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This action will allow for the approval of requests to authorize the importation or interstate movement of new fruits and vegetables in a manner that enables a more flexible and responsive regulatory approach to evolving pest situations in both the United States and exporting countries. It will not, however, alter the science-based process in which the risk associated with importation or interstate movement of a given fruit or vegetable is evaluated or the manner in which risks associated with the importation or interstate movement of a fruit or vegetable are mitigated.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","name":"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service","id":22,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/22","parent_id":12,"slug":"animal-and-plant-health-inspection-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/09/14/2018-19984.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":318,"title":7},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":319,"title":7}],"citation":"83 FR 46627","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective October 15, 2018.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. APHIS-2010-0082"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2018-19984","effective_on":"2018-10-15","end_page":46639,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/09/14/2018-19984.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/09/14/2018-19984/establishing-a-performance-standard-for-authorizing-the-importation-and-interstate-movement-of","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-19984?publication_date=2018-09-14","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-09-14/2018-19984/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":13,"page_views":{"count":875,"last_updated":"2026-08-24 14:15:12 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-09-14/pdf/2018-19984.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-19984.pdf?1536842722","publication_date":"2018-09-14","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/09/14/2018-19984.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0579-AD71":{"issue":"201804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0579-AD71/establishing-a-performance-standard-for-authorizing-the-importation-and-interstate-movement-of-fruit","title":"Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201804&RIN=0579-AD71&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0579-AD71"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Regulatory Impact Analysis and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","document_id":"APHIS-2010-0082-0032"},{"title":"Regulatory Impact Analysis & Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","document_id":"APHIS-2010-0082-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0579-AD71/establishing-a-performance-standard-for-authorizing-the-importation-and-interstate-movement-of-fruit","title":"Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=APHIS-2010-0082","supporting_documents_count":2,"docket_id":"APHIS-2010-0082","regulation_id_number":"0579-AD71","title":"Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2018-10-04T10:00:15Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":46627,"subtype":null,"title":"Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","toc_doc":"Establishing a Performance Standard for Authorizing the Importation and Interstate Movement of Fruits and Vegetables","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Coffee","Cotton","Cottonseeds","Fruits","Guam","Hawaii","Imports","Nursery stock","Plant diseases and pests","Puerto Rico","Quarantine","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Rice","Transportation","Vegetables","Virgin Islands"],"type":"Rule","volume":83}