NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication,
dated 1 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the
United States of America.
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TITLE:
Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions
AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
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. Enforcement of the
declaration requirement began on 1 April 2009, and products requiring a
declaration are being phased-in. The purpose of this notice is to inform the
public of another phase of the Federal Government's enforcement schedule.
DATES:
We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 1 June 2020.
The
docket folder on Regulations.gov provides access to primary documents for this
rulemaking as well as comments received: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2008-0119.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-31/html/2020-06695.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-31/pdf/2020-06695.pdf
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_2308_00_e.pdf