[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25095-25096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10034]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0014]


Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Interstate 
Movement of Allium spp. Leaves From Hawaii Into the Continental United 
States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk 
assessment and risk management document regarding the risks associated 
with the interstate movement of Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii into the 
continental United States. Based on these documents, we have determined 
that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures 
will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or 
disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the movement of Allium 
spp. leaves from Hawaii. We are making these documents available to the 
public for review and comment.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0014.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0014, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-
0014 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Lamb, Senior Regulatory 
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231; (301) 851-2103.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the regulations in ``Subpart--
Regulated Articles From Hawaii and the Territories'' (7 CFR 318.13-1 
through 318.13-26, referred to below as the regulations), the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture prohibits or restricts the interstate movement of fruits 
and vegetables from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the continental 
United States to prevent the spread of plant pests and noxious weeds 
that occur in Hawaii and the territories.
    Section 318.13-4 contains a performance-based process for approving 
the interstate movement of certain fruits and vegetables from Hawaii 
and the U.S. territories that, based on the findings of a pest risk 
analysis, can be safely moved subject to

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one or more of the six phytosanitary measures listed in Sec.  318.13-
4(b). These measures are:
     The fruits and vegetables are inspected in the State of 
origin or in the first State of arrival.
     The fruits and vegetables originated from a pest-free area 
in the State of origin and the grower from which the fruit or vegetable 
originated has entered into a compliance agreement with the 
Administrator.
     The fruits and vegetables are treated in accordance with 7 
CFR part 305 and the treatment is certified by an inspector.
     The fruits and vegetables are inspected and certified in 
the State of origin by an inspector and have been found free of one or 
more specific quarantine pests identified by risk analysis as likely to 
follow the pathway.
     The fruits and vegetables are moved as commercial 
consignments only.
     The fruits and vegetables may be distributed only within a 
defined area and the boxes or containers in which the fruit or 
vegetables are distributed must be marked to indicate the applicable 
distribution restrictions.
    APHIS received a request from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture 
to allow the interstate movement of Allium spp. leaves to the 
continental United States. Hawaii has indicated a specific interest in 
production and shipment of French chives (Allium schoenoprasum L.). 
Allium spp. leaves are currently prohibited from interstate movement 
from Hawaii to the continental United States.
    We have prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify pests of 
quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of interstate 
movement into the continental United States and, based on that PRA, a 
risk management document (RMD) to identify phytosanitary measures that 
could be applied to the commodity to mitigate the pest risk. We have 
concluded that Allium spp. leaves can be safely moved from Hawaii to 
the continental United States using one or more of the six designated 
phytosanitary measures listed in Sec.  318.13-4(b).
    Therefore, in accordance with Sec.  318.13-4(c), we are announcing 
the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment. The 
documents may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site or in our 
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and 
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may 
request paper copies of the PRA and RMD by calling or writing to the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to 
the subject of the analysis when requesting copies.
    After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our 
decision regarding the interstate movement of Allium spp. leaves from 
Hawaii in a subsequent notice. If the overall conclusions of our 
analysis and the Administrator's determination of risk remain unchanged 
following our consideration of the comments, then we will authorize the 
interstate movement of Allium spp. leaves from Hawaii into the 
continental United States subject to the requirements specified in the 
RMD.

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

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of April 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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