Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Field Release of Aphalara itadori (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) From Murakami, Japan, for Classical Biological Control of Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian Knotweeds Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinedsis, and F. x bohemica (Polygonaceae), in the Contiguous United States

概要

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a final supplemental environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact relative to a 2020 EA for the field release of the knotweed psyllid Aphalara itadori (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) from Murakami, Japan, for the classical biological control of Japanese, giant, and Bohemian knotweeds (Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinensis, and F. x bohemica (Polygonaceae)), significant invasive weeds, within the contiguous United States. Based on our finding of no significant impact, we have determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared.