[USCC] Fwd: Nursery Stock – Phytophthora ramorum Quarantine Areas

[Jim McNelly]

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>*   Nursery Stock – Phytophthora ramorum 
>Quarantine Areas - The USDA Animal and Plant 
>Health Inspection Service has issued an Interim 
>Rule which amends its regulations to " ... 
>establish restrictions on the interstate 
>movement of nursery stock from nurseries in 
>nonquarantined areas in California, Oregon, and 
>Washington. We are also amending the regulations 
>to update conditions for the movement of 
>regulated articles of nursery stock from 
>quarantined areas, to add restrictions on the 
>movement of decorative trees without roots from 
>quarantined areas, as well as to restrict the 
>interstate movement of all other nursery stock 
>from nurseries in quarantined areas. We are also 
>updating the list of plants regulated because of 
>P. ramorum and the list of areas that are 
>quarantined for P. ramorum, and making other 
>miscellaneous amendments to the regulations. 
>These actions are necessary to prevent the 
>spread of P. ramorum to noninfested areas of the 
>United States ..." - The interim rule took 
>effect on February 27, 2007 upon which public 
>comments are due to APHIS by April 30, 2007 - 
>APHIS Contact: Jonathan Jones, National 
>Phytophthora ramorum Program Manager, Pest 
>Detection and Management Programs, PPQ at 301 
>734 8247 - APHIS February 27 Federal Register: 
><http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-892.htm>http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-892.htm 
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