81_FR_47024 81 FR 46886 - Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Star Apple Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States

81 FR 46886 - Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Star Apple Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

Page Range46886-46886
FR Document2016-16981

We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam 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 star apple fruit from Vietnam. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016) 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0032]


Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the 
Importation of Fresh Star Apple Fruit From Vietnam 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 
star apple fruit from Vietnam 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 star apple fruit from Vietnam. 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 
September 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0032.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0032, 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-
0032 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. Tony Rom[aacute]n, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 
851-2242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the regulations in ``Subpart-Fruits 
and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-75, 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 Vietnam to allow the importation of fresh star 
apple fruit (Chrysophyllum cainito) into the continental United States. 
As part of our evaluation of Vietnam's request, we have prepared a pest 
risk assessment (PRA) to identify pests of quarantine significance that 
could follow the pathway of importation of fresh star apple fruit into 
the continental United States from Vietnam. Based on the PRA, a risk 
management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary 
measures that could be applied to the fresh star apple fruit to 
mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh star apple fruit 
can be safely imported from Vietnam 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 fresh star apple fruit must be imported as commercial 
consignments only;
     Each consignment of fresh star apple fruit must be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of 
Vietnam;
     Each consignment of fresh star apple fruit must be treated 
in accordance with 7 CFR part 305; and
     Each consignment of fresh star apple fruit 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 star apple fruit from 
Vietnam 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 star apple fruit from Vietnam 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 13th day of July 2016.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-16981 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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46886 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 138 Tuesday, July 19, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER the USDA South Building, 14th Street • Each consignment of fresh star contains documents other than rules or and Independence Avenue SW., apple fruit must be accompanied by a proposed rules that are applicable to the Washington, DC. Normal reading room phytosanitary certificate issued by the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday NPPO of Vietnam; committee meetings, agency decisions and through Friday, except holidays. To be rulings, delegations of authority, filing of • Each consignment of fresh star sure someone is there to help you, petitions and applications and agency apple fruit must be treated in statements of organization and functions are please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. accordance with 7 CFR part 305; and examples of documents appearing in this section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. • Each consignment of fresh star Tony Román, Senior Regulatory Policy apple fruit is subject to inspection upon Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and arrival at the port of entry to the United DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River States. Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– Therefore, in accordance with Animal and Plant Health Inspection 1231; (301) 851–2242. § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the availability of our PRA and RMD for [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0032] regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and public review and comment. The Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through documents may be viewed on the Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 319.56–75, referred to below as the Regulations.gov Web site or in our Analysis for the Importation of Fresh regulations), the Animal and Plant reading room (see ADDRESSES above for Star Apple Fruit From Vietnam Into the Health Inspection Service (APHIS) a link to Regulations.gov and Continental United States prohibits or restricts the importation of information on the location and hours of AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health fruits and vegetables into the United the reading room). You may request Inspection Service, USDA. States from certain parts of the world to paper copies of the PRA and RMD by prevent plant pests from being ACTION: Notice of availability. calling or writing to the person listed introduced into or disseminated within under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SUMMARY: We are advising the public the United States. Section 319.56–4 contains a CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of that we have prepared a pest risk the analysis you wish to review when analysis that evaluates the risks performance-based process for approving the importation of certain requesting copies. associated with importation of fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam into the fruits and vegetables that, based on the After reviewing any comments we continental United States. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, can be receive, we will announce our decision analysis, we have determined that the safely imported subject to one or more regarding the import status of fresh star application of one or more designated of the five designated phytosanitary apple fruit from Vietnam in a phytosanitary measures will be measures listed in paragraph (b) of that subsequent notice. If the overall sufficient to mitigate the risks of section. conclusions of our analysis and the introducing or disseminating plant pests APHIS received a request from the Administrator’s determination of risk or noxious weeds via the importation of national plant protection organization remain unchanged following our fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam. We (NPPO) of Vietnam to allow the consideration of the comments, then we are making the pest risk analysis importation of fresh star apple fruit will authorize the importation of fresh available to the public for review and (Chrysophyllum cainito) into the star apple fruit from Vietnam into the comment. continental United States. As part of our evaluation of Vietnam’s request, we continental United States subject to the DATES: We will consider all comments have prepared a pest risk assessment requirements specified in the RMD. that we receive on or before September (PRA) to identify pests of quarantine Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 19, 2016. significance that could follow the 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR ADDRESSES: You may submit comments pathway of importation of fresh star 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. by either of the following methods: apple fruit into the continental United Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to States from Vietnam. Based on the PRA, July 2016. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket a risk management document (RMD) Jere L. Dick, Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0032. was prepared to identify phytosanitary • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: measures that could be applied to the Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Send your comment to Docket No. fresh star apple fruit to mitigate the pest Health Inspection Service. APHIS–2016–0032, Regulatory Analysis risk. We have concluded that fresh star [FR Doc. 2016–16981 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am] and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station apple fruit can be safely imported from BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Vietnam into the continental United mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. States using one or more of the five Supporting documents and any designated phytosanitary measures comments we receive on this docket listed in § 319.56–4(b). 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Document Created: 2016-07-19 01:11:02
Document Modified: 2016-07-19 01:11:02
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 19, 2016.
ContactMr. Tony Rom[aacute]n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2242.
FR Citation81 FR 46886 
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