APHIS Announces Changes to Permitting Process, Will Begin Emailing All Permits Nov. 28
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes to its permitting procedures that it says will allow for quicker processing (here). For permit applications that are processed as draft permits with conditions, applicants must now respond to the conditions…
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of the draft permit within 30 days, indicating either that they accept the conditions or that they cannot meet them. Processing time can be decreased by responding as soon as possible, said APHIS. If the agency does not receive a response within 30 days, it will void the permit application, although applicants can reopen a voided permit application by contacting the relevant office, it said. APHIS will notify users of ePermits by email to access the system and enter responses to the conditions. Applicants that do not use ePermits will have to print the permit form and return it to APHIS. APHIS also announced it will begin emailing all newly issued permits in PDF format on Nov. 28 (here).