Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Persimmon From the Republic of South Africa, 44889-44890 [2011-19037]
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Notice of Decision To Authorize the
Importation of Fresh Persimmon From
the Republic of South Africa
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to authorize the
importation into the continental United
States of fresh persimmon fruit from the
Republic of South Africa. 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 fresh persimmon fruit
from South Africa.
DATES: Effective Date: July 27, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Phillip B. Grove, Regulatory
Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination
and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD
20737–1236; (301) 734–6280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–51, 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
for approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be
safely imported subject to one or more
of the designated phytosanitary
measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
section. Under that process, APHIS
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the PRA 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 authorize the importation of
the fruit or vegetable subject to the
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identified designated measures if: (1) No
comments were received on the PRA; (2)
the comments on the PRA revealed that
no changes to the PRA were necessary;
or (3) changes to the PRA 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 March 21, 2011 (76 FR
15280, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0018),
in which we announced the availability,
for review and comment, of a PRA that
evaluates the risks associated with the
importation into the continental United
States of fresh persimmon fruit
(Diospyros kaki) from the Republic of
South Africa. We solicited comments on
the notice for 60 days ending on May
20, 2011. We received one comment by
that date, from a State agriculture
agency.
The commenter stated that the PRA
identified nine quarantine pest species
that could potentially accompany
shipments of fresh persimmon fruit
from the Republic of South Africa into
the United States and stated that the
potential introduction of these pests
into the commenter’s State would pose
a risk to the State’s agriculture. The
commenter suggested allowing
persimmon fruit from South Africa to be
shipped to States where the pests do not
exist and would be less likely to
establish in order to evaluate the
effectiveness of the recommended
mitigation measures.
The PRA, which includes a
qualitative, pathway-initiated pest risk
assessment and a risk management
document, not only identifies nine
quarantine pests that could potentially
accompany shipments of fresh
persimmon fruit from the Republic of
South Africa but also identifies
mitigation measures that will be
required for this commodity to be
imported into any State in the
continental United States. The
mitigation measures for persimmons
from South Africa have been previously
evaluated and proven effective for other
commodities, and we will continuously
monitor the effectiveness of those
mitigations with port-of-entry
inspections. We do not consider it
necessary to prohibit the importation of
a commodity based on identification of
quarantine pests that could potentially
accompany consignments when proven
mitigations are available for this risk
1 To view the notice, the PRA, and the comments
we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0018.
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and will be required as a condition of
importation.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(2)(ii), we
are announcing our decision to
authorize the importation into the
continental United States of fresh
persimmon fruit from the Republic of
South Africa subject to the following
phytosanitary measures:
• The persimmon fruit may be
imported into the continental United
States in commercial consignments
only.
• The persimmon fruit must be
irradiated in accordance with 7 CFR
part 305 with a minimum absorbed dose
of 400 Gy.
• If the irradiation treatment is
applied outside the United States, each
consignment of fruit must be precleared
by APHIS inspectors in the Republic of
South Africa. The persimmon fruit must
be jointly inspected by APHIS and the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of South Africa and
accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate (PC) attesting that the fruit
received the required irradiation
treatment.
• If the irradiation treatment is to be
applied upon arrival in the United
States, each consignment of fruit must
be inspected by the NPPO of South
Africa prior to departure and
accompanied by a PC.
• The commodity is subject to
inspection at the U.S. port-of-entry.
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,
persimmon fruit from the Republic of
South Africa will be subject to the
general requirements listed in § 319.56–
3 that are applicable to the importation
of all fruits and vegetables. Further, for
fruits and vegetables requiring treatment
as a condition of entry, the
phytosanitary treatments regulations in
7 CFR part 305 contain administrative
and procedural requirements that must
be observed in connection with the
application and certification of specific
treatments.
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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 22nd day of
July 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0015]
Notice of Decision To Authorize the
Importation of Garlic From the
European Union and Other Countries
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to authorize the
importation into the continental United
States of garlic from the European
Union and other countries. Based on the
findings of a commodity import
evaluation document, 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 garlic from the European
Union and other countries.
DATES: Effective Date: July 27, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
´
Tony Roman, Import Specialist, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, APHIS, 4700
River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737–1236; (301) 734–5820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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 of the regulations
contains a performance-based process
for approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be
safely imported subject to one or more
of the designated phytosanitary
measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
section. Under that process, APHIS
publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the PRA 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 authorize the importation of
the fruit or vegetable subject to the
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identified designated measures if: (1) No
comments were received on the PRA; (2)
the comments on the PRA revealed that
no changes to the PRA were necessary;
or (3) changes to the PRA 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 March 21, 2011 (76 FR
15279–15280, Docket No. APHIS–2011–
0015), in which we announced the
availability, for review and comment, of
a commodity import evaluation
document (CIED) that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation into the
continental United States of fresh garlic
from the European Union (EU) and
other countries. For the purposes of this
document, the EU and other countries
refers to Algeria, Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lithuania, the Republic of
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Morocco, Palestine Authority, Portugal,
Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
These countries are currently
authorized to export garlic (dry bulbs,
no green leaves) to the United States
only if the commodity undergoes
vacuum fumigation for the weevil pests
Brachycerus spp. and Dyspessa ulula.
