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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Parts 305 and 319
[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0034]
Web Links for Plant Commodity Import
Requirements
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are revising the
phytosanitary treatment and quarantine
import regulations to reflect our
relocation of import and treatment
requirements for agricultural
commodities to the Agricultural
Commodity Import Requirements online
database. This change will ensure that
the regulations provide the latest web
links for accessing current import and
treatment requirements for all
agricultural commodities.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jenna Edwards, Assistant Director,
Information Services and Manuals Unit,
PPQ–PEIP–IRM, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (970)
305–2501; jennifer.m.edwards@
usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 305,
‘‘Phytosanitary Treatments,’’ set out
phytosanitary treatment requirements
for certain plants, fruits, vegetables, and
other articles before they may be
imported or moved interstate to prevent
the spread of agricultural pests into or
within the United States. In 7 CFR part
319, subpart H, §§ 319.37–1 through
319.37–23, sets out requirements for
importation of live plants intended to be
planted or replanted. Subpart L,
§§ 319.56–1 through 319.56–12,
provides requirements for importation
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of fruits and vegetables into the United
States.
The Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a
publicly searchable database,
‘‘Agricultural Commodity Import
Requirements,’’ or ACIR,1 that allows
users to find import and treatment
requirements for all agricultural
commodities. APHIS intends ACIR
eventually to be the official location for
import and treatment requirements for
all agricultural commodities.
Prior to development of the ACIR
database, APHIS’ Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) import and treatment
requirements were maintained across
several manuals and the Fruits and
Vegetables Import Requirements
(FAVIR) database. In September 2022,
FAVIR was retired and all information
about specific fruit and vegetable import
requirements were relocated to ACIR.
PPQ import requirements for cut flowers
and greenery, seeds not for planting,
miscellaneous and processed products,
and later in 2022, plants for planting,
were also relocated from their respective
manuals to ACIR. In early 2023,
treatment schedules and other
information from the PPQ Treatment
Manual were relocated to ACIR.
Parts 305 and 319 of the current
regulations contain web links to FAVIR,
PPQ’s Plants for Planting Manual, and
the PPQ Treatment Manual. These links
either redirect persons to the ACIR
database or to manuals that are no
longer to be updated, as the information
in these sources has been moved to
ACIR. In order to provide updated web
links to direct readers to the ACIR
database, it is necessary to amend the
regulations through rulemaking.
In § 305.1, the definition of PPQ
Treatment Manual contains a link that
currently directs readers to the manual.
We are removing that web link and
replacing it with one that links directly
to the treatments section within ACIR.
We are also amending the definition by
removing the current mailing address
for requesting a hard copy of the PPQ
Treatment Manual and adding an
updated mailing address.2 In
accordance with our legal obligations,
we maintain this service for persons
who may not have access to the internet.
We are also amending § 319.5(c) by
removing ‘‘Commodity Import Analysis
and Operations’’ from the address to
which information about export
commodities is to be sent. This
amendment reflects an internal
administrative change.
1 https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/.
2 Information Services and Manuals Unit, 4700
River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.
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In § 319.37–2, we are revising the
definition of Plants for Planting Manual
by replacing the web link currently in
the definition with one that links
directly to the plants for planting
section of the ACIR database. We are
also updating the mailing address in the
definition for persons requesting a hard
copy of the manual.
As noted above, the import
requirements for fruits and vegetables
have been moved from FAVIR to ACIR.
Accordingly, we are updating § 319.56–
4(c)(1) by replacing the current web link
with a link directly to the ACIR
database.
Effective Date
This rule updates APHIS’ regulations
in order to ensure that references to
manuals, web addresses, postal
addresses, and nomenclature are
accurate. Therefore, APHIS considers
there to be good cause pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553 to find that an opportunity
for public comment is unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest, and this
rule may be made effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. Further, since this rule ensures
that regulations will refer to the correct
web addresses and postal addresses
used by the Agency, APHIS considers
the rule to relate to internal agency
management within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and it is,
accordingly, exempt from the provisions
of Executive Orders 12866 and 12988.
Finally, this action is not a rule as
defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 501), and as such is
exempt from the provisions of that Act.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
under No. 10.025 and is subject to
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials. (See 2 CFR
chapter IV.)
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no reporting or
recordkeeping requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Lists of Subjects
7 CFR Part 305
Agricultural commodities, Imports,
Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation.
7 CFR Part 319
Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Honey,
Imports, Nursery stock, Plant diseases
and pests, Plants, Quarantine, Reporting
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and recordkeeping requirements, Rice,
Sugar, Vegetables.
Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR
parts 305 and 319 as follows:
PART 305—PHYTOSANITARY
TREATMENTS
1. The authority citation for part 305
continues to read as follows:
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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.
