83 FR 49987 - Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 193 (October 4, 2018)

Page Range		49987-49987
FR Document		2018-21627

We are correcting a portion of the summary of the economic analysis presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of our September 14, 2018, final rule amending our regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of fruits and vegetables. The summary reported an incorrect cost savings figure in its discussion of Executive Order 13771. This document corrects that error.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 318 and 319

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0082]
RIN 0579-AD71


Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the 
Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: We are correcting a portion of the summary of the economic 
analysis presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of our 
September 14, 2018, final rule amending our regulations governing the 
importation and interstate movement of fruits and vegetables. The 
summary reported an incorrect cost savings figure in its discussion of 
Executive Order 13771. This document corrects that error.

DATES: This correction is effective October 15, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Benjamin J. Kaczmarski, Assistant 
Director, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 2018, we published in the 
Federal Register a final rule (83 FR 46627-46639, Docket No. APHIS-
2010-0082) amending our regulations governing the importation of fruits 
and vegetables by broadening our existing performance standard to 
provide for approval of all new fruits and vegetables for importation 
into the United States using a notice-based process. We also removed 
the region- or commodity-specific phytosanitary requirements currently 
found in those regulations. Likewise, we made an equivalent revision of 
the performance standard in our regulations governing the interstate 
movement of fruits and vegetables from Hawaii and the U.S. territories 
(Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands) and removed the commodity-specific phytosanitary requirements 
from those regulations. That action will allow for the approval of 
requests to authorize the importation or interstate movement of new 
fruits and vegetables in a manner that enables a more flexible and 
responsive regulatory approach to evolving pest situations in both the 
United States and exporting countries. It will not, however, alter the 
science-based process in which the risk associated with importation or 
interstate movement of a given fruit or vegetable is evaluated or the 
manner in which risks associated with the importation or interstate 
movement of a fruit or vegetable are mitigated.
    As part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of the final rule, 
we provided a summary of the Regulatory Impact Analysis/Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIA/FRFA) prepared for the rule. In 
its discussion of Executive Order 13771, the summary provided a cost 
savings figure from an earlier iteration of the RIA/FRFA. The RIA/FRFA 
posted with the final rule contains the correct figure. In this 
document, we are correcting the text of the summary provided in the 
final rule.

Correction

    In FR Doc. 2018-19984, published September 14, 2018 (83 FR 46627-
46639), make the following correction:
    1. On page 46637, in column 1, the second full paragraph is 
corrected to read as follows:

    Interpreting these gains as cost savings accrued by using the 
quicker notice-based process rather than having to wait for rule 
promulgation, and in accordance with guidance on complying with 
Executive Order 13771, the primary annualized cost savings estimate for 
this rule is $7,895,000. This value is the midpoint estimate of cost 
savings annualized in perpetuity using a 7 percent discount rate.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of September 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-21627 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER revision of the performance standard in Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
contains regulatory documents having general our regulations governing the interstate September 2018.
applicability and legal effect, most of which movement of fruits and vegetables from Kevin Shea,
are keyed to and codified in the Code of Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Hawaii and the U.S. territories (Guam,
Federal Regulations, which is published under Inspection Service.
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and [FR Doc. 2018–21627 Filed 10–3–18; 8:45 am]
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by removed the commodity-specific BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
the Superintendent of Documents. phytosanitary requirements from those
regulations. That action will allow for
the approval of requests to authorize the FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY
importation or interstate movement of
Animal and Plant Health Inspection new fruits and vegetables in a manner
12 CFR Part 1231
Service that enables a more flexible and
responsive regulatory approach to RIN 2590–AA68
7 CFR Parts 318 and 319 evolving pest situations in both the
United States and exporting countries. It Indemnification Payments
[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0082]
will not, however, alter the science- AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance
RIN 0579–AD71 based process in which the risk Agency.
associated with importation or interstate ACTION: Final rule.
Establishing a Performance Standard
movement of a given fruit or vegetable
for Authorizing the Importation and SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance
is evaluated or the manner in which
Interstate Movement of Fruits and Agency (FHFA or Agency) is adopting
risks associated with the importation or
Vegetables this final rule establishing standards for
interstate movement of a fruit or
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health vegetable are mitigated. identifying whether an indemnification
Inspection Service, USDA. payment by the Federal National
As part of the SUPPLEMENTARY Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the
ACTION: Final rule; correction. INFORMATION portion of the final rule, we
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
SUMMARY: We are correcting a portion of provided a summary of the Regulatory Corporation (Freddie Mac), any of the
the summary of the economic analysis Impact Analysis/Final Regulatory Federal Home Loan Banks (collectively
presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY Flexibility Analysis (RIA/FRFA) with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the
INFORMATION portion of our September prepared for the rule. In its discussion regulated entities), or the Federal Home
14, 2018, final rule amending our of Executive Order 13771, the summary Loan Bank System’s Office of Finance
regulations governing the importation provided a cost savings figure from an (the OF) to an affiliated party in
and interstate movement of fruits and earlier iteration of the RIA/FRFA. The connection with an administrative
vegetables. The summary reported an RIA/FRFA posted with the final rule proceeding or civil action instituted by
incorrect cost savings figure in its contains the correct figure. In this FHFA is prohibited or permissible. This
discussion of Executive Order 13771. document, we are correcting the text of final rule applies to all regulated
This document corrects that error. the summary provided in the final rule. entities, each Federal Home Loan Bank,
DATES: This correction is effective the Federal National Mortgage
October 15, 2018. Correction Association, the Federal Home Loan
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. In FR Doc. 2018–19984, published Mortgage Corporation and the OF. It
Benjamin J. Kaczmarski, Assistant September 14, 2018 (83 FR 46627– does not, however, apply to any
Director, Regulatory Coordination and 46639), make the following correction: regulated entity operating in
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River conservatorship or receivership, or to a
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 1. On page 46637, in column 1, the limited-life regulated entity.
1231; (301) 851–2127. second full paragraph is corrected to DATES: This rule is effective on
read as follows: November 5, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 14, 2018, we published in Interpreting these gains as cost FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Federal Register a final rule (83 FR savings accrued by using the quicker Mark D. Laponsky, Deputy General
46627–46639, Docket No. APHIS–2010– notice-based process rather than having Counsel, Mark.Laponsky@fhfa.gov, (202)
0082) amending our regulations to wait for rule promulgation, and in 649–3054; or Peggy K. Balsawer,
governing the importation of fruits and accordance with guidance on complying Associate General Counsel,
vegetables by broadening our existing with Executive Order 13771, the Peggy.Balsawer@fhfa.gov, (202) 649–
performance standard to provide for primary annualized cost savings 3060 (these are not toll-free numbers),
approval of all new fruits and vegetables Office of General Counsel; Federal
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estimate for this rule is $7,895,000. This
for importation into the United States value is the midpoint estimate of cost Housing Finance Agency, Constitution
using a notice-based process. We also savings annualized in perpetuity using Center, 400 Seventh Street SW,
removed the region- or commodity- a 7 percent discount rate. Washington, DC 20219. The telephone
specific phytosanitary requirements number for the Telecommunications
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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		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; correction.
Dates		This correction is effective October 15, 2018.
Contact		Mr. Benjamin J. Kaczmarski, Assistant Director, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2127.
FR Citation		83 FR 49987
RIN Number		0579-AD71
CFR Citation		7 CFR 318 7 CFR 319

83 FR 49987 - Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 193 (October 4, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service