Phytosanitary Treatments; Location of Treatment Schedules and Other Requirements, 33264-33326 [05-9387]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33264-33326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9387]



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7 CFR Parts 300, 301, 305, et al.



Phytosanitary Treatments; Location of Treatment Schedules and Other 
Requirements; Final Rule

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 7, 2005 / Rules 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 300, 301, 305, 318, and 319

[Docket No. 02-019-1]


Phytosanitary Treatments; Location of Treatment Schedules and 
Other Requirements

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the plant health regulations by adding 
to 7 CFR part 305 treatment schedules and related requirements that now 
appear in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual and by 
removing the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual from the 
list of material that is incorporated by reference into the 
regulations. We are taking this action to simplify the process for 
amending treatment schedules and related requirements and to more 
clearly distinguish between treatment-related requirements and 
nonbinding administrative information, which the Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Treatment Manual also contains.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Meredith C. Jones, Regulatory 
Coordination Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 141, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-7467.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The regulations in 7 CFR parts 300 to 399 (referred to below as the 
regulations) are intended, among other things, to prevent the 
introduction or spread of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within 
the United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits, 
vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved 
into the United States or interstate. Most of the phytosanitary 
treatments authorized by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) are contained in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 
Treatment Manual. Among other things, the PPQ Treatment Manual contains 
approximately 400 treatment schedules, detailed instructions for 
administering the treatments, and requirements for certification of 
facilities that administer the treatments.
    Prior to this rule, the PPQ Treatment Manual was incorporated by 
reference into the regulations at 7 CFR 300.1. In this document, we are 
amending 7 CFR part 300, ``Incorporation by Reference,'' to remove the 
PPQ Treatment Manual from the list of materials incorporated.
    We are adding the portions of the PPQ Treatment Manual that 
prescribe the treatment schedules, instructions for administering the 
treatments, and requirements for certification of facilities that 
administer the treatments to 7 CFR part 305, ``Phytosanitary 
Treatments.'' The purpose of part 305 is to provide treatment schedules 
and other requirements related to approved treatments; it does not 
indicate whether treatment is required for a particular article to be 
imported or moved interstate. Whether treatment is required for a 
commodity will continue to be indicated in the regulations in 7 CFR 
part 301, the domestic quarantine notices; part 318, the Hawaiian and 
territorial quarantine notices; part 319, the foreign quarantine 
notices; on a permit; or by an inspector.
    One of the reasons that we are adding the treatment schedules and 
other requirements to part 305 is to distinguish the treatment 
schedules and other treatment-related requirements from administrative 
information in the PPQ Treatment Manual that has no regulatory purpose. 
In addition to the treatment provisions, the PPQ Treatment Manual 
contains useful information such as operational procedures for port 
inspectors, conversion tables, instructions for using treatment and 
safety equipment, and a reference guide to commercial suppliers of 
treatment and safety equipment. It also contains copies of U.S. Coast 
Guard regulations related to shipboard fumigation, as well as other 
technical information. We believe that placing the treatment schedules 
and other requirements related to treatments in part 305 will clearly 
distinguish those requirements that APHIS intends to enforce from 
other, nonbinding information.
    Another reason for placing the treatment schedules and other 
requirements in part 305 is to simplify and improve the efficiency of 
our rulemaking process for rules involving phytosanitary treatments. 
Materials that have been incorporated by reference into the CFR have 
the same force and effect as the regulations themselves, without taking 
up what may be a large number of pages in the CFR. The Office of the 
Federal Register must approve the incorporation by reference in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. If that material is 
later revised, and the agency wishes to have the revision incorporated 
by reference, the revision must also be approved by the Office of the 
Federal Register for incorporation by reference. While incorporation by 
reference can save time and space in the CFR by allowing an agency to 
refer to an already published document rather than duplicating that 
material in the CFR, the process is inefficient when the document that 
is incorporated by reference is frequently updated, as occurs with the 
PPQ Treatment Manual.
    For example, on October 1, 2002, we published a proposed rule in 
the Federal Register to amend 7 CFR part 319 allow the importation of 
various fruits and vegetables into the United States under specified 
conditions (Docket No. 02-026-1, 67 FR 61547-61564). In some cases, the 
specified conditions included treatments, which needed to be added to 
the PPQ Treatment Manual. Therefore, before the final rule could be 
published, the changes to the PPQ Treatment Manual had to be reviewed 
and approved by the Office of the Federal Register, and the final rule, 
in addition to amending part 319, also amended part 300 to show that 
revisions to the PPQ Treatment Manual had been approved for 
incorporation by reference (Docket No. 02-026-4, 68 FR 37904-37923, 
published and effective on June 25, 2003). Including the treatment 
provisions directly in the regulations rather than incorporating them 
by reference will eliminate the separate approval process required for 
material incorporated by reference and could make new and amended 
treatment provisions available to the public sooner.
    In conjunction with adding treatment schedules and other 
requirements to part 305, we are amending the regulations in parts 301, 
318, and 319 by removing references to the PPQ Treatment Manual and 
adding references to part 305. Except as discussed below, we have not 
moved treatment schedules that are already in the CFR in parts 301, 
318, and 319 to part 305. We intend to move those treatment schedules 
to part 305 in future rulemakings.

