WAIS Document Retrieval[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR301] [Page 51-55] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 301_DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES--Table of Contents Subpart_Emerald Ash Borer Source: 68 FR 59088, Oct. 8, 2003, unless otherwise noted. Sec.301.53-1 Definitions. Administrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or any individual authorized to act for the Administrator. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Certificate. A document that is issued for a regulated article by an inspector or by a person operating under a compliance agreement and that represents that such article is eligible for interstate movement in accordance with Sec.301.53-5(a). Compliance agreement. A written agreement between APHIS and a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles that are moved interstate, in which the person agrees to comply with the provisions of this subpart and any conditions imposed under this subpart. Emerald ash borer. The insect known as emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis [Coleoptera: Buprestidae]) in any stage of development. Infestation. The presence of the emerald ash borer or the existence of circumstances that make it reasonable to believe that the ash borer is present. Inspector. Any employee of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or other individual authorized by the Administrator to enforce the provisions of this subpart. Interstate. From any State into or through any other State. Limited permit. A document in which an inspector or a person operating under a compliance agreement affirms that the regulated article not eligible for a certificate is eligible for interstate movement only to a specified destination and in accordance with conditions specified on the permit. Moved (movement, move). Shipped, offered for shipment, received for transportation, transported, carried, or allowed to be moved, shipped, transported, or carried. Person. Any association, company, corporation, firm, individual, joint stock company, partnership, society, or any other legal entity. Quarantined area. Any State, or any portion of a State, listed in Sec.301.53-3(c) or otherwise designated as a quarantined area in accordance with Sec.301.53-3(b). Regulated article. Any article listed in Sec.301.53-2(a) or otherwise designated as a regulated article in accordance with Sec. 301.53-2(b). State. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any State, territory, or possession of the United States. Sec.301.53-2 Regulated articles. The following are regulated articles: (a) The emerald ash borer; firewood of all hardwood (non-coniferous) species; nursery stock, green lumber, and other material living, dead, cut, or fallen, including logs, stumps, roots, branches, and composted and uncomposted chips of the genus Fraxinus. (b) Any other article, product, or means of conveyance not listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be designated as a regulated article if an inspector determines that it presents a risk of spreading emerald ash borer and notifies the person in possession of the article, product, or means of conveyance that it is subject to the restrictions of the regulations. [68 FR 59088, Oct. 8, 2003, as amended at 70 FR 252, Jan. 4, 2005] Sec.301.53-3 Quarantined areas. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the Administrator will list as a quarantined area in paragraph (c) of this section each State or each portion of a State in which the emerald ash borer has been found by an inspector, in which the Administrator has reason to believe that the emerald ash borer is present, or that the Administrator considers necessary to regulate because of its inseparability for quarantine enforcement purposes from localities where emerald ash borer has been found. Less than an entire State will be designated [[Page 52]] as a quarantined area only if the Administrator determines that: (1) The State has adopted and is enforcing restrictions on the intrastate movement of regulated articles that are equivalent to those imposed by this subpart on the interstate movement of regulated articles; and (2) The designation of less than an entire State as a quarantined area will be adequate to prevent the artificial interstate spread of the emerald ash borer. (b) The Administrator or an inspector may temporarily designate any nonquarantined area as a quarantined area in accordance with the criteria specified in paragraph (a) of this section. The Administrator will give written notice of this designation to the owner or person in possession of the nonquarantined area, or, in the case of publicly owned land, to the person responsible for the management of the nonquarantined area. Thereafter, the interstate movement of any regulated article from an area temporarily designated as a quarantined area is subject to this subpart. As soon as practicable, this area either will be added to the list of designated quarantined areas in paragraph (c) of this section, or the Administrator will terminate the designation. The owner or person in possession of, or, in the case of publicly owned land, the person responsible for the management of, an area for which the designation is terminated will be given written notice of the termination as soon as practicable. (c) The following areas are designated as quarantined areas: Indiana Adams County. The entire county. Hamilton County. The entire county. Huntington County. The entire county. LaGrange County. The entire county. Marion County. The entire county. Randolph County. The entire county. Steuben County. The entire county. Michigan Upper Peninsula: Chippewa County. Brimley area. That portion of the county bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Michigan