Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 25, 2010 / Notices 29309 

1To view the notice and the pest risk analysis, 

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

component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0003). 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2010–0004. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or to comments received, go 

to the FSIS Docket Room at the address 

listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark.Cutrufelli@fsis.usda.gov, phone: 

(770) 304–8919. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A mobile slaughter unit (MSU) is a 

self-contained slaughter facility that can 

travel from site to site. The MSU 

compliance guide is intended for 

owners and managers of a new or 

existing red meat or poultry mobile 

slaughter unit who want their business 

to come under Federal inspection and to 

operate in accordance with FSIS 

regulations. The document includes the 

procedures necessary to receive a 

Federal grant of inspection, unique 

concerns that may arise with mobile 

slaughter units, and links to regulatory 

requirements and resources. 

The meat and poultry industries have 

become increasingly consolidated, 

while consumer interest in locally 

grown and specialty products has 

continued to expand. MSUs can help 

producers meet consumer demand for 

locally grown and specialty products 

and can serve multiple small producers 

in areas where slaughter services might 

be unaffordable or otherwise 

unavailable. Therefore MSUs can help 

small producers expand their businesses 

and create wealth in rural communities. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and 

customized access to selected food 

safety news and information. This 

service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on May 17, 2010. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12510 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0003] 

Notice of Decision to Issue Permits for 

the Importation of Fresh Male Summer 

Squash Flowers From Israel 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 begin issuing permits for 

the importation into the continental 

United States of fresh male summer 

squash flowers from Israel. 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 male summer 

squash flowers from Israel. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Donna L. West, Senior Import 

Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and 

Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734-0627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart— 

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56-1 

through 319.56-50, 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 begin 

issuing permits for importation of the 

fruit or vegetable subject to the riskmitigation 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 notice1 in the Federal 

Register on February 9, 2010 (75 FR 

6346, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0003) 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 male 

summer squash flowers from Israel. We 

solicited comments on the notice for 60 

days ending on April 12, 2010. We 

received one comment during that time. 

The commenter wrote in support of 

allowing the importation of fresh male 

summer squash flowers from Israel into 

the continental United States. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

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

announcing our decision to begin 

issuing permits for the importation into 

the continental United States of fresh 

male summer squash flowers from Israel 

provided that each commercial 

consignment of the squash flowers is 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate stating that the consignment 

has been inspected and found free of 


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Helicoverpa armigera and Scirtothrips 

dorsalis and that each consignment is 

subject to inspection at the 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 male summer squash flowers from 

Israel will be subject to the general 

requirements listed in § 319.56-3 that 

are applicable to the importation of all 

fruits and vegetables. 

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 19th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12532 Filed 5–24–10; 10:03 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Muncie, IN; 

Fremont, NE; Maryland; and West 

Lafayette, IN Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): East Indiana 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana); 

Fremont Grain Inspection Department, 

Inc. (Fremont); Maryland Department of 

Agriculture (Maryland); Enid Grain 

Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid); and 

Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus). 

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, 

Branch Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, 202–720–8262 or 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

September 4, 2009, Federal Register (74 

FR 45803), GIPSA requested 

applications for designation to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

presently serviced by the agencies 

named above. Applications were due by 

October 1, 2009. 

East Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and 

Titus were the sole applicants for 

designations to provide official services 

in these areas. As a result, GIPSA did 

not ask for additional comments. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that East 

Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 

are qualified to provide official services 

in the geographic areas specified in the 

September 4, 2009, Federal Register for 

which they applied. These designation 

actions to provide official services in the 

specified areas are effective July 1, 2010, 

and terminate on June 30, 2013. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by calling the telephone 

numbers listed below: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

East Indiana ....................................... Muncie, IN (765–289–1206) ........................................................................ 7/1/2010 ...... 6/30/2013 

Fremont .............................................. Fremont, NE (402–721–5086) ..................................................................... 7/1/2010 ...... 6/30/2013 

Additonal Location: Denison, IA.

Maryland ............................................ Annapolis, MD (410–841–2750) .................................................................. 7/1/2010 ...... 6/30/2013 

Titus ................................................... West Lafayette, IN (765–497–2202) ............................................................ 7/1/2010 ...... 6/30/2013 

Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA 

authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to 

designate a qualified applicant to 

provide official services in a specified 

area after determining that the applicant 

is better able than any other applicant 

to provide such official services (7 

U.S.C. 79 (f)(1)). 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for 3 years unless terminated 

by the Secretary; however, designations 

may be renewed according to the 

criteria and procedures prescribed in 

section 7(f) of the Act. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Marianne Plaus, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12382 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; and 

Decatur, IN Areas; Request for 

Comments on the Official Agencies 

Servicing These Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end 

on December 31, 2010. We are asking 

persons or governmental agencies 

interested in providing official services 

in the areas presently served by these 

agencies to submit an application for 

designation. In addition, we are asking 

for comments on the quality of services 

provided by the following designated 

agencies: Columbus Grain Inspection, 

Inc. (Columbus); Gulf Country Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country); 

and Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, 

Inc. (Northeast Indiana). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received by July 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and 

comments concerning this notice using 

any of the following methods: 

• Applying for Designation on the 

Internet: Use FGISonline (https:// 

fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/ 

default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 

on the Delegations/Designations and 

Export Registrations (DDR) link. You 

will need to obtain an FGISonline 

customer number and USDA 

eAuthentication username and 

password prior to applying. 

• Submit Comments Using the 

Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (http:// 

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 


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