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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 300 and 319

[Docket No. 95-098-3]


Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are allowing a number of previously prohibited fruits and 
vegetables to be imported into the United States from certain parts of 
the world. All of the fruits and vegetables, as a condition of entry, 
are subject to inspection, disinfection, or both, at the port of first 
arrival as may be required by a U.S. Department of Agriculture 
inspector. In addition, some of the fruits and vegetables are required 
to undergo prescribed treatments for injurious plant pests as a 
condition of entry, or to meet other special conditions. The removal of 
these prohibitions will provide the United States with additional kinds 
and sources of fruits and vegetables while continuing to provide 
protection against the introduction and dissemination of injurious 
plant pests by imported fruits and vegetables.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Grosser, Senior Operations 
Officer, Port Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 139, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The regulations in 7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-8 (referred to below 
as ``the regulations'') prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits 
and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world 
to prevent the introduction and dissemination of fruit flies and other 
injurious plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within 
and throughout the United States.
    On July 2, 1996, we published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34379-
34385, Docket No. 95-098-1) a proposal to amend the regulations by 
allowing additional fruits and vegetables to be imported into the 
United States from certain parts of the world under specified 
conditions. The importation of these fruits and vegetables had been 
prohibited because of the risk that the fruits and vegetables could 
introduce injurious insects into the United States. We proposed to 
allow these importations at the request of various importers and 
foreign ministries of agriculture, and after conducting pest risk 
assessments that indicated that the fruits or vegetables could be 
imported under certain conditions without significant pest risk.
    We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 
September 3, 1996. We received 15 comments by that date. They were from 
representatives of State and foreign governments, grocery stores, 
industry groups, and a member of Congress. Ten commenters supported the 
proposed rule as written. The other commenters expressed concerns about 
our proposing to allow importation of citrus fruit from the Western 
Cape Province of South Africa. These concerns are discussed below:
    Comment: How has it been determined that the Western Cape Province 
is free of citrus blackspot?
    Response: Many factors have contributed to our determination that 
the Western Cape Province is free of citrus blackspot. First, citrus 
blackspot has never been reported in the Western Cape Province. In 
addition, in June 1994, we received assurances from the Director of the 
Directorate of Plant and Quality Control, Department of Agriculture, 
Republic of South Africa, that the Western Cape Province is free of 
citrus blackspot. In that same month, personnel of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), began a review of the testing protocol for citrus blackspot 
(the procedures used in testing for the presence of citrus blackspot) 
and the results of the testing for citrus blackspot provided by the 
South African Department of Agriculture. APHIS personnel determined 
that the testing protocol used in the Western Cape Province was 
scientifically sound and that the Western Cape Province showed no 
evidence of citrus blackspot. Later, in May (the time of the year for 
optimum expression of citrus blackspot in South Africa) 1995, an 
additional survey for citrus blackspot was conducted by personnel of 
the Directorate of Plant and Quality Control, and no evidence of the 
disease was detected. The results of these surveys give us the 
confidence to make the determination that the Western Cape Province is 
free from citrus blackspot.
    Comment: The pest risk analysis for citrus fruit from South Africa 
notes that the Western Cape Province is free of citrus blackspot. What 
measures are being taken to ensure that citrus blackspot is not 
introduced into the Western Cape Province from other areas of South 
Africa that are known to be infected with the disease? Regular, on-
going surveys performed in the Western Cape Province by trained plant 
pathologists, routine verification of South African testing programs 
regarding the pest-free status of the Western Cape Province, and other 
on-going pest exclusion activites need to be established to prevent the 
spread of citrus blackspot into the Western Cape Province.
    Response: As stated in the proposed rule, both natural and 
regulatory barriers are in place that will help ensure that the Western 
Cape Province will remain free of citrus blackspot. The Western Cape 
Province's nearest citrus-producing neighbor, the Gamtoos River Valley, 
has, to date, had no findings or reports of citrus blackspot, and the 
citrus-producing areas in South Africa that are infested with citrus 
blackspot are separated from the Western Cape Province by mountain 
ranges, semi-desert areas, or long distances. Additionally, the South 
African Government has in place regulations that prohibit the movement 
of nursery trees from the northern citrus-production area of South 
Africa into the Western Cape Province, and the South African Government 
carefully monitors and regularly inspects citrus fruit for citrus 
blackspot in the growing areas and packing houses of the Western Cape 
Province. We believe that these natural and regulatory barriers are 
sufficient to

