Comment from David R Smith

Document ID: APHIS-2006-0107-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Received Date: September 05 2006, at 02:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: September 5 2006, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: August 30 2006, at 07:23 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: October 30 2006, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 801c7ba8
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This is comment on Rule

Spring Viremia of Carp; Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish, Fertilized Eggs, and Gametes

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I'm very concerned with the restrictions as they effect Koi (Carp) imports from Japan. I am under the understanding that there are no reported SVC cases in Japan. Japan is also closed to all Koi/Carp imports. So I don't see Koi from Japan intended for private residental koi ponds as a significant threat to food fish in the US. Also it appears the inspections are just looking over the fish without any sort of testing, so could double the cost of Koi in some cases without doing anyting significant to protect domestic food fish. Ryan Smith

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Public Submission Posted: 09/05/2006 ID: APHIS-2006-0107-0004