United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80a834c D09002ee1c80a8442 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are revising and reorganizing the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables to consolidate requirements of general applicability and eliminate redundant requirements, update terms and remove outdated requirements and references, update the regulations that apply to importations into territories under U.S. administration, and make various editorial and nonsubstantive changes to regulations to make them easier to use. We are also making substantive changes to the regulations, including: Establishing criteria that, if met, will allow us to approve certain new fruits and vegetables for importation into the United States and to acknowledge pest-free areas in foreign countries more effectively and expeditiously and doing away with the practice of listing in the regulations specific commodities that may be imported subject to certain types of phytosanitary measures. These changes are intended to simplify and expedite our processes for approving certain new imports and pest-free areas while continuing to allow for full public participation in the processes. This rule revises the structure of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and establishes a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the United States. It does not, however, allow the importation of any specific new fruits or vegetables, nor does it alter the conditions for importing currently approved fruits or vegetables except as specifically described in this document. To the extent that our trading partners consider the length of time it takes to conduct the rulemaking process a trade barrier, these changes may facilitate the export of U.S. agricultural commodities by reducing that time for fruits and vegetables that meet this rule's criteria. The changes do not alter the manner in which the risk associated with a commodity import request is evaluated, nor do they alter the manner in which those risks are ultimately mitigated. 72 FR 39482 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-07-18/E7-13708 E7-13708 fr18jy07-10 RIN 0579-AB80 3410-34-P Docket No. APHIS-2005-0106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-07-18/E7-13708 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-07-18/html/E7-13708.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-07-18/pdf/E7-13708.pdf Agricultural Commodities Chemical Treatment Cold Treatment Garbage Treatment Heat Treatment Imports Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment Plant Diseases and Pests Quarantine Quick Freeze Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Coffee Cotton Fruits Logs Nursery Stock Rice Vegetables Customs Duties and Inspection 47 p. 39482 39528 72 FR 39482 Title 7 Part 305 7 CFR Part 305 Title 7 Part 319 7 CFR Part 319 Title 7 Part 352 7 CFR Part 352 RIN 0579-AB80 Revision of Fruits and Vegetables Import Regulations; Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE E7-13708 II DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Docket No. APHIS-2005-0106 3410-34-P E7-13708 Final rule.

We are revising and reorganizing the regulations pertaining to the importation of fruits and vegetables to consolidate requirements of general applicability and eliminate redundant requirements, update terms and remove outdated requirements and references, update the regulations that apply to importations into territories under U.S. administration, and make various editorial and nonsubstantive changes to regulations to make them easier to use. We are also making substantive changes to the regulations, including: Establishing criteria that, if met, will allow us to approve certain new fruits and vegetables for importation into the United States and to acknowledge pest-free areas in foreign countries more effectively and expeditiously and doing away with the practice of listing in the regulations specific commodities that may be imported subject to certain types of phytosanitary measures. These changes are intended to simplify and expedite our processes for approving certain new imports and pest-free areas while continuing to allow for full public participation in the processes. This rule revises the structure of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and establishes a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the United States. It does not, however, allow the importation of any specific new fruits or vegetables, nor does it alter the conditions for importing currently approved fruits or vegetables except as specifically described in this document. To the extent that our trading partners consider the length of time it takes to conduct the rulemaking process a trade barrier, these changes may facilitate the export of U.S. agricultural commodities by reducing that time for fruits and vegetables that meet this rule's criteria. The changes do not alter the manner in which the risk associated with a commodity import request is evaluated, nor do they alter the manner in which those risks are ultimately mitigated.

August 17, 2007. Regarding the commodity import request evaluation process, contact Mr. Matthew Rhoads, Program Manager, Planning, Analysis, and Regulatory Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 141, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8790. Agricultural Commodities Chemical Treatment Cold Treatment Garbage Treatment Heat Treatment Imports Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment Plant Diseases and Pests Quarantine Quick Freeze Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Transportation Coffee Cotton Fruits Logs Nursery Stock Rice Vegetables Customs Duties and Inspection Plant-related quarantine, foreign: Fruits and vegetables import regulations; revision, http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/fv.pdf http://www.aphis.usda.gov/is/tst/Publications.html http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/index.shtml http://www.ocio.usda.gov/qi_guide/scientific_research.html http://www.regulations.gov https://manuals.cphst.org/q56/Q56Main.cfm Regulations.gov Vol. 72, no. 137 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-07-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 266 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-07-18 P0b002ee18095544d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18jy07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-07-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-07-18/pdf/FR-2007-07-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-07-18/xml/FR-2007-07-18.xml fdlp 39301 39554 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-07-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-07-18 72 137