Importation of Chinese Sand Pears From China

Document ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0001
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Topics: Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, Nursery Stock, Plant Diseases and Pests, Quarantine, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Rice, Vegetables
Federal Register Number: 2011-32320
CFR Citation: 7 CFR Part 319
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Abstract: We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of Chinese sand pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) from China into the United States. As a condition of entry, sand pears from areas in China in which the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is not known to exist would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that would include requirements for registration of places of production and packinghouses, sourcing of pest-free propagative material, inspection for quarantine pests at set intervals by the national plant protection organization of China, bagging of fruit, safeguarding, labeling, and importation in commercial consignments. Sand pears from areas in China in which Oriental fruit fly is known to exist could be imported into the United States if, in addition to these requirements, the places of production and packinghouses have a monitoring system in place for Oriental fruit fly and the pears are treated with cold treatment. All sand pears from China would also be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that all conditions for the importation of the pears have been met and that the consignment of pears has been inspected and found free of quarantine pests. This action would allow for the importation of sand pears from China into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
Document Subtype: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Received Date: December 16 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page: 78168 - 78172
Comment Start Date: December 16 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: February 14 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time

Comments

   
Total: 5
Comment from Dayna Enriquez
Submitter: Enriquez, Dayna    Posted: 01/23/2012     ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0005

Feb 14,2012 11:59 PM ET
Comment from Richard Gaskalla
Submitter: Gaskalla, Richard    Posted: 01/30/2012     ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0006

Feb 14,2012 11:59 PM ET
Shi Zongwei, AQSIQ
Submitter: Zongwei, Shi    Posted: 02/06/2012     ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0007

Feb 14,2012 11:59 PM ET
Comment from Michael Cooper
Submitter: Cooper, Michael    Posted: 02/10/2012     ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0008

Feb 14,2012 11:59 PM ET
Comment from James McFerson
Submitter: McFerson, James    Posted: 02/15/2012     ID: APHIS-2011-0007-0009

Feb 14,2012 11:59 PM ET

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