On October 21, 2010, agency heads and senior leaders from 10 federal agencies met for an Interagency Import Safety Conference to focus on joint efforts to protect the health and safety of the U.S. consumer and the environment from unsafe imports.
On October 21, 2010, agency heads and other senior leaders from ten federal agencies will meet to focus on protecting the public and the environment from unsafe imports in Dulles, VA.
On October 18, 2010, APHIS updated its Miscellaneous and Processed Products PPQ Manual. The manual is used for regulating imported items that are processed and are not intended for propagation.
On October 15, 2010, APHIS updated its CITES I-II-III Timber Species Manual. This Manual provides CBP and PPQ personnel with guidelines for the import, re-export, violation, seizure, and forfeiture of CITES Appendix I, Appendix II, and Appendix III protected timber species, and is useful for those regulated by the Lacey Act Amendments. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/12/10 news, 10100835, for more detailed summary of an earlier October update.)
Thirty-nine comments were submitted in response to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s August 2010 proposed rule to define “common cultivar” and “common food crop,” which are among the categorical exemptions1 to requirements of the Lacey Act, as amended (the Act).
On October 14, 2010, APHIS updated its Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import PPQ Manual. The manual lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the United States. It includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. It also contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables.
On October 4, 2010, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report on problems with Russia’s new Customs Union1 list of products requiring phytosanitary certificates.
On October 7, 2010, APHIS updated the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. The manual provides CBP personnel working at airport and maritime locations with the guidelines, directions, and policy for clearing carriers and passengers/crew and controlling garbage and cargo.
On October 12, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Animal Product Manual. This Manual provides the background, procedures, and regulatory actions to enforce the regulations governing the import and export of animals, animal products, and animal by-products.
On October 12, 2010, APHIS updated its Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import PPQ Manual. The manual lists by country fruits and vegetables that are admissible into the United States. It includes a description of methods for sampling and inspecting selected fruits and vegetables. It also contains pictorial identification guides, and a glossary for common and scientific names of fruits and vegetables.