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April 14, 2006
United States 
Department  of
Agriculture

Animal and 
Plant  Health
Inspection
Service

Plant Health  Programs

Regulatory Coordination

4700 River Road, Unit  141
Riverdale,  MD
20737





Dear Stakeholder:

The following docket has  been published in the Federal Register: 

Docket No:  02-119-2  =E2=80=93 Importation of Small Lots of Seed W=ithout 
Phytosanitary  Certificates

We are amending the nursery stock regulations to allow the importation of= 
small lots of seed under an import permit with specific conditions, as an= 
alternate to the current phytosanitary certificate requirement.  This  ch=ang=
e is 
necessary because several entities that import small lots of  seed=E2==80=94i=
ndividual 
importers, scientists, horticultural societies, arboreta, and  small busi=nes=
s=E2=80=94
have had difficulty obtaining the necessary certificates and have  been= 
adversely affected by the phytosanitary certificate movement.  The  chang=e m=
akes it 
feasible for those entities to import small lots of seed and  ensures pro=mpt=
and 
consistent service for such importers while continuing to  protect agains=t 
the introduction of plant pests into the United States and  providing the=An=
imal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service with necessary  information about the= 
quality, quantity, and diversity of the imported  material.

For additional information, see attached  link:
http://www.regulations.gov , click on the =E2=80=9CAdvanced Search==E2=80=9D =
tab and  select =E2=80=9C
Docket Search.=E2=80=9D  In the Docket ID field, enter APHIS-2006-0=053,  the=
n click 
on =E2=80=9CSubmit.=E2=80=9D  The [final rule, affirmation, e=tc.] will appea=
r in  the 
resulting list of documents.  You may also contact Dr. Arnold T.  Tschanz=, S=
enior 
Staff Officer, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations Staff,  PPQ, APHI=S, =
4700 
River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD  20737-1236; (301)  734-5306.  

Sincerely,


/s/

Linda C. Toran
Management Analyst
Regulatory  Coordination, Plant Health  Programs








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