Notice of Proposed Revision To Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Australia Into the United States

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 12/17/2020.

We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis and treatment evaluation document relative to the importation into the United States of citrus fruit from additional areas of production in Australia. Based on the findings of these documents, we are proposing to authorize the importation of citrus fruit from additional areas...

Removal of Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine Regulations

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 12/15/2020.

We are removing the domestic quarantine regulations for the plant pest emerald ash borer. This action will discontinue the domestic regulatory component of the emerald ash borer program as a means to more effectively direct available resources toward management and containment of the pest. Funding previously allocated to the implementation and...

International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-Setting Activities

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 11/27/2020.

In accordance with legislation implementing the results of the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are informing the public of the international standard- setting activities of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, and the North...

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 11/06/2020.

Decision To Revise Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Citrus From South Africa Into the United States

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 11/05/2020.

We are advising the public of our decision to revise the import requirements for citrus (grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, sweet orange, tangelo, and Satsuma mandarin) fruit from South Africa into the United States. Based on the findings of a commodity import evaluation document (CIED), which we made available to the public for review and...

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 10/30/2020.

Revision of Delegations of Authority

by the Agriculture Department on 10/15/2020.

This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reflect changes and additions to the delegations required by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and for other purposes, as summarized below.

Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Blueberries From Chile Into the United States

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 10/08/2020.

We are advising the public of our decision to revise the import requirements for the importation of fresh blueberries from Chile into the United States by removing the methyl bromide fumigation requirement for blueberries from Regions VIII and XVI of Chile. Based on the findings of our commodity import evaluation, which we made available to the...

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 10/07/2020.

National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 10/05/2020.

We are amending the regulations governing the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP). These amendments establish a U.S. Newcastle Disease Clean program within the NPIP, create an NPIP subpart specific to game birds, revise testing requirements, and clarify existing provisions of the regulations. We are also amending the regulations concerning...

Deregulation of Pine Shoot Beetle

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 10/01/2020.

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, a proposal to amend our regulations to remove the domestic pine shoot beetle (PSB) quarantine and to eliminate the restrictions that apply to the importation of PSB host material from Canada. We have determined through analysis that the regulatory program is ineffective in slowing the spread of...

International Trade Data System: Timeline for Enforcing APHIS Core Message Set Flags in the Automated Commercial Environment

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 09/28/2020.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a delay in the full implementation of the APHIS Core Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS) for the electronic submission of data required by APHIS Animal Care, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Plant Protection and...

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 09/28/2020.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 09/24/2020.

Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis: Importation of Cattle and Bison

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 09/17/2020.

We are amending the regulations governing the importation of cattle and bison with respect to bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis to establish a system to classify foreign regions as a particular status level for bovine tuberculosis and a particular status level for brucellosis. We are also establishing provisions for modifying the bovine...

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 09/08/2020.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the importation of animals and poultry, animal and poultry products, certain animal embryos, semen, and zoological...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Emergency Allotments (COVID-19)

by the Food and Nutrition Service on 08/27/2020.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, enacted March 18, 2020, includes a general provision that allows the Department of Agriculture to issue emergency...

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2020

by the Agriculture Department on 08/26/2020.

This agenda provides summary descriptions of the significant and not significant regulatory and deregulatory actions being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' 13771 ``Reducing...

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Black Stem Rust; Identification Requirements for Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties

by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 08/19/2020.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the black stem rust quarantine and regulations.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Agriculture Department on 08/14/2020.