The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 24 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its khapra beetle regulations to update the products and countries for which importation is prohibited to prevent spread of the grain pest, in an interim final rule that takes effect Dec. 29 (here). Changes include the addition of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, South Sudan, and the West Bank to the areas where the khapra beetle is present, and the removal of the list of affected countries from the regulations to the APHIS website (here). The interim final rule makes changes to prohibited products, including expanding restrictions on importation of goatskins, lambskins and sheepskins to all affected countries, and removing a blanket restriction on importation of brassware and wooden screens from Bombay, India. It also restricts importation of whole chilies, whole red peppers, and cumin seeds in jute or burlap bags from all affected countries. Comments on the interim final rule are due Feb. 27.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 19-22 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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CBP has plans to start at least six more Participating Government Agency pilot programs in 2015 to test interoperability with the Automated Commercial Environment, according to an agency schedule for the pilots (here). Previously announced pilots set to begin in 2015 are an Environmental Protection Agency test for Notices of Arrival for pesticides and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declaration, it said. The other pilot programs set for 2015 are:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 15 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its regulations on imports of plants for planting, in a final rule that takes effect Jan. 15 (here). The final rule includes various changes to permitting requirements for specific plants and regions, as well as updates to general permit requirements for coated seeds and documentation requirements.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 11 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 10 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow imports of orchid plants of the genus Oncidium from Taiwan to the U.S, the agency said in a notice (here). Under the proposal, the orchid would be required to be contained in an approved growing medium and subject to certification requirements. Comments on the proposed rule are due by Feb. 2.