APHIS Amends 2010 Final Rule on Phytosanitary Treatment Regs
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a technical amendment, effective September 29, 2011, to correct its January 2010 final rule which amended the phytosanitary treatment regulations in 7 CFR Part 305 by removing the lists of approved treatments and treatment schedules from the regulations (so that they only reside in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual on the internet). The final rule also harmonized and combined the requirements for performing irradiation treatment for imported articles, etc.
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The technical amendments indicate that (i) the Administrator of APHIS can approve treatments that are not found in the PPQ Treatment Manual, and that (ii) irradiation can be used as a substitute for other treatments. (See ITT's 10012799 #1 for BP summary of January 2010 final rule.)
(D/N APHIS-2008-0022, FR Pub 09/29/11)