Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service April 13, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Importation of Cattle From Mexico
Document Number: E6-5509
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-04-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are withdrawing a proposed rule that would have added San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases may be imported into the United States. The proposed rule would also have removed provisions that limit the admission of cattle that have been infested with fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases to the State of Texas and that prohibit the movement of such cattle into areas of Texas quarantined because of fever ticks. We are taking this action after considering the comments we received following the publication of the proposed rule.
Importation of Small Lots of Seed Without Phytosanitary Certificates
Document Number: 06-3554
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-04-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are amending the nursery stock regulations to allow the importation of small lots of seed under an import permit with specific conditions, as an alternative to the current phytosanitary certificate requirement. This change is necessary because several entities that import small lots of seedindividual importers, scientists, horticultural societies, arboreta, and small businesseshave had difficulty obtaining the necessary certificates and have been adversely affected by the phytosanitary certificate requirement. The change makes it feasible for those entities to import small lots of seed and ensures prompt and consistent service for such importers while continuing to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the United States and providing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service with necessary information about the quality, quantity, and diversity of the imported material.
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