§ 340.2 7 CFR Ch. III (1–1–10 Edition) Stably integrated. The cloned genetic or may contain plant pests, and are material is contiguous with elements regulated if they meet the definition of of the recipient genome and is rep- plant pest in § 340.1 4 licated exclusively by mechanisms NOTE: Any genetically engineered orga- used by recipient genomic DNA. nism composed of DNA or RNA sequences, State. Any State, the District of Co- organelles, plasmids, parts, copies, and/or lumbia, American Samoa, Guam, analogs, of or from any of the groups of orga- Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto nisms listed below shall be deemed a regu- Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United lated article if it also meets the definition of States, and any other Territories or plant pest in § 340.1. Districts of the United States. GROUP State regulatory official. State official with responsibilities for plant health, VIROIDS or any other duly designated State offi- Superkingdom Prokaryotae cial, in the State where the introduc- tion is to take place. Kingdom Virus United States. All of the States. All members of groups containing plant vi- Vector or vector agent. Organisms or ruses, and all other plant and insect vi- objects used to transfer genetic mate- ruses rial from the donor organism to the re- cipient organism. Kingdom Monera Well-characterized and contains only DIVISION BACTERIA non-coding regulatory regions (e.g. oper- Family Pseudomonadaceae ators, promoters, origins of replication, terminators, and ribosome binding re- Genus Pseudomonas gions). The genetic material added to a Genus Xanthomonas microorganism in which the following Family Rhizobiaceae Genus Rhizobium can be documented about such genetic Genus Bradyrhizobium material: (a) The exact nucleotide base Genus Agrobacterium sequence of the regulatory region and Genus Phyllobacterium any inserted flanking nucleotides; (b) Family Enterobacteriaceae The regulatory region and any inserted Genus Erwinia flanking nucleotides do not code for Family Streptomycetaceae protein or peptide; and (c) The regu- Genus Streptomyces Family Actinomycetacease latory region solely controls the activ- Genus Actinomyces ity of other sequences that code for protein or peptide molecules or act as Coryneform group recognition sites for the initiation of Genus Clavibacter nucleic acid or protein synthesis. Genus Arthrobacter Genus Curtobacterium [52 FR 22908, June 16, 1987, as amended at 53 Genus Corynebacteria FR 12913, Apr. 20, 1988; 55 FR 53276, Dec. 28, 1990; 58 FR 17056, Mar. 31, 1993; 62 FR 23956, May 2, 1997] 4 Any organism belonging to any taxa con- tained within any listed genera or taxa is § 340.2 Groups of organisms which are only considered to be a plant pest if the or- or contain plant pests and exemp- ganism ‘‘can directly or indirectly injure, or tions. cause disease, or damage in any plants or parts thereof, or any processed, manufac- (a) Groups of organisms which are or tured, or other products of plants.’’ Thus a contain plant pests. The organisms that particular unlisted species within a listed are or contain plant pests are included genus would be deemed a plant pest for pur- in the taxa or group of organisms con- poses of § 340.2, if the scientific literature re- tained in the following list. Within any fers to the organism as a cause of direct or taxonomic series included on the list, indirect injury, disease, or damage to any the lowest unit of classification actu- plants, plant parts or products of plants. (If ally listed is the taxon or group which there is any question concerning the plant pest status of an organism belonging to any may contain organisms which are regu- listed genera or taxa, the person proposing lated. Organisms belonging to all lower to introduce the organism in question should taxa contained within the group listed consult with APHIS to determine if the orga- are included as organisms that may be nism is subject to regulation.) 460 VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:05 Jan 29, 2010 Jkt 220016 PO 00000 Frm 00470 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220016.XXX 220016 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFR Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 340.2 Gram-negative phloem-limited bacteria asso- Order Chaetothyriales ciated with plant diseases Order Hysteriales Gram-negative xylem-limited bacteria asso- Family Parmulariaceae ciated with plant diseases Family Phillipsiellaceae And all other bacteria associated with plant Family Hysteriaceae or insect diseases Order Pleosporales Rickettsiaceae Order Melanommatales Rickettgial-like organisms associated with insect diseases Class Plectomycetes Order Eurotiales Class Mollicutes Family Ophiostomataceae Order Mycoplasmatales Order Ascophaerales Family Spiroplasmataceae Genus Spiroplasma Class Pyrenomycetes Mycoplasma-like organisms associated with Order Erysiphales plant