the Maricopa/Pinal County line; then east along the Maricopa/Pinal
County line to the southeast corner of sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.;
then north along the Maricopa/Pinal County line to the point of
beginning.
(2) Beginning at the southeast corner of sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 4
E.; then west to the southwest corner of sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.;
then south to the southeast corner of sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.;
then west to the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then
south to the southeast corner of sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then
west to the southwest corner of sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 3 E.; then
north to the southeast corner of sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 2 E.; then
west to the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 2 E.; then
north to the southwest corner of sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 2 E.; then
west to the southwest corner of sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 2 E.; then
north to the northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then
east to the northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then
north to the northwest corner of sec. 25, T. 4 S., R. 2 E.; then
east to the southwest corner of sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then
north to the northwest corner of sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then
east to the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 3 E.; then
south to the northeast corner of sec. 25, T. 4S., R. 3E.; then east
to the northeast corner of sec. 28, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then south to
the northwest corner of sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
northwest corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then east to the
northeast corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 12, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 24, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the
southwest corner of sec. 24, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
northeast corner of sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the
northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 37, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then west to the
northwest corner of sec. 50, T. 5 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
southeast corner of sec. 49, T. 6 S., R. 4 E.: then west to the
northeast corner of sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 4 E.; then south to the
point of beginning.
(3) The following individual fields in Pinal County are
regulated areas: 309021804, 309042601, 309050104, 309050109,
309050122, 309050209.
CALIFORNIA
Riverside County. That portion of Riverside County known as the
Palo Verde Valley (in part) bounded by a line drawn as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Neighbours Boulevard and West
Hobson Way; then east on West Hobson Way to Arrowhead Boulevard;
then north on Arrowhead Boulevard to West 11th Avenue; then east on
West 11th Avenue to Defrain Boulevard; then north on Defrain
Boulevard to 10th Avenue; then east on 10th Avenue to the southern
boundary line of secs. 23 and 24, T. 6 S., R. 23 E.; then east along
that boundary line to the California/Arizona State line; then south
along the State line to the southern boundary line of secs. 25, 26,
and 27, T. 8 S., R. 22 E.; then west along that boundary line to
36th Avenue; then west on 36th Avenue to Stephenson Boulevard; then
north on Stephenson Boulevard to 34th Avenue; then west on 34th
Avenue to Keim Boulevard; then north along an imaginary line to the
intersection of 28th Avenue and Keim Boulevard; then north on Keim
Boulevard to its northernmost point; then from that point northeast
along an imaginary line to the intersection of Stephenson Boulevard
and West 14th Avenue; then east along West 14th Avenue to Neighbours
Boulevard; then north on Neighbours Boulevard to the point of
beginning.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of March 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6029 Filed 3-25-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P