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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 319

[Docket No. 99-099-2]
RIN 0579-AB17


Importation of Unshu Oranges From Japan

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations governing the importation of 
citrus fruit to allow, under certain conditions, Unshu oranges grown on 
Kyushu Island, Japan, to be imported into non-citrus-producing areas of 
the United States. We are also amending the regulations for importing 
Unshu oranges from Honshu Island, Japan, by requiring fumigation using 
methyl bromide prior to exportation and by allowing the fruit to be 
distributed to additional areas in the United States, including citrus-
producing areas. In addition, we are removing the requirement for 
individually wrapping Unshu oranges imported from Japan or the Republic 
of Korea. These actions would relieve restrictions on the importation 
into and distribution within the United States of Unshu oranges without 
presenting a significant risk of introducing citrus canker or other 
diseases or pests of plants.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Inder P. Gadh, Import Specialist, 
Phytosanitary Issues Management Team, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
140, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Citrus canker is a disease that affects citrus and is caused by the 
infectious bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri (Hasse) Dye. The 
strain of citrus canker that occurs in Japan infects twigs, leaves, and 
fruit in a wide spectrum of citrus species.
    Currently, the regulations in 7 CFR 319.28 (referred to below as 
the regulations) prohibit the importation of citrus from Eastern and 
Southeastern Asia, Japan, Brazil, Paraguay, and other designated areas, 
with certain exceptions. One exception is for Unshu oranges (Citrus 
reticulata Blanco var. unshu, also known as Satsuma) grown in citrus-
canker-free areas of Japan or on Cheju Island, Republic of Korea. After 
meeting certain growing, packing, and inspection requirements, Unshu 
oranges may be imported from these areas of Japan and Korea into any 
area of the United States except American Samoa, Arizona, California, 
Florida, Louisiana, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Texas, 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Also, under the regulations in 7 CFR 
301.11, the interstate movement of Unshu oranges is prohibited from any 
State or area into which they may be imported into or through any State 
or area where importation is prohibited under Sec. 319.28.
    Unshu oranges eligible for importation into the United States are 
grown under a system of safeguards in citrus-canker-free areas in Japan 
and Korea. Unshu oranges are known to be resistant to citrus canker, 
and the system of safeguards established in the regulations for Unshu 
oranges approximately 30 years ago has proven effective, as evidenced 
by the record of citrus-canker-free imports.
    On April 18, 2001, we published in the Federal Register (66 FR 
19892-19898, Docket No. 99-099-1) a proposed rule to amend regulations 
governing the importation of citrus fruit to allow, under certain 
conditions, Unshu oranges grown on Kyushu Island, Japan, to be imported 
into non-citrus-producing areas of the United States. We also proposed 
to amend the regulations for importing Unshu oranges from Honshu 
Island, Japan, by requiring fumigation using methyl bromide prior to 
exportation and by allowing the fruit to be distributed to additional 
areas in the United States, including citrus-producing areas. Finally, 
we proposed to remove the requirement for individually wrapping Unshu 
oranges imported from Japan or the Republic of Korea.
    We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 
June 18, 2001. We received five comments by that date. These comments 
were from State agricultural agencies, a citrus growers cooperative, 
and a university. All of the commenters raised specific concerns 
regarding the proposed rule. Those concerns are discussed below by 
topic.
    Two commenters opposed allowing Unshu oranges from Japan to enter 
citrus-producing areas of the United States under any conditions due to 
the risk of citrus canker. One of the commenters argued that fruit 
treatments and growing area inspections have not been conclusively 
proven to eliminate that risk. We believe that the risk of citrus 
canker being introduced into citrus-producing areas via imported Unshu 
oranges is almost nonexistent. The pest risk assessment estimated that 
the probability of the citrus canker bacterium (Xanthomonas campestris 
pv. citri) from imported Unshu orange fruits coming in contact with and 
infecting a suitable host material and establishing was nearly zero. 
The published literature indicates that no authenticated outbreak of 
citrus canker has ever been traced back to the importation of infected 
fruit. In addition, the Unshu oranges are known for their resistance to 
the disease.
    Three commenters opposed removing the requirement to wrap 
individual oranges, especially given some Unshu oranges from Japan 
would be allowed into citrus-producing areas and others would not. 
These commenters argued that once cartons are opened and fruit 
distributed, it would be difficult to identify the origin of individual 
oranges. As we noted in the proposed rule, we will continue to require 
that each box containing fruit will have to be clearly marked with the 
States into which the fruit may be imported, and from which they are 
prohibited removal under a Federal plant quarantine. Our experience has 
shown that Unshu oranges are marketed and retailed by the box. We do 
not think that wrapping of individual fruits with tissue paper provides 
additional phytosanitary security; any importers engaged in swapping 
boxes to misrepresent the

