Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2009, and effective on May 7, 2009, we amended the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into the continental United States. However, in making this change, we inadvertently amended the regulations to restrict the importation of clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile to the continental United States and Hawaii, when in fact those fruits had been eligible for importation into the entire United States, including the territories. This technical amendment is necessary to correct that error.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Part 319 [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0115] RIN 0579-AC83 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: In a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2009, and effective on May 7, 2009, we amended the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into the continental United States. However, in making this change, we inadvertently amended the regulations to restrict the importation of clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile to the continental United States and Hawaii, when in fact those fruits had been eligible for importation into the entire United States, including the territories. This technical amendment is necessary to correct that error. DATES: Effective Date: September 10, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist, Risk Management and Plants for Planting Policy, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-0627. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2009 ( 74 FR 15635-15640 , Docket No. APHIS-2007-0115), and effective on May 7, 2009, we amended the regulations in “Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables” ( 7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-49 ) to allow the importation, under certain conditions, of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile …
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Citation: 74 FR 46489