diseases Order Meliolales Mycoplasma-like organisms associated with Order Xylariales insect diseases Order Diaporthales Order Hypocreales Superkingdom Eukaryotae Order Clavicipitales Kingdom Plantae Class Discomycetes Subkingdom Thallobionta Order Phacidiales Division Chlorophyta Order Helotiales Family Ascocorticiceae Genus Cephaleuros Family Hemiphacidiaceae Genus Rhodochytrium Family Dermataceae Genus Phyllosiphon Family Sclerotiniaceae Order Cytarriales Division Myxomycota Order Medeolariales Class Plasmodiophoromycetes Order Pezziales Family Sarcosomataceae Division Eumycota Family Sarcoscyphaceae Class Chytridiomycetes Class Teliomycetes Order Chytridiales Class Phragmobasidiomycetes Class Oomycetes Family Auriculariaceae Order Lagenidiales Family Ceratobasidiaceae Family Lagenidiaceae Class Hymenomycetes Family Olpidiopsidaceae Order Peronosporales Order Exobasidiales Family Albuginaceae Order Agaricales Family Peronosporaceae Family Corticiaceae Family Pythiaceae Family Hymenochaetaceae Order Saprolegniales Family Echinodontiaceae Family Saprolegniaceae Family Fistulinaceae Family Leptolegniellaceae Family Clavariaceae Family Polyporaceae Class Zygomycetes Family Tricholomataceae Order Mucorales Family Choanephoraceae Class Hyphomycetes Family Mucoraceae Class Coelomycetes Family Entomophthoraceae And all other fungi associated with plant or Class Hemiascomycetes insect diseases Family Protomycetaceae Subkingdom Embryobionta Family Taphrinaceae Class Loculoascomycetes NOTE: Organisms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations as noxious weeds are regulated Order Myriangiales under the Federal Noxious Weed Act Family Elsinoeaceae Family Myriangiaceae Division Magnoliophyta Order Asterinales Order Dothideales Family Balanophoraceae—parasitic species 461 VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:05 Jan 29, 2010 Jkt 220016 PO 00000 Frm 00471 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220016.XXX 220016 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFR § 340.2 7 CFR Ch. III (1–1–10 Edition) Family Cuscutaceae—parasitic species Family Paratylenchidae Family Hydnoraceae—parasitic species Family Pratylenchidae Family Krameriaceae—parasitic species Family Tylenchidae Family Lauraceae—parasitic species Family Tylenchulidae Genus Cassytha Order Aphelenchida Family Lennoaceae—parasitic species Family Aphelenchoididae Family Loranthaceae—parasitic species Family Myzodendraceae—parasitic species CLASS ADENOPHOREA Family Olacaceae—parasitic species Order Dorylaimida Family Orobanchaceae—parasitic species Family Longidoridae Family Rafflesiaceae—parasitic species Family Trichodoridae Family Santalaceae—parasitic species Family Scrophulariaceae—parasitic species PHYLUM MOLLUSCA Genus Alectra Genus Bartsia CLASS GASTROPODA Genus Buchnera Subclass Pulmonata Genus Buttonia Order Basommatophora Genus Castilleja Superfamily Planorbacea Genus Centranthera Order Stylommatophora Genus Cordylanthus Subfamily Strophocheilacea Genus Dasistoma Family Succineidae Genus Euphrasia Superfamily Achatinacae Genus Gerardia Superfamily Arionacae Genus Harveya Superfamily Limacacea Genus Hyobanche Superfamily Helicacea Genus Lathraea Order Systellommatophora Genus Melampyrum Superfamily Veronicellacea Genus Melasma Genus Orthantha Phylum Arthropoda Genus Orthocarpus Genus Pedicularis Class Arachnida Genus Rhamphicarpa Order Parasitiformes Genus Rhinanthus Suborder Mesostigmata Genus Schwalbea Superfamily Ascoidea Genus Seymeria Superfamily Dermanyssoidea Genus Siphonostegia Order Acariformes Genus Sopubia Suborder Prostigmata Genus Striga Superfamily Eriophyoidea Genus Tozzia Superfamily Tetranychoidea Family Viscaceae—parasitic species Superfamily Eupodoidea Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tydeoidea Superfamily Erythraenoidea Subkingdom Protozoa Superfamily Trombidioidea Superfamily Hydryphantoidea Genus Phytomonas Superfamily Tarsonemoidea And all Protozoa associated with insect Superfamily Pyemotoidea diseases Suborder Astigmata Superfamily Hemisarcoptoidea Subkingdom Eumetazoa Superfamily Acaroidea PHYLUM NEMATA Class Diplopoda CLASS SECERNENTEA Order Polydesmida Order Tylenchida Class Insecta Family Anguinidae Family Belonolaimidae Order Collembola Family Caloosiidae Family Sminthoridae Family Criconematidae Order Isoptera Family Dolichodoridae Order Thysanoptera Family Fergusobiidae Order Orthoptera Family Hemicycliophoridae Family Acrididae Family Heteroderidae Family Gryllidae Family Hoplolaimidae Family Gryllacrididae Family Meloidogynidae Family Gryllotalpidae Family Nacobbidae Family Phasmatidae Family Neotylenchidae Family Ronaleidae Family Nothotylenchidae Family Tettigoniidae 462 VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:05 Jan 29, 2010 Jkt 220016 PO 00000 Frm 00472 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220016.XXX 220016 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFR Animal and Plant