[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26654-26655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11173]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Parts 301 and 319

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127]
RIN 0579-AD34


Movement of Hass Avocados From Areas Where Mediterranean Fruit 
Fly or South American Fruit Fly Exist

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 relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass 
variety avocados. 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 May 
18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0127 to submit or view comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127, 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-2010-0127.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading

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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. Tony Rom[aacute]n, Import 
Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-0627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 2011, we published in the 
Federal Register (76 FR 18419-18421, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127) a 
proposal to relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of 
fresh Hass variety avocados. Specifically, we proposed to amend our 
domestic regulations to provide for the interstate movement of Hass 
avocados from Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the United 
States with a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in 
accordance with specific measures. We also proposed to amend our 
foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping requirements for 
Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from the State of 
Michoac[aacute]n, Mexico, requirements for treatment or origin from an 
area free of Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from 
Peru, and requirements for trapping or origin from an area free of 
South American fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before May 4, 2011. We are reopening the comment period on Docket No. 
APHIS-2010-0127 for an additional 14 days, until May 18, 2011. This 
action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and 
submit comments. We will also consider all comments received between 
May 5, 2011, and the date of this document.

    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 3rd day of May 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11173 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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