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help ensure that the Western Cape Province remains free of citrus 
blackspot.
    Comment: Leaves and other debris which might result in the 
introduction of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella, should 
not be allowed into the United States with any shipments of citrus 
imported from South Africa. Additionally, mitigation measures, such as 
limiting shipments of citrus from South Africa to early spring, need to 
be taken to prevent the introduction of Toxoptera odinae, a type of 
aphid, into the United States.
    Response: This final rule allows the importation of citrus fruit 
from the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Section 319.56-2(a) of 
the regulations provides that all importations of fruits and vegetables 
must be free from plants or portions of plants, including leaves, 
twigs, or other portions of plants, or plant litter or rubbish as 
distinguished from clean fruits and vegetables. Both the citrus leaf 
miner and Toxoptera odinae are associated with the leaves and other 
portions of citrus plants, and as citrus leaves or other debris that 
may harbor the citrus leaf miner or Toxoptera odinae are prohibited 
entry into the United States, we are confident that at any time of the 
year, the risk of the introduction of the citrus leaf miner or 
Toxoptera odinae into the United States is negligible. Additionally, 
both of these pests are mitigated in the Western Cape Province of South 
Africa by chemical controls during preharvest and postharvest and by 
phytosanitary export inspections. Therefore, we are making no changes 
to the proposed rule in response to this comment.
    Therefore, based on the rationale set forth in the proposed rule 
and in this document, we are adopting the provisions of the proposal as 
a final rule without changes.

Effective Date

    This is a substantive rule that relieves restrictions and, pursuant 
to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, may be made effective less than 30 
days after publication in the Federal Register. Immediate 
implementation of this rule is necessary to provide relief to those 
persons who are adversely affected by restrictions we no longer find 
warranted. Therefore, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service has determined that this rule should be effective 
upon publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. The rule 
has been determined not to be significant for the purposes of Executive 
Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604, we have performed a Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, which is set out below, regarding the 
economic impact of this final rule on small entities.
    Under the Plant Quarantine Act and the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 
U.S.C. 150dd, 150ee, 150ff, 151-167), the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized to regulate the importation of fruits and vegetables to 
prevent the introduction of injurious plant pests.
    This rule amends the regulations governing the importation of 
fruits and vegetables by allowing a number of previously prohibited 
fruits and vegetables to be imported into the United States from 
certain foreign countries and localities under specified conditions. 
The importation of these fruits and vegetables had been prohibited 
because of the risk that they could have introduced injurious plant 
pests into the United States.
    In our proposal, we solicited comments on the potential effects of 
the proposed action on small entities. In particular, we sought data 
and other information to determine the number and kind of small 
entities that may incur benefits or costs from the implementation of 
the proposed rule. We received no comments on the Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis contained in the proposed rule.
    This rule is based on pest risk assessments that were conducted by 
APHIS at the request of various importers and foreign ministries of 
agriculture. The pest risk assessments indicate that the fruits or 
vegetables listed in this rule can, under certain conditions, be 
imported into the United States without significant pest risk. All of 
the fruits and vegetables, as a condition of entry, will be subject to 
inspection, disinfection, or both, at the port of first arrival as may 
be required by a USDA inspector. In addition, some of the fruits and 
vegetables will be required to undergo mandatory treatment for 
injurious plant pests as a condition of entry, or to meet other special 
conditions. This action will provide the United States with additional 
kinds and sources of fruits and vegetables while continuing to provide 
protection against the introduction into the United States of injurious 
plant pests by imported fruits and vegetables.

Basil From Argentina

    From 1990 to 1994, the value of U.S. basil imports averaged $3.3 
million annually. This average includes import values for 1994 when, 
due to a record import volume of 3,220 metric tons, U.S. basil imports 
amounted to $4.6 million. No information is available on U.S. basil 
production.
    It is estimated that Argentina produces about 1,500 metric tons of 
basil annually. If commercial conditions are favorable, basil exports 
to the United States could, over time, reach 200 metric tons a year. 
This amount is only about 6 percent of current U.S. basil imports and, 
therefore, is not expected to have a significant economic effect on any 
entities in the U.S. basil market.

Babaco From Chile

    Chile produced 334 metric tons of babaco from 1994 to 1995. Of this 
amount, only 6.9 metric tons were exported, and all exported babaco 
went to Argentina. There is no data available on production or 
importation of babaco by the United States. We do not expect that 
babaco imported from Chile would have a significant economic impact on 
U.S. producers or other small entities.

Hyacinth Bean and Yard Long Bean From Honduras

    No information is available on potential U.S. imports of hyacinth 
bean or yard long bean from Honduras or on U.S. production of these 
commodities.

Angelica From Korea

    Korea produces about 1,300 metric tons of angelica a year. Of this 
amount, only 10 kilograms were exported in 1994 and 14 kilograms in 
1995. Given the negligible quantities exported in the last 2 years, it 
is anticipated that very little angelica will be imported into the 
United States from Korea. Therefore, no significant economic impact on 
U.S. entities is expected.

Strawberry From Morocco

    In 1994, total U.S. strawberry production was 737,580 metric tons. 
That year, the United States exported 57,332 metric tons of fresh 
strawberries and 28,637 metric tons of frozen strawberries and imported 
19,843 metric tons of fresh strawberries and 25,050 metric tons of 
frozen strawberries. Therefore, in 1994, U.S. exports of fresh 
strawberries surpassed U.S. imports of fresh strawberries by nearly 
three times, while frozen strawberry exports and imports were more 
balanced.
    Morocco produced about 35,000 metric tons of strawberries in the 
1994-95 season. During that season, Morocco exported about 9,000 metric 
tons of fresh strawberries and 11,000 metric tons of frozen 
strawberries.

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    Future U.S. strawberry imports from Morocco are estimated at 160 
metric tons of strawberries per year. As these estimated strawberry 
imports from Morocco constitute less than .02 percent of U.S. 
strawberry production, they are not expected to have a significant 
economic impact on U.S. entities, large or small.

Broad Bean, Green Bean, and Mung Bean From Nicaragua

    In 1994, total U.S. green bean production was 916,750 metric tons. 
Of this amount, 20,324 metric tons, or 2.2 percent of total production, 
was exported. In 1994, green bean imports amounted to 11,230 metric 
tons.
    U.S. production data is not available for broad bean and mung bean. 
However, in 1994, the United States exported 389 metric tons of dried 
broad bean and 2,134 metric tons of dried mung bean. U.S. imports of 
these commodities in 1994 totaled 610 metric tons of dried broad bean 
and 7,178 metric tons of dried mung bean.
    No information is available on potential imports of green bean, 
broad bean, and mung bean from Nicaragua. Given the sizable quantity of 
green beans produced in the United States and given the import levels 
for broad bean and mung bean, potential import of these commodities 
from Nicaragua is not expected to have a significant economic impact on 
U.S. producers or other small entities.

Clementine, Grapefruit, Lemon, Minneola, Navel Orange, Satsuma, and 
Valencia Orange From South Africa

    In the 1994-95 season, the total value of the U.S. citrus crop was 
$2.25 billion. The 1994-95 value of U.S.-produced navel oranges (early 
and midseason) was $836 million, valencia oranges $727 million, 
grapefruit $301 million, and lemon $265 million. Production value is 
not available for clementine, satsuma, and minneola.
    In 1994, the United States exported fresh citrus and citrus 
products valued at more than $650 million and imported fresh citrus and 
citrus products valued at about $70 million. By weight, about 50 
percent of 1994 fresh citrus exports were oranges and tangerines, about 
40 percent grapefruit, and about 10 percent lemons and limes.
    South Africa exports about two-thirds of its citrus crop. The 1996 
projected exports of citrus from the Western Cape Province of South 
Africa to the United States include 10,500 metric tons of navel 
oranges; 12,750 metric tons of valencia oranges; 8,000 metric tons of 
clementines; 75 metric tons of grapefruit; 3,000 metric tons of lemons; 
1,000 metric tons of satsuma; and 900 metric tons of minneola. These 
projections amount to only a fraction of one percent of U.S. production 
of citrus.
    Additionally, as South Africa exports most of its fresh citrus and 
citrus products during the summer months, South African citrus would 
not compete with the late fall, winter, and early spring citrus 
production season in the United States.
    Therefore, due to summer arrival of citrus from South Africa, the 
relatively negligible quantity of citrus expected to be imported into 
the United States from South Africa, and the fact that U.S. citrus 
exports are more than nine times greater than U.S. citrus imports, we 
expect that South African citrus exports to the United States would not 
have a significant economic impact on U.S. producers, exporters, and 
importers of citrus, or other small entities. Citrus importers in the 
United States could benefit from the increased availability of citrus 
fruit, especially navel oranges, during the time of year when U.S. 
production is at its lowest.
    The alternative to this rule was to make no changes in the 
regulations. After consideration, we rejected this alternative because 
there is no biological reason to prohibit the importation into the 
United States of the fruits and vegetables listed in this document.

Executive Order 12988

    This rule allows certain fruits and vegetables to be imported into 
the United States from certain parts of the world. State and local laws 
and regulations regarding the importation of fruits and vegetables 
under this rule will be preempted while the fruit is in foreign 
commerce. Fresh fruits and vegetables are generally imported for 
immediate distribution and sale to the consuming public, and will 
remain in foreign commerce until sold to the ultimate consumer. The 
question of when foreign commerce ceases in other cases must be 
addressed on a case-by-case basis. No retroactive effect will be given 
to this rule, and this rule will not require administrative proceedings 
before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information collection or 
recordkeeping requirements included in this final rule have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The assigned OMB 
control number is 0579-0049.

List of Subjects

7 CFR Part 300

    Incorporation by reference, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine.

7 CFR Part 319

    Bees, Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Honey, Imports, Incorporation by 
reference, Nursery stock, Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rice, Vegetables.

    Accordingly, 7 CFR parts 300 and 319 are amended as follows:

PART 300--INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

    1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 150ee, 154, 161, 162, and 167; 7 CFR 2.22, 
2.80, and 371.2(c).

    2. In Sec. 300.1, paragraph (a), the introductory text is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec. 300.1  Materials incorporated by reference; availability.

    (a) Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. The Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which was reprinted 
November 30, 1992, and includes all revisions through October 1996, has 
been approved for incorporation by reference in 7 CFR chapter III by 
the Director of the Office of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
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PART 319--FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES

    3. The authority citation for part 319 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 150dd, 150ee, 150ff, 151-167, 450, 2803, and 
2809; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(c).

    4. A new Sec. 319.56-2q is added to read as follows:


Sec. 319.56-2q  Administrative instructions: conditions governing the 
entry of citrus from South Africa.

    Clementine (Citrus reticulata), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), lemon 
(Citrus limon), minneola (C. paradisi x C. reticulata), navel orange 
(Citrus sinensis), satsuma (Citrus reticulata), and valencia orange 
(Citrus sinensis) may be imported into the United States from the 
Western Cape Province of South Africa only under the following 
conditions:
    (a) The citrus fruit must be grown in, packed in, and shipped from 
the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
    (b) The citrus fruit must be cold treated for false codling moth 
and fruit

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flies of the genus Ceritatis and Pterandrus in accordance with the 
Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated 
by reference at Sec. 300.1 of this chapter.
    (1) If the cold treatment is to be conducted in the United States, 
entry of the citrus fruit into the United States is limited to ports 
listed in Sec. 319.56-2d(b)(1).
    (2) If the cold treatment is conducted in South Africa or in 
transit to the United States, entry of the citrus into the United 
States may be made through any U.S. port.
    (c) Each shipment of citrus fruit must be accompanied by a 
phytosanitary certificate issued by the South African Ministry of 
Agriculture stating that the conditions of paragraph (a) of this 
section have been met. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
under control number 0579- 0049)
    5. In Sec. 319.56-2t, an OMB control number is added at the end of 
the section, and the table is amended as follows:
    a. In the entries for Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Philippines, under 
the heading Common name, by removing the words ``Yam bean'' from each 
entry and adding the word ``Jicama'' in their places.
    b. In the entries for Guatemala and Panama, the entry for Tarragon 
would be amended in the fourth column, under the heading Plant part(s), 
by removing the words ``Leaf and stem'' and adding the words ``Above 
ground parts'' in their place.
    c. In the entry for Belize, the entry for Papaya, by revising the 
text under the heading Plant part(s) to read as set forth below.
    d. By adding, in alphabetical order, entries for Basil from 
Argentina, Babaco from Chile, Angelica from Korea, and Strawberry from 
Morocco to read as set forth below.


Sec. 319.56-2t  Administrative instructions: conditions governing the 
entry of certain fruits and vegetables.

