[Federal Register: February 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 33)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0007]
Draft Exotic Fruit Fly Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2006-2010
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft Exotic Fruit Fly Strategic Plan
for fiscal years 2006 through 2010. We are making this draft strategic
plan available to the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box,
select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency
drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column,
select APHIS-2006-0007 to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. After the
close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the
``Advanced Search'' function in Regulations.gov.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0007, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0007.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on the
draft strategic plan 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.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Stefan, Director, Fruit Fly
Exclusion and Detection Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 137,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1229; (301) 734-4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Exotic fruit flies of the family Tephritidae are among the most
destructive pests of fruits and vegetables around the world and pose a
significant risk to agriculture in the United States. Introduction of
these pests species into the United States causes economic losses from
destruction and spoiling of host commodities by larvae, costs
associated with implementing control measures, and loss of markets due
to restrictions on the movement of host commodities.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) responds to
exotic fruit fly risks with an integrated system that incorporates
surveillance activities, fruit fly control programs, and regulatory
actions. To outline how APHIS, along with its domestic and global
partners, will harmonize these exotic fruit fly safeguarding programs
and activities over the next 5 years, we have prepared a draft document
entitled ``Exotic Fruit Fly Strategic Plan FY 2006-2010.'' This draft
strategic plan focuses on the activities funded through APHIS' Fruit
Fly Exclusion and Detection programs, whose primary mission is to
protect the health and value of American agriculture resources
threatened by the establishment of exotic fruit fly pests.
We are making the draft document available to the public for review
and comment. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
the date listed under the heading DATES at the beginning of this
notice.
You may view the draft document on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/ff/.
The document may also be viewed on the
Regulations.gov Web site (see ADDRESSES above for instructions for
accessing Regulations.gov), or you may request copies from the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the title
of the draft document when requesting copies. Finally, the draft
document is available for review in our reading room (information on
the location and hours of the reading room is provided under the
heading ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice).
Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of February 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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