Treatment Schedules Moved to Part 305 From Other Parts

    Sections 318.13-4a and 318.58-4a of part 318 and Sec.  319.56-2c of 
part 319 authorize the use of quick freeze treatment for certain fruits 
and vegetables. We have moved the provisions of these sections that 
pertain directly to treatment to part 305. Specifically, we have 
included in Sec.  305.1 a definition of the term quick freeze that is 
derived from paragraph (a) of those sections. This definition reads: 
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quick freezing at subzero temperatures with subsequent storage and 
transportation at not higher than 20 [deg]F. Methods that accomplish 
this are known as quick freezing, sharp freezing, cold pack, or frozen 
pack, but may be any equivalent commercially acceptable freezing 
method.'' We have also moved to part 305 provisions from those sections 
regarding inspection of the fruits and vegetables upon arrival. These 
provisions state that the fruits or vegetables may not be removed from 
the vessel or vehicle transporting them until an inspector has 
determined that they are in a satisfactory frozen state upon arrival 
(i.e., at 20 [deg]F or below). They further state that if the 
temperature of the fruits or vegetables in any part of a shipment is 
found to be above 20 [deg]F at the time of inspection upon arrival, the 
entire shipment must remain on board the vessel or vehicle under such 
safeguards as may be prescribed by the inspector until the temperature 
of the shipment is below 20 [deg]F, or the shipment is transported 
outside the United States or its territorial waters, or is otherwise 
disposed of to the satisfaction of the inspector.
    Since the definition of quick freeze and the requirements for 
maintaining this frozen state have been moved from Sec. Sec.  318.13-
4a, 318.58-4a, and 319.56-2c to part 305, we have amended all three 
sections to state that quick freezing is authorized in accordance with 
part 305. Because the Agency's liability for treatment is discussed in 
Sec.  305.2, we have removed the paragraphs from each section that 
pertain to treatment liability. In addition, we have made minor, 
nonsubstantive changes to those sections, such as changing ``Deputy 
Administrator'' to ``Administrator'' and redesignating paragraphs, and 
replacing a reference to the Caroline Islands with references to Palau 
and the Federated States of Micronesia.
    Section 319.75-4 of part 319 contained treatment schedules for 
khapra beetle. These schedules had typographical errors and 
inconsistencies with the treatment schedules for khapra beetle in the 
PPQ Treatment Manual. For example, a treatment schedule at Sec.  
319.74(a)(3)(iii) indicated that methyl bromide could be applied at 
temperatures below 40 [deg]F--a temperature range that is not 
authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and that 
would not effectively neutralize the pest. The correct schedules from 
the PPQ Treatment Manual are now included in part 305, and we have 
removed the treatment schedules from Sec.  319.75-4 and added a 
reference to part 305. This eliminates duplication of the treatment 
schedules and the errors contained in Sec.  319.75-4.

Duplication of Some Treatment Schedules

    In a few cases, we are adding treatment schedules now located in 
parts 301 and 318 to part 305, without, at this time, removing the 
treatment schedules from parts 301 and 318. In these cases, the fruits 
and vegetables may be moved interstate from areas within the United 
States that are under Federal quarantine if they are treated either 
according to treatment schedules found in the PPQ Treatment Manual or 
according to different treatment schedules found in parts 301 and 318. 
To ensure that persons referring to part 305 find all approved 
treatments for these fruits and vegetables will be able to find all 
applicable treatment schedules in one place in the CFR, we have 
duplicated in part 305 the treatment schedules for these fruits and 
vegetables that had only been found in parts 301 and 318. We are 
leaving the treatment schedules in parts 301 and 318 temporarily to 
ensure that readers know they are still valid. The format of these 
treatment schedules in part 305 has, in some cases, been altered to be 
consistent with the other schedules we are adding to part 305.
    We are not duplicating in part 305 any of the treatment schedules 
found in part 319. We intend to move all the treatment schedules in 
part 319 to part 305 in a separate rulemaking.

Removal of Some Treatment Schedules From the CFR

    In Sec.  319.40-7 of part 319, paragraph (f) set out requirements 
for fumigation with methyl bromide of logs, lumber, and other 
unmanufactured wood products. Paragraph (f) referred to specific 
treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual and set out other 
schedules that could be used in lieu of the PPQ Treatment Manual 
schedules. In lieu of treatment schedule T-404 in the PPQ Treatment 
Manual, paragraphs (f)(1)(ii), (f)(2), and (f)(3)(ii) provided for 
fumigation to be conducted with an initial methyl bromide concentration 
of at least 120 grams per cubic meter with exposure and concentration 
levels adequate to provide a concentration-time product of at least 
1920 gram-hours calculated on the initial methyl bromide concentration. 
However, this standard is impossible to achieve given normal decreases 
in fumigant concentration and is therefore never used. We have, 
therefore, removed this alternative schedule from Sec.  319.40-
7(f)(1)(ii), (f)(2), and (f)(3)(ii). The alternative treatment 
schedules in Sec.  319.40-7(f)(1)(i) and (f)(3)(i) remain. We have 
replaced references to the PPQ Treatment Manual with references to part 
305.

Correction of Some Treatment Schedules

    We have also corrected errors contained in treatment schedules in 
the PPQ Treatment Manual. Specifically, in a treatment for corn seed 
(treatment schedule T510-2), the temperature for steam is shown as 40 
[deg]F in the PPQ Treatment Manual. The correct temperature of at least 
240 [deg]F is now given in part 305. A methyl bromide treatment 
schedule for khapra beetle (T301-b-1-2) incorrectly stated that the 
treatment is to be conducted at normal atmospheric pressure. We have 
corrected that treatment schedule in part 305 to specify that the 
treatment is to be conducted in vacuum fumigation chambers. A treatment 
for citrus seeds from countries where citrus canker exists (T511-1) 
specified a 0.525 percent concentration of sodium hypochlorite for a 
chemical dip treatment, while the regulations at Sec.  319.37-6(e) 
specified a concentration of 200 parts per million. The regulations are 
correct, and part 305 contains the corrected treatment schedule. Both 
the regulations at Sec.  319.56-2ii(b) and the PPQ Treatment Manual 
stated that a vapor heat treatment for mangoes from the Philippines 
(T106-d- 1) was approved for all Bactrocera spp. fruit flies; in fact, 
it is only approved for Bactrocera occipitalis and B. philippinensis. 
Part 305 contains the corrected treatment schedule. Finally, in a cold 
treatment schedule for pecans and hickory nuts (T107-g), the PPQ 
Treatment Manual lists the temperature range within which the treatment 
is to be conducted as 32 [deg]F or below; the correct temperature range 
is 0 [deg]F or below, and part 305 contains the corrected treatment 
schedule.
    Except to correct the errors just discussed, part 305 retains the 
descriptions of treated articles, treatment schedules, and instructions 
for administering treatments that had been contained in the PPQ 
Treatment Manual. In some cases, this has meant retaining schedules and 
administration instructions that appear to be substantively identical; 
the three hot water immersion treatment schedules in Sec.  305.22, for 
example, differ only in wording. In other cases, we have retained 
language that may be ambiguous; in vapor heat treatment schedule T106-
e, the treatment instructions state that fruit must be held at 114.8 
[deg]F or above for 20 minutes, without stating whether 20 minutes is a 
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which that temperature must be held. We are currently reviewing the 
provisions of the PPQ Treatment Manual that we have moved into part 305 
in this final rule, and we may amend part 305 in the future to address 
issues such as those described above. If we undertake such amendments, 
we will do so through notice-and-comment rulemaking.
    In the course of transferring the requirements for treatment 
facilities to part 305 from the Treatment Manual, we edited the 
requirements to make them more performance based, clear, and concise, 
and to eliminate redundancy. However, these requirements were not 
changed in any substantive way.
    The amended content of part 305 is discussed below in general 
terms; specific requirements for phytosanitary treatments are contained 
in the rule portion of this document.

