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USDA/APHIS

RIN: 0579-AC76

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Importation of Baby Squash and Baby Courgettes From Zambia
Abstract: This action will amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of baby squash and baby courgettes from Zambia. As a condition of entry, both commodities will have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that will include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site, fruit fly trapping inside and outside the production site, and pest-excluding packinghouse procedures. Both commodities will also be required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the baby squash or baby courgettes have been produced in accordance with the proposed requirements. This action will allow for the importation of baby squash and baby courgettes from Zambia into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Routine and Frequent
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 319
Legal Authority: 7 USC 450 7 USC 7701 to 7772 7 USC 7781 to 7786 21 USC 136 and 136a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/16/2008	73 FR 28372
NPRM Comment Period End	07/15/2008
Final Action	12/18/2008	73 FR 76863
Final Action Effective	01/20/2009

Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Shirley Wager-Page Chief, Pest Permitting Branch, Plant Health Programs, PPQ Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road, Unit 131, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236 Phone:301 851-2323