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Notices Federal Register

49725 

Vol. 76, No. 155 

Thursday, August 11, 2011 

1To view the notice and the pest risk analysis, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0013. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0013] 

Notice of Decision To Authorize the 

Importation of Fresh Papaya Fruit 

From Malaysia into the Continental 

United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to authorize the 

importation into the continental United 

States of fresh papaya fruit from 

Malaysia. 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 

believe 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 papaya fruit from 

Malaysia. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Phillip B. Grove, Regulatory 

Coordinator, Regulatory Coordination 

and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–6280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–51, 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 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spreading within 

the United States. Under that process, 

APHIS may publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing the 

availability of a 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 may 

authorize the importation of the fruit or 

vegetable subject to the risk-mitigation 

measures identified in the pest risk 

analysis if: (1) No comments were 

received on the pest risk analysis; (2) 

the comments on the pest risk analysis 

revealed that no changes to the pest risk 

analysis were necessary; or (3) changes 

to the pest risk analysis were made in 

response to public comments, but the 

changes did not affect the overall 

conclusions of the analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk. 

In accordance with that process, we 

published a notice 1 in the Federal 

Register on March 15, 2011 (76 FR 

13972, Docket No. APHIS–2011–0013), 

in which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a pest risk 

analysis evaluating the risks associated 

with the importation into the 

continental United States of fresh 

papaya fruit (Carica papaya) from 

Malaysia. The pest risk analysis 

consisted of a pest list identifying pests 

of quarantine significance that are 

present in Malaysia and could follow 

the pathway of importation of papaya 

into the United States and a risk 

management document (RMD) 

identifying phytosanitary measures to 

be applied to Malaysian papaya to 

mitigate the pest risk. We solicited 

comments on the notice for 60 days 

ending on May 16, 2011. We received 

one comment by that date, from a State 

Department of Agriculture. The 

commenter requested that shipments of 

papaya not be allowed entry into the 

commenter’s State until the 

effectiveness of the phytosanitary 

measures listed in the pest risk analysis 

had been demonstrated through use on 

products imported into lower-risk 

States. 

We have determined, for the reasons 

described in the RMD that accompanied 

the March 2011 notice, that the 

measures specified in the RMD will 

effectively mitigate the risk associated 

with the importation of fresh papaya 

fruit from Malaysia. The commenter did 

not provide any evidence suggesting 

that the mitigations are not effective. 

Therefore, we are not taking the action 

requested by the commenter. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(2)(ii), we 

are announcing our decision to 

authorize the importation into the 

continental United States of fresh 

papaya fruit from Malaysia subject to 

the following phytosanitary measures: 

• The fruit must be imported into the 

United States as a commercial 

consignment. 

• The fruit must be irradiated in 

accordance with the requirements of 7 

CFR part 305 with a minimum absorbed 

dose of 400 Gy. 

• If irradiation is applied outside the 

United States, each consignment of fruit 

must be precleared by APHIS inspectors 

in Malaysia. Each shipment must be 

inspected jointly by APHIS and 

Malaysian inspectors and accompanied 

by a phytosanitary certificate issued by 

the national plant protection 

organization (NPPO) of Malaysia 

certifying that the fruit received the 

required irradiation treatment. 

• If irradiation is to be applied upon 

arrival in the United States, each 

consignment of fruit must be inspected 

by Malaysian inspectors prior to 

departure and accompanied by a 

phytosanitary certificate issued by the 

NPPO of Malaysia. 

• Each consignment is subject to 

inspection at the U.S. port of entry. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

Fruits and Vegetables Import 

Requirements database (available at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/favir). In 

addition to these specific measures, 

fresh papaya fruit from Malaysia will be 

subject to the general requirements 

listed in § 319.56–3 that are applicable 

to the importation of all fruits and 

vegetables. Further, for fruits and 

vegetables requiring treatment as a 

condition of entry, the phytosanitary 

treatment regulations in 7 CFR part 305 

contain administrative and procedural 

requirements that must be observed in 

connection with the application and 

certification of specific treatments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 


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49726 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 155 / Thursday, August 11, 2011 / Notices 

Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20411 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0023] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 

Cape Gooseberry Fruit With Husks 

From Chile 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

continental United States of fresh Cape 

gooseberry fruit (Physalis peruviana L.) 

with husks from Chile. Based on this 

analysis, we concluded 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 Cape gooseberry fruit from Chile. 

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 October 11, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0023- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2010–0023, 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0023 or 

in our reading room, which 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Claudia Ferguson, Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and 

Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, 

(301) 734–0754. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56– 

1 through 319.56–51, 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 

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 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. 

APHIS received a request from the 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) of the Republic of Chile to allow 

the importation of fresh Cape gooseberry 

fruit (Physalis peruviana L.), with 

husks, to be imported from Chile into 

the continental United States. We have 

completed a pest risk assessment for 

this commodity to identify pests of 

quarantine significance that could 

follow the pathway of importation into 

the United States and, based on this list, 

have prepared a risk management 

document to identify phytosanitary 

measures that could be applied to fresh 

Cape goosberry fruit with husks from 

Chile to mitigate the pest risk. We have 

concluded that fresh Cape gooseberry 

fruit with husks can be safely imported 

into the continental United States from 

Chile using one or more of the five 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in § 319.56–4(b). For Cape 

gooseberry fruit with husks from Chile, 

these measures are: 

• Cape gooseberry fruit will be 

subject to inspection upon arrival in the 

United States. 

• Each consignment of Cape 

gooseberry fruit must be accompanied 

by a phytosanitary certificate issued by 

NPPO of Chile stating: ‘‘The Cape 

gooseberry in the consignment has been 

inspected and is free of pests.’’ 

• Cape gooseberry fruit must be 

imported into the United States in 

commercial consignments only. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the 

availability of our pest risk analysis for 

public review and comment. The pest 

risk analysis may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the pest risk analysis by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of 

the pest risk 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 Cape 

gooseberry fruit with husks from Chile 

in a subsequent notice. If the overall 

conclusions of the analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk 

remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will authorize the importation of fresh 

Cape gooseberry fruit with husks from 

Chile into the continental United States 

subject to the requirements specified in 

the risk management document. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 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 5th day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20412 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–588–845, A–580–834, C–580–835, A–583– 

831] 

Continuation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders: Stainless 

Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From 

Japan, Korea, and Taiwan 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

(‘‘AD’’) orders on stainless steel sheet 

and strip in coils from Japan, Korea, and 

Taiwan would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping, 

that revocation of the countervailing 

duty (‘‘CVD’’) order on stainless steel 

sheet and strip in coils from Korea 

would likely lead to continuation or 


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