The Foreign Agricultural Service is amending its regulations to provide for the electronic filing of entries under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Program, it said (here). Paper filing, which was previously the only filing method provided for under the program, is still allowed, FAS said. The final rule takes effect Dec. 6.
On Dec. 5 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Dec. 2 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Agricultural Marketing Service is updating import reporting requirements and proposing changes to export requirements for certain commodities to allow for electronic filing, it said. In an interim final rule that takes effect Dec. 8 (here), AMS is amending its regulations on reporting of pistachio imports to remove references to paper filing, and updating other parts of its regulations to remove outdated provisions, it said. In a separate proposed rule (here), AMS is proposing to require shippers of apple and grape exports to enter an Export Form Certificate number or a USDA-defined exemption code into the Automated Export System (AES). The proposal would also define “shipper,” shift the current file retention requirement from carriers to shippers, and require shippers to provide, upon request, copies of the certificates to AMS, the agency said. Comments on the proposed rule are due Jan. 4. Comments on the interim rule on import reporting are due Feb. 3.
On Dec. 1 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 1 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
The Agricultural Marketing Service released guidance for the National Organic Program on classification of materials used in organic crop production. New final guidance NOP 5033 “details the procedures and decision trees for classifying materials used for organic crop production, livestock production, and handling,” AMS said (here). A second final guidance document, NOP 5034, “clarifies certain materials for use in organic crop production.” Both guidances are available in the NOP program manual (here).
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Nov. 30 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
On Nov. 30 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Nov. 29 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.