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1https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/ea/ 

2023/regional-slf-2023-ea.pdf. 

delicatula, an invasive species native to 

Asia, is a destructive pest that in large 

numbers can cause significant damage 

to critical habitat and economically 

important plants. The U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to control SLF, to slow the spread of this 

invasive insect in the conterminous 

United States, wherever outbreaks are 

detected. 

SLF was first detected in the United 

States in 2014 in Pennsylvania. In 2015, 

APHIS implemented SLF control 

activities to respond to this new pest 

threat. Later, in 2019, APHIS started an 

official SLF program. SLF is a 

significant economic and lifestyle pest 

for residents, businesses, tourism, 

forestry, and agriculture. 

SLF infestation has led to crop loss, 

agriculture exportation problems, and 

increased management costs. APHIS is 

concerned by the potential for longdistance movement of SLF within the 

United States, and by the continued risk 

of SLF introduction from other 

countries. The environmental and 

socioeconomic damage to SLF-affected 

regions can be substantial. For context, 

grape vineyards in South Korea and the 

United States appear to be particularly 

affected, jeopardizing an industry worth 

billions of dollars. One vineyard in the 

United States reportedly faced a crop 

yield loss of up to 90 percent. An 

uncontained SLF infestation could drain 

Pennsylvania’s economy of at least $324 

million annually. 

While SLF has not yet been found in 

western United States, it has been 

intercepted in airplanes arriving from 

the eastern United States. Suitable 

conditions for SLF establishment exist 

in large regions of the United States, 

giving the insect the potential to damage 

valuable host crops, forests, and critical 

habitat for listed species. APHIS’ review 

and analysis of potential environmental 

impacts associated with the Spotted 

Lanternfly Cooperative Control Program 

are documented in a programmatic 

environmental assessment (ProEA) 

titled ‘‘Spotted Lanternfly Cooperative 

Control Program for the Conterminous 

United States’’ (June 2023). The ProEA 

incorporates by reference, the analysis 

in ‘‘Expanded Spotted Lanternfly 

Control Program in Select States in the 

Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic 

Regions of the United States EA’’.1 In 

our analysis, APHIS found that an 

adaptive pest management approach 

that combines quarantine, chemical 

treatments, and pest survey is the 

preferred alternative to address the 

potential environmental impact of a SLF 

outbreak. 

The ProEA may be viewed on the 

regulations.gov website 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 also request 

paper copies of the ProEA by calling or 

writing to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the ProEA when 

requesting copies. 

The ProEA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of 

October 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24752 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Codex Office 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Spices and Culinary Herbs 

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Codex Office is 

sponsoring a public meeting on 

December 6, 2023. The objective of the 

public meeting is to provide information 

and receive public comments on agenda 

items and draft U.S. positions to be 

discussed at the 7th Session of the 

Codex Committee on Spices and 

Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) of the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (CAC). 

CCSCH7 will be held in Kochi, Kerala, 

India, from January 29–February 2, 

2024. The U.S. Manager for Codex 

Alimentarius and the Under Secretary 

for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 

Affairs recognize the importance of 

providing interested parties the 

opportunity to obtain background 

information on the 7th Session of the 

CCSCH and to address items on the 

agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for December 6, 2023, from 1:00–2:30 

p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place via Video Teleconference 

only. Documents related to the 7th 

Session of the CCSCH will be accessible 

via the internet at the following address: 

https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/ 

?meeting=CCSCH&session=7. 

Mr. Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate to 

the 7th Session of the CCSCH, invites 

interested U.S. parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: dorian.lafond@

usda.gov. 

Registration: Attendees may register 

to attend the public meeting here: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/ 

register/vJItcuyqrDgsEpm1ar

9sahLeoFTqCPXeXig. After registering, 

you will receive a confirmation email 

containing information about joining the 

meeting. 

For further information about the 7th 

Session of the CCSCH, contact U.S. 

Delegate, Mr. Dorian LaFond, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 

dorian.lafond@usda.gov, (202) 690– 

4944. For an additional contact 

regarding the public meeting, contact 

the U.S. Codex Office by email at: 

uscodex@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission 

was established in 1963 by two United 

Nations organizations, the Food and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the 

World Health Organization (WHO). 

Through adoption of food standards, 

codes of practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting their adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The Terms of Reference of the Codex 

Committee on Spices and Culinary 

Herbs (CCSCH) are: 

(a) To elaborate worldwide standards 

for spices and culinary herbs in their 

dried and dehydrated state in whole, 

ground, and cracked or crushed form; 

(b) To consult, as necessary, with 

other international organizations in the 

standards development process to avoid 

duplication. 

The CCSCH is hosted by India. The 

United States attends the CCSCH as a 

member country of Codex. 


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Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items from the 

forthcoming Agenda for the 7th Session 

of the CCSCH will be discussed during 

the public meeting: 

• Matters referred to the Committee by 

the Codex Alimentarius Commission 

and/or its subsidiary bodies 

• Draft standard for small cardamom 

• Draft standard for spices in the form 

of dried fruits and berries: Part A— 

Requirements for allspice, juniper 

berry, star anise 

• Proposed draft standard for spices in 

the form of dried fruits and berries: 

Part B—Requirements for vanilla 

• Proposed draft standard for turmeric 

• Consideration of the proposals for 

new work 

• Update to the template for spices and 

culinary herbs standards 

• Date and place of the next session 

Public Meeting 

At the December 6, 2023, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to Mr. 

Dorian LaFond, U.S. Delegate for the 7th 

Session of the CCSCH, at 

dorian.lafond@usda.gov. Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 7th Session of the 

CCSCH. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, the U.S. 

Codex Office will announce this Federal 

Register publication on-line through the 

USDA Codex web page located at: 

http://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that 

also offers an email subscription service 

providing access to information related 

to Codex. Customers can add or delete 

their subscriptions themselves and have 

the option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-programdiscrimination-complaint-usdacustomer, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. Send 

your completed complaint form or letter 

to USDA by mail, fax, or email. Mail: 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; Fax: (202) 690–7442; 

Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on November 3, 

2023. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24773 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–44–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

Getinge Group Logistics Americas 

LLC; (Care Products and Kits); Dayton, 

New Jersey 

On July 7, 2023, Getinge Group 

Logistics Americas LLC submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board for its facility 

within Subzone 49W in Dayton, New 

Jersey. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (88 FR 44779, July 13, 

2023). On November 6, 2023, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.14. 

Dated: November 6, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24822 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–45–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 107; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

Lely North America, Inc.; (Automated 

Milking and Feeding Equipment); Pella, 

Iowa 

On July 7, 2023, Lely North America, 

Inc. submitted a notification of 

proposed production activity to the FTZ 

Board for its facility within Subzone 

107E in Pella, Iowa. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (88 FR 45390, July 17, 

2023). On November 6, 2023, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.14. 

Dated: November 6, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24821 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–170–2023] 

Approval of Subzone Expansion; 

Getinge Group Logistics Americas 

LLC; East Windsor, New Jersey 

On September 1, 2023, the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Port Authority of New 

York and New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 49, 

requesting to expand Subzone 49W 

subject to the existing activation limit of 

FTZ 49, on behalf of Getinge Group 

Logistics Americas LLC, in East 

Windsor, New Jersey. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (88 FR 61499, September 7, 

2023). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed 

the application and determined that it 

meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to the FTZ 

Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 

400.36(f)), the application to expand 

Subzone 49W was approved on 

November 6, 2023, subject to the FTZ 


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