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USDA/AMS RIN: 0581-AE42 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services--Obsolete Import Pesticide Testing Provisions 
Abstract:

This rule identifies and removes regulations that reference mandatory pesticide testing for imported tobacco, which was rendered obsolete with the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 29.400   
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  05/28/2025 
Direct Final Rule Effective  07/28/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Angela C. Snyder
Deputy Administrator
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
STOP 0256, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 302-1139
Email: angie.snyder@usda.gov