Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Crops-Import Regulations; Proposed Revision to Reporting Requirements

This rule revises the reporting requirements for imports of commodities regulated under section 608(e) (hereinafter referred to as "8e") of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. These changes require that the inspection certificates generated for each lot of such commodities include the entry number from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP or Customs) documentation that accompanies that lot. The changes also require that importers of raisins, dates, and dried prunes report products exempt from 8e import regulations on AMS Form FV-6--"Importers' Exempt Commodity Form," which is the same form that is currently used by importers of all other commodities exempt from 8e import regulations. These changes are intended to streamline the tracking of imported products and provide uniformity in electronic reporting systems used by the industries and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).