Director of Aquatic Trade, Aquatic Animal and Product Imports and Exports, Strategy & Policy, VS

0579-AE78 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Importation of Aquatic Animals Susceptible to Tilapia Lake Virus

We are proposing to amend the regulations that govern the importation of aquatic animal species into the United States by adding restrictions on the importation of aquatic animal species susceptible to Tilapia Lake Virus from all countries. We are also proposing to move import requirements that are specific to different regulated aquatic animal species to the Aquatic Animal Import Program Handbook.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 9 CFR 93 7 U.S.C. 1622 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a 31 U.S.C. 9701 No NPRM 06/00/2025 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/2025 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No None No No Yes Alicia Marston Dr. Director of Aquatic Trade, Aquatic Animal and Product Imports and Exports, Strategy & Policy, VS 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 851-3361 alicia.r.marston@usda.gov 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale MD 20737