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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for the Importation of Sweet
Cherries From Australia Into the
Continental United States and Hawaii
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation into the
continental United States and Hawaii of
sweet cherries from Australia. Based on
that analysis, we believe that the
application of one or more designated
phytosanitary measures will be
sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
sweet cherries from Australia. We are
making the pest risk analysis, as well as
an environmental assessment we have
prepared in connection with this action,
available for review and comment.
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We will consider all comments
we receive on or before December 11,
2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select Docket No.
APHIS–2007–0128 to submit or view
public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River
Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238. Please state that your comment
refers to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0128.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Donna L. West, Senior Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis
and Operations, Plant Health Programs,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through
319.56–47, referred to below as the
regulations), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent plant pests from being
introduced into and spread within the
United States.
Section 319.56–4 of the regulations
contains a performance-based process
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for approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
These measures are:
• The fruits or vegetables are subject
to inspection upon arrival in the United
States and comply with all applicable
provisions of § 319.56–3;
• The fruits or vegetables are
imported from a pest-free area in the
country of origin that meets the
requirements of § 319.56–5 for freedom
from that pest and are accompanied by
a phytosanitary certificate stating that
the fruits or vegetables originated in a
pest-free area in the country of origin;
• The fruits or vegetables are treated
in accordance with 7 CFR part 305;
• The fruits or vegetables are
inspected in the country of origin by an
inspector or an official of the national
plant protection organization of the
exporting country, and have been found
free of one or more specific quarantine
pests identified by the risk analysis as
likely to follow the import pathway;
and/or
• The fruits or vegetables are a
commercial consignment.
APHIS received a request from the
Government of Australia to allow the
importation of sweet cherries from
Australia into the continental United
States and Hawaii. We have completed
a pest risk assessment to identify pests
of quarantine significance that could
follow the pathway of importation into
the United States and, based on that
pest risk assessment, have prepared a
risk management analysis to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be
applied to the commodity to mitigate
the pest risk. We have concluded that
sweet cherries can be safely imported
into the continental United States and
Hawaii from Australia using one or
more of the five designated
phytosanitary measures listed in
§ 319.56–4(b). Therefore, in accordance
with § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing
the availability of our pest risk analysis
for public review and comment. The
pest risk analysis may be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may request paper copies of the
pest risk analysis by calling or writing
to the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the pest risk analysis when
requesting copies. We have also
prepared an environmental assessment
in connection with this action which is
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available for review and comment in the
same manner as the pest risk analysis.
After reviewing the comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of sweet
cherries from Australia in a subsequent
notice. If the overall conclusions of the
analysis and the Administrator’s
determination of risk remain unchanged
following our consideration of the
comments, then we will begin issuing
permits for importation of sweet
cherries from Australia into the
continental United States and Hawaii
subject to the requirements specified in
the risk management analysis.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of
October 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake
Ranger District, California, Sugar Pine
Adaptive Management Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Sierra National Forest,
Bass Lake Ranger District is proposing
to conduct a comprehensive series of
treatments centered on a Wildland
Urban Intermix area known as the
community of Sugar Pine. Strategically
Placed Area Treatments (SPLATs) have
been initially identified to provide a
means to reduce the intensity and
spread of wildland fires across the
landscape and near communities.
Additional treatments within these
SPLATs have been identified where
forest stands are densely stocked and
thinning is needed. This thinning is
needed to reduce inter-tree competition
and improve tree vigor and increase
stand resistance to drought conditions,
insect and disease attack. The effects of
implementing the treatments called for
in the final decision will be studied by
the University of California as they
relate to fire and fuels, water quality and
quantity, wildlife (specifically the
Pacific Fisher) and public involvement.
Depending on the results of this study,
future management actions on other
similar ecosystems may be changed.
This approach to monitoring and
feedback is called Adaptive
Management and is a primary reason for
the descriptive title.
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To be most effective, comments
concerning the scope of this analysis
should be received by October 31, 2007.