Amended Part 305

Definitions

    We are amending Sec.  305.1 by adding several definitions for types 
of treatments and terms related to administering treatments. 
Specifically, we are adding definitions for the following terms: 
Autoclaving, cold treatment, forced hot air, fumigant, fumigation, 
hitchhiker pest, hot water immersion dip, irradiation, methyl bromide, 
phosphine, quick freeze, Section 18 of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), sulfuryl fluoride, steam heat, vacuum 
fumigation, and vapor heat. The definitions for each of these terms are 
located below in the rule portion of the document, along with the terms 
and definitions that were already included in part 305, prior to this 
rule.
    We are also amending the definition of inspector, which had 
previously been defined as ``Any employee of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service or other person authorized by the 
Administrator to inspect and certify the plant health status of plants 
and products under this part,'' to reflect the fact that some 
inspection responsibilities have been transferred to the Department of 
Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.

Approved Treatments

    Prior to this rule, Sec.  305.2 contained provisions for the 
irradiation treatment of imported fruits and vegetables for certain 
fruit flies and a mango seed weevil. Since irradiation treatment of 
imported fruits and vegetables will now be one of a number of 
treatments located in part 305, we are reorganizing the part, and we 
have redesignated the section concerning irradiation of imported fruits 
and vegetables as Sec.  305.31. Section 305.2 now lists the commodities 
for which approved treatments are available.
    The listed commodities are alpha grass and handicrafts; bags, 
bagging materials, and covers; broomcorn and broomcorn articles; cotton 
and cotton products; cut flowers and greenery; equipment; fruits and 
vegetables; garbage; hay, baled; materials or products that could be 
infested by khapra beetle; miscellaneous nonfood, nonfeed commodities; 
plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, and roots; railroad cars 
(empty); rice straw and hulls; seeds; ships, containers, and 
surrounding area; skins (goatskins, lambskins, and sheepskins); soil; 
sugarcane; and wood products. The commodities, except for fruits and 
vegetables, are primarily arranged alphabetically by the type of 
commodity, followed by pests of concern and approved treatment 
schedules.
    The list of fruits and vegetables is arranged first by the area of 
origin of the fruit or vegetable, including specific foreign countries 
and quarantined areas in the United States. Currently, treatment is 
authorized for fruits and vegetables from specific regions in 7 CFR 
parts 301, 318, and 319 or in departmental permits issued in accordance 
with 7 CFR part 319. Although the origin of fruits and vegetables is 
seldom identified in the PPQ Treatment Manual, we have included this 
information in the list of approved treatments for fruits and 
vegetables, when possible, to assist importers, individuals who 
administer the treatments, and others in determining whether a 
treatment is available for admissible fruits or vegetables from a 
specific country or quarantined area within the United States. In cases 
where a treatment is approved for a commodity but not associated with a 
specific country or other area of origin, the commodity is listed under 
``All.'' Beside each area of origin, we list specific fruits and 
vegetables from those areas for which a treatment is authorized. 
Alongside the specific commodity for which treatment is authorized, the 
list shows the pest of concern followed by the treatment schedule that 
may be used to treat the commodity for that pest.
    Some treatment schedules are set out in Sec.  305.2, but in most 
cases, the treatment schedules identified are located in a subsequent 
subpart according to the type of treatment--chemical, cold, quick 
freeze, heat, irradiation, various treatments for garbage, and 
miscellaneous. Most listed treatments are identified by a combination 
of capital letters and a ``T'' (treatment) number (e.g., MB T104-a-1). 
The capital letters indicate the type of treatment (e.g., MB refers to 
methyl bromide fumigation), and the ``T'' number (e.g., T104-a-1) 
refers to a specific treatment schedule. Listed treatments that 
duplicate schedules in part 301 have acronymic identifiers; for 
example, a treatment schedule to neutralize Oriental fruit fly in 
fruits and vegetables using fumigation with methyl bromide is 
identified as MBOFF. (It was not necessary to introduce acronymic 
identifiers for listed treatments that duplicate schedules in part 318; 
irradiation is the only treatment for which a schedule was duplicated 
from part 318, and it is identified by the generic abbreviation IR.)

Chemical Treatments

    The first section (Sec.  305.5) within the subpart for chemical 
treatments contains requirements for facility certification, treatment 
monitoring, and treatment procedures. One of the requirements is that 
all chemical applications must be administered in accordance with an 
EPA-approved pesticide label and the APHIS-approved treatment schedule. 
It is possible that EPA may cancel the approval for use of a pesticide 
on a commodity before APHIS has had the opportunity to remove the 
associated treatment schedule for that commodity. If EPA cancels the 
approval for use of a pesticide on a commodity, the schedule is no 
longer authorized. If the commodity is not listed on the label or does 
not have a section 18 exemption under the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), then no chemical treatment is 
available.
    The next five sections provide the treatment schedules for 
administering methyl bromide (Sec.  305.6); phosphine (Sec.  305.7); 
sulfuryl fluoride (Sec.  305.8); aerosol spray for aircraft (Sec.  
305.9); combination treatments (Sec.  305.10), which combine chemical 
treatments with nonchemical treatments, such as fumigation with methyl 
bromide and cold treatment; and miscellaneous chemical treatments 
(Sec.  305.11). The treatment schedules set out requirements that are 
within the limits authorized by EPA. However, to ensure that an 
actionable pest is neutralized with minimal effect on the quality of 
the commodity, the schedules may be more specific than what is stated 
on the pesticide label.

