Notice2023-13674
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Leaves and Stems of Garland Chrysanthemum From Mexico Into the Continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Published
June 28, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands of fresh leaves and stems of Garland Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico. 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 leaves and stems of Garland Chrysanthemum from Mexico.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41875-41876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13674]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0037]
Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Leaves
and Stems of Garland Chrysanthemum From Mexico Into the Continental
United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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 into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands of fresh leaves and stems of Garland
Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico. 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 leaves and
stems of Garland Chrysanthemum from Mexico.
DATES: Imports may be authorized beginning June 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claudia Ferguson, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301)
851-2352; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1b29d9084959890dfb794839684829e9fb184829590df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4506292430212c246b0320372230362a2b05303621246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
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) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 and spread
within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 of the regulations contains a performance-based
process for approving the importation of commodities that, based on the
findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one
or more of the 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 October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57802-57803, Docket No.
APHIS-2021-0037), 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 leaves and stems of Garland
Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico into the continental
United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The
pest risk analysis consisted of a pest risk assessment identifying
pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of
importation of fresh leaves and stems of Garland Chrysanthemum from
Mexico into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands and a risk management document identifying
phytosanitary measures to be applied to that commodity to mitigate the
pest risk.
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\1\ To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, and the comments
we received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Enter APHIS-2021-0037 in the
Search field.
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We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on December
20, 2021. We received 26 comments by that date. Of these, 25 supported
the importation of chrysanthemum leaves and stems for consumption
without further comment or request for modification.
One commenter noted that Garland Chrysanthemum is already
authorized for importation from Mexico as a cut flower if it is
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate that has been issued by the
national plant protection organization of Mexico and attests to the
Garland Chrysanthemum's freedom from Puccinia horiana, the causal agent
of Chrysanthemum White Rust. The commenter further noted that parts
that may be imported include leaves and stems. In light of this
existing authorization, the commenter questioned why the notice was
necessary.
The regulations governing the importation of cut flowers into the
United States are found in 7 CFR 319.74-1 through 319.74-4 (subpart P).
These regulations do not pertain to imported plant parts intended for
consumption. If the commodity is intended for consumption, it is
governed by the regulations in subpart L that are referenced above in
this notice. Separate authorization based on the intended use of the
plant part is warranted because the intended use of
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a plant part may increase or decrease the risk that it presents of
introducing plant pests or noxious weeds into the United States.
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 leaves and stems of Garland Chrysanthemum
(Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico into the continental United States,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands subject to the
phytosanitary measures specified in the RMD that accompanied the
initial notice.
These conditions will be listed in the USDA, APHIS Agricultural
Commodity Import Requirements (ACIR) database (<a href="https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/">https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/</a>).\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-
2483.
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this action
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 20th day of June 2023.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-13674 Filed 6-27-23; 8:45 am]
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