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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 8,
2008.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
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and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0065,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0065.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alex Belano, Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and
Operation Staff, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–5333.
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Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits 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 contains a
performance-based process 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:
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• 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 Vietnam to allow the
importation of dragon fruit from
Vietnam into the continental United
States. 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
dragon fruit can be safely imported into
the continental United States from
Vietnam 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.
After reviewing the comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of dragon
fruit from Vietnam 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 dragon fruit
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from Vietnam into the continental
United States subject to the
requirements specified in the risk
management analysis.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and
7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR
2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of
May 2008.
Cindy Smith,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Conservation Security Program;
Correction
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) and
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC),
USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; Extension
SUMMARY: NRCS and CCC published in
the Federal Register on April 10, 2008,
(73 FR 19456), a document stating
‘‘Notice of the Conservation Security
Program, (CSP–08–01) sign up.’’ This
notice extends the sign-up period end
date from May 16, 2008, to May 30,
2008, in the SUMMARY and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of
the previously published document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dwayne Howard, Branch Chief—
Stewardship Programs, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, NRCS,
Post Office Box 2890, Washington, DC
20013–2890; telephone: (202) 720–1845;
fax: (202) 720–4265. Submit via e-mail
to: dwayne.howard@wdc.usda.gov, with
subject line of ‘‘Attention: Conservation
Security Program.’’
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 30,
2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Conservation Security Program; Correction
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC), USDA.
ACTION: Notice; Extension
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SUMMARY: NRCS and CCC published in the Federal Register on April 10,
2008, (73 FR 19456), a document stating ``Notice of the Conservation
Security Program, (CSP-08-01) sign up.'' This notice extends the sign-
up period end date from May 16, 2008, to May 30, 2008, in the SUMMARY
and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of the previously published
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwayne Howard, Branch Chief--
Stewardship Programs, Financial Assistance Programs Division, NRCS,
Post Office Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; telephone: (202) 720-
1845; fax: (202) 720-4265. Submit via e-mail to:
dwayne.howard@wdc.usda.gov, with subject line of ``Attention:
Conservation Security Program.''
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E8-10360 Filed 5-8-08; 8:45 am]
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