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RIN: 0579-AC93

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: ●Importation of Hass Avocados From Peru
Abstract: This rulemaking amends the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of Hass avocados from Peru into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, Hass avocados from Peru have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for importation in commercial consignments; registration and monitoring of places of production and packinghouses; grove sanitation; pest-free areas or trapping for the South American fruit fly; pest-free areas or treatment for the Mediterranean fruit fly; surveys for the avocado seed moth; and inspection for quarantine pests by the national plant protection organization of Peru. Hass avocados from Peru are required to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the avocados were grown, packed, and inspected and found to be free of pests in accordance with these requirements. This action allows the importation of Hass avocados from Peru into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Routine and Frequent
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 305 7 CFR 319
Legal Authority: 7 USC 450 7 USC 7701 to 7772 7 USC 7781 to 7786 21 USC 136 and 136a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/07/2009	74 FR 651
NPRM Comment Period End	03/09/2009
Final Rule	01/04/2010	75 FR 1
Final Rule Effective	02/03/2010

Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
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: Charisse Cleare Regulatory Coordination Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road, Unit 136, Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone:301 734-0773