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origin (i.e., Kyushu-grown oranges in Honshu boxes) could also engage 
in swapping or fabricating wrapping papers.
    Three commenters suggested that methyl bromide fumigation should be 
required for all Unshu oranges entering the United States from Japan, 
not just for Unshu oranges grown on Honshu. One of these commenters 
argued that three mealybugs identified in the pest risk assessment 
(Planococcus kraunhiae, P. lilacinus, and Pseudococcus cryptus) have a 
relatively wide host range and could move from imported Unshu oranges 
to other host material and become established in the United States. 
APHIS' fumigation requirement for the oranges grown on Honshu is an 
additional protective measure imposed because the Honshu-grown fruit 
can be distributed in U.S. citrus-producing areas. Because the 
distribution of Kyushu-grown fruit will be limited to non-citrus-
producing areas, we believe that the existing safeguards will be 
sufficient. During the required inspections by APHIS personnel in Japan 
and at the U.S. port of entry, APHIS inspectors specifically target 
mealybugs; any shipments of Unshu oranges from Kyushu or Honshu found 
to be infested with mealybugs (or any other quarantine significant 
pest) will be prohibited entry into the United States.
    Two commenters suggested that APHIS should update the 1995 pest 
risk assessment ``Importation of Japanese Unshu Orange Fruit into 
Citrus Producing States,'' given the age of the document and the fact 
that Japan's work plan for the Unshu orange program does not refer to 
some of the pests identified as quarantine significant (e.g., the 
citrus fruit fly) in the pest risk assessment. We believe that the 1995 
risk assessment is still applicable, given that no incidence of citrus 
canker or finding of a new pest of concern in the Japanese production 
areas has been reported or recorded since the assessment was prepared. 
With regard to Japan's work plan, it has not been necessary for that 
document to address the citrus fruit fly because that pest is not known 
to occur on Honshu, which has been the only area from which Unshu 
oranges could be imported into the United States. We will work with 
Japanese officials to ensure that the programmatic changes resulting 
from this rule are reflected in an updated work plan.
    Two commenters suggested that the risks presented by citrus canker 
and citrus greening would require that minimal acceptable growing and 
domestic movement standards within Japan be the same as those imposed 
on Florida for movement of commercial citrus. Citrus greening disease 
and its vector, Diaphorina citri, are reported as occurring only in the 
Ryuku Archipelago in Japan and have not been reported on Honshu or 
Kyushu. While D. citri was detected in southeastern Florida in June 
1998--the only reported detection of the pest in the United States--
populations of the pest are being controlled through a classical 
biological control program, according to a pest alert prepared by the 
University of Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture and 
Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. Further, D. citri breeds 
exclusively on young flush and feeds on leaves and shoots of citrus, 
and the citrus greening bacterium is phloem restricted, making the 
fruit an unlikely pathway for the vector or the disease. With regard to 
citrus canker, we have noted in this document and elsewhere that Unshu 
oranges themselves are highly resistant to citrus canker and the 
required growing conditions in Japan all but eliminate the risk of 
citrus canker being introduced via Unshu oranges from Japan.
    Therefore, for the reasons given in the proposed rule and in this 
document, we are adopting the proposed rule as a final rule, without 
change.

