The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 25 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 June 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.
Starting Sept. 1, the Port of Savannah will accept certain cold-treated fruits from Peru, Chile, and Brazil, said the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in a bulletin sent on June 24. APHIS says it is already accepting permit applications for these commodities. Containers that do not pass cold treatment will be prohibited from entering the port and will not be offloaded from vessels, said APHIS. These containers will be allowed transit via sea to a northeastern port for retreatment, or they will be re-exported to the country of origin, it said. The newly-accepted commodities at Savannah are as follows:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will continue to seek comments through July 24 on proposed rules changing fees for general agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) work (here) and overtime services (here) for APHIS and CBP personnel (see 14042321). APHIS will officially announce the comment period extension in a coming Federal Register notice, it said. The agency is proposing substantial fee increases for certain activities, and would for the first time require payment for treatment services. Comments were originally due June 24.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 23 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.
CBP will begin the third phase of its Document Image System (DIS) pilot in the Automated Commercial Environment, expanding the program by supporting additional partner government agency (PGA) forms and revising rules for submitting images through DIS, said CBP in a notice. DIS allows for electronic submission of documents during the import process required by multiple agencies. CBP began testing the program in 2012 (see 12040548) and began the second phase during the summer of 2013 (see 13071014).
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 20 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 June 19 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 June 16 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 June 13 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.