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pests: Bactrocera cucurbitae, B. 

invadens, Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis 

rosa, Chrysodeixis chalcites, 

Helicoverpa armigera, H. assulta, 

Leucinodes orbonalis, Maconellicoccus 

hirsutus, and Nipaecoccus viridis. 

(1) Production site requirements. (i) 

Production sites in which the tomatoes 

are produced must be registered with 

the national plant protection 

organization (NPPO) of the exporting 

country. Initial approval of production 

sites must be completed jointly by the 

NPPO of the exporting country and 

APHIS. 

(ii) The NPPO of the exporting 

country must visit and inspect the 

production sites monthly, beginning 2 

months before the harvest and 

continuing through the end of the 

shipping season. APHIS may monitor 

the production sites if necessary. 

(iii) Production sites must be pestexclusionary structures (PES). The PES 

must have self-closing double doors. All 

openings, including vents, to the 

outside of the PES must be covered by 

screening with mesh openings of not 

more than 1.6 mm. 

(iv) No shade trees may be grown 

within 10 meters of the entry door of the 

PES, and no other fruit fly host plants 

may be grown within 50 meters of the 

entry door of the PES. 

(2) Mitigation measures for fruit flies. 

(i) Beginning 2 months prior to the start 

of the shipping season and continuing 

through the end of the harvest, the 

NPPO of the exporting country must set 

and maintain fruit fly traps with an 

APHIS-approved protein bait inside 

each PES at a rate of eight traps per 

hectare, with a minimum of four traps 

in each PES, and check the traps every 

7 days. The NPPO of the exporting 

country must maintain records of trap 

placement, trap maintenance, and 

captures of any fruit flies of concern. 

The NPPO must maintain trapping 

records for 1 year, and make the records 

available to APHIS upon request. 

(ii) Capture of a single fruit fly of 

concern inside a PES will immediately 

result in cancellation of exports to the 

United States from that PES. The 

detection of a fruit fly of concern in a 

consignment at the port of entry that is 

traced back to a PES will also result in 

immediate cancellation of exports to the 

United States from that PES. In both 

cases, exports from the PES in question 

may not resume until APHIS and the 

NPPO of the exporting country have 

mutually determined that the risk has 

been properly mitigated. 

(3) Harvesting requirements. The stem 

and calyx must be removed from the 

tomato. 

(4) Packinghouse requirements. (i) 

While in use for exporting tomatoes to 

the United States, the packinghouses 

may only accept fruit from registered 

production sites. 

(ii) No shade trees may be grown 

within 10 meters of the entry door of the 

packinghouses, and no other fruit fly 

host plants may be grown within 50 

meters of the entry door of the 

packinghouses. 

(5) Post-harvest procedures. (i) The 

tomatoes must be safeguarded by an 

insect-proof mesh screen or plastic 

tarpaulin while in transit to the 

packinghouse and while awaiting 

packing. 

(ii) Tomatoes must be packed within 

24 hours of harvest in insect-proof 

cartons or containers, or covered with 

insect-proof mesh or a plastic tarpaulin 

for transport to the United States. These 

safeguards must remain intact until 

arrival in the United States or the 

consignment will be denied entry into 

the United States. 

(iii) If transported by sea, the 

containers in which the tomatoes are 

packed must be kept closed if stored 

within 20 meters of a fruit fly host prior 

to being loaded on the vessel. 

(6) Commercial consignments. The 

tomatoes may be imported in 

commercial consignments only. 

(7) Phytosanitary certificate. Each 

consignment of tomatoes must be 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate issued by the NPPO of the 

exporting country, providing an 

additional declaration ‘‘These tomatoes 

were grown in registered production 

sites in [name of country] and the 

consignment has been inspected and 

found free of quarantine pests.’’ 

* * * * * 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

July 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19518 Filed 8–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0585; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWP–9] 

Proposed Modification of Class E 

Airspace; Blythe, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class E airspace at Blythe, CA. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at Blythe Airport. 

The FAA is proposing this action to 

enhance the safety and management of 

aircraft operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2011– 

0585; Airspace Docket No. 11–AWP–9, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2011–0585 and Airspace Docket No. 11– 

AWP–9) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2011–0585 and 

Airspace Docket No. 11–AWP–9’’. The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 


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All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/

air_traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Blythe Airport, 

Blythe, CA. Additional controlled 

airspace is necessary to accommodate 

aircraft using the RNAV (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures at 

Blythe Airport. This action would 

enhance the safety and management of 

aircraft operations at the airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005, of FAA 

Order 7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, 

and effective September 15, 2010, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation; (1) 

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the agency’s 

authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it creates 

additional controlled airspace at Blythe 

Airport, Blythe, CA. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010 is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Blythe, CA [Modified] 

Blythe Airport, CA 

(Lat. 33°37′09′′ N., long. 114°43′01′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of the Blythe Airport, and within 4 

miles south and 1.2 miles north of the 264° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

6.7-mile radius to 10 miles west of the 

airport. That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an area 

bounded by lat. 33°50′00′′ N., long. 

114°21′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°42′00′′ N., long. 

114°17′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°41′30′′ N., long. 

114°07′30′′ W.; to lat. 33°27′00′′ N., long. 

114°09′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°28′00′′ N., long. 

114°13′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°28′30′′ N., long. 

114°28′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°26′00′′ N., long. 

115°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°53′00′′ N., long. 

115°07′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°15′00′′ N., long. 

114°50′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°15′00′′ N., long. 

114°28′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°52′00′′ N., long. 

114°29′00′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning, and that airspace within a 15.8- 

mile radius of Blythe Airport extending 

clockwise from the 124° bearing to the 227° 

bearing from Blythe Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 

2011. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19498 Filed 8–1–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Part 655 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2010–0170] 

RIN 2125–AF41 

National Standards for Traffic Control 

Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic 

Control Devices for Streets and 

Highways; Revision 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), (DOT). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Manual on Uniform 

Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is 

incorporated in our regulations, 

approved by the Federal Highway 

Administration, and recognized as the 

national standard for traffic control 

devices used on all streets, highways, 

bikeways, and private roads open to 

public travel. The FHWA proposes to 


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