[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3037]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 319

[Docket No. 03-086-2]


Importation of Fruits and Vegetables

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that 
would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of 
fruits and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, 
under specified conditions, for importation into the United States. 
This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare 
and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box, 
select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency 
drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, 
select APHIS-2005-0107 to submit or view public comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. After the 
close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the 
``Advanced Search'' function in Regulations.gov.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 03-086-1, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. 03-086-1.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on Docket 
No. 03-086-1 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.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Donna L. West, Senior Import 
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 2005, we published in the 
Federal Register (70 FR 75967-75981, Docket No. 03-086-1) a proposal to 
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to list a number of fruits 
and vegetables from certain parts of the world as eligible, under 
specified conditions, for importation into the United States.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before February 21, 2006. We are reopening the comment period on Docket 
No. 03-086-1 until March 10, 2006. This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. We will also 
consider all comments received between February 22, 2006, and the date 
of this notice.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 
and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of February 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-3037 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am]
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