APHIS Reminds Importers of Coming Changes for Expiring Post-Entry Quarantine Permits
Holders of PPQ 546 post entry quarantine (PEQ) permits that expire soon need to prepare to change the way they import some plants, said the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in a message to stakeholders sent April 24 (here). Since the 2013 publication of the Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis (NAPPRA) Round 1 list (see 13041731 and the Controlled Import Permit (CIP) rules (see 13050109, the following changes are in effect, said APHIS:
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- Some taxa that were previously imported and grown under a PEQ permit are no longer authorized. Affected plans are listed (here).
- The correct application form for requesting an import of NAPPRA plant taxa is a PPQ 588 permit application. For further information see the Controlled Import Permits website (here).
- If you plan to grow imported NAPPRA plants, provide a minimum of 3 months to process the PPQ 588 permit application.
- Your facility and growing site will need to have sufficient containment measures in place to grow the imported plant material and may be inspected by PPQ officers before the permit is issued.
- A qualified plant pathologist may be required to routinely monitor the plants during the quarantine growing period.
More specific information on the import restrictions is available in the Plants for Planting Manual (here).