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. The shipping season for Unshu oranges from 
Japan is in progress. Making this rule effective immediately will allow 
interested producers and others in the marketing chain to benefit 
during this year's shipping season. Therefore, the Administrator of the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this 
rule should be effective upon signature.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. The 
rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of 
Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the 
Office of Management and Budget.
    The economic analysis for the changes in this document is set forth 
below. It provides a cost-benefit analysis as required by Executive 
Order 12866 and an analysis of the potential economic effects on small 
entities as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    In the data used to prepare this analysis, the terms ``tangerine'' 
and ``mandarin'' are generally interchangeable. Both refer to varieties 
of Citrus reticulata. For example, National Agricultural Statistics 
Service (NASS) production data are aggregated under ``tangerine,'' 
while Census Bureau trade data use the term ``mandarin.'' Because of 
its familiarity, we use only the term ``tangerine'' in this analysis.
    Unshu oranges (Citrus reticulata var. unshu) are a variety of 
tangerine currently allowed to be imported into the United States from 
citrus canker-free production areas of Japan and Korea. They may be 
imported into any part of the United States except for commercial 
citrus-producing areas. This rule amends the provisions regarding the 
importation of Unshu oranges from Honshu Island, where all such 
shipments from Japan originated prior to this rule, and allow 
importations from four prefectures on Kyushu Island. Unshu oranges 
imported from Honshu Island will no longer be prohibited from being 
distributed in five citrus-producing States (Arizona, California, 
Florida, Louisiana, and Texas), and postharvest treatment with methyl 
bromide will be mandatory. Unshu oranges from Kyushu Island will be 
prohibited from being distributed in those five citrus-producing 
States, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and methyl bromide treatment will not be 
mandatory. This rule also removes the requirement that imported Unshu 
oranges be individually wrapped, regardless of whether they come from 
Japan or Korea.
    Because Unshu oranges are not grown in the United States, entities 
that might be affected by this rule will be producers of other 
tangerine varieties, assuming Unshu oranges can be considered a 
substitute fruit. Annual receipts of $750,000 or less is the small-
entity criterion set by the Small Business Administration for 
establishments primarily engaged in the production of citrus fruits. 
Most tangerine producers in the United States are small entities. 
Although the 1997 Census of Agriculture excluded information on 
California's ``honey tangerine'' growers to avoid disclosing data for 
individual farms, the information that is available for ``other 
tangerine'' growers in California and other States indicates that most 
operations are small.

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    Quantities of Unshu oranges imported from Japan and Korea between 
1994 and 1999 are shown in Table 1. Unshu orange imports from Japan 
between 1994 and 1999 averaged 240 metric tons per year.

 Table 1--Unshu Orange Imports by the United States From Japan and Korea
                            [In metric tons]
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                     Year                       Japan    Korea    Total
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1994.........................................      324  .......      324
1995.........................................      232       43      275
1996.........................................      165      214      379
1997.........................................      144      887    1,031
1998.........................................      224       31      255
1999.........................................      349      377     726
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Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan.

    Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is unable 
to project future Unshu orange exports to the United States that may 
result from this final rule. For the purposes of this analysis, 
therefore, we estimated that the level of imports would be double the 
1994-1999 average, i.e., 480 metric tons per year. Adding to this 
amount the average of yearly imports from Korea shown in Table 1, 
namely, 310 metric tons, would mean 790 metric tons of Unshu oranges 
imported annually. The estimated increase in imports from Japan may be 
too high, but we do not have information that would allow a more 
factually based projection. A high estimate of the potential increase 
in Japan's Unshu orange exports to the United States lends confidence 
to our conclusion regarding the potential economic effect on U.S. 
tangerine producers.
    U.S. tangerine production, imports, and domestic supplies are shown 
in Table 2. U.S. net imports were less than 4 percent of the domestic 
supply in 1997-98. In addition, as Table 2 shows, the United States 
shifted from being a net exporter from 1994 through 1996 to being a net 
importer of tangerines beginning in 1996, reflecting increased demand 
for imported varieties. Annual exports from 1994 through 1998 were 
fairly constant at about 33,400 metric tons. Imports, however, 
increased sharply, from about 20,000 metric tons in 1994-95, to about 
42,800 metric tons in 1997-98.

        Table 2--U.S. Fresh Tangerine Production and Importation
                            [In metric tons]
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                                         U.S.          Net      Domestic
               Year                   production     imports     supply
-----------------------------------------\1\-----------\2\--------\3\---
1994-95...........................      190,046       -13,794    176,251
1995-96...........................      220,985        -9,477    211,508
1996-97...........................      255,020         1,742    256,762
1997-98...........................      220,878         8,848   229,726
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\1\ Excludes processed fruit. Source: Production data from NASS,
  Agricultural Statistics, Tables 5-23 and 5-24.
\2\ ``Net imports'' are imports minus exports. Calendar year data
  arranged to correspond to NASS cross-year production data. Net import
  data source: World Trade Atlas, Global Trade Information Services,
  Inc., based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
  Census.
\3\ U.S. production (excluding processed fruit) plus net imports.

