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Transloading. The transfer of cargo from one sealable container to another, from one means of conveyance to another, or from a sealable container directly into a means of conveyance.

United States. The States, District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

[24 FR 10777, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 28 FR 13280, Dec. 7, 1963; 33 FR 14621, Oct. 1, 1968; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, 1971; 37 FR 10554, May 25, 1972; 45 FR 42242, June 24, 1980; 52 FR 8864, Mar. 20, 1987; 54 FR 391, Jan. 6, 1989; 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990; 56 FR 59207, Nov. 25, 1991; 58 FR 7958, Feb. 11, 1993; 59 FR 66641, Dec. 28, 1994; 61 FR 5924, Feb. 15, 1996; 62 FR 36974, July 10, 1997]

§318.13-2 Regulated articles.

(a)(1) Prohibited movement. Fruits, vegetables, and other products specified in §318.13, and not eligible for inspection and certification under §318.13-4 or otherwise expressly authorized movement either in the regulations in this subpart or in administrative instructions issued by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are prohibited movement.

(2) Avocados which have been moved to Alaska in accordance with §318.13-4g are prohibited movement from Alaska into or through other places in the continental United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

(b) Regulated movement. The movement of the following fruits and vegetables from Hawaii is allowed throughout the year upon compliance with the regulations in this subpart:

Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb, fruitbearing panicles.

Allium spp., such as chives, garlic, leek, onions, and shallot.

Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia).

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Burdock, great (Arctium lappa, Lappa major, L. edulis).

Butterbur (Petasites japonicus).

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea).

Cabbage, Chinese (Brassica pekinensis, B. chinensis).

Carrot (Daucus carota satira).
Cassava (Manihot sp.).

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea [Botrytis group]).

Celery (Apium graveolens).

Chinese spinach (Amaranthus gangeticus). Chrysanthemum, garland (Chrysanthemum coronarium).

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum).
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Dropwort, water (Oenanthe stolonifera).
Durian (Durio zibethinus)
Foxheads or Nipple fruits
mamosum).

(Solanum

Ginger bracts (Zingiber mioga).
Ginger root (Zingiber officinale).
Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis).
Jesuit's nut (Trapa bicornis, T. natans).
Kudzu (Pueraria thunbergiana).
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Lily root (Nelumbium nucifera).

Mahogany fruit (Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.).

Mustard greens (Brassica spp).

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris).

Nightshade, Malabar (Bassella rubra).
Parsley (Petroselinum hortense).
Perilla (Perilla frutescens).

Pineapples (Ananas sativa), smooth Cay

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pests designated in the foregoing quarantine, and when such findings have been made known in administrative instructions of the Deputy Administrator of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs.

[24 FR 10777, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 27 FR 8345, Aug. 22, 1962; 27 FR 8907, Sept. 7, 1962; 30 FR 5619, Apr. 21, 1965; 33 FR 14621, Oct. 1, 1968; 34 FR 4879, Mar. 6, 1969; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, 1971; 44 FR 10701, Feb. 23, 1979; 45 FR 42242, June 24, 1980; 52 FR 8864, Mar. 20, 1987; 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990; 59 FR 66641, Dec. 28, 1994; 63 FR 65648, Nov. 30, 1998]

§318.13-3 Conditions of movement.

(a) To any destination. Any regulated articles may be moved interstate from Hawaii in accordance with this subpart to any destination if:

(1) The movement is authorized by a valid certificate issued in accordance with §318.13–4 (a) or (b) and the movement complies with the conditions of any applicable compliance agreement made under § 318.13-4(d), or

(2) The movement is exempted from certificates or limited permit requirements by administrative instructions in this subpart.

(b)(1) Το restricted destinations. Smooth Cayenne pineapples; fresh fruit cocktail; inflight baskets of fruit; and cut flowers as defined in §318.13-1 (except cut blooms of gardenia, mauna loa, and jade vine, and leis thereof) may be moved interstate from Hawaii under limited permit, to a destination specified in the permit, directly from an establishment operated in accordance with the terms of a compliance agreement executed by the operator of the establishment, if the articles have not been exposed to infestation and they are not accompanied by any articles prohibited interstate movement under this subpart.

