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(7) Prior to movement from approved (4) Guatemala: Departments of insect-proof screenhouses in the Arava Escuintla, Retalhuleu, Santa Rosa, and Valley, the peppers must be packed in Suchitepe´quez. either individual insect-proof cartons (5) Honduras: Departments of or in non-insect-proof cartons that are Comayagua, Corte´s, and Santa covered by insect-proof mesh or plastic Ba´ rbara. tarpaulins; covered non-insect-proof (6) Nicaragua: Departments of Carazo, cartons must be placed in shipping con- Granada, Leon, Managua, Masaya, and tainers. Rivas. (8) The packaging safeguards re- (7) Panama: Provinces of Cocle, Her- quired by paragraph (b)(7) of this sec- rera, and Los Santos; Districts of tion must remain intact at all times Aleanje, David, and Dolega in the Prov- during the movement of the peppers to ince of Chiriqui; and all areas in the the United States and must be intact Province of Panama that are west of upon arrival of the peppers in the the Panama Canal; or United States. (b) The papayas were grown by a (9) Each consignment of peppers must grower registered with the national be accompanied by a phytosanitary plant protection organization (NPPO) certificate issued by the Israeli na- of the exporting country and packed tional plant protection organization for shipment to the continental United stating that the conditions of para- States (including Alaska) in Colombia graphs (b)(1) through (b)(7) of this sec- or Ecuador. tion have been met. (c) Beginning at least 30 days before harvest began and continuing through (Approved by the Office of Management and the completion of harvest, all trees in Budget under control number 0579–0210) the field where the papayas were grown were kept free of papayas that were § 319.56–25 Papayas from Central America and South America. one-half or more ripe (more than one- fourth of the shell surface yellow), and Commercial consignments of the all culled and fallen fruits were buried, Solo type of papaya may be imported destroyed, or removed from the farm at into the United States only in accord- least twice a week. ance with this section and all other ap- (d) The papayas were held for 20 min- plicable provisions of this subpart. utes in hot water at 48 °C (118.4 °F). (a) The papayas were grown and (e) When packed, the papayas were packed for shipment to the continental less than one-half ripe (the shell sur- United States (including Alaska), Puer- face was no more than one-fourth yel- to Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in low, surrounded by light green), and one of the following locations: appeared to be free of all injurious in- (1) : State of Espirito Santo; all sect pests. areas in the State of Bahia that are be- (f) The papayas were safeguarded tween the Jequitinhonha River and the from exposure to fruit flies from har- border with the State of Espirito Santo vest to export, including being pack- and all areas in the State of Rio aged so as to prevent access by fruit Grande del Norte that contain the fol- flies and other injurious insect pests. lowing municipalities: Touros, Pureza, The package containing the papayas , Barra de , does not contain any other fruit, in- Taipu, Ceara Mirim, Extremoz, Ielmon cluding papayas not qualified for im- Marinho, Sao Goncalo do Amarante, portation into the United States. Natal, Maciaba, Parnamirim, Veracruz, (g) Beginning at least 1 year before Sao Jose de Mipibu, Nizia Floresta, harvest begins and continuing through Monte Aletre, Areas, Senador Georgino the completion of harvest, fruit fly Avelino, Espirito Santo, , traps were maintained in the field Tibau do Sul, Vila Flor, and where the papayas were grown. The Canguaretama e Baia Formosa. traps were placed at a rate of 1 trap per (2) Costa Rica: Provinces of hectare and were checked for fruit flies Guanacaste, Puntarenas, San Jose. at least once weekly by plant health (3) El Salvador: Departments of La officials of the NPPO. Fifty percent of Libertad, La Paz, and San Vicente. the traps were of the McPhail type and

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50 percent of the traps were of the States from Ecuador only in accord- Jackson type. The NPPO kept records ance with this paragraph and all other of fruit fly finds for each trap, updated applicable provisions of this subpart: the records each time the traps were (1) The cantaloupe or watermelon checked, and made the records avail- may be imported in commercial con- able to APHIS inspectors upon request. signments only. The records were maintained for at (2) The cantaloupe or watermelon least 1 year. must have been grown in an area where (1) If the average Jackson fruit fly trapping for the South American trap catch was greater than seven Med- cucurbit fly (Anastrepha grandis) has iterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata) been conducted for at least the pre- (Medfly) per trap per week, measures vious 12 months by the national plant were taken to control the Medfly popu- protection organization (NPPO) of Ec- lation in the production area. If the av- uador, under the direction of APHIS, erage Jackson fruit fly trap catch ex- with no findings of the pest. 4 ceeds 14 Medflies per trap per week, im- (3) The following area meets the re- portations of papayas from that pro- quirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this duction area must be halted until the section: The area within 5 kilometers rate of capture drops to an average of of either side of the following roads: 7 or fewer Medflies per trap per week. (i) Beginning in Guayaquil, the road (2) In Colombia, Ecuador, or the north through Nobol, Palestina, and State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, if the Balzar to Velasco-Ibarra (Empalme); average McPhail trap catch was great- (ii) Beginning in Guayaquil, the road er than seven South American fruit south through E1 26, Puerto Inca, flies (Anastrepha fraterculus) per trap Naranjal, and Camilo Ponce to per week, measures were taken to con- Enriquez; trol the South American fruit fly popu- (iii) Beginning in Guayaquil, the road lation in the production area. If the av- east through Palestina to Vinces; erage McPhail fruit fly trap catch ex- (iv) Beginning in Guayaquil, the road ceeds 14 South American fruit flies per west through Piedrahita (Novol) to trap per week, importations of papayas Pedro Carbo; or from that production area must be (v) Beginning in Guayaquil, the road halted until the rate of capture drops west through Progreso, Engunga, to an average of 7 or fewer South Tugaduaja, and Zapotal to El Azucar. American fruit flies per trap per week. (4) The cantaloupe or watermelon (h) All activities described in para- may not be moved into Alabama, graphs (a) through (h) of this section American Samoa, Arizona, California, were carried out under the supervision Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Lou- and direction of plant health officials isiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto of the NPPO. (i) All consignments must be accom- Rico, South Carolina, Texas, and the panied by a phytosanitary certificate U.S. Virgin Islands. The boxes in which issued by the NPPO of the exporting the cantaloupe or watermelon is country stating that the papayas were packed must be stamped with the name grown, packed, and shipped in accord- of the commodity followed by the ance with the provisions of this sec- words ‘‘Not to be distributed in the fol- tion. lowing States or territories: AL, AS, AZ, CA, FL, GA, GU, HI, LA, MS, NM, (Approved by the Office of Management and PR, SC, TX, VI’’. Budget under control numbers 0579-0128 and (b) Cantaloupe, netted melon, vegetable 0579-0358) melon, winter melon, and watermelon [75 FR 22210, Apr. 28, 2010] from Peru. Cantaloupe, netted melon, vegetable melon, and winter melon § 319.56–26 Melon and watermelon from certain countries in South America. 4 Information on the trapping program may be obtained by writing to the Animal and (a) Cantaloupe and watermelon from Plant Health Inspection Service, Inter- Ecuador. Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) and national Services, Stop 3432, 1400 Independ- watermelon (fruit) (Citrullus lanatus) ence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– may be imported into the United 3432.

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