Movement of fruit interstate from citrus canker region

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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AC96 Publication ID: Fall 2009
Title: ¤Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From Quarantined Areas
Abstract: This action will amend the citrus canker regulations to modify the conditions under which fruit may be moved interstate from a quarantined area. We will eliminate the requirement that each lot of finished fruit be inspected at the packinghouse and found to be free of visible symptoms of citrus canker, and we will remove the current prohibition on the movement of fruit from a quarantined area to ommercial citrus-producing States. We will continue to require fruit moved interstate from a quarantined area be treated with an approved disinfectant and packed in a commercial packinghouse that operates under a compliance agreement. These changes will relieve some restrictions on the interstate movement of fresh citrus fruit from quarantined areas while maintaining conditions that will prevent the artificial spread of citrus canker.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA) Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 301 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772; 7 USC 7781 to 7786
Legal Deadline: None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM 06/30/2009 74 FR 31201
NPRM Comment Period End 08/31/2009
Final Action 10/22/2009 74 FR 54431
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 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: Yes
Agency Contact:
Stephen Poe
Senior Operations Officer, Emergency and Domestic Programs, PPQ
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Unit 134, 4700 River Road, Unit 137,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231
Phone:301 734-4387