Route 28 and Crawford Street; then north on Crawford Street to Irish Line Road; then north on Irish Line Road to its end and continuing north along an imaginary line to the Bay Mills/Superior Township line; then north and east along the Bay Mills/Superior Township line to the Lake Superior shoreline; then east along the Lake Superior shoreline to the Bay Mills/Soo Township line; then south on the Bay Mills/Soo Township line to the intersection of the Dafter and Superior Township lines at 6 Mile Road; then south along the Dafter/Superior Township line to Forrest Road; then south on Forrest Road to Michigan Route 28; then west on Michigan Route 28 to the point of beginning. [Note: This quarantined area includes tribal land of the Bay Mills Indian Community. Movement of regulated articles on those lands is subject to tribal jurisdiction.] Lower Peninsula: All counties, in their entirety (i.e., Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw Sanilac, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Wexford Counties). Ohio Auglaize County. Duchouquet Township. Defiance County. The entire county. Delaware County. Delaware Township, Orange Township. Erie County. The entire county, excluding Kelleys Island. Fulton County. The entire county. Hancock County. Allen Township, Cass Township, Pleasant Township, Portage Township, and Washington Township. Henry County. The entire county. Huron County. Bronson Township, Clarksfield Township, Harland Township, Lyme Township, Norwalk Township, Peru Township, Ridgefield Township, Sherman Township, Townsend Township, and Wakeman Township. Lorain County. Brownhelm Township, Camden Township, Henrietta Township, and the City of Vermilion. Lucas County. The entire county. Ottawa County. The entire county, excluding Ballast, Green, Middle Bass, North Bass, Rattlesnake, South Bass, Starve, and Sugar Islands. Sandusky County. The entire county. Williams County. The entire county. [[Page 53]] Wood County. The entire county. [68 FR 59088, Oct. 8, 2003, as amended at 70 FR 252, Jan. 4, 2005; 70 FR 10316, Mar. 3, 2005; 70 FR 62231, Oct. 31, 2005; 71 FR 29764, May 24, 2006; 71 FR 57873, Oct. 2, 2006] Sec.301.53-4 Conditions governing the interstate movement of regulated articles from quarantined areas. Regulated articles may be moved interstate from a quarantined area only if moved under the following conditions: (a) With a certificate or limited permit issued and attached in accordance with Sec.Sec.301.53-5 and 301.53-8; (b) Without a certificate or limited permit if: (1) The regulated article is moved by the United States Department of Agriculture for experimental or scientific purposes; or (2) The regulated article originates outside the quarantined area and is moved interstate through the quarantined area under the following conditions: (i) The points of origin and destination are indicated on a waybill accompanying the regulated article; and (ii) The regulated article, if moved through the quarantined area during the period of May 1 through August 31 or when the ambient air temperature is 40 [deg]F or higher, is moved in an enclosed vehicle or is completely covered to prevent access by the EAB; and (iii) The regulated article is moved directly through the quarantined area without stopping (except for refueling or for traffic conditions, such as traffic lights or stop signs), or has been stored, packed, or handled at locations approved by an inspector as not posing a risk of infestation by emerald ash borer; and (iv) The article has not been combined or commingled with other articles so as to lose its individual identity. Sec.301.53-5 Issuance and cancellation of certificates and limited permits. (a) An inspector \1\ or person operating under a compliance agreement will issue a certificate for the interstate movement of a regulated article if he or she determines that the regulated article: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Inspectors are assigned to local offices of APHIS, which are listed in the local telephone directories. Information concerning such local offices may also be obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Domestic and Emergency Operations, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1)(i) Is apparently free of EAB, based on inspection; or the article or (ii) Has been grown, produced, manufactured, stored, or handled in a manner that, in the judgment of the inspector, prevents the regulated article from presenting a risk of spreading EAB; and (2) Is to be moved in compliance with any additional emergency conditions that the Administrator may impose under section 414 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714) \2\ in order to prevent the artificial spread of emerald ash borer; and --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ An inspector may hold, seize, quarantine, treat, apply other remedial measures to, destroy, or otherwise dispose of plants, plant pests, or other articles in accordance with sections 414, 421, and 423 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714, 7731, and 7754). