APHIS Seeks Comments on Certain Pest-Free Areas in Australia
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is announcing that it has received a request from the Government of Australia to recognize new areas of that country as being free of Ceratitis capitata (the Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly) and other areas as being free of Bactrocera tryoni (the Queensland fruit fly). Comments are due by October 20, 2011.
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Specifically, the Government of Australia asked for recognition that the States of New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria as free of Medfly, and the State of Western Australia free of Queensland fruit fly. The APHIS Administrator has determined that these areas meet the regulatory criteria for recognition as pest-free areas. After APHIS reviews comments on this notice, it will announce its decision regarding the status of these areas. If the Administrator’s determination remains unchanged, APHIS will amend the list of pest-free areas to list the respective areas as being free from Medfly and Queensland fruit fly.