Notice2025-06236
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Leaves and Stems of Glasswort From Israel Into the United States
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Published
April 11, 2025
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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 that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh leaves and stems of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.) for consumption from Israel into the United States. Based on the analysis, 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 glasswort from Israel into the United States. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 69 (Friday, April 11, 2025)]
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[FR Doc No: 2025-06236]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0047]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the
Importation of Fresh Leaves and Stems of Glasswort From Israel Into the
United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of
fresh leaves and stems of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.) for
consumption from Israel into the United States. Based on the analysis,
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 glasswort from Israel into the
United States. 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 June
10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2024-0047 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-2024-0047, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 2C-10.16, 4700 River Road, Unit 25, 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: Ms. Gina Stiltner, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS,
500 New Karner Road, Suite 2, Albany, NY 12055; (518) 760-2468;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c0b25222d6200621f3825203822293e0c191f080d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6a44434c0361037e5944415943485f6d787e696c034a425b">[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) 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 or disseminated within the United States.
Section 319.56-4 contains a performance-based process for approving
the importation of fruits and vegetables that, based on the findings of
a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more of
the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of
that section.
APHIS received a request from the national plant protection
organization of Israel to allow the importation of fresh leaves and
stems of glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.) for consumption from Israel
into the United States. As part of our evaluation of Israel's request,
we have prepared a pest risk assessment to identify the pests of
quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of the
importation of fresh leaves and stems of glasswort for consumption from
Israel into the United States. Based on the pest risk assessment, a
risk management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary
measures that could be applied to fresh leaves and stems of glasswort
to mitigate the pest risk.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 319.56-4(c), we are announcing
the availability of our pest risk assessment and RMD for public review
and comment. Those documents, as well as a description of the economic
considerations associated with the importation of fresh leaves and
stems of glasswort for consumption from Israel into the United States,
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 the pest risk assessment and RMD 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 the import status of fresh leaves and stems of
glasswort for consumption from Israel into the 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 authorize the importation
of fresh leaves and stems of glasswort for consumption from Israel into
the United States subject to the requirements specified in the RMD.
(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 4th day of April 2025.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-06236 Filed 4-10-25; 8:45 am]
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