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Is eligible for unrestricted movement under all other Federal domestic plant quarantines and regulations applicable to the regulated articles. (b) An inspector or a person operating under a compliance agreement will issue a limited permit for the interstate movement of a regulated article not eligible for a certificate if he or she determines that the regulated article: (1) Is to be moved interstate to a specified destination for specific processing, handling, or utilization (the destination and other conditions to be listed on the limited permit), and this interstate movement will not result in the spread of emerald ash borer because emerald ash borer will be destroyed by the specific processing, handling, or utilization; and (2) Is to be moved in compliance with any additional emergency conditions that the Administrator may impose under section 414 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7714) in order to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer; and [[Page 54]] (3) Is eligible for unrestricted movement under all other Federal domestic plant quarantines and regulations applicable to the regulated article. (c) An inspector shall issue blank certificates and limited permits to a person operating under a compliance agreement in accordance with Sec.301.53-6 or authorize reproduction of the certificates or limited permits on shipping containers, or both, as requested by the person operating under the compliance agreement. These certificates and limited permits may then be completed and used, as needed, for the interstate movement of regulated articles that have met all of the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b), respectively, of this section. (d) Any certificate or limited permit may be canceled orally or in writing by an inspector whenever the inspector determines that the holder of the certificate or limited permit has not complied with this subpart or any conditions imposed under this subpart. If the cancellation is oral, the cancellation will become effective immediately, and the cancellation and the reasons for the cancellation will be confirmed in writing as soon as circumstances permit. Any person whose certificate or limited permit has been canceled may appeal the decision in writing to the Administrator within 10 days after receiving the written cancellation notice. The appeal must state all of the facts and reasons that the person wants the Administrator to consider in deciding the appeal. A hearing may be held to resolve a conflict as to any material fact. Rules of practice for the hearing will be adopted by the Administrator. As soon as practicable, the Administrator will grant or deny the appeal, in writing, stating the reasons for the decision. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0233) Sec.301.53-6 Compliance agreements and cancellation. (a) Persons engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles interstate may enter into a compliance agreement \3\ if such persons review with an inspector each provision of the compliance agreement. Any person who enters into a compliance agreement with APHIS must agree to comply with the provisions of this subpart and any conditions imposed under this subpart. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Compliance agreements may be initiated by contacting a local office of APHIS. The addresses and telephone numbers of local offices are listed in local telephone directories and may also be obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Domestic and Emergency Operations, 4700 River Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Any compliance agreement may be canceled orally or in writing by an inspector whenever the inspector determines that the person who has entered into the compliance agreement has not complied with this subpart or any conditions imposed under this subpart. If the cancellation is oral, the cancellation will become effective immediately, and the cancellation and the reasons for the cancellation will be confirmed in writing as soon as circumstances permit. Any person whose compliance agreement has been canceled may appeal the decision in writing to the Administrator within 10 days after receiving the written cancellation notice. The appeal must state all of the facts and reasons that the person wants the Administrator to consider in deciding the appeal. A hearing may be held to resolve a conflict as to any material fact. Rules of practice for the hearing will be adopted by the Administrator. As soon as practicable, the Administrator will grant or deny the appeal, in writing, stating the reasons for the decision. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0233) Sec.301.53-7 Assembly and inspection of regulated articles. (a) Persons requiring certification or other services must request the services from an inspector \4\ at least 48 hours before the services are needed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See footnote 1 to Sec.301.53-5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) The regulated articles must be assembled at the place and in the manner that the inspector designates as necessary to comply with this subpart. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0233) [[Page 55]] Sec.301.53-8 Attachment and disposition of certificates and limited permits. (a) A regulated article must be plainly marked with the name and address of the consignor and the name and address of the consignee and must have the certificate or limited permit issued for the interstate movement of a regulated article securely attached at all times during interstate movement to: (1) The regulated article; (2) The container carrying the regulated article; or (3) The consignee's copy of the accompanying waybill: Provided, that the description of the regulated article on the certificate or limited permit, and on the waybill, are sufficient to identify the regulated article; and (b) The carrier must furnish the certificate or limited permit authorizing interstate movement of a regulated article to the consignee at the destination of the shipment. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0233) Sec.301.53-9 Costs and charges. The services of the inspector during normal business hours will be furnished without cost to persons requiring the services. The user will be responsible for all costs and charges arising from inspection and other services provided outside of normal business hours.