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Hawaii Guava Mitigation Requirements for Pest Risk Management

Learn about the mitigation requirements for transporting guava from Hawaii, including irradiation treatment and inspection for pests. The process involves various steps, such as pest risk assessment, designated phytosanitary measures, and federal approval.

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Hawaii Guava Mitigation Requirements for Pest Risk Management

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  1. Hawaii Guava:Mitigation Requirements: -400 Gy irradiation treatment-Inspection for Eutetranychusorientalis and Oligonychusbiharensis.-Commercial consignments onlyNotice comments due Oct 25, 2010

  2. The Notice Based Process • Interstate movement request submitted to Regulatory Coordination and Compliance (RCC) contact • Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) prepared • Risk management measures Identified in analysis and identified in Risk Management Document (RMD) • One or more designated phytosanitary measures identified ?

  3. The Notice Based ProcessAny one or combination of the following Designated Phytosanitary Measures: • Approved post harvest treatment • Pre-departure inspection or port of entry inspection • Commercial Shipments • Recognition of pest free areas • Limited distribution with box marking • Fruits and Vegetables inspected and certified in state of origin and found free of one or more quarantine pests identified in risk analysis.

  4. Additional Steps In The Notice Based Process • PRA or pest list with RMD published and made available for 60 day comment as part of the notice • Analysis of Comments results in designated measures adequate to mitigate risks • No revisions required • Non substantive revisions • Substantive revisions required with designated measures adequate to mitigate risk • Federal Register notice published approving action (three to five business days to publish) • Commodities posted to Hawaii manual • Timeline cost savings?

  5. Comments Reveal Risk Analysis Issues? • Substantive issues revealed • Measures not appropriate to mitigate the risk • Then - Rulemaking based process must begin. • Typical timeline of traditional rulemaking process is 12 to 36 months after development of risk analysis.

  6. THANK YOU!

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