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Nonchemical Treatments

    Nonchemical treatments are organized into six subparts: Cold 
treatment, quick freeze, heat treatment, irradiation, various treatment 
for garbage, and miscellaneous treatments.
    The subpart for cold treatment contains treatment requirements 
(Sec.  305.15) and treatment schedules (Sec.  305.16). The treatment 
requirements in Sec.  305.15 cover facility and carrier approval, 
treatment enclosures, treatment monitoring, compliance agreements for 
cold treatment facilities located in the United States, work plans for 
cold treatment facilities located outside the United States, and 
treatment procedures.
    The subpart for quick freeze treatment lists commodities for which 
quick freeze is authorized and prohibited in Sec.  305.17 and sets out 
treatment schedule T110 in Sec.  305.18.
    The subpart for heat treatments includes treatment requirements 
(Sec.  305.20) and treatment schedules for hot water dip (Sec.  
305.21), hot water immersion (Sec.  305.22), steam sterilization (Sec.  
305.23), vapor heat (Sec.  305.24), dry heat (Sec.  305.25), heat 
treatment for materials or products that could be infested by khapra 
beetle (Sec.  305.26), forced hot air (Sec.  305.27), and kiln 
sterilization (Sec.  305.28). The treatment requirements in Sec.  
305.20 cover facility certification, treatment monitoring, compliance 
agreements for heat treatment facilities located in the United States, 
work plans for facilities located outside the United States, and 
treatment procedures.

    (Note: APHIS certification of facilities that administer 
approved phytosanitary treatments always involves the preparation of 
a compliance agreement for facilities within the United States, or 
the preparation of a work plan for facilities outside the United 
States. The compliance agreement or work plan sets out the 
procedures the facilities will follow and is signed by officials 
from APHIS and the facility (in the case of a compliance agreement) 
or by officials from APHIS, the facility, and the national plant 
protection organization of the country of export (in the case of a 
work plan). The PPQ Treatment Manual specifically mentions the need 
for a work plan in sections pertaining to certification of 
facilities for some types of heat treatment, but not all, and does 
not mention compliance agreements. For clarity and transparency, we 
are referencing both types of documents in part 305 under each type 
of heat treatment.)

    The subpart for irradiation includes four sections authorizing 
irradiation treatment for commodities from different areas and for 
different pests. Irradiation treatment for imported fruits and 
vegetables, which was the only treatment provided for in part 305 prior 
to this final rule, has been moved to Sec.  305.31. This new section 
includes all the provisions previously in Sec.  305.2, plus two 
requirements from the PPQ Treatment Manual: (1) All containers or vans 
that will transport treated commodities must be free of pests prior to 
loading the treated commodities and (2) each shipment of fruits and 
vegetables treated outside the United States must be accompanied into 
the United States by a phytosanitary certificate. All of these 
requirements are now in Sec.  305.31. The subpart for irradiation also 
includes three sections, Sec. Sec.  305.32 through 305.34, that 
duplicate the irradiation treatments in Sec.  301.64-10(g), for 
regulated articles moved interstate from areas under Federal quarantine 
for Mexican fruit fly; in Sec.  301.78-10(c), for regulated articles 
moved interstate from areas under Federal quarantine for Mediterranean 
fruit fly; and in Sec.  318.13-4f, for certain commodities moved 
interstate from Hawaii.
    The subpart for garbage treatments contains treatment schedules and 
requirements for caterers conducting the treatments under compliance 
agreements (Sec.  305.40). The subpart lists three treatment schedules 
for neutralizing insect pests and pathogens: Incineration, dry heat, 
and grinding and discharge into a sewer system.
    The miscellaneous treatments subpart contains treatment schedules 
for soapy water and wax for certain fruits; warm soapy water and 
brushing for durian and other large fruits, such as breadfruit; and 
alternative treatments for plant material not tolerant to fumigation 
(Sec.  305.42).

Miscellaneous

    We have made minor, nonsubstantive changes to parts 301, 318, and 
319. In Sec.  319.56-2k, we have replaced a reference to the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics with a reference to Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In parts 301, 318, and 319, we have changed 
references to ``he'' or ``him'' to terms that are more inclusive (e.g., 
``he or she'' or ``the inspector''). Because the Oxford Plant 
Protection Center has moved to the Center for Plant Health Science and 
Technology, we have amended the address in the regulations. We have 
also corrected typographical errors in the regulations.

Internal Agency Management

    This rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore, this 
rule is exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866 and 12988. 
Moreover, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and 
opportunity for comment are not required for this rule, and it may be 
made effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register. In addition, under 5 U.S.C. 804, this rule is not subject to 
congressional review under the Congressional Review Act of 1996, Pub. 
L. 104-121. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq., the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus is exempt from 
the provisions of that Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule contains no information collection or recordkeeping 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.). [Must be confirmed.]

List of Subjects

7 CFR Part 300

    Incorporation by reference, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine.

7 CFR Part 301

    Agricultural commodities, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

7 CFR Part 305

    Agricultural commodities, Chemical treatment, Cold treatment, 
Garbage treatment, Heat treatment, Imports, Irradiation, Phytosanitary 
treatment, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, Quick freeze, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.

7 CFR Part 318

    Cotton, Cottonseed, Fruits, Guam, Hawaii, Plant diseases and pests, 
Puerto Rico, Quarantine, Transportation, Vegetables, Virgin Islands.

7 CFR Part 319

    Bees, Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Honey, Imports, Logs, Nursery stock, 
Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Rice, Vegetables.
    Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR chapter III as follows:

PART 300--INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

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Sec.  300.1  [Removed and reserved]


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2. Section 300.1 is removed and reserved.

PART 301--DOMESTIC QUARANTINE NOTICES

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3. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    Section 301.75-15 also issued under Sec. 204, Title II, Pub. L. 
106-113, 113 Stat. 1501A-293; sections 301.75-15 and 301.75-16 also 
issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 400 (7 
U.S.C. 1421 note).

Sec.  301.45-1  [Amended]


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4. In Sec.  301.45-1, the definition of treatment manual is amended by 
removing the words ``and the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment 
Manual'' and by removing footnote 3.


Sec.  301.45-4  [Amended]


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5. Section 301.45-4 is amended by redesignating footnote 4 as footnote 
3.


Sec.  301.45-5  [Amended]


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6. In Sec.  301.45-5, paragraph (a)(3) is amended by adding the words 
``and part 305 of this chapter'' immediately after the words 
``treatment manual''.

