Domestic Quarantine: Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles; Technical Amendment (Apr 4, 2024)
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2022, and effective on January ...
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List (Jan 30, 2024)
In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, we are proposing to amen...
Citrus Canker; Designating Alabama a Commercial Citrus-Producing Area (Dec 8, 2023)
We are revising the regulations to designate the State of Alabama as a commercial citrus-producin...
User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services (Aug 11, 2023)
We are proposing to update and amend the user fee regulations associated with the agricultural qu...
Cut Flowers Regulations; Removal of Chrysanthemum White Rust-Related Provisions (Apr 17, 2023)
We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of cut flowers to remove requ...
Domestic Quarantine Regulations; Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles (Dec 29, 2022)
We are revising the regulations that govern domestic quarantines for various plant pests by remov...
Amendments to the Pale Cyst Nematode Regulations (Dec 29, 2020)
We are amending the domestic quarantine regulations for pale cyst nematode by adding procedures t...
Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations (Dec 15, 2020)
We are removing the domestic quarantine regulations for the plant pest emerald ash borer. This ac...
Deregulation of Pine Shoot Beetle (Oct 1, 2020)
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, a proposal to amend our regulations to remove th...
Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms (May 18, 2020)
We are amending the regulations regarding the movement (importation, interstate movement, and env...
Plant Pest Regulations (Jun 25, 2019)
We are revising our regulations regarding the movement of plant pests. We are also adding criteri...
Phytophthora ramorum; Regulated Areas, Regulated Establishments, and Testing Protocols (Apr 18, 2019)
We are amending the Phytophthora ramorum regulations to remove regulated areas for P. ramorum fro...
Subpart Nomenclature Change (Feb 7, 2019)
This rule contains formatting changes to subpart references to bring the headings into conformanc...
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Amendments to the Select Agent and Toxin Regulations; Technical Amendment (Sep 24, 2018)
As part of a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2012, we amended and repu...
Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables (Sep 14, 2018)
We are amending our regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables by broadening ...
Importation of Fresh Avocado Fruit From Continental Ecuador Into the Continental United States (Jun 15, 2018)
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the...
Importation of Tree Tomatoes From Ecuador Into the Continental United States (Jun 4, 2018)
We are amending the fruit and vegetable regulations to allow the importation of tree tomatoes fro...
Importation of Fresh Cape Gooseberry Fruit From Ecuador to the Continental United States (Apr 20, 2018)
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of fresh...
Importation of Peppers From the Republic of Korea; Mesh Screening Size (Apr 20, 2018)
We are proposing to amend the regulations that allow the importation of peppers from the Republic...
Importation of Lemons From Chile Into the Continental United States (Apr 6, 2018)
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to list lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.) ...
Importation of Fresh Cherimoya Fruit From Chile Into the United States (Mar 29, 2018)
We are amending the regulations to allow the importation of fresh cherimoya fruit from Chile into...
Importation of Pummelo From Thailand Into the Continental United States (Mar 29, 2018)
We are proposing to amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh pummelo fruit from Th...
Restructuring of Regulations on the Importation of Plants for Planting (Mar 19, 2018)
We are restructuring the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting. In the new...
Importation of Campanula spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From Denmark Into the United States (Mar 15, 2018)
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting by authorizing t...
Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations: Approval of Cold Treatment and Irradiation Facilities; Cold Treatment Schedules; Establishment of Fumigation and Cold Treatment Compliance Agreements (Feb 12, 2018)
We are amending the phytosanitary treatment regulations to establish generic criteria that would ...
Importation of Orchids in Growing Media From Taiwan (Jan 30, 2018)
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to add orchid pl...
Importation of Fresh Mango Fruit From Vietnam Into the Continental United States (Nov 29, 2017)
We are amending the regulations to allow the importation of fresh mango fruit from Vietnam into t...
Importation of Orchids in Growing Media From the Republic of Korea Into the Continental United States (Sep 14, 2017)
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to add orchid pl...
Importation of Fresh Persimmon With Calyxes From Japan Into the United States (Sep 12, 2017)
We are amending the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the ...
Black Stem Rust; Additions of Rust-Resistant Species and Varieties (Sep 5, 2017)
We are amending the black stem rust quarantine and regulations by adding 15 varieties to the list...
Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia (Aug 15, 2017)
We are amending the regulations to allow the importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit from Colombi...
Importation of Fresh Pomegranate Fruit From Turkey Into the Continental United States (Jun 21, 2017)
We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of comme...
Importation of Fresh Pitahaya Fruit From Ecuador Into the Continental United States (Jun 20, 2017)
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of fresh pitahaya ...
Importation of Campanula Spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From Denmark to the United States (Jun 20, 2017)
We are proposing to amend the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to aut...
Asian Longhorned Beetle: Update List of Regulated Articles (May 25, 2017)
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorne...
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Amendments to the Select Agent and Toxin Regulations (Jan 19, 2017)
In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, we are amending and repu...
Plant Pest Regulations; Update of Provisions (Jan 19, 2017)
We are proposing to revise our regulations regarding the movement of plant pests. We are proposin...
Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms (Jan 19, 2017)
APHIS is proposing to revise its regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and ...
Importation of Lemons From Northwest Argentina (Dec 23, 2016)
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of lemons from nor...
Importation of Fresh Raspberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States (Aug 26, 2016)
We are proposing to amend the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to ...
Importation of Fresh Persimmons From New Zealand Into the United States (Aug 26, 2016)
We are proposing to amend the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to ...
Importation of Mangoes From India; Technical Amendment (Jul 14, 2016)
We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of mangoes from India to further clarif...
Use of Electronic Information Exchange Systems; Miscellaneous Amendments (Jun 21, 2016)
We are amending our regulations regarding the importation or exportation of animals and animal pr...
Mexican Hass Avocado Import Program (May 27, 2016)
Commercial consignments of Hass avocado fruit are currently authorized entry into the continental...
Importation of Fresh Peppers From Ecuador Into the United States (Apr 8, 2016)
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015, and effective on November ...
Importation of Fresh Andean Blackberry and Raspberry Fruit From Ecuador Into the Continental United States (Apr 8, 2016)
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of fresh Andean bl...
Golden Nematode; Removal of Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, New York (Feb 23, 2016)
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the golden nematode...
Importation of Phalaenopsis Spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From China to the Continental United States (Feb 11, 2016)
We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to authorize the...
Importation of Fresh Apple and Pear Fruit Into the Continental United States From Certain Countries in the European Union (Jan 20, 2016)
We are proposing to amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh apple and pear fruit ...
Amendment of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Areas in Massachusetts and New York (Nov 19, 2015)
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the Asian longhorne...