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FEDERAL
VOLUME 12

9 3 4

NUMBER 251

Washington, Thursday, December 25,1947

and holding it at or below that tempera ture for a period of 16 days is also a suffi cient sterilization.
Chapter III Bureau of Entomology On the basis of th above determina and Plant Quarantine, Department tions and under the authority of the of Agriculture regulation in 7 CFR Cum. Supp. 319.562 Regulation 2 of the rules and reg Rev. B. E. P. Q. 464
ulations supplemental to Notice of Part 319F oreign Q uarantine N otices Quarantine No. 56, grapes of the Vini fera type, and such other deciduous fruits IMPORTATION OF VINIFERA GRAPES AND CER
as may be approved in the permit, which TAIN OTHER DECIDUOUS FRUITS SUBJECT
are prohibited entry in the fresh state TO IN-TRANSIT STERILIZATION AUTHORIZED
because of the Mediterranean fruit fly, On October 16, 1947, notice of pro may be entered under the following con posed rule making was published in the ditions :
F ederal R egister 12 F. R. 6785 re a Before being loaded they shall be garding the proposed amendment of the cooled to a temperature of 32 F. under in-transit sterilization requirements for the supervision of an official designated grapes of the Vinifera type and certain by the Secretary of Agriculture, or one other fruits, as provided in administra holding a comparable position, in the tive instructions supplemental to the country concerned, in a plant approved Fruit and Vegetable Quarantine No. 56 for the purpose by the Bureau of En 7 CFR 319.56-2e; B. E. P. Q. 464, Sep tomology and Plant Quarantine of the tember 15, 1937. After consideration United States Department of Agriculture.
of all relevant m atter presented, includ b The temperature of the grapes or ing the proposals set forth in the afore other deciduous fruits shall in no case said notice, and pursuant to the author rise above 33 F. between the time they ity contained in the Plant Quarantine are taken from the precooling plant and Act 37 Stat. 316, 7 U. S. C. 159 the ad the required refrigeration treatment is ministrative instructions in 319.56-2e begun on the carrying vessel.
are hereby amended to read as follows:
c The grapes or other deciduous 319.56-2e Administrative instruc fruits shall be held at a temperature of tions; importation of Vinifera grapes 34 F. or below for a period of 12 days, and certain other deciduous fruits sub or at a temperature of 36 F. or below for ject to in-transit sterilization authorized. a period of 16 days. Such treatment It has been determined that the refrig shall be applied only in vessels which eration treatment prescribed in 7 CFR have been approved by the Bureau of 319.56- 2d B. E. P. Q. 463, as a condition Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the for the entry of Vinifera grapes from re United States Department of Agricul gions in which the Mediterranean fruit ture, and in particular holds or compart fly occurs, can be completed while the ments designated by that Bureau for this fruit is in transit on ships equipped with purpose. Treatments must be completed adequate refrigeration facilities, pro in the holds or compartments in which vided the grapes have been cooled to the they are begun.
d Each container of grapes or other proper temperature before loading in re frigerated holds in the carrying vessels. deciduous fruits to be imported into the It has also been determined that certain United States under the provisions of this other deciduous fruits can be similarly section shall be marked by an appro priate label, or stencil, or stamp impres treated.
The treatment prescribed in 7 CFR sion, which will enable identification at 319.56- 2d B. E. P. Q. 463, requires the all times.
e A certificate shall be issued in cooling of the grapes until the approxi mate center of the fruit in the package triplicate by an official designated by the reaches a temperature of 34 F. and hold Secretary of Agriculture or one holding ing it at or below that temperature for a comparable position, in the country a period of 12 days. It has further been concerned, indicating compliance with determined that cooling of grapes and the provisions of paragraphs a and b certain other deciduous fruits until the of this section. In addition this certifi approximate center of the fruit in the cate shall give the identifying marks preContinued on next page package reaches a temperature of 36 F.

TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE

CONTENTS
Agriculture Department
PaS

See also Entomology and Plant Quarantine Bureau.
Rules and regulations:
Oranges in California and Ari zona; budget of expenses and fixing of rate of assessment for 1947-48__________ _____ 8789
Alien Property, Office of
Notices :
Vesting order; Shiomi, Takao_

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Army, Department of
Rules and regulations:
Motion picture service; admis sion charge----------------- - 8789
Uniform, prescribed service;
miscellaneous amendments 8789
Entomology and Plant Quaran tine Bureau
Rules and regulations:
Foreign quarantine ; importa tion of Vinifera grapes and other deciduous fruits subject to in-transit sterilization au thorized_______
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Federal Power Commission
Notices:
. Hearings, etc.:
City of Pasadena, Calif,------- 8793
First Iowa Hydro-Electric Co operative---------------------- 8793
Mountain States Power Co 8793
Ohio Fuel Gas Co-------------- 8793
Federal Trade Commission
Notices :
Hearings, etc.:
Henry Modell and Co. and Modells________________
Monarch Sales Co. et al------

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Interstate Commerce Commis sion
Notices:
Joint rates, divisions between:
Official and southern territories____________
Official and southwestern territories________________
Reconsignment:
Celery at Philadelphia, Pa___
Potatoes:
Detroit, Mich___________
Kansas City, Mo------------Rules and regulations:
Car service:
Car movement, railroad op erating regulations-----1
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