Emergency Letter

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Washington, DC 20250

March 19, 2007

Subject: Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery Stock from

Quarantined Areas (Docket No. APHIS 2007-0032) – Interim Rule and

Request for Comments

To: Margaret A. Malanoski

Desk Officer

Through: Ruth Brown

OCIO Clearance Officer

APHIS is requesting emergency OMB approval of an information collection that is needed in connection with the efforts of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent the spread of citrus canker into noninfested areas of the

United States.

This interim rule is necessary on an emergency basis to address the risk associated with the interstate movement of citrus nursery stock and other regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus canker.

The Regulatory Analysis and Development (RAD) staff is not seeking OMB paperwork approval before publication. Instead, they have used revised wording in the paperwork section, and they will publish a notice once the OMB number is issued. We are asking for OMB approval by Friday, March 23, 2007.

If you need further information regarding this request or this collection, please contact Mr. Stephen Poe, Senior Operations Officer, PPQ, at (301) 734-4387. Thank you in advance for your help with this collection.

/s/ Matt Rhoads

for

Richard L. Dunkle

Deputy Administrator

Plant Protection and Quarantine

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