Black Stem Rust; Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

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identifier: "/us/fr/E7-14722"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Black Stem Rust; Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "E7-14722"
section_name: "Black Stem Rust; Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties"
positive_law: false
currency: "2007-07-31"
last_updated: "2007-07-31"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Agriculture Department"
document_number: "E7-14722"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2007-07-31"
agencies:
  - "Agriculture Department"
  - "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service"
cfr_references:
  - "7 CFR Part 301"
fr_citation: "72 FR 41611"
fr_volume: 72
docket_ids:
  - "Docket No. APHIS-2007-0072"
effective_date: "2007-08-13"
fr_action: "Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date."
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#  Black Stem Rust; Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

**AGENCY:**

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION:**

Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

**SUMMARY:**

On June 12, 2007, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a direct final rule. (See 72 FR 32165-32167.) The direct final rule notified the public of our intention to amend the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding four varieties to the list of rust-resistant *Berberis* species or cultivars in the regulations. We did not receive any written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse comments in response to the direct final rule.

**DATES:**

*Effective Date:* The effective date of the direct final rule is confirmed as August 13, 2007.

**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.

**Authority:**

7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of July 2007.

Kevin Shea,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.