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29548 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 2, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE United States. Those regulations and that the only place where plant taxa establish two lists of taxa whose are designated as NAPPRA is in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection importation is NAPPRA: A list of taxa USDA Plants for Planting Manual. The Service of plants for planting that are quarantine commenter suggested that APHIS make [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0066] pests, and a list of taxa of plants for a comprehensive list of all NAPPRA planting that are hosts of quarantine plants, with pests of concern for each, Notice of Decision To Add Taxa of pests. Paragraph (b) of § 319.37–4 so that the reasons why a previously Plants for Planting That Are describes the process for adding plant approved plant can no longer come in Quarantine Pests or Hosts of taxa to the NAPPRA category. are made clear to the public. Quarantine Pests to the Lists of Plants In accordance with that process, on All NAPPRA plants are listed in for Planting Whose Importation Is Not November 25, 2019, we published in the chapter 6 of the USDA Plants for Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis Federal Register (84 FR 64825–64826, Planting Manual. The APHIS website Docket No. APHIS–2018–0066) a also lists the NAPPRA weeds and hosts AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health notice 1 that announced our of quarantine pests of Round 1, Round Inspection Service, USDA. determination that 26 taxa of plants for 2, and Round 3.4 A 2018 final rule 5 ACTION: Notice. planting are quarantine pests, and that moved about 120 plant genera, all Myrtaceae taxa (when destined to including Abies, Cassia, Crocosmia, SUMMARY: We are advising the public of Hawaii) and 43 other taxa of plants for Poaceae, and all herbaceous Fabaceae our decision to add 26 taxa of plants for planting are hosts of 18 2 quarantine from the Prohibited List in § 319.37–2(a) planting that are quarantine pests pests. The notice also made available to the NAPPRA category. We intend to (weeds), all Myrtaceae taxa (when datasheets that detail the scientific update our APHIS website to have a destined to Hawaii), and 43 other taxa evidence we evaluated in making the complete list of taxa restricted through of plants for planting that are hosts of determination that the taxa are NAPPRA notices. 17 quarantine pests, to our lists of plants quarantine pests or hosts of a quarantine Another commenter noted that hosts for planting whose importation is now pest and are being added to the cited in a 2013 Asian longhorned beetle not authorized pending pest risk NAPPRA category. (ALB)/citrus longhorned beetle (CLB) analysis. A previous notice made We solicited comments concerning Federal Order 6 were included in a datasheets available for public comment the notice and the datasheets for 60 days revised Federal Order but not added to that listed the evidence we used to ending January 24, 2020, and extended the NAPPRA tables on the APHIS determine that the taxa are quarantine the deadline for comments until website. pests or hosts of quarantine pests. This February 25, 2020. We received 132 The commenter is correct. The 2013 notice responds to the comments we comments from producers, importers, ALB/CLB Federal Order added received and announces final versions industry groups, conservationists, Cunninghamia, Pterocarya, and Tectona of the datasheets. scientists, plant pathologists, ecologists, as hosts of Anoplophora chinensis. We DATES: The changes to the lists will be administrators, teachers, students, and will update the Round 1 table on the made on July 2, 2021. private citizens. This notice responds to APHIS website accordingly. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. the comments we received and One commenter suggested that APHIS Indira Singh, Botanist, Plants for announces the final versions of the go to ports where non-native invasive Planting Policy, IRM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 datasheets. species are likely to enter the United River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD Most commenters supported our States and locate and remove all such 20737–1236; [email protected]; addition of Myrtaceae 3 propagative pests 500 acres inland from the site. The (301) 851–2020. material to Hawaii to the NAPPRA list commenter stated that this ‘‘Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR)’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: because of the risk posed to important tree species, particularly ohi’a has been successful in the past. Background (Metrosideros polymorpha), which is The purpose of EDRR is to detect, Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart part of the native ecosystem and identify, assess, and make a rapid H—Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37– provides habitat for threatened and response to verified new