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Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 248/Monday, December 29, 2014 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 77839 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Policy Specialist, Regulatory regulated articles be treated prior to Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, entering the United States, we are Animal and Plant Health Inspection APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, amending § 319.75–2 to specify that Service Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851– rice, chick peas, safflower seeds, and 2240. soybeans are allowed entry into the 7 CFR Part 319 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: United States if accompanied by a [Docket No. APHIS–2013–0079] phytosanitary certificate with an Background additional declaration stating that the Khapra Beetle; New Regulated The khapra beetle (Trogoderma articles in the consignment were Countries and Regulated Articles granarium) is an insect native to India inspected and found free of khapra that has since become established in beetle in accordance with § 319.75–9. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health other countries within Africa, Asia, the We are also adding bulk, unpackaged Inspection Service, USDA. Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It seeds to the list of regulated articles in ACTION: Interim rule and request for is a destructive pest of grain, stored § 319.75–2 due to their potential for comments. products, and seeds. Infestations of infestation by khapra beetle. SUMMARY: We are amending the khapra khapra beetle are difficult to control Regulated Countries because of the insect’s ability to survive beetle regulations by adding additional Areas of the world that are regulated regulated articles and regulated without food for long periods, its preference for dry conditions and low- for khapra beetle are listed in paragraph countries. We are also updating the (b) of § 319.75–2. We have determined regulations to reflect changes in moisture food, and its resistance to many insecticides. that khapra beetle is now present in industry practices that have affected the Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab risk of khapra beetle being imported The khapra beetle regulations in 7 CFR 319.75 through 319.75–9 (referred Emirates, South Sudan, and Palestinian into the United States and country Authority, West Bank, none of which names that have changed since the to below as the regulations) restrict the entry of certain articles, such as cucurbit are currently listed as regulated regulations were originally published. countries or areas under a specific Finally, we are removing the list of seeds, used jute or burlap bags, goatskins, and chili peppers to prevent jurisdictional authority. In addition, countries where khapra beetle is known since the regulations were last updated, to occur from the regulations and the importation of khapra beetle from countries where it is known to occur. some of the names of countries moving it to the Plant Protection and regulated for khapra beetle have Quarantine Web site. These actions are Regulated Articles changed. For example, Upper Volta is necessary to prevent the introduction of On July 8, 2011, the Animal and Plant now known as Burkina Faso, and Sudan khapra beetle from infested countries on has split into two countries known as commodities that have been determined Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Federal Order (DA–2011–38) 1 The Republic of Sudan and South to be hosts for the pest, reflect current Sudan. industry practices, and make it easier to to require a phytosanitary certificate of inspection for the entry of rice (Oryza Rather than amending the regulations make timely changes to the list of to update the list of regulated countries regulated countries. sativa) in commercial shipments from countries where khapra beetle is known in § 319.75–2(b), we are instead DATES: This interim rule is effective to occur. A second Federal Order (DA– removing the list of regulated countries December 29, 2014. We will consider all 2011–39) also issued on July 8, 2011, from the regulations and moving it to comments that we receive on or before the Plant Protection and Quarantine February 27, 2015. prohibited shipments of rice from those countries in passenger baggage and (PPQ) Web site at http:// ADDRESSES: _ You may submit comments personal effects. www.aphis.usda.gov/import export/ by either of the following methods: On December 14, 2011, APHIS issued plants/manuals/ports/downloads/ • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to another Federal Order (DA–2011–71) to kb.pdf. Section 319.75–2(c) will detail http://www.regulations.gov/ expand the requirement for a the notice-based process by which we #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0079. phytosanitary certificate to commercial will add countries to the list of • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: shipments of chick peas (Cicer spp.), regulated areas. Countries will be added Send your comment to Docket No. safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorius), to the list of regulated areas when we APHIS–2013–0079, Regulatory Analysis and soybeans (Glycine max) from receive official notification from the and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station countries where khapra beetle is known country that it is infested or when we 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, to occur due to these commodities being intercept the pest in a commercial Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. repeatedly found to be infested with shipment from that country. Any future Supporting documents and any additions to the list of regulated areas comments we receive on this docket khapra beetle. Shipments of chick peas, safflower seeds, and soybeans from will be conveyed through publication of may be viewed at http:// a notice in the Federal Register. www.regulations.gov/ those countries in passenger baggage #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0079 or and personal effects were prohibited Industry Practices through a Federal Order (DA–2011–70) in our reading room, which is located in We are also updating the regulations also issued on December 14, 2011. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, for certain commodities due to changes We are codifying the requirements of 14th Street and Independence Avenue in industry practices that have affected these Federal Orders by adding rice, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading the risk of khapra beetle being chick peas, safflower seeds, and room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., introduced into the United States. soybeans to the list of regulated articles Monday through Friday, except Currently, brassware and wooden in § 319.75–2. However, because the holidays. To be sure someone is there to screens from Bombay, India, are listed current regulations require that all help you, please call (202) 799–7039 as regulated articles in § 319.75–2(a)(2), before coming. 1 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/ as these commodities have traditionally FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. plants/plant_imports/federal_order/ been shipped in used jute or burlap George Apgar Balady, Senior Regulatory index.shtml#beetle. bags, which are known hosts of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Dec 24, 2014 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29DER1.SGM 29DER1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES 77840 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Rules and Regulations khapra beetle. However, industry cargo. Therefore, we are removing (see ADDRESSES above for instructions practices have changed and brassware current paragraph (a)(6). for accessing Regulations.gov) or and wooden screens are now shipped in Because the regulations were last obtained from the person listed under material that is not a host of khapra revised prior to the transfer of port FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. beetle. Consequently, khapra beetle is inspection duties to Customs and Current regulations restrict the entry no longer being detected in shipments Border Protection, we are also revising of certain articles known to host the of brassware and wooden screens. In the definition of inspector provided in khapra beetle, a destructive pest of grain addition, brassware and wooden screens § 319.75–1. We are revising the products and seeds. The interim rule may be imported from other countries definition to match the definition of will codify requirements of existing infested with khapra beetle, and not just inspector provided in the fruits and Federal Orders by adding commercial from India. Therefore, we are amending vegetables regulations in § 319.56–2. shipments of rice, chick pea, safflower the regulations to remove the specific We are also revising footnote 1 in seed, and soybean to the list of regulated reference to brassware and wooden § 319.75–2 to remove the second articles requiring a phytosanitary screens in § 319.75–2(a)(2) as these sentence, which specifically references certificate, and by prohibiting their items are already restricted when the entry status of fresh whole chilies importation in passenger baggage and shipped in or packed with used jute or and fresh whole peppers from Pakistan personal effects. The amended burlap bagging. under our fruits and vegetables regulations will broaden regulations on The regulations currently list regulations as an example of other the importation of khapra beetle host goatskins, lambskins, and sheepskins restrictions that may apply to articles material, such as jute or burlap bags, to from Sudan and India, except those that restricted under the khapra beetle all areas where khapra beetle has been are fully tanned, blue-chromed, pickled regulations. Instead, we will simply detected. The interim rule will also add in mineral acid, or salted and moist, as reference the fruits and vegetables certain countries to the list of areas regulated articles in § 319.75–2(a)(3). regulations and the foreign cotton and where khapra beetle is known to exist However, it is possible that untreated covers regulations as examples. Doing and move the list to the PPQ Web site, goatskins, lambskins, and sheepskins so will also allow us to remove footnote where it will be easier to make timely may be imported into the United States 3, which provides the same information.
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