Sec.  301.45-6  [Amended]

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7. In Sec.  301.45-6, paragraph (a) is amended by adding the words 
``and part 305 of this chapter'' immediately after the words 
``treatment manual''.

Sec.  301.48-1  [Amended]


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8. Section 301.48-1 is amended by removing the definition of Treatment 
Manual.


Sec.  301.48-4  [Amended]


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9. In Sec.  301.48-4, paragraph (d)(4) is amended by removing the words 
``with the Treatment Manual'' and adding the words ``with part 305 of 
this chapter'' in their place; and by removing the words ``the 
Treatment Manual'' and adding the words ``part 305 of this chapter'' in 
their place.


Sec.  301.52-1  [Amended]


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10. Section 301.52-1 is amended by removing the definition of treatment 
manual and footnote 2.


Sec.  301.52-3  [Amended]


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11. Section 301.52-3 is amended by redesignating footnote 3 as footnote 
2.


Sec.  301.52-4  [Amended]


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12. Section 301.52-4 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (a)(3), by removing the words ``the treatment manual'' 
and adding the words ``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place.
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b. In paragraph (b), by removing the words ``the treatment manual'' and 
adding the words ``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place; and by 
removing the word ``he'' and adding the words ``the inspector'' in its 
place.
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c. In paragraph (f), by removing the word ``he'' and adding the words 
``the inspector'' in its place.


Sec.  301.52-5  [Amended]


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13. In Sec.  301.52-5, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the word 
``he'' and adding the words ``the inspector'' in its place.


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14. Section 301.64-10 is amended as follows:
0
a. In paragraph (a), by removing the words ``the PPQ Treatment Manual, 
which is incorporated by reference at Sec.  300.1'' and adding the 
words ``part 305'' in their place; and by removing the second sentence.
0
b. In paragraphs (d) and (e), by removing the words ``the PPQ Treatment 
Manual'' and adding the words ``part 305 of this chapter'' in their 
place.
0
c. By revising paragraph (f) to read as set forth below.
0
d. In footnote 10 and in paragraph (g)(7), by removing the address 
``Oxford Plant Protection Center, 901 Hillsboro St., Oxford, NC 27565'' 
and adding the address ``Center for Plant Health Science and 
Technology, 1017 Main Campus Drive, suite 2500, Raleigh, NC 27606'' in 
its place.


Sec.  301.64-10  Treatments.

* * * * *
    (f) Citrons, litchis, longans, persimmons, and white sapotes. Cold 
treatment in accordance with the following schedule, which is also 
found in part 305 of this chapter:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Exposure
                     Treatment ([deg]F)                         period
                                                                (days)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 or below.................................................          18
34 or below.................................................          20
35 or below.................................................          22
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *


Sec.  301.75-4  [Amended]


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15. In Sec.  301.75-4, paragraph (d)(2) is amended by removing the word 
``guarantined'' and adding the word ``quarantined'' in its place, both 
times it occurs.


Sec.  301.78-10  [Amended]


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16. Section 301.78-10 is amended as follows:
0
a. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual'' and adding the words 
``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place; and by removing the second 
sentence.
0
b. In footnote 10 and in paragraph (c)(7), by removing the address 
``Oxford Plant Protection Center, 901 Hillsboro St., Oxford, NC 27565'' 
and adding the address ``Center for Plant Health Science and 
Technology, 1017 Main Campus Drive, suite 2500, Raleigh, NC 27606'' in 
its place.


Sec.  301.81-4  [Amended]


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17. In Sec.  301.81-4, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the words 
``the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is 
incorporated by reference at Sec.  300.1'' and adding the words ``part 
305'' in their place.


Sec.  301.85-1  [Amended]


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18. Section 301.85-1 is amended by removing the definition of treatment 
manual.


Sec.  301.85-2  [Amended]


0
19. Section 301.85-2, paragraph (d) is amended by adding the words ``or 
she'' immediately after the word ``he'', both times it occurs.


Sec.  301.85-4  [Amended]


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20. Section 301.85-4 is amended as follows:
0
a. In paragraph (a), by removing the word ``he'' and adding the words 
``the inspector'' in its place.
0
b. In paragraphs (a)(2), (b), and (e), second sentence, by removing the 
words ``the treatment manual'' and adding the words ``part 305 of this 
chapter'' in their place.
0
c. In paragraph (f), by adding the words ``or she'' after the word 
``he'' and by adding the words ``or her'' after the word ``his''.


Sec.  301.85-5  [Amended]


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21. In Sec.  301.85-5, paragraph (c), first sentence, is amended by 
removing the word ``he'' and adding the words ``the inspector'' in its 
place.


Sec. Sec.  301.93-10, 301.97-10  [Amended]


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22. The introductory text of Sec. Sec.  301.93-10, 301.97-10, is 
amended by removing the words ``the Plant Protection and Quarantine 
Treatment Manual'' and adding the words ``part 305 of this chapter'' in 
their place; and by removing the second sentence.

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Sec.  301.98-10  [Amended]

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23. Section 301.98-10 is amended as follows:
0
a. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual'' and adding the words 
``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place; and by removing the second 
sentence.
0
b. In paragraph (b), by removing the words ``the Plant Protection and 
Quarantine Treatment Manual'' and adding the words ``part 305 of this 
chapter'' in their place.


Sec.  301.99-10  [Amended]


0
24. Section 301.99-10 is amended as follows:
0
a. In the introductory text, by removing the words ``the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual'' and adding the words 
``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place; and by removing the second 
and third sentences.
0
b. In paragraph (b), first sentence, by removing the words ``as an 
alternative to treating the fruits as provided in the Plant Protection 
and Quarantine Treatment Manual''.
0
c. In paragraph (c), first sentence, by removing the words ``the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual'' and adding the words 
``part 305 of this chapter'' in their place.

