WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule called: Importation of Coffee Into Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 5 by Kelly Moore, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Summary: We are proposing to amend the regulations regarding the importation of unroasted coffee and related articles into Hawaii and Puerto Rico by establishing a notice-based process for changes to the prohibitions on importing such articles. We would also broaden language regarding coffee pests. We are proposing these amendments because they would allow the Agency to more efficiently respond to market access requests as well as to emerging pest situ...