0579-AE22 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Importation of Fresh Raspberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States

This rulemaking will amend the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of fresh raspberry fruit from Morocco into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, the raspberries will have to be produced under a systems approach employing a combination of mitigation measures for the quarantine pest Monilinia fructigena and will have to be inspected prior to exportation from Morocco and found free of this pest. The raspberries will have to be imported in commercial consignments only, produced at registered places of production, and field inspected for signs of Monilinia fructigena infection 30 days prior to harvest. The raspberries will also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the conditions for importation have been met. Raspberry consignments will be subject to further inspection at the port of entry into the continental United States. This systems approach will allow the importation of raspberries from Morocco while continuing to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the United States.

]]> Routine and Frequent Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 7 CFR 319 7 U.S.C. 450 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a No NPRM 08/26/2016 81 FR 58867 NPRM Comment Period End 10/25/2016 81 FR 58867 Final Rule 06/00/2018 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No Federal No No Yes Claudia Ferguson Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 851-2352 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale MD 20737-1231