0
25. Part 305 is revised to read as follows:

PART 305--PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS

Sec.
305.1 Definitions.
305.2 Approved treatments.
305.3-305-4 [Reserved]
Subpart--Chemical Treatments
305.5 Treatment requirements.
305.6 Methyl bromide fumigation treatment schedules.
305.7 Phosphine treatment schedules.
305.8 Sulfuryl fluoride treatment schedules.
305.9 Aerosol spray for aircraft treatment schedules.
305.10 Treatment schedules for combination treatments.
305.11 Miscellaneous chemical treatments.
305.12-14 [Reserved]
Subpart--Cold Treatments
305.15 Treatment requirements.
305.16 Cold treatment schedules.
Subpart--Quick Freeze Treatments
305.17 Authorized treatments; exceptions.
305.18 Quick freeze treatment schedule.
305.19 [Reserved]
Subpart--Heat Treatments
305.20 Treatment requirements.
305.21 Hot water dip treatment schedule for mangoes.
305.22 Hot water immersion treatment schedules.
305.23 Steam sterilization treatment schedules.
305.24 Vapor heat treatment schedules.
305.25 Dry heat treatment schedules.
305.26 Khapra beetle treatment schedule for feeds and milled 
products.
305.27 Forced hot air treatment schedules.
305.28 Kiln sterilization treatment schedule.
305.29-305.30 [Reserved]
Subpart--Irradiation Treatments
305.31 Irradiation treatment of imported fruits and vegetables for 
certain fruit flies and mango seed weevils.
305.32 Irradiation treatment of regulated fruit to be moved 
interstate from areas quarantined for Mexican fruit fly.
305.33 Irradiation treatment of regulated articles to be moved 
interstate from areas quarantined for Mediterranean fruit fly.
305.34 Administrative instructions prescribing methods for 
irradiation treatment of certain fruits and vegetables from Hawaii.
305.35-305.39 [Reserved]
Subpart--Treatments for Garbage
305.40 Garbage treatment schedules for insect pests and pathogens.
305.41 [Reserved]
Subpart--Miscellaneous Treatments
305.42 Miscellaneous treatment schedules.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 
2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.


Sec.  305.1  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply for the purposes of this part:
    Administrator. The Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, or any 
person delegated to act for the Administrator in matters affecting this 
part.
    APHIS. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United 
States Department of Agriculture.
    Autoclaving. The introduction of steam at 212 [deg]F into a 
pressurized enclosure containing a commodity to kill spores and other 
treatment-resistant pests.
    Cold treatment. Exposure of a commodity to a specified cold 
temperature that is sustained for a specific time period to kill 
targeted pests, especially fruit flies.
    Dose mapping. Measurement of absorbed dose within a process load 
using dosimeters placed at specified locations to produce a one-, two-, 
or three-dimensional distribution of absorbed dose, thus rendering a 
map of absorbed-dose values.
    Dosimeter. A device that, when irradiated, exhibits a quantifiable 
change in some property of the device that can be related to absorbed 
dose in a given material using appropriate analytical instrumentation 
and techniques.
    Dosimetry system. A system used for determining absorbed dose, 
consisting of dosimeters, measurement instruments and their associated 
reference standards, and procedures for the system's use.
    Forced hot air. Hot air blown uniformly across commodities in a 
shipment until the pulp of each unit in the shipment of the commodity 
reaches a specified temperature.
    Fumigant. A gaseous chemical that easily diffuses and disperses in 
air and is toxic to the target organism.
    Fumigation. Releasing and dispersing a toxic chemical in the air so 
that it reaches the target organism in a gaseous state.
    Hitchhiker pest. A pest that is carried by a commodity or a 
conveyance and, in the case of plants and plant products, does not 
infest those plants or plant products.
    Hot water immersion dip. Complete immersion of a commodity in 
heated water to raise the temperature of the commodity to a specific 
temperature for a specified time. This treatment is usually used to 
kill fruit flies.
    Inspector. Any individual authorized by the Administrator of APHIS 
or the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security, to enforce the regulations in this part.
    Irradiation. The use of irradiated energy to kill or devitalize 
organisms.
    Methyl bromide. A colorless, odorless biocide used to fumigate a 
wide range of commodities.
    Phosphine. Flammable gas generated from either aluminum phosphide 
or magnesium phosphide and used to treat stored product commodities.
    Quick freeze. A commercially acceptable method of quick freezing at 
subzero temperatures with subsequent storage and transportation at not 
higher than 20 [deg]F. Methods that accomplish this are known as quick 
freezing, sharp freezing, cold pack, or frozen pack, but may be any 
equivalent commercially acceptable freezing method.
    Section 18 of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). An emergency exemption granted by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency to Federal or State agencies authorizing an 
unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time.
    Sulfuryl fluoride. An odorless, colorless, and nonflammable 
compressed fumigant that is used primarily to kill pests of wood.
    Steam heat. The introduction of steam at 212 [deg]F or higher into 
an enclosure containing a commodity to kill targeted organisms.
    Vacuum fumigation. Fumigation performed in a gas-tight enclosure. 
Most

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air in the enclosure is removed and replaced with a small amount of 
fumigant. The reduction in pressure reduces the required duration of 
the treatment.
    Vapor heat. Heated air saturated with water vapor and used to raise 
the temperature of a commodity to a required point for a specific 
period.


Sec.  305.2  Approved treatments.

