Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for the Importation of Sweet Limes From Mexico Into the Continental United States, 56981 [2010-23238]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0058]
Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for
the Importation of Sweet Limes From
Mexico Into the Continental United
States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to begin issuing permits for
the importation into the continental
United States of sweet limes from
Mexico. Based on the findings of a pest
risk analysis, which we made available
to the public for review and comment
through a previous notice, 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 limes from Mexico.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 17, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Lamb, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 734-0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56-1
through 319.56-50, 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 spreading within
the United States. Under that process,
APHIS may publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing the
availability of a pest risk analysis that
evaluates the risks associated with the
importation of a particular fruit or
vegetable. Following the close of the 60day comment period, APHIS may begin
issuing permits for importation of the
fruit or vegetable subject to the riskmitigation measures identified in the
pest risk analysis if: (1) No comments
were received on the pest risk analysis;
(2) the comments on the pest risk
analysis revealed that no changes to the
pest risk analysis were necessary; or (3)
changes to the pest risk analysis were
made in response to public comments,
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but the changes did not affect the
overall conclusions of the analysis and
the Administrator’s determination of
risk.
In accordance with that process, we
published a notice1 in the Federal
Register on June 10, 2010 (75 FR 3290032901, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0058),
in which we announced the availability,
for review and comment, of a pest risk
analysis evaluating the risks associated
with the importation into the
continental United States of sweet limes
from Mexico. We solicited comments on
the notice for 60 days ending on August
9, 2010. We received one comment by
that date, from a State agricultural
agency. The commenter concurred with
the findings of our pest risk analysis.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in § 319.56-4(c)(2)(ii), we are
announcing our decision to begin
issuing permits for the importation into
the continental United States of sweet
limes from Mexico provided that:
∑ The sweet limes may be imported
into the United States in commercial
consignments only.
∑ The sweet limes must be irradiated
in accordance with 7 CFR part 305 with
a minimum absorbed dose of 150 Gy.
∑ Each shipment of sweet limes must
be inspected by the Mexican national
plant protection organization and
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate attesting that the fruit
received the required irradiation
treatment and bearing an additional
declaration that states that the fruit was
inspected in the packinghouse and
found free of Brevipalpus californicus,
B. phoenicus, Diaphorina citri, and
Coniothecium scabrum.
These conditions will be listed in the
Fruits and Vegetables Import
Requirements database (available at
(https://www.aphis.usda.gov/favir)). In
addition to these specific measures,
sweet limes from Mexico will be subject
to the general requirements listed in
§ 319.56-3 that are applicable to the
importation of all fruits and vegetables.
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 13th day
of September 2010.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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1 To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, and
the comment we received, go to (https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0058).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0058]
Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for the Importation of Sweet
Limes From Mexico Into the Continental United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our decision to begin issuing
permits for the importation into the continental United States of sweet
limes from Mexico. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, which
we made available to the public for review and comment through a
previous notice, 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 limes from Mexico.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 17, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR
319.56-1 through 319.56-50, 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 spreading
within the United States. Under that process, APHIS may publish a
notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a pest
risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation
of a particular fruit or vegetable. Following the close of the 60-day
comment period, APHIS may begin issuing permits for importation of the
fruit or vegetable subject to the risk-mitigation measures identified
in the pest risk analysis if: (1) No comments were received on the pest
risk analysis; (2) the comments on the pest risk analysis revealed that
no changes to the pest risk analysis were necessary; or (3) changes to
the pest risk analysis were made in response to public comments, but
the changes did not affect the overall conclusions of the analysis and
the Administrator's determination of risk.
In accordance with that process, we published a notice\1\ in the
Federal Register on June 10, 2010 (75 FR 32900-32901, Docket No. APHIS-
2010-0058), in which we announced the availability, for review and
comment, of a pest risk analysis evaluating the risks associated with
the importation into the continental United States of sweet limes from
Mexico. We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on
August 9, 2010. We received one comment by that date, from a State
agricultural agency. The commenter concurred with the findings of our
pest risk analysis.
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we received, go to (https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0058).
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Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 319.56-
4(c)(2)(ii), we are announcing our decision to begin issuing permits
for the importation into the continental United States of sweet limes
from Mexico provided that:
The sweet limes may be imported into the United States in
commercial consignments only.
The sweet limes must be irradiated in accordance with 7
CFR part 305 with a minimum absorbed dose of 150 Gy.
Each shipment of sweet limes must be inspected by the
Mexican national plant protection organization and accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate attesting that the fruit received the
required irradiation treatment and bearing an additional declaration
that states that the fruit was inspected in the packinghouse and found
free of Brevipalpus californicus, B. phoenicus, Diaphorina citri, and
Coniothecium scabrum.
These conditions will be listed in the Fruits and Vegetables Import
Requirements database (available at (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/favir)).
In addition to these specific measures, sweet limes from Mexico will be
subject to the general requirements listed in Sec. 319.56-3 that are
applicable to the importation of all fruits and vegetables.
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 13\th\ day of September 2010.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23238 Filed 9-16-10; 11:25 am]
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