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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 of avocados from continental Spain (excluding the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands) into the United States. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
DATES:
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-2012-0002-0001.
- Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2012-0002, 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-2012-0002 or Start Printed Page 32184in 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.
Start Further InfoFOR 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.
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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.
Start SignatureEnd Signature End Supplemental InformationDone in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of May 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Footnotes
1. To view the proposed rule, risk documents, and the comments we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0002.
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Document Information
- Comments Received:
- 0 Comments
- Published:
- 05/29/2013
- Department:
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Entry Type:
- Proposed Rule
- Action:
- Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
- Document Number:
- 2013-12679
- Dates:
- We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 13, 2013.
- Pages:
- 32183-32184 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. APHIS-2012-0002
- RINs:
- 0579-AD63
- PDF File:
- 2013-12679.pdf
- Supporting Documents:
- » Final Rule: Analysis in Support of Certification that the Rule will not have a Significant Impact on a Substantial Number of Small Entities
- » Allowing a new cold treatment facility at Mascoutah, Illinois Treatment Evaluation Document
- » Characterizing and mitigating relative risk associated with the movement of tropical fruit fly host material into the United States for cold treatment at certain ports
- » Risk Management Document: Importation of Fresh Avocado, Persea americana Miller, from Continental Spain into the United States
- » Pest Risk Assessment: Importation of Fresh Avocado, Persea americana Miller, from Continental Spain into the United States
- CFR: (1)
- 7 CFR 319