Comment from Terry & Susie Weaver, Kona Dragon Fruit, Inc.

Document ID: APHIS-2007-0050-0013
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Received Date: December 14 2007, at 03:48 PM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: December 20 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: November 15 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: January 14 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8037a2ef
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Interstate Movement of Fruit From Hawaii

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The Honorable Chuck Conner Acting Secretary United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue S.W. Washington DC 20250 Dear Mr. Secretary, We are in full support of the purposed amendments contained in Docket Number APHIS-2007-0050 regarding regulations that will allow exportation of dragonfruit, hylocereus and selenacereus varieties, to the continental United States. We appreciate and support the mission of your department in providing protection against the spread of plant pests from all places outside of the United States and are confident that our farm can cooperate successfully with these regulations as proposed while providing the consumer a quality product that will satisfy the most rigorous standards While waiting for permission to export our dragonfruit we have struggled to stay in business and eagerly await this opportunity. Quality products are the benchmark of Weaver Farm and Kona Dragon Fruit, Inc. Aloha, Terry and Susie Weaver