Federal Register #2026-20631

APHIS regulatory decision on Chrysanthemum White Rust and specified chrysanthemum imports

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces a regulatory decision on chrysanthemum imports, not a purchase of goods or services. - Government buyer: None; this is a regulatory notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). No sub-agency office is specified. - Decision: APHIS will deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust and authorize specified Chrysanthemum spp. cuttings, in vitro plantlets, and synonymous taxa for import into the continental United States. - Countries covered: Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Canada is addressed under separate import protocols. - Key requirements: Imports from the specified countries must follow a systems approach under an Offshore Work Plan, including approved production facilities and phytosanitary safeguards. Canadian-origin plants must meet applicable certification requirements, including the U.S.-Canada Greenhouse-Grown Plant Certification Program where eligible. - Risk finding: APHIS determined the imports do not pose a risk of introducing quarantine pests, based on its pest risk analyses and updated commodity import evaluation and pest list documents. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. No products or services are being procured.

Description

APHIS announces its decision to deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust and authorize imports of Chrysanthemum spp. cuttings, in vitro plantlets, and synonymous taxa from certain countries into the continental United States. The decision follows pest risk analyses and updated commodity import evaluation and pest list documents; APHIS determined the imports do not pose a risk of introducing quarantine pests into the United States. Imports may be authorized beginning November 9, 2026. The notice describes applicable import requirements, including a systems approach for specified countries.

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