Washington, DC
March 12, 2009
[Federal Register: March 12, 2009
(Volume 74, Number 47)]
[Notices]
[Page 10707-10708]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12mr09-22]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0008]
Availability of an environmental assessment for a biological
control agent for Russian knapweed
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental
assessment relative to the control of Russian knapweed,
Acroptilon repens. The environmental
assessment considers the effects of, and alternatives to, the
release of a gall midge, Jaapiella ivannikovi, into the
continental United States for use as a biological control agent
to reduce the severity of Russian knapweed infestations. We are
making the environmental assessment available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or
before April 13, 2009.
Full notice:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-5370.pdf |
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