AMS Withdraws Proposed Changes to Export Reporting for Apples and Grapes

The Agricultural Marketing Service is withdrawing a proposed rule on electronic filing for exports of apples and grapes, it said. AMS's Dec. 5, 2016, proposed regulations would have required shippers of apple and grape exports to enter an Export Form Certificate number or a USDA-defined exemption code into the Automated Export System (AES) (see 1612050041). AMS decided not to finalize the proposal "after reviewing and considering the comments received," it said.