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RIN: 0579-AA97

Publication ID: Fall 1999

Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of Imported Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish irradiation as a new treatment alternative for the importation of certain fresh fruits and vegetables. Irradiation would be allowed as an alternative to mitigation measures that are required to control certain species of fruit flies in a variety of imported fruits and vegetables. If this proposal is adopted, importers of certain fruits and vegetables will have an additional alternative to the currently approved treatments, such as fumigation and cold treatment, for treating their articles. No net societal gains and losses other than small price-related changes are expected from this proposed rule change.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 305 7 CFR 319.56
Legal Authority: 7 USC 150dd to 150ff 7 USC 151 to 167 7 USC 450 7 USC 2803 7 USC 2809 21 USC 136 to 136a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Policy Statement for Irradiation Treatment of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables	05/15/1998	63 FR 24433
NPRM	06/00/2000
NPRM Comment Period End	08/00/2000

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Dennis J. Hannapel Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Unit 140, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236 Phone:301 734-6799