[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57802-57803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22692]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0037]


Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the 
Importation of Fresh Leaves and Stems of Garland Chrysanthemum 
(Glebionis coronarium) From Mexico Into the Continental United States, 
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh 
leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from 
Mexico into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands. Based on the analysis, 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 importation of fresh leaves and stems of 
garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico. We are making 
the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2021-0037 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, 
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0037, 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 www.regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is 
located in room 1620 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: Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 
851-2352; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under the regulations in ``Subpart L-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 
319.56-1 through 319.56-12, referred to below as the regulations), the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) prohibits or 
restricts the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United 
States from certain parts of the world to prevent plant pests from 
being introduced into or disseminated within the United States.
    Section 319.56-4 contains a performance-based process for approving 
the importation of fruits and vegetables that, based on the findings of 
a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more of 
the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of 
that section.
    APHIS received a request from the national plant protection 
organization (NPPO) of Mexico to allow the importation of fresh leaves 
and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico 
into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands. As part of our evaluation of Mexico's request, we have 
prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify the pests of 
quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of the 
importation of fresh leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum 
(Glebionis coronarium) into the continental United States, Hawaii, 
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from Mexico. Based on the PRA, 
a risk management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary 
measures that could be applied to the fresh leaves and stems of garland 
chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) to mitigate the pest risk.
    Therefore, in accordance with Sec.  319.56-4(c), we are announcing 
the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment. 
Those documents, as well as a description of the economic 
considerations associated with the importation of fresh leaves and 
stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico, may 
be viewed on the Regulations.gov website 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 you wish to review when requesting copies.
    After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our 
decision regarding the import status of fresh leaves and stems of 
garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico 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 importation 
of fresh leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis 
coronarium) from Mexico into the continental United States, Hawaii, 
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands subject to the requirements 
specified in the RMD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 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 13th day of October 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22692 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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