B. E. P. Q. 576 Effective March 15, 19^9 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION 
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES 
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS EXEMPTING CERTAIN ARTICLES FROM 
REQUIREMENTS OF NURSERY STOCK, PLANT, AND SEED QUARANTINE 
On February 11, 19^9, there was published in the Federal Register 
(1^ F.R.627), a notice of proposed issuance of administrative instructions as 
authorized in the first proviso of- Nursery Stock, Plant, and Seed Quarantine 
No. 37 (7 CFR 319.37 (a), 13 F=R. ^267) to exempt certain articles from some 
of the requirements of the regulations supplemental to that quarantine 
(7 CFR 319.37-1 et seq.; 13 F.R.4268). After due consideration of all rele- 
vant matters presented, including the proposals set forth in the notice, and 
pursuant to the said proviso, administrative instructions are hereby issued 
as follows: 
s 319. 37 -2a Administrative instructions exempting certain restricted 
articles from some of the requirements of the Nursery Stock, Plant, and Seed 
Quarantine Regulations . --Pursuant to the first proviso of Nursery Stock, Plant 
and Seed Quarantine No. 37 (7 CFR 319.37 (a), 13 F.R. ^267) the following 
articles are hereby exempted from the requirements of the regulations speci - 
fied below, which are supplemental to that quarantine: 
Restricted plant material (except Aglaonema) for food, analytical, 
medicinal, or manufacturing purposes, enterable under § 319.37-2, is hereby 
exempted from the notice of arrival requirements of § 319.37-H. 
All grains and cereals from Canada which are restricted plant material 
enterable under I 319.37-2 are hereby exempted from the provisions of §§ 
319.37-7, 319.37-8, 319.37-9, 319.37-11, 319.37-15, and 319.37-16, relating 
respectively to costs and charges, inspection, treatment, notice of arrival, 
freedom from soil, and approved packing materials. 
These instructions shall be effective March 15, 19^9 . 
The purpose of these instructions is to permit the importation of the 
above -specified articles without compliance with certain requirements and con- 
ditions that are unnecessary insofar as entry of these types of plant material 
is concerned. Waiver of the notice of arrival requirements of § 319. 37 -H 
of the regulations relating to importations for food, analytical, medicinal, 
or manufacturing purposes is feasible because equivalent information can be 
obtained from other available documents. Also, existing conditions as to the 
pest risk involved in the importation of grains and cereals from Canada make 
it safe to relieve the above specified requirements. 
Since these administrative instructions relieve restrictions, they are 
within the exception In section k (c) of the Administrative Procedure Act 
(5 U. S. C. 1003 (c)) and may properly be made effective less than 30 days 