    (a) Certain commodities or articles require treatment, or are 
subject to treatment, prior to the interstate movement within the 
United States or importation or entry into the United States. Treatment 
is required as indicated in parts 301, 318, and 319 of this chapter, on 
a permit, or by an inspector.
    (1) Treatment schedules provided in this part must be followed to 
neutralize pests.
    (2) More information about treatment schedules is contained in the 
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual, which is 
available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/manuals/
online_manuals.html or by contacting the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 69 
Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 100, Frederick, MD 21702.
    (3) Treatment requirements provided in this part must be followed 
to adequately administer treatment schedules.
    (4) APHIS is not responsible for losses or damages incurred during 
treatment and recommends that a sample be treated first before deciding 
whether to treat the entire shipment.
    (b) Alpha grass and handicrafts (Stipa tenacissima, Ampelodesmos 
mauritanicus). For treatment schedules, see Sec.  305.6 for methyl 
bromide (MB) fumigation.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Pest                               Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harmolita spp.............................  MB T304-a or MB T304-b.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Bags, bagging materials, and covers (used). The treatment 
schedules for which administration instructions are not provided are in 
Sec.  305.6 for methyl bromide (MB) fumigation, Sec.  305.23 for steam 
sterilization (SS), and Sec.  305.25 for dry heat (DH).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Used material                  Pest              Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bags and bagging material or      Globodera           MB T306-a.
 covers used to contain root       rostochiensis.
 crops.
Bags and bagging used for         Potato cyst         MB T502-1.
 commodities grown in soil.        nematode.
Bags and bagging material or      Pectinophora spp..  MB T306-b.
 covers used for cotton only.
Bags and bagging used for small   Downy mildews and   T503-1-2: Soak in
 grains.                           Physoderma          water slightly
                                   diseases of maize.  below boiling
                                                       (212 [deg]F) for
                                                       1 hour; or SS
                                                       T503-1-3; or DH
                                                       T503-1-4.
                                  Flag smut.........  DH T504-1-1 or SS
                                                       T504-1-2.
Bags and bagging material or      Trogoderma          MB T306-c-1 or MB
 covers.                           granarium.          T306-c-2.
Bagging from unroasted coffee     Various...........  MB T306-d-1 or MB
 beans.                                                T306-d-2.
Covers used for commodities       Potato cyst         MB T502-2.
 grown in soil.                    nematode.
Covers used for small grains....  Downy mildews and   T503-2-2: Soak in
                                   Physoderma          water slightly
                                   diseases of maize.  below boiling
                                                       (212 [deg]F) for
                                                       1 hour; or SS
                                                       T503-2-3; or DH
                                                       T503-2-4.
Covers used for wheat...........  Flag smut.........  DH T504-2-1 or SS
                                                       T504-2-2.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (d) Broomcorn and broomcorn articles. The treatment schedules for 
which administration instructions are not provided are in Sec.  305.6 
for methyl bromide (MB) fumigation and Sec.  305.23 for steam 
sterilization (SS).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Pest                              Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corn-related diseases (precautionary     T566-1 (broomcorn) and T566-2
 treatment).                              (broomcorn articles):
                                          Completely submerge in hot
                                          water at 102 [deg]F.
Ostrinia nubilalis, ticks, and saw       MB T309-a or MB T309-b-1or MB
 flies.                                   T309-b-2 or SS T309-c.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (e) Cotton and cotton products. The treatment schedules for which 
administration instructions are not provided are in Sec.  305.6 for 
methyl bromide (MB) fumigation and Sec.  305.7 for phosphine (PH).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Material                     Pest              Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baled lint or linters...........  Pectinophora spp..  MB T301-a-3.
Baled lint, linters, waste,       Trogoderma          MB T301-b-1-1 or
 piece goods, gin trash.           granarium.          MB T301-b-1-2.
Cottonseed (samples and bulk)...  Pectinophora spp..  T301-a-7: (1)
                                                       Delint the
                                                       cottonseed by
                                                       applying
                                                       sufficient heat
                                                       (145 [deg]F) or
                                                       acid or both; or
                                                       (2) raise the
                                                       temperature of
                                                       the delinted seed
                                                       during the
                                                       subsequent drying
                                                       process to 145
                                                       [deg]F for no
                                                       less than 45
                                                       seconds or at
                                                       least 140 [deg]F
                                                       for no less than
                                                       8 minutes.
Cottonseed, cottonseed products,  T. granarium......  MB T301-b-2.
 or samples.
Cottonseed meal.................  T. granarium......  MB T301-b-3.
Cotton and cotton products......  Globodera           MB T301-c.
                                   rostochiensis.
Cotton and cotton products......  Anthonomus grandis  MB T301-d-1-1 or
                                                       PH T301-d-1-2.

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Lint, linters, cottonseed,        Pectinophora spp..  MB T301-a-1-1 or
 cottonseed hulls, gin trash,                          MB T301-a-1-2.
 waste, cottonseed meal, or
 other baled or bulk commodities
 (except samples).
Lint, linters, and cottonseed     Pectinophora spp..  PH T301-a-6.
 (bulk, sacked, or packaged
 cottonseed, lint or linters,
 cottonseed hulls, gin trash,
 and all other baled or bulk
 cotton commodities).
Lint (except baled lint or        Pectinophora spp..  MB T301-a-2.
 linters), cottonseed (except
 packaged cottonseed),
 cottonseed hulls, gin trash,
 waste, cottonseed meal, or
 other baled or bulk commodities
 (excluding samples).
Packaged cottonseed.............  Pectinophora spp..  MB T301-a-4.
Samples of cotton and cotton      Pectinophora spp..  MB T301-a-5-1 or
 products.                                             MB T301-a-5-2.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (f) Cut flowers and greenery. The treatment schedules for which 
administration instructions are not provided are in Sec.  305.6 for 
methyl bromide (MB) fumigation.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Pest                               Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
External feeders, leafminers, hitchhikers (except for         MB T305-a.
 snails and slugs), surface pests.......................
Borers or soft scales...................................      MB T305-b.
Mealybugs...............................................      MB T305-c.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (g) Equipment. The treatment schedules for which administration 
instructions are not provided are in Sec.  305.6 for methyl bromide 
(MB) fumigation, Sec.  305.9 for aerosol, and Sec.  305.23 for steam 
sterilization (SS).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Article                     Pest              Treatment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aircraft........................  Trogoderma          T409-a: Contact
                                   granarium.          PPQ Regional
                                                       Director for
                                                       specific
                                                       instructions.
                                  Hitchhiker pests    Aerosol T409-b.
                                   (other than T.
                                   granarium, fruit
                                   flies, and soft-
                                   bodied insects).
                                  Fruit flies and     Aerosol T409-c-1
                                   soft-bodied         or Aerosol T409-c-
                                   insects.            3.
Automobiles.....................  Globodera           T406-c, steam
                                   rostochiensis.      cleaning: Steam
                                                       at high pressure
                                                       until all soil is
                                                       removed. Treated
                                                       surfaces must be
                                                       thoroughly wet
                                                       and heated.
Construction equipment with cabs  G. rostochiensis..  MB T406-b.
Construction equipment without    G. rostochiensis..  SS T406-d.
 cabs.
Containers......................  G. rostochiensis..  MB T406-b.
Containers......................  Potato cyst         MB T506-1.
                                   nematode.
Field and processing equipment    Xanthomonas         T514-4: Remove all
 (Saccharum).                      albilineans and     debris and soil
                                   X. vasculorum.      from equipment
                                                       with water at
                                                       high pressure
                                                       (300 pounds per
                                                       square inch
                                                       minimum) or with
                                                       steam.
Mechanical cotton pickers and     Pectinophora        MB T407.
 other cotton equipment.           gossypiella.
Used farm equipment with cabs...  G. rostochiensis..  T406-c, steam
                                                       cleaning: Steam
                                                       at high pressure
                                                       until all soil is
                                                       removed. Treated
                                                       surfaces must be
                                                       thoroughly wet
                                                       and heated.
Used farm equipment with cabs...  G. rostochiensis..  MB T406-b.
Used farm equipment without cabs  G. rostochiensis..  SS T406-d.
Used containers.................  G. rostochiensis..  SS T406-d.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (h) Fruits and vegetables. (1) Treatment of fruits and vegetables 
from foreign localities by irradiation in accordance with Sec.  305.31 
may be substituted for other approved treatments for the mango seed 
weevil Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricus) or for one or more of the 
following 11 species of fruit flies: Anastrepha fraterculus, A. ludens, 
A. obliqua, A. serpentina, A. suspensa, Bactrocera cucurbitae, B. 
dorsalis, B. tryoni, B. jarvisi, B. latifrons, and Ceratitis capitata.
    (2) The treatment schedules for which administration instructions 
are not provided are in Sec.  305.6 for methyl bromide (MB) fumigation, 
Sec.  305.10(a) for methyl bromide fumigation and cold treatment 
(MB&CT), Sec.  305.10(b) for cold treatment and methyl bromide 
fumigation (CT&MB), Sec.  305.11 for miscellaneous chemical treatments 
(CMisc.), Sec.  305.16 for cold treatment (CT), Sec.  305.18 for quick 
freeze, Sec.  305.21 for hot water dip (HWD), Sec.  305.22 for hot 
water immersion (HWI), Sec.  305.24 for vapor heat (VH), Sec.  305.27 
for forced hot air (FHA), Sec. Sec.  305.31 through 305.34 for 
irradiation (IR), and Sec.  305.42 for miscellaneous (Misc.).
    (i) Treatment for shipments from foreign localities.

