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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AE85 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Addition of Brining Process as an Effective Mitigation for African Swine Fever for the Importation of Swine Casings 
Abstract:

We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of foreign animal casings to allow, under certain conditions, including the adherence to a brining process, the importation of swine casings into the United States from regions where African Swine Fever exists.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 9 CFR 96   
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301 to 8317    21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a    7 CFR 2.22    7 CFR 2.80    7 CFR 371.4   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2026 
NPRM Comment Period End  04/00/2026 
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
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:
Lynette Williams
Senior Staff Veterinarian, APHIS Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road, Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone:301 851-3300
Email: lynette.d.williams@usda.gov