APHIS Removes Portions of Five Counties in New York from the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis)Regulated Area

 

FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION

DA-2018-05

February 21, 2018

 

 

Subject:           APHIS Removes Portions of Five Counties in New York from the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis)Regulated Area

 

To:                   State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials

 

 

Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is removing 193,782 acres from the golden nematode (GN) regulated area in Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, and Wayne Counties in New York. APHIS is removing the quarantine area in these five counties based on survey results and other criteria in the “Canada and United States Guidelines on Surveillance and Phytosanitary Actions for the Potato Cyst Nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida.” The attached Federal Order describes the regulated area and includes the associated reference to 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 301.85-2(a) that lists the provisions for the movement of GN-regulated articles.

 

GN attacks the roots of potatoes, resulting in reduced crop yields and negative impacts on trade. The agency’s regulations are intended to prevent the spread of GN within the United States. APHIS has regulated some of these areas since the 1950s.

 

APHIS, working closely with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, has removed 1,102,131 acres from the GN regulated area in New York since 2010. Of the remaining 186,534 acres regulated in eight counties, APHIS considers 5,945 acres to be infested with GN and have an active control and mitigation program in place to prevent its spread.

 

For more information regarding the GN Eradication Program, please contact National Policy Manager Jonathan Jones at (301) 851-2128.

 

 

 

Osama El-Lissy

Deputy Administrator

Plant Protection and Quarantine

 

 

 

 

FEDERAL ORDER

 

Removal of Portions of Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, and Wayne Counties in New York, as a Quarantine Area for the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis)

 

DA-2018-05

February 21, 2018

 

 

This Federal Order removes 193,782 acres from the golden nematode (GN) regulated area in Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, and Wayne Counties in New York.

 

This Federal Order is issued in accordance with the regulatory authority provided by the Plant Protection Act of June 20, 2000, as amended, Section 412(a), 7 U.S.C. 7712(a). The Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the movement in interstate commerce of any plant, plant part, or article, or means of conveyance, if the Secretary determines the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the dissemination of a plant pest within the United States. This Federal Order is also issued pursuant to the regulations promulgated under the Plant Protection Act found at 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 301.85 et seq.

 

Effectively immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is decreasing the GN quarantine area in areas in the following New York Townships: Mentz in Cayuga County; Tyre in Seneca County; Prattsburgh and Wheeler in Steuben County; East Hampton, Southampton, and Southold in Suffolk County; and Savannah in Wayne County. The infested and adjacent fields in these areas would remain under quarantine. APHIS also removes the following New York Townships in their entirety: Montezuma in Cayuga County; Cohocton in Steuben County, and Shelter Island in Suffolk County. The attachment identifies areas in these five counties that remain under regulation for GN, as APHIS has removed qualified areas in New York from the GN regulations. Effective immediately, APHIS is revising the GN regulated areas in New York State for these five counties. APHIS will soon publish a rule to update the regulations.

 

Accordingly, restrictions are no longer required on the interstate movement of GN-regulated articles from these areas. We will, however, continue to regulate the remaining acres regulated for the golden nematode in the five counties. The specific changes to the regulated areas are described in the accompanying Federal Order and are documented at:

 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/gn

 

For more information regarding the GN regulatory program, you may contact GN National Policy Manager Jonathan Jones at (301) 851-2128.

 

APHIS appreciates the cooperative relationship with the State of New York in the effort to prevent the spread of golden nematode.

 

-Attachment-

Updated Regulated Areas for Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben,

Suffolk, and Wayne Counties in the State of New York

 

301.85-2a Regulated areas; infested areas. The civil divisions and parts of civil divisions described below are those areas in Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, and Wayne Counties in New York that remain on the list of golden nematode (GN) regulated areas. This attachment identifies the updated quarantine boundaries for these five counties in NY, as APHIS has removed qualified areas within these counties from the GN regulations.

