Notice2022-01903
Importation of Acer spp. (Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum) Dwarf Plants From the Republic of Korea Into the Continental United States
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January 31, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis relative to the importation of three Acer spp. (Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum) dwarf plants from the Republic of Korea into the continental United States. Currently, Acer spp. are included in our lists of taxa of plants for planting whose importation into the United States is not authorized pending pest risk analysis. Based on the findings of the pest risk analysis, we are proposing to remove Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum dwarf plants from the Republic of Korea from the not authorized pending plant risk analysis lists, thereby allowing the importation of such Acer spp. into the United States, subject to certain conditions. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4832-4833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01903]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0076]
Importation of Acer spp. (Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A.
pseudosieboldianum) Dwarf Plants From the Republic of Korea Into the
Continental United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis relative to the importation of three Acer spp. (Acer
buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum) dwarf plants from
the Republic of Korea into the continental United States. Currently,
Acer spp. are included in our lists of taxa of plants for planting
whose importation into the United States is not authorized pending pest
risk analysis. Based on the findings of the pest risk analysis, we are
proposing to remove Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A.
pseudosieboldianum dwarf plants from the Republic of Korea from the not
authorized pending plant risk analysis lists, thereby allowing the
importation of such Acer spp. into the United States, subject to
certain conditions. We are making the pest risk analysis available to
the public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter APHIS-2021-0076 in the Search field.
Select the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of
documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0076, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which is
located in room 1620 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Narasimha Chary Samboju, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2038.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ``Subpart H--Plants for Planting'' (7 CFR
319.37-1 through 319.37-23, referred to below as the regulations), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture prohibits or restricts the importation of
plants for planting (including living plants, plant parts, seeds, and
plant cuttings) to prevent the introduction of quarantine pests into
the United States. Quarantine pest is defined in Sec. 319.37-2 of the
regulations as a plant pest or noxious weed that is of potential
economic importance to the United States and not yet present in the
United States, or present but not widely distributed and being
officially controlled. Section 319.37-4 of the regulations provides
that certain taxa of plants for planting are not authorized for
importation into the United States pending pest risk analysis (NAPPRA)
to prevent the introduction of quarantine pests into the United States.
Paragraph (e) of Sec. 319.37-4 describes the process for removing
taxa from the NAPPRA lists. After receiving a request to remove taxa
from the NAPPRA lists, APHIS will conduct a pest risk analysis (PRA) in
response to such a request and make the PRA available for public review
and comment. Following the close of the comment period, we will review
all comments received and announce our decision regarding the request
in a subsequent notice. Currently, Acer spp. plants are included on the
NAPPRA lists.\1\
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\1\ To view the NAPPRA lists, go to: <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/permits/plants-and-plant-products-permits/plants-for-planting/ct_nappra">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/permits/plants-and-plant-products-permits/plants-for-planting/ct_nappra</a>.
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The national plant protection organization of the Republic of Korea
(South Korea) has requested that we allow the importation of Acer
buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum as dormant, bare-
rooted dwarf (also known as ``bunjae'') plants into the continental
United States. In response to this request, we prepared a pest risk
assessment that evaluates the request in light of the plant pest risk
associated with the importation of Acer spp. from South Korea, as well
as a risk management document (RMD) based on the pest risk assessment
to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to mitigate
the pest risk of importing Acer spp. from South Korea.
Based on the PRA, we are proposing to allow the importation of Acer
buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum into the
continental United States as dormant, bare-rooted dwarf plants, subject
to the pest risk mitigation measures required for all approved dwarf
plants imported under the APHIS Artificially Dwarfed Plants program,\2\
as well as additional commodity-specific risk management measures for
these species of Acer. These conditions are described in further detail
in the RMD that accompanies this notice.
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\2\ To view the requirements of the APHIS Artificially Dwarfed
Plants program, go to: <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/plants_for_planting.pdf">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/plants_for_planting.pdf</a>.
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Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 319.37-4(e), we are announcing
the availability of our PRA and RMD for public review and comment.
These documents may be viewed on the <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> website or in our
reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> and
information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may
request paper copies of these documents by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to
the subject of the analysis you wish to review when requesting copies.
After reviewing any comments we receive, we will announce our
decision regarding whether to allow the
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importation of Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and A.
pseudosieboldianum as dormant, bare-rooted dwarf plants from South
Korea into the continental United States in a subsequent notice. If the
overall conclusions of our analysis and the Administrator's
determination of risk remain unchanged following our consideration of
the comments, then we will revise the NAPPRA lists to allow the
importation of the aforementioned Acer spp. from South Korea in
accordance with this notice.
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 26th day of January 2022.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-01903 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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