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mitigation of forfeiture while the property is in the custody of the Deputy Administrator.

(b) A petition filed with the Deputy Administrator need not be in any particular form, but must contain the following:

(1) A description of the property:

(2) The time, date, and place of seizure;

(3) Evidence of the petitioner's interest in the property such as contracts, bills of sale, invoices, security interests, certificates of title; and

(4) A statement of all facts and circumstances relied upon by the petitioners to justify remission or mitigation of the forfeiture.

(c) The petition shall be signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney at law. If the petitioner is a business, the petition must be signed by a partner, officer, or petitioner's attorney at law.

(d) Upon receiving the petition, the Deputy Administrator shall decide whether or not to grant relief. In making a decision, the Deputy Administrator shall consider the information submitted by the petitioner, as well as any other available information relating to the matter, and may require that testimony be taken concerning the petition.

(e) If the Deputy Administrator finds that the forfeiture was incurred without willful negligence or without any intention on the part of the petitioner to violate the law or finds the existence of such mitigating circumstances as to justify remission or mitigation of the forfeiture or alleged forfeiture, the Deputy Administrator may remit or mitigate the same upon terms and conditions as he deems reasonable and just. However, remission or mitigation will not be made if such action would frustrate the purposes of the Act or Convention. As an example, this section does not allow remission or mitigation with respect to terrestrial plants that are without documentation required under 50 CFR chapter I.

(f) The Deputy Administrator shall notify the petitioner in writing concerning whether the petition was granted or denied, and shall state the reasons therefor. If the petition is denied fully or in part, the petitioner

may then file a supplemental petition, but no supplemental petition shall be considered unless it is received within 60 days from the date of the Deputy Administrator's notification concerning the original petition. The Deputy Administrator shall notify the petitioner in writing concerning the action taken in response to the supplemental petition, and shall state the reasons therefor.

(Information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Budget and Management under control number 0579-0076)

§ 356.8 Return procedure.

If, at the conclusion of proceedings, seized property is to be returned to the person determined to be the owner or agent thereof, the Deputy Administrator shall issue a letter or other document to the person determined to be owner or agent thereof authorizing its return. This letter shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall identify the person determined to be the owner or agent, the seized property, and if appropriate, the bailee of the seized property. It shall also provide that upon presentation of the letter or other document and proper identification, and the signing of a receipt provided by Plant Protection and Quarantine, the seized property is authorized to be released.

§ 356.9 Filing of documents.

(a) Any document required by this subpart to be filed or served within a certain period of time, will be considered filed or served as of the time of receipt by the party with or upon whom filing or service is required.

(b) Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays shall be included in computing the time allowed for the filing or serving of any document or paper; except that when such time expires on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, such period shall be extended to include the next following business day.

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360.300 Permits for movement of noxious weeds.

AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 2803 and 2809; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(c).

§ 360.100 Definitions.

(a) As used in this part, words in the singular form shall be deemed to import the plural and vice versa, as the case may require.

(b) As used in this part, the terms as defined in section 3 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2802) shall apply with equal force and effect. In addition and except as may be provided otherwise in this part the following words shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

Department. The U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Deputy Administrator. The Deputy Administrator of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department, or any other officer or employee of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Quarantine Programs to whom authority has heretofore been delegated or may hereafter be delegated to act in his stead.

Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs. The Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department.

[41 FR 49988, Nov. 12, 1976]

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Cuscuta spp. (dodders), other than following species:

Cuscuta americana Linnaeus
Cuscuta applanata Engelmann
Cuscuta approximata Babington
Cuscuta attenuata Waterfall
Cuscuta boldinghii Urban

Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yuncker) Yuncker
Cuscuta californica Hooker & Arnott
Cuscuta campestris Yuncker

Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelmann
Cuscuta ceanothii Behr

Cuscuta cephalanthii Engelmann
Cuscuta compacta Jussieu
Cuscuta corylii Engelmann
Cuscuta cuspidata Engelmann

Cuscuta decipiens Yuncker

Cuscuta dentatasquamata Yuncker

Cuscuta denticulata Engelmann

Cuscuta epilinum Weihe

Cuscuta epithymum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
Cuscuta erosa Yuncker
Cuscuta europaea Linnaeus
Cuscuta exalta Engelmann
Cuscuta fasciculata Yuncker

Cuscuta glabrior (Engelmann) Yuncker
Cuscuta globulosa Bentham

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Digitaria scalarum (Schweinfurth) Chiovenda (African couchgrass, fingergrass)

Digitaria velutina (Forsskal) (Forsskal) Palisot de Beauvois (velvet fingergrass, annual conchgrass)

Drymaria arenarioides Humboldt & Bonpland ex Roemer & Schultes (lightning weed) Emer australis Steinheil (three-cornered jack) Emex spinosa (Linnaeus) Campdera (devil's thorn)

Galega officinalis Linnaeus (goatsrue) Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (giant hogweed)

Imperata brasiliensis Trinius (Brazilian satintail)

Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Raeuschel (cogongrass)

