83 FR 64314 - Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Guava Fruit From Taiwan Into the Continental United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240
(December 14, 2018)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240 (December 14, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-27053 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 64314-64315] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-27053] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0073] Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Guava Fruit From Taiwan 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 guava fruit from Taiwan into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that the application of one or more phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh guava fruit from Taiwan. 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 February 12, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0073. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2018-0073, 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-2018- 0073 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 319.56-12, 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 Taiwan to allow the importation of fresh guava fruit (Psidium guajava) into the continental United States. As part of our evaluation of Taiwan'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 guava fruit into the continental United States from Taiwan. Based on the PRA, a risk management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the fresh guava fruit to mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh guava fruit can be safely imported from Taiwan into the continental United States using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in Sec. 319.56-4(b). The NPPO of Taiwan would have to enter into an operational workplan with APHIS that spells out the daily procedures the NPPO will take to implement the measures identified in the RMD. These measures are summarized below: Importation in commercial shipments only, Registration of places of production and packinghouses with the NPPO of Taiwan, Regular inspections of places of production by the NPPO, Grove sanitation and trapping for fruit flies in places of production, Safeguarding and identification of the lot throughout the growing, packing and export process, [[Page 64315]] Phytosanitary treatment (cold treatment or irradiation), Pre-export inspection by the NPPO and issuance of a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration, and Port of entry inspections. Each of the pest risk mitigation measures that would be required, along with evidence of their efficacy in removing pests of concern from the pathway, are described in detail in the RMD. Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 319.56-4(c)(3), we are announcing the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment. Those documents, as well as a description of the economic considerations associated with the importation of fresh guava fruit from Taiwan and a treatment evaluation document that supports the addition of new cold treatment schedules for Bactrocera spp. fruit flies in guava from Taiwan, may be viewed on the Regulations.gov website 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 these documents 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 guava fruit from Taiwan 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 guava fruit from Taiwan into the continental United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD. 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. Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of December 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018-27053 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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(OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
for the purpose of disease control and 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. Tony Román, Senior Regulatory Policy
international trade. Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and
On July 12, 2016, we published a December 2018. Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
notice 2 in the Federal Register (81 FR Kevin Shea, Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
45121–45122, Docket No. APHIS–2016– Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 1231; (301) 851–2242.
0013) advising the public that we had Inspection Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
prepared updates to the NPIP Program [FR Doc. 2018–27068 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and
Standards. Specifically, we proposed to BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through
add provisions for 319.56–12, referred to below as the
compartmentalization of primary regulations), the Animal and Plant
poultry breeding establishments and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
approval of compartment components, prohibits or restricts the importation of
such as farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection fruits and vegetables into the United
egg depots. These proposed provisions Service States from certain parts of the world to
included requirements for applying for [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0073] prevent plant pests from being
compartmentalization of facilities and introduced into or disseminated within
for facility design and management, as Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk the United States.
well as an outline of the auditing system Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Section 319.56–4 contains a
APHIS proposed to use to evaluate Guava Fruit From Taiwan Into the performance-based process for
compartments and their component Continental United States approving the importation of certain
operations.
We solicited comments for 30 days AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health fruits and vegetables that, based on the
ending on August 11, 2016. We received Inspection Service, USDA. findings of a pest risk analysis, can be
six comments by that date. They were ACTION: Notice of availability. safely imported subject to one or more
from poultry breeders and suppliers of of the five designated phytosanitary
breeding stock, egg producers, and SUMMARY: We are advising the public measures listed in paragraph (b) of that
veterinarians. All the commenters that we have prepared a pest risk section.
supported our proposed updates. analysis that evaluates the risks APHIS received a request from the
We are making one minor editorial associated with importation of fresh national plant protection organization
change to the compartmentalization guava fruit from Taiwan into the (NPPO) of Taiwan to allow the
provisions that we are adding to the continental United States. Based on the importation of fresh guava fruit
NPIP Program Standards. Specifically, analysis, we have determined that the (Psidium guajava) into the continental
we are clarifying that visitors to farms, application of one or more United States. As part of our evaluation
feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots phytosanitary measures will be of Taiwan’s request, we have prepared
must agree in writing to follow sufficient to mitigate the risks of a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify
company-established protocols introducing or disseminating plant pests pests of quarantine significance that
regarding personal items and food. or noxious weeds via the importation of could follow the pathway of importation
Therefore, we are updating the NPIP fresh guava fruit from Taiwan. We are of fresh guava fruit into the continental
Program Standards as described in our making the pest risk analysis available United States from Taiwan. Based on
previous notice and in this document. to the public for review and comment. the PRA, a risk management document
DATES: We will consider all comments (RMD) was prepared to identify
Paperwork Reduction Act phytosanitary measures that could be
that we receive on or before February
In accordance with section 3507(d) of 12, 2019. applied to the fresh guava fruit to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments mitigate the pest risk.
