80 FR 46236 - Notice of Affirmation of Revision of a Treatment Schedule for Hot Water Treatment of Mangoes
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19084 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 46236-46237] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19084] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2015-0006] Notice of Affirmation of Revision of a Treatment Schedule for Hot Water Treatment of Mangoes AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are affirming our earlier determination that it was necessary to immediately amend hot water treatment schedule T102-a in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual to extend the applicability of the treatment to additional mango commodities. In a previous notice, we made available to the public for review and comment a treatment evaluation document that described the revised treatment schedule and explained why we have determined that it is effective at neutralizing certain target pests. DATES: Effective August 4, 2015, we are affirming the addition to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual of the revised treatment described in the notice published at 80 FR 22702-22703 on April 23, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager--Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2018. 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 7 CFR part 305 (referred to below as the regulations) set out standards for treatments required in 7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 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 a process 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: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The PPQ Treatment Manual is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/treatment.pdf 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------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), we published a notice \2\ in the Federal Register on April 23, 2015 (80 FR 22702-22703, Docket No. APHIS-2015-0006), announcing our determination that a revised T102-a hot water treatment schedule is an efficacious phytosanitary treatment for eggs and larvae of Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha spp. fruit flies in mangoes weighing 651 to 900 grams and that the treatment is effective for these oversized [[Page 46237]] mangoes regardless of their country of origin. This determination was based on evidence presented in a treatment evaluation document (TED) we made available with the notice. The treatment was added to the PPQ Treatment Manual, but was subject to change based on public comment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ To view the notice, a subsequent correction to that notice, the TED, and the comments we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0006. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on June 22, 2015. We received six comments by that date. They were from private citizens, exporters, industry groups, and representatives of State and foreign governments. The responses were in favor of the revised treatment schedule to extend the applicability of the treatment to additional mango commodities. Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 305.3(b)(3), we are affirming our revision of a hot water treatment schedule for mango to control certain pests, as described in the TED made available with the previous notice. The treatment schedule is numbered T102-a. The treatment schedule will be listed in the PPQ Treatment Manual, which is available as described in footnote 1 of this document. 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, this 29th day of July 2015. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2015-19084 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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Officer for Agriculture, Office of Need and Use of the Information: RD intended, among other things, to
Information and Regulatory Affairs, will collect the minimum information prevent the introduction or
Office of Management and Budget needed from loan applicants and dissemination of plant pests and
(OMB), New Executive Office Building, commercial lenders to make noxious weeds into or within the United
725—17th Street, NW., Washington, DC determinations regarding program States. Under the regulations, certain
20502. Commenters are encouraged to eligibility, the current financial plants, fruits, vegetables, and other
submit their comments to OMB via condition of a business and loan articles must be treated before they may
email to: OIRA_Submission@ security as required by the Con Act. The be moved into the United States or
omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and majority of the information is collected interstate. The phytosanitary treatments
to Departmental Clearance Office, only once and the agency monitors the regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, progress of the business through the (referred to below as the regulations) set
Washington, DC 20250–7602. analysis of annual borrower financial out standards for treatments required in
Comments regarding these information statements and visits to the borrower. 7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 for fruits,
collections are best assured of having Description Of Respondents: Business vegetables, and other articles.
their full effect if received by September or other for profit and not for profit In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that
3, 2015. Copies of the submission(s) institutions. approved treatment schedules are set
may be obtained by calling (202) 720– Number of Respondents: 40. out in the Plant Protection and
8681. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1
An agency may not conduct or On occasion. Section 305.3 sets out a process for
sponsor a collection of information Total Burden Hours: 600. adding, revising, or removing treatment
unless the collection of information schedules in the PPQ Treatment
Charlene Parker,
displays a currently valid OMB control Manual. In that section, paragraph (b)
Departmental Information Collection sets out the process for adding, revising,
number and the agency informs Clearance Officer.
potential persons who are to respond to or removing treatment schedules when
[FR Doc. 2015–19008 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] there is an immediate need to make a
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P change. The circumstances in which an
the collection of information unless it immediate need exists are described in
displays a currently valid OMB control § 305.3(b)(1). They are:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • PPQ has determined that an
number.
approved treatment schedule is
Rural Business Cooperative Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection ineffective at neutralizing the targeted
Service plant pest(s).