(2) Avocados may be moved interstate from Hawaii to Alaska if the provisions of §318.13-4g are met, and if they are accompanied by a limited permit issued by an APHIS inspector in accordance with §318.13–4(c).

(3) Untreated fruits and vegetables from Hawaii may be moved interstate for irradiation treatment on the mainland United States if the provisions of §318.13 4f are met and if the fruits and vegetables are accompanied by a limited permit issued by an inspector in

accordance with §318.13-4(c). The limited permit will be issued only if the inspector examines the shipment and determines that the shipment has been prepared in compliance with the provisions of this subpart.

(c) To a foreign destination after transiting the continental United States. Fruits and vegetables from Hawaii otherwise prohibited movement from the State of Hawaii into or through the continental United States by this subpart may transit the continental United States en route to a foreign destination when moved in accordance with § 318.13–17 of this subpart.

(d) Segregation of certified articles. Articles certified after treatment in accordance with §318.13-4(b), taken aboard any ship, vessel, other surface craft, or aircraft in Hawaii must be segregated and protected in a manner as required by the inspector.

(e) Attachment of certificates and limited permits. Except as otherwise provided for certain air cargo and containerized cargo on ships moved in accordance with §318.13-10, each box, bale, crate, or other container of regulated articles moved under certificate or limited permit shall have the certificate or limited permit attached to the outside of the container: Provided, That if a certificate or limited permit is issued for a shipment of more than one container of for bulk products, the certificate or limited permit shall be attached to or stamped on the accompanying waybill, manifest, or bill of lading.

[33 FR 14621, Oct. 1, 1968, as amended at 52 FR 8864, Mar. 20, 1987; 54 FR 3578, Jan. 25, 1989; 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990; 58 FR 7959, Feb. 11, 1993; 59 FR 66641, Dec. 28, 1994; 62 FR 36974, July 10, 1997]

§318.134 Conditions governing the issuance of certificates or limited permits.

Certificates or limited permits may be issued for the movement of articles allowed movement in accordance with the regulations in this subpart under the following conditions:

(a) Certification on basis of inspection or nature of lot involved. Fruits and vegetables designated in §318.13-2(b) may be certified when they have been

inspected by an inspector and found apparently free from infestation and infection, or without such inspection when the inspector determines that the lot for shipment is of such a nature that no danger of infestation or infection is involved.

(b) Certification on basis of treatment. Fruits, vegetables, and other products designated in §318.13, which are not listed in §318.13-2(b) and for which treatments may be approved by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, may be certified if such treatments have been applied under the observation of an inspector in accordance with administratively approved procedure and if the articles were handled after such treatment in accordance with conditions prescribed in a compliance agreement executed by the applicant for the certificate or were handled after such treatment under such supervision of an inspector as the inspector may require. Any treatment that may be approved must be applied at the expense of the shipper, owner, or person in charge of such articles. The Department of Agriculture or its inspector will not be responsible for loss or damage resulting from any treatment prescribed or supervised.

(c) Limited permits. (1) Limited permits may be issued by an inspector for the movement of noncertified regulated articles designated in §318.13-3(b) of this subpart.

(2) Limited permits may be issued by an inspector for the movement of fruits and vegetables otherwise prohibited movement under this subpart, if the articles are to be moved in accordance with §318.13-17 of this subpart.

(3) Except when the regulations specify an inspector must issue the limited permit, limited permits may be issued by a person operating under a compliance agreement.

