{"abstract":"We are proposing to amend our Karnal bunt regulations to incorporate updates and improvements identified as a result of our review of their provisions. The proposed changes include clarifying our method for determining Karnal bunt infestation and the circumstances under which a field or area would be classified as a regulated area, as well as adding provisions and criteria for the release of fields or areas from regulation; modifying the restrictions that apply to the planting of wheat, durum wheat, and triticale seed originating in regulated areas; and modifying cleaning and disinfection requirements for certain equipment and storage facilities involved in the harvesting, planting, or storage of Karnal bunt-positive host crops or seeds, as well as providing for the disposal of chemically treated, spore-positive seed. These proposed changes would improve the clarity and effectiveness of the regulations, thus helping to prevent the spread of Karnal bunt within the United States.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","id":22,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/22","parent_id":12,"slug":"animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/07/08/03-17202.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":301,"title":7}],"citation":"68 FR 40534","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2003-09-08","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"We will consider all comments we receive on or before September 8, 2003.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 02-056-1"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-17202","effective_on":null,"end_page":40541,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/07/08/03-17202.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/07/08/03-17202/karnal-bunt-revision-of-domestic-regulations","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-17202?publication_date=2003-07-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-07-08/03-17202/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":8,"page_views":{"count":32,"last_updated":"2026-04-05 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-07-08/pdf/03-17202.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-07-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/07/08/03-17202.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":40534,"subtype":null,"title":"Karnal Bunt; Revision of Domestic Regulations","toc_doc":"Karnal bunt","toc_subject":"Plant-related quarantine, domestic:","topics":["Agricultural commodities","Plant diseases and pests","Quarantine","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Transportation"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":68}