Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis for Biological Control of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in the Continental United States, 37732-37733 [2021-15167]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0021]
Notice of Availability of an
Environmental Assessment for
Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis for
Biological Control of Spotted-Wing
Drosophila in the Continental United
States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an
environmental assessment relative to
permitting the release of the insect
Ganaspis brasiliensis for the biological
control of spotted-wing Drosophila
(Drosophila suzukii) in the continental
United States. Based on the
environmental assessment and other
relevant data, we have reached a
preliminary determination that the
release of this control agent within the
continental United States will not have
a significant impact on the quality of the
human environment. We are making the
environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 16,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0021 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
SUMMARY:
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APHIS–2021–0021, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 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.
Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director,
Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol
Permits, Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238; (301) 851–2327; email:
Colin.Stewart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is proposing to issue
permits for the release of the insect
Ganaspis brasiliensis in the continental
United States for the biological control
of spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila
suzukii). The action is proposed to
reduce the severity of damage to small
fruit crops from infestations of spottedwing Drosophila (SWD) in the
continental United States.
SWD is native to East Asia. It was first
detected in California, Italy, and Spain
in 2008. It has since established in most
fruit-growing regions in North America.
SWD lays eggs inside ripening fruits.
Feeding by SWD larvae results in the
degradation of fruits, and the
puncturing of the fruit skin may also
provide a gateway for secondary
bacterial and fungal infections.
Permitting the release of the G–1
lineage of Ganaspis brasiliensis is
necessary to reduce SWD populations in
non-crop habitats. This would reduce
the number of SWD that migrate into
susceptible crops and would thereby
improve the effectiveness of other SWD
control tools. Introducing and
establishing this larval parasitoid will
uniquely contribute to suppression of
SWD because it attacks fly maggots
inside the fruit (while most pesticides
target only adult flies, and only two
pupal parasitoids readily attack SWD).
Classical biological control is a
potentially useful management strategy
for an invasive pest species whenever
effective resident natural enemies are
lacking in the new distribution range.
APHIS’ review and analysis of the
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed release are
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documented in detail in an
environmental assessment (EA) titled
‘‘Field Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis
(Hymenoptera: Figitidae) for Biological
Control of Spotted-wing Drosophila,
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera:
Drosophilidae), in the Continental
United States’’ (January 2021). Based on
our findings in the EA, we are proposing
to issue permits for the release of the
insect Ganaspis brasiliensis (G–1
lineage) as a biological control agent to
reduce SWD infestations. We are
making the EA available to the public
for review and comment. We will
consider all comments that we receive
on or before the date listed under the
heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
The EA may be viewed on the
regulations.gov website 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 also request
paper copies of the EA by calling or
writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to the title of the EA when
requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
July, 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0021]
Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Release
of Ganaspis brasiliensis for Biological Control of Spotted-Wing
Drosophila in the Continental United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment relative to
permitting the release of the insect Ganaspis brasiliensis for the
biological control of spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in
the continental United States. Based on the environmental assessment
and other relevant data, we have reached a preliminary determination
that the release of this control agent within the continental United
States will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human
environment. We are making the environmental assessment available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 16, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0021 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No.
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APHIS-2021-0021, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located
in room 1620 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. Colin D. Stewart, Assistant
Director, Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits, Permitting and
Compliance Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238; (301) 851-2327; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is proposing to issue permits for the release of the
insect Ganaspis brasiliensis in the continental United States for the
biological control of spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). The
action is proposed to reduce the severity of damage to small fruit
crops from infestations of spotted-wing Drosophila (SWD) in the
continental United States.
SWD is native to East Asia. It was first detected in California,
Italy, and Spain in 2008. It has since established in most fruit-
growing regions in North America. SWD lays eggs inside ripening fruits.
Feeding by SWD larvae results in the degradation of fruits, and the
puncturing of the fruit skin may also provide a gateway for secondary
bacterial and fungal infections.
Permitting the release of the G-1 lineage of Ganaspis brasiliensis
is necessary to reduce SWD populations in non-crop habitats. This would
reduce the number of SWD that migrate into susceptible crops and would
thereby improve the effectiveness of other SWD control tools.
Introducing and establishing this larval parasitoid will uniquely
contribute to suppression of SWD because it attacks fly maggots inside
the fruit (while most pesticides target only adult flies, and only two
pupal parasitoids readily attack SWD). Classical biological control is
a potentially useful management strategy for an invasive pest species
whenever effective resident natural enemies are lacking in the new
distribution range.
APHIS' review and analysis of the potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed release are documented in detail in an
environmental assessment (EA) titled ``Field Release of Ganaspis
brasiliensis (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) for Biological Control of
Spotted-wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae),
in the Continental United States'' (January 2021). Based on our
findings in the EA, we are proposing to issue permits for the release
of the insect Ganaspis brasiliensis (G-1 lineage) as a biological
control agent to reduce SWD infestations. We are making the EA
available to the public for review and comment. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before the date listed under the heading
DATES at the beginning of this notice.
The EA may be viewed on the regulations.gov website 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
also request paper copies of the EA by calling or writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the title
of the EA when requesting copies.
The EA has been prepared in accordance with: (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4)
APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of July, 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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