    Comparing Unshu orange imports shown in Table 1 with U.S. tangerine 
supplies shown in Table 2, it is apparent that Unshu orange imports 
comprise a small portion of total supply. From 1994-95 to 1997-98, they 
averaged only 0.23 percent of U.S. tangerine supply, and when only the 
fruit imported from Japan is considered, 0.11 percent. The hypothesized 
import level, 790 metric tons a year, represents only 0.36 percent of 
the average annual tangerine domestic supply over this 4-year period. 
This very small percentage suggests that any effect of Unshu orange 
imports, as a substitute fruit, on the sales and prices of other 
tangerine varieties as a whole would not be significant.
    One seedless variety that is similar to the Unshu orange is the 
Satsuma. In the United States, it is commercially grown only in 
California, where there were 1,368 acres of bearing and 753 acres of 
nonbearing (young) trees as of May 1999, according to the California 
Department of Food and Agriculture. Satsuma production statistics are 
not recorded at the national or State level. Nearly all commercial 
production takes place in Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties, CA. Of 
these, only Fresno County maintains information specific to Satsumas. 
In 1997-98, there were 2,332 metric tons of Satsuma produced on 470 
acres in Fresno County. Based on those production levels, we estimate 
that the entire area of California planted with Satsuma annually 
produces 6,785 metric tons of fruit and could potentially produce 
10,520 metric tons of fruit. The hypothesized quantity of Unshu orange 
imports, 790 metric tons, represents 11.6 and 7.5 percent, 
respectively, of the estimated California Satsuma production levels 
(i.e., the estimated annual production and estimated potential 
production levels).
    Direct access to California markets will allow Unshu orange imports 
from Honshu Island to compete more directly for California's Satsuma 
consumers. However, prices of the two varieties are not competitive. 
Wholesale prices for Satsuma in 1997-98 were about 40 to 50 cents per 
pound. Wholesale prices for Unshu oranges for the past 6 to 7 years 
have been around $1.40 to $1.50 per pound ($45 to $48 per 32-pound 
container). One company has been the sole importer of Unshu oranges 
from Japan for more than 10 years. Information from the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, shows that the average price of all 
tangerines imported by the United States from 1994 to 1998 was more in 
line with Satsuma prices, at about 47 cents per pound. A price 
difference of this magnitude implies distinct markets; it is highly 
unlikely that Satsuma customers will be willing to pay a threefold 
premium for a substitute variety. There may be latent demand for Unshu 
oranges in the United States, but the extent to which this demand draws 
away consumers of Satsuma and other domestic tangerine varieties is 
expected to be marginal. More likely, Unshu orange sales in citrus-
producing States and elsewhere will be to an expanding base of niche 
customers willing to pay the premium price for Unshu oranges.
    The effect on the demand for other Citrus reticulata varieties from 
increased levels of Unshu orange imports is expected to be negligible. 
Even when the analysis focuses more narrowly on a similar tangerine 
variety, the Satsuma, the higher prices paid for Unshu oranges strongly 
indicate a distinct market, with any effect on Satsuma sales likely to 
be insignificant.
    An increase in the importation of Unshu oranges is expected, given 
the addition of Unshu oranges grown on Kyushu Island and the 
opportunity for Unshu oranges from Honshu Island to be marketed in U.S. 
citrus-producing States. The requirement that shipments from Honshu 
Island be fumigated using methyl bromide will not affect the volume of 
Unshu oranges exported, since all shipments from that island are 
already fumigated voluntarily. Whether the fruit continues to be 
wrapped after individual fruit wrappers are no longer required will 
probably be determined largely by customer preference.
    As explained, increases in the quantity of Unshu oranges imported 
from Japan are not expected to have a significant economic effect on 
U.S. tangerine producers, whether the producer is a small or large 
entity.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and Analysis of Alternatives

    Economic effects on U.S. producers and consumers resulting from 
this rule are expected to be insignificant. As described, projected 
Unshu orange imports represent about one-third of 1 percent of domestic 
tangerine supply. This small amount is unlikely to affect the demand 
for other tangerines, especially given that Unshu orange prices are 
triple those of other tangerines. U.S. retailers and consumers of Unshu 
oranges will benefit, particularly those in citrus-producing States 
that currently do not have direct access to them.
    Alternatives to this rule would be to either maintain existing 
import regulations or propose restrictions different from those set 
forth here. The risk assessment supports neither alternative. Japanese 
sources and U.S. destinations can be expanded without jeopardizing the 
U.S. citrus industry. The economic effect will be positive, but very 
minor.
    Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action would 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Executive Order 12988

