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Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 90/Thursday, May 9, 2019/Notices 20324 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 90 / Thursday, May 9, 2019 / Notices from Canada, Great Britain, or the littoralis (cotton leaf worm), Helicoverpa DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Netherlands. Canadian Dianthus spp. armigera (Old World bollworm), Agrotis cuttings are generally exempt from segetum (turnip moth), Epichoristodes Animal and Plant Health Inspection postentry quarantine, while Dianthus acerbella (carnation tortrix), Aspidiotus Service spp. cuttings from Great Britain or the nerii (a scale), and Chrysodeixis [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0094] Netherlands are exempt from postentry chalcites (a moth), as well as quarantine provided that they are grown Phialophora cinerescens, Carnation Notice of Decision To Revise under certain conditions. etched ring virus, and Carnation Conditions Governing the Importation The national plant protection necrotic fleck virus. of Fresh Peppers From the Republic of organization (NPPO) of Kenya requested • The production site maintains Korea Into the Continental United that we revise the USDA Plants for records regarding production, indexing, States Planting Manual to also allow the inspection, and pest management, and importation of Dianthus spp. cuttings AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health inspectors from the NPPO and APHIS Inspection Service, USDA. from Kenya without postentry have access to both the production site ACTION: Notice. quarantine. In response to this request, and these records. we prepared a commodity import • evaluation document (CIED) that Cuttings are accompanied by a SUMMARY: We are advising the public of evaluates the request in light of the phytosanitary certificate with an our decision to revise the conditions plant pest risk associated with the additional declaration that the plants regarding the importation into the importation of Dianthus spp. cuttings were produced in a production site continental United States of peppers from Kenya. registered with the NPPO of Kenya, and from the Republic of Korea. We have Based on the CIED, we are proposing that the plants were grown under decided that the mesh size of screenings to allow Dianthus spp. cuttings from conditions specified by APHIS to over vent openings can be increased Kenya to be imported into the United prevent infestation with Phialophora from 0.6 mm to 1.6 mm, provided that States without postentry quarantine, cinerescens, Carnation etched ring sticky traps are used as an additional provided that: virus, Carnation necrotic fleck virus, measure for pest monitoring. This action • The cuttings are grown in a Agrotis segetum, Epichoristodes modifies the conditions under which greenhouse that is registered with the acerbella, Helicoverpa armigera, peppers from the Republic of Korea may NPPO of Kenya and that operates under Spodoptera littoralis, and Aspidiotus be imported into the continental United an agreement with the NPPO. nerii. States while continuing to protect • The NPPO maintains a list of • Cuttings are limited to commercial against the introduction of quarantine registered growers and provides them to consignments only. pests. APHIS at least annually. DATES: The conditions governing the • The production site incorporates Therefore, in accordance with § 319.37–20(c), we are announcing the importation of peppers from the safeguards to prevent the entry of Republic of Korea into the continental arthropod pests including, but not availability of our CIED for public review and comment. That document United States are revised as of May 9, necessarily limited to, insect proof 2019. screening over openings and self-closing may be viewed on the Regulations.gov FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. double or airlock-type doors. website or in our reading room (see Carol Kreger, Regulatory Policy • Blacklight traps are maintained for ADDRESSES above for a link to Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River at least 1 year following construction of Regulations.gov and information on the Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; the production site, registration of the location and hours of the reading room). (301) 851–2356, email: Carol.M.Kreger@ site, replacement of the covering of the You may request paper copies of these aphis.usda.gov. production site, or discovery and repair documents by calling or writing to the to any rips or tears in the covering of the person listed under FOR FURTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the production site. INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the regulations in ‘‘Subpart L—Fruits and • Any rips or tears are repaired subject of the analysis you wish to Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through immediately. review when requesting copies. 