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information by either of the following methods: We have concluded that fresh guava
collection activities included in this • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to fruit can be safely imported from
notice will be approved by the Office of http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Taiwan into the continental United
Management and Budget under control Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0073. States using one or more of the five
number 0579–0007. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: designated phytosanitary measures
E-Government Act Compliance Send your comment to Docket No. listed in § 319.56–4(b). The NPPO of
APHIS–2018–0073, Regulatory Analysis Taiwan would have to enter into an
The Animal and Plant Health and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station operational workplan with APHIS that
Inspection Service is committed to 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, spells out the daily procedures the
compliance with the E-Government Act Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. NPPO will take to implement the
to promote the use of the internet and Supporting documents and any measures identified in the RMD. These
other information technologies, to comments we receive on this docket measures are summarized below:
provide increased opportunities for may be viewed at http:// • Importation in commercial
citizen access to Government www.regulations.gov/#!docket shipments only,
information and services, and for other Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0073 or in our • Registration of places of production
purposes. For information pertinent to reading room, which is located in room and packinghouses with the NPPO of
E-Government Act compliance related 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Taiwan,
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to this notice, please contact Ms. Street and Independence Avenue SW, • Regular inspections of places of
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Washington, DC. Normal reading room production by the NPPO,
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday • Grove sanitation and trapping for
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through Friday, except holidays. To be fruit flies in places of production,
2 To view the notice and comments we received,
sure someone is there to help you, • Safeguarding and identification of
go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket please call (202) 799–7039 before the lot throughout the growing, packing
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• Phytosanitary treatment (cold ACTION: Funding Opportunity Overview
treatment or irradiation), Announcement (FOA) and solicitation Federal Agency: Rural Utilities
• Pre-export inspection by the NPPO of applications. Service, USDA.
and issuance of a phytosanitary Funding Opportunity Title: Rural
certificate with an additional SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announces its general policy and eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect
declaration, and Program).
• Port of entry inspections. application procedures for funding
Announcement Type: Funding
Each of the pest risk mitigation under the broadband pilot program
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and
measures that would be required, along established pursuant to the
solicitation of applications.
with evidence of their efficacy in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 Catalog of Federal Domestic
removing pests of concern from the which provides loans, grants, and loan/ Assistance (CFDA) Number: Rural
pathway, are described in detail in the grant combinations to facilitate eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect
RMD. broadband deployment in rural areas. In Program)—10.752.
Therefore, in accordance with facilitating the expansion of broadband
§ 319.56–4(c)(3), we are announcing the services and infrastructure, the pilot Items in Supplementary Information
availability of our PRA and RMD for will fuel long-term rural economic I. Overview
public review and comment. Those development and opportunities in rural II. Definitions
documents, as well as a description of America. One of those opportunities is III. Substantially Underserved Trust Areas
the economic considerations associated precision agriculture. The use of this IV. Funding Opportunity Description
with the importation of fresh guava fruit technology requires a robust broadband V. Eligibility Information
from Taiwan and a treatment evaluation connection. The awards made under VI. Application and Submission Information
VII. Application Evaluation Criteria
document that supports the addition of this program will bring high speed
VIII. Notice of Proposed Funded Service
new cold treatment schedules for broadband to the farms which will Areas
Bactrocera spp. fruit flies in guava from allow them to increase productivity. IX. Evaluation and Processing Procedures
Taiwan, may be viewed on the Please note that the application X. Award Administration Information
Regulations.gov website or in our process is designed so that an applicant XI. Other Information
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for must demonstrate financial and
technical feasibility of the project and I. Overview
a link to Regulations.gov and
information on the location and hours of the entire operation of the applicant. On March 23, 2018, Congress passed
the reading room). You may request Applicants that do not demonstrate the Consolidated Appropriations Act
paper copies of these documents by financial or technical feasibility will not 2018 (the FY2018 Appropriations),
calling or writing to the person listed be considered for an award. which established a broadband loan and
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DATES: The Agency will finalize the grant pilot program, the Rural
CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of application window by notice in the eConnectivity Pilot Program (hereinafter
the analysis you wish to review when Federal Register and Grants.gov on the ReConnect Program). One of the
requesting copies. February 22, 2019. Please note there are essential goals of the ReConnect
After reviewing any comments we three funding categories with each Program is to expand broadband service
receive, we will announce our decision category having different application to rural areas without sufficient access
regarding the import status of fresh windows. Please refer to the specific to broadband, defined as 10 megabits
guava fruit from Taiwan in a subsequent funding category for the appropriate per second (Mbps) downstream and 1
notice. If the overall conclusions of our application deadline. Mbps upstream. For this purpose,
analysis and the Administrator’s ADDRESSES: Application Submission: Congress provided RUS with $600
determination of risk remain unchanged The application system for electronic million and expanded its existing
following our consideration of the submissions will be available at https:// authority to make loans and grants.
comments, then we will authorize the reconnect.usda.gov. Additionally, the FY2018
importation of fresh guava fruit from Electronic submissions: Electronic Appropriations specifically authorized
Taiwan into the continental United submissions of applications will allow technical assistance to assist the Agency
States subject to the requirements for the expeditious review of an in expanding needed service to the most
specified in the RMD. Applicant’s proposal. As a result, all rural communities where 90 percent of
Applicants must file their application the households are without sufficient
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, and
7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR electronically. access to broadband service.
2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. To promote broadband in rural
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For America, RUS encourages state and
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of general inquiries, contact Chad Parker, local jurisdictions to waive any fees
December 2018. Assistant Administrator associated with granting rights-of-ways
Kevin Shea, Telecommunications Program, Rural and to assist applicants and awardees
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Utilities Service, U.S. Department of with satisfying any environmental
Inspection Service. Agriculture (USDA), email: requirements such as approval from the
[FR Doc. 2018–27053 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] chad.parker@wdc.usda.gov, telephone State Historical Preservation Office.
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P (202) 720–9554. You may obtain
additional information regarding II. Definitions
applications at https:// The terms and conditions provided in
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE reconnect.usda.gov. this FOA are applicable to and for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: purposes of this FOA only. Unless
Rural Utilities Service otherwise provided in the award
Authority: This solicitation is issued
pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations documents, all financial terms not
Broadband Pilot Program
Act, 2018, Pub. L. 115–141, and the Rural defined herein shall have the meaning
AGENCY:Rural Utilities Service, Electrification Act of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et as defined by Generally Accepted
Department of Agriculture. seq. Accounting Principles.
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| 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. | |
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