§ 319.56–4
[Amended]
6. In § 319.56–4(c)(1), remove the web
address ‘‘https://epermits.aphis.
usda.gov/manual’’ and add the web
address ‘‘https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/’’
in its place.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of
September 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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2. In § 305.1, revise the definition of
‘‘PPQ Treatment Manual’’ to read as
follows:
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
§ 305.1
13 CFR Part 120
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PPQ Treatment Manual. A document
that contains treatment schedules that
are approved by the Administrator for
use under this part. The Treatment
Manual is available on the internet at
https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/treatmenthub, or by contacting the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Information
Services and Manuals Unit, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.
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PART 319—FOREIGN QUARANTINE
NOTICES
3. The authority citation for part 319
continues to read as follows:
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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.
§ 319.5
[Amended]
4. In § 319.5(c), remove the text
‘‘Commodity Import Analysis and
Operations,’’.
■ 5. In § 319.37–2, revise the definition
of ‘‘Plants for Planting Manual’’ to read
as follows:
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§ 319.37–2
Definitions.
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Plants for Planting Manual. The
document that contains restrictions on
the importation of specific types of
plants for planting, as provided in
§ 319.37–20, and other information
about the importation of plants for
planting as provided in this subpart.
The Plants for Planting Manual is
available on the internet at https://acir.
aphis.usda.gov/s/plants-for-plantinghub, or by contacting the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant
Protection and Quarantine, Information
Services and Manuals Unit, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.
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RIN 3245–AI15
504 Debt Refinancing
SBA will post all comments on
https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish
to submit confidential business
information (CBI) as defined in the User
Notice at https://www.regulations.gov,
please submit the information via email
to Gregorius.Suryadi@sba.gov. Highlight
the information that you consider to be
CBI and explain why you believe SBA
should hold this information as
confidential. SBA will review the
information and make the final
determination whether it will publish
the information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregorius Suryadi, Senior Financial and
Loan Specialist, 504 Program Branch,
Office of Financial Assistance, Small
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street
SW, Washington, DC 20416; telephone:
(202) 205–6806; email:
gregorius.suryadi@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
I. Background Information
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA or Agency) is
amending regulations governing SBA’s
504 Loan Program for debt refinancing
with expansion and debt refinancing
without expansion with this direct final
rule. The changes will streamline the
loan application process, expand
eligibility criteria for small businesses
borrowers, and make minor corrections.
The amendments include: removing the
50% cap on debt refinance without
expansion to conform with current
legislation; raising the loan to value
requirement on debt refinancing
without expansion projects that include
other business expenses to 90% and
eliminating the cap on Eligible Business
Expenses; aligning the ‘‘substantially
all’’ standard for 504 debt refinancing
with expansion so it is consistent with
the debt refinancing without expansion
standard of 75%; eliminating the 10%
substantial benefit test on 504 debt
refinancing with expansion and 504
debt refinancing without expansion on
refinancing other government debt; and
allowing certain ‘‘other secured debt’’ to
be included as an Eligible Business
Expense.
DATES: The direct final rule is effective
November 15, 2024. SBA must receive
comments on this direct final rule on or
before October 31, 2024. If adverse
comment is received, SBA will publish
a timely withdrawal of the rule in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by RIN 3245–AI15, through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
The 504 Loan Program is an SBA
financing program authorized under
title V of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958, 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. The
core mission of the 504 Loan Program is
to provide long-term financing to small
businesses for the purchase or
improvement of land, buildings, and
major equipment, in an effort to
facilitate the creation or retention of jobs
and local economic development. Under
the 504 Loan Program, loans are made
to small business applicants by Certified
Development Companies (‘‘CDCs’’),
which are certified and regulated by
SBA to promote economic development
within their community. In general, a
project in the 504 Loan Program (a ‘‘504
Project’’) includes: A loan obtained from
a private sector lender with a senior lien
covering at least 50 percent of the
project cost; a loan obtained from a CDC
(a ‘‘504 Loan’’) with a junior lien
covering up to 40 percent of the total
cost (backed by a 100 percent SBAguaranteed debenture); and a
contribution from the Borrower of at
least 10 percent equity.
In addition, the 504 Loan Program
may be used to refinance debt under
two options authorized under section
502(7)(B) and (C) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958. First, if a 504
Project involves the expansion of the
small business, any amount of existing
indebtedness that does not exceed 100
percent of the project cost of the
expansion may be refinanced and added
to the project’s cost (Debt Refinancing
with Expansion) under the conditions
set forth in section 502(7)(B) and the
implementing regulations. See 13 CFR
120.882(e) and (f). Second, debt
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 305 and 319
[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0034]
Web Links for Plant Commodity Import Requirements
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are revising the phytosanitary treatment and quarantine
import regulations to reflect our relocation of import and treatment
requirements for agricultural commodities to the Agricultural Commodity
Import Requirements online database. This change will ensure that the
regulations provide the latest web links for accessing current import
and treatment requirements for all agricultural commodities.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jenna Edwards, Assistant Director,
Information Services and Manuals Unit, PPQ-PEIP-IRM, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (970) 305-2501;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 305, ``Phytosanitary Treatments,''
set out phytosanitary treatment requirements for certain plants,
fruits, vegetables, and other articles before they may be imported or
moved interstate to prevent the spread of agricultural pests into or
within the United States. In 7 CFR part 319, subpart H, Sec. Sec.
319.37-1 through 319.37-23, sets out requirements for importation of
live plants intended to be planted or replanted. Subpart L, Sec. Sec.
319.56-1 through 319.56-12, provides requirements for importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United States.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a
publicly searchable database, ``Agricultural Commodity Import
Requirements,'' or ACIR,\1\ that allows users to find import and
treatment requirements for all agricultural commodities. APHIS intends
ACIR eventually to be the official location for import and treatment
requirements for all agricultural commodities.
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\1\ https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/.
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Prior to development of the ACIR database, APHIS' Plant Protection
and Quarantine (PPQ) import and treatment requirements were maintained
across several manuals and the Fruits and Vegetables Import
Requirements (FAVIR) database. In September 2022, FAVIR was retired and
all information about specific fruit and vegetable import requirements
were relocated to ACIR. PPQ import requirements for cut flowers and
greenery, seeds not for planting, miscellaneous and processed products,
and later in 2022, plants for planting, were also relocated from their
respective manuals to ACIR. In early 2023, treatment schedules and
other information from the PPQ Treatment Manual were relocated to ACIR.
Parts 305 and 319 of the current regulations contain web links to
FAVIR, PPQ's Plants for Planting Manual, and the PPQ Treatment Manual.
These links either redirect persons to the ACIR database or to manuals
that are no longer to be updated, as the information in these sources
has been moved to ACIR. In order to provide updated web links to direct
readers to the ACIR database, it is necessary to amend the regulations
through rulemaking.
In Sec. 305.1, the definition of PPQ Treatment Manual contains a
link that currently directs readers to the manual. We are removing that
web link and replacing it with one that links directly to the
treatments section within ACIR. We are also amending the definition by
removing the current mailing address for requesting a hard copy of the
PPQ Treatment Manual and adding an updated mailing address.\2\ In
accordance with our legal obligations, we maintain this service for
persons who may not have access to the internet.
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\2\ Information Services and Manuals Unit, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
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We are also amending Sec. 319.5(c) by removing ``Commodity Import
Analysis and Operations'' from the address to which information about
export commodities is to be sent. This amendment reflects an internal
administrative change.
In Sec. 319.37-2, we are revising the definition of Plants for
Planting Manual by replacing the web link currently in the definition
with one that links directly to the plants for planting section of the
ACIR database. We are also updating the mailing address in the
definition for persons requesting a hard copy of the manual.
As noted above, the import requirements for fruits and vegetables
have been moved from FAVIR to ACIR. Accordingly, we are updating Sec.
319.56-4(c)(1) by replacing the current web link with a link directly
to the ACIR database.
Effective Date
This rule updates APHIS' regulations in order to ensure that
references to manuals, web addresses, postal addresses, and
nomenclature are accurate. Therefore, APHIS considers there to be good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to find that an opportunity for public
comment is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest, and this
rule may be made effective less than 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register. Further, since this rule ensures that regulations
will refer to the correct web addresses and postal addresses used by
the Agency, APHIS considers the rule to relate to internal agency
management within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it is,
accordingly, exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866 and
12988. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 501), and as such is exempt from the
provisions of that Act.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372,
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials. (See 2 CFR chapter IV.)
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no reporting or recordkeeping requirements under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Lists of Subjects
7 CFR Part 305
Agricultural commodities, Imports, Plant diseases and pests,
Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
7 CFR Part 319
Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Honey, Imports, Nursery stock, Plant
diseases and pests, Plants, Quarantine, Reporting
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and recordkeeping requirements, Rice, Sugar, Vegetables.
Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR parts 305 and 319 as follows:
PART 305--PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS
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1. The authority citation for part 305 continues to read as follows:
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.
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2. In Sec. 305.1, revise the definition of ``PPQ Treatment Manual'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 305.1 Definitions.
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PPQ Treatment Manual. A document that contains treatment schedules
that are approved by the Administrator for use under this part. The
Treatment Manual is available on the internet at https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/treatment-hub, or by contacting the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine,
Information Services and Manuals Unit, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD
20737.
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PART 319--FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES
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3. The authority citation for part 319 continues to read as follows:
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.
Sec. 319.5 [Amended]
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4. In Sec. 319.5(c), remove the text ``Commodity Import Analysis and
Operations,''.
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5. In Sec. 319.37-2, revise the definition of ``Plants for Planting
Manual'' to read as follows:
Sec. 319.37-2 Definitions.
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Plants for Planting Manual. The document that contains restrictions
on the importation of specific types of plants for planting, as
provided in Sec. 319.37-20, and other information about the
importation of plants for planting as provided in this subpart. The
Plants for Planting Manual is available on the internet at https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/plants-for-planting-hub, or by contacting the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and
Quarantine, Information Services and Manuals Unit, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
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Sec. 319.56-4 [Amended]
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6. In Sec. 319.56-4(c)(1), remove the web address ``https://
epermits.aphis.usda.gov/manual'' and add the web address ``https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/'' in its place.
Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of September 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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