ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF DECISION TO DEREGULATE LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH FOR FRUIT IMPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND INTO THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Decision To Deregulate Light Brown Apple Moth for Fruit Imported From New Zealand Into the United States.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 25 by Michael Watson, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Summary: We are advising the public of our decision to deregulate light brown apple moth (LBAM) for fruit imported from New Zealand into the United States. Currently, fruit imported from New Zealand into the United States must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the fruit is free of LBAM. Based on the findings of a commodity import evaluation d...