Three countries, France, Italy, and
Spain, are exempt from the required
fumigation. Imports of garlic from
France are allowed with a phytosanitary
certificate (PC) containing an additional
declaration that the garlic was inspected
and found free from Brachycerus spp.
and Dyspessa ulula. Similarly, the
regulations in § 319.56–13 provide that
imports of garlic from Italy and Spain
are approved if the garlic is
accompanied by a PC which contains an
additional declaration that the garlic has
been inspected by the national plant
protection organization of the exporting
country and found free of Brachycerus
spp. and Dyspessa ulula, based on field
inspection and reexamination at the
port of export. Based on the evidence
presented in the CIED, we determined
that the measures currently in place for
garlic imported from France, Italy, and
Spain are adequate to manage pest risks
1 To view the notice, the CIED, and the comments
we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0015.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0018]
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh
Persimmon From the Republic of South Africa
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the
importation into the continental United States of fresh persimmon fruit
from the Republic of South Africa. 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 fresh persimmon fruit from South Africa.
DATES: Effective Date: July 27, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Phillip B. Grove, Regulatory
Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR
319.56-1 through 319.56-51, 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 for approving the importation of commodities that, based on the
findings of a pest risk analysis (PRA), can be safely imported subject
to one or more of the designated phytosanitary measures listed in
paragraph (b) of that section. Under that process, APHIS publishes a
notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the PRA
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 authorize the importation of the fruit or
vegetable subject to the identified designated measures if: (1) No
comments were received on the PRA; (2) the comments on the PRA revealed
that no changes to the PRA were necessary; or (3) changes to the PRA
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 March 21, 2011 (76 FR 15280, Docket No. APHIS-2011-
0018), in which we announced the availability, for review and comment,
of a PRA that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into
the continental United States of fresh persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki)
from the Republic of South Africa. We solicited comments on the notice
for 60 days ending on May 20, 2011. We received one comment by that
date, from a State agriculture agency.
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go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0018.
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The commenter stated that the PRA identified nine quarantine pest
species that could potentially accompany shipments of fresh persimmon
fruit from the Republic of South Africa into the United States and
stated that the potential introduction of these pests into the
commenter's State would pose a risk to the State's agriculture. The
commenter suggested allowing persimmon fruit from South Africa to be
shipped to States where the pests do not exist and would be less likely
to establish in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the recommended
mitigation measures.
The PRA, which includes a qualitative, pathway-initiated pest risk
assessment and a risk management document, not only identifies nine
quarantine pests that could potentially accompany shipments of fresh
persimmon fruit from the Republic of South Africa but also identifies
mitigation measures that will be required for this commodity to be
imported into any State in the continental United States. The
mitigation measures for persimmons from South Africa have been
previously evaluated and proven effective for other commodities, and we
will continuously monitor the effectiveness of those mitigations with
port-of-entry inspections. We do not consider it necessary to prohibit
the importation of a commodity based on identification of quarantine
pests that could potentially accompany consignments when proven
mitigations are available for this risk
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and will be required as a condition of importation.
Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 319.56-
4(c)(2)(ii), we are announcing our decision to authorize the
importation into the continental United States of fresh persimmon fruit
from the Republic of South Africa subject to the following
phytosanitary measures:
The persimmon fruit may be imported into the continental
United States in commercial consignments only.
The persimmon fruit must be irradiated in accordance with
7 CFR part 305 with a minimum absorbed dose of 400 Gy.
If the irradiation treatment is applied outside the United
States, each consignment of fruit must be precleared by APHIS
inspectors in the Republic of South Africa. The persimmon fruit must be
jointly inspected by APHIS and the national plant protection
organization (NPPO) of South Africa and accompanied by a phytosanitary
certificate (PC) attesting that the fruit received the required
irradiation treatment.
If the irradiation treatment is to be applied upon arrival
in the United States, each consignment of fruit must be inspected by
the NPPO of South Africa prior to departure and accompanied by a PC.
The commodity is subject to inspection at the U.S. port-
of-entry.
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, persimmon fruit from the
Republic of South Africa will be subject to the general requirements
listed in Sec. 319.56-3 that are applicable to the importation of all
fruits and vegetables. Further, for fruits and vegetables requiring
treatment as a condition of entry, the phytosanitary treatments
regulations in 7 CFR part 305 contain administrative and procedural
requirements that must be observed in connection with the application
and certification of specific treatments.
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 22nd day of July 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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