Importation of Fruits and Vegetables; Papayas From Brazil and Costa Rica

We are amending the regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of papayas from Brazil. The conditions for the importation of papayas from Brazil include requirements for growing, treating, packing, and shipping the papayas; for field sanitation; and for fruit fly trapping in papaya production areas. We are also amending the regulations to apply these same conditions to the importation of papayas from Costa Rica. These actions will allow for the importation of papayas from Brazil and Costa Rica while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of injurious plant pests into the United States. This rule provides importers and consumers in the United States with an additional source of papayas.