 

Cayuga County

The area in the town of Mentz

 

That portion of land in the town of Mentz, which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on Thompson Road, marked by latitude/longitude coordinates: 43.0361, -76.6506 then West to 43.0356, -76.6580, then North to 43.0363, -76.6580, then West to 43.0363, -76.6595, then South to 43.0355, -76.6594, then West to 43.0355, -76.6614, then North to 43.0378, -76.6630, then West to 43.0377, -76.6654, then South to 43.0324, -76.6654, then West to 43.0324, -76.6665 on Tow Path Road, continuing South on Tow Path Road to 43.0301, -76.6668, then Southeast on Tow Path Road to 43.0291, -76.6608, then Northeast on Tow Path Road to 43.0308, -76.6593, then North to 43.0310, -76.6594, continuing Northeast to 43.0334, -76.6545, then North to 43.0351, -76.6547, continuing East to Thompson Road 43.0353, -76.6506, then North on Thompson Road to Beginning point.

 

Seneca County

The area in the town of Tyre

 

That portion of land in the town of Tyre which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on west side of Crusoe Creek , marked by latitude/longitude coordinates: 43.0165, -76.7320, then West to 43.0196, -76.7400, then South to 43.0179, -76.7405, then West to 43.0189, -76.7471, then South to 43.0150, -76.7488, then East to 43.0147, -76.7469, then South to 43.0114, -76.7479, then East to 43.0092, -76.7384, then South to 43.0058, -76.7376, continuing East to Crusoe Creek at 43.0080, -76.7298, then North along Crusoe Creek to beginning point.

 

 

Steuben County

The area in the towns of Prattsburgh and Wheeler

 

Town of Prattsburgh

 

1. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of Butts Road and GPS coordinates 42.51526, -77.34065 then west to coordinates 42.515, -77.34183, then southwest to coordinates 42.514187, -77.343394 then north to coordinates 42.517449, -77.343369 then east to coordinates 42.51744, -77.34063 then south to beginning point at the intersection of Butts Road and GPS coordinates 42.51526, -77.34065.

    

2. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of Rosy Hill Road and GPS coordinates 42.5268, -77.34996 then southwest to coordinates 42.5257, -77.35164 then north to coordinates 42.52613, -77.35173, then northwest to coordinates 42.52618, -77.35613 then north to coordinates 42.53049, -77.35622 then northeast to coordinates 42.53116, -77.35543 then north to coordinates 42.53342, -77.35577 then east to coordinates 42.53342, -77.35577 then south to point at the intersection of Rosy Hill Road and GPS coordinates 42.5268, -77.34996.

    

3. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of Burke Road and GPS coordinates 42.565311, -77.342225 then southwest to coordinates 42.559387, -77.348188 then west to coordinates 42.559380, -77.348940 then north to coordinates 42.560299, -77.350111 then north to coordinates 42.565330, -77.350083 then east to coordinates 42.565320, -77.347324 then south to coordinates 42.563879, -77.347732 then east to coordinates 42.563775, -77.346060, then north to coordinates 42.565308, -77.345554 then east to point at the intersection of Burke Road and GPS coordinates 42.565311, -77.342225.

    

4. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at GPS coordinates 42.55212, -77.34029; then south to coordinates 42.54724, -77.34002; then west to coordinates 42.54719, -77.34591; then north to coordinates 42.5521, -77.34581, then east to beginning point at GPS coordinates 42.55212, -77.34029.

    

5. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of NY State Route 53 and GPS coordinates 42.50362, -77.28569 then east to coordinates 42.50342, -77.27982 then north to coordinates 42.507023, -77.279491 then west to coordinates 42.5073, -77.28597 then south to beginning point at intersection of NY State Route 53 and GPS coordinates 42.50362, -77.28569.

    

6. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point east of Fairgrounds road at GPS coordinates 42.54013, -77.27184 then east to coordinates 42.53909, -77.26995 then north to coordinates 42.54472, -77.26729 then west to coordinates 42.54473, -77.27235 then south to coordinates 42.54266, -77.274; then southeast to beginning point at coordinates 42.54013, -77.27184.

    

7. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection Butts and Walker Roads at GPS coordinates 42.515065, -77.333373 then south along Walker Road to coordinates 42.505017, -77.341046 then west to coordinates 42.505031, -77.347189 then north to coordinates 42.507573, -77.346247 then northeast to coordinates 42.508127, -77.345860 then north to coordinates 42.509437, -77.344628 then northeast to coordinates 42.511963, -77.341544 then northwest to coordinates 42.512556, -77.341535 then north to coordinates 42.513617, -77.340663 then northwest to coordinates 42.514821, -77.340908 then north to coordinates 42.515139, -77.340667 then east to beginning point at intersection Butts and Walker Roads at GPS coordinates 42.515065, -77.333373.

