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§ 319.56–71 Mangoes from Jamaica. (f) Phytosanitary certificate. Each con- Mangoes (Mangifera indica) may be signment of fruit must be inspected by imported into the continental United the NPPO of Jamaica and accompanied States from Jamaica only under the by a phytosanitary certificate issued following conditions: by the NPPO of Jamaica with one of (a) General requirements. (1) The na- the following additional declarations. tional plant protection organization (1) For mangoes that were subject to (NPPO) of Jamaica must provide an treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit operational workplan to APHIS that flies in Jamaica, the additional dec- details the activities that the NPPO of laration must state that the mangoes Jamaica, subject to APHIS’ approval of were subjected to treatment in accord- the workplan, will carry out to meet ance with 7 CFR part 305 for Anastrepha the requirements of this section. spp. fruit flies; that the mangoes were (2) The mangoes must be grown at inspected and found free of C. moestus; places of production that are registered and that the mangoes were either with the NPPO of Jamaica and that treated with a pre- or post-harvest fun- meet the specifications detailed in the gicidal application or they were in- workplan. If a pest or disease is de- spected prior to export and found free tected at the port of entry in the of P. mangiferae and X. campestris pv. United States, the consignment of mangiferaeindicae. mangoes would be prohibited entry (2) If the mangoes are to be treated into the United States and further for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies upon ar- shipments from the place of production rival in the United States, the addi- where the mangoes were grown will be tional declaration must state that the prohibited until an investigation is mangoes were inspected and found free conducted and APHIS and the NPPO of of C. moestus and were either treated Jamaica agree that the risk has been with a pre- or post-harvest fungicidal mitigated. application or inspected prior to export (3) The mangoes may be imported in and found free of P. mangiferae and X. commercial consignments only. campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae. (b) Treatment. The mangoes must be (Approved by the Office of Management and treated for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies in Budget under control number 0579–0419) accordance with part 305 of this chap- ter. [79 FR 55964, Sept. 18, 2014] (c) Packaging. The mangoes must be safeguarded from exposure to fruit flies § 319.56–72 from China. from the time of treatment to export, Fresh apples (Malus pumila) from including packaging that prevents ac- China may be imported into the conti- cess by fruit flies and other injurious nental United States from China only pests. The package containing under the conditions described in this the mangoes could not contain any section. These conditions are designed other fruit, including mangoes not to prevent the introduction of the fol- qualified for importation into the lowing quarantine pests: Adoxophyes United States. orana (Fischer von Ro¨ slerstamm), sum- (d) Inspection. The mangoes must be mer fruit tortix; Archips micaceana inspected by the NPPO of Jamaica and (Walker), a ; Argyrotaenia found free of Coccus moestus. ljungiana (Thunberg), grape tortix; (e) Plant pathogens. The risks pre- Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), Oriental sented by Phomopsis mangiferae and fruit fly; sasakii Matsumura, Xanthomonas campestris pv. peach fruit moth; Cenopalpus pulcher mangiferaeindicae must be addressed in (Canestrini & Fanzago), flat scarlet one of the following ways: mite; Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millie`re), (1) The mangoes are treated with a honeydew moth; Cydia funebrana broad-spectrum pre- or post-harvest (Treitschke), plum fruit moth; fungicidal application; or Euzophera bigella (Zeller), moth; (2) The mangoes are inspected prior Euzophera pyriella Yang, a moth; to export from Jamaica and found free Grapholita inopinata Heinrich, Manchu- of P. mangiferae and X. campestris pv. rian fruit moth; malifoliella mangiferaeindicae. (Costa), leaf miner; Monilia

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polystroma van Leeuwen, Asian brown next growing season if an investigation rot; Monilinia fructigena Honey, brown is conducted by the NPPO, and APHIS fruit rot; auratus (Scopoli), and the NPPO conclude that appro- apricot ; Rhynchites bacchus (L.), priate remedial action has been taken. peach weevil; Rhynchites giganteus (c) Packinghouse requirements. (1) Krynicky, a weevil; Rhynchites heros Packinghouses must be registered with Roelofs, a weevil; Spilonota albicana the NPPO of China, and during the (Motschulsky), white fruit moth; time registered packinghouses are in Spilonota prognathana Snellen, a moth; use for packing apples for export to the and Ulodemis trigrapha Meyrick, a continental United States, the pack- moth. The conditions for importation inghouses may only accept apples that of all fresh apples from China are found are from registered places of produc- in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this tion and that are produced in accord- section; additional conditions for ap- ance with the requirements of this sec- ples imported from areas of China tion. south of the 33rd parallel are found in paragraph (f) of this section. (2) Packinghouses must have a track- (a) General requirements. (1) The na- ing system in place to readily identify tional plant protection organization all apples destined for export to the (NPPO) of China must provide an oper- continental United States that enter ational workplan to APHIS that de- the packinghouse and be able to trace tails the activities that the NPPO of the apples back to their place of pro- China will, subject to APHIS’ approval duction. of the workplan, carry out to meet the (3) Following the packinghouse in- requirements of this section. spection, the packinghouse must follow (2) The apples must be grown at a handling procedure for the apples places of production that are registered that is mutually agreed upon by with the NPPO of China. APHIS and the NPPO of China. (3) Apples from China may be im- (4) The apples must be washed and ported in commercial consignments brushed as well as waxed or sprayed only. with compressed air prior to shipment. (b) Place of production requirements. (1) (5) The apples must be packed in car- The place of production must carry out tons that are labeled with the identity any phytosanitary measures specified of the place of production and the for the place of production under the packinghouse. operational workplan as described in (d) Shipping requirements. Sealed con- the regulations. tainers of apples destined for export to (2) When any apples destined for ex- the continental United States must be port to the continental United States held in a cold storage facility while are still on the tree and are no more awaiting export. than 2.5 centimeters in diameter, dou- ble-layered paper bags must be placed (e) Phytosanitary certificate. Each con- wholly over the apples. The bags must signment of apples imported from remain intact and on the apples until China into the continental United at least 14 days prior to harvest. States must be accompanied by a (3) The NPPO of China must visit and phytosanitary certificate issued by the inspect registered places of production NPPO of China with an additional dec- prior to harvest for signs of infestation laration stating that the requirements and/or infection. of this section have been met and the (4) If Monilia polystroma van Leeuwen consignment has been inspected by the or Monilinia fructigena is detected at a NPPO and found free of quarantine registered place of production, APHIS pests. may reject the consignment or prohibit (f) Additional conditions for apples from the importation into the continental areas of China south of the 33rd parallel. United States of apples from the place In addition to the conditions in para- of production for the remainder of the graphs (a) through (e) of this section, season. The exportation to the conti- apples from areas of China south of the nental United States of apples from the 33rd parallel apples must be treated in place of production may resume in the accordance with 7 CFR part 305.

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(Approved by the Office of Manage- States and its Territories and notify ment and Budget under control number APHIS of this action. The prohibition 0579–0423) will remain in effect until the Peruvian [80 FR 22634, Apr. 23, 2015] NPPO and APHIS determine that the pest risk has been mitigated. § 319.56–73 Peppers From Peru. (4) The production sites must contain traps for the detection of Anastrepha Fresh peppers (Capsicum annum L., fraterculus (Wiedemann) and Ceratitis Capsicum baccatum L., Capsicum capitata (Wiedemann) both within and chinense Jacq., Capsicum frutescens L., and Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) around the structures. Internal traps may be imported into the continental must be set for the duration of the United States and its Territories only time the production site is used to under the conditions described in this produce peppers for export to the conti- section. These conditions are designed nental United States or the Terri- to prevent the introduction of the fol- tories. External traps must be set for lowing quarantine pests: Anastrepha at least 2 months before export and fraterculus (Wiedemann), South Amer- trapping must continue to the end of ican fruit fly; Ceratitis capitata (Wiede- the harvest as follows: mann), Mediterranean fruit fly; (i) Traps with an approved protein Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guene´e), a bait must be placed inside the produc- fruit boring moth; and Puccinia tion site at a density of four traps per pampeana Speg., a pathogenic fungus hectare, with a minimum of two traps that causes pepper and green pepper per structure. Traps must be serviced rust. once every 7 days. (a) Operational workplan. The na- (ii) If a single Anastrepha fraterculus tional plant protection organization (Wiedemann) or Ceratitis capitata (Wie- (NPPO) of Peru must provide an oper- demann) is detected inside a registered ational workplan to APHIS that de- production site or in a consignment, tails the activities that the NPPO of the registered production site will lose Peru will, subject to APHIS’ approval its ability to export peppers to the con- of the workplan, carry out to meet the tinental United States or its Terri- requirements of this section. The oper- tories until APHIS and the Peruvian ational workplan must include and de- NPPO mutually determine that risk scribe the quarantine pest survey in- mitigation is achieved. tervals and other specific requirements (iii) Traps with an approved protein as set forth in this section. bait must be placed inside a buffer area (b) Commercial consignments. Peppers 500 meters wide around the registered from Peru may be imported in com- production site, at a density of 1 trap mercial consignments only. per 10 hectares and a minimum of 10 (c) Production site requirements. (1) traps. These traps must be checked at Pepper production sites must consist of least once every 7 days. At least one of pest-exclusionary structures, which these traps must be near the produc- must have double self-closing doors and tion site. have all other windows, openings, and (iv) Capture of 0.7 or more Anastrepha vents covered with 1.6 mm (or less) fraterculus (Wiedemann) or Ceratitis screening. capitata (Wiedemann) per trap per week (2) All production sites that partici- will delay or suspend the harvest, de- pate in the export program must be pending on whether harvest has begun, registered with the Peruvian NPPO. for consignments of peppers from that (3) The production sites must be in- registered production site until APHIS spected prior to harvest for and the Peruvian NPPO can agree that Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guene´e) and the pest risk has been mitigated. Puccinia pampeana Speg. If either of (v) The Peruvian NPPO must main- these pests, or other quarantine pests, tain records of trap placement, check- are found to be generally infesting or ing of traps, and any quarantine pest infecting the production site, the captures. The Peruvian NPPO must NPPO of Peru will immediately pro- maintain an APHIS-approved quality hibit that production site from export- control program to monitor or audit ing peppers to the continental United the trapping program. The trapping

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