(d) Compliance agreements. As a condition of issuance of a limited permit under paragraph (c)(3) of this section, or a certificate under paragraph (b) of this section for the movement of regulated articles for which a compliance agreement is required, the person applying for the permit or certificate must sign a compliance agreement stipulating that he will use all such

permits or certificates issued to him in accordance with the provisions thereof and of the compliance agreement; will maintain at his establishment such safeguards against the establishment and spread of infestation and infection and comply with such conditions as to the maintenance of identity, handling (including post treatment handling), and interstate movement of regulated articles under such permits or certificates and the cleaning and treatment of means of conveyance and containers used in such movement of the articles, as may be required by the inspector in each specific case to prevent the spread of infestation or infection; and will allow inspectors to inspect the establishment and operations thereof.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0088) [33 FR 14622, Oct. 1, 1968, as amended at 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, 1971; 52 FR 8864, Mar. 20, 1987; 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990; 57 FR 31307, July 15, 1992; 58 FR 7959, Feb. 11, 1993; 59 FR 48992, Sept. 26, 1994; 59 FR 66641, Dec. 28, 1994]

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tions authorizing the movement from Hawaii of frozen fruits and vegetables.

(a) The type of treatment designated in this part as freezing shall be one of the commercially acceptable methods that involves initial freezing at subzero temperatures and subsequent storage at not higher than 0° F., with a storage tolerance of plus 20° F. Such treatments are commonly known as quick freezing, sharp freezing, frozen-pack, or cold-pack. Any equivalent freezing method is also included in this designation.

(b) The Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, pursuant to the authority contained in §§ 318.13-2(b) and 318.13-4(b), hereby approves the process of freezing as a treatment for all fruits and vegetables described in §318.13, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this section. Such frozen fruits and vegetables may be certified for movement from Hawaii into or through any other Territory, State, or District of the United States. 1

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(c) The inspector in Hawaii shall determine that such fruits and vegetables are in a satisfactory frozen state before issuing a certificate. The inspector on the mainland will release the shipment on the basis of the certificate issued in Hawaii.

(d) The movement from Hawaii of frozen fruits and vegetables is not authorized when such fruits and vegetables are subject to attack, in the area of origin, by plant pests that may not, in the judgment of the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, be destroyed by freezing.

(e) Freezing of fruits and vegetables as authorized in this section is considered necessary for the elimination of pest risk, and no liability shall attach to the United States Department of Agriculture or to any officer or representative of that Department in the event of injury resulting to fruits or vegetables offered for movement in accordance with the instructions of this section.

[24 FR 10777, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990]

§318.13-4b Administrative

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tions prescribing methods of vaporheat treatment of certain fruits and vegetables from Hawaii.

(a) Approved vapor-heat methods of treatment. (1) Approved vapor-heat treatment, in accordance with the following procedure, is hereby designated as an administratively approved procedure that meets the requirements for the certification, in accordance with §318.13 -4(b), of papayas, bell peppers, eggplants, pineapples (other than smooth Cayenne), Italian squash, and tomatoes for movement from Hawaii:

(i) In the approved vapor-heat treatment the fruits and vegetables are heated by saturated vapor at 110° F. which in condensing on the fruits and vegetables gives up its latent heat. This latent heat is essential in assuring mortality of eggs and larvae of the oriental fruit fly, the Mediterranean fruit fly and the melon fly, and in raising the temperature of the fruits and vegetables evenly and quickly so as to

this subpart may be made to Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, P.O. Box 9067, Honolulu, Hawaii 96820.

prevent damage to the treated products. In applying the treatment the saturated vapor is accompanied by a fine water mist and air admixture.

(ii) The fruits and vegetables are cooled immediately after treatment and no wax or paraffin, either dry or in solution, may be used until after the treatment has been completed. Vaporheat treatments are approved only if the vapor conditions within the heat treating room, the manner of stacking the boxes containing the fruits and vegetables in the room, and all other conditions affecting the efficacy of the treatment are satisfactory to the supervising inspector, to assure mortality of eggs and larvae of the oriental fruit fly, the Mediterranean fruit fly, and the melon fly.

(iii) In applying this treatment, in accordance with these principles, the temperature of the fruits and vegetables shall be raised to 110° F., at the approximate center of the fruits and vegetables, within a period designated by the inspector, and shall be held at that level during the following 834 hours.

