[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23031]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 353 and 354

[Docket No. 90-117-2]


Export Certificates

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our 
proposed rule that would revise completely the ``Phytosanitary Export 
Certification'' regulations, which concern inspection and phytosanitary 
certification of plants and plant products offered for export.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to written comments on Docket 
No. 90-117-1 that are received on or before October 16, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to 
Docket No. 90-117-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, 
Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please 
state that your comments refer to Docket No. 90-117-1. Comments 
received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th 
Street and Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to 
inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to 
facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leonard M. Crawford, Senior 
Operations Officer, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Port Operations, 
PPQ, APHIS, Suite 4C03, 4700 River Road Unit 139, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1228; (301) 734-8537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 16, 1995, we published in the Federal Register (60 FR 
42472-42479, Docket No. 90-117-1) a proposal to revise completely the 
``Phytosanitary Export Certification'' regulations in 7 CFR 353, which 
concern inspection and phytosanitary certification of plants and plant 
products offered for export.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before September 15, 1995. We are extending the comment period on 
Docket No. 90-117-1 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 44 U.S.C. 35; 
7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(c).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of September 1995.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-23031 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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