Export Certificates

SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our

proposed rule that would revise completely the ``Phytosanitary Export

Certification'' regulations, which concern inspection and phytosanitary

certification of plants and plant products offered for export.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to written comments on Docket

No. 90-117-1 that are received on or before October 16, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to

Docket No. 90-117-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS,

Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please

state that your comments refer to Docket No. 90-117-1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th

Street and Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to

facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leonard M. Crawford, Senior

Operations Officer, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Port Operations,

PPQ, APHIS, Suite 4C03, 4700 River Road Unit 139, Riverdale, MD 20737-

1228; (301) 734-8537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 16, 1995, we published in the Federal Register (60 FR

42472-42479, Docket No. 90-117-1) a proposal to revise completely the

``Phytosanitary Export Certification'' regulations in 7 CFR 353, which

concern inspection and phytosanitary certification of plants and plant

products offered for export.

Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or

before September 15, 1995. We are extending the comment period on

Docket No. 90-117-1 for an additional 30 days. This action will allow

interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 44 U.S.C. 35;

7 CFR 2.17, 2.51, and 371.2(c).

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of September 1995.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 95-23031 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]

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