Sapote Fruit Fly; Removal of Quarantined Area in Texas

We are amending the sapote fruit fly regulations by removing part of Hidalgo County, TX, from the list of quarantined areas and by removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from this area. This action is necessary to relieve restrictions that are no longer needed to prevent the spread of the sapote fruit fly into noninfested areas of the United States. We have determined that the sapote fruit fly has been eradicated from this part of Hidalgo County, TX, and that the quarantine and restrictions are no longer necessary. This part of Hidalgo County, TX, was the only area in Texas quarantined for the sapote fruit fly. Therefore, as a result of this action, there are no longer any areas in the continental United States quarantined for the sapote fruit fly.