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 2018_register executive 2018-07-07 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7e4eb5e D09002ee1c7e4ed84 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 The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant products. The declaration requirement of the Lacey Act became effective on December 15, 2008, and enforcement of that requirement is being phased in. We are proposing to establish an exception to the declaration requirement for products containing a minimal amount of plant materials. This action would relieve the burden on importers while continuing to ensure that the declaration requirement fulfills the purposes of the Lacey Act. We are also proposing that all Lacey Act declarations be submitted within 3 business days of importation. 83 FR 31697 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-09/2018-14630 2018-14630 fr09jy18-12 RIN 0579-AD44 3410-34-P Docket No. APHIS-2013-0055 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-09/2018-14630 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-09/html/2018-14630.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-09/pdf/2018-14630.pdf Endangered and Threatened Species Plants (Agriculture) 6 p. 31697 31702 83 FR 31697 Title 7 Part 357 7 CFR Part 357 RIN 0579-AD44 Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimis Exception; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue PRORULE 2018-14630 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2018-09-07 Docket No. APHIS-2013-0055 3410-34-P 2018-14630 Proposed rule.

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant products. The declaration requirement of the Lacey Act became effective on December 15, 2008, and enforcement of that requirement is being phased in. We are proposing to establish an exception to the declaration requirement for products containing a minimal amount of plant materials. This action would relieve the burden on importers while continuing to ensure that the declaration requirement fulfills the purposes of the Lacey Act. We are also proposing that all Lacey Act declarations be submitted within 3 business days of importation.

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before September 7, 2018. Ms. Parul Patel, Senior Agriculturalist, Permitting and Compliance Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2351. Endangered and Threatened Species Plants (Agriculture) Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimis Exception , http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Regulations.gov Vol. 83, no. 131 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-07-09 continuing daily deposited born digital 209 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-09 P0b002ee19b5af4d8 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr09jy18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-09 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-09/pdf/FR-2018-07-09.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-09/xml/FR-2018-07-09.xml fdlp 31641 31840 DGPO 2018-07-07 2024-06-01 FR-2018-07-09 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-07-09 83 131