notification

Addendum

            The following communication, dated 6 February 2009, has been received from the delegation of the United States.

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AGENCY: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Title:  Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions

ACTION:  Notice

SUMMARY:  The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation for certain plants and plant products. The declaration requirements of the Lacey Act became

effective on 15 December 2008; however, enforcement of the declaration requirement will be phased in and will begin on 1 April 2009 (unless the implementation date must be delayed slightly for technical reasons). This notice provides information about the revised plan for phased-in enforcement of the declaration requirement and other implementation plans.

Enforcement of the declaration will be based on an affirmative list of HTS codes.  In the initial enforcement phase the declaration will be required for goods entered under the following HTS codes: 4401, 4403, 4404, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4417, and 4418.  The revised schedule describes plans for implementing enforcement of the declaration through 2010.  Comments are invited on the schedule and other aspects of implementation.

Comment deadline:  6 April 2009

Contact: 

Mr. Alex Belano, Assistant Branch Chief

Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS

4700 River Road, Unit 133

Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 USA

Tel: 301 734 8758

Email: Alex.belano@aphis.usda.gov

Full text at:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-2232.htm

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-2232.pdf