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USDA/APHIS

RIN: 0579-AD88

Publication ID: Spring 2018

Title: Importation of Fresh Pomegranate Fruit From Turkey Into the Continental United States
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation commercial consignments into the continental United States of fresh pomegranate fruit from Turkey. As a condition of entry, fresh pomegranate fruit from Turkey will have to be produced in accordance with a systems approach that will include grove registration, sanitation, and pest control measures; packinghouse registration and procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests; cold treatment; and procedures for packing, storing, and shipping the pomegranate fruit. In addition, consignments will have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Turkey. This action will allow for the importation of fresh pomegranates from Turkey into the continental United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant pests.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Routine and Frequent
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
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: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/21/2017	82 FR 28257
NPRM Comment Period End	08/21/2017
Final Rule	09/00/2018

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: Tony Román 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:301 851-2242