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               Location                       Commodity                   Pest            Treatment schedule \1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All..................................  All imported fruits and  Hitchhiker pests or      MB T104-a-1.
                                        vegetables.              surface pests, except
                                                                 mealybugs.

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                                                                Mealybugs..............  MB T104-a-2.
                                                                Most...................  Quick freeze T110.
                                       Acorns, chestnuts (see   Cydia splendana and      MB T101-t-1 or MB T101-
                                        Sec.   319.56-2b of      Curculio spp..           u-1.
                                        this chapter).
                                       Banana.................  External feeders such    MB T101-d-1.
                                                                 as Noctuidae spp.,
                                                                 Thrips spp.,
                                                                 Copitarsia spp..
                                       Beet...................  Internal feeders.......  MB T101-g-1.
                                       Beet...................  External feeders.......  MB T101-g-1-1.
                                       Blackberry.............  External feeders such    MB T101-h-1.
                                                                 as Noctuidae spp.,
                                                                 Thrips spp.,
                                                                 Copitarsia spp.,
                                                                 Pentatomidae spp., and
                                                                 Tarsonemus spp..
                                       Broccoli (includes       External feeders and     MB T101-n-2.
                                        Chinese and rapini).     leafminers.
                                       Brussel sprouts........  External feeders and     MB T101-n-2.
                                                                 leafminers.
                                       Cabbage (European and    External feeders.......  MB T101-j-1.
                                        Chinese).
                                       Cabbage (bok choy,       External feeders and     MB T101-n-2.
                                        napa, Chinese mustard).  leafminers.
                                       Cantaloupe.............  External feeders.......  MB T101-k-1.
                                       Carrot.................  External feeders.......  MB T101-l-1.
                                       Carrot.................  Internal feeders.......  MB T101-m-1.
                                       Cauliflower............  External feeders and     MB T101-n-2.
                                                                 leafminers.
                                       Celeriac (celery root).  External feeders.......  MB T101-n-1.
                                       Celery (above ground     External feeders.......  MB T101-o-1.
                                        parts).
                                       Chayote (fruit only)...  External feeders.......  MB T101-p-1.
                                       Cherry.................  Insects other than       MB T101-r-1.
                                                                 fruit flies.
                                       Cherry.................  Rhagoletis indifferens   MB T101-s-1.
                                                                 and Cydia pomonella.
                                       Chicory (above ground    External feeders.......  MB T101-v-1.
                                        parts).
                                       Chicory root...........  External feeders.......  MB T101-n-1.
                                       Copra..................  External feeders.......  MB T101-x-1.
                                       Corn-on-the-cob........  Ostrinia nubilalis.....  MB T101-x-1-1.
                                       Cucumber...............  External feeders.......  MB T101-y-1.
                                       Dasheen................  External feeders.......  MB T101-z-1.
                                       Dasheen................  Internal feeders.......  MB T101-a-2.
                                       Durian and other large   External feeders.......  Misc. T102-c.
                                        fruits such as
                                        breadfruit.
                                       Endive.................  External feeders.......  MB T101-b-2.
                                       Fava bean (dried)......  Bruchidae..............  MB T101-c-2.
                                                                                         MB T101-d-2.
                                       Garlic.................  Brachycerus spp. and     MB T101-e-2.
                                                                 Dyspessa ulula.
                                       Ginger (rhizome).......  Internal feeders.......  MB T101-f-2.
                                       Ginger (rhizome).......  External feeders.......  MB T101-g-2.
                                       Grapefruit and other     Aleurocanthus woglumi..  MB T101-j-2.
                                        citrus.
                                       Herbs and spices         Various stored product   MB T101-n-2-1-1.
                                        (dried).                 pests, except khapra
                                                                 beetle.
                                       Herbs, fresh (includes   External feeders and
                                        all fresh plant parts    leafminers..
                                        except seeds).
                                       Kiwi...................  External feeders,        MB T101-m-2.
                                                                 Nysius huttoni.
                                       Leeks..................  Internal feeders.......  MB T101-q-2.
                                       Lentils (dried)........  Bruchidae..............  MB T101-e-1.
                                       Litchi.................  Mealybugs                MB T101-b-1-1.
                                                                 (Pseudococcidae).
                                       Lime...................  Mealybugs and other      HWI T102-e.
                                                                 surface pests.
                                       Melon (including         External feeders such    MB T101-o-2.
                                        honeydew, muskmelon,     as Noctuidae spp.,