Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Ugu Leaves (Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f.) From Nigeria Into the Continental United States, 58542-58543 [2023-18521]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0075]
Notice of Availability of Pest Risk
Analysis for the Importation of Ugu
Leaves (Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f.)
From Nigeria Into the Continental
United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with importation of fresh
Ugu leaves (Telfairia occidentalis
Hook.f) from Nigeria into the
continental United States. Based on the
analysis, we have determined 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 Ugu leaves from Nigeria. 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 October 27,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federale Rulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0075 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.
APHIS–2021–0075, 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 atwww.regulations.govor
in our reading room, whichis located
inroom 1620of 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.
SUMMARY:
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Mr.
Hesham Abuelnaga, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Regulatory
Coordination and Compliance, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–
2010; email: Hesham.A.Abuelnaga@
usda.gov.
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Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart L–
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–12, referred to below
as the regulations), the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
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 or disseminated within
the United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the importation of fruits and
vegetables that, based on the findings of
a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
five designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
APHIS received a request from the
national plant protection organization of
Nigeria to allow importation of fresh
Ugu leaves (Telfairia occidentalis
Hook.f) from Nigeria into the
continental United States. As part of our
evaluation of Nigeria’s request, we have
prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to
identify the pests of quarantine
significance that could follow the
pathway of the importation of fresh Ugu
leaves from Nigeria into the continental
United States. Based on the PRA, a risk
management document (RMD) was
prepared to identify phytosanitary
measures that could be applied to the
fresh Ugu leaves to mitigate the pest
risk.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the
availability of our PRA and RMD for
public review and comment. Those
documents, as well as a description of
the economic considerations associated
with the importation of fresh Ugu leaves
(Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f) from
Nigeria, 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 request
paper copies of the PRA and RMD by
calling or writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of
the analysis you wish to review when
requesting copies.
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After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the import status of fresh Ugu
leaves from Nigeria in a subsequent
notice. If the overall conclusions of our
analysis and the Administrator’s
determination of risk remain unchanged
following our consideration of the
comments, then we will authorize the
importation of fresh Ugu leaves from
Nigeria into the continental United
States subject to the requirements
specified in the RMD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 23rd day of
August 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0075]
Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation
of Ugu Leaves (Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f.) From Nigeria Into the
Continental United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh
Ugu leaves (Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f) from Nigeria into the
continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined
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
Ugu leaves from Nigeria. 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
October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federale Rulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0075 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. APHIS-2021-0075, 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 atwww.regulations.govor in our reading room, whichis located
inroom 1620of 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Hesham Abuelnaga, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301)
851-2010; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart L-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR
319.56-1 through 319.56-12, referred to below as the regulations), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 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 or disseminated within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 contains a performance-based process for approving
the importation of fruits and vegetables that, based on the findings of
a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more of
the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of
that section.
APHIS received a request from the national plant protection
organization of Nigeria to allow importation of fresh Ugu leaves
(Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f) from Nigeria into the continental
United States. As part of our evaluation of Nigeria's request, we have
prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify the pests of
quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of the
importation of fresh Ugu leaves from Nigeria into the continental
United States. Based on the PRA, a risk management document (RMD) was
prepared to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to
the fresh Ugu leaves to mitigate the pest risk.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 319.56-4(c), we are announcing
the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment.
Those documents, as well as a description of the economic
considerations associated with the importation of fresh Ugu leaves
(Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f) from Nigeria, 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 request paper copies of the PRA and RMD by
calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of the 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 Ugu leaves from Nigeria
in a subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of our analysis and
the Administrator's determination of risk remain unchanged following
our consideration of the comments, then we will authorize the
importation of fresh Ugu leaves from Nigeria into the continental
United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 23rd day of August 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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