domestic 1 through 319.37–23, referred to below endangered animal species. Most infestations that are determined to be as the regulations), the Animal and commenters expressed no concerns with invasive. The purpose of listing plants Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the other taxa we proposed to add to the on NAPPRA is to prevent entry of of the U.S. Department of Agriculture NAPPRA list. Commenter concerns are unwanted plants and pests at United (USDA) prohibits or restricts the addressed below by topic. States ports of entry. Domestic issues involving new invasive species are importation of plants for planting to NAPPRA Lists prevent the introduction of quarantine therefore beyond the scope of this pests into the United States. Quarantine One commenter stated that NAPPRA notice. pest is defined in § 319.37–1 as a plant Crocosmia, Pterocarya, Tectona, Cassia, NAPPRA Exemptions Abies, and many other species that pest or noxious weed that is of potential In some cases, APHIS exempts economic importance to the United APHIS designates as NAPPRA do not appear on the APHIS NAPPRA website imports of plants that are hosts of States and not yet present in the United quarantine pests from NAPPRA States, or present but not widely 1 To view the notice, datasheets, and comments distributed and being officially we received, go to www.regulations.gov and enter 4 The NAPPRA lists can be viewed at https:// controlled. APHIS–2018–0066 in the Search field. www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/ The regulations in § 319.37–4(a) 2 The number of pests in the initial notice was 18, import-information/permits/plants-and-plant- provide for the listing of plants for but is 17 in this notice, as the Bambusoideae taxa products-permits/plants-for-planting/ct_nappra. planting whose importation is not was subsequently removed from the quarantine pest 5 83 FR 11845–11867, Docket No. APHIS–2008– list for reasons explained in this notice. 0011. authorized pending pest risk analysis 3 Myrtaceae is a host of Austropuccinia psidii, 6 DA–2013–18, ‘‘Importation of Host Material of (NAPPRA) in order to prevent the which is a quarantine pest only for the State of Anoplophora chinensis and A. glabripennis,’’ May introduction of quarantine pests into the Hawaii. 9, 2013. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jun 01, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 2, 2021 / Notices 29549 requirements when there is significant between the exporting country and the Hawaii to prepare for the proposed trade of that plant between the United States. changes. Another commenter exporting country and the United States. If data can be provided for significant representing a flower bouquet business We allow such importation based on trade between the United States and the asked us to reconsider listing inspection findings indicating that the exporting country, we will re-evaluate Eucalyptus, a member of the Myrtaceae imported plants are generally pest free the NAPPRA status of the taxon for that family, under NAPPRA for plants and from which the risk of introducing country. destined for Hawaii. quarantine pests is low. The underlying principle of the Imports of Myrtaceae Cut Flowers and NAPPRA lists is to safeguard U.S. One commenter stated that Canada Greenery Into Hawaii should be exempt from NAPPRA agriculture with the least possible effect requirements for imports of Cestrum Many commenters stated that on trade. While the addition of taxa to spp. and Gynura spp. on the basis of restrictions on Myrtaceae cut flowers the NAPPRA lists may make it more existing significant trade between and greenery are also needed for difficult for Hawaiian business to obtain Canada and the United States. The effective protection of Hawaii, and that Myrtaceae plants from other countries, commenter cited import data indicating port-of-entry inspections have not been the economic impact is outweighed by the number of plants exported to the successful in saving Hawaii from the the potentially devastating effects of United States under the US/Canada introduction of pests and pathogens. introducing quarantine pests into Some commenters noted that cut Greenhouse Grown Plant Certification Hawaii on agriculture, forests, and foliage can transmit plant diseases and Program. endangered species. We also note that that its importation into Hawaii the commenters’ primary concern was Based on the information cited by the constitutes a gap with respect to commenter, we have determined that not with NAPPRA, but with parallel phytosanitary protection. One such restrictions imposed by the State of Canada meets the threshold for commenter noted that cut greens are significant trade with the United States Hawaii on the interstate movement of suspected to have been the original Myrtaceae plants into Hawaii from other and is exempt from NAPPRA pathway for Austropuccinia psidii to requirements for Cestrum spp. and State and territories. enter Hawaii, adding that the disease Another commenter urged APHIS to Gynura spp.