Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Strawberry Fruit From Egypt Into the Continental United States, 22557-22558 [2012-9062]

Download as PDF 22557 Notices Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 73 Monday, April 16, 2012 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2012–0009] Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Strawberry Fruit From Egypt Into the Continental United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt. Based on that analysis, 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 strawberry fruit from Egypt. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment. SUMMARY: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 15, 2012. DATES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2012– 0009–0001. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2012–0009, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at https:// www.regulations.gov/ emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:39 Apr 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 #!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2012–0009 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room 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) 799–7039 before coming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Charisse Cleare, Project Coordinator, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 2037. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 1 through 319.56–54, 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. APHIS received a request from the Government of Egypt to allow the importation of fresh strawberry (Fragaria spp.) fruit with calyx and short stalk from Egypt into the continental United States. Currently, fresh strawberry fruit is not authorized for entry from Egypt. We have completed a pest risk analysis for the purpose of evaluating the pest risks associated with the importation of fresh strawberry fruit into the continental United States. The analysis consists of a pest list identifying pests of quarantine significance that are present in Egypt and could follow the pathway of importation into the United States and a risk management document identifying phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the commodities to mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh strawberry fruit can be safely imported PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 into the continental United States from Egypt using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in § 319.56–4(b). The requirements for shipments of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt would be as follows: • The fresh strawberry fruit may be imported into the continental United States in commercial consignments only; • Each consignment of fresh strawberry fruit must be inspected by the national plant protection organization of Egypt and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that includes an additional declaration stating that the consignment was inspected and found free of Chrysodeixis chalcites, Eutetranychus orientalis, and Spodoptera littoralis; and • The fresh strawberry fruit is subject to inspection upon arrival at the U.S. port of entry. Therefore, in accordance with § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the availability of our pest risk analysis for public review and comment. The pest risk analysis may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may request paper copies of the pest risk analysis by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the pest risk analysis you wish to review when requesting copies. After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our decision regarding the import status of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt 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 authorize the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt 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. E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 22558 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / Notices Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of April 2012. 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[FR Doc. 2012–9024 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 29–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 155—Calhoun and Victoria Counties, TX; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Calhoun-Victoria Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 155, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170–1173, 01/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09); 75 FR 71069– 71070, 11/22/10). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/ users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone project. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on April 9, 2012. FTZ 155 was approved by the Board on October 24, 1988 (Board Order 398, 55 FR 44510, 11/3/88), and expanded on June 18, 2008 (Board Order 1565, 73 FR 36038–36039, 6/25/08). The current zone project includes the following sites: Site 1 (97 acres)—Calhoun County Navigation District’s marine terminal, 2313 FM 1593 South, Point Comfort; Site 2 (494.3 acres)—Alcoa World Alumina, Highway 35, Point Comfort; Site 3 (120 acres)—West Calhoun Navigation District, Highway 185, Long Mott; Site 4 (135 acres)—Victoria Regional Airport, Business Highway 59, PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Victoria; Site 5 (29 acres)—CMC Safety Steel Service, 255 Skytop Road, Victoria; Site 6 (359 acres)—Victoria Navigation District, 1934 FM 1432, Victoria; and, Site 7 (11.46 acres)—Tres Palacios, Farm Road 1468, Markham. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be Calhoun, Victoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The proposed service area is within the Port Lavaca-Point Comfort Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its zone project to include existing Sites 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites and Sites 2 and 7 as ‘‘usage-driven’’ sites. No new magnet or usage-driven sites are being requested at this time. Because the ASF only pertains to establishing or reorganizing a generalpurpose zone, the application would have no impact on FTZ 155’s authorized subzone. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is June 15, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to July 2, 2012. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@trade.gov or (202) 482– 2350. Dated: April 9, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–9057 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0009]


Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the 
Importation of Strawberry Fruit From Egypt Into the Continental United 
States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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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 into 
the continental United States of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt. 
Based on that analysis, 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 strawberry fruit from Egypt. 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 June 
15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0009-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0009, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-
0009 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room 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) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Charisse Cleare, Project 
Coordinator, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 
319.56-1 through 319.56-54, 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.
    APHIS received a request from the Government of Egypt to allow the 
importation of fresh strawberry (Fragaria spp.) fruit with calyx and 
short stalk from Egypt into the continental United States. Currently, 
fresh strawberry fruit is not authorized for entry from Egypt. We have 
completed a pest risk analysis for the purpose of evaluating the pest 
risks associated with the importation of fresh strawberry fruit into 
the continental United States. The analysis consists of a pest list 
identifying pests of quarantine significance that are present in Egypt 
and could follow the pathway of importation into the United States and 
a risk management document identifying phytosanitary measures that 
could be applied to the commodities to mitigate the pest risk.
    We have concluded that fresh strawberry fruit can be safely 
imported into the continental United States from Egypt using one or 
more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in Sec.  
319.56-4(b). The requirements for shipments of fresh strawberry fruit 
from Egypt would be as follows:
     The fresh strawberry fruit may be imported into the 
continental United States in commercial consignments only;
     Each consignment of fresh strawberry fruit must be 
inspected by the national plant protection organization of Egypt and 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that includes an additional 
declaration stating that the consignment was inspected and found free 
of Chrysodeixis chalcites, Eutetranychus orientalis, and Spodoptera 
littoralis; and
     The fresh strawberry fruit is subject to inspection upon 
arrival at the U.S. port of entry.
    Therefore, in accordance with Sec.  319.56-4(c), we are announcing 
the availability of our pest risk analysis for public review and 
comment. The pest risk analysis may be viewed on the Regulations.gov 
Web site or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to 
Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the 
reading room). You may request paper copies of the pest risk analysis 
by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the pest risk 
analysis you wish to review when requesting copies.
    After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our 
decision regarding the import status of fresh strawberry fruit from 
Egypt 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 authorize the 
importation of fresh strawberry fruit from Egypt 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.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of April 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9062 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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