[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 52433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13759]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0023]


Importation of Fresh Ginseng Roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) From 
the Republic of Korea 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 of fresh ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the 
Republic of Korea into the United States. 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 ginseng roots from 
the Republic of Korea.

DATES: Imports may be authorized beginning June 24, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Hesham Abuelnaga, Senior 
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 
851-2010; email: [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. 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 May 1, 2023 (88 FR 26517, Docket No. APHIS-2023-
0023), 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 ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the 
Republic of Korea into the United States. The pest risk analysis 
consisted of a pest risk assessment identifying pests of quarantine 
significance that could follow the pathway of importation of fresh 
ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the Republic of Korea into 
the United States and a risk management document (RMD) identifying 
phytosanitary measures to be applied to that commodity to mitigate the 
pest risk.
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    \1\ To view the notice and the pest risk analysis, go to 
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS-2023-0023 in the Search field.
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    We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on June 30, 
2023. We received no comments.
    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 ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the 
Republic of Korea into the United States subject to the phytosanitary 
measures specified in the RMD that accompanied the initial notice.
    These conditions will be listed in the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's, APHIS Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) 
database (https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/).\2\ In addition to these 
specific measures, each shipment will 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 
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) 851-2533.
    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 June 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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