Agriculture Department Docket APHIS-2024-0040 Notice

2026-18858: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Field Release of Aceria salsolae (Acari: Eriophyidae), a Mite for Biological Control of Russian Thistle (Salsola tragus), in the Contiguous United States

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Summary

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact relative to permitting the release of the blister mite, Aceria salsolae (Acari: Eriophyidae), for the biological control of Russian thistle (Salsola tragus L.) 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.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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