[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7 volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR319.37-6] [Page 260-261] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 319_FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES--Table of Contents Subpart_Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products 1 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sec. 319.37-6 Specific treatment and other requirements. (a) Seeds of Hibiscus spp. (hibiscus, rose mallow) and seeds of Abelmoschus spp. (okra), from any foreign country or locality, at the time of importation into the United States, shall be treated for possible infestation with Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (pink bollworm) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See footnote 6 in Sec. 319.37-4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Seeds of Lathyrus spp. (sweet pea, peavine); Lens spp. (lentil); and Vicia spp. (fava bean, vetch) from countries and localities other than those in North America and Central America, at the time of importation into the United States, shall be treated for possible infestation with insects of the family Bruchidae in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. (c) Bulbs of Allium sativum (garlic) from Algeria, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Federal Republic of Germany (West), or Yugoslavia at the time of importation into the United States shall be treated for possible infestation with Brachycerus spp. and Dyspessa ulula (Bkh.) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. (d) Seeds of Guizotia abyssinica (niger seed) are allowed entry only if: (1) They are treated in accordance with the PPQ Treatment Manual at the time of arrival at the port of first arrival in the United States; or (2) They are treated prior to shipment to the United States at a facility that is approved by APHIS \9\ and that operates in compliance with a written agreement between the treatment facility owner and the plant protection service of the exporting country, in [[Page 261]] which the treatment facility owner agrees to comply with the provisions of this section and allow inspectors and representatives of the plant protection service of the exporting country access to the treatment facility as necessary to monitor compliance with the regulations. Treatments must be certified in accordance with the conditions described in Sec. 319.37-13(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ Criteria for the approval of niger seed treatment facilities are contained in the PPQ Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference at Sec. 300.1 of this chapter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (e) Seeds of all species of the plant family Rutaceae from Afghanistan, Andaman Islands, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Caroline Islands, Comoro Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Fiji Islands, Gabon, Home Island in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kampuchea, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peoples Republic of China, Philippines, Reunion Island, Rodriquez Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Thursday Island, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen (Sanaa), and Zaire, at the time of arrival at the port of first arrival in the United States shall be treated for possible infection with citrus canker by being immersed in water at 125 [deg]F (51.6 [deg]C) or higher for 10 minutes, and then immersed for a period of at least 2 minutes in a solution containing 200 parts per million sodium hypochlorite at a pH of 6.0 to 7.5. (f) Seeds of Castanea and Quercus from all countries except Canada and Mexico at the time of arrival at the port of first arrival in the United States shall be treated for possible infestation with Curculio elephas (Cyllenhal), C. nucum L., Cydia (Laspeyresia) splendana Hubner, Pammene fusciana L. (Hemimene juliana (Curtis)) and other insect pests of chestnut and acorn in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. [45 FR 31585, May 13, 1980; 45 FR 35305, May 27, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 49504, July 25, 1980; 57 FR 43148, 43150, Sept. 18, 1992; 60 FR 62320, Dec. 6, 1995; 61 FR 51210, Oct. 1, 1996; 68 FR 50046, Aug. 20, 2003]