APS REGULATORY ALERT

EPA extending comment period for producers of plant-incorporated protectants; APHIS is adding four varieties of Berberis species to to the list of black stem rust-resistant species
Date: June 14, 2007

EPA is extending the comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) document concerning potential revisions to current production regulations for producers of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2007. This document extends the comment period for an additional 30 days. Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2007. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-23/p9847.htm

The black stem rust quarantine and regulations quarantine the contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia and govern the interstate movement of certain plants of the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia, known as barberry plants. APHIS is adding four varieties of Berberis species to to the list of rust-resistant species, which will allow for the interstate movement of these newly developed varieties without unnecessary restrictions. Comments due on or before July 12, 2007. Federal Register: June 12, 2007. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-11275.htm