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          Country/locality                 Common name           Botanical name             Plant part(s)       
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Argentina..........................                                                                             
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
                                     Basil.................  Ocimum spp............  Above ground parts.        
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Belize.............................                                                                             
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
                                     Papaya................  Carica papaya.........  Fruit (Must be accompanied 
                                                                                      by a phytosanitary        
                                                                                      certificate issued by the 
                                                                                      Belizean department of    
                                                                                      agriculture stating that  
                                                                                      the fruit originated in   
                                                                                      the district of Cayo,     
                                                                                      Corozal, or Orange Walk,  
                                                                                      or in any portion of the  
                                                                                      district of Stann Creek   
                                                                                      except the area bounded as
                                                                                      follows: Beginning at the 
                                                                                      southernmost point of the 
                                                                                      Placencia Peninsula; then 
                                                                                      north along the coast of  
                                                                                      the Caribbean Sea to      
                                                                                      Riversdale Rd.; then west 
                                                                                      along Riversdale Rd. to   
                                                                                      Southern Hwy.; then south 
                                                                                      along the Southern Hwy. to
                                                                                      Independence Rd.; then    
                                                                                      east along Independence   
                                                                                      Rd. to Big Creek Port;    
                                                                                      then east, on an imaginary
                                                                                      line, from Big Creek Port 
                                                                                      across the Placencia      
                                                                                      Lagoon to the point of    
                                                                                      beginning. Papayas from   
                                                                                      other areas of Belize     
                                                                                      enterable only with       
                                                                                      treatment--see Sec.       
                                                                                      319.56-2x). Prohibited    
                                                                                      entry into Hawaii due to  
                                                                                      the papaya fruit fly,     
                                                                                      Toxotrypana curvicauda.   
                                                                                      Cartons in which fruit is 
                                                                                      packed must be stamped    
                                                                                      ``Not for importation into
                                                                                      or distribution within    
                                                                                      HI.''                     
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Chile..............................  Babaco................  Carica x heilborni      Fruit. (From Medfly-free   
                                                              var. pentagona.         areas--see Sec.  319.56-  
                                                                                      2j. Fruit must be         
                                                                                      accompanied by a          
                                                                                      phytosanitary certificate 
                                                                                      issued by the Chilean     
                                                                                      department of agriculture 
                                                                                      stating that the fruit    
                                                                                      originated in a Medfly-   
                                                                                      free province.)           
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Korea..............................  Angelica..............  Aralia elata..........  Edible shoot.              
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Morocco............................  Strawberry............  Fragaria spp..........  Fruit.                     
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
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(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579- 0049)
    6. In Sec. 319.56-2x, paragraph (a), the table is amended as 
follows:
    a. In the entry for Belize, the entry for Papaya, by revising the 
text under the heading Plant part(s) to read as set forth below.
    b. By adding, in alphabetical order, entries for Hyacinth bean and 
Yard long bean from Honduras and Broad bean, Green bean, and Mung bean 
from Nicaragua to read as set forth below.

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Sec. 319.56-2x  Administrative instructions; conditions governing the 
entry of certain fruits and vegetables for which treatment is required.

    (a) * * *

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          Country/locality                 Common name           Botanical name             Plant part(s)       
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*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Belize.............................  Papaya................  Carica papaya.........  Fruit (Treatment for Medfly
                                                                                      not required for fruit    
                                                                                      grown in the districts of 
                                                                                      Cayo, Corozal, and Orange 
                                                                                      Walk, or in any portion of
                                                                                      the district of Stann     
                                                                                      Creek except the area     
                                                                                      bounded as follows:       
                                                                                      Beginning at the          
                                                                                      southernmost point of the 
                                                                                      Placencia Peninsula; then 
                                                                                      north along the coast of  
                                                                                      the Caribbean Sea to      
                                                                                      Riversdale Rd.; then west 
                                                                                      along Riversdale Rd. to   
                                                                                      Southern Hwy.; then south 
                                                                                      along the Southern Hwy. to
                                                                                      Independence Rd.; then    
                                                                                      east along Independence   
                                                                                      Rd. to Big Creek Port;    
                                                                                      then east, on an imaginary
                                                                                      line, from Big Creek Port 
                                                                                      across the Placencia      
                                                                                      Lagoon to the point of    
                                                                                      beginning--see Sec.       
                                                                                      319.59-2t.) Papayas       
                                                                                      prohibited entry into     
                                                                                      Hawaii due to the papaya  
                                                                                      fruit fly, Toxotrypana    
                                                                                      curvicauda. Cartons in    
                                                                                      which fruit is packed must
                                                                                      be stamped ``Not for      
                                                                                      importation into or       
                                                                                      distribution within HI.'' 
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Honduras...........................  Hyacinth bean.........  Lablab purpureus......  Pod or shelled.            
                                     Yard long bean........  Vigna unguiculata,      Pod or shelled.            
                                                              subsp. sesquipedalis.                             
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
Nicaragua..........................  Broad bean............  Vicia faba............  Pod or shelled.            
                                     Green bean............  Phaseolus spp.........  Pod or shelled.            
                                     Mung bean.............  Vigna radiata.........  Pod or shelled.            
                                                                                                                
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                        *                                                       
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of December 1996.
Al Strating,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 97-108 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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