Notice of Affirmation of Addition of Treatments for Aircraft for Certain Hitchhiking Pests, 2132 [2018-00569]
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made to slaughterhouse surveillance in
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Done in Washington, DC, on January 10,
2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0035]
Notice of Affirmation of Addition of
Treatments for Aircraft for Certain
Hitchhiking Pests
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are affirming our earlier
determination that is was necessary to
immediately add two new treatment
schedules for aircraft for regulated pests
to the Plant Protection and Quarantine
(PPQ) Treatment Manual. In a previous
notice, we made available to the public
for review and comment a treatment
evaluation document that discussed the
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existing treatment schedules, described
the new treatment schedules, and
explained why these changes were
immediately added to the PPQ
Treatment Manual. Based on the
treatment evaluation document and the
comments we received, we are affirming
the addition of those new treatments to
the PPQ Treatment Manual.
DATES: The addition of the treatments is
affirmed as of January 16, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
George Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy
Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 851–2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are
intended, among other things, to
prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and
noxious weeds into or within the United
States. Under the regulations, certain
plants, fruits, vegetables, and other
articles must be treated before they may
be moved into the United States or
interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in part 305 of 7
CFR chapter III (referred to below as the
regulations) set out standards for
treatments required in parts 301, 318,
and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits,
vegetables, and other articles.
In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that
approved treatment schedules are set
out in the Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1
Section 305.3 sets out the processes for
adding, revising, or removing treatment
schedules in the PPQ Treatment
Manual. In that section, paragraph (b)
sets out the process for adding, revising,
or removing treatment schedules when
there is an immediate need to make a
change. The circumstances in which an
immediate need exists are described in
§ 305.3(b)(1). They are:
• PPQ has determined that an
approved treatment schedule is
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted
plant pest(s).
• PPQ has determined that, in order
to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s),
the treatment schedule must be
administered using a different process
than was previously used.
• PPQ has determined that a new
treatment schedule is effective, based on
efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in
a commodity or commodities may be
adversely impacted unless the new
treatment schedule is approved for use.
1 The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/
manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92
Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD
21702.
PO 00000
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• The use of a treatment schedule is
no longer authorized by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency or by
any other Federal entity.
In accordance with § 305.3(b)(2), we
published a notice 2 in the Federal
Register on August 8, 2017 (82 FR
37042–37043, Docket No. APHIS–2016–
0035), in which we announced the
availability, for review and comment, of
a treatment evaluation document (TED)
we prepared to discuss the existing
treatment schedules, describe the new
treatment schedules, and explain why
certain changes were immediately
necessary.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 60 days ending on October 10, 2017.
We received two comments by that date,
from private citizens. Both commenters
supported the addition of the treatment
schedules.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in § 305.3(b)(3), we are
affirming our addition of the two new
treatment schedules (T409–a and T409–
b–3) for aircraft for regulated pests to
the PPQ Treatment Manual. The
treatment schedules will be listed in the
PPQ Treatment Manual, which is
available as described in footnote 1.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 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, on January 10,
2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0035]
Notice of Affirmation of Addition of Treatments for Aircraft for
Certain Hitchhiking Pests
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are affirming our earlier determination that is was
necessary to immediately add two new treatment schedules for aircraft
for regulated pests to the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Treatment Manual. In a previous notice, we made available to the public
for review and comment a treatment evaluation document that discussed
the existing treatment schedules, described the new treatment
schedules, and explained why these changes were immediately added to
the PPQ Treatment Manual. Based on the treatment evaluation document
and the comments we received, we are affirming the addition of those
new treatments to the PPQ Treatment Manual.
DATES: The addition of the treatments is affirmed as of January 16,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Balady, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 851-2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are
intended, among other things, to prevent the introduction or
dissemination of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within the
United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits,
vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved
into the United States or interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
regulations contained in part 305 of 7 CFR chapter III (referred to
below as the regulations) set out standards for treatments required in
parts 301, 318, and 319 of 7 CFR chapter III for fruits, vegetables,
and other articles.
In Sec. 305.2, paragraph (b) states that approved treatment
schedules are set out in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Treatment Manual.\1\ Section 305.3 sets out the processes for adding,
revising, or removing treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual.
In that section, paragraph (b) sets out the process for adding,
revising, or removing treatment schedules when there is an immediate
need to make a change. The circumstances in which an immediate need
exists are described in Sec. 305.3(b)(1). They are:
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\1\ The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/index.shtml or by
contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive,
Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702.
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PPQ has determined that an approved treatment schedule is
ineffective at neutralizing the targeted plant pest(s).
PPQ has determined that, in order to neutralize the
targeted plant pest(s), the treatment schedule must be administered
using a different process than was previously used.
PPQ has determined that a new treatment schedule is
effective, based on efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in a
commodity or commodities may be adversely impacted unless the new
treatment schedule is approved for use.
The use of a treatment schedule is no longer authorized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by any other Federal
entity.
In accordance with Sec. 305.3(b)(2), we published a notice \2\ in
the Federal Register on August 8, 2017 (82 FR 37042-37043, Docket No.
APHIS-2016-0035), in which we announced the availability, for review
and comment, of a treatment evaluation document (TED) we prepared to
discuss the existing treatment schedules, describe the new treatment
schedules, and explain why certain changes were immediately necessary.
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\2\ To view the notice, the TED, and the comments we received,
go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0035.
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We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on October
10, 2017. We received two comments by that date, from private citizens.
Both commenters supported the addition of the treatment schedules.
Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 305.3(b)(3),
we are affirming our addition of the two new treatment schedules (T409-
a and T409-b-3) for aircraft for regulated pests to the PPQ Treatment
Manual. The treatment schedules will be listed in the PPQ Treatment
Manual, which is available as described in footnote 1.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 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, on January 10, 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-00569 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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