[Federal Register: November 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 216)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67799]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 300 and 319
[Docket No. 02-026-2]
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables; Correction
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: We are correcting errors in the preamble to a proposed rule
that would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations. This proposed
rule was published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2002 (67 FR
61547-61564, Docket No. 02-026-1).
DATES: We invite you to comment on the proposed rule (Docket No. 02-
026-1), as corrected by this document. We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December 2, 2002.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by postal mail/commercial delivery
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to: Docket
No. 02-026-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. 02-026-1. If you use e-mail,
address your comment to regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must
be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files.
Please include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No.
02-026-2'' on the subject line.
You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our
reading room. The reading 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.
APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Inder P. Gadh, Import Specialist,
Phytosanitary Issues Management Team, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
140, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-6799.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register on October 1, 2002 (67 FR 61547-61564, Docket No. 02-026-1) to
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to, among other things,
provide for the importation of certain commodities from specified
regions and recognize areas in several countries as free from certain
fruit flies.
This document corrects errors in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of the proposed rule. Under the headings Tomatoes From Spain
(page 61552, first column) and Peppers From Spain (page 61553, second
column), we incorrectly stated that the Government of Spain provided
APHIS with data that demonstrate that certain areas meet the criteria
of the regulations and International Standards for Phytosanitary
Measures (ISPM) No. 4 for freedom from Ceratitis capitata (Medfly).
Medfly is present in Spain, and the phytosanitary measures contained in
the regulations for peppers and tomatoes from Spain are designed to
mitigate the risk of the tomatoes and peppers introducing Medfly.
In addition, under the heading Persimmons From the Republic of
Korea (page 61553, third column), we incorrectly stated that the
Government of the Republic of Korea had provided APHIS with data that
demonstrate that the orchards where persimmons are grown are free of
the pests of concern in accordance with the regulations and ISPM No. 4.
While the information received from the Republic of Korea indicates
that the pests of concern are not known to occur in the orchards, the
orchards are not considered pest-free areas in accordance with the
regulations and ISPM No. 4. As stated in the proposal, we believe that
the proposed inspection, phytosanitary certificate, and labeling
requirements are adequate to prevent the introduction of quarantine
pests into the United States with persimmons imported from the Republic
of Korea.
Therefore, this document corrects the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of the proposal as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION--(CORRECTED)
1. On page 61552, column 2, the last paragraph, beginning with the
words ``The Government of Spain,'' is corrected to read as follows:
The Government of Spain has stated that pink or red tomatoes from
the Murcia Province and the municipalities of Albu[ntilde]ol and
Carchuna in the Granada Province of Spain would be produced, packed,
and shipped in accordance with the systems approach described above. We
believe that these measures would ensure that tomatoes from those areas
would be free of Medfly. Therefore, we propose to amend Sec. Sec.
319.56-2t and 319.56-2dd(a)(1) and (a)(7) to allow the importation of
pink or red tomatoes grown in greenhouses in the Murcia Province and
the municipalities of Albu[ntilde]ol and Carchuna in the Province of
Granada in Spain.
2. On page 61553, column 2, the first paragraph under the heading
Peppers From Spain, is corrected by removing the second sentence
beginning with the word ``Data''.
3. On page 61554, column 1, line 5, is corrected by removing the
sentence beginning with the word ``Data'' and adding in its place the
sentence ``The information received from the Republic of Korea
indicates that the pests of concern are not known to occur in the
orchards.''
Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of November 2002.
Peter Fernandez,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28349 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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