32184 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 29, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

1To view the proposed rule, risk documents, and 

the comments we received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2012-0002. 

1To view the proposed rule, risk documents, and 

the comments we received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2011-0132. 

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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Meredith C. Jones, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On January 30, 2013, we published in 

the Federal Register (78 FR 6222–6227, 

Docket No. APHIS–2012–0002), a 

proposal 1 to amend the fruits and 

vegetables regulations to allow the 

importation of avocados from 

continental Spain (excluding the 

Balearic Islands and Canary Islands) 

into the United States subject to a 

systems approach and treatment. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before 

April 1, 2013. We are reopening the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2012–0002 for an additional 15 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. We will also accept 

comments received between April 2, 

2013 (the day after the close of the 

original comment period) and the date 

of this notice. 

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 22nd day of 

May 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12679 Filed 5–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 319 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0132] 

RIN 0579–AD62 

Importation of Fresh Apricots From 

Continental Spain 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the 

comment period for our proposed rule 

that would allow the importation into 

the United States of fresh apricots from 

continental Spain. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published January 30, 

2013 (78 FR 6227) is reopened. We will 

consider all comments that we receive 

on or before June 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0132- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0132, 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-2011-0132 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Meredith C. Jones, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 30, 2013, we published in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 6227–6232, 

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0132) a 

proposal 1 to amend the regulations 

concerning the importation of fruits and 

vegetables to allow the importation of 

fresh apricots from continental Spain 

into the United States subject to a 

systems approach jointly agreed upon in 

a bilateral workplan between APHIS 

and the national plant protection 

organization of Spain. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before 

April 1, 2013. We are reopening the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0132 for an additional 15 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. We will also consider 

all comments received between April 2, 

2013 (the day after the close of the 

original comment period) and the date 

of this notice. 

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 22nd day of 

May 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12685 Filed 5–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

9 CFR part 417 

[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0019] 

HACCP Systems Validation 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the availability of updated guidance for 

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 

(HACCP) systems validation. In 

addition, FSIS is announcing that it will 

hold a public meeting on June 25, 2013, 

to review changes to the guidance 

announced in this notice and to take 

comments. The public meeting will also 

be available by teleconference. 

Following the public meeting, the 

Agency will accept written comments 

until July 25, 2013. Given the extensive 

opportunity for comment on the 

guidance, however, the Agency believes 


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