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USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence and materials, and describes the USDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Ave. SW., Room 2646—So., Ag Stop organic regulations as they relate to 0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. See materials reviews. The instruction and Plant Health Inspection the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section describes the policy that all certifiers Service for electronic access to the interim must review all materials used by instruction document. organic producers and handlers for 7 CFR Part 319 You may submit comments, identified compliance with the USDA organic [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0098] by AMS–NOP–16–0069; NOP–16–08, by regulations, and outlines options that any of the following methods: certifiers have for determining whether RIN 0579–AE27 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// materials may be used in organic www.regulations.gov. Follow the Importation of Fresh Persimmon With production or handling under the USDA Calyxes From Into the United instructions for submitting comments. organic regulations. • Mail: Dr. Paul Lewis, Standards States The instruction also outlines certifier Division, National Organic Program, AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence requirements for maintaining documentation, making synthetic vs. Inspection Service, USDA. Ave. SW., Room 2646—So., Ag Stop ACTION: Proposed rule. 0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268. nonsynthetic or agricultural vs. Instructions: Written comments nonagricultural determinations; SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend responding to this request should be demonstrating appropriate education, the regulations concerning the identified with the document number training, and experience levels for importation of fruits and vegetables to AMS–NOP–16–0069; NOP–16–08. You personnel conducting material reviews; allow the importation of fresh should clearly indicate your position and creating clear written protocols and persimmon with calyxes from Japan into and the reasons supporting your procedures related to materials reviews. the United States. As a condition of position. If you are suggesting changes This instruction also outlines the entry, the persimmons would have to be to the interim instruction document, process that occurs when different produced in accordance with a systems you should include recommended certifying agents and MROs reach approach that would include language changes, as appropriate, along different conclusions on whether a requirements for orchard certification, with any relevant supporting product complies with the USDA orchard pest control, post-harvest documentation. organic regulations. safeguards, fruit culling, traceback, and USDA intends to make available all A notice of availability of the final sampling. The persimmons would also comments, including names and instruction on this topic will be issued have to be accompanied by a addresses when provided, regardless of upon review of comments and final phytosanitary certificate with an submission procedure used, on approval of the document. Upon final additional declaration stating that they www.regulations.gov and at USDA, approval, this instruction will be were produced under, and meet all the AMS, NOP, Room 2646—South available in ‘‘The Program Handbook: components of, the agreed upon systems building, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Guidance and Instructions for approach and were inspected and found Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to noon Accredited Certifying Agents (ACAs) to be free of quarantine pests in and from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday through and Certified Operations’’. This accordance with the proposed Friday (except official Federal holidays). Handbook provides those who own, requirements. This action would allow Persons wanting to visit the USDA manage, or certify organic operations the importation of fresh persimmons South building to view comments from with guidance and instructions that can with calyxes from Japan while the public to this notice are requested to assist them in complying with the continuing to protect against the make an appointment by calling (202) USDA organic regulations. The current introduction of plant pests into the 720–3252. edition of the Program Handbook is United States. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. available online at http:// DATES: We will consider all comments Paul Lewis, Standards Director, www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/ that we receive on or before October 31, National Organic Program (NOP), organic. 2016. USDA–AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Ave. SW., Room 2646—So., Ag Stop II. Electronic Access by either of the following methods: 0268, Washington, DC 20250–0268; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Persons with access to Internet may Telephone: (202) 720–3252; Fax: (202) http://www.regulations.gov/ obtain the interim instruction at either 205–7808; Email: PaulI.Lewis@ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0098. ams.usda.gov; or visit the NOP Web site NOP’s Web site at http:// • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: at: www.ams.usda.gov/nop. www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/ Send your comment to Docket No. organic or http://www.regulations.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: APHIS–2015–0098, Regulatory Analysis Requests for hard copies of the interim and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station I. Background instruction document can be obtained 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, This interim instruction specifies the by submitting a written request to the Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. criteria and process that accredited mailing address listed in the ADDRESSES Supporting documents and any certifying agents (certifiers) must follow section of this Notice. comments we receive on this docket when approving substances for use in Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522. may be viewed at http:// organic production and handling. This www.regulations.gov/ Dated: August 25, 2016. instruction is directed at certifiers, who #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0098 or must meet certain terms and conditions Elanor Starmer, in our reading room, which is located in as part of their accreditation (see 7 CFR Administrator, Agricultural Marketing room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 205.501(a)(21)). Service. 14th Street and Independence Avenue The instruction defines the term [FR Doc. 2016–20806 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading Material Review Organization (MRO) BILLING CODE 3410–02–P room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

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Monday through Friday, except Scirtothrips dorsalis (Hood), and Thrips Protection and Quarantine program, holidays. To be sure someone is there to coloratus (Schmutz). officials of the NPPO of a foreign help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Fungi: government, and, when necessary, before coming. • Adisciso kaki Yamamoto; foreign commercial entities, that • FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Colletotrichum horii B. Weir & P.R. specifies in detail the phytosanitary David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Johnst; measures that will be carried out to • Policy Specialist, IRM, PPQ, APHIS, Cryptosporiopsis kaki (Hara) comply with our regulations governing 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, Weinlm; the importation of a specific • MD 20737–1231; (301) 851–2103. Mycosphaerella nawae Hiura & commodity. Operational workplans SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ikata; apply only to the signatory parties and • Pestalotia diospyri Syd. and P. Syd.; establish detailed procedures and • Background Pestalotiopsis acacia (Thumen) guidance for the day-to-day operations Yokoyama & Kaneko; of specific import/export programs. The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits • and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 Pestalotiopsis crassiuscula Steyaert; Operational workplans also establish • Phoma kakivora Hara; and through 319.56–75, referred to below as • how specific phytosanitary issues are the regulations) prohibit or restrict the Phoma loti Cooke. dealt with in the exporting country and A quarantine pest is defined in importation of fruits and vegetables into make clear who is responsible for § 319.56–2 of the regulations as a pest of the United States from certain parts of dealing with those issues. The potential economic importance to the the world to prevent the introduction implementation of a systems approach area endangered thereby and not yet and dissemination of plant pests that are typically requires an operational new to or not widely distributed within present there, or present but not widely workplan to be developed. the United States. distributed and being officially Proposed paragraph (a)(2) would The national plant protection controlled. Potential plant pest risks require persimmons from Japan to be organization (NPPO) of Japan has associated with the importation of fresh imported only in commercial requested that the Animal and Plant persimmons from Japan into the United consignments. Produce grown Health Inspection Service (APHIS) States were determined by estimating commercially is less likely to be infested amend the regulations to allow fresh the consequences and likelihood of with plant pests than noncommercial persimmons ( Thunb.) introduction of quarantine pests into the consignments. Noncommercial with calyxes from Japan to be imported United States and ranking the risk consignments are more prone to into the United States. As part of our potential as high, medium, or low. The infestations because the commodity is evaluation of Japan’s request, we PRA determined that 6 of the 19 pests— often ripe to overripe, could be of a prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) C. punctiferalis, H. illotana, L. aeolopa, variety with unknown susceptibility to and a risk management document P. cryptus, S. dorsalis, and P. diospyri— pests, and is often grown with little or (RMD). Copies of the PRA and the RMD pose a high risk of following the no pest control. Commercial may be obtained from the person listed pathway of persimmons from Japan into consignments, as defined in § 319.56–2, under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the United States and having negative are consignments that an inspector CONTACT or viewed on the effects on U.S. agriculture. The identifies as having been imported for Regulations.gov Web site (see remaining pests were rated as having a sale and distribution. Such ADDRESSES above for instructions for medium risk potential. identification is based on a variety of accessing Regulations.gov). Based on the conclusions of the PRA indicators, including, but not limited to: The PRA, titled ‘‘Importation of and the RMD, we have determined that Quantity of produce, type of packing, Persimmon, Diospyros kaki Thunb., as measures beyond standard port of identification of grower or packinghouse Fresh Fruit with Calyxes from Japan arrival inspection are required to on the packaging, and documents into the United States,’’ (January 3, mitigate the risks posed by these plant consigning the fruits or vegetables to a 2013) evaluates the risks associated with pests. Therefore, we are proposing to wholesaler or retailer. allow the importation of persimmons the importation of fresh persimmons Place of Production Requirements from Japan into the United States. The with calyxes from Japan into the United RMD relies upon the findings of the States subject to a systems approach. Proposed paragraph (b)(1) would PRA to determine the phytosanitary The conditions in the systems approach require that all places of production measures necessary to ensure the safe that we are proposing are described participating in the persimmon export importation into the United States of below. These conditions would be program be approved by and registered fresh persimmons from Japan. added to the regulations in a new with the NPPO of Japan. The PRA identified 19 pests of § 319.56–76. Paragraph (b)(2) would require the quarantine significance present in Japan NPPO of Japan or its approved General Requirements 1 that could be introduced into the United designee to visit and inspect the places States through the importation of fresh Proposed paragraph (a)(1) of § 319.56– of production monthly beginning at persimmons. They are: 76 would require the NPPO of Japan to blossom drop and continuing until the : provide an operational workplan to end of the shipping for quarantine pests. • A mite, Tenuipalpus APHIS that details the activities that the Appropriate pest controls must be zhizhilashviliae (Reck); NPPO would, subject to APHIS’ applied in accordance with the • The Conogethes puntiferalis approval of the workplan, carry out to operational workplan. APHIS may also (Guene´e), Homonopsis illotana meet the requirements of proposed monitor the places of production if (Kennel), aeolopa (Meyrick), § 319.56–76. The operational workplan necessary. If APHIS or the NPPO of and masinissa (Meyrick); would have to include and describe in • The mealybugs Crisicoccus detail the quarantine pest survey 1 An approved designee is an entity with which matsumotoi (Siraiwa) and Pseudococcus intervals and other specific the NPPO creates a formal agreement that allows cryptus (Hempel); and requirements in proposed § 319.56–76. that entity to certify that the appropriate procedures • have been followed. The approved designee can be The thrips Ponticulothrips An operational workplan is an a contracted entity, a coalition of growers, or the diospyrosi (Haga & Okajima), agreement between APHIS’ Plant growers themselves.

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Japan finds that a place of production is persimmon fruit from the packinghouse million of which were persimmons not complying with the requirements of will be eligible for export to the United imported from Israel and $0.4 million the regulations, no fruit from the place States until APHIS and the NPPO of from Spain. The United States is a net of production will be eligible for export Japan conduct an investigation and both exporter of fresh persimmons, with the to the United States until APHIS and the agree that the pest risk has been value of exports totaling about $6 NPPO of Japan conduct an investigation mitigated. million in 2014. and appropriate remedial actions have Sampling Japan’s persimmon acreage and been implemented. production have been gradually Paragraph (b)(3) would require that Paragraph (d) of proposed § 319.56–76 declining over the last decade. A very harvested fruit must be transported to would require that a biometric sample small percentage of Japan’s persimmons the packinghouse in containers marked of persimmon fruit, at a rate determined (about 0.2 percent of production) was to identify the place of production from by APHIS, be inspected by the NPPO of exported in 2014, totaling about 578 MT which the consignment of fruit Japan following post-harvest processing. and valued at $2.4 million. The average originated. The biometric sample would be visually inspected for signs of pests or disease, export price of fresh persimmons from Packinghouse Requirements and a portion of the fruit, as determined Japan was $4.13/kilogram (kg) in 2014. We are proposing several by APHIS, would be cut open to detect This price is considerably higher than requirements for packinghouse internally feeding pests. If quarantine the average price paid by the United activities, which would be contained in pests are found during sampling, the States for fresh persimmon imports, paragraph (c) of proposed § 319.56–76. consignment of fruit would be about $1.70/kg in 2014, and the average Paragraph (c)(1) would require that all prohibited from export to the United farm-gate price for persimmons packinghouses participating in the States. produced in California, about $1.11/kg persimmon export program be approved in 2013. The wide price differential by and registered with the NPPO of Phytosanitary Certificate between persimmons exported from Japan. To certify that the fresh persimmon Japan and persimmons imported or Paragraph (c)(2) would require that, fruit from Japan has been grown and produced by the United States suggests during the time that the packinghouse is packed in accordance with the that the competitiveness of persimmons in use for exporting persimmons to the requirements of proposed § 319.56–76, from Japan in the U.S. market would be United States, the packinghouse would paragraph (e) would require each limited. only be allowed to accept persimmons consignment of fruit to be accompanied The Small Business Administration’s from approved and registered by a phytosanitary certificate issued by (SBA) small-entity standard for entities production sites and that the the NPPO of Japan, with an additional involved in fruit farming is $750,000 or persimmons be segregated from other declaration stating that they were less in annual receipts (NAICS 111339). fruit. This requirement would prevent produced under and meet all the It is probable that most or all U.S. persimmons intended for export to the components of the regulations and were persimmon producers are small United States from being exposed to or inspected and found to be free of businesses by the SBA standard. We mixed with persimmons or other fruit quarantine pests in accordance with the expect any impact of the proposed rule that are not produced according to the requirements. for these entities would be minimal, requirements of this section. Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory given Japan’s expected small share of Paragraph (c)(3) would require that all the U.S. persimmon market. damaged, deformed, or diseased fruit be Flexibility Act culled before or during packing and This proposed rule has been Under these circumstances, the removed from the packinghouse. Fruit determined to be not significant for the Administrator of the Animal and Plant with broken or bruised skin or that is purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, Health Inspection Service has deformed is more susceptible to therefore, has not been reviewed by the determined that this action would not infestation by pests than undamaged Office of Management and Budget. In have a significant economic impact on fruit. accordance with the Regulatory a substantial number of small entities. Under paragraph (c)(4), the boxes or Flexibility Act, we have analyzed the Executive Order 12988 other containers in which the fruit is potential economic effects of this action shipped would have to be marked to on small entities. The analysis is This proposed rule would allow identify the orchard from which the summarized below. Copies of the full persimmons to be imported into the consignment of fruit originated and the analysis are available by contacting the United States from Japan. If this packinghouse where it was packed. person listed under FOR FURTHER proposed rule is adopted, State and Such box marking would facilitate INFORMATION CONTACT or on the local laws and regulations regarding traceback of a consignment of Regulations.gov Web site (see persimmon fruit imported under this persimmon fruit to the packinghouse in ADDRESSES above for instructions for rule would be preempted while the fruit which it was packed and place of accessing Regulations.gov). is in foreign commerce. Fresh fruits are production in the event that quarantine APHIS is proposing to amend the generally imported for immediate pests were discovered in the regulations to allow the importation of distribution and sale to the consuming consignment after it has left the fresh persimmon (Diospyros kaki) into public and would remain in foreign packinghouse. the United States from Japan subject to commerce until sold to the ultimate Paragraph (c)(5) would require the a systems approach. Most U.S. consumer. The question of when foreign NPPO of Japan to monitor packinghouse persimmon production takes place in commerce ceases in other cases must be operations to verify that the California, where 2013 production addressed on a case-by-case basis. If this packinghouses are complying with the totaled about 35,700 metric tons (MT) proposed rule is adopted, no retroactive requirements of the regulations. If the valued at about $40 million, triple the effect will be given to this rule, and this NPPO of Japan finds that a 2011 level of production. U.S. rule will not require administrative packinghouse is not complying with the persimmon imports totaled 1,757 MT proceedings before parties may file suit requirements of the regulations, no valued at about $3 million in 2014, $2 in court challenging this rule.

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Paperwork Reduction Act (4) Minimize the burden of the PART 319—FOREIGN QUARANTINE In accordance with section 3507(d) of information collection on those who are NOTICES the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to respond (such as through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 319 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), reporting and continues to read as follows: recordkeeping requirements included in mechanical, or other technological this proposed rule have been submitted collection techniques or other forms of Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and for approval to the Office of information technology; e.g., permitting 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Management and Budget (OMB). Please electronic submission of responses). send comments on the Information Estimate of burden: Public reporting ■ 2. Section 319.56–76 is added to Collection Request (ICR) to OMB’s burden for this collection of information subpart—Fruits and Vegetables read as Office of Information and Regulatory is estimated to average 0.0035 hours per follows: _ response. Affairs via email to oira submissions@ § 319.56–76 Persimmons with Calyxes omb.eop.gov, Attention: Desk Officer for Respondents: Foreign businesses and from Japan. APHIS, Washington, DC 20503. Please Japan’s NPPO. Fresh persimmons (Diospyros kaki state that your comments refer to Docket Estimated annual number of Thunb.) may be imported into the No. APHIS–2015–0098. Please send a respondents: 11. United States only under the conditions copy of your comments to APHIS using Estimated annual number of described in this section. These one of the methods described under responses per respondent: 4,553. conditions are designed to prevent the ADDRESSES at the beginning of this introduction of the following quarantine document. Estimated annual number of responses: 50,087. pests: Adisciso kaki Yamamoto, a APHIS is proposing to amend the fungus; Colletotrichum horii B. Weir & regulations concerning the importation Estimated total annual burden on P.R. Johnst, a fungus; Conogethes of fruits and vegetables to allow the respondents: 177 hours. (Due to puntiferalis (Guene´e), a yellow peach importation of fresh persimmon with averaging, the total annual burden hours ; Crisicoccus matsumotoi (Siraiwa), calyxes from Japan into the United may not equal the product of the annual a mealybug; Cryptosporiopsis kaki States. As a condition of entry, the number of responses multiplied by the (Hara) Weinlm, a fungus; Homonopsis persimmons would have to be produced reporting burden per response.) illotana (Kennel), a moth; Lobesia in accordance with a systems approach A copy of the information collection aeolopa (Meyrick), a moth; fungi that would include requirements for may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Mycosphaerella nawae Hiura & Ikata, orchard certification, orchard pest Web site or in our reading room. (A link Pestalotia diospyri Syd. and P. Syd., control, post-harvest safeguards, fruit to Regulations.gov and information on Pestalotiopsis acacia (Thumen) culling, traceback, and sampling. The the location and hours of the reading Yokoyama & Kaneko, Pestalotiopsis persimmons would also have to be room are provided under the heading crassiuscula Steyaert, Phoma kakivora accompanied by a phytosanitary ADDRESSES at the beginning of this Hara, and Phoma loti Cooke; certificate with an additional proposed rule.) Copies can also be Ponticulothrips diospyrosi (Haga & declaration stating that they were obtained from Ms. Kimberly Hardy, Okajima), a thrip; Pseudococcus cryptus produced under, and meet all the APHIS’ Information Collection (Hempel), a mealybug; components of, the agreed upon systems Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. APHIS Scirtothripsdorsalis (Hood), a thrip; approach and were inspected and found will respond to any ICR-related Stathmopoda masinissa (Meyrick), a to be free of quarantine pests in comments in the final rule. All moth; Tenuipalpus zhizhilashviliae accordance with the proposed comments will also become a matter of (Reck), a mite; and Thrips coloratus requirements. Implementing this rule public record. (Schmutz), a thrip. will require information collection (a) General requirements. (1) The activities, such as operational E-Government Act Compliance national plant protection organization workplans, production site registration, The Animal and Plant Health (NPPO) of Japan must provide an box markings, inspection, remedial Inspection Service is committed to operational workplan to APHIS that investigations, packinghouse compliance with the E-Government Act details the activities that the NPPO of registration, monitoring, and to promote the use of the Internet and Japan will, subject to APHIS’ approval phytosanitary certificates. other information technologies, to of the workplan, carry out to meet the We are soliciting comments from the provide increased opportunities for requirements of this section. The public (as well as affected agencies) citizen access to Government operational workplan must include and concerning our proposed information information and services, and for other describe the quarantine pest survey collection and recordkeeping purposes. For information pertinent to intervals and other specific requirements. These comments will E-Government Act compliance related requirements as set forth in this section. help us: to this proposed rule, please contact Ms. (2) Commercial consignments. (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Persimmons from Japan may be information collection is necessary for Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– imported in commercial consignments the proper performance of our agency’s 2727. only. functions, including whether the (b) Places of production requirements. information will have practical utility; List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319 (1) All places of production that (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our participate in the export program must Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, estimate of the burden of the proposed be approved by and registered with the Nursery stock, Plant diseases and pests, information collection, including the Japan NPPO. validity of the methodology and Quarantine, Reporting and (2) The NPPO of Japan or its approved assumptions used; recordkeeping requirements, Rice, designee must visit and inspect the (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Vegetables. place of production monthly beginning clarity of the information to be Accordingly, we propose to amend 7 at blossom drop and continuing until collected; and CFR part 319 as follows: the end of the shipping season for

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quarantine pests. Appropriate pest declaration stating that the fruit in the Examining the AD Docket controls must be applied in accordance consignment were grown, packed, and You may examine the AD docket on with the operational workplan. If APHIS inspected and found to be free of pests the Internet at http:// or the NPPO of Japan finds that a place in accordance with the requirements of www.regulations.gov by searching for of production is not complying with the 7 CFR 319.56–76. and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– requirements of this section, no fruit Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 7095; or in person at the Docket from the place of production will be August 2016. Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 eligible for export to the United States Kevin Shea, p.m., Monday through Friday, except until APHIS and the NPPO of Japan Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Federal holidays. The AD docket conduct an investigation and both agree Inspection Service. contains this proposed AD, the that appropriate remedial actions have economic evaluation, any comments been implemented. [FR Doc. 2016–20724 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P received, and other information. The (3) Harvested fruit must be street address for the Docket Operations transported to the packinghouse in Office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in containers marked to identify the place the ADDRESSES section. Comments will of production from which the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION be available in the AD docket shortly consignment of fruit originated. after receipt. (c) Packinghouse requirements. (1) All Federal Aviation Administration For service information identified in packinghouses that participate in the this proposed rule, contact Sikorsky export program must be approved by 14 CFR Part 39 Aircraft Corporation, Customer Service and registered with the Japanese NPPO. Engineering, 124 Quarry Road, (2) During the time the packinghouse [Docket No. FAA–2015–7095; Directorate Trumbull, CT 06611; telephone 1–800- is in use for exporting persimmons to Identifier 2015–SW–085–AD] Winged-S or 203–416–4299; email the United States, the packinghouse RIN 2120–AA64 [email protected]. may only accept persimmons from You may review the referenced registered approved production sites Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky service information at the FAA, Office and the fruit must be segregated from Aircraft Corporation Helicopters of the Regional Counsel, Southwest fruit intended for other markets. Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room (3) All damaged, deformed, or AGENCY: Federal Aviation 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. diseased fruit must be culled at the Administration (FAA), DOT. packinghouse. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Kristopher Greer, Aerospace Engineer, (4) Boxes or other containers in which (NPRM). the fruit is shipped must be marked to Boston Aircraft Certification Office, Engine & Propeller Directorate, FAA, identify the place of production where SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new the fruit originated and the airworthiness directive (AD) for 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, packinghouse where it was packed. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Massachusetts 01803; telephone 781– (5) The NPPO of Japan must monitor Model S–92A helicopters. This 238–7799; email Kristopher.Greer@ packinghouse operations to verify that proposed AD would require removing faa.gov. the packinghouses are complying with from service the tail gearbox center SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the requirements of the regulations. If housing (housing) when it has 12,200 or Comments Invited the NPPO of Japan finds that a more hours time-in-service (TIS). This packinghouse is not complying with the proposed AD is prompted by fatigue We invite you to participate in this requirements of this section, no fruit analysis conducted by Sikorsky that rulemaking by submitting written from the packinghouse will be eligible determined the housing required a comments, data, or views. We also for export to the United States until retirement life. The proposed actions are invite comments relating to the APHIS and the NPPO of Japan conduct intended to prevent a crack in the economic, environmental, energy, or an investigation and both agree that housing, which could lead to loss of tail federalism impacts that might result appropriate remedial actions have been rotor drive and loss of helicopter from adopting the proposals in this implemented. control. document. The most helpful comments (d) Sampling. Inspectors from the reference a specific portion of the NPPO of Japan must inspect a biometric DATES: We must receive comments on proposal, explain the reason for any sample of the fruit, at a rate determined this proposed AD by October 31, 2016. recommended change, and include by APHIS, from each consignment. The ADDRESSES: You may send comments by supporting data. To ensure the docket inspectors must visually inspect the any of the following methods: does not contain duplicate comments, biometric sample for quarantine pests • Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to commenters should send only one copy listed in the operational workplan http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the of written comments, or if comments are required by paragraph (a) of this section online instructions for sending your filed electronically, commenters should and must cut fruit, at a rate determined comments electronically. submit only one time. by APHIS, to inspect for quarantine • Fax: 202–493–2251. We will file in the docket all pests that are internal feeders. If • Mail: Send comments to the U.S. comments that we receive, as well as a quarantine pests are detected in this Department of Transportation, Docket report summarizing each substantive inspection, the consignment will be Operations, M–30, West Building public contact with FAA personnel prohibited from export to the United Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 concerning this proposed rulemaking. States. New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Before acting on this proposal, we will (e) Phytosanitary certificate. Each DC 20590–0001. consider all comments we receive on or consignment of persimmons must be • Hand Delivery: Deliver to the before the closing date for comments. accompanied by a phytosanitary ‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 We will consider comments filed after certificate of inspection issued by the p.m., Monday through Friday, except the comment period has closed if it is Japan NPPO with an additional Federal holidays. possible to do so without incurring

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