(2) Approved vapor-heat treatment, in accordance with the following procedure, is hereby designated as an alternate administratively approved procedure that meets the requirements for the certification, in accordance with §318.13-4(b), of papayas for movement from Hawaii:

(i) In the approved vapor-heat “quick run-up" treatment the papayas are heated by saturated vapor until the temperature at the approximate center of the fruit reaches a minimum of 117° F. The cooling and other conditions prescribed in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section apply.

(ii) The conditioning of the papayas preparatory to the treatment, as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, shall be completed within a period designated by the inspector.

(3) The treatments provided for in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section must be conducted in a heat-treating room approved by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and must be conducted under the supervision of an inspector of that Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, who at all times shall have access to

the fruits and vegetables while they are undergoing treatment.

(4) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will approve only those rooms which are properly constructed and adequately equipped to handle and treat the fruit or vegetables, at locations acceptable to the inspector in areas where required supervision can be furnished. Hereafter no treating plant will be approved until it is equipped with a self-recording temperature and humidity indicator acceptable to the inspector.

(b) Subsequent handling. All handling in Hawaii subsequent to treatment of fruits and vegetables intended for shipment elsewhere in the United States must be carried out to meet requirements of and under the supervision of the inspector.

(c) Costs. All costs of treatment and prescribed post-treatment safeguards, other than the services of the supervising inspector during regularly assigned hours of duty and at the usual place of duty, shall, as required by §318.13-4(b), be borne by the owner of the fruits or vegetables, or his representative.

(d) Department not responsible for damage. In the tests and experiments so far conducted, fruits and vegetables (other than eggplants) have not been injured and the results following treatment have been successful. It is however, emphasized that inexactness and carelessness in using the approved method of treatment may result in injury to the fruit and vegtables treated. In approving this treatment the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not accept responsibility for fruit or vegetable injury.

(e) Conditioning. (1) The treatments set forth in paragraph (a) of this section are in addition to any other procedure or practice that may be found by the shipper to be desirable to condition or otherwise handle fruits or vegetables that may be offered for treatment.

(2) Eggplants require conditioning before they will tolerate the approved vapor-heat treatment. Even when conditioned, darkening of their seeds usually occurs. In tests of eggplant tolerance to vapor-heat treatment, 6 to 8 hours conditioning at 110° F. and approximately 40 percent relative humid

ity before the prescribed 834-hour holding period has been found effective. This conditioning procedure or any other that the shipper has developed and found satisfactory may be used for eggplants at the shipper's risk.

(3) Papayas require conditioning before they will tolerate the approved vapor-heat "quick run-up" treatment and even then some injury may result. Any conditioning that the shipper has developed and found satisfactory may be used with the "quick run-up" treatment for papayas at the shipper's risk.

[24 FR 10777, Dec. 29, 1959. Redesignated at 50 FR 9788, Mar. 12, 1985, and further amended at 55 FR 38979, Sept. 24, 1990]

§318.13 4c Administrative instructions approving methyl bromide fumigation as a condition for certification of tomatoes for movement from Hawaii.

The Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service hereby approves methyl bromide fumigation, applied in accordance with the provisions of this section, as a treatment for tomatoes from Hawaii. Tomatoes treated and handled as provided in this section may be certified for movement from Hawaii to other parts of the United States.

(a) Approved fumigation. (1) The approved fumigation shall consist of fumigation with methyl bromide at normal atmospheric pressure, in a fumigation chamber which has been approved for that purpose by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The dosage shall be applied at the rate of 2 pounds per 1,000 cubic feet for 31⁄2 hours at 70°F. or above.

(2) Tomatoes to be fumigated may be individually wrapped in gas-permeable tissue paper and packed in standard slatted tomato lugs or containers similarly vented. The fumigation chamber shall not be loaded to more than twothirds of its capacity. The 31⁄2-hour exposure period shall begin when all the fumigant has been introduced into the chamber and volatilized. Good circulation above and below the load, and between individual containers, shall be provided as soon as the tomatoes are

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