Washington, DC
November 10, 2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS)
is proposing to allow the importation of commercial shipments of
fresh eggplant from Israel. As a condition of entry, the
eggplant would be grown under a systems approach that would
include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site,
fruit fly trapping inside and outside the production site and
pest-excluding packinghouse procedures. The eggplant would also
be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate
issued by the Israeli national plant protection organization
with an additional declaration confirming that the eggplant had
been produced in accordance with the proposed requirements. This
action would allow for the importation of commercial
consignments of fresh eggplant from Israel into the United
States while continuing to provide protection against the
introduction of quarantine pests.
This action is scheduled for publication in the Nov. 12, 2008,
Federal Register.
We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
Jan. 12, 2009. You may submit comments by either of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0153
to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0153, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0153. |
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