[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26654-26655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11173]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 301 and 319
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127]
RIN 0579-AD34
Movement of Hass Avocados From Areas Where Mediterranean Fruit
Fly or South American Fruit Fly Exist
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that
would relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass
variety avocados. This action will allow interested persons additional
time to prepare and submit comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0127 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
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room 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) 690 2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tony Rom[aacute]n, Import
Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 2011, we published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 18419-18421, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127) a
proposal to relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of
fresh Hass variety avocados. Specifically, we proposed to amend our
domestic regulations to provide for the interstate movement of Hass
avocados from Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the United
States with a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in
accordance with specific measures. We also proposed to amend our
foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping requirements for
Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from the State of
Michoac[aacute]n, Mexico, requirements for treatment or origin from an
area free of Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from
Peru, and requirements for trapping or origin from an area free of
South American fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before May 4, 2011. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No.
APHIS-2010-0127 for an additional 14 days, until May 18, 2011. This
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments. We will also consider all comments received between
May 5, 2011, and the date of this document.
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 3rd day of May 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11173 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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