81 FR 13310 - Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Pomegranates From Peru Into the Continental United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-05670 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 13310] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05670] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2016 / Notices [[Page 13310]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2016-0012] Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Pomegranates From Peru Into the Continental United States AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh pomegranate fruit from Peru 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 pomegranates from Peru. 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 May 13, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0012. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0012, 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 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016- 0012 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 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: Mr. David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2103; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-74, 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 certain 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 (NPPO) of Peru to allow the importation of fresh pomegranate fruit into the continental United States. As part of our evaluation of Peru's request, we have prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of importation of pomegranates into the continental United States from Peru. Based on the PRA, a risk management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the pomegranates to mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh pomegranate fruit can be safely imported from Peru into the continental United States using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in Sec. 319.56-4(b). These measures are: The pomegranates must be imported as commercial consignments only; Each consignment of pomegranates must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of Peru; Each consignment of pomegranates must be treated in accordance with 7 CFR part 305; and Each consignment of pomegranates is subject to inspection upon arrival at the port of entry to the United States. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 319.56-4(c), we are announcing the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment. The documents may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site 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 pomegranate fruit from Peru 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 pomegranate fruit from Peru into the continental United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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 9th day of March 2016. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2016-05670 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 14th Street and Independence Avenue phytosanitary certificate issued by the
contains documents other than rules or SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading NPPO of Peru;
proposed rules that are applicable to the room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., • Each consignment of pomegranates
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Monday through Friday, except must be treated in accordance with 7
committee meetings, agency decisions and holidays. To be sure someone is there to CFR part 305; and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 • Each consignment of pomegranates
statements of organization and functions are before coming. is subject to inspection upon arrival at
examples of documents appearing in this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. the port of entry to the United States.
section. David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Therefore, in accordance with
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the
4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, availability of our PRA and RMD for
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–2103; email: public review and comment. The
David.B.Lamb@aphis.usda.gov. documents may be viewed on the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Regulations.gov Web site or in our
Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the reading room (see ADDRESSES above for
regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and a link to Regulations.gov and
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0012] Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through information on the location and hours of
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 319.56–74, referred to below as the the reading room). You may request
Analysis for the Importation of Fresh regulations), the Animal and Plant paper copies of the PRA and RMD by
Pomegranates From Peru Into the Health Inspection Service (APHIS) calling or writing to the person listed
Continental United States prohibits or restricts the importation of under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
fruits and vegetables into the United CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health States from certain parts of the world to the analysis you wish to review when
Inspection Service, USDA. prevent plant pests from being requesting copies.
ACTION: Notice of availability. introduced into or disseminated within After reviewing any comments we
the United States. receive, we will announce our decision
SUMMARY: We are advising the public Section 319.56–4 contains a regarding the import status of fresh
that we have prepared a pest risk performance-based process for pomegranate fruit from Peru in a
analysis that evaluates the risks approving the importation of certain subsequent notice. If the overall
associated with importation of fresh fruits and vegetables that, based on the conclusions of our analysis and the
pomegranate fruit from Peru into the findings of a pest risk analysis, can be Administrator’s determination of risk
continental United States. Based on the safely imported subject to one or more remain unchanged following our
analysis, we have determined that the of the five designated phytosanitary consideration of the comments, then we
application of one or more designated measures listed in paragraph (b) of that will authorize the importation of fresh
phytosanitary measures will be section. pomegranate fruit from Peru into the
sufficient to mitigate the risks of APHIS received a request from the continental United States subject to the
introducing or disseminating plant pests national plant protection organization requirements specified in the RMD.
or noxious weeds via the importation of (NPPO) of Peru to allow the importation
fresh pomegranates from Peru. We are Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and
of fresh pomegranate fruit into the 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR
making the pest risk analysis available continental United States. As part of our 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
to the public for review and comment. evaluation of Peru’s request, we have
DATES: We will consider all comments Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to March 2016.
that we receive on or before May 13, identify pests of quarantine significance
2016. Michael C. Gregoire,
that could follow the pathway of
importation of pomegranates into the Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Health Inspection Service.
by either of the following methods: continental United States from Peru.
[FR Doc. 2016–05670 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am]
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Based on the PRA, a risk management
document (RMD) was prepared to BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
http://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0012. identify phytosanitary measures that
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: could be applied to the pomegranates to
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Send your comment to Docket No. mitigate the pest risk. We have
APHIS–2016–0012, Regulatory Analysis concluded that fresh pomegranate fruit Animal and Plant Health Inspection
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station can be safely imported from Peru into Service
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, the continental United States using one
or more of the five designated [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0011]
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 13, 2016. | |
| Contact | Mr. David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2103; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 13310 |
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