Emergency Letter

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Washington, DC 20250

February 22, 2010

Subject: Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and

Interstate Movement Regulations

OMB Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance

To: Drew Perraut, Desk Officer

Through: Ruth Brown, Department Clearance Officer

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is requesting emergency review, processing, and approval of an information collection activity that is needed in connection with the efforts of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent the spread of disease and its vector to noninfested areas of the United States.

This interim rule will establish restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles by quarantining the State of Florida, two parishes in Louisiana, and one county in South Carolina due to the presence of citrus greening and quarantining Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Texas, three countries in South Carolina, and portions of three counties in California due to the presence of Asian citrus psyllid, a vector of the bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening.

Establishing these regulations will require the completions of compliance agreements, limited permits, Federal certificates, labeling, recordkeeping, notification of inspection by respondents.

APHIS is requesting approval of the paperwork clearance package by March 1, 2010.

Should you desire further information regarding this request, please contact

Mr. Stephen R. Poe. Senior Operations Officer, Emergency and Domestic Programs, in Riverdale, MD at (301) 734-8899.

/s/ RB

Rebecca Bech

Deputy Admistrator

Plant Protection and Quarantine

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