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Ural Mountains, Slovakia, South Afri- cordance with paragraph (a) of this sec- ca (Republic of), Spain, Switzerland, tion. Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and the area (2) The entry of certified garlic under of the former Yugoslavia. Fumigation the alternate procedure provided for in is to be carried out under the super- paragraph (b)(1) of this section will be vision of a plant quarantine inspector limited to the ports named in para- and at the expense of the importer. graph (a)(1) of this section or such While it is believed that the garlic will other ports as may subsequently be be unaffected by the fumigation, the named in the permits. treatment will be at the importer’s (3) Continuance of the alternate pro- risk. Such entry will be limited to cedure provided for in paragraph (b)(1) ports named in the permits, where ap- of this section for the importation of proved facilities for vacuum fumiga- Italian or Spanish garlic is contingent tion with methyl bromide are avail- upon the satisfactory observance of able. such procedure by the respective coun- (b)(1) The following alternate proce- tries of origin. dure is approved by the Deputy Admin- istrator of the Plant Protection and [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 35 FR 18385, Dec. 3, 1970; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, Quarantine Programs as a condition of 1971. Redesignated at 50 FR 9788, Mar. 12, entry under permit for shipments of 1985; 62 FR 50235, Sept. 25, 1997] garlic (Allium sativum) from Italy and Spain: § 319.56–2h Regulations governing the (i) A certificate shall be obtained entry of grapes from Australia. from the appropriate phytosanitary of- (a) Importations allowed. (1) Grapes ficial of the country of origin to the ef- from Australia may be imported into fect that such garlic is free of living the United States only if they are in- stages of Brachycerus spp. and spected by an inspector of the Animal Dyspessa ulula (Bkh.), said certifi- and Plant Health Inspection Service cation to be based on field inspection [APHIS], either in Australia or the and certification and subsequent reex- United States, and treated with an au- amination at the port of departure thorized treatment under the super- prior to exportation. The vision of an APHIS inspector for the phytosanitary certificate to be issued following pests: the Mediterranean by such official shall show the ship- fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), the Queens- ment to be either initially free from land fruit fly (Dacus tryoni), and the these pests or to have been fumigated. light brown apple moth (Epiphyas (ii) The original copy of the postvittana). phytosanitary certificate shall be at- (2) If an APHIS inspector finds evi- tached to the manifest accompanying dence of any other insect pests for the shipment. However, with the con- which a treatment authorized in the sent of the Plant Quarantine inspector, Plant Protection and Quarantine the importer may arrange to have the Treatment Manual is available, the original phytosanitary certificate grapes will remain eligible for importa- mailed direct to the Inspector in tion into the United States only if they Charge, Plant Protection and Quar- are treated for the pests in Australia, antine Programs, at the port of entry, or at their first port of arrival in the if this will expedite inspection and re- United States, under the supervision of lease of certified shipments. If such an an APHIS inspector. arrangement is made, a copy of the (b) Authorized treatments. Authorized phytosanitary certificate shall be at- treatments are listed in the Plant Pro- tached to the manifest accompanying tection and Quarantine Treatment the shipment. Manual, which is incorporated by ref- (iii) Shipments of certified Italian or erence. For the full identification of Spanish garlic will be subject to in- this standard, see § 300.1 of this chap- spection upon arrival in the United ter, ‘‘Materials incorporated by ref- States and if found infested with living erence.’’ stages of Brachycerus spp. or Dyspessa (c) Trust Fund Agreement. Grapes that ulula (Bkh.) shall be fumigated in ac- undergo the fumigation phase of their
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treatment in Australia may be im- Treatment Manual is incorporated by ported into the United States only if reference. For the full identification of the national plant protection service of this standard, see § 300.1 of this chap- Australia has entered into a trust fund ter, ‘‘Materials incorporated by ref- agreement with APHIS. This agree- erence.’’ ment requires the national plant pro- (b) Department not responsible for dam- tection service of Australia to pay in age. The treatments for mangoes pre- advance all costs that APHIS esti- scribed in the Plant Protection and mates it will incur in providing serv- Quarantine Treatment Manual are ices in Australia. These costs include judged from experimental tests to be administrative expenses and all sala- safe. However, the Department as- ries (including overtime and the Fed- sumes no responsibility for any damage eral share of employee benefits), travel sustained through or in the course of expenses, and other incidental expenses such treatment. incurred by APHIS inspectors in per- [65 FR 37669, June 15, 2000] forming these services. The agreement requires the national plant protection § 319.56–2j Conditions governing the service of Australia to deposit a cer- entry of apples and pears from Aus- tified or cashier’s check with APHIS tralia (including Tasmania) and for the amount of these costs, as esti- New Zealand. 2 mated by APHIS. If the deposit is not Apples and pears from Australia (in- sufficient to meet all costs incurred by cluding Tasmania) and New Zealand APHIS, the agreement further requires may be imported only in accordance the national plant protection service of with § 319.56–2(e) (2) or (3) and under Australia to deposit with APHIS a cer- permit and in compliance with this sec- tified or cashier’s check for the amount tion and the other requirements of this of the remaining costs, as determined subpart. by APHIS, before the grapes may be (a) Conditions of entry—(1) Statistical imported. After a final audit at the sample inspection. A biometrically de- conclusion of each shipping season, any signed statistical sample will be taken overpayment of funds would be re- under § 319.56–6 by the inspector of the turned to the national plant protection plant protection and quarantine pro- service of Australia, or held on account grams from each shipment 3 of apples until needed. and each shipment of pears moved from (d) Department not responsible for dam- New Zealand or Australia (including age. The treatment for grapes from Tasmania), that are offered for entry Australia prescribed in the Plant Pro- into the United States and, if inspec- tection and Quarantine Treatment tion of such sample discloses that pests Manual is judged from experimental of the family Tortricidae (fruit-leaf tests to be safe. However, the Depart- roller complex) which are dangerous ment assumes no responsibility for any and destructive pests of apples and damage sustained through or in the pears are not present in the shipment course of such treatment. sampled and the shipment therefore does not present a risk of introducing [55 FR 25953, June 26, 1990] such pest, such fruit may be imported § 319.56–2i Administrative instructions under § 319.56–2(e)(2) without treatment prescribing treatments for mangoes as prescribed in paragraph (a)(2) of this from Central America, South Amer- section. If any such pests are found on ica, and the West Indies. such inspection the shipment must be (a) Authorized treatments. Treatment with an authorized treatment listed in 2 Apples and pears from Australia (exclud- the Plant Protection and Quarantine ing Tasmania) where certain tropical fruit Treatment Manual will meet the treat- flies occur are also subject to the cold treat- ment requirements imposed under ment requirements of § 319.56–2d. 3 § 319.56–2 as a condition for the impor- A shipment is defined as all of a type (genus) of fruit from the same country of ori- tation into the United States of man- gin offered at a U.S. port and from a single goes from Central America, South carrier, regardless of marks and numbers, America, and the West Indies. The growers’ lots, Customs entries, or numbers of Plant Protection and Quarantine importers involved.
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