 

1. That portion of land in the town of Prattsburgh which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of Walker Road and GPS coordinates 42.504810, -77.341195 then south to intersection of Walker and Wraight Roads at coordinates ; 42.500415, -77.344465 then west to coordinates 42.500379, -77.346201 then northeast to coordinates 42.502987, -77.344250 then east to coordinates 42.502882, -77.343723 then north to coordinates 42.504838, -77.342257 then east to beginning point at intersection of Walker Road and GPS coordinates 42.504810, -77.341195.

 

Town of Wheeler

 

That portion of land in the town of Wheeler which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point southwest of Everett Road marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 42.485366, -77.356217, then south to coordinates 42.483093, -77.356336, then west to coordinates 42.483108, -77.358032 then south to coordinates 42.479890, -77.358191 then west to coordinates 42.479988, -77.364862, then north to coordinates 42.480394, -77.364889 then northeast to coordinates 42.481619, -77.361547, then east to beginning point coordinates 42.485366, -77.356217.

 

Suffolk County

The areas in the towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Southampton, Southold and Riverhead in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

One area in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

            (A) That portion of the land in the Town of Brookhaven and the hamlet of Manorville bounded as follows: beginning at a point marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 40.854223, -72.824083; then proceeding northeast 442' along South Street to coordinates 40.854556, -72.822558; continuing northeast 1086' along South Street to coordinates 40.855021, -72.818682; then proceeding east 413' to coordinates 40.855118, -72.817193 at the intersection of South Street and Wading River Rd.; then proceeding northwest 714' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.856889, -72.818302; then continuing northwest 695' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.858604, -72.819402; continuing northwest 497' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.859819, -72.820219; continuing northwest 221' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.860358, -72.820587; continuing northwest 203' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.860861, -72.820907; continuing 194' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.861338, -72.821215; continuing 212' along Wading River Road to coordinates 40.861863, -72.821547; proceeding northwest 30' to coordinates 40.861892, -72.821648; then heading 45' west to coordinates 40.861879, -72.821808; then heading 183' southwest along the south ramp of the Long Island Expressway to coordinates 40.861774, -72.822457; the heading west 179' parallel with the south ramp of the Long Island Expressway to coordinates 40.861748, -72.823104; then continuing west 182' to coordinates 40.861786, -72.823759; continuing west 299' parallel with the south ramp of the Long Island Expressway to coordinates 40.861825, -72.824837; then proceeding 201' southeast to coordinates 40.861729, -72.825553; continuing southwest 88' to coordinates 40.861567, -72.825791; then heading south 83' along a wood line to coordinates 40.861338, -72.825789; continuing south 116' along a wood line to coordinates 40.86102, -72.825746; continuing southeast 96' along a wood line to coordinates 40.860763, -72.825671; then heading 92' southwest along the wood line to coordinates 40.860523, -72.825778; then heading 47' south along the wood line to coordinates 40.860393, -72.825771; then heading southeast 194' along the wood line to coordinates 40.859943, -72.826145; continuing 87' southwest along the wood line to coordinates 40.859719, -72.826251; continuing 200' southwest along the wood line to coordinates 40.859213, -72.826533; then heading southeast 112' along the wood line to coordinates 40.858909, -72.826465; then heading east 232' along the wood line to coordinates 40.858939, -72.825625; then heading south 828' along the wood line to coordinates 40.856676, -72.825344; then heading east 246' along the northern boundary of a horse farm to coordinates 40.856786, -72.824467; then south 940' along the boundary of a horse farm to the point of beginning at coordinates 40.854223, -72..824083.

Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

            (B) The town of East Hampton in its entirety with the exception of the area bounded as follows: beginning at a point on the south side of Long Lane marked by latitude/ longitude coordinates 40.970798 -72.206141; then south-southwest along a farm road to coordinates 40.968204 -72.208280; then southeast to coordinates 40.967239 -72.205925; then northeast to the south side of Long Lane at coordinates 40.969766 -72.203767; the northwest along the south side of Long Lane to the point of beginning at coordinates 40.970798 -72.206141.