Public scoping for this analysis,
originally expected to be documented in
an Environmental Assessment, began on
April 1, 2007. Unless response to this
notice raises concerns not yet expressed,
the draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS) is expected in
November 2007 and the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
is expected in January 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the
Forest Service at the following
addresses. Hardcopy mail: U.S. Forest
Service, Sierra National Forest, Bass
Lake Ranger District, 57003 Road 225,
North Fork, CA 93643, ATTN: David
Martin. Electronic mail: commentspacificsouthwest-sierra@fs.fed.us. Use
Rich Text format (.rtf) or Word format
(.doc).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Lemon, Interdisciplinary Team
Leader, at Sierra National Forest, Bass
Lake Ranger District, 57003 Road 225,
North Fork, CA 93643.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information: The Sugar
Pine Adaptive Management Project
(Madera and Mariposa Counties,
California) lies within the Fresno River
watershed, where during the period
before significant Euro-American
influence, natural fires occurred
frequently and were of low intensity
with return intervals ranging from every
5 to 10 years. During the past century,
management activities (including
harvesting operations, fire exclusion/
suppression, etc.) and increased human
habitation, have changed the
composition of vegetation. Currently,
vegetation within the Sugar Pine
Adaptive Management Project has
changed from one where frequent, low
intensity fires occurred to one with
increased suseptability to infrequent
moderate to high intensity wildland fire.
Forest stand densities are above that
which can be sustained, with inter-tree
competition increasing and tree vigor
beginning to decline. Pockets of insect
and disease attack are beginning to
show in the stands as well as the
drought induced mortality. Non-native
plant species and noxious weeds, that
were absent in the area, now are
growing in small pockets.
The Sugar Pine Adaptive Management
Project was originally to be documented
in an Environmental Assessment (EA).
The Sugar Pine Adaptive Management
Project lies within the elevational bands
for the Southern Sierra Fisher
Conservation Area. Public concern and
management review surrounding the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0128]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the
Importation of Sweet Cherries From Australia Into the Continental
United States and Hawaii
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into
the continental United States and Hawaii of sweet cherries from
Australia. Based on that analysis, we believe that the application of
one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to
mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or
noxious weeds via the importation of sweet cherries from Australia. We
are making the pest risk analysis, as well as an environmental
assessment we have prepared in connection with this action, available
for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before December
11, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select Docket No. APHIS-2007-0128 to submit or view
public comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2007-0128, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3C71, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0128.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Donna L. West, Senior Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant Health
Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1231; (301) 734-8758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits
and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-47, referred to below as
the regulations), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits or restricts
the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from
certain parts of the world to prevent plant pests from being introduced
into and spread within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 of the regulations contains a performance-based
process
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for approving the importation of commodities that, based on the
findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one
or more of the designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph
(b) of that section. These measures are:
The fruits or vegetables are subject to inspection upon
arrival in the United States and comply with all applicable provisions
of Sec. 319.56-3;
The fruits or vegetables are imported from a pest-free
area in the country of origin that meets the requirements of Sec.
319.56-5 for freedom from that pest and are accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate stating that the fruits or vegetables
originated in a pest-free area in the country of origin;
The fruits or vegetables are treated in accordance with 7
CFR part 305;
The fruits or vegetables are inspected in the country of
origin by an inspector or an official of the national plant protection
organization of the exporting country, and have been found free of one
or more specific quarantine pests identified by the risk analysis as
likely to follow the import pathway; and/or
The fruits or vegetables are a commercial consignment.
APHIS received a request from the Government of Australia to allow
the importation of sweet cherries from Australia into the continental
United States and Hawaii. We have completed a pest risk assessment to
identify pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway
of importation into the United States and, based on that pest risk
assessment, have prepared a risk management analysis to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the commodity to
mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that sweet cherries can be
safely imported into the continental United States and Hawaii from
Australia using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary
measures listed in Sec. 319.56-4(b). Therefore, in accordance with
Sec. 319.56-4(c), we are announcing the availability of our pest risk
analysis for public review and comment. The pest risk analysis may be
viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see
ADDRESSES above for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may
request paper copies of the pest risk analysis by calling or writing to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer
to the subject of the pest risk analysis when requesting copies. We
have also prepared an environmental assessment in connection with this
action which is available for review and comment in the same manner as
the pest risk analysis.
After reviewing the comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding the import status of sweet cherries from Australia
in a subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of the analysis and
the Administrator's determination of risk remain unchanged following
our consideration of the comments, then we will begin issuing permits
for importation of sweet cherries from Australia into the continental
United States and Hawaii subject to the requirements specified in the
risk management analysis.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of October 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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