OMB Approves APHIS Final Rule on Wooden Handicrafts from China
The Office of Management and Budget has approved an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule entitled: "Importation of Wooden Handicrafts from China," which is expected to provide for the resumption of the importation of certain wooden handicrafts from China under specified conditions. APHIS had issued a supplemental proposed rule in 2010 in order to make several technical changes to its 2009 proposed rule that would provide for this resumption.
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(From 2002 to 2005, APHIS states it issued more than 300 emergency action notices and conducted national recalls to remove infested Chinese-origin wooden handicrafts from the U.S. marketplace. On April 1, 2005, APHIS suspended the importation of certain wooden handicrafts from China due to these invasive insect pest risks. See ITT's Online Archives 05022500 and 05031705 for summaries of APHIS' suspension notice and fact sheet, respectively.
See ITT's Online Archives 09041015 for summary of 2009 proposed rule, and 10092714 for summary of 2010 technical supplemental proposed rule.)