4714 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0066] 

Addition of Guatemala and Honduras 

to the List of Regions Affected With 

Screwworm 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have added Guatemala and 

Honduras to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list 

maintained on the APHIS website of 

regions considered affected with 

screwworm. We took this action because 

of the confirmation of screwworm in 

these regions. 

DATES: Guatemala was added to the list 

of regions considered affected with 

screwworm effective November 1, 2024. 

Honduras was added to the list of 

regions considered affected with 

screwworm effective October 25, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Amber Kerk, APHIS Veterinary 

Services, Regionalization Evaluation 

Services, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 

200, Raleigh, NC 27606; phone: (608) 

662–0625; email: AskRegionalization@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 93 (referred to 

below as the regulations) prohibit or 

restrict the importation of certain 

animals into the United States to 

prevent the introduction of 

communicable diseases and pests of 

livestock. Subparts C, D, E, and F of the 

regulations govern the importation of 

horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs, 

respectively. 

Horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs 

may be imported into the United States 

from the regions where screwworm is 

considered to exist only if they are 

inspected and, if necessary, treated for 

screwworm according to the conditions 

outlined in the regulations for each type 

of animal. The requirements for horses 

are set out in § 93.308(a)(3) and include 

not only pre-embarkation and postarrival inspection and treatment 

requirements, but also quarantine in the 

United States for 7 days after arrival, 

and examination by a veterinarian 

before release from quarantine. The 

requirements for ruminants and swine 

are set out in §§ 93.405(a)(3) and 

93.505(b), respectively, and are the same 

as for horses, other than the 7-day 

quarantine and final examination of the 

animal. The requirements for dogs are 

set out in § 93.600 and require that all 

dogs from affected regions be inspected 

and, if necessary, treated before 

importation. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains a 

list of regions it considers affected with 

screwworm on its website at https://

www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/ 

animalhealth/animal-and-animalproduct-import-information/animalhealth-status-of-regions/. APHIS will 

add a region to the list upon 

determining that screwworm exists in 

the region based on reports we receive 

of detections of the pest from veterinary 

officials of the exporting country, from 

the World Organization for Animal 

Health (WOAH), or from other sources 

the Administrator determines to be 

reliable. 

On October 29, 2024, WOAH received 

a report from Guatemala documenting 

an outbreak of New World screwworm 

(Cochliomyia hominivorax) in cattle 

with no recent import history. 

Accordingly, on November 1, 2024, 

APHIS added Guatemala to the list of 

regions APHIS considers affected with 

screwworm. 

On September 16, 2024, WOAH also 

received a report from Honduras 

documenting an outbreak of New World 

screwworm in illegally imported horses 

in that country. APHIS responded by 

adding Honduras to the Temporary 

Restrictions list for the import of animal 

commodities from or transiting 

Honduras. Soon after, Honduras 

reported further detections of 

screwworm in livestock, including 

cattle and swine, to WOAH on October 

25, 2024. Therefore, on October 25, 

2024, APHIS added Honduras to the list 

of regions APHIS considers affected 

with screwworm. 

As a result, horses, ruminants, swine, 

and dogs from Guatemala and Honduras 

are subject to APHIS import restrictions 

designed to mitigate risk of screwworm 

introduction into the United States. This 

notice serves as an official record and 

public notification of these actions. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301– 

8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 

9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

January 2025. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00939 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0068] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for the Importation of Fresh 

Rhizomes of Wasabi from Indonesia 

Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation of fresh 

rhizomes of wasabi, Eutrema japonicum 

(Miq.) Koidz. (Brassicaceae), for 

consumption from Indonesia into the 

United States. Based on the analysis, we 

have determined 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 rhizomes of wasabi 

from Indonesia into the United States. 

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 March 17, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2024–0068 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2024–0068, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

2C–10.16, 4700 River Road Unit 25, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at www.regulations.gov 

or in our reading room, which is located 

in room 1620 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: Mr. 

Hesham Abuelnaga, Senior Regulatory 

Policy Specialist, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– 

2010; Hesham.A.Abuelnaga@USDA.gov. 


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