    This final rule allows Unshu oranges to be imported into the United 
States from Japan. State and local laws and regulations regarding Unshu 
oranges imported under this rule will be preempted while the fruit is 
in foreign commerce. Fresh Unshu oranges are generally imported for 
immediate distribution and sale to the consuming public, and 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.

National Environmental Policy Act

    An environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact 
have been prepared for this final rule. The assessment provides a basis 
for the conclusion that the importation of Unshu oranges grown at 
approved locations in Japan and imported into certain areas of the 
United States under the conditions specified in this final rule will 
not present a risk of introducing or disseminating citrus canker, 
citrus fruit fly, and mealybugs and will not have a significant impact 
on the quality of the human environment. Based on the finding of no 
significant impact, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service has determined that an environmental impact 
statement need not be prepared.
    The environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact 
were prepared in accordance with: (1) The National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) 
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing 
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) USDA 
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS' NEPA 
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
    Copies of the environmental assessment and finding of no 
significant impact are available for public inspection at USDA, room 
1141, South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except holidays. Persons wishing to inspect copies are requested to 
call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to facilitate entry into the reading room. 
In addition, copies may be obtained by writing to the individual listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), the information collection or recordkeeping requirements 
included in this rule have been approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) under OMB control number 0579-0173.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319

    Bees, Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Honey, Imports, Logs, Nursery Stock, 
Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Rice, Vegetables.

    Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 319 as follows:

PART 319--FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES

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

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 166, 450, 7711-7714, 7718, 7731, 7732, and 
7751-7754; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    2. Section 319.28 is amended as follows:
    a. Paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), and (b)(6) are redesignated 
as paragraphs (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(6), and (b)(7), respectively.
    b. Paragraph (b) introductory text is revised, paragraph (b)(5) is 
added, and newly redesignated paragraphs (b)(6)(i) and (b)(7) are 
revised.
    c. New paragraph (b)(2) is added.


Sec. 319.28  Notice of quarantine.

* * * * *
    (b) The prohibition does not apply to Unshu oranges (Citrus 
reticulata Blanco var. unshu, Swingle [Citrus unshiu Marcovitch, 
Tanaka]), also known as Satsuma, grown in Japan or on Cheju Island, 
Republic of Korea, and imported under permit into any area of the 
United States except for those areas specified in paragraph (b)(7) of 
this section: Provided, that each of the following safeguards is fully 
carried out:
* * * * *
    (2) In Unshu orange export areas and buffer zones on Kyushu Island, 
Japan, trapping for the citrus fruit fly (Bactrocera tsuneonis) must be 
conducted as prescribed by the Japanese Government's Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture. If fruit flies are detected, then shipping will be 
suspended from the export area until negative trapping shows the 
problem has been resolved.
* * * * *
    (5) Each shipment of oranges grown on Honshu Island, Japan, must be 
fumigated with methyl bromide after harvest and prior to exportation to 
the United States. Fumigation must be at the rate of 3 lbs./1,000 cu. 
ft. for 2 hours at 59  deg.F or above at normal atmospheric pressure 
(chamber only) with a load factor of 32 percent or below.
    (6) * * *
    (i) The individual boxes in which the oranges are shipped must be 
stamped or printed with a statement specifying the States into which 
the Unshu oranges may be imported, and from which they are prohibited 
removal under a Federal plant quarantine.
* * * * *
    (7) The Unshu oranges may be imported into the United States only 
through a port of entry listed in Sec. 319.37-14, except as follows:
    (i) Unshu oranges from Honshu Island, Japan, may not be imported 
into American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the 
U.S. Virgin Islands.
    (ii) Unshu oranges from Kyushu Island, Japan (Prefectures of 
Fukuoka, Kumanmoto, Nagasaki, and Saga only), or Cheju Island, Republic 
of Korea, may not be imported into American Samoa, Arizona, California, 
Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, the Northern Mariana

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Islands, Puerto Rico, Texas, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
* * * * *

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of January 2002.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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