Additional Shipping Options: Importation of Mexican Hass Avocados

Document ID: APHIS-2008-0016-0001
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Topics: Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, Nursery Stock, Plant Diseases and Pests, Quarantine, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Rice, Vegetables
Federal Register Number: 2010-12823
CFR Citation: 7 CFR Part 319
View Document:

Details Information

Abstract:	We are proposing to amend our regulations for the importation of Hass avocados originating in Michoacan, Mexico, into the United States by adding the option to ship avocados to the United States in bulk shipping bins when safeguarding is maintained from the packinghouse to the port of first arrival in the United States and by making it clear that the avocados may be shipped by land, sea, or air. We are also proposing to allow avocados from multiple packinghouses that participate in the avocado export program to be combined into one consignment. We are proposing these actions in response to requests from the Government of Mexico and inquiries from a U.S. maritime port. These actions will allow additional options for shipping Hass avocados from Mexico to the United States and allow Mexican exporters to ship full container or truck loads from multiple packinghouses while continuing to provide an appropriate level of protection against the introduction of plant pests.
Document Subtype:	Proposed rule
Received Date:	May 27 2010, at 09:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Start-End Page:	29680 - 29684
Comment Start Date:	May 27 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:	July 26 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time

Total: 3

Comment from Charles Wurster
Submitter: Wurster, Charles Posted: 07/21/2010 ID: APHIS-2008-0016-0003

Comment Period Closed
Jul 26,2010 11:59 PM ET

Comment from Ron Campbell, APEAM
Submitter: Campbell, Ron Posted: 07/28/2010 ID: APHIS-2008-0016-0005

Comment Period Closed
Jul 26,2010 11:59 PM ET

Comment from Richard Gaskalla
Submitter: Gaskalla, Richard Posted: 07/28/2010 ID: APHIS-2008-0016-0004

Comment Period Closed
Jul 26,2010 11:59 PM ET