[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67799]
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[FR Doc No: 02-28349]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 300 and 319

[Docket No. 02-026-2]


Importation of Fruits and Vegetables; Correction

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: We are correcting errors in the preamble to a proposed rule 
that would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations. This proposed 
rule was published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2002 (67 FR 
61547-61564, Docket No. 02-026-1).

DATES: We invite you to comment on the proposed rule (Docket No. 02-
026-1), as corrected by this document. We will consider all comments 
that we receive on or before December 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by postal mail/commercial delivery 
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send 
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to: Docket 
No. 02-026-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 
3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. 02-026-1. If you use e-mail, 
address your comment to [email protected]. Your comment must 
be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files. 
Please include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No. 
02-026-2'' on the subject line.
    You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our 
reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related 
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who 
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

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: We published a proposed rule in the Federal 
Register on October 1, 2002 (67 FR 61547-61564, Docket No. 02-026-1) to 
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to, among other things, 
provide for the importation of certain commodities from specified 
regions and recognize areas in several countries as free from certain 
fruit flies.
    This document corrects errors in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of the proposed rule. Under the headings Tomatoes From Spain 
(page 61552, first column) and Peppers From Spain (page 61553, second 
column), we incorrectly stated that the Government of Spain provided 
APHIS with data that demonstrate that certain areas meet the criteria 
of the regulations and International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) No. 4 for freedom from Ceratitis capitata (Medfly). 
Medfly is present in Spain, and the phytosanitary measures contained in 
the regulations for peppers and tomatoes from Spain are designed to 
mitigate the risk of the tomatoes and peppers introducing Medfly.
    In addition, under the heading Persimmons From the Republic of 
Korea (page 61553, third column), we incorrectly stated that the 
Government of the Republic of Korea had provided APHIS with data that 
demonstrate that the orchards where persimmons are grown are free of 
the pests of concern in accordance with the regulations and ISPM No. 4. 
While the information received from the Republic of Korea indicates 
that the pests of concern are not known to occur in the orchards, the 
orchards are not considered pest-free areas in accordance with the 
regulations and ISPM No. 4. As stated in the proposal, we believe that 
the proposed inspection, phytosanitary certificate, and labeling 
requirements are adequate to prevent the introduction of quarantine 
pests into the United States with persimmons imported from the Republic 
of Korea.
    Therefore, this document corrects the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of the proposal as follows:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION--(CORRECTED)
    1. On page 61552, column 2, the last paragraph, beginning with the 
words ``The Government of Spain,'' is corrected to read as follows:
    The Government of Spain has stated that pink or red tomatoes from 
the Murcia Province and the municipalities of Albu[ntilde]ol and 
Carchuna in the Granada Province of Spain would be produced, packed, 
and shipped in accordance with the systems approach described above. We 
believe that these measures would ensure that tomatoes from those areas 
would be free of Medfly. Therefore, we propose to amend Sec. Sec.  
319.56-2t and 319.56-2dd(a)(1) and (a)(7) to allow the importation of 
pink or red tomatoes grown in greenhouses in the Murcia Province and 
the municipalities of Albu[ntilde]ol and Carchuna in the Province of 
Granada in Spain.
    2. On page 61553, column 2, the first paragraph under the heading 
Peppers From Spain, is corrected by removing the second sentence 
beginning with the word ``Data''.
    3. On page 61554, column 1, line 5, is corrected by removing the 
sentence beginning with the word ``Data'' and adding in its place the 
sentence ``The information received from the Republic of Korea 
indicates that the pests of concern are not known to occur in the 
orchards.''

    Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of November 2002.
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28349 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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