Consent 6.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 01/28/2014
- Title:
- Support Letter for NatureSweet Tomato Seedlings
- Submitted By:
- Arlethe Rios, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Board of Supervisors
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Document Signatures:
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
n/a
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
n/a
Mandated Function?:
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Ratify approving a letter of support of the importation of tomato plantlets from Mexico for use in NatureSweet’s Arizona greenhouses.
Background:
Since the letter had to be received by January 22, 2014 the chair signed the letter and wanted to ratify the action in today's meeting.
Stakeholder Risk Assessment Consultation
Stakeholder risk assessment consultation allows stakeholders to review and provide comments on draft risk assessments or pest lists for fruits, vegetables, plants, or plant products for a 30-day period prior to the country consultation process. As draft risk assessments and pest lists are made available for comment, they will be posted on this page with the date by which comments are due.
Please submit your comments to PPQPRAcomments
@aphis.usda.gov. You will need to include the name of the commodity assessed by the draft document (examples: apples, spruce trees) in the Subject line of your emailed comment.
Your comments will be considered and may result in changes to the risk assessments or pest lists. However, we are unable to provide you with individual feedback regarding your comment. When providing comments, please note:
• You will not find mitigations for pests shown in draft pest lists and risk assessments. Risk Management, including mitigations, is conducted after we receive stakeholder and country comments on each pest list or risk assessment.
• You will have additional opportunities to provide comments on our risk assessments or pest lists when the respective proposed rules or notices are available for comment in the Federal Register.
To receive automatic notifications that risk assessments or pest lists have been posted to this website for review and comment, we encourage interested stakeholders to register with the APHIS Stakeholder Registry. When signing up for specific updates, check the boxes for "Fruits and Vegetables Imports" and/or "Plants for Planting", depending on your interests. These boxes may be found on the list by expanding the headings "APHIS - Plant Health Information" > "Importation into the US" > "Entry Requirements".
Draft Risk Assessments Available for Comment
• Importation of Apples (Malus pumila) from China into the continental United States (Comments due by January 3, 2014)
• Movement of Fresh Fruit of Achachairu (Garcinia gardneriana) into the Continental United States from Puerto Rico (Comments due by January 10, 2014)
• Importation of Nectarine [Prunus persica var. nucipersica (Suckow) C.K. Schneid.], Peach (P. persica L. Batsch var. persica), and European Plum (P. domestica A. Savat. subsp. domestica) from Continental Spain into the Continental United States (Comments due by January 17, 2014)
• Importation of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) greenhouse-grown plantlets in APHIS approved growing media from Mexico into the Continental United States (Comments due by January 22, 2014)
Stakeholder Risk Assessment Consultation
Stakeholder risk assessment consultation allows stakeholders to review and provide comments on draft risk assessments or pest lists for fruits, vegetables, plants, or plant products for a 30-day period prior to the country consultation process. As draft risk assessments and pest lists are made available for comment, they will be posted on this page with the date by which comments are due.
Please submit your comments to PPQPRAcomments
@aphis.usda.gov. You will need to include the name of the commodity assessed by the draft document (examples: apples, spruce trees) in the Subject line of your emailed comment.
Your comments will be considered and may result in changes to the risk assessments or pest lists. However, we are unable to provide you with individual feedback regarding your comment. When providing comments, please note:
• You will not find mitigations for pests shown in draft pest lists and risk assessments. Risk Management, including mitigations, is conducted after we receive stakeholder and country comments on each pest list or risk assessment.
• You will have additional opportunities to provide comments on our risk assessments or pest lists when the respective proposed rules or notices are available for comment in the Federal Register.
To receive automatic notifications that risk assessments or pest lists have been posted to this website for review and comment, we encourage interested stakeholders to register with the APHIS Stakeholder Registry. When signing up for specific updates, check the boxes for "Fruits and Vegetables Imports" and/or "Plants for Planting", depending on your interests. These boxes may be found on the list by expanding the headings "APHIS - Plant Health Information" > "Importation into the US" > "Entry Requirements".
Draft Risk Assessments Available for Comment
• Importation of Apples (Malus pumila) from China into the continental United States (Comments due by January 3, 2014)
• Movement of Fresh Fruit of Achachairu (Garcinia gardneriana) into the Continental United States from Puerto Rico (Comments due by January 10, 2014)
• Importation of Nectarine [Prunus persica var. nucipersica (Suckow) C.K. Schneid.], Peach (P. persica L. Batsch var. persica), and European Plum (P. domestica A. Savat. subsp. domestica) from Continental Spain into the Continental United States (Comments due by January 17, 2014)
• Importation of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) greenhouse-grown plantlets in APHIS approved growing media from Mexico into the Continental United States (Comments due by January 22, 2014)
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Letter was sent to Joe Carter, NatureSweet Rep.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
NatureSweet company will not get the support they need to continue business operations.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Sent letter to Joe Carter, NatureSweet Rep.