Ipomoea triloba Linnaeus (little bell, alea morning-glory)

Ischaemum rugosum Salisbury (murainograss) Leptochloa chinensis (Linnaeus) Nees (Asian sprangletop)

Lycium ferocissimum Miers (African boxthorn) Melastoma malabathricum Linnaeus

Mikania cordata (Burman f.) B. L. Robinson (mile-a-minute)

Mikania micrantha Humboldt, Bonpland, & Kunth

Mimosa invisa Martius (giant sensitive plant) Mimosa pigra Linneaus var. pigra (catclaw mimosa)

Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hackel ex Arechavaleta (serrated tussock)

Opuntia aurantiaca Lindley (jointed prickly pear)

Oryza longistaminata A. Chevalier & Roehrich (red rice)

Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steudel (red rice) Oryza rufipogon Griffith (red rice)

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§ 360.300 Permits for movement of noxious weeds.

(a) The Deputy Administrator shall issue a written permit for the movement of a noxious weed into or through the United States if application is made for such movement and if he determines that such movement under conditions specified in the permit would not involve a danger of dissemination of the noxious weed in the United States; otherwise such a permit shall not be issued. Application for such movement shall be made by filing a completed form of application with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Port Operations, Permit Unit, 4700 River Road, Unit 136, Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236.1

(b) All such permits issued shall contain in written form in the permit any conditions (other than those conditions

1 Such forms of application are available without charge from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Port Operations, Permit Unit, 4700 River Road, Unit 136, Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1236, or local PPQ offices which are listed in telephone directories.

specified in this part) under which the permit is to be granted, e.g. conditions with respect to shipment, storage, and destruction.

(c) If the permit is denied, the applicant shall be furnished the reasons therefor.

(d) The Deputy Administrator may revoke any outstanding permit issued under this section if he determines that there has been a failure to comply with any provision of the Act or this section, including conditions written on the permit. Upon request, any permit holder will be afforded an opportunity for a hearing with respect to the merits or validity of any such revocation involving his permit.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0054)

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361.2 General restrictions on the importation of seed and screenings.

361.3 Declarations and labeling.

361.4 Inspection at the port of first arrival. 361.5 Sampling of seeds.

361.6 Noxious weed seeds.

361.7 Special provisions for Canadian-origin seed and screenings.

361.8 Cleaning of imported seed and processing of certain Canadian-origin screenings.

361.9 Recordkeeping. 361.10 Costs and charges.

AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 1581-1610; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(c).

SOURCE: 62 FR 48460, Sept. 16, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

8361.1 Definitions.

Terms used in the singular form in this part shall be construed as the plural, and vice versa, as the case may demand. The following terms, when used in this part, shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

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Alfilaria-Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her.
Alyceclover-Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
Bahiagrass-Paspalum notatum Fluegge
Barley-Hordeum vulgare L.

Barrelclover-Medicago truncatula Gaertn.

Bean, adzuki-Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi

Bean, field-Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Bean, mung-Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek
Beet, field-Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
Beet, sugar-Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
Beggarweed, Florida-Desmodium tortuosum
(Sw.) DC.

Bentgrass, colonial-Agrostis capillaris L.
Bentgrass, creeping-Agrostis stolonifera L.
var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.
Bentgrass, velvet-Agrostis canina L.
Bermudagrass-Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
var. dactylon

Bermudagrass, giant-Cynodon dactylon (L.)
Pers. var. aridus Harlan and de Wet
Bluegrass, annual-Poa annua L.
Bluegrass, bulbous-Poa bulbosa L.
Bluegrass, Canada-Poa compressa L.

Bluegrass, glaucantha-Poa glauca Vahl
Bluegrass, Kentucky-Poa pratensis L.
Bluegrass, Nevada-Poa secunda J.S. Presl
Bluegrass, rough-Poa trivialis L.

Bluegrass, Texas-Poa arachnifera Torr.
Bluegrass, wood-Poa nemoralis L.
Bluejoint-Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.)

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Sweetclover)

Corn, field-Zea mays L.

Corn, pop-Zea mays L.
Cotton-Gossypium spp.

Cowpea-Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata

Crambe-Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fries
Crested dogtail-Cynosurus cristatus L.
Crotalaria, lance Crotalaria lanceolata E.
Mey.

Crotalaria, showy-Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Crotalaria, slenderleaf-Crotalaria brevidens
Benth. var. intermedia (Kotschy) Polh.
Crotalaria, striped or smooth-Crotalaria
pallida Ait.

Crotalaria, sunn-Crotalaria juncea L.
Crownvetch-Coronilla varia L.

Dallisgrass-Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
Dichondra-Dichondra repens

Forst. f.

Dropseed,

sand-Sporobolus

(Torr.) A. Gray

Forst. and

cryptandrus

Emmer-Triticum dicoccon Schrank

Fescue, chewings-Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud.

Engelm.

Buffelgrass-Cenchrus ciliaris L.

(Nutt.)

Fescue, hair-Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.

Fescue, hard-Festuca brevipila Tracey

Fescue, meadow-Festuca pratensis Huds.

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