[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 187 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54891-54892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19089]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0112]


Availability of a Draft Pest Risk Assessment for Lemons From 
Argentina; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of 
availability and request for comments regarding a draft pest risk 
assessment that has been prepared relative to our consideration of a 
request to allow the importation into the continental United States of 
fresh lemons from Argentina. This action will allow interested persons 
additional time to prepare and submit comments.

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DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the 
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2007-0112 to submit or view public 
comments and to view supporting and related materials available 
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including 
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing 
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through 
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2007-0112, 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. APHIS-2007-0112.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on the 
draft pest risk assessment 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: Mr. Juan Roman, Import Specialist, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1237; (301) 
734-8758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 13, 2007, we published in the 
Federal Register (72 FR 45216-45217, Docket No. APHIS-2007-0112) a 
notice of availability and request for comments. That document notified 
the public that a draft pest risk assessment had been prepared by the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to our 
consideration of a request to allow the importation into the 
continental United States of fresh lemons from Argentina. The notice 
made the draft pest risk assessment available to the public for review 
and comment.
    Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before 
October 12, 2007. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. 
APHIS-2007-0112 for an additional 60 days. This action will allow 
interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

    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 21st day of September 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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