Notice of Decision To Allow Interstate Movement of Rambutan From Puerto Rico into the Continental United States, 62339 [2011-26050]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0037]
Notice of Decision To Allow Interstate
Movement of Rambutan From Puerto
Rico 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 allowing the
interstate movement into the
continental United States of fresh
rambutan fruit from Puerto Rico. 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 interstate
movement of rambutan from Puerto
Rico.
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Philip Grove, Regulatory Coordinator,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
6280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the
Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through
318.13–26, 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 interstate
movement of fruits and vegetables into
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the United States from Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands to prevent plant pests
and noxious weeds from being
introduced into and spread within the
continental United States. (The
continental United States is defined in
318.13–2 of the regulations as the 48
contiguous States, Alaska, and the
District of Columbia.)
Section 318.13–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the interstate movement 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.
Under that process, APHIS publishes a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the pest
risk analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the interstate movement
of a particular fruit or vegetable.
Following the close of the 60-day
comment period, APHIS may begin
allowing the interstate movement of the
fruit or vegetable subject to the
identified designated measures 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 16, 2011 (76 FR 35186–
35187, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0037),
in which we announced the availability,
for review and comment, of a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the interstate movement
of rambutan fruit (Nephilium
lappaceum L.) from Puerto Rico into the
continental United States. We solicited
comments on the notice for 60 days
ending on August 15, 2011. We received
no comments by that date.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in 318.13–4, we are
announcing our decision to begin
allowing the interstate movement of
rambutan from Puerto Rico into the
continental United States subject to the
following phytosanitary measures:
• Inspection and certification by an
inspector in Puerto Rico that the
rambutan are free of all quarantine pests
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likely to follow the pathway of interstate
movement of the rambutan;
• Movement of the rambutan as
commercial consignments only; and
• Distribution of the rambutan only
within a defined area (a prohibition on
movement to Hawaii, the Virgin Islands,
or Guam) and marking of the boxes or
containers in which the rambutan is
distributed to indicate those distribution
restrictions.
These conditions will be listed in the
Puerto Rico Manual, found on the
Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
import_export/plants/manuals/ports/
downloads/puerto_rico.pdf. In addition
to those specific measures, rambutan
from Puerto Rico will be subject to the
general requirements listed in 318.13–3
that are applicable to the interstate
movement of all fruits and vegetables
from Puerto Rico.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Dated: Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd
day of October 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-2011-0037]
Notice of Decision To Allow Interstate Movement of Rambutan From
Puerto Rico 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 allowing
the interstate movement into the continental United States of fresh
rambutan fruit from Puerto Rico. 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 interstate movement of rambutan from Puerto Rico.
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Philip Grove, Regulatory
Coordinator, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1231; (301) 734-6280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Regulated Articles From Hawaii
and the Territories'' (7 CFR 318.13-1 through 318.13-26, 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 interstate movement of fruits and vegetables into the
United States from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to prevent plant
pests and noxious weeds from being introduced into and spread within
the continental United States. (The continental United States is
defined in 318.13-2 of the regulations as the 48 contiguous States,
Alaska, and the District of Columbia.)
Section 318.13-4 contains a performance-based process for approving
the interstate movement 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. Under that process, APHIS publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of the pest risk analysis that
evaluates the risks associated with the interstate movement of a
particular fruit or vegetable. Following the close of the 60-day
comment period, APHIS may begin allowing the interstate movement of the
fruit or vegetable subject to the identified designated measures 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 16, 2011 (76 FR 35186-35187, Docket No. APHIS-
2011-0037), in which we announced the availability, for review and
comment, of a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated
with the interstate movement of rambutan fruit (Nephilium lappaceum L.)
from Puerto Rico into the continental United States. We solicited
comments on the notice for 60 days ending on August 15, 2011. We
received no comments by that date.
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Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in 318.13-4, we are
announcing our decision to begin allowing the interstate movement of
rambutan from Puerto Rico into the continental United States subject to
the following phytosanitary measures:
Inspection and certification by an inspector in Puerto
Rico that the rambutan are free of all quarantine pests likely to
follow the pathway of interstate movement of the rambutan;
Movement of the rambutan as commercial consignments only;
and
Distribution of the rambutan only within a defined area (a
prohibition on movement to Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, or Guam) and
marking of the boxes or containers in which the rambutan is distributed
to indicate those distribution restrictions.
These conditions will be listed in the Puerto Rico Manual, found on
the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/puerto_rico.pdf. In addition to those specific
measures, rambutan from Puerto Rico will be subject to the general
requirements listed in 318.13-3 that are applicable to the interstate
movement of all fruits and vegetables from Puerto Rico.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,
and 371.3.
Dated: Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of October 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-26050 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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