 

Three separate areas in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

            (C) That portion of the land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet of Melville bounded as follows: Beginning at a point marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 40.776727, -72.420232; then proceeding southwest 788' along Broad Hollow Road to coordinates 40.774661, -72.421079; then heading east 2354' along Huntington Quadrangle Road to coordinates 40.774845, -72.412581; then heading south 2095' parallel to Maxess Rd. to coordinates 40.769105, -72.412192; then heading southeast 250' along Bayliss Road to coordinates 40.768918, -72.411323; then heading 2734' north to coordinates 40.776422, -72.411481; then heading east 1820' to coordinates 40.776745, -72.404922; then heading north 233' along Pinelawn Road to coordinates 40.777383, -72.404847; then heading west 4267'to the starting point at coordinates 40.776727, -72.420232.

 

            (D) That portion of the land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet of Melville bounded as follows: beginning at a point marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 40.795408, -72.408068; then proceeding south 1645' along the west boundary of White Post Farms to coordinates 40.790923, -72.407372; then proceeding east 1110' along the south boundary of White Post Farms and a housing development to coordinates 40.791009, -72.403366; then heading north 2033' parallel to Bedell Place to coordinates 40.796560, -72.404124; then heading southwest 1170' along Old Country Road to the starting point at coordinates 40.795408, -72.408068.

            (E) That portion of the land in the town of Huntington and the hamlet of Dix Hills bounded as follows: beginning at a point marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 40.790416, -72.34100; then proceeding southeast 306' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 40.789601, -72.340729; continuing southeast 272' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 40.788884, -72.340453; continuing southeast 530' along Deer Park Road to coordinates 40.787492, -72.339901; then proceeding northeast 1002' along the south boundary of the DeLalio Sod Company to coordinates 40.788334, -72.336456; then proceeding northwest 541' along the east boundary of the DeLalio Sod Company and the Garden Depot to coordinates 40.78973, -72.337117; continuing northwest 554' along the east boundary of field 15-C-21 to coordinates 40.791180, -72.337714; then proceeding southwest 952' along the north boundary of field 15-C-21 to the starting point at coordinates 40.790416, -72.34100.

 

            (F) Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County in its entirety.

 

Town of Southampton in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

            (G) That area in the town of Southampton bounded by a line beginning at latitude/longitude coordinates 40.88011 -72.36056 on the Atlantic shoreline in the village of Southampton: Moving northwest along Baron’s Lane to its intersection with Wickapogue Road; then west along Wickapogue Road to its intersection with Old Town Road; then north-northwest along Old Town Road to its intersection with Hampton Road; then northeast along Hampton Road to its intersection with David Whites Lane; then north-northwest along David Whites Lane to its intersection with the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad; then west along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad to its intersection with North Sea Road; then southeast along North Sea Road to its intersection with West Prospect Street; then west along Prospect Street to its intersection with Halsey Street; then south along Halsey Street to its intersection with Hill Street; then west along Hill Street to its intersection with Halsey Neck Lane; then south along Halsey Neck Lane to its intersection with Great Plains Road; then east along Great Plains Road to its intersection with Coopers Neck Lane; then south on Coopers Neck Lane to its intersection with Meadowmere Lane; then west on Meadowmere Lane to its intersection with Halsey Neck Lane; then north on Halsey Neck Lane to its intersection with Boyeson Road; then northwest on Boyeson Road to its intersection with Captain’s Neck Lane; then north on Captain’s Neck Lane to its intersection with Ox Pasture Road; then west on Ox Pasture Road to its intersection with Lee Avenue; then north on Lee Avenue to its intersection with Hill Street; then west on Hill Street to its intersection with Tuckahoe Lane; then north on Tuckahoe Lane to its intersection with County Road/ Route 39; then northeast along County Road/ Route 39 to its intersection with Henry Road; then north-northeast along Henry Road to its intersection with Majors Path; then north along Major’s Path to its intersection with North Sea-Mecox Road; then east along North Sea-Mecox Road to its intersection with Long Springs Road; then north along Long Springs Road to its intersection with Edge of Woods Road; then east on Edge of Woods Road to its intersection with the high tension electrical utility access road; then northeast along the high tension electrical utility access road to its intersection with 7 Ponds Towd Road; then northwest along 7 Ponds Towd Road to the southeast corner of the agricultural field with the USDA designation of 38-C-07 at point 40.933272 -72.377273; then 650’ west along the south boundary line of 38-C-07 to point 40.933061 -72.379587 located at the southwest corner of the field; then 300’ north along the west boundary line of field 38-C-07 to point 40.933872 -72.379750 located at the northwest corner of the field; then 690’ east along the northern boundary line of field 38-C-07 to the northeast corner of the field that intersects with 7 Ponds Towd Road at point 40.934107 -72.377240; then north along 7 Ponds Towd Road to its intersection with Water Mill Towd Road; then southeast along Water Mill Towd Road to its intersection with the high tension electrical utility access road; then northeast along the high tension electric utility access road to its intersection with Brick Kiln Road; then southeast along the high tension electrical utility access road to its intersection with Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike; then south on Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike to its intersection with Narrow Lane; then northeast along Narrow Lane to its intersection with Sagg Road; then north along Sagg Road to its intersection with Merchant’s Path; then northeast along Merchants Path to its intersection with Ranch Court; then southeast and east along Ranch Court until it becomes East Woods Path; then northeast along East Woods Path to its intersection with Wainscott Harbor Road; then south-southeast along Wainscott Harbor Road to its intersection with Montauk Highway; then west along Montauk Highway to its intersection with Town Line Road; then southeast along Town Line Road to the Atlantic shoreline; then southwest along the Atlantic shoreline to the point of beginning at coordinates 40.88011 -72.36056.

