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USDA/APHIS | RIN: 0579-AD94 | Publication ID: Fall 2017 |
Title: ●Importation of Fresh Citrus From China Into the Continental United States | |
Abstract:
This rulemaking would amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of commercial consignments of five species of fresh citrus fruit from China. As a condition of entry, the citrus fruit would have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that includes requirements for registration of places of production and packinghouses, sourcing of pest-free propagative material, inspection for quarantine pests at set intervals by the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of China, bagging of fruit, safeguarding, post-harvest processing and sampling, and importation in commercial consignments. Additionally, it would require places of production to trap for several species of Bactrocera fruit flies, and would require the fruit to be treated for those species of fruit flies. In addition, consignments would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of China that declares that the conditions for importation have been met and that the consignments have been inspected and found free of quarantine pests. Finally, the NPPO of China would have to provide an operational workplan to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture that details the activities that the NPPO of China will carry out to meet these requirements. This proposed rule would allow for the importation of fresh citrus from China into the continental United States while providing protection against the introduction of plant pests. |
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Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA) | Priority: Routine and Frequent |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 319 | |
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772 7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a |
Legal Deadline:
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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: Federal |
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: Claudia Ferguson Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 Phone:301 851-2352 |