Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Litchi From the Republic of South Africa Into the Continental United States, 5779-5780 [2011-2235]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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[Doc. No. AMS–FV–10–0096]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory
Committee
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to notify all interested parties that the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
will hold a Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Advisory Committee (Committee)
meeting that is open to the public. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
established the Committee to examine
the full spectrum of issues faced by the
fruit and vegetable industry and to
provide suggestions and ideas to the
Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA
can tailor its programs to meet the fruit
and vegetable industry’s needs. This
notice sets forth the schedule and
location for the meeting.
DATES: Monday, February 28, 2011, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, March 1,
2011, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting
will be held at the Hyatt Hotel Crystal
City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Secretary
of Agriculture established the
Committee in August 2001 to examine
the full spectrum of issues faced by the
fruit and vegetable industry and to
provide suggestions and ideas to the
Secretary on how USDA can tailor its
programs to meet the fruit and vegetable
industry’s needs. The Committee was
re-chartered March 31, 2009 with new
members appointed December 2009 by
USDA from industry nominations.
AMS Deputy Administrator for Fruit
and Vegetable Programs, Robert C.
Keeney, serves as the Committee’s
Executive Secretary. Representatives
from USDA mission areas and other
government agencies affecting the fruit
and vegetable industry are called upon
to participate in the Committee’s
meetings as determined by the
Committee Chairperson. AMS is giving
notice of the Committee meeting to the
public so that they may attend and
present their recommendations. The
meeting is open to the public. Reference
the date and address section of this
announcement for the time and place of
the meeting.
Topics of discussion at the advisory
committee meeting will include the
following: GAP harmonization,
traceability and audit requirements,
food safety updates, local farmer/
education initiatives, commodity
purchasing programs, and working
group reports and recommendations to
the full committee.
Those parties that would like to speak
at the meeting should contact USDA on
or before February 11, 2011. To register
as a speaker, please e-mail your name,
affiliation, business address, e-mail
address, and phone number to Ms.
Pamela Stanziani at:
Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or
facsimile to (202) 720–0016. Speakers
who have registered in advance will be
given priority. Groups and individuals
may submit comments for the
Committee’s consideration to the same
e-mail address, or mail to: 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room
2085-South, Washington, DC 20250. The
meeting will be recorded, and
information about obtaining a transcript
will be provided at the meeting. All
presentations must be provided and
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upon designated due date.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for the Importation of Fresh
Litchi From the Republic of South
Africa Into the Continental United
States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation of fresh
litchi from the Republic of South Africa
into the continental United States.
Based on that analysis, we have
concluded 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 litchi from the Republic
of South Africa. We are making the pest
risk analysis available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 4,
2011.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0112 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0112,
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–
2010–0112.
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
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Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Marc Phillips, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 734–4394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 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:
• 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
imported as a commercial consignment.
APHIS received a request from the
Government of the Republic of South
Africa to allow the importation of fresh
litchi fruits, Litchi chinensis, into the
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continental United States. Currently,
fresh litchi fruits are not authorized for
entry from the Republic of South Africa.
We completed a pest risk assessment to
identify pests of quarantine significance
that could follow the pathway of
importation if such imports were to be
allowed and, based on the pest risk
assessment, have prepared a risk
management document to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be
applied to the commodity to mitigate
the pest risks. We have concluded that
fresh litchi fruits can safely be imported
into the continental United States from
the Republic of South Africa using one
or more of the five designated
phytosanitary measures listed in
§ 319.56–4(b). Therefore, in accordance
with § 319.56–4(c)(2), we are
announcing the availability of our pest
risk analysis for public review and
comment. The 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
analysis by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
subject of the analysis that you wish to
review when requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of fresh
litchi fruits from the Republic of South
Africa 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 the
importation of fresh litchi fruits from
the Republic of South Africa into the
continental United States subject to the
requirements specified in the risk
management document.
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 27th day of
January 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0044]
Determination of Regulated Status of
Alfalfa Genetically Engineered for
Tolerance to the Herbicide Glyphosate;
Record of Decision
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service’s (APHIS) record of
decision and determination on the
petition regarding the regulated status of
alfalfa genetically engineered for
tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate
based on APHIS’ final environmental
impact statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Rebecca L. Stankiewicz Gabel, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Environmental Risk Analysis Programs,
BRS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238; (301) 734–
5603. To obtain copies of the record of
decision or the final environmental
impact statement on which the record of
decision is based, contact Ms. Cindy Eck
at (301) 734–0667, e-mail:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
This
notice advises the public that the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) has prepared a record
of decision and determination on the
petition regarding the regulated status of
alfalfa genetically engineered for
tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate
based on an environmental impact
statement (EIS) prepared in connection
with its determination.
The regulations in 7 CFR part 340,
‘‘Introduction of Organisms and
Products Altered or Produced Through
Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant
Pests or Which There Is Reason to
Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate,
among other things, the introduction
(importation, interstate movement, or
release into the environment) of
organisms and products altered or
produced through genetic engineering
that are plant pests or that there is
reason to believe are plant pests. Such
genetically engineered (GE) organisms
and products are considered ‘‘regulated
articles.’’
The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide
that any person may submit a petition
to APHIS seeking a determination that
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0112]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the
Importation of Fresh Litchi From the Republic of South Africa 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 that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of
fresh litchi from the Republic of South Africa into the continental
United States. Based on that analysis, we have concluded 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 litchi from the Republic
of South Africa. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0112 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0112, 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-2010-0112.
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
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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: Mr. Marc Phillips, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-4394.
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 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:
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 imported as a commercial
consignment.
APHIS received a request from the Government of the Republic of
South Africa to allow the importation of fresh litchi fruits, Litchi
chinensis, into the continental United States. Currently, fresh litchi
fruits are not authorized for entry from the Republic of South Africa.
We completed a pest risk assessment to identify pests of quarantine
significance that could follow the pathway of importation if such
imports were to be allowed and, based on the pest risk assessment, have
prepared a risk management document to identify phytosanitary measures
that could be applied to the commodity to mitigate the pest risks. We
have concluded that fresh litchi fruits can safely be imported into the
continental United States from the Republic of South Africa 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)(2), we are
announcing the availability of our pest risk analysis for public review
and comment. The 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 analysis by
calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the analysis that you wish to
review when requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding the import status of fresh litchi fruits from the
Republic of South Africa 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 the importation of fresh litchi
fruits from the Republic of South Africa into the continental United
States subject to the requirements specified in the risk management
document.
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 27th day of January 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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