Town of Southold in Suffolk County as described as follows:

 

            (H) The town of Southold in its entirety with the exception of the area bounded as follows:

beginning at a point on the east side of Depot Lane marked by latitude/ longitude coordinates 41.014903 -72. 486677; then southeast along Depot Lane to coordinates 41.014547 -72.486007; then northeast along a farm road to coordinates 41.016049 -72.485006; then southeast to coordinates 41.015355 -72.483682; then north-northeast to coordinates 41.015894 -72.483265; then east-southeast to Route 25 at coordinates 41.015775 -72.482896; then north-northeast along Route 25 to coordinates 41.015934 -72.482824; then northwest along a driveway to coordinates 41.016218 -72.483472; then proceeding northwest to coordinates 41.016422 -72.483730; then north-northeast along the property line to coordinates 41.016736 -72.483449; then northwest along the boundary with the cemetery to coordinates 41.019565 -72.488714; then southwest along a tree line to coordinates 41.018402 -72.489795; then southeast along a farm road to coordinates 41.015969 -72.485656; then southwest to Depot Lane to the point of beginning at coordinates 41.014903 -72.486677.

 

Wayne County

The areas in the town of Savannah

 

            (A) That portion of land in the town of Savannah which lies in an area bounded as follows: Beginning at a point on Taylor Road, marked by latitude/longitude coordinates 43.0796, -76.7221, then West to 43.0794, -76.7271, then south to a point on Savannah-Spring Lake Road at coordinates 43.0765, -76.7268, continuing East on Savannah-Spring Lake Road to intersection with Taylor Road, then North on Taylor Road to Beginning point.

 

            (B) Beginning at the Northeast corner, 43.0598, -76.7324, continuing West to 43.0610, -76.7359, then South 43.0602, -76.7364, then West 43.0606, -76.7379, continuing South to Railroad Road 43.0593, -76.7390, then East on Railroad Road to 43.0572, -76.7322, then North to Beginning point.

 

            (C) Beginning at Northeast corner 43.0559, -76.7193, continuing West along Conrail Rail Road Tracks 43.0562, -76.7301 then South to 43.0506, -76.7329, then East to 43.0456, -76.7233, then North to 43.0504, -76.7226, continuing East to 43.0503, -76.7202, then North to Beginning point.

 

            (D) Beginning at Northeast corner, 43.0325, -76.223, continuing West to 43.0349, -76.7383, then South to State Route 31, 43.0233, -76.7446, continuing East on State Route 31 to Crusoe Creek, 43.0204, -76.7280, then North along Crusoe Creek Road, 43.0306, -76.7214 then North to Beginning point.