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| Domestic Quarantine of a Portion of Worcester County, Massachusetts for Asian Longhorned Beetle | 2009-09-02 |
FEDERAL ORDER Domestic Quarantine of a Portion of Worcester County, Massachusetts for Asian
Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
This Federal Order is issued pursuant to the regulatory authority provided by the Plant
Protection Act of June 20, 2000, as amended, Section 412(a), 7 U.S.C. 7712(a), which
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the movement in interstate
commerce of any plant, plant part, or article, if the Secretary determines the prohibition
or restriction is necessary to prevent the dissemination of a plant pest within the United
States and is likewise issued pursuant to the regulations promulgated under the Plant
Protection Act found at 7 CFR 301.51.
This Federal Order quarantines, effective immediately, a portion of Worcester County,
Massachusetts, for Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis. This
action is in response to a confirmed detection of ALB in this area of Massachusetts.
Thus, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has
determined that it is necessary to quarantine this area in order to prevent the spread of
ALB. Therefore, effective immediately, all interstate movement of ALB regulated
articles from the area within the boundaries listed below must be done in accordance with
the regulations promulgated pursuant to the Plant Protection Act found at 7 CFR 301.51
et seq. and any applicable provisions of this Federal Order.
The revised boundary for the regulated area of Worcester County is as follows (expanded
area indicated in bold):
The portion of Worcester County, including the municipalities of Worcester, Holden,
West Boylston, Boylston, and Shrewsbury, that is bounded by a line starting at the
intersection of Route 140 (Grafton Circle) and Route 9 (Belmont Street) in Shrewsbury;
then north and northwest on Route 140 through Boylston into West Boylston until it
intersects Muddy Brook (body of water), then east along Muddy Brook to the Wachusett
Reservoir, then along the Wachusett Reservoir in a northwest direction until it intersects
Worcester Street, then southwest on Worcester Street to Goodale Street; then southwest
and west on Goodale Street, which becomes Malden Street at the Holden town line; then
west on Malden Street to Bullard Street in Holden; then west on Bullard Street to
Wachusett Street; then northwest on Wachusett Street to Union Street; then
southwest on Union Street until it becomes Highland Street; then southwest on
Highland Street to Main Street; then southeast on Main Street to Bailey Road; then
south on Bailey Road to Chapin Road; then south on Chapin Road to its end; then
continuing in a southeasterly direction to Fisher Road; then southwest on Fisher Road
to Stonehouse Hill Road; then south on Stonehouse Hill Road to Reservoir Street; then
southeast on Reservoir Street until it intersects the Worcester City boundary, then along
the Worcester City boundary until it intersects Route 20 (Hartford Turnpike), then east on
Route 20 to Lake Street, then north and northeast on Lake Street to Route 9 (Belmont
Street), then east on Route 9 to the point of beginning.
APHIS has confirmed ALB infestations in various areas of the United States for which
the Administrator has determined that it is necessary to quarantine these areas in order to
prevent the human assisted spread of ALB. The areas quarantined are designated in the
federal regulations located at 7 CFR 301.51-3 and in the Federal Orders which are
located at the following APHIS website:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/asian_lhb/spro.shtml
7 CFR 301.51-3(a) allows the designation of less than an entire State as an ALB
quarantine area only when the Administrator of APHIS has determined, as in this case,
that the designation of less than an entire State as a quarantine ALB area is adequate to
prevent the interstate spread of infestations of this pest. In addition, 7 CFR 301.51-3(a)
requires that the State enforces an intrastate ALB quarantine that is equivalent to the
Federal ALB regulations. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and
Recreation has established an intra-state quarantine for a portion of Worcester County
that mirrors the Federal Regulatory requirements as specified in 7 CFR 301.51.
7 CFR 301.51-3 (b) provides for the temporary designation of new quarantine areas
pending publication of a rule to add areas to the list shown in 7 CFR 301.51-3(c). 7 CFR
301.51-3 (b) further requires written notification be given to the owner or person in
possession of a newly quarantined area. This is the responsibility of the Federal and/or
State regulatory personnel responsible for the ALB program in the affected State.
The Federal Orders quarantining areas of Massachusetts have been necessary due to the
ongoing delimitation of the ALB infestation in Massachusetts. This September 1, 2009,
Federal Order updates and replaces all previous versions of Federal Orders pertaining to
the expansion of the Worcester County quarantine areas in the ALB domestic regulations.
If you wish more details on the Federal ALB regulatory program, you may contact
Christine Markham, APHIS’ National ALB Program Director at (919) 855-7328 or Julie
Twardowski, APHIS’ National ALB Program Coordinator, at (301) 734-5332.
We appreciate the cooperative relationship with the State of Massachusetts in our effort
to prevent the spread of ALB.
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