Title: 7 CFR part 1980–E, Business
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0006] • PPQ has determined that, in order
and Industry Loan Program. to neutralize the targeted plant pest(s),
OMB Control Number: 0570–0014. Notice of Affirmation of Revision of a the treatment schedule must be
Summary of Collection: Section 310B Treatment Schedule for Hot Water administered using a different process
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Treatment of Mangoes than was previously used.
Development Act (Con Act), legislated • PPQ has determined that a new
in 1972 the Business and Industry (B&I) AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health treatment schedule is effective, based on
program. The purpose of the program is Inspection Service, USDA. efficacy data, and that ongoing trade in
to improve, develop, or finance ACTION: Notice. a commodity or commodities may be
businesses, industries, and employment adversely impacted unless the new
and improve the economic and SUMMARY: We are affirming our earlier
determination that it was necessary to treatment schedule is approved for use.
environmental climate in rural • The use of a treatment schedule is
communities, including pollution immediately amend hot water treatment
no longer authorized by the U.S.
abatement and control. This purpose is schedule T102–a in the Plant Protection
Environmental Protection Agency or by
achieved through bolstering the existing and Quarantine Treatment Manual to
any other Federal entity.
private credit structure by making direct extend the applicability of the treatment In accordance with § 305.3(b), we
loans, thereby providing lasting to additional mango commodities. In a published a notice 2 in the Federal
community benefits. The B&I program is previous notice, we made available to Register on April 23, 2015 (80 FR
administered by the Agency through the public for review and comment a 22702–22703, Docket No. APHIS–2015–
Rural Development State and sub-State treatment evaluation document that 0006), announcing our determination
Offices serving the State. described the revised treatment that a revised T102–a hot water
7 CFR 1980–E, in conjunction with 7 schedule and explained why we have treatment schedule is an efficacious
CFR 1942–A, and other regulations, is determined that it is effective at phytosanitary treatment for eggs and
currently used only for making B&I neutralizing certain target pests. larvae of Ceratitis capitata and
Direct Loans. 7 CFR 1951–E is used for DATES: Effective August 4, 2015, we are Anastrepha spp. fruit flies in mangoes
servicing B&I Direct and Community affirming the addition to the Plant weighing 651 to 900 grams and that the
Facility loans. All reporting and Protection and Quarantine Treatment treatment is effective for these oversized
recordkeeping burden estimates for Manual of the revised treatment
making and servicing B&I Guaranteed described in the notice published at 80 1 The PPQ Treatment Manual is available on the
Loans have been moved to the B&I FR 22702–22703 on April 23, 2015. Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_
export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/
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Guaranteed Loan Program regulations, 7 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
treatment.pdf or by contacting the Animal and
CFR 4279–A and B and 4287–B. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager— Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection
Consequently, only a fraction of the Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson
total reporting and recordkeeping Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702.
2 To view the notice, a subsequent correction to
burden for making and servicing B&I (301) 851–2018.
that notice, the TED, and the comments we
Direct Loans is reflected in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/
document. regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0006.
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mangoes regardless of their country of Washington, DC 20250–1021 or DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
origin. This determination was based on telephone at (202) 720–9439 or email at
evidence presented in a treatment abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.usda.gov. Natural Resources Conservation
evaluation document (TED) we made SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy Service
available with the notice. The treatment Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing [Docket No. NRCS–2015–0004]
was added to the PPQ Treatment Regulation promulgated by the
Manual, but was subject to change based Department of Agriculture and codified Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
on public comment. at 7 CFR 6.20–6.37 provides for the Finding of No Significant Impact
We solicited comments on the notice issuance of licenses to import certain (FONSI) and Final Environmental
for 60 days ending on June 22, 2015. We dairy articles that are subject to TRQs Assessment (EA) for the Voluntary
received six comments by that date. set forth in the HTS. Those dairy articles Public Access and Habitat Incentive
They were from private citizens, may only be entered into the United Program (VPA–HIP)
exporters, industry groups, and States at the in-quota TRQ tariff-rates by
representatives of State and foreign or for the account of a person or firm to AGENCY: Natural Resources
governments. The responses were in whom such licenses have been issued Conservation Service.
favor of the revised treatment schedule and only in accordance with the terms ACTION: Notice of availability.
to extend the applicability of the and conditions of the regulation.
treatment to additional mango Licenses are issued on a calendar year SUMMARY: On April 27, 2015, the
commodities. Therefore, in accordance basis, and each license authorizes the Natural Resources Conservation Service
with the regulations in § 305.3(b)(3), we license holder to import a specified (NRCS) published an NOA in the
are affirming our revision of a hot water quantity and type of dairy article from Federal Register announcing the
treatment schedule for mango to control a specified country of origin. The use of availability of a draft EA for VPA–HIP
certain pests, as described in the TED such licenses is monitored by the Dairy and requesting public comment. The
made available with the previous notice. Import Licensing Program, Import draft EA was available for a 30-day
The treatment schedule is numbered Policies and Export Reporting Division, public comment period that ended May
T102–a. The treatment schedule will be Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 27, 2015. The draft EA was prepared to
listed in the PPQ Treatment Manual, Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. meet the requirements of the National
which is available as described in Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
footnote 1 of this document. Department of Homeland Security. 1969 and NRCS implementing
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) regulations. Brief comments were
7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, provides that a fee will be charged for received from one State and those
2.80, and 371.3. each license issued to a person or firm comments expressed no concerns about
Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of by the Licensing Authority in order to the analysis or the effects of the
July 2015. defray the Department of Agriculture’s program. NRCS has determined that
Kevin Shea, costs of administering the licensing implementing VPA–HIP is not a major
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health system under this regulation. Federal action significantly affecting the
Inspection Service. The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also quality of the human environment
[FR Doc. 2015–19084 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]
provides that the Licensing Authority within the context of NEPA and,
will announce the annual fee for each therefore, an Environmental Impact
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
license and that such fee will be set out Statement will not be prepared.
in a notice to be published in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register. Accordingly, this copy of the final Programmatic EA and
notice sets out the fee for the licenses to FONSI can be accessed on the Internet
Foreign Agricultural Service be issued for the 2016 calendar year. by clicking on the appropriate link at
Notice: The total cost to the www.nrcs.usda.gov/ea. Single copies of
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Department of Agriculture of the FONSI and Programmatic EA or
Licenses for the 2016 Tariff-Rate administering the licensing system for additional information may also be
Import Quota Year 2016 has been estimated to be obtained by contacting Ms. Andrée
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, $624,300.00 and the estimated number DuVarney, National Environmental
USDA. of licenses expected to be issued is Coordinator, USDA–NRCS, Ecological
2,500. Of the total cost, $479,200.00 Sciences Division, Room 6158–S, P.O.
ACTION: Notice.
represents staff and supervisory costs Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013–2890
SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of directly related to administering the or by sending a request via email to
$250 to be charged for the 2016 tariff- licensing system, and $145,100.00 andree.duvarney@wdc.usda.gov.
rate quota (TRQ) year for each license represents other miscellaneous costs, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
issued to a person or firm by the including travel, postage, publications, Background: VPA–HIP is a
Department of Agriculture authorizing forms, and ADP system support. competitive grants program that is
the importation of certain dairy articles, Accordingly, notice is hereby given
available to State and Tribal
which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set that the fee for each license issued to a
governments. The program is authorized
forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule person or firm for the 2016 calendar
under the Food, Conservation, and
(HTS) of the United States. year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33,
Energy Act of 2008, as amended (2008
will be $250 per license.
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DATES: August 4, 2015. Farm Bill, as amended) (16 U.S.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Issued at Washington, DC, the 16th day of 3839bb–5). Regulations at 7 CFR part
Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import July, 2015. 1455 govern implementation of VPA–
Licensing Program, Import Policies and Ronald Lord, HIP. The primary objective of VPA–HIP
Export Reporting Division, STOP 1021, Licensing Authority. is to support State and Tribal
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 [FR Doc. 2015–19081 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] government programs that encourage
Independence Avenue SW., BILLING CODE 3410–10–P owners and operators of privately held
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | Effective August 4, 2015, we are affirming the addition to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual of the revised treatment described in the notice published at 80 FR 22702-22703 on April 23, 2015. | |
| Contact | Dr. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager--Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2018. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 46236 |
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