Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, 46902 [2010-19042]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 46902 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 4, 2010 / Notices information collection in its production areas. Should fruit fly populations increase in these areas, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) would have the information and resources readily at hand to respond effectively. Another commenter who agreed with our proposed treatment changes asked whether the reduced irradiation dose of 100 gray we proposed as a treatment for Medfly would result in improved fruit quality and longer shelf life for sweet cherries. We have no evidence to suggest that a 100 gray dose would result in improved fruit quality or shelf life. In fact, our experience indicates that an irradiation dose of 150 gray has no discernible positive or negative effect on fruit quality, making it less likely that a dose of 100 gray will have any such effect. The same commenter also wanted to know if the reduced irradiation dose we proposed for Medfly would be effective for other types of fruit flies. We have established that the 100 gray dose is effective against certain species of Anastrepha and Bactrocera fruit flies and the approved irradiation doses listed for these species in the PPQ Treatment Manual are already 100 gray or lower. For all other fruit flies of the family Tephritidae, the approved dose is 150 gray. Additional testing would be necessary to confirm whether a 100 gray dose would serve as an efficacious treatment for other species of fruit fly. One commenter stated that the proposed treatment changes would allow the Australian cherry industry to benefit unfairly from lower treatment costs, thereby putting emerging cherryproducing countries in the Middle East such as Turkey and Iran at an economic disadvantage in the world cherry market. The treatments discussed in the proposed rule with respect to Australia are specific to the pests present there, Medfly and Queensland fruit fly, and were evaluated with respect to their efficacy, not their costs. Cherries from another region with the same pest complex could be treated in the same manner, so we disagree that Australian cherry producers are receiving any sort of unfair benefit. Another commenter, a representative of the Australian NPPO, observed that the State of Tasmania is not included in the areas of Australia listed by APHIS as free of fruit flies. The commenter noted that the APHIS Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements database specifically lists cherries, apples, and pears from Tasmania as being permitted access to the United States without the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:43 Aug 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 requirement for a phytosanitary treatment for fruit flies. The commenter asked that Tasmania be added to APHIS’ list of approved pest-free areas. For a given plant pest, APHIS makes a distinction between pest-free areas and areas that have never been known to support that pest in sufficient numbers to be a threat to agriculture; Tasmania is an example of the latter with regard to fruit flies. If a particular quarantine pest has never been known to be associated with the regulated article in the country or region of origin, we do not usually include that country or region on the list of pest-free areas for that pest. Because the cooler climate and geographical isolation of Tasmania inhibit a resident fruit fly population from establishing itself there, we do not consider it necessary to include Tasmania on the list of approved pestfree areas. Revision of Treatments Regulations Following the publication of our October 2009 proposed rule, we published a final rule that amended the regulations by removing all phytosanitary treatments and treatment schedules from 7 CFR part 305, while retaining general treatment requirements.4 The sections in part 305 we had proposed to amend no longer exist, so the modified treatments will instead be added to the appropriate sections of the PPQ Treatment Manual. The regulations now indicate that all approved treatments and treatment schedules are contained in the PPQ Treatment Manual. Accordingly, the PPQ Treatment Manual has been amended to include the new treatments for sweet cherries from Australia and a specific irradiation dose of 100 gray for Medfly. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. ACTION: Notice of meeting. The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, August 18, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008. DATES: The meeting will be held August 18, 2010 at 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District, 3031 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written comments to Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, c/o District Ranger, USDA Forest Service, 3031 Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or electronically to Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator at ddaniels@fs.fed.us. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, (907) 228– 4105. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Committee discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Committee members. However, public input opportunity will be provided and individuals will have the opportunity to address the Committee at that time. SUMMARY: Dated: July 26, 2010. Jeff DeFreest, District Ranger. [FR Doc. 2010–19042 Filed 8–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of July 2010. AGENCY: Kevin Shea Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2010–19135 Filed 8–3–10; 10:12 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 4 75 FR 4228-4253, Docket No. APHIS-2008-0022, published January 26, 2010, and effective February 25, 2010. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: The West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Elkins, West Virginia. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed committee. DATES: The meeting will be held on August 27, 2010, and will begin at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Monongahela National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241. Written E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 46902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19042]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in 
Ketchikan, Alaska, August 18, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to 
discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2008.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 18, 2010 at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ketchikan-Misty Fjords 
Ranger District, 3031 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written 
comments to Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, c/o District Ranger, 
USDA Forest Service, 3031 Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or 
electronically to Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator at ddaniels@fs.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator 
Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, (907) 
228-4105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Committee 
discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Committee members. 
However, public input opportunity will be provided and individuals will 
have the opportunity to address the Committee at that time.

    Dated: July 26, 2010.
Jeff DeFreest,
District Ranger.
[FR Doc. 2010-19042 Filed 8-3-10; 8:45 am]
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