[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 9855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03133]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0016]
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Mango
(Mangifera indica L.) Fruit From Grenada Into the United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the
importation into the United States of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.)
fruit from Grenada. Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis,
which we made available to the public for review and comment through a
previous notice, 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 mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit from
Grenada.
DATES: Imports may be authorized beginning February 15, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 851-2114; [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) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 and spread
within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 of the regulations contains a performance-based
process for approving the importation of commodities that, based on the
findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one
or more of the designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph
(b) of that section. Under that process, APHIS proposes to authorize
the importation of a fruit or vegetable into the United States if,
based on findings of a pest risk analysis, we determine that the
measures can mitigate the plant pest risk associated with the
importation of that fruit or vegetable. APHIS then publishes a notice
in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of a
particular fruit or vegetable. Following the close of the 60-day
comment period, APHIS will issue a subsequent Federal Register notice
announcing whether or not we will authorize the importation of the
fruit or vegetable subject to the phytosanitary measures specified in
the notice.
In accordance with that process, we published a notice \1\ in the
Federal Register on September 9, 2021 (86 FR 50524, Docket No. APHIS-
2021-0016), in which we announced the availability, for review and
comment, of a pest risk analysis that evaluated the risks associated
with the importation of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit from
Grenada into the United States. The pest risk analysis consisted of a
risk assessment identifying pests of quarantine significance that could
follow the pathway of importation of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.)
fruit from Grenada into the United States and a commodity import
evaluation document (CIED) identifying phytosanitary measures to be
applied to that commodity to mitigate the pest risk.
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\1\ To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, other supporting
documents, and the comment we received, go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0016 in the Search field.
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We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on November
8, 2021. We received one comment by that date, and it was favorable.
Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 319.56-
4(c)(3)(iii), we are announcing our decision to authorize the
importation of fresh mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit from Grenada
into the United States subject to the phytosanitary measures identified
in the CIED that accompanied the initial notice.
These conditions will be listed in the USDA, APHIS Agricultural
Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database (https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/).\2\ In addition to these specific measures,
each shipment must be subject to the general requirements listed in
Sec. 319.56-3 that are applicable to the importation of all fruits and
vegetables.
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\2\ On September 30, 2022, the APHIS Fruits and Vegetables
Import Requirements (FAVIR) database was replaced by the ACIR
database.
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Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), the recordkeeping and burden requirements associated
with this action are included under the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 0579-0049.
E-Government Act Compliance
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to
compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet
and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities
for citizen access to Government information and services, and for
other purposes. For information pertinent to E-Government Act
compliance related to this notice, please contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this action
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 9th day of February 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03133 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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