319.56–12, referred to below as the • In the event of detection of After we review public comments on regulations), the Animal and Plant quarantine pests in a production site, our proposed changes to the USDA Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the site will not be allowed to export Plants for Planting Manual, we will prohibits or restricts the importation of until appropriate control measures publish a second notice. The second fruits and vegetables into the United approved by the NPPO are taken and notice will inform the public of any States from certain parts of the world to their effectiveness verified by APHIS. changes to the import requirements we prevent plant pests from being • Plants destined for export to the consider to be necessary to mitigate the introduced into or disseminated within United States are produced in a entry of quarantine pests into the United the United States. production site devoted solely to States through the importation of Section 319.56–4 of the regulations production of such plants. Dianthus spp. cuttings from Kenya. provides the requirements for • Parental stock from which the authorizing the new importation of plants intended for importation derive Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, and fruits and vegetables into the United are inspected and found free of the 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR States, as well as for revising existing 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. fungus Phialophora cinerescens, and requirements for the importation of indexed and found free of Carnation Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of fruits and vegetables. Paragraph (c) of etched ring virus and Carnation necrotic May 2019. that section provides that the name and fleck virus. Kevin Shea, origin of all fruits and vegetables • At least once monthly for the 4 Administrator, Animal and Plant Health authorized importation into the United months prior to the cuttings’ export to Inspection Service. States, as well as the requirements for the United States, the production site is [FR Doc. 2019–09511 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am] their importation, are listed on the visually inspected for Spodoptera BILLING CODE 3410–34–P internet in APHIS’ Fruits and Vegetables VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 May 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 90 / Thursday, May 9, 2019 / Notices 20325 Import Requirements database, or Finally, we note that the proposed ACTION: Notice of meeting. FAVIR (https://epermits.aphis.usda.gov/ rule was issued prior to the October 15, manual). It also provides that, if the 2018, effective date of a final rule 2 that SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Administrator determines that any of revised the regulations in § 319.56–4 by pursuant to the provisions of the rules the phytosanitary measures listed in broadening an existing performance and regulations of the U.S. Commission FAVIR as required for the importation of standard to provide that all revisions to on Civil Rights (Commission) and the a particular fruit or vegetable are no existing requirements for the Federal Advisory Committee Act that longer necessary to reasonably mitigate importation of fruits and vegetables into the Tennessee Advisory Committee will the plant pest risk posed by the fruit or the United States will use a notice-based hold a public meeting on Friday, May vegetable, APHIS will publish a notice process. With those changes to the 24, 2019; 1:30 p.m. to discuss Legal in the Federal Register making its pest regulations, it is necessary for us to Financial Obligation (LFO) report. risk analysis and determination finalize this action through the issuance DATES: The meeting will be held on available for public comment. of a notice rather than a final rule. Friday, May 24, 2019; 1:30 p.m. EST. The importation of fresh peppers from Therefore, in accordance with the Dial-In Information: Teleconference the Republic of Korea into the regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(4)(ii), we 866–566–2308, Conference ID: 2359181. continental United States has been are announcing our decision to revise For Additional Information Contact: authorized since June 2006. One of the the conditions governing the Alejandro Ventura, DFO, at (213) 894– conditions for the importation of the importation of fresh peppers from Korea 3437 or [email protected]. peppers is that they must be grown in into the continental United States as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members a pest-exclusionary greenhouse discussed in this notice. The revised of the public are invited to come in and approved by and registered with the requirements will be listed in FAVIR. listen to the discussion. Written comments will be accepted until May national plant protection organization Paperwork Reduction Act (NPPO) of the Republic of Korea. In 22, 2019 and may be mailed to the order for the greenhouse to be In accordance with section 3507(d) of Regional Program Unit Office, U.S. considered pest-exclusionary, among the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S. other requirements, we required any (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and as noted in Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL openings other than the doors to be the proposed rule, the burden 60604. They may also be faxed to the covered with 0.6 mm or less screening requirements included in this notice are Commission at (312) 353–8324 or may to prevent the entry of pests into the approved by